Exploring the fascinating world of feline behavior, this book delves into both domestic cats and their wild relatives like leopards and tigers. It emphasizes understanding normal behaviors from a cat's perspective and connects these behaviors to welfare, highlighting how they reflect the animal's well-being. With insights from veterinary physiology and ethology, the work serves as a crucial resource for veterinarians, shelter workers, and animal behaviorists, while also appealing to pet owners interested in enhancing their understanding of cat behavior.
Things that divide Christians act as a poor witness to the world. On such major schism is that of Baptism. However if we can't agree, the next best witness to the world is the manner of how we disagree. The two views explored here, paedo (or infant) baptism and adult (or believer's) baptism are often so entrenched that discussions can be based around prejudice rather than understanding. This classic book aims to eradicate the former and promote the latter. Do you know why Anglicans, Presbyterians and Methodists baptise babies? Do you know why Baptists find it impossible to understand why they do it? Do you know why most Baptists find it difficult to allow Paedobaptists to take communion or become church members? We owe it to the future health of the church, and its witness, to work out our differences in love before the world. This book looks at the biblical arguments for both views on baptism, show how these have been practised in church history and the place that baptism has in the church today. This book is based on the 1998 extended version of the 1977 classic. Donald Bridge and David Phypers approach this book from two different directions - respectively that of Baptist and Anglican. The common approach they bring is their respect of the others position as regards fidelity to scripture and faith.
The baptism of the Spirit - with its associated gifts - is a subject which has perplexed and fascinated Christians for many years. It is unfortunately one which divides Christians, who disagree over the extent to which gifts should appear in the Church. In this study of gifts, the individual and the church - Donald Bridge and David Phypers give a balanced view of a difficult and controversial issue. In particular they plead for unity amongst those who profess to love Christ.
Andrew Fraser’s socio-legal study resurrects the original conception of the modern American business corporation as a little republic. Well into the nineteenth century, the idea of the corporation as a civil body politic played a significant role in the constitutional genesis of civic authority. In our time too, republican ideas can challenge the dictatorship of the economic in corporate governance. The author’s republican model of corporate governance looks beyond managerial accountability to shareholders. He highlights the responsibility of shareholders for risks imposed upon society at large by the corporations they own. Political responsibility for the adverse consequences of corporate activity must be vested in a new political class of shareholders. A self-selecting aristocracy of substantial shareholders can constitute senatorial elites with the authority to balance the otherwise irresponsible power of corporate managers. In exploring the contemporary relevance of republicanism to corporate governance, the author discusses the nature of aristocracy and democracy in the era of reflexive modernization; corporations and the economic logic of efficiency; as well as the relationship between risk, responsibility, and the political realities of corporate power.
Valued for its significance in literature, this book serves as an important resource for scholars and future generations. Preserving its original form, it includes intentional marks that reflect its historical authenticity. Readers can expect to engage with the text as it was first published, providing a genuine insight into its content and context.
