| Search | About | Preferences | Interact | Help | |
| 150 million books. 1 search engine. | ||
› Find signed collectible books: 'American Indian Sovereignty and the U.S. Supreme Court: The Making of Justice'
"Like the miner's canary, the Indian marks the shift from fresh air to poison gas in our political atmosphere; and our treatment of Indians, even more than our treatment of other minorities, reflects the rise and fall in our democratic faith," wrote Felix S. Cohen, an early expert in Indian legal affairs.
In this book, David Wilkins charts the "fall in our democratic faith" through fifteen landmark cases in which the Supreme Court significantly curtailed Indian rights. He offers compelling evidence that Supreme Court justices selectively used precedents and facts, both historical and contemporary, to arrive at decisions that have undermined tribal sovereignty, legitimated massive tribal land losses, sanctioned the diminishment of Indian religious rights, and curtailed other rights as well.
These case studiesand their implications for all minority groupsmake important and troubling reading at a time when the Supreme Court is at the vortex of political and moral developments that are redefining the nature of American government, transforming the relationship between the legal and political branches, and altering the very meaning of federalism.
[via]More editions of American Indian Sovereignty and the U.S. Supreme Court: The Making of Justice:
› Find signed collectible books: 'The Attribute to God'
The foundation of our knowledge of God rests upon knowing what he is like. Without understanding God's attributes, we have a skewed perception of him--often one cast in our own image. We need more than just a theoretical knowledge of God in order to worship him as he desires. This classic work of Arthur W. Pink invites readers to discover the truth about seventeen attributes of God, including his sovereignty, immutability, patience, love, faithfulness, and much more. Pink shows readers a God who is alive, all-powerful, and active in his creation. The perfect introductory text, The Attributes of God also has enough depth and meat to satisfy the more experienced reader. [via]
More editions of The Attribute to God:

› Find signed collectible books: 'Beyond the Bounds: Open Theism and the Undermining of Biblical Christianity'
More editions of Beyond the Bounds: Open Theism and the Undermining of Biblical Christianity:

› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bondage of the Will'
This edition of the Bondage of the Will was translated by Henry Cole in 1823. "Free will was no academic question to Luther; the whole Gospel of the grace of God, he held, was bound up with it, and stood or fell according to the way one decided it . . . . It is not the part of a true theologian, Luther holds, to be unconcerned, or to pretend to be unconcerned, when the Gospel is in danger . . . . The doctrine of the Bondage of the Will in particular was the corner-stone of the Gospel and the foundation of faith'' (40-41, emphasis added). ''In particular, the denial of free will was to Luther the foundation of the Biblical doctrine of grace, and a hearty endorsement of that denial was the first step for anyone who would understand the Gospel and come to faith in God. The man who has not yet practically and experimentally learned the bondage of his will in sin has not yet comprehended any part of the Gospel" "Justification by faith only is a truth that needs interpretation. The principle of sola fide [by faith alone] is not rightly understood till it is seen as anchored in the broader principle of sola gratia [by grace alone]; . . . for to rely on ones self for faith is not different in principle from relying on ones self for works" The Bible teaches that faith itself is and has to be, a gift of God, by grace, and not of self (Ephesians 2:8). It is safe to deduce that for Luther, any evangelist who advocates free will has not only ''not yet comprehended any part of the Gospel,'' but also that he has not yet preached the Gospel at all; his is a counterfeit gospel.Luther was ordered to recant his teachings on threat of excommunication. Luther thundered, ''Unless I am convinced by Scriptures and plain reason [for Luther, this meant logic], my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not recant anything. Here I stand, I can do no other!" [From a review in The Trinity Review] Martin Luther (1483-1546) shattered the structure of the Medieval Church by demanding that the authority for doctrine and practice be the Scriptures rather than popes or councils, and ignited the famous Protestant Reformation. The Roman Catholic hierarchy could not refute his logic, so they attempted to have him killed. But he was protected by Frederic. It has been said that more books have been written about Luther than about any other person except Jesus Christ. 164 pages, hard cover [via]
More editions of The Bondage of the Will:

› Find signed collectible books: 'Bound Only Once: The Failure of Open Theism'
More editions of Bound Only Once: The Failure of Open Theism:

› Find signed collectible books: 'Boundaries in Question: New Directions in International Relations'
More editions of Boundaries in Question: New Directions in International Relations:

› Find signed collectible books: 'Classes in Contemporary Capitalism'
More editions of Classes in Contemporary Capitalism:
› Find signed collectible books: 'Crimes Against Humanity: The Struggle for Global Justice'
The story of the rise of the human rights movement by the renowned international attorney, in a newly revised and expanded edition.
For centuries it seemed an impossible dream that international institutions could ever tell nation-states how to treat their own citizens. But after a century in which 160 million lives have been wasted by war, genocide, and torture, the worldwide human rights movement is gaining popular and political strength.
In a book that has been called "an epic work" by The Times (London), Geoffrey Robertson, one of the world's leading human rights lawyers, weaves together disparate strands of history, philosophy, international law, and politics to show how an identification of the crime against humanity, first defined at Nuremberg, has become the key that unlocks the closed door of state sovereignty, enabling the international community to bring tyrants and torturers to heel.
This newly revised and expanded edition features additional chapters on Iraq and Guantánamo, and incorporates insights from the author's experience since 2002 as a UN appeals judge for the Special Court on war crimes in Sierra Leone. Robertson also brings us up to date on the trials against Slobodan Milosevic and Saddam Hussein and the International Criminal Court at Darfur. [via]
More editions of Crimes Against Humanity: The Struggle for Global Justice:
› Find signed collectible books: 'Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility: Biblical Perspective in Tension'
More editions of Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility: Biblical Perspectives in Tension:

› Find signed collectible books: 'Does God Have a Future?: A Debate on Divine Providence'
More editions of Does God Have a Future?: A Debate on Divine Providence:

› Find signed collectible books: 'The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte'
More editions of The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte:

› Find signed collectible books: 'End of Sovereignty?: The Politics of a Shrinking and Fragmenting World'
More editions of End of Sovereignty?: The Politics of a Shrinking and Fragmenting World:
› Find signed collectible books: 'The Enemy: An Intellectual Portrait of Carl Schmitt'
The writings of Carl Schmitt form what is arguably the most disconcerting, original, and yet still unfamiliar body of twentieth-century political thought. In the English-speaking world, he is terra incognita, a name associated with Nazism, the author of a largely untranslated oeuvre forming no recognizable system, coming to us from a disturbing place and time in the form of fragments. The Enemy is a comprehensive intertextual reconstruction and analysis of all of Schmitt's major works - his books, articles and pamphlets from 1919 - 1950 - presented in an arresting narrative form. This form reveals the complex ways in which his ideas took shape in the intertwining time lines of civil and world wars and retraces the path of his interventions on the constantly shifting battlefield of the inter-war era. The lines of thought which emerge out of this meticulous study on democracy, constitutional law and international law will be startling to those who know nothing about Schmitt, as well as to those who have had to rely on the existing secondary literature to form an opinion of him. For the first time, the stature and topicality of this disturbing figure is incontrovertibly demonstrated. [via]
More editions of The Enemy: An Intellectual Portrait of Carl Schmitt:

› Find signed collectible books: 'The Enemy: An Intellectual Portrait of Carl Schmitt'
More editions of The Enemy: An Intellectual Portrait of Carl Schmitt:
› Find signed collectible books: 'Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God'
The mystery and seeming paradox between evangelism and God's sovereignty has been causing disagreements and confusion among Christians since the beginning of the 20th century. In Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God, J.I. Packer reveals that a faulty understanding of the Bible leads to the assessment that these doctrines are foes rather than friends. By debunking the erroneous view that "robust faith in the absolute sovereignty of God is bound to undermine any adequate sense of human responsibility" toward evangelism, the author adeptly moves through the obstacle course of tricky theology with ease and grace, allowing the reader a more complete understanding of the mystery of salvation. Packer manages to tackle an overwhelming piece of doctrinal truth and contain it within the subject of evangelism by concisely determining what evangelism is and what it is not. "It is our widespread and persistent habit of defining evangelism in terms, not of a message delivered, but of an effect produced in our hearers." This error is corrected when one is renewed in his or her knowledge of the sovereignty of God. Of course, fault is found on the other side as well, with those who so heavily rely on God's sovereignty to save the lost that they are lazy in obeying God's command to share the Gospel. Packer insists that love for God, at the very least, should draw one out of this stagnation and that the coupling of these seemingly diabolical doctrines will make one bold in speech, patient in God's timing, and prayerful for the salvation of others. --Jill Heatherly [via]
More editions of Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God:

› Find signed collectible books: 'Federal Courts: Habeas Corpus'
More editions of Federal Courts: Habeas Corpus:

› Find signed collectible books: 'Freedom of the Will'
More editions of Freedom of the Will:
› Find signed collectible books: 'Freedom of the Will: A Careful and Strict Inquiry into the Modern Prevailing Notions of That Freedom of Will'
Jonathan Edward's classic theological masterpiece. [via]
More editions of Freedom of the Will: A Careful and Strict Inquiry into the Modern Prevailing Notions of That Freedom of Will:
› Find signed collectible books: 'God's Lesser Glory: The Diminished God of Open Theism'
Christians throughout history have been strengthened by their confidence that God knows everything about the future. But consider this: What if it simply is not true? What if God can only rely on His best guess about tomorrow--just as you and I do? Would it not affect your trust in Him, your confidence in facing the future, your worship, and your motivation to leave everything in His hands? And yet this is the consequence that has to be faced if you trust what a number of leading voices in evangelicalism are proposing under the doctrine of open theism.
In its redefinition of the nature of divine providence, open theism adjusts the entire picture of God's sovereignty and involvement in our lives. Bruce Ware carefully summarizes and critiques this dangerous doctrine from a thoroughly biblical perspective, providing an excellent treatment of both the classical and openness views. He explores their implications and faithfully pinpoints the subtle ways that open theism undermines our trust in God and lessens His glory in our lives.
Open theism offers a God who, like us, does not know the future. Its sponsors see this humanizing of God as logical and devotional gain. Bruce Ware sees it as a way of misreading Scripture and impoverishing the life of faith, and he makes a compelling case for his view. I heartily commend this thorough and insightful book.
--J.I. Packer, Professor of Theology, Regent College
Open theism, which denies that God can foreknow free human choices, dishonors God, distorts Scripture, damages faith, and would, it left unchecked, destroy churches and lives. Its errors are not peripheral but central. Therefore, I thank God for Bruce Ware's loving, informed, penetrating, devastating critique of this profoundly injurious teaching. I pray that God would use this book to sharpen the discernment of leaders and prepare the people of God to recognize toxic teaching when they taste it. O how precious is the truth of God's all-knowing, all-wise, all-powerful care over our fragile lives. For your name's sake, O Lord, and for the good of the suffering church who rest in your all-knowing providence, prosper the message of this beautiful book and shorten the ruinous life of open theism.
--John Piper, Senior Pastor, Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis
Evangelical theology faces a crisis of unprecedented magnitude. The denial and redefinition of God's perfections will lead evangelical theology into disintegration and doctrinal catastrophe. The very identity and reality of the God of the Bible is at stake. The real question comes down to this--does God really know all things, past, present, and future? Or, is God often surprised like all the rest of us? The Bible reveals that God is all-knowing and all-powerful. Bruce Ware sets out the issues carefully in God's Lesser Glory. This book is a much-needed antidote to contemporary confusion, and it is a powerful testimony to the truth of God set forth in Scripture. I can only hope that Christians will read it and rejoice in the knowledge of the true and living God.
--R. Albert Mohler, Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
At once businesslike and practical, Bruce Ware's restatement of classical Christianity in the face of contemporary challenges to it within evangelicalism is bold and bracing. Driven by the pastoral and practical importance of God's greatness, Ware's approach keeps his defense from bogging down in pedantic rhetoric. This book clearly demonstrates that the historic Christian view, against centuries of antecedents to "open theism," has been favored for so long for one reason: It is so evidently biblical.
--Michael Horton, Associate Professor of Historical Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary in California
Not even God knows whether you will decide to buy this book or read it, at least according to "open theism." But Bruce Ware shows that this position, which is seeping into evangelical churches, is contrary to Scripture, intentionally contradictory, and destructive to our Christian lives. This is a clear, fair, well-reasoned, and Bible-centered critique of a doctrinal error so far-reaching that it ultimately portrays a different God than the God of the Bible.
--Wayne Grudem, Chairman, Department of Biblical and Systematic Theology, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
The movement known as open theism claims to be a more biblical and more practical alternative to the traditional view. Bruce Ware systematically refutes both of these claims, showing that the traditional view better handles the biblical evidence and the issues of Christian living while better preserving the glory of God. His examination of the biblical material is especially strong.
--Millard J. Erickson, Distinguished Professor of Theology, George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University
While I (basically a traditional Arminian) do not agree with all of Ware's answers, I applaud his keen discernment of the questions and issues raised by openness theology. He clearly sets forth the key differences between this view and traditional views of God, both Arminian and Calvinist; and he perceptively identifies its major weaknesses. I benefited especially from Ware's treatment of the biblical teaching on God's foreknowledge.
--Jack W. Cottrell, Professor of Theology, Cincinnati Bible Seminary
More editions of God's Lesser Glory: The Diminished God of Open Theism:
› Find signed collectible books: 'Great Books of the Western World'
The Iliad (Ancient Greek ?????, Ilias) is, together with the Odyssey, one of two ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer, a supposedly blind Ionian poet. The epics are considered by most modern scholars to be the oldest literature in the Greek language. The Iliad concerns events during the tenth and final year in the siege of the city of Ilion, or Troy, by the Greeks. The Odyssey (Greek: ????????, Odusseia)is commonly dated circa 800 to 600 BC. The poem is, in part, a sequel to Homer's Iliad and mainly concerns the events that befall the Greek hero Odysseus (or Ulysses) in his long journeys after the fall of Troy and when he at last returns to his native land of Ithaca. [via]
More editions of Great Books of the Western World:

