Climate change is the most important issue now facing humanity. As global temperatures increase, floods, fires and storms are becoming both more intense and frequent. People are suffering. And yet, emissions continue to rise. This book unpacks the activities of the key actors which have organised past and present climate responses – specifically, corporations, governments, and civil society organisations. Analysing three elements of climate change – mitigation, adaptation and suffering – t...

The church in the West is rediscovering the fact that God cares deeply for the poor. More and more, churches and individual Christians are looking for ways to practice economic discipleship, but it's hard to make progress when we are blind to our own entanglement in our culture's idolatrous economic beliefs and practices.Practicing the King's Economy cuts through much confusion and invites Christians to take their place within the biblical story of the "King Jesus Economy....

The Understanding the Bible Commentary Series helps any reader navigate the strange and sometimes intimidating literary terrain of the Bible. These accessible volumes break down the barriers between the ancient and modern worlds so that the power and meaning of the biblical texts become transparent to contemporary readers. The contributors tackle the task of interpretation using the full range of critical methodologies and practices, yet they do so as people of faith who hold the text in t...

Spiritual healing awaits in this inspirational story of emotional redemption, an insightful companion to Transformed: Poetry & Prose of a Changed Life.In Connections: My Journey through Insight & Spirit, Carrie Wright-Christopher presents a companion book to her book Transformed: Poetry & Prose of a Changed Life. Expanding on her journey of self-discovery, she takes on new topics such as the process of a twin flame couple, and the challenges and benefits o...

This personal collection of poems, prose, and photographs taken by the author expresses reflections and transformative experiences that open a window into the heart, mind, and soul of the author. Her viewpoints on nature; home; artistry; love; motherhood (trigger alert - abortion); childhood; humanity; pain, self-awareness; spirituality, and the experience of awakening are revealingly described in these writings and photographs. Candid autobiographical poems and prose give the reader a gli...

Climate change is one of the greatest threats facing humanity, a definitive manifestation of the well-worn links between progress and devastation. This book explores the complex relationship that the corporate world has with climate change and examines the central role of corporations in shaping political and social responses to the climate crisis. The principal message of the book is that despite the need for dramatic economic and political change, corporate capitalism continues to rely o...

Written in an engaging and entertaining style, Agile Governance and Audit serves as an ideal introduction for auditors and risk managers.Many auditors are now encountering Agile management methodologies for the first time. This can cause problems for the audit process because the methodology is very different from traditional project approaches. Aside from the difficulties faced by the auditor, an ineffective audit can have a negative effect on an Agile project and might e...

The Echo of Things is a compelling ethnographic study of what photography means to the people of Roviana Lagoon in the western Solomon Islands. Christopher Wright examines the contemporary uses of photography and expectations of the medium in Roviana, as well as people's reactions to photographs made by colonial powers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. For Roviana people, photographs are unique objects; they are not reproducible, as they are in Euro-American un...

Fourteen -year-old Sarah has a problem. Her mother is emotionally unbalanced. This distressing family secret has already been a deterrent for her at her middle school and in her life in general. Alexis, former companion and confidante, has moved away, and Sarah feels friendless and alone with no one she can trust. Into her life comes Casey. He encourages Sarah to share her difficulties and illustrates the importance of being both courageous and forthright. Sarah gains many insights from he...

Anthropology and Art Practice takes an innovative look at new experimental work informed by the newly-reconfigured relationship between the arts and anthropology. This practice-based and visual work can be characterised as 'art-ethnography'. In engaging with the concerns of both fields, this cutting-edge study tackles current issues such as the role of the artist in collaborative work, and the political uses of documentary. The book focuses on key works from artists and anthropologists tha...

On July 15th, Ghost Festival, during a dark night of torrential rain, deep within a gloomy, desolate alley. She took shelter from the rain beneath an old house shrouded in an eerie atmosphere, only to encounter a mysterious woman in red who appeared out of nowhere. The woman in red left her with just one message: she must go to a place called Qingyou Garden! From then on, the woman's spirit clung to her like a shadow! And she, too, was gradually drawn into a terrifying nightmare! As a fres...

A travelogue from the Ming Dynasty and a Shang Dynasty sculpture of a black bird are unexpectedly linked, pointing to the secret of civilisation's cycles of destruction. As darkness descends and the apocalypse foretold in prophecy draws near, will the legendary guardian deity of humanity make an appearance?