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Descending on Humanity and Intervening in History

Author : P. T. Forsyth
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1608990702
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Descending on Humanity and Intervening in History written by P. T. Forsyth and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2013-10-14 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of forty-eight sermons, most of which have not been previously published, discloses the integration of vocation and imagination in the work of one of the greatest of Free Church theologians, P. T. Forsyth. At a time of fragmentation, when theological study has become too much removed from the task of the preacher, Forsyth's work can remind us of the invigorating power of Christian doctrine interpreted and expounded in situations of pastoral and political exigency. Its capacity for the renewal of the church is evident again from this rich and timely anthology, compiled and introduced by Jason Goroncy.

The History of Scottish Theology, Volume III

Author : David Fergusson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191077240
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The History of Scottish Theology, Volume III by : David Fergusson

Download or read book The History of Scottish Theology, Volume III written by David Fergusson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This three-volume work comprises over eighty essays surveying the history of Scottish theology from the early middle ages onwards. Written by an international team of scholars, the collection provides the most comprehensive review yet of the theological movements, figures, and themes that have shaped Scottish culture and exercised a significant influence in other parts of the world. Attention is given to different traditions and to the dispersion of Scottish theology through exile, migration, and missionary activity. The volumes present in diachronic perspective the theologies that have flourished in Scotland from early monasticism until the end of the twentieth century. The History of Scottish Theology, Volume I covers the period from the appearance of Christianity around the time of Columba to the era of Reformed Orthodoxy in the seventeenth century. Volume II begins with the early Enlightenment and concludes in late Victorian Scotland. Volume III explores the 'long twentieth century'. Recurrent themes and challenges are assessed, but also new currents and theological movements that arose through Renaissance humanism, Reformation teaching, federal theology, the Scottish Enlightenment, evangelicalism, mission, biblical criticism, idealist philosophy, dialectical theology, and existentialism. Chapters also consider the Scots Catholic colleges in Europe, Gaelic women writers, philosophical scepticism, the dialogue with science, and the reception of theology in liturgy, hymnody, art, literature, architecture, and stained glass. Contributors also discuss the treatment of theological themes in Scottish literature.

Outlines of an Historical View of the Progress of the Human Mind

Author : Antoine-Nicholas Condorcet
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0578016664
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Outlines of an Historical View of the Progress of the Human Mind written by Antoine-Nicholas Condorcet and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps the last great work of the Enlightenment, this landmark in intellectual history is the Marquis de Condorcet's homage to the human future emancipated from its chains and led by the progress of reason and the establishment of liberty. Writing in 1794, while in hiding, under sentence of death from the Jacobins in revolutionary France, Condorcet surveys human history and speculates upon its future. With William Godwin, he is the chief foil of Malthus's Essay on Population. Portrayed by Malthus as an elate and giddy optimist, Condorcet foresees a future of indefinite progress. Freed from ignorance and superstition, he argues that the human race stands on the threshold of epochal progress and limitless improvement. Condorcet defies modernist stereotypes of the right and the left. He is at once precursor of the free market and social democracy. This new edition of the original 1795 English translation, is the only English translation of a work of Condorcet currently in print.

T&T Clark Companion to Atonement

Author : Adam J. Johnson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 056767729X
Total Pages : 782 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (676 download)

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Download or read book T&T Clark Companion to Atonement written by Adam J. Johnson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-27 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The T&T Clark Companion to Atonement establishes a vision for the doctrine of the atonement as a unified yet extraordinarily rich event calling for the church's full appropriation. Most edited volumes on this doctrine focus on one aspect of the work of Christ (for example, Girard, Feminist thought, Penal Substitution or divine violence). The Companion is unique in that every essay seeks to both appropriate and stimulate the church's understanding of the manifold nature of Christ's death and resurrection. The essays are divided into four main sections: 1) dogmatic location, 2) chapters on the Old and New Testaments, 3) major theologians and 4) contemporary developments. The first set of essays explore the inter-relationship between the atonement and other Christian doctrines (for example Trinity, Christology and Pneumatology), opening up yet further avenues of inquiry. Essays on key theologians eschew reductionism, striving to bring out the nuances and breadth of the contribution. The same is true of the biblical essays. The final section explores more recent developments within the doctrine (for example the work of Rene Girard, and the ongoing reflection on "Holy Saturday"). The book is comprised of 18 major essays, and an A-Z section containing shorter dictionary-length entries on a much broader range of topics. The result is a combination of in-depth analysis and breadth of scope, making this a benchmark work for further studies in the doctrine.

