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Kierkegaard's Philosophy (A Meridian Book)

Literature & Fiction

John Douglas Mullen

Contemporary

University Press of America

Beyond the Metropolis: Urban Geography as if Small Cities Mattered

Beyond the Metropolis: Urban Geography as If Small Cities Mattered

McKinney’s very first settlers began arriving from Kentucky, Arkansas, and Tennessee in the early 1840s. Collin County was created by the Texas legislature on April 3, 1846, and due to a provision violation requiring the county seat to be within 3 miles of the center of the county, McKinney replaced Buckner as the seat in 1848. The vote deciding the new seat, however, went in McKinney’s favor primarily because flooding kept many citizens from casting ballots. On March 16, 1848, the state legislature passed an act to name the new town in honor of Collin McKinney, one of five original draftees of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Today McKinney is one of America’s fastest growing cities and has seen a population boom from approximately 16,000 residents in 1985 to more than 120,000 in 2010.

Human Development and Human Possibility: Erikson in the Light of Heidegger

Arts & Photography

Knowles, Richard T.

Photography & Video

Zen Buddhism and Hasidism: A Comparative Study

In this work Jacob Yuroh Teshima juxtaposes two religions whose origins are completely different: Zen Buddhism and Hasidic Judaism. The purpose of this comparative study is not to determine which religion is superior, but rather to compare their functional equivalents. After presenting backgrounds of the two religions, Dr. Teshima examines the Zen Buddhist practice of zazen and Hasidism's devequth, or meditation on God. He then discusses how each religion comes to terms with the major obstacle in the practice of comtemplation: distracting thoughts. Teshima compares conceptions of man offered by the two religions, making clear their fundamental differences concerning the nature of selfhood and source of fulfillment. The study concludes with an examination of how the two religions come to terms with the insecurity of life and what it is that gives life meaning and significance. Contents: Introduction to Zen Buddhism and Hasidism; Zazen and Devequth; The Problem of 'Strange Thoughts'; Annihilating Selfhood and Attaining Ecstasy; The Concept of Man; Insecurity of Life: The Hasidic Approach to Exile and the Zen Approach to Birth and Death.

Politics & Social Sciences

Teshima, Jacob

Sociology

The Canadian Health Care System: Lessons for the United States

In response to the need for an objective and value-free document, this volume was completed following a conference on the Canadian health care system, held April 2, 1993, on the campus of the University of North Texas Health Sciences Center in Fort Worth. The purpose of the conference was to examine the Canadian health care system to determine if there were lessons that the U.S. could learn from the Canadian experience as the United States began to undertake its first serious attempt at health care reform since 1965. The conference participants included a diverse group of health care professionals, health care policy-makers and behavioral and social scientists from the U.S. and Canada.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

The New Age Movement in American Culture

The philosophical and practical aspects of the New Age religious movement pervade American culture. The New Age Movement in American Culture is a comprehensive cultural history that surveys the major developments of the movement and demonstrates that the New Age, like most alternative religions, reflects its culture in that it exaggerates current trends at times but will also at times reject them in lieu of another path. Kyle thoroughly evaluates the New Age and finds that several themes are prominent. The twelve concise chapters that make up this book address these themes.Contents: The New Age Has Arrived; The New Age and the Occult Tradition; Precursors of the New Age in America; American Society and the New Age; The Modern New Age; New Age Religious and Philosophical Assumptions; Science and Education in the New Age; The New Age Reaches One: Politics and Economics; The New Age Turns Inward: Salvation through Psychology; Health and Healing in the New Age; The "Pop" New Age: Occult Practices; Evaluating the New Age.

Kyle, Richard

Religion & Spirituality

The philosophical and practical aspects of the New Age religious movement pervade American culture. The New Age Movement in American Culture is a comprehensive cultural history that surveys the major developments of the movement and demonstrates that the New Age, like most alternative religions, reflects its culture in that it exaggerates current trends at times but will also at times reject them in lieu of another path. Kyle thoroughly evaluates the New Age and finds that several themes are prominent. The twelve concise chapters that make up this book address these themes. Contents: The New Age Has Arrived; The New Age and the Occult Tradition; Precursors of the New Age in America; American Society and the New Age; The Modern New Age; New Age Religious and Philosophical Assumptions; Science and Education in the New Age; The New Age Reaches One: Politics and Economics; The New Age Turns Inward: Salvation through Psychology; Health and Healing in the New Age; The 'Pop' New Age: Occult Practices; Evaluating the New Age.

