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The Predicament of Belief

Author : Philip Clayton
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 019162067X
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book The Predicament of Belief written by Philip Clayton and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2011-10-27 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does it make sense - can it make sense - for someone who appreciates the explanatory power of modern science to continue believing in a traditional religious account of the ultimate nature and purpose of our universe? This book is intended for those who care about that question and are dissatisfied with the rigid dichotomies that dominate the contemporary debate. The extremists won't be interested - those who assume that science answers all the questions that matter, and those so certain of their religious faith that dialogue with science, philosophy, or other faith traditions seems unnecessary. But far more people today recognize that matters of faith are complex, that doubt is endemic to belief, and that dialogue is indispensable in our day. In eight probing chapters, the authors of The Predicament of Belief consider the most urgent reasons for doubting that religious claims - in particular, those embedded in the Christian tradition - are likely to be true. They develop a version of Christian faith that preserves the tradition's core insights but also gauges the varying degrees of certainty with which those insights can still be affirmed. Along the way, they address such questions as the ultimate origin of the universe, the existence of innocent suffering, the challenge of religious plurality, and how to understand the extraordinary claim that an ancient teacher rose from the dead. They end with a discussion of what their conclusions imply about the present state and future structure of churches and other communities in which Christian affirmations are made.

Spectacles and Predicaments

Author : Ernest Gellner
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521424349
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Spectacles and Predicaments written by Ernest Gellner and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1979 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays concerned with some key problems in the study of philosophy, politics and society.

The Study of Comparative Government and Politics

Author : Gunnar Heckscher
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113502717X
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Study of Comparative Government and Politics written by Gunnar Heckscher and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1957, the first part of the book discusses the general problems of approach, classification, typology and terminology, and examines ancillary fields of study and the methods of teaching comparative government. Part Two is concerned with studies of particular areas, democratic control of foreign policy, political parties, contemporary revolutionary movements, parliamentary procedures, electoral systems and elections, and nationalized industries.

The Dictator's Dilemma

Author : Bruce J. Dickson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190228555
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book The Dictator's Dilemma written by Bruce J. Dickson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many observers predicted the collapse of the Chinese Communist Party following the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, and again following the serial collapse of communist regimes behind the Iron Curtain. Their prediction, however, never proved true. Despite minor setbacks, China has experienced explosive economic growth and relative political stability ever since 1989. In The Dictator's Dilemma, eminent China scholar Bruce Dickson provides a comprehensive explanation for regime's continued survival and prosperity. Dickson contends that the popular media narrative of the party's impending implosion ignores some basic facts. The regime's policies may generate resentment and protest, but the CCP still enjoys a surprisingly high level of popular support. Nor is the party is not cut off from the people it governs. It consults with a wide range of specialists, stakeholders, and members of the general public in a selective yet extensive manner. Further, it tolerates and even encourages a growing and diverse civil society, even while restricting access to it. Today, the majority of Chinese people see the regime as increasingly democratic even though it does not allow political competition and its leaders are not accountable to the electorate. In short, while the Chinese people may prefer change, they prefer that it occurs within the existing political framework. In reaching this conclusion, Dickson draws upon original public opinion surveys, interviews, and published materials to explain why there is so much popular support for the regime. This basic stability is a familiar story to China specialists, but not to those whose knowledge of contemporary China is limited to the popular media. The Dictator's Dilemma, an engaging synthesis of how the CCP rules and its future prospects, will enlighten both audiences, and will be essential for anyone interested in understanding China's increasing importance in world politics.