Mercy and British Culture, 1760-1960

Author : James Gregory
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 135014259X
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Mercy and British Culture, 1760-1960 written by James Gregory and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning over 2 centuries, James Gregory's Mercy and British Culture, 1760 -1960 provides a wide-reaching yet detailed overview of the concept of mercy in British cultural history. While there are many histories of justice and punishment, mercy has been a neglected element despite recognition as an important feature of the 18th-century criminal code. Mercy and British Culture, 1760-1960 looks first at mercy's religious and philosophical aspects, its cultural representations and its embodiment. It then looks at large-scale mobilisation of mercy discourses in Ireland, during the French Revolution, in the British empire, and in warfare from the American war of independence to the First World War. This study concludes by examining mercy's place in a twentieth century shaped by total war, atomic bomb, and decolonisation.

The Invention of Humanity

Author : Siep Stuurman
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674977513
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (749 download)

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Download or read book The Invention of Humanity written by Siep Stuurman and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-20 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For much of history, strangers were routinely classified as barbarians and inferiors, seldom as fellow human beings. The notion of a common humanity was counterintuitive and thus had to be invented. Siep Stuurman traces evolving ideas of human equality and difference across continents and civilizations from ancient times to the present. Despite humans’ deeply ingrained bias against strangers, migration and cultural blending have shaped human experience from the earliest times. As travelers crossed frontiers and came into contact with unfamiliar peoples and customs, frontier experiences generated not only hostility but also empathy and understanding. Empires sought to civilize their “barbarians,” but in all historical eras critics of empire were able to imagine how the subjected peoples made short shrift of imperial arrogance. Drawing on the views of a global mix of thinkers—Homer, Confucius, Herodotus, the medieval Muslim scholar Ibn Khaldun, the Haitian writer Antenor Firmin, the Filipino nationalist Jose Rizal, and more—The Invention of Humanity surveys the great civilizational frontiers of history, from the interaction of nomadic and sedentary societies in ancient Eurasia and Africa, to Europeans’ first encounters with the indigenous peoples of the New World, to the Enlightenment invention of universal “modern equality.” Against a backdrop of two millennia of thinking about common humanity and equality, Stuurman concludes with a discussion of present-day debates about human rights and the “clash of civilizations.”

Tradition and the Rhetoric of Right

Author : David J. Lorenzo
Publisher : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN 13 : 9780838638156
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (381 download)

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Book Synopsis Tradition and the Rhetoric of Right by : David J. Lorenzo

Download or read book Tradition and the Rhetoric of Right written by David J. Lorenzo and published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book examines and establishes the importance of one aspect of popular political arguments - rhetorical features that draw upon tradition as taken-for-granted values, judgments, and calculations. It illustrates how popular political arguments draw upon this "rhetoric of right," unique to each political community, to establish the "correctness" or "rightness" of a policy proposal. It then uses that illustration to argue first that tradition in political arguments is not only present, but important; second, that tradition operates through time in a contextual rather than evolutionary manner, and third, that political theorists must take seriously the presence of tradition in political arguments in both its substance and its formal aspects." "The book is based upon a study of political arguments in the Indian religious/political movement that grew up around the Indian mystic Aurobindo Ghose and his collaborator Mirra Richard."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

