The Church as Counterculture

The Church as CountercultureExplores a new Christian identity in which churches reclaim their roles as communities of disciples to constitute a countercultural reality and challenge to secular society and existing power relations. The question, "What does it mean to be 'the church'?" has always been among the most controversial and of vital concern to political, economic, and ecclesial leaders alike. How it is answered influences whether Christianity will be a force for

Discussion of important financing issues including value-based care and alternative payment models as well as the impact of private equity funding

Emphasizes the impact of urban change on the future of community organization and development process

This text offers a strategic approach for promoting an active culture of change in long-term care facilities for older adults and people with disabilities

Illustrates how the American Conservative Movement in Judaism can continue to prosper amidst ideological and institutional challenges

The first book to take a multicultural perspective on the psychology of women

Colby also includes translations of richly textured ascension narratives that have never before appeared in English

A modified magnetron-sputtering-based inert-gas-condensation (MS-IGC) system is presented

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We usually think of women as the victims of pornography rather than its consumers

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Uri Bar-Joseph has crafted an authoritative explanation of the most traumatic event in Israel's stormy history and one of the biggest strategic military surprises of the twentieth century

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