Sentences with phrase «book was in contention»

I review a lot of books and have a high score so why this particular book was in contention, I simply don't understand.

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Also central to her book is the contention that in their opposition to the totalitarian Roman state, «Christians forged the basis for what would become, centuries later, the western ideas of freedom and of the infinite value of each human life.»

Barr, an Englishman, far removed from American evangelicalism both geographically and theologically, illustrates his contention by discussing the perennial issues of Calvinism / Arminianism, Millennialism, and Pentecostalism have centered my thinking in this book on some of the more immediate theological controversies that are causing ferment in the evangelical world.

The contention within Christian hip - hop (under the hashtag abbreviation CHH on Twitter) community of how to present Christianity within music can be traced back at least 25 years, to when fans and fellow artists tended to align with either Cross Movement, a group who claimed to «rap the Gospel,» almost exclusively at shows held in churches and on CDs sold in Christian book stores, or Tunnel Rats, an LA crew whose music took plotted a more mainstream course.

The other theme, reflected in the title of the book, is the contention that most baby boomers are «seekers» in the realm of religion.

Certainly it would be the contention of many religious readers of Dawkins's book, The God Delusion, that Ecklund's point has great validity in the current debate.

In his first book, entitled The Philosophy and Psychology of Sensation, Hartshorne announces his agreement with the Whiteheadian idea that the materials of all nature are events composed of aesthetic feeling,» claiming the additional support of modern physics for the contention; and he has never wavered in this conviction.17 Moreover, he also expounds in this work the further Whiteheadian notion, which he tirelessly repeats in his later works, that what the Constituent experiences or feelings of the universe experience are other experienceIn his first book, entitled The Philosophy and Psychology of Sensation, Hartshorne announces his agreement with the Whiteheadian idea that the materials of all nature are events composed of aesthetic feeling,» claiming the additional support of modern physics for the contention; and he has never wavered in this conviction.17 Moreover, he also expounds in this work the further Whiteheadian notion, which he tirelessly repeats in his later works, that what the Constituent experiences or feelings of the universe experience are other experiencein this conviction.17 Moreover, he also expounds in this work the further Whiteheadian notion, which he tirelessly repeats in his later works, that what the Constituent experiences or feelings of the universe experience are other experiencein this work the further Whiteheadian notion, which he tirelessly repeats in his later works, that what the Constituent experiences or feelings of the universe experience are other experiencein his later works, that what the Constituent experiences or feelings of the universe experience are other experiences.

The reaction of any person who begins to leaf through this illustrated chronicle of human gestation will surely be extraordinary as well, and the book should be helpful in promoting «bonding» of all readers with all unborn babies, as it graphically documents the contention (made, for example, in this issue by William Saunders) that from zygote to embryo to fetus to birth, each human organism is nothing but human.

Moreover, in his text book on paleoclimatologhy, MBH co-author Bradley contradicted the contention that «tree ring proxy data alone is not sufficient to determine past climate variables», stating:

HollywoodNews.com: British actress Gemma Arteron may not be in contention this award season, but she's set on tackling more serious roles in the future unlike the g.f. parts she's booked.

One contention in the book is that we at professional schools now know at some level the original dream is flawed, and tell our students as much, but we continue to act as if the old equation is true because we don't have much to replace it with.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 28, 2018)-- The first half of the Rolex 24 At Daytona is in the books with Corvette Racing squarely in podium contention following the first 12 hours of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.

Book publishers had asked Amazon to increase the price of e-books on its Web site, but Amazon stood firm in its contention that anything above $ 9.99 was too high.

The pricing model materialized in 2010 after book publishers asked Amazon to increase the price of e-books on its Web site, but Amazon stood firm in its contention that anything above $ 9.99 was too high.

I picked up the ebook on sale because there's been tremendous buzz about this book, and I figure it will be up for award contention in these next few

With its teenage protagonist, Maybe A Miracle has the potential to appeal to readers from the older teens through to adults, both men and women; and with subject matter that runs the gauntlet of hot topic subjects, including religion and politics, this is also a shoe - in for book clubs who enjoy a little contention in their reading matter... (Reviewed by BookBrowse Review Team).

With one bookstore reporting a 36 - percent increase in business in 2017, almost 40 retailers are put into contention for the Independent Bookstore of the Year prize at the British Book Awards, the Nibbies.

There's a full list of the 2018 shortlistees for the British Book Awards here, including the 42 books that are in contention.

Announced in Amman, the six books and their authors shortlisted for this year's International Prize for Arabic Fiction are now in contention for a US$ 50,000 purse and English translation.

With one bookstore reporting a 36 - percent increase in business in 2017, almost 40 retailers are put into contention for the Independent Bookshop of the Year prize at the British Book Awards, the Nibbies.