This book is designed as an introduction into what I call ‘abstract’ Topological Dynamics (TO): the study of topological transformation groups with respect to problems that can be traced back…

Biblical interpretation and theological speculation are inseparable: each has constantly influenced the other for good or for ill. But which of the two is the final criterion? Though universally the…

The first national standardization th organizations were founded in the early decades of the 20 century and were aimed at rationalizing industrial production. They increasingly depend on their exclusive links…

Philosophy may not seem to be an obvious source to discover methods for successful product innovation management. However, this book shows that systematic reflection on the nature of product innovation…

Presents research that helps professionals in a variety of practices understand how normativity either helps or hampers them to function well and align with what they see as their personal…

Fully updated, this second edition provides a class-tested system analysis approach to sustainability for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. The latest scientific data and insights are integrated into a broad…

This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable. In his introduction De Vries sketches the canonical setting of the books of Chronicles, especially in relation with…

Sola scriptura, decreed the Reformers, and thereby launched a literacy frenzy. The newly christened priesthood of all believers necessitated that even the lowly layman know how to read and reflect…