Between Two Nations

Author : Michael Jones-Correa
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501731343
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Between Two Nations written by Michael Jones-Correa and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-05 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immigrants come to the United States from all over Latin America in search of better lives. They obtain residency status, find jobs, pay taxes, and they have children who are American citizens by birth; yet decades may go by before they seek citizenship for themselves or become active participants in the American political process. Between Two Nations examines the lack of political participation among Latin American immigrants in the United States to determine why so many remain outside the electoral process. Michael Jones-Correa studied the political practices of first-generation immigrants in New York City's multiethnic borough of Queens. Through intensive interviews and participant observation, he found that immigrant participation was stymied both by lack of encouragement to participate and by the requirement to renounce former citizenship, which raised the fear of never being able to return to the country of origin. The hesitation to naturalize as American citizens can extend over decades, leaving immigrants adrift in a political limbo. Between Two Nations is the first qualitative study of how new immigrants assimilate into American political life. Jones-Correa reexamines assumptions about Latino politics and the diversity of Latino populations in the United States, about the role of informal politics in immigrant communities, and about gender differences in approaches to political activity.

The Party and Predicament

Author : Katie Ashley
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781545349496
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (494 download)

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Download or read book The Party and Predicament written by Katie Ashley and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-12 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Party Coming off a break-up with his latest "friend with benefits," the last thing Aidan Fitzgerald needs is a family hassle about his bachelor status. But after standing up as godfather for his great-nephew, Mason, that's just what he gets at the Christening Party. Escaping the wrath of his father and sisters, he wants nothing more than to get to the company Christmas party. There he knows he can knock back a few stiff drinks and find some new no-strings-attached girl to take home for the night. The last thing Emma Harrison wants is to attend another party-least of all one at work. After throwing the annual life celebration (for the anniversary of her fiancee's death) with close friends, she's finally gotten the courage to take matters into her own hands and become a mother. Convincing her slightly inebriated best-friend, Connor, to be her sperm donor was a lot easier than she thought, and all that's left now is to start the process. But at her best friend and work colleague, Casey's, insistence, she decides to make an appearance at the company Christmas party for her new boss's sake. Neither Aidan nor Emma could imagine what fate had in store for them at the party. The Predicament Unlike her best friend Emma Fitzgerald, Casey Rossi had never been overly maternal. She much preferred parties with Patron to Pampers and pacifiers. Most of all, she enjoyed a healthy sex life with her husband, Nate. But all that changed with the birth of their daughter. While motherhood is a thrilling, new adventure and her love for Nate grows even stronger seeing him be a wonderful father, Casey can't ignore how stagnant things have become between her once steamy sheets. Between her exhaustion and Nate's schedule at the hospital, there's little time or energy for sex. She can deal with sporting spit-up stained clothes and a few sleepless nights, but she can't abide losing the white-hot connection with her hubs. No matter what it takes, Casey is determined to resuscitate her flat lining sex life. She starts out seeking the advice of her friends, Emma and Megan. But she's desperate enough to try anything that she even solicits the advice of reformed manwhore, Aidan Fitzgerald, which turns into a fiasco of epic proportions. Will any of Casey's intentions be successful at reigniting her lost bedroom heat, or will they fail and cause matters to fizzle even worse? It's one hell of a predicament.

The Policy State

Author : Karen Orren
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674728742
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book The Policy State written by Karen Orren and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The steady accretion of public policies over the decades has fundamentally changed how America is governed. The formulation and delivery of policy have emerged as the government’s entire raison d’être, redefining rights and reconfiguring institutional structures. The Policy State looks closely at this massive unnoticed fact of modern politics and addresses the controversies swirling around it. Government has become more responsive and inclusive, but the shift has also polarized politics and sowed a deep distrust of institutions. These developments demand a thorough reconsideration of historical governance. “A sterling example of political science at its best: analytically rigorous, historically informed, and targeted at questions of undeniable contemporary significance... Orren and Skowronek uncover a transformation that revolutionized American politics and now threatens to tear it apart.” —Timothy Shenk, New Republic “Wherever you start out in our politics, this book will turn your sense of things sideways and make you rethink deeply held assumptions. It’s a model of what political science could be, but so rarely is.” —Yuval Levin, National Review “A gripping narrative...opening up new avenues for reflection along methodological, conceptual, and normative lines.” —Bernardo Zacka, Contemporary Political Theory

The Anglophone Cameroon Predicament

Author : Mufor Atanga
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 9956717118
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (567 download)

