Evolution and Epiphany: Language in Biological and Theological Perspective

Brief sketches are given, on the one hand, of three \"biological\" accounts of human language that construe its function in terms of evolutionary adaptation, and, on the other hand, of three \"theological\" accounts of language that construe its function in terms of human relatedness to God. The theological accounts, when placed into conversation with the biological accounts, are allowed to raise specific critical questions and suggestions for further work, in an attempt to contribute methodologically and materially to the ongoing dialogue between science and religion

Evaluating Digital Libraries: A Longitudinal and Multifaceted View

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New Trends in Development of Services in the Modern Economy

The services sector strategic development unites a multitude of economic and managerial aspects and is one of the most important problems of economic management. Many researches devoted to this industry study are available. Most of them are performed in the traditional aspect of the voluminous calendar approach to strategic management, characteristic of the national scientific school. Such an approach seems archaic, forming false strategic benchmarks. The services sector is of special scientific interest in this context due to the fact that the social production structure to the services development model attraction in many countries suggests transition to postindustrial economy type where the services sector is a system-supporting sector of the economy. Actively influencing the economy, the services sector in the developed countries dominates in the GDP formation, primary capital accumulation, labor, households final consumption and, finally, citizens comfort of living. However, a clear understanding of the services sector as a hyper-sector permeating all spheres of human activity has not yet been fully developed, although interest in this issue continues to grow among many authors. Target of strategic management of the industry development setting requires substantive content and the services sector target value assessment

Biblical Anthropology: Foundations and Teaching Models

Human beings have searched for meaning in different ways over the millennia. This book presents how God sees the human being from a biblical-grammatical perspective through the book of Exodus. The sense of existence has new sources, with God and his purpose for each individual and humanity being the main ones. In addition, this book analyses and offers possibilities and models for teaching biblical anthropology to university students.https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/books/1289/thumbnail.jp