The Last Utopia

Author : Samuel Moyn
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674256522
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book The Last Utopia written by Samuel Moyn and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-05 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human rights offer a vision of international justice that today’s idealistic millions hold dear. Yet the very concept on which the movement is based became familiar only a few decades ago when it profoundly reshaped our hopes for an improved humanity. In this pioneering book, Samuel Moyn elevates that extraordinary transformation to center stage and asks what it reveals about the ideal’s troubled present and uncertain future. For some, human rights stretch back to the dawn of Western civilization, the age of the American and French Revolutions, or the post–World War II moment when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was framed. Revisiting these episodes in a dramatic tour of humanity’s moral history, The Last Utopia shows that it was in the decade after 1968 that human rights began to make sense to broad communities of people as the proper cause of justice. Across eastern and western Europe, as well as throughout the United States and Latin America, human rights crystallized in a few short years as social activism and political rhetoric moved it from the hallways of the United Nations to the global forefront. It was on the ruins of earlier political utopias, Moyn argues, that human rights achieved contemporary prominence. The morality of individual rights substituted for the soiled political dreams of revolutionary communism and nationalism as international law became an alternative to popular struggle and bloody violence. But as the ideal of human rights enters into rival political agendas, it requires more vigilance and scrutiny than when it became the watchword of our hopes.

Humanity's Forgotten History

Author : Dudley Scoullar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781925707915
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Humanity's Forgotten History written by Dudley Scoullar and published by . This book was released on 2022-07-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work contends that history as presented to us in the current age ignores a major segment of human civilisation on this planet and attempts to shed a different light on how mankind evolved here. Its main contention, based on the insights of an Indian wise man in the 19th century, is that civilisation has evolved over numerous millennia on a cyclic rather than a linear basis and that each cycle has ascending and descending phases. During the low parts of each cycle, humanity's mental and spiritual awareness falls to such a low level that it forgets its earlier history, nor is it able to understand the more subtle universal energies. Various misconceptions of a spiritual nature are raised and debunked. Darwin's theory of evolution is acknowledged but its perspective widened, proposing that the evolution of life not only concerns the physical but is, more importantly, an evolution of consciousness. Thus humanity's general awareness of the higher dimensions rises and falls over many millennia in line with the cyclic nature of our solar system and its gradually changing position within the wider universe. The author also argues for a more discerning version of the generally-accepted Western calendar, more acceptable across all cultures, nations and faiths than the current system. It also includes some practical guidance on how to maintain and improve our physical and mental well-being as well as our level of consciousness.

Humanity

Author : Barry Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781773022253
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (222 download)

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Download or read book Humanity written by Barry Brown and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-17 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Introducing Evangelical Theology

Author : Daniel J. Treier
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 1493416774
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book Introducing Evangelical Theology written by Daniel J. Treier and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2020 Christian Book Award® Winner (Bible Reference Works) This textbook offers students a biblically rich, creedally structured, ecumenically evangelical, and ethically engaged introduction to Christian theology. Daniel Treier, coeditor of the popular Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, discusses key Scripture passages, explains Christian theology within the structure of the Nicene Creed, explores the range of evangelical approaches to contested doctrines, acquaints evangelicals with other views (including Orthodox and Catholic), and integrates theological ethics with chapters on the Ten Commandments and the Lord's Prayer. The result is a meaty but manageable introduction to the convictions and arguments shaping contemporary evangelical theology.

An Essay on the History of Civil Society

Author : Adam Ferguson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book An Essay on the History of Civil Society written by Adam Ferguson and published by . This book was released on 1767 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Social Structure and Forms of Conciousness, Volume 2