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Download or read book The Anglophone Cameroon Predicament written by Mufor Atanga and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2011 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explores the predicament of Anglophone Cameroon - from the experiment in federation from 1961 to the political liberalisation struggles of the 1990s - to challenge claims of a successful post-independence Cameroonian integration process. Focusing on the perceptions and actions of people in the Anglophone region, Atanga argues that what has come to be called the 'Anglophone Problem' constitutes one of the severest threats to the post-colonial nation-state project in Cameroon. As a linguistic and cultural minority, Anglophone Cameroonians realised that the Francophone-led state and government were keener in assimilation than in implementing the federal and bilingual nation agreed upon at reunification in 1960. Calls for national integration became simply a subterfuge for the assimilation of Anglophones by Francophones who dominated the state and government. The book details the various measures undertaken to exploit the Anglophone regionís economy and marginalise its people. Principally the economic structures meant to facilitate self-reliant development were undermined and destroyed. Institutionalised discrimination took the form of the exclusion of Anglophones from positions of real authority, and depriving the region of any meaningful development. With the advent of multi-party politics, most Anglophone Cameroonians increasingly have made vocal demands for a return to a federation, in order to adequately guarantee their rights and recognition for them as a political and cultural minority. Actively encouraged by France, the Francophone-led regime in Cameroon has refused to yield to such demands, despite the grave danger of violent conflict and possible secession.

Mr. Crum’s Potato Predicament

Author : Anne Renaud
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1771389494
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (713 download)

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Download or read book Mr. Crum’s Potato Predicament written by Anne Renaud and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mouthwatering tale of invention. When a persnickety customer named Filbert P. Horsefeathers complains that George CrumÍs fried potatoes are too thick, George makes them thinner. When Filbert insists they are still too thick, George makes them even thinner. But when the plate is sent back a third time, George mischievously decides to use his sharpest knife to cut paper-thin potato slices, which he fries until they are crackling and douses liberally with salt. At last, Filbert is satisfied, proclaiming, ñPerfection!î Which they are. Because, quite by accident, George has invented potato chips! Based on true events, this delicious tale will have kids clamoring for more, more, more!

Human Predicament

Author : Mayurkumar Mukundbhai Solanki
Publisher : Educreation Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Human Predicament written by Mayurkumar Mukundbhai Solanki and published by Educreation Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-30 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a critical analysis of Vikram Seth's novels with special reference to Human Predicament. The book talks about all the characters of Vikram Seth's novels from human predicament perspectives. The book also talks about psychological and spiritual dimensions of human predicament. The author has thoroughly discussed the various facets of human predicament and how a person feels when he is passing through this stage of his life.

Soviet Politics: the Dilemma of Power

Author : Barrington Moore
Publisher : White Plains, N.Y. : International Arts and Sciences Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Soviet Politics: the Dilemma of Power written by Barrington Moore and published by White Plains, N.Y. : International Arts and Sciences Press. This book was released on 1965 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Battle for the Soul

Author : Edward-Isaac Dovere
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1984878093
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Battle for the Soul written by Edward-Isaac Dovere and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An award-winning political journalist for The Atlantic tells the inside story of how the embattled Democratic Party, seeking a direction for its future during the Trump years, successfully regained the White House. The 2020 presidential campaign was a defining moment for America. As Donald Trump and his nativist populism cowed the Republican Party into submission, many Democrats—haunted by Hillary Clinton’s shocking loss in 2016 and the resulting four-year-long identity crisis—were convinced that he would be unbeatable. Their party and the country, it seemed, might never recover. How, then, did Democrats manage to win the presidency, especially after the longest primary race with the biggest field ever? How did they keep themselves united through an internal struggle between newly empowered progressives and establishment forces—playing out against a pandemic, an economic crisis, and a new racial reckoning? Edward-Isaac Dovere’s Battle for the Soul is the searing, fly-on-the-wall account of the Democrats’ journey through recalibration and rebirth. Dovere traces this process: from the early days in the wilderness of the post-Obama era to the jockeying of potential candidates; from the backroom battles and exhausting campaigns to the unlikely triumph of the man few expected to win; and on through the inauguration and the insurrection at the Capitol. Dovere draws on years of on-the-ground reporting and contemporaneous conversations with the key players—whether with Pete Buttigieg in his hotel suite in Des Moines an hour before he won the Iowa caucuses or with Joe Biden in his first-ever interview in the Oval Office—as well as with aides, advisors, and voters. Offering unparalleled access and an insider’s command of the campaign, Battle for the Soul takes a compelling look at the policies, politics, and people, as well as the often absurd process of running for president. This fresh and timely story brings you on the trail, into the private rooms, and along to eavesdrop on critical conversations. You will never see campaigns or this turning point in our history the same way again.

