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  • The Black PhD Experience

    Stories of Strength, Courage and Wisdom in UK Academia

    Edited by William Ackah, Jacqueline Darkwa, Wayne A. Mitchell, De-Shaine Murray, Madina Wane ...
    This unique book charts the journeys of Black doctoral students through UK higher education.Using powerful firsthand accounts, the book details the experiences of Black PhD students. From application through to graduation and beyond, the book offers key insights into the workings of higher education, highlighting the structural barriers that impede progress. Challenges and recommendations are ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Religion, Culture and Spirituality in Africa and the African Diaspora

    Edited by William Ackah, Jualynne E. Dodson, R. Drew Smith ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Religion
    Religion, Culture and Spirituality in Africa and the African Diaspora explores the ways in which religious ideas and beliefs continue to play a crucial role in the lives of people of African descent. The chapters in this volume use historical and contemporary examples to show how people of African descent develop and engage with spiritual rituals, organizations and practices to make sense of their ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Contesting Post-Racialism

    Conflicted Churches in the United States and South Africa

    Edited by R. Drew Smith, William Ackah, Anthony G. Reddie, Rothney S. Tshaka ...
    Contributions by William Ackah, Allan Boesak, Ebony Joy Fitchue, Leah Gaskin Fitchue, Walter Earl Fluker, Forrest E. Harris Sr., Nico Koopman, AnneMarie Mingo, Reggie Nel, Chabo Freddy Pilusa, Anthony G. Reddie, Boitumelo Senokoane, Rothney S. Tshaka, Luci Vaden, Vuyani Vellem, and Cobus van WyngaardAfter the 2008 election and 2012 reelection of Barack Obama as US president and the 1994 election ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

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  • The Relationship is the Project

    A guide to working with communities

    Edited by Cara Kirkwood, Kate Larsen, Jax Brown, Jade Lillie ...
    Community-engaged practice is not an art form. It' s not an add-on. It' s a way of working; a deep collaboration. The Relationship is the Project features provocations, tools and practical tips for working with communities. This includes the ethics and logistics of working on community-based projects, from First Peoples' leadership to climate justice, cultural safety to class, intersectionality to ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • To Change the World

    The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World

    by James Davison Hunter ...
    The call to make the world a better place is inherent in the Christian belief and practice. But why have efforts to change the world by Christians so often failed or gone tragically awry? And how might Christians in the 21st century live in ways that have integrity with their traditions and are more truly transformative? In To Change the World, James Davison Hunter offers persuasive--and ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

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  • Wicked Problems in Public Policy

    Understanding and Responding to Complex Challenges

    by Brian W. Head ...
    This is an open access book.This book offers the first overview of the ‘wicked problems’ literature, often seen as complex, open-ended, and intractable, with both the nature of the ‘problem’ and the preferred ‘solution’ being strongly contested. It contextualises the debate using a wide range of relevant policy examples, explaining why these issues attract so much attention.There is an increasing ... Read more

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  • Flourishing

    Why We Need Religion in a Globalized World

    by Miroslav Volf, Tony Blair ...
    More than almost anything else, globalization and the great world religions are shaping our lives, affecting everything from the public policies of political leaders and the economic decisions of industry bosses and employees, to university curricula, all the way to the inner longings of our hearts. Integral to both globalization and religions are compelling, overlapping, and sometimes competing ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

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  • What Makes a Good School?

    by Chris Bonner, Jane Caro ...
    School choice has become one of the most agonizing issues of parenthood; while schools boast of unsurpassed facilities, genius teachers, and stellar academic achievement, parents wonder whether the marketing hype is actually true. Drawing on the authors' experiences and knowledge—one as a school principal and both as parents and advocates—this account compares public, Catholic, private, selective, ... Read more

    $23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Living into God's Dream

    Dismantling Racism in America

    Edited by Catherine Meeks ...
    An unflinching look at the failure to achieve an equitable society with faith-based approaches to a meaningful racial reconciliation.While the dream of post-racial America remains unfulfilled and the current turmoil (George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, to name a few), this examination of racism is more relevant and consequential than ever. Living into God’s Dream combines frontline personal stories ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Short Guide to Community Development

    by Alison Gilchrist, Marilyn Taylor ...
    Series series Short Guides
    The only up-to-date, accessibly written short guide to community development, this third edition offers an invaluable and authoritative introduction. Fully updated to reflect changes in policy, practice, economics and culture, it will equip readers with an understanding of the history and theory of community development, as well as practical guidance on how to do it.This is a key text for all ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • Just and Unjust Peace

    An Ethic of Political Reconciliation

    by Daniel Philpott ...
    Series series Studies in Strategic Peacebuilding
    Winner of the 2013 Christianity Today Book Award in Missions / Global Affairs Winner of the Aldersgate Prize Honorable Mention Winner of the 2014 International Studies Association International Ethics Section Book Award In the wake of massive injustice, how can justice be achieved and peace restored? Is it possible to find a universal standard that will work for people of diverse and often ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • Why Not?

    Thinking About Singapore's Tomorrow

    by Margaret Thomas, Kanwaljit Soin ...
    What is the society you want to see take shape in Singapore in the years ahead? How can we ensure it will be a society where there is gender equality, where every person can live the life they want? A diverse group of writers — women and men, teenagers and octogenarians, artists. academics, caregivers, journalists, doctors, lawyers, and many others — offer their thoughts about these questions and ... Read more

    $34.99 USD