The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a world-renowned model for regional planning and development. Based along the Tennessee River and its series of hydro-electric power stations, dams and reservoirs, the TVA development program envisioned a broad regional planning program. The program focused on development opportunities and problems around the array of TVA dams and their reservoirs. It also created new 'model' towns and pioneered land-use planning bringing together federal, state, and...

Much philosophical work on pop culture apologises for its use; using popular culture is a necessary evil, something merely useful for reaching the masses with important philosophical arguments. But works of pop culture are important in their own right--they shape worldviews, inspire ideas, change minds. We wouldn't baulk at a book dedicated to examining the philosophy of The Great Gatsby or 1984--why aren't Star Trek and Superman fair game as well? After...

Most of us spend more time planning a vacation than we do planning for our destination after death.Once we die, it is eternal—so we should plan for the afterlife and do it now. David Johnson and Richard Hansen reveal how to do it in this training guide.They show that getting to your desired destination does not require blind faith—it only means looking to the Bible. They provide convincing evidence that the Bible is true and that faith in Jesus is the only logical way to ge...

Most of us spend more time planning a vacation than we do planning for our destination after death.Once we die, it is eternal—so we should plan for the afterlife, and we should do it now. David Johnson and Richard Hansen reveal how in this study guide, which supplements Training Guide for Heaven: Running for the Prize.They show that getting to your desired destination does not require blind faith— it only means looking to the Bible. They provide convincing evidence that the...

The world seems upside down. Men marry men, and women marry women. Boys become girls, and girls become boys. Systemic racism becomes gospel, yet society is not racist.The world has become more totalitarian with lockdowns, censorship, and control by Big Tech, Big Government, Big Education, and Big Corporations.It’s like our society is floating on the Niagara River, and we can hear this roar in the distance. Well, stop floating! Get prepared with this training guide. Bible pr...

A Revolutionary War-era teen faces self-doubt while helping build the first submarine used in naval combat.It's 1776, and the Revolutionary War is raging. Fourteen-year-old Nathan Wade is a patriot, but he's too young to join the fight. Then his cousin David Bushnell comes to town with a secret. David has designed a water machine that can explode bombs underwater. And his mission is to launch it against the British warships in New York harbor.Nate reluctantl...

Delves into the ancient debate regarding the nature and purpose of the seven sacramentsWhat are the sacraments? For centuries, this question has elicited a lively discussion and among theologians, and a variety of answers that do anything but outline a unified belief concerning these fundamental ritual structures.In this extremely cohesive and well-crafted volume, a group of renowned scholars map the theologies of sacraments offered by key Christian figures...

Covering the period from World War II through the Trump presidency, Peace, War, and Partnership: Congress and the Military since World War II unpacks the vital and dynamic relationship between Congress and the military, two entities that have worked together, at times with different purposes, to solve myriad important issues impacting the United States in both peace and war. Congress and the military have had their periods of cooperation. However, they have also had alternating pe...

Do scientists see conflict between science and faith? Which cultural factors shape the attitudes of scientists toward religion? Can scientists help show us a way to build collaboration between scientific and religious communities, if such collaborations are even possible? To answer these questions and more, the authors of Secularity and Science: What Scientists Around the World Really Think About Religion completed the most comprehensive international study of scientists' attitude...

When the Earth's magnetic poles begin trading places, four scientists will have to race against time to save humanity.Dr. Becky Sorenson has found a cache of frogs with a very high mutation rate...and some odd behaviors. Dr. David Carter's core earth samples seem to indicate the next polar reversal will be worse than predicted. And CDC researchers Jordan and Jillian are looking at a strange new disease.When the four scientists delve deeper, they discover th...

What becomes of theology when we think of it aesthetically? What becomes of aesthetics when we think of it theologically? These are the guiding questions that inform both the method and the conclusions of this volume's exploration into the literary world of Herman Melville's "characteristic theology." Far from a specialist work that simply seeks to flesh out the religious disposition and myriad influences of one particular literary giant, Johnson's focus in this volume is instead the ident...

Quiet your noisy mind—and find peace of mind—with fast-acting, on-the-spot relief for persistent, painful, and intrusive thoughts.Do you have unwanted, repetitive, negative, or intrusive thoughts that are getting in the way of your life, keeping you up at night, or making you downright miserable? If so, you need quick tools you can use right now—whenever and wherever you are—to soothe the disruption of intrusive thoughts. This emergency toolkit ha...