Caribbean Lutherans tells the story of the Lutheran church in Puerto Rico from a Caribbean perspective. Rodríguez intersperses archival research with cogent commentary and personal accounts, highlighting the power and agency of Puerto Rican and West Indian Lutherans amid the multifaceted legacy of Euro-American missionary efforts on the island. Readers may not be surprised to learn that the first Lutheran missionary in Puerto Rico was a Swedish American Lutheran; they may not be a...

Luteranismo caribeño cuenta la historia de la iglesia luterana en Puerto Rico desde una perspectiva caribeña. Rodríguez intercala la investigación de archivo con comentarios convincentes y relatos personales, destacando el poder y la agencia de los luteranos puertorriqueños y antillanos en medio del legado multifacético de los esfuerzos misioneros euroamericanos en la isla. Es posible que los lectores no se sorprendan al saber que el primer misionero luterano en Puerto Rico fue un...

Why are there so many different Christian denominations when we all have the same Bible? True, some Bibles include a few extra books, and some groups may use different versions of Scripture, but this hardly explains that tremendous diversity of doctrine and practice we see throughout Christendom. Most of these differences are not the result of different Bibles or different versions. Much of the disagreement is not over what the Bible says, it is over what the Bible means. Most Christians w...

Most people are familiar with the general theme of the Book of Job: a righteous man suffers, holds on to his faith, and is greatly rewarded in the end. But there is so much more to it than that. The questions posed in the Book of Job are some of the most profound questions anyone can ask. They explore the origin of Satan, the problem of evil in a world created by an all-powerful and loving God, the true motivation for service to God, the insidious power of legalism, the purpose of life, an...

An unnamed island in the middle of the ocean hides a huge secret. During the day, inhuman screams are heard coming from a house. At night, the silence is only broken by stifled rumors that come from the forest. It is said that someone there played God. It is said that something went terribly wrong...

Hidden somewhere in South America, a world full of adventure awaits, but only the extravagant Professor Challenger believes in its existence. When he joins a reporter in search of adventure, a brave nobleman and a colleague ready to prove him wrong, Challenger will, at last, have the opportunity to discover the lost world.

The icy waters of the northern seas hide a creature that is already a legend among all seafarers. The fearsome white leviathan, the chimera of all whalers, Moby Dick. The young Ishmael, along with his faithful friend Queequeg, will board the Pequod, to satisfy their craving for adventure. But soon, he will discover that his work goes beyond whaling, and that the whole crew is at the mercy of the mysterious Captain Ahab's thirst for revenge.

Alex has located Dany in the city of Chicago but quickly discovers that she is no mood to be rescued. With time running out and the balance of magic shifting, the pressure quickly builds to a boiling point. And the young man who never wanted to be anything at all...is asked to step up and become a hero.

This book discusses the details of random number generation (RNG) as a key technology that is used for information security in various fields, such as electronic commerce and authentication. Readers will see how random numbers are used in various applications such as in the generation of keys for data encryption, games, lotteries, sampling, simulations, statistical sampling, search/sort algorithms, and gambling. The authors describe how the classification of RNGs encompasses linear and non...

This book examines troupes, plays, festivals, performative practices, and audiences active during the final years of the Franco dictatorship and the beginning of the transition to democracy.This period, spanning 1968 to 1982, is considered the historical moment that most directly shaped contemporary Spanish politics and society. The dominant narrative of the Transition has long portrayed it as a normalized, non-confrontational, and consensual process steered by political elites. Bu...

This book explains the causes, consequences and desirable solutions to the unbalanced and unfair relationship between Homo sapiens and the other species that inhabit Planet Earth in a succinct, enjoyable and thought-provoking way.Major sociological, economic, political, educational, religious and phylosophical perspectives are reviewed in order to understand why we have reached the current alarming status of global biodiversity during the Anthropocene, and how we can react to it to...

Enteric pathogenic viruses are a major challenge in public health, as they represent a major concern with a severe global impact to the economy, commerce, and health systems. Consequently, their active monitoring can allow preventive surveillance and the discovery of new viruses, exemplifying an important epidemiological and health control tool.In an unprecedented way, this book addresses the general characteristics of enteric viruses and their environmental transmission, with a pa...