Sentences with phrase «book as a contribution»

He writes this book as a contribution to a more humane understanding of the gay and lesbian phenomenon.

The authors offer this book as a contribution to the new theological dialogue which must begin.

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Donating clothing, books, toys, furniture and kitchen goods all count toward your charitable contribution as far as the Internal Revenue Service is concerned.

As University of California Davis economist Ann Huff Stevens asserts in her contribution to the 2008 book Laid Off, Laid Low, «In recent years, a conventional wisdom has emerged, suggesting the extent to which U.S. workers and employers form long term relationships has deteriorated.»

Donations must be made to qualified organizations, and to deduct a charitable contribution, you must file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A. Get a receipt for your donations as you can claim the fair market value for clothing, shoes, books, household items and furniture, says Derek Lawson, a financial planner at Priority Financial Partners and a financial planning Ph.D. student at Kansas State University.

The then - atheist professor Lewis read The Everlasting Man in the mid-1920s and later described the book as a major contribution to his journey away from atheism and his conversion to theism.

The arrangement I set up is that 100 % of your contribution goes to the charity of your choice; while 100 % of the profits from my book sales are donated to the poor as well.

The core argument of the book seeks to reassert the role of Christianity as making a necessary contribution to the construction of ethics that underpin our society and culture, and by extension, our law - making and justice system.

Books and articles are still written about the major contributions of particular religious figures such as Jonathan Mayhew, the great Boston Puritan preacher, or the overall contributions of each of the particular denominations from the Baptists to the Roman Catholics.

Noddings» answers to these questions have won her praise in feminist and leftwing circles; her book is hailed by Rosemary Ruether and Daniel Maguire as an «important contribution to philosophical ethics» and a work that should be «significant» in theological seminaries.

Each sentence and each paragraph must be understood as a contribution to the sense of a complete book, such as the Book of Jeremiah or the Gospel According to Mattbook, such as the Book of Jeremiah or the Gospel According to MattBook of Jeremiah or the Gospel According to Matthew.

Far from transcending the «biasing» particularities of biographical experience, in conformity to some positivist notions of «value freedom» and «objectivity,» the academic contributions of each of the scholars studied in this book were profoundly shaped by early childhood experiences, distinctive personality traits, and, as noted above, particular theological or atheological visions, as the case may be.

In other words, his book was not intended as a contribution to the «life of Jesus» literature (although that is what it is commonly thought to be), nor was he trying to demonstrate that he could do better what had been poorly done before — namely, get at the truth of what Jesus was «really» like.

His earlier books, such as Systematic Theology: A Historicist Perspective (1968), God the Problem (1972): and An Essay on Theological Method (1975), have been important contributions to this country's theological discussions.

The second thesis of my book was that homosexuals, rather than being somehow a menace to the values of society and the family, as Christians have tended to assume, have, as a part of God's creative plan, special gifts and qualities and a very positive contribution to make to the development of society (cf. also my article «Homosexuality, Lesbianism, and the Future: The Creative Role of the Gay Community in Building a More Humane Society,» in A Challenge to Love: Gay and Lesbian Catholics in the Church, edited by Robert Nugent [Crossroad, 1984]-RRB-.

There are over twenty contributors to the book, and I was thrilled to have my story selected as one of the contributions.

As I contend in my contribution to the book, they frequently bring to this engagement a biblical and theological urgency that is typically not found among liberal Protestants and is too often missing among Catholics.

His earlier books, such as Systematic Theology: A Historicist Perspective (1968), God the Problem (1972): and An Essay on Theological Method (1975), have been important contributions...

The Faculty and Trustee Committee at Fuller Seminary, for example, which investigated Paul Jewett's book Man as Male and Female recognized Jewett's commitment to the full authority of Scripture, as well as his important contribution to a theology of women, even while it challenged his handling of the evidence.

This was evidently a real contribution to Israel's thinking, for in a later age the wisdom writers turn frequently to it as a favorite theme, and in particular it serves as the basis of the lengthy dissertation upon the transcendent intelligence of the divine that is put into the mouth of the Lord in the latter part of the Book of Job.

The book received a largely favorable review in The New York Review of Books, which described Plantinga as a «philosophically subtle and scientifically informed theist» who had made a «valuable contribution» to the subject.

This book hopefully is one small contribution to that end as it seeks to interpret the doctrine of love on the basis of the conviction that the eternal God is involved in the world's becoming, and that his love takes new forms in history.

The authors» emphasis on love as mutuality and equal regard is one of the most important contributions of the book, and a good example of how they integrate a variety of perspectives.