Author : István Mészáros
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1583672362
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book Social Structure and Forms of Conciousness, Volume 2 written by István Mészáros and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new work by the leading Marxian philosopher of our day is a milestone in human self-understanding. It focuses on the location where action emerges from freedom and necessity, the foundation of all social science. Today, as never before, the investigation of the close relationship between social structure -- defined by Marx as arising from the life-process of definite individuals -- and the various forms of consciousness is particularly important. We can only perceive what is possible by first identifying the historical process that constrains consciousness itself, and therefore social action. The relationship between social structure and forms of consciousness discussed in this volume is multifaceted and profoundly dialectical. It requires the presentation of a great wealth of historical material and the assessment of the relevant philosophical literature, from Descartes through Hegel and the Liberal tradition to the present, together with their connections with political economy and political theory. István Mészáros moves beyond both abstract solutions to the surveyed methodological questions and one-sided structuralist evaluation of the important substantive issues, bringing the process of our understanding of social structure and consciousness to a level not previously attained. Above all, in the spirit of the Marxian approach, even the most complicated problems are analyzed in relation to the major practical concerns of our time. The primary aim of this work is to outline the dialectical intelligibility of historical development toward a viable societal reproductve order. Social Structure and Forms of Consciousness is of the highest importance as both a political and philosophical work, illuminating the place from where we must act, today. Publisher's note.

Aspects of Coherency in Luke's Composite Christology

Author : Daniel Gustafsson
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
ISBN 13 : 3161599462
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book Aspects of Coherency in Luke's Composite Christology written by Daniel Gustafsson and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2022-03-18 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Luke has often been understood to transmit a variety of Christological traditions without reflecting on them in relation to each other. In this study, Daniel Gustafsson challenges such positions and demonstrates that when the Gospel of Luke is approached as a narrative, a different picture emerges. Presentations of Jesus as "Messiah", "Son of God", "prophet", and "Son of Man" are shown to conform to Luke's overall plot and significantly overlap each other. The voices of characters with high authority, the use of Scripture, and Jesus's relationship to the Holy Spirit are examples of other factors that contribute to coherency in Luke's Christology.

The Vedic Core of Human History

Author : M. K. Agarwal
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1491715952
Total Pages : 549 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (917 download)

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Download or read book The Vedic Core of Human History written by M. K. Agarwal and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-12-23 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The origin of world civilization can be traced to the Indus Valley cradle, where brilliant and original thinkers made groundbreaking discoveries. The history of these discoveries is recorded in the vast Sanskrit literature. In this study, author M. K. Agarwal explores the cultural and historical significance of the region. He explores Indus Valley culture, which encouraged creative thoughtas opposed to the Abrahamic faiths, which herded followers into dogmatic thinking. He holds that these religions prospered because of their unfettered hatred of the Vedic-Hindu-Buddhist peoples, who were demonized as pagans to be murdered, tortured, raped, enslaved, and robbed. He also considers the achievements of that culture, such as the creation of the most affluent, most scientifically advanced, and most spiritual of all societies, with archeological moorings that can be traced back to 8000 BC. No other region can even come close to transforming people and culture like the Indus Valley, but the worlds Vedic roots have been ignored, shunned, and covered up. Uncover the history that has been lost and develop a deeper appreciation for the true cradle of human civilization with The Vedic Core of Human History.

Sumerian Mythology

Author : A.J. Kingston
Publisher : A.J. Kingston
ISBN 13 : 183938431X
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (393 download)

