Toward the end of his career, Karl Barth made the provocative statement that perhaps what Schleiermacher was up to was a "theology of the third-article" and that he anticipated in the future that a true third-article theology would appear. The author investigates this claim, and argues for a Barthian pneumatology.
This book develops a scientific approach to the study of clinical acid-base physiology, giving emphasis to the areas of most significance in diagnosis and therapy.
How We Came to Believe in Gods, Demons, Miracles, & Magical Rites
Explains the apparently baffling phenomenon that educated people in industrialized countries believe in more than the physical world, just like people in all other times and places. Traces the evolution of the Christian god, man-gods, prophets, communion, and Bible stories. Also includes an survey
People have long been fascinated by the American alligator. Ever since humans arrived on the continent more than 15,000 years ago, the American alligator has been both feared and revered, celebrated and scorned, and often hunted for food and hide. Once tourism began to take hold in the South as a real industry, especially in Florida, the ......
When published in 1980, Benjamin B. Beck's Animal Tool Behavior was the first volume to catalog and analyze the complete literature on tool use and manufacture in nonhuman animals. Beck showed that animals -- from insects to primates -- employed different types of tools to solve numerous problems. His work inspired and energized legions of ......
In this fourth volume of the “Secrets of the Forest”series, outdoor educator Mark Warren describes the details of how to make and operate the tools that hurl projectiles toward a target including:
· “firing” techniques of a sling, spear, atl-atl, bow and arrow, throwing knife, tomahawk, and blowgun.
· a comprehensive lesson in the art of archery ......
Drawing visitors to the heart of Chicago's north side for 135 years, Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the oldest and most popular zoos in America. This thorough and fascinating history of the zoo combines archival materials, photographs, and oral histories to chronicle the zoo's development and chart the unique role it has played not just in the growth ......
This book examines the vital role of swamps in the making of Australian culture, history, society, community, and language. The volume highlights the importance of the wetlands to indigenous Australian cultures, nineteenth-century European explorers and settlers, and contemporary conservationists and ecologists.
Identifying birds has never been more fun! Author and illustrator Todd Telander unlocks the mysteries found in your yard with Backyard Birds: 101 Flashcards for Discovering Birds. Featuring 101 of the most common birds of North America, each card comes complete with a detailed illustration, up-to-date species information for easy identification, ......
Identifying bugs has never been more fun! Author and illustrator Todd Telander unlocks the mysteries found in your yard with Backyard Bugs: 101 Flashcards for Discovering Insects. Featuring 101 of the most common bugs of North America, each card comes complete with a detailed illustration, up-to-date species information for easy identification, ......
Identifying wildlife has never been more fun! Author and illustrator Todd Telander unlocks the mysteries found in your yard with Backyard Wildlife: 101 Flashcards for Discovering Animals. Featuring 101 of the most common animals of North America, each card comes complete with a detailed illustration, up-to-date species information for easy ......
Falcon Pocket Guide: Backyard Wildlife is a field guide to the most common and sought-after species you can find in your very own backyard. Anatomically correct illustrations and detailed descriptions about each animal's physical attributes and natural habitat make it easy to identify each species.
For a generation, the Basic Illustrated series has been as much a part of the outdoors experience as backpacks and hiking boots. Information-packed tools for the novice or handy references for the veteran, these volumes distill years of knowledge into affordable and portable books. Whether you're planning a trip or thumbing for facts in the field, ......
Bear Attacks is a thorough and unflinching landmark study of the attacks made on men and women by the great grizzly and the occasionally deadly black bear. This is a book for everyone who hikes, camps, or visits bear country-and for anyone who wants to know more about these sometimes fearsome but always fascinating wild creatures.
In this extensive update of his definitive reference, Charles D. Michener reveals a diverse fauna that numbers more than 17,000 species and ranges from the common honeybee to rare bees that feed on the pollen of a single type of plant.
Twenty-Six Laboratory Exercises for Biology Students 2ed
The Biolab Book is designed with the student in mind. Dissection diagrams show the specimens exactly as they appear in the dissecting pan; exercises and follow-up questions help the student see the big picture; and the manual anticipates problems and questions, offering the beginning biologist a smooth, painless introduction to lab procedures.From ......