Brown has made it clear, however, that he regards the book as a serious contribution to a revisionist history of early and medieval Christianity, a history that offers insights into the nature of real faith and the identity of the true church.

A second method employed for encouraging audience contributions and the acquisition of names is the offering of «incentives,» such as free gifts — records or books.

The title given this book, Becoming and Belonging, indicates the general approach that I have taken: to exist as human is to exist as an instance of «becoming» or developing (for better or worse) and is also to belong with others of our kind in a great enterprise in which each one of us belongs and to which each one of us makes her or his contribution, for good or for ill.

With personal tips from Sarah Wilson as well as contributions from smoothie fanatics and wellness authors (like Joe Cross, Tess Masters and Lauren Slayton) this book will be an investment in your health and wellbeing.

SUB — Rickie Lambert (7)-- Seemed as though late substitute Lamert's key contribution would be a booking for time wasting, before he provided a fine assist for the late clincher.

The goal also credited Robert Snodgrass with his first contribution in a West Ham shirt as he enters the record books with an assist.

The book includes a very eloquent contribution on how to speak to your godchildren, nieces and nephews, etc. as a «lesbiaunt» when asked about your sexuality.

I will be pleased to commend this book to parents as a very valuable contribution to their bookshelf.

We see «Fire and Fury» as an extraordinary contribution to our national discourse, and are proceeding with the publication of the book.»

Clegg, and many Liberal Democrat ministers, can be aligned with an economically liberal perspective, as attested by their contributions to the Orange Book.

The County Legislators also proclaimed October 19th, «Tony Dofat Day» for his outstanding achievements and contributions to society and accolades in music for 27 years, also as an educator and appointment as Associate professor at LIU, world lecturer, and the author of 2 music reference books and currently working on his third and fourth books.

The range and significance of his contributions are reflected only in part by the topics and authors in this book, as well as the speakers and attendees of the symposium.

As Cynthia Robbins - Roth sums it up very nicely at the beginning of the book: «Even though I don't run gels and columns anymore (and I'm not sure I can still do a cardiac puncture on a rat), I very strongly believe that the key to my contribution to our clients lies in my hard - core, hands - on science training.

With contributions from authors as diverse as the writer Douglas Adams and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, the book is a manifesto for a...

The abstract handling is also closely connected with the later planning of the program, as well as printing and publication of the professional contributions in the Final programme, Abstract Book and the USB stick.

The book Sristi published by Trolley Books in London documents her dance lineage and chronicles her performances worldwide with contributions from Karole Armitage, Olivier Berggruen, Jeffrey Deitch as well as Sting and Trudie Styler.

Since then, I have been down the rabbit hole trying to learn as much as possible — even finding a tennis coach (Alex Nikiti) in Prague to translate and discus much of Seluyanov's work — books and lectures (his contributions to my learning process have been invaluable).

Samantha is a registered dietitian nutritionist who has helped millions of people eat and feel better through her roles as the Nutrition Director of Good Housekeeping, Nutrition Correspondent for the Cooking Channel's Drop 5 Lbs, contributions to numerous books, and appearances on national TV.

If Green's new book takes us further down the road of viewing teaching as a craft and changing the conversation from teacher quality to quality teaching, it will be an important contribution.

As a result, this book is the most important contribution to educational research and practice in decades.»

That said, Mr. Egan's book is well - argued and genuinely provocative, and as such, makes a tangible contribution to the current literature on school reform.

School and Life Success — In a 2004 book summarizing the research on Social - Emotional Learning, Joe Zins and colleagues concluded that the most important factors in students» success in school and life is their sense of attachment and commitment to school and seeing the school as a source of positive recognition, contribution, pride, and purpose in their lives.

As I said in the beginning, the most important contribution of Fabrice Jaumont's book is that it takes an approach to bilingual education that returns the power to ethnolinguistic communities and their desire for the bilingual instruction of their children.

The mission of the Milwaukee Public Library Foundation is to provide essential support through private contributions for books, materials, programs, and library facilities to ensure the Milwaukee Public Library's continued standing as a great library responsive to community needs.

Needless to say, he affirms the important contribution her book (written a few years later) as «one of the seminal and most widely used textbooks in the field of multicultural education, Affirming Diversity: The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education» (1992, now in its 6th Edition [co-authored with Patty Bode]-RRB-.

US Catholic magazine, blog post sees the book's message as an important contribution to discussions of education reform and parental choice laws.

As part of today's effort, the New York Public Library is developing an e-reader app that will provide access to a universe of digital books, including contributions from publishers and hundreds of classics already in the public domain, to create a book collection for students aged 4 - 18 from low - income families.