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Download or read book Sumerian Mythology written by A.J. Kingston and published by A.J. Kingston. This book was released on 101-01-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 📚 Discover the Enigmatic World of Sumerian Mythology: Unveil the Secrets of the Anunnaki Gods 🌌 Embark on an extraordinary journey through time and space with our captivating book bundle: "Sumerian Mythology: Ancient Anunnaki Gods From Nibiru To Earth." Delve deep into the mystique of ancient civilizations, cosmic connections, and the celestial beings who shaped the course of humanity. 🌟 What's Included in the Bundle? 🌟 📖 Book 1 - The Celestial Enigma: Anunnaki's Journey From Nibiru To Sumerian Civilization Step into the cosmic realm of Nibiru and trace the captivating journey of the Anunnaki to the cradle of Sumerian civilization. Uncover the mysteries that shroud their arrival on Earth and their profound influence on the rise of an advanced society. 📖 Book 2 - Echoes Of Eridu: Unraveling The Anunnaki Influence In Early Human History Explore the echoes of the Anunnaki's presence in the dawn of human existence. Journey to the ancient city of Eridu and witness their lasting impact on human evolution, from the birth of agriculture to the enchanting tapestry of myths that continue to resonate. 📖 Book 3 - Gateways Of Nibiru: Sumerian Mythology And The Cosmic Connections Of The Anunnaki Open the gates to the cosmic connections between Nibiru and Earth. Decode the intricate tapestry of Sumerian beliefs, as we unravel the messages and insights the Anunnaki imparted to humanity. Through symbolism and cosmic interplay, witness the profound link between the divine and the mortal. 📖 Book 4 - Sumer's Cosmic Rulers: Exploring Anunnaki Deities And Their Impact Across Millennia Embark on a sweeping exploration across ages, unveiling the enduring legacy of Anunnaki deities in human civilizations. From ancient pantheons to modern spirituality, trace their influence that echoes not only in religious practices but also in the foundations of governance, lineage, and cosmic order. 🌌 Why You Should Dive Into This Bundle 🌌 ✨ Immerse yourself in the mysteries of Sumerian mythology, where the celestial and earthly realms converge, shaping human culture and beliefs. ✨ Explore the profound connections between Nibiru, the Anunnaki, and our world, unraveling cosmic secrets and enduring truths. ✨ Witness the echoes of the Anunnaki's presence in myths, rituals, and the enduring threads of human civilization. ✨ Discover the enduring power of these ancient narratives, as they transcend time to captivate modern imaginations. 🌍 Experience the Cosmos Through the Eyes of the Anunnaki 🌍 Unearth the forgotten tales, decipher the cosmic symbols, and traverse the epochs to uncover the legacy of the Anunnaki in our "Sumerian Mythology" book bundle. Each volume holds a key to unlocking the enigma of our past, bridging the celestial and earthly, and resonating with the eternal questions that have shaped human existence. 🛍️ Get Your Bundle Today and Embark on a Cosmic Journey! 🛍️

Empire of Humanity

Author : Michael Barnett
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 080146109X
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Empire of Humanity written by Michael Barnett and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Empire of Humanity explores humanitarianism’s remarkable growth from its humble origins in the early nineteenth century to its current prominence in global life. In contrast to most contemporary accounts of humanitarianism that concentrate on the last two decades, Michael Barnett ties the past to the present, connecting the antislavery and missionary movements of the nineteenth century to today’s peacebuilding missions, the Cold War interventions in places like Biafra and Cambodia to post–Cold War humanitarian operations in regions such as the Great Lakes of Africa and the Balkans; and the creation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1863 to the emergence of the major international humanitarian organizations of the twentieth century. Based on extensive archival work, close encounters with many of today’s leading international agencies, and interviews with dozens of aid workers in the field and at headquarters, Empire of Humanity provides a history that is both global and intimate. Avoiding both romanticism and cynicism, Empire of Humanity explores humanitarianism’s enduring themes, trends, and, most strikingly, ethical ambiguities. Humanitarianism hopes to change the world, but the world has left its mark on humanitarianism. Humanitarianism has undergone three distinct global ages—imperial, postcolonial, and liberal—each of which has shaped what humanitarianism can do and what it is. The world has produced not one humanitarianism, but instead varieties of humanitarianism. Furthermore, Barnett observes that the world of humanitarianism is divided between an emergency camp that wants to save lives and nothing else and an alchemist camp that wants to remove the causes of suffering. These camps offer different visions of what are the purpose and principles of humanitarianism, and, accordingly respond differently to the same global challenges and humanitarianism emergencies. Humanitarianism has developed a metropolis of global institutions of care, amounting to a global governance of humanity. This humanitarian governance, Barnett observes, is an empire of humanity: it exercises power over the very individuals it hopes to emancipate. Although many use humanitarianism as a symbol of moral progress, Barnett provocatively argues that humanitarianism has undergone its most impressive gains after moments of radical inhumanity, when the "international community" believes that it must atone for its sins and reduce the breach between what we do and who we think we are. Humanitarianism is not only about the needs of its beneficiaries; it also is about the needs of the compassionate.