Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac was one of the founders of quantum theory. He is numbered alongside Newton, Maxwell and Einstein as one of the greatest physicists of all time. Together the lectures in this volume, originally presented on the occasion of the dedication ceremony for a plaque commemorating D[...]

This textbook describes the linear regression model with a single predictor variable, regression models containing several explanatory variables, nonlinear models, regression models with time series errors, and logistic and Poisson regression models. Students should have already completed a course i[...]

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An aging Israeli film director has been invited to the pilgrimage city of Santiago de Compostela for a retrospective of his work. When Yair Moses and Ruth, his leading actress and longtime muse, settle into their hotel room, a painting over their bed trigg[...]

Abraham's Children brings together essays by leading scholars of each faith to address key issues for the faiths and to collaboratively identify common ground and pose challenges for the future. The book will inspire readers in the process of inter-faith dialogue, contribute clearly to vital religio[...]

Piety is often regarded with a pejorative bias: a "pious" person is thought to be overly religious, supercilious even. Yet historically the concept of piety has played an important role in Christian theology and practice. For Abraham Heschel, piety describes the contours of a life compatible with Go[...]

Do you know of someone who is earnestly awaiting the appearance of the Antichrist in the form of an eloquent and captivating European leader? Buy them this book! Due to the predominant teachings within the Church today, most Christians are either misinformed or blissfully unaware of what is presentl[...]

The Patriarchs: Encountering the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob - Leader Guide by Beth Moore provides the step-by-step guidance for a leader to facilitate this 10-week women's Bible study of Genesis 12-50. Discover God's pursuit of a relationship with man, and marvel as His plan to bless all peopl[...]

This volume in the Library of Early Christianity series presents primary documents that reveal insights about the ethics and morality of Greco-Roman culture. In so doing, this book provides a foundation for understanding the ethical contexts in which the New Testament was crafted.The Library of Earl[...]

"Abraham on Trial" questions the foundations of faith that have made a virtue out of the willingness to sacrifice a child. Through his desire to obey God at all costs, even if it meant sacrificing his son, Abraham became the definitive model of faith for the major world religions of Judaism, Christi[...]

F.E. Peters, a scholar without peer in the comparative study of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, revisits his pioneering work after twenty-five years. Peters has rethought and thoroughly rewritten his classic "The Children of Abraham" for a new generation of readers-at a time when the understanding[...]