This volume contributes to closing the divide that still exists today between the so-called ‘practical’ and ‘classical’ disciplines in seminary curricula. The essays here model a dynamic reading of human situations and biblical texts that reveal their multivalent complexities.
Building Asian Families and Communities in the 21st Century
Psychology is growing more rapidly in Asia than in any other part of the world. This book presents current research showing how the discipline adapts to the philosophies and history of the region, blending Western science with Eastern practices.
Caring Architecture
This volume illuminates how people and spaces negotiate regularities and patterns embedded in the meeting between architecture and institutions. It reveals the relational and transformative conditions of care architecture and how institutions transform into caring architecture.
Why do some people get sick while others stay healthy? In an era of stress, this book reveals the answer. Referencing cancer, it uncovers the impact of negative emotions on your body and the psychological profiles of those vulnerable to illness and those who remain resilient.
Uncover the hidden power of metaphor in the media. This collection reveals how manipulative framing in news and film shapes reality and offers fresh insights to help you decode bias and avoid being misled. Essential for any critical thinker.
Common Threads
Common Threads explores the artistic identity and memory of ten textile artists. Through their stories, it reveals how individuals create a cohesive sense of self and deepens our understanding of what it means to be an artist.
Many topical tasks of logical analysis, such as forming and testing hypotheses or searching for inconsistencies in reasoning, are often outside the scope of standard logic courses. This book demonstrates two simple mathematical systems that model reasoning and solve these tasks.
Conceptual Blending and the Arts
Warchoł analyses how the processes described in Conceptual Blending Theory can be applied in practice, on the basis of Michał Batory’s posters designed for artistic events, highlighting how Batory’s artefacts influence people and convey hidden messages.
Connected Minds
This volume explores social cognition from psychological and collective viewpoints. It examines how the human mind processes social information, and how social interactions influence our cognition, shaping everything from stereotypes to entire societies.
Constructing Capacities
This book explores how learning helps people build capacities to overcome challenges. Through diverse, researched accounts, it generates new understandings of how capacities can be constructed effectively and sustainably.
Counterterrorism and Public Diplomacy
This book presents an innovative approach to counterterrorism. It shows how to prevent recruitment by engaging vulnerable groups and changing how they think and act, offering a new strategic and tactical perspective for state and non-state actors.
Creative Learning and MOOCs
This publication showcases papers presented at the 11th Learning and Technology Conference held in Saudi Arabia in 2014, reflecting upon the recent implementation of Massive Open Online Courses, which provide opportunities for learning to large numbers of students at little cost.
Cultural Memory Studies
This overview of cultural memory theories explores how communities establish their identity—a process now challenged by the digital turn. The book presents arguments by the most important memory theorists and describes the most significant forms of cultural memory.
This volume addresses emerging trends in curriculum and technology at the intersection of national and international challenges. It shows how curriculum influences schooling, society, and global changes, making it vital for scholars and educators in an era of remote teaching.
Decoding Consciousness and Bioethics
How do we know if someone else is conscious? This book offers a compelling bioethical analysis of one of neuroscience’s most intriguing topics: states of consciousness, bringing together contributions from international experts in neuroscience, philosophy, law, and ethics.
Demons on the Couch
Belief in possession has ancient roots. This book traces its global history and explores how mental health professionals can help a person who believes they are possessed. Featuring interviews with exorcists, this is a fascinating study for believers and sceptics alike.
Different Psychological Perspectives on Cognitive Processes
This book highlights research in cognitive psychology in the Alps-Adria region, bringing together diverse authors from six countries. In a spirit of unity and interdisciplinarity, it serves as a basis for fruitful exchange beyond geographical and theoretical borders.
This volume addresses the long-standing debate on the “word”. Eleven authors analyze its multi-faceted nature from multiple linguistic perspectives, contributing to a more thorough comprehension than any single approach can afford.
Disasters
With numerous disasters occurring throughout the world, understanding their mental health consequences is a pressing need. This volume deals with Natural, Human-made, and Economic Disasters, helping to manage and mitigate their mental health effects.
Discovering New Educational Trends (V3)
This textbook of articles and narratives assists educational professionals and students across diverse disciplines—from education and health to psychology and the humanities. It is an excellent resource for university coursework and a supplemental reading tool.