Characterized by obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension, metabolic syndrome is associated with the risks of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease.
The psalmist's cogent lines that humans are both "e;passing guests"e; and "e;aliens like all of our forebears"e; (Ps 39:12) bind humans together in their lived experiences.
Towards a Critical White Theology is a landmark text bringing together contributions from scholars and practitioners, Black/Postcolonial theologians and critical White theologians, from the UK, the USA and New Zealand, exposing the dynamics of whiteness in the history and the present of the Christian church, and setting an agenda for the future, especially for White-racialised theologians committed to dismantling whiteness.
This book explores, from a feminist sociological viewpoint, the ways gender is constructed in the priesthood in the Church of England, and the political, emotional, and spiritual resources generated by women priests in their resistance praxis against a discriminating structure.
Most books about the end times focus on the events described in biblical prophecy--wars, natural disasters, economic turmoil, and more--rather than the One who is revealed in those events.
In Deconstructing Purity Culture to Embrace Sexual Pleasure, certified sex therapist Andreya Jones explains how purity culture came to fruition and how its teachings have affected the sexuality and pleasure of generations of women.
Comme une participation en marge des célébrations solennelles des centenaires de la naissance, de la mort et de la canonisation de Saint Thomas d’Aquin, cette Petite métaphysique thomiste s’attache aux pas de Thomas d’Aquin afin de suivre un chemin aussi simple et assuré que possible vers la découverte de la métaphysique.
In this thought-provoking book, the author explores the intricate dynamics of gender identity, challenging conventional ideas about what defines being a man or a woman.
