The Ness Monsters is a family of engaging, entertaining, endearing characters whose personalities primarily appeal to children and whose messages will resonate with parents and grandparents as valuable life lessons. Every Ness Monster is sure to remind us of someone we know.Children will learn about life, love and the value of generosity, honesty, morality, manners, courtesy, health, fun, fitness, independence, relationships, assertiveness, risk-taking, peer pressure, self-image, r...

This ground-breaking book provides a fascinating insight into the relationship between sports (and leisure), religion and disability. In the shadow of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, at which athletes that were both able-bodied and disabled, provided an extravaganza of sporting excellence and drama, this text is a timely and important synthesis of ideas that have emerged in two previously distinct areas of research: (i) ‘disability sport’ and (ii) the ‘theology of disability’...

This interdisciplinary collection explores the nexus of social justice and sport to consider how sport and physical education can serve as a unique point of commonality in an era of religious, political, economic, and cultural polarity.Originally published as a special issue of Quest, Sport, Physical Education, and Social Justiceofferstimelytheoretical perspectives from the fields of theology, philosophy, psychology, and sociology. The volume demonstrates the mult...

Many people are passionate about sport, yet few give thought to its role and importance in their lives - let alone its relationship to Christian faith. This book examines the potential of sports and challenges readers to consider how it relates to their deepest passions, behaviours, and actions, while providing newcomers to the field with a framework to help consider the connection between sports participation and faith-based values.Featuring academic writers from a range of discip...

In 1861 a Scotsman living in Louisiana took up the Confederate Flag.William Watson presents a narrative of his observations and experience in the Southern States, both before and during the American Civil War.Prior to the War, Watson lived in the hot, fertile state of Louisiana.With Lincoln in office, and the secession of the southern states, North and South was plunged in a violent Civil War.Watson recounts the widespread lack of political interest until th...

You Can Prophesy is written to equip the next generation in prophetic ministry and edify those who practice this important gift. Packed full of original, practical and biblical teaching which has taken the author a lifetime to glean, You Can Prophesy gives you a strong foundation and deep insight into prophetic ministry. "It is not a light thing for me to give approval to a book on prophets and prophetic ministry. Prophet Nick Watson has presented truth concerning the prophetic with wisdom...

God's Healing Belongs To You will help you receive Divine physical healing, because of what Jesus did for you. It will equip you to minister physical healing to others in Jesus' Name. The book contains practical teaching on healing and faith and testimonies of people who have received God's healing. The teaching is thoroughly Bible based and Christ centred in terms of the doctrine of Divine Healing by grace through faith. The testimonies are real people who have been healed in church meeti...

This book gives a synoptic description of the practical details of how to carry out the common procedures in imaging on which a trainee in radiology and related professionals will be expected to be familiar. It does not attempt to cover rarer techniques beyond the scope of the FRCR exam or to show the resulting images. Every technique is clearly described under a set of standard headings (e.g. methods, indications, equipment, patient preparation, technique, aftercare, complications, furthe...

This book provides an inter-disciplinary examination of the relationship between sport, spirituality and religion. It covers a wide-range of topics, such as prayer and sport, religious and spiritual perspectives on athletic identity and ‘flow’ in sport, theological analysis of genetic performance enhancement technologies, sectarianism in Scottish football, a spiritual understanding of sport psychology consultancy in English premiership soccer and how Zen may be useful in sports performance...

In the untamed wilderness of the Canadian frontier, where danger lurks around every corner, a group of rugged men and women find themselves entangled in a deadly game of survival. As tensions rise and alliances shift, the true nature of their relationships is tested. When a mysterious stranger arrives, carrying secrets that could shatter their fragile existence, the stakes are raised even higher. Amidst the unforgiving landscape and the constant threat of violence, they must confront their...

Sport science can quantify many aspects of human performance but the spiritual dimensions of sports experience cannot be fully understood through measurement. However, the spiritual experience of sport – be it described as ‘flow’, ‘transcendence’ or the discovery of meaning and value – is central both to our basic motivation to take part in sports, and to achieving success.Sport and Spirituality: An Introduction explores these human aspects of sports experience through the...

This interdisciplinary text examines the sports-Christianity interface from Protestant and Catholic perspectives. In addition to a "systematic review of literature," field-pioneering contributors such as Michael Novak, Shirl Hoffman, Joseph Price and Robert Higgs address a wide range of topics from the sporting world, including biblical athletic metaphors, disability, evangelism, professionalism and celebrity, humility and pride, genetic enhancement technologies, stereotypes, sport as art ...