This addition to our popular Guides for the Perplexed series tackles a subject that is enjoying renewed debate: Christianity, along with Judaism and Islam, claims that the universe is not a brute fact. It is 'created'. But what do we mean by 'creation'? Do we mean that the universe is 'designed'? Is it the product of an evolutionary process? How are creatures related to God, and does God act within creation? Simon Oliver begins with the background to the Christian theology of creation in Greek philosophy and the Old Testament. This provides a route into understanding the claim that we are part of a created order that is also the theatre of God's providential action. He examines different understandings of creation, including creation out of nothing and the analogy of being, with close reference to the work of patristic and medieval theologians such as Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. This leads to an historical overview of the relationship between theological, philosophical and scientific approaches to creation in the modern period. Some of the ethical issues concerning humanity's place within, and treatment of, creation and our environment are also examined. A distinctive yet traditional theology of creation is proposed focused on the concepts of gift and participation as ways of understanding more fully the meaning and implications of the claim that the universe is created.

Lawyers involved in UK ancillary relief cases needs to know how to enforce the orders which they seek. But it can be a difficult task tracing the appropriate procedure. Enforcing Family Finance Orders has been written to overcome this difficulty. This second edition has been fully updated to take account of all recent developments. The authors consider every type of finance order and provide advice as to the most effective and appropriate method of enforcement, including enforcement of foreign orders. The book also includes precedents and relevant UK legislation.

Product Description: Fergus Kerr, OP is one of the foremost Catholic theologians of his generation. His works are widely read by specialists and students in the UK, North America and across the world. His ‘Theology after Wittgenstein' is regarded as a seminal work in philosophical theology...read more

Product Description: In the post-Newtonian world motion is assumed to be a simple category which relates to the locomotion of bodies in space, and is usually associated only with physics. This book shows this to be a relatively recent understanding of motion and that prior to the scientific revolution motion was a broader and more mysterious category, applying to moral as well as physical movements...read more

Product Description: Cab driver Francis "Chas" Chandler leads an unremarkable existence. His greatest moments have come tagging along with John Constantine -- as a chauffeur. His home life is nothing special, and his beloved London is becoming a soulless metropolis...read more

Product Description: Written by Simon Oliver Art by Tony Moore and others Cover by Philip Bond It's the explosive final battle between Bug-Bee-Gone and the killer cockroaches! The fate of humanity hangs in the balance in this stunning conclusion to the EXTERMINATORS epic collecting issues #24-30...read more

Product Description: Pages: 16 Language: English Publisher: DC Comics Written by Simon Oliver Art and cover by Carlo Barberi The team heads to New York City for a little rest and relaxation But when they find their dreams coming true in the Big Apple...read more

Product Description: Theology and Religious Studies seeks to explore the relationship between the disciplines of Religious Studies and Theology. In particular, it aims to examine whether the two disciplines are strange bedfellows sharing little in common but bedding together out of sheer habit, or whether there is something that the two share in an organic sense, which sustains the link between them...read more

Product Description: Follow the dysfunctional, disturbing adventures of exterminator Henry James and his freakish cohorts as they take on the cruel chaos of nature in the dirtiest corners of Los Angeles. This is the smart and scary tale of roaches, rats, raccoons and the men who kill them...read more

Product Description: This novel called CHANGE is an unusual but enlightening tale - it is an autobiography channelled from beyond the change we call death - a life story and an afterlife story which spans several decades and even more locations on Earth and beyond to the Astral and Spirit planes - describing some of the multi-dimensional levels of human existence...read more

The Radical Orthodoxy Reader presents a selection of key readings in the field of Radical Orthodoxy, the most influential theological movement in contemporary academic theology. Radical Orthodoxy draws on pre-Enlightenment theology and philosophy to engage critically with the assumption and priorities of secularism, modernity, postmodernity, and associated theologies. In doing so it explores a wide and exciting range of issues: music, language, society, the body, the city, power, motion, space, time, personhood, sex and gender. As such it is both controversial and extremely stimulating; provoking much fruitful debate amongst contemporary theologians. To assist those encountering Radical Orthodoxy for the first time, each section has an introductory commentary, related reading and helpful questions to encourage in-depth understanding and further study.

Product Description: Written by Simon Oliver Art by Tony Moore, Mike Hawthorne and John Lucas Cover by Phillip Bond In this volume collecting issues #11-16, the Bug-Bee-Gone boys bury one of their own while another member of the team remains missing, but the business of bug-killing must go on.

Product Description: Special Education Needs and the Law explains, in a clear and practical style, every aspect of UK law and practice relating to special educational needs provision. The new edition of the popular title has been extensively revised and expanded to include detailed coverage of the new regime including new chapters on disability discrimination following the extension of the UK Tribunal's jurisdiction, the codes of practice underpinning it, and all relevant case-law...read more

Product Description: Written by Simon Oliver Cover by Philip Bond Art by Tony Moore, Chris Samnee & Ande Parks In this stunning volume collecting THE EXTERMINATORS #6-10, Henry and Stretch get an emergency call to dispose of a black widow that's been terrorizing the local S&M club...read more

Exterminator Henry James and his freakish supporting cast take on the cruel chaos of nature in the dirty corners of Los Angeles, but trouble ensues when they stumble upon a secret that could well reverse the positions of exterminator and pest.