This Very Short Introduction provides both believers and non-believers with a balanced survey of the central questions of contemporary theology. David Ford's interrogative approach draws the reader into considering the principles underlying religious belief, including the centrality of salvation to most major religions, the concept of God in ancient, modern, and postmodern cont...(展开全部)

David F. Ford剑桥大学神学钦定讲座教授。已出版作品包括：《〈欢呼颂〉：赞颂的神学》（与丹尼尔•哈迪合著）、《〈哥林多后书〉中的意义与真实》（与弗朗西斯•扬合著）、《当代神学家：20世纪基督教神学导论》（编）、《生命的形态》、《自我与拯救：接受转化》等。

David F. Ford剑桥大学神学钦定讲座教授。已出版作品包括：《〈欢呼颂〉：赞颂的神学》（与丹尼尔•哈迪合著）、《〈哥林多后书〉中的意义与真实》（与弗朗西斯•扬合著）、《当代神学家：20世纪基督教神学导论》（编）、《生命的形态》、《自我与拯救：接受转化》等。

- Introduces in a clear and concise way the most important basic findings and procedures of evolutionary biology - Looks at the evidence for evolution, eg the fossil record, the distribution of species, the similarities and differences between organisms - A section at the end looks at the seemingly difficult problems for the theory of evolution - Explains adaptation and natural...(展开全部)

Exploring the cultural and institutional dimensions of Christianity, and tracing its course over two millennia, Linda Woodhead provides a fresh, lively, and candid portrait of Christianity's past and present. Addressing topics including the competition for power between different forms of Christianity, the churches' use of power, and its struggles with modernity, this new editi...(展开全部)

- Introduces in a clear and concise way the most important basic findings and procedures of evolutionary biology - Looks at the evidence for evolution, eg the fossil record, the distribution of species, the similarities and differences between organisms - A section at the end looks at the seemingly difficult problems for the theory of evolution - Explains adaptation and natural...(展开全部)

Dorothy H. Crawford was professor of medical microbiology at the University of Edinburgh from 1997-2010 and assistant principal for public understanding of medicine from 2005-2011. She was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2001 and received an OBE for services to medicine and higher education in 2005. She is the author of...(展开全部)

Documentary film can encompass anything from Robert Flaherty's pioneering ethnography Nanook of the North to Michael Moore's anti-Iraq War polemic Fahrenheit 9/11, from Dziga Vertov's artful Soviet propaganda piece Man with a Movie Camera to Luc Jacquet's heart-tugging wildlife epic March of the Penguins. In this concise, crisply written guide, Patricia Aufderheide takes reader...(展开全部)

Documentary film can encompass anything from Robert Flaherty's pioneering ethnography Nanook of the North to Michael Moore's anti-Iraq War polemic Fahrenheit 9/11, from Dziga Vertov's artful Soviet propaganda piece Man with a Movie Camera to Luc Jacquet's heart-tugging wildlife epic March of the Penguins. In this concise, crisply written guide, Patricia Aufderheide takes reader...(展开全部)

Explains what landscape architecture is and what it does Explores both its history and origins as well as modern developments in landscape urbanism and ecological urbanism Considers the misconceptions about landscape architecture Includes examples of landscape architecture from around the world Part of the bestselling Very Short Introductions series - over six million copies so...(展开全部)