The Predicament of Blackness

Author : Jemima Pierre
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226923029
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (269 download)

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Download or read book The Predicament of Blackness written by Jemima Pierre and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the meaning of blackness in Africa? This title tackles the question of race in West Africa through its post-colonial manifestations. Pierre examines key facets of contemporary Ghanaian society, from the pervasive significance of 'whiteness' to the practice of chemical skin-bleaching to the government's active promotion of Pan-African 'heritage tourism'.

Lectures on Jurisprudence

Author : John Austin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Lectures on Jurisprudence written by John Austin and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

An Unpleasant Predicament: A Nasty Story (Unabridged)

Author : Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Publisher : E-Artnow
ISBN 13 : 9788027333653
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (336 download)

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Download or read book An Unpleasant Predicament: A Nasty Story (Unabridged) written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and published by E-Artnow. This book was released on 2019-04-15 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Unpleasant Predicament, also translated as "A Nasty Story" is a satirical story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky concerning the escapades of a Russian civil servant. After drinking a bit too much with two fellow civil servants, the protagonist, Ivan Ilyich Pralinsky, expounds on his desire to embrace a philosophy based on kindness to those in lower status social positions. After leaving the initial gathering, Ivan happens upon the wedding celebration of one of his subordinates. He decides to put his philosophy into action, and so crashes the party. Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. His literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmosphere of 19th-century Russia. Many of his works contain a strong emphasis on Christianity, and its message of absolute love, forgiveness and charity, explored within the realm of the individual, confronted with all of life's hardships and beauty. His major works include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons (1872) and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest and most prominent psychologists in world literature.

Lectures on Jurisprudence Or the Philosophy of Positive Law

Author : John Austin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Lectures on Jurisprudence Or the Philosophy of Positive Law written by John Austin and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Impossible State

Author : Wael B. Hallaq
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231530862
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book The Impossible State written by Wael B. Hallaq and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wael B. Hallaq boldly argues that the "Islamic state," judged by any standard definition of what the modern state represents, is both impossible and inherently self-contradictory. Comparing the legal, political, moral, and constitutional histories of premodern Islam and Euro-America, he finds the adoption and practice of the modern state to be highly problematic for modern Muslims. He also critiques more expansively modernity's moral predicament, which renders impossible any project resting solely on ethical foundations. The modern state not only suffers from serious legal, political, and constitutional issues, Hallaq argues, but also, by its very nature, fashions a subject inconsistent with what it means to be, or to live as, a Muslim. By Islamic standards, the state's technologies of the self are severely lacking in moral substance, and today's Islamic state, as Hallaq shows, has done little to advance an acceptable form of genuine Shari'a governance. The Islamists' constitutional battles in Egypt and Pakistan, the Islamic legal and political failures of the Iranian Revolution, and similar disappointments underscore this fact. Nevertheless, the state remains the favored template of the Islamists and the ulama (Muslim clergymen). Providing Muslims with a path toward realizing the good life, Hallaq turns to the rich moral resources of Islamic history. Along the way, he proves political and other "crises of Islam" are not unique to the Islamic world nor to the Muslim religion. These crises are integral to the modern condition of both East and West, and by acknowledging these parallels, Muslims can engage more productively with their Western counterparts.