Over a century ago, psychologists who were fascinated with religion began to study and write about it. People with a background in psychology often lack a solid understanding of the religious traditions they wish to study, and theologians may not be up to date on the latest developments in psychology.

Presents a controversial view of the origins of fascism, locating them in the eighteenth century with the advent of the Anti-Enlightenment, a far earlier date than most historians. This book contends that J G Herder, Edmund Burke, and Joseph de Maistre can be connected to the origins of the Anti-Enlightenment.

Confused by business statistics? Problem solved. Schaum's Outline of Business Statistics helps you understand basic concepts and offers extra practice on topics you'll encounter in your introductory- and intermediate-level courses. With this book, you'll understand and master the basic methods of statistical description, statistical inference, decision analysis, and process control.

You will also learn about frequency distributions, histograms and frequency polygons, frequency curves, samplin...

As in previous editions of this popular text on cross-cultural management, students will find here an invaluable guide to key management theories, linked to practical examples from all round the world. The book's key distinctive feature remains its truly international profile, with current examples from the US, Europe, Asia and new perspectives in this edition from other regions. Discussion of cross-cultural models is updated by including the 'crossvergence' framework developed during the 199...

Fossils provide a powerful tool for the study of the nearly 4-billion-year history of life, and its role in the evolution of Earth systems. They also provide important data for evolutionary studies, and contribute to our understanding of the extinction of organisms and the origins of modern biodiversity.

Fossils At A Glance is written for students taking an introductory level course in paleontology. Short chapters introduce the main topics in the modern study of fossils. The most important fo...

Government Accounting Made Easy provides a simplified background and discussion of a broad range of governmental accounting topics. The book guides the reader in understanding how these individual topics come together to form a whole, under the new Governmental Accounting Standards Board 34 (GASB 34) financial reporting model.

One of the best ways of introducing theology is through direct student engagement with the most exciting works of contemporary religious reflection. We can learn to think theologically from the giants. Gregory Higgins' work, a fresh edition of his earlier The Tapestry of Christian Theology, does just that. Loosely arranging his work around ten key biblical themes, Higgins catches the spirit and verve of ten contemporary theologians. In successive chapters he introduces these important thinker...

In Veilig opgroeien (oorspronkelijke titel Signs of Safety), wordt een nieuwe benadering in de bescherming van kinderen gepresenteerd. Hulpverleners in de jeugdzorg en kinderbescherming kunnen hiermee potentieel risicovolle situaties beoordelen en vinden hierin praktische hands-on strategieën voor het opbouwen van een samenwerkingrelatie met de ouders. Uit de praktijk blijkt dat dit op de lange termijn kindermishandeling en uit huis plaatsing kan voorkomen.Er zijn weinig beroepsgroepen waarb...

Als geen ander weet Rita Kohnstamm de lezers te verleiden mee te denken; zij vult wetenschappelijke kennis aan met alledaagse, herkenbare en invoelbare gedragingen en voorvallen. Door wat zij lezen op de herinneringen aan hun eigen kinder- en jeugdjaren in gedachten toe te passen, groeien zij in hun psychologisch en pedagogisch denken. Dit, ondersteund met speelse vormgeving en illustraties - van dochter Eva Kohnstamm - maakt dat zowel student, professional als (groot)ouders actief mee- én t...