American Judaism in Transition: The Secularization of a Religious Community

The American Jewish community is in transition. This book describes in detail how American Jews changed from living in a religion-oriented community to living a secular life. Falk discusses how Jewish Americans were greatly influenced by the secularization of Western civilization in general and by the Christian community in Europe and America specifically. The secularization of American Jewish institutions is analyzed by discussing changes in the Jewish religion, Jewish education and Jewish organizations during this century. Special consideration is given to the issue of Jewish survival in America with specific emphasis on the Jewish-Christian intermarriage rate. Contents: Part One: The Present Condition of Judaism in America; The American Jewish at the End of the 20th Century; Part Two: The Development of Secularization in the Western World; The Influence of Jewish Philosophers on the Secularization of Judaism; The Influence of Christians and Other Philosophers on the Secularization of the Western World; The Secularization of the U.S. before 1900; The Influence of Scientific Thinking on the Secularization Process; The Influence of Some European and American Writers on the Secularization Process; The Secularization of the United States in the 20th Century; Part Three: American Jewish Institutions at the End of the Century; The Secularization of the Jewish Religion in America; The Secularization of the American Jewish Family; The Secularization of American Jewish Education; Organized American Jewishness at the End of the 20th Century; Part Four: Jewish Continuity in a Secular Society; The Secular Life in America; Jewish Survival in America.

Falk, Gerhard

History

The American Jewish community is in transition. This book describes in detail how American Jews changed from living in a religion-oriented community to living a secular life. Falk discusses how Jewish Americans were greatly influenced by the secularization of Western civilization in general and by the Christian community in Europe and America specifically. The secularization of American Jewish institutions is analyzed by discussing changes in the Jewish religion, Jewish education and Jewish organizations during this century. Special consideration is given to the issue of Jewish survival in America with specific emphasis on the Jewish-Christian intermarriage rate. Contents: Part One: The Present Condition of Judaism in America; The American Jewish at the End of the 20th Century; Part Two: The Development of Secularization in the Western World; The Influence of Jewish Philosophers on the Secularization of Judaism; The Influence of Christians and Other Philosophers on the Secularization of the Western World; The Secularization of the U.S. before 1900; The Influence of Scientific Thinking on the Secularization Process; The Influence of Some European and American Writers on the Secularization Process; The Secularization of the United States in the 20th Century; Part Three: American Jewish Institutions at the End of the Century; The Secularization of the Jewish Religion in America; The Secularization of the American Jewish Family; The Secularization of American Jewish Education; Organized American Jewishness at the End of the 20th Century; Part Four: Jewish Continuity in a Secular Society; The Secular Life in America; Jewish Survival in America.

Habits of the Mind: Critical Thinking in the Classroom

Educators on all levels will benefit from this book that is dedicated to the importance of learning reasoning skills concurrently with subject matter. Habits of the Mind, written by a thirty-year veteran in the field of education, is ultimately concerned with the total strengthening of education in America through the teaching of logical and critical thinking. Contents: A Context for Reasoning; Truth Knowledge and Truth Claims; Conditional Reasoning; Classes and Reasoning; Logic in Learning; Language; Language in Learning; Informal Fallacies; Critical Thinking and Problem Solving; Changing the Paradigm.

Education & Teaching

Thompson, Loren J.

Schools & Teaching

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Kierkegaard's Philosophy (A Meridian Book)

Beyond the Metropolis: Urban Geography as If Small Cities Mattered

Human Development and Human Possibility: Erikson in the Light of Heidegger

Zen Buddhism and Hasidism: A Comparative Study

The Canadian Health Care System: Lessons for the United States

The New Age Movement in American Culture

The New Age Movement in American Culture

American Judaism in Transition: The Secularization of a Religious Community

American Judaism in Transition: The Secularization of a Religious Community

Habits of the Mind: Critical Thinking in the Classroom