› Find signed collectible books: 'Hegemony: The New Shape Of Global Power'
More editions of Hegemony: The New Shape Of Global Power:

› Find signed collectible books: 'History of the Theory of Sovereignty Since Rousseau'
More editions of History of the Theory of Sovereignty Since Rousseau:
› Find signed collectible books: 'Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life'
More editions of Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life:
› Find signed collectible books: 'International Law: United States Foreign Relations Law'
The focus of this text is on constitutional law as it relates to the conduct of foreign relations, primarily with that subfield dealing with the "separation of powers." Foreign relations law refers to the rules, principles, practices and procedures which structure the formation and execution of U.S. foreign policy, including it's participation in international law and institutions. [via]
More editions of International Law: United States Foreign Relations Law:

› Find signed collectible books: 'The Invisible Hand'
More editions of The Invisible Hand:
› Find signed collectible books: 'The Invisible Hand: Do All Things Really Work for Good?'
"Every woman who has delivered a stillborn baby knows the devastation it brings to the heart," write R. C. Sproul. "Who can experience such a thing without crying to heaven and asking, "Why?" It is normal to wonder where God is in such circumstances. It is where the rubber of human anguish meets the road of divine providence." "This book is an effort to face those issues and questions that arise with regard to God's providence," Sproul writes. "It is designed to look at the question of providence, not only from a doctrinal viewpoint, but chiefly from an examination of concrete experiences of the flesh-and-blood people whose lives and struggles are recorded for us in sacred Scripture." Sproul concludes: "The Providence of God is our fortress, our shield, and our very great reward. It is what provides courage and perseverance for His saints." All who read The Invisible Hand will find themselves praising God for his mercy and loving kindness. [via]
More editions of The Invisible Hand: Do All Things Really Work for Good?:
› Find signed collectible books: 'Leviathan'
Hobbes' classic work has set the tone for the course of political philosophy through to our own day. This new Broadview edition includes the full text of the 1651 edition, together with a wide variety of background documents that help set the work in context. Also included are an introduction, explanatory notes, and a chronology. [via]
More editions of Leviathan:

› Find signed collectible books: 'Leviathan'
More editions of Leviathan:
› Find signed collectible books: 'Leviathan: Authoritative Text Backgrounds Interpretations'
This Norton Critical Edition of arguably the greatest work of political theory written in the English language contains the bulk of Hobbes's treatise, including all chapters except those of interest primarily to professional historical scholars.
Explanatory annotations make Hobbes's sometimes archaic prose accessible to students. The text is based on the 1909 Oxford University Press edition, which in turn was based on one of the most fully corrected copies of the text that was widely available to readers in the seventeenth century. The editors have also noted variations between this text and other authoritative editions.More editions of Leviathan: Authoritative Text Backgrounds Interpretations:
› Find signed collectible books: 'Leviathan: Or the Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil'
After the publication of his masterpiece of political theory, "Leviathan, Or the Matter, and Power of Commonwealth Ecclesiastic and Civil", in 1651, opponents charged Thomas Hobbes with atheism and banned and burned his books. The English Parliament, in a search for scapegoats, even claimed that the theories found in "Leviathan" were a likely cause of the Plague of 1665 and the Great Fire of 1666. For the modern reader, though, Hobbes is more recognized for his popular belief that humanity's natural condition is a state of perpetual war, with life being 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'. Despite frequent challenges by other philosophers, "Leviathan's" secular theory of absolutism no longer stands out as particularly objectionable. In the description of the organization of states, moreover, we see Hobbes as strikingly current in his use of concepts that we still employ today, including the ideas of natural law, natural rights, and the social contract. Based on this work, one could even argue that Hobbes created English-language philosophy, insofar as "Leviathan" was the first great philosophical work written in English and one whose impact continues to the present day. [via]
More editions of Leviathan: Or the Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil:
› Find signed collectible books: 'Leviathan: With Selected Variants from the Latin Edition of 1668'
This new edition of Hobbe's masterpiece is uniquely suited to meet the needs of both student and scholar. It offers a brilliant introduction by Edwin Curley, modernised spelling and punctuation of the text, and a key annotative feature found in no other edition: the inclusion, along with historical and interpretive notes, of the most significant variants between the English version of 1651 and the Latin version of 1668. A glossary of seventeenth century English terms and indexes of persons, subjects, and scriptural passages help make this the most thoughtfully conceived edition of Leviathan available. [via]
More editions of Leviathan: With Selected Variants from the Latin Edition of 1668:

› Find signed collectible books: 'Mercenaries, Pirates, and Sovereigns: State-Building and Extraterritorial Violence in Early Modern Europe'
More editions of Mercenaries, Pirates, and Sovereigns: State-Building and Extraterritorial Violence in Early Modern Europe:

› Find signed collectible books: 'The Moral Purpose of the State: Culture, Social Identity, and Institutional Rationality in International Relations'
More editions of The Moral Purpose of the State: Culture, Social Identity, and Institutional Rationality in International Relations:

› Find signed collectible books: 'Multitude: War and Democracy in the Age of Empire'
More editions of Multitude: War and Democracy in the Age of Empire:
› Find signed collectible books: 'No Other God: A Response to Open Theism'
The theological movement known as open theism is shaking the church today, challenging the doctrines of God's sovereignty, foreknowledge, and providence. This timely work clearly describes open theism and evaluates it biblically. Frame addresses questions such as How do open theists read the Bible? Is love God's most important attribute? Is God's will the ultimate explanation of everything? Do we have genuine freedom? Is God ever weak or changeable? Does God know everything in advance? Frame not only answers the objections of open theists but sharpens our understanding of the relationship between God's eternal plan and the decisions or events of our lives. [via]
More editions of No Other God: A Response to Open Theism:

› Find signed collectible books: 'No Place for Sovereignty: What's Wrong With Freewill Theism'
More editions of No Place for Sovereignty: What's Wrong With Freewill Theism:
› Find signed collectible books: 'On War'
On War is perhaps the greatest book ever written about war. Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian soldier, had witnessed at first hand the immense destructive power of the French Revolutionary armies which swept across Europe between 1792 and 1815. His response was to write a comprehensive text covering every aspect of warfare. On War is both a philosophical and practical work in which Clausewitz defines the essential nature of war, debates the qualities of the great commander, assesses the relative strengths of defensive and offensive warfare, and - in highly controversial passages - considers the relationship between war and politics. His arguments are illustrated with vivid examples drawn from the campaigns of Frederick the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte. For the student of society as well as the military historian, On War remains a compelling and indispensable source. [via]
More editions of On War:
› Find signed collectible books: 'The Openness of God: A Biblical Challenge to the Traditional Understanding of God'
Voted one of 1995 Books of the Year! presents a careful and full-orbed argument that the God known through Christ desires "responsive relationship" with his creatures. While it rejects process theology, the book asserts that such classical doctrines as God's immutability, impassibility and foreknowledge demand reconsideration. The authors insist that our understanding of God will be more consistently biblical and more true to the actual devotional lives of Christians if we profess that "God, in grace, grants humans significant freedom" and enters into relationship with a genuine "give-and-take dynamic." is remarkable in its comprehensiveness, drawing from the disciplines of biblical, historical, systematic and philosophical theology. Evangelical and other orthodox Christian philosophers have promoted the "relational" or "personalist" perspective on God in recent decades. Now here is the first major attempt to bring the discussion into the evangelical theological arena. [via]
More editions of The Openness of God: A Biblical Challenge to the Traditional Understanding of God:

› Find signed collectible books: 'The Openness of God: The Relationship of Divine Foreknowledge and Human Free Will'
More editions of The Openness of God: The Relationship of Divine Foreknowledge and Human Free Will:

› Find signed collectible books: 'The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of Bcci'
More editions of The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of Bcci:

› Find signed collectible books: 'Periclean Athens'
More editions of Periclean Athens:

› Find signed collectible books: 'Political Theology: Four Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty'
More editions of Political Theology: Four Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty:
› Find signed collectible books: 'Rogues: Two Essays On Reason'
More editions of Rogues: Two Essays On Reason:
› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sovereign State and Its Competitors: An Analysis of Systems Change'
The present international system, composed for the most part of sovereign, territorial states, is often viewed as the inevitable outcome of historical development. Hendrik Spruyt argues that there was nothing inevitable about the rise of the state system, however. Examining the competing institutions that arose during the decline of feudalism--among them urban leagues, independent communes, city states, and sovereign monarchies--Spruyt disposes of the familiar claim that the superior size and war-making ability of the sovereign nation-state made it the natural successor to the feudal system.
The author argues that feudalism did not give way to any single successor institution in simple linear fashion. Instead, individuals created a variety of institutional forms, such as the sovereign, territorial state in France, the Hanseatic League, and the Italian city-states, in reaction to a dramatic change in the medieval economic environment. Only in a subsequent selective phase of institutional evolution did sovereign, territorial authority prove to have significant institutional advantages over its rivals. Sovereign authority proved to be more successful in organizing domestic society and structuring external affairs. Spruyt's interdisciplinary approach not only has important implications for change in the state system in our time, but also presents a novel analysis of the general dynamics of institutional change.
[via]More editions of The Sovereign State and Its Competitors: An Analysis of Systems Change:
› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sovereignty of God'
Handles a doctrine little understood and heard of infrequently in these days of humanism. This book gives God his proper place of supremacy and is a classic on the subject. [via]
More editions of The Sovereignty of God:
› Find signed collectible books: 'Sovereignty: Organized Hypocrisy'
The acceptance of human rights and minority rights, the increasing role of international financial institutions, and globalization have led many observers to question the continued viability of the sovereign state. Here a leading expert challenges this conclusion. Stephen Krasner contends that states have never been as sovereign as some have supposed. Throughout history, rulers have been motivated by a desire to stay in power, not by some abstract adherence to international principles. Organized hypocrisy--the presence of longstanding norms that are frequently violated--has been an enduring attribute of international relations
Political leaders have usually but not always honored international legal sovereignty, the principle that international recognition should be accorded only to juridically independent sovereign states, while treating Westphalian sovereignty, the principle that states have the right to exclude external authority from their own territory, in a much more provisional way. In some instances violations of the principles of sovereignty have been coercive, as in the imposition of minority rights on newly created states after the First World War or the successor states of Yugoslavia after 1990; at other times cooperative, as in the European Human Rights regime or conditionality agreements with the International Monetary Fund.
The author looks at various issues areas to make his argument: minority rights, human rights, sovereign lending, and state creation in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Differences in national power and interests, he concludes, not international norms, continue to be the most powerful explanation for the behavior of states.
[via]More editions of Sovereignty: Organized Hypocrisy:
› Find signed collectible books: 'State Of Exception'
› Find signed collectible books: 'Still Sovereign: Contemporary Perspectives on Election, Foreknowledge, and Grace'
The relationship between divine sovereignty and the human will is a topic of perennial theological dispute and one that is gaining increased attention among contemporary evangelicals.
In Still Sovereign, thirteen scholars write to defend the classical view of God's sovereignty. According to the editors, "Ours is a culture in which the tendency is to exalt what is human and diminish what is divine. Even in evangelical circles, we find increasingly attractive a view of God in which God is one of us, as it were, a partner in the unfolding drama of life. . . . In contrast, the vision of God affirmed in these pages is of one who reigns supreme over all, whose purposes are accomplished without fail, and who directs the course of human affairs, including the central drama of saving a people for the honor of his name, all with perfect holiness and matchless grace."
The fourteen chapters of Still Sovereign (originally part of the two-volume, The Grace of God, the Bondage of the Will) are divided into three parts. Part 1 offers fresh exegesis of the biblical texts that bear most directly on the doctrines of election, foreknowledge, and perseverance of the saints. Part 2 explores theological and philosophical issues related to effectual calling, prevenient grace, assurance of salvation, and the nature of God's love. The final section applies the doctrines of election and divine sovereignty to Christian living, prayers, evangelism, and preaching. [via]
More editions of Still Sovereign: Contemporary Perspectives on Election, Foreknowledge, and Grace:
› Find signed collectible books: 'Struggle for Sovereignty: Seventeenth-Century English Political Tracts'
European History [via]
More editions of Struggle for Sovereignty: Seventeenth-Century English Political Tracts:

› Find signed collectible books: 'Studies in the Problem of Sovereignty'
More editions of Studies in the Problem of Sovereignty:
› Find signed collectible books: 'Suffering And the Sovereignty of God'
In the last few years, 9/11, a tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, and many other tragedies have shown us that the vision of God in today's churches in relation to evil and suffering is often frivolous. Against the overwhelming weight and seriousness of the Bible, many Christians are choosing to become more shallow, more entertainment-oriented, and therefore irrelevant in the face of massive suffering.
In Suffering and the Sovereignty of God, contributors John Piper, Joni Eareckson Tada, Steve Saint, Carl Ellis, David Powlison, Dustin Shramek, and Mark Talbot explore the many categories of God's sovereignty as evidenced in his Word. They urge readers to look to Christ, even in suffering, to find the greatest confidence, deepest comfort, and sweetest