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Demography, Culture, and the Decline of America's Christian Denominations

Demography, Culture, and the Decline of America's Christian Denominations
George Hawley, "Demography, Culture, and the Decline of America's Christian Denominations"
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1498548393 | PDF | pages: 239 | 3.3 mb
This book examines the state of Christianity in the United States, considering trends in religious beliefs and affiliation over the last forty years. It seeks to explain why so many of America's largest denominations have witnessed such a dramatic decline during this period. It argues that, although there are many elements to this decline, the shrinking families of Americans-including American Christians-are a primary explanation for our aging and shrinking Christian congregations.

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Debating Innovation Perspectives and Paradoxes of an Idealized Concept

Debating Innovation Perspectives and Paradoxes of an Idealized Concept
Debating Innovation: Perspectives and Paradoxes of an Idealized Concept
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031166655 | 531 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 4 MB
Despite its complexity, innovation is often depicted within academic literature as a phenomenon that is innately good and always necessary. This thought-provoking volume presents a more nuanced view - through a number of paired chapters for and against, as well as more general critiques of innovation and several suggested new lines of inquiry, the book will be of interest to all with a broader interest in innovation.

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Dear James Letters to a Young Illustrator

Dear James Letters to a Young Illustrator
R. O. Blechman, "Dear James: Letters to a Young Illustrator"
English | 2009 | ISBN: 1439136874 | EPUB | pages: 160 | 2.1 mb
RENOWNED ARTIST R. O. BLECHMAN'S illustrations are instantly recognizable. For more than fifty years, his work has appeared on the covers of The New Yorker, run alongside op-eds in The New York Times, graced the pages of Harper's Bazaar, and, more recently, been featured on The Huffington Post, providing unspoken commentary on the world at large. In Dear James, Blechman has compiled all the wisdom he has accumulated over the course of his esteemed career into a series of poignant yet instructive letters written to an imagined young illustrator, "James." The result is a wise and mesmerizing meditation on creativity.

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