Church planting is challenging at every stage of ministry! And while this is true at the beginning, the effort to take the plant to the next level requires a different…

This volume considers Dostoevsky's The Gambler from a broad interdisciplinary perspective, focusing on its psychological, cultural, philosophical, religious, and aesthetic aspects. Dostoevsky presents gambling as a fundamental problem of human…

Critical care medicine comprises the observation, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients with overt or potential failure of vital functions. Unlike other, bulkier reference texts, Handbook of Acute Critical Care…

In this book Karl and David share how for many years now, many religious organizations have pitted themselves against the gay community. In some cases the church has become the…

Presents a first step towards understanding the relationship between advertising and identity with a focus on sport. The book will be useful for scholars across a range of disciplines and…

Hitler and Nazi Germany: A History is a brief but comprehensive survey of the Third Reich based on current research findings that provides a balanced approach to the study of…

This volume presents chemical vapour deposition of diamond films for application in cutting tools, microdrills, dental burs and surgical tools. It examines various deposition techniques, discusses mechanisms of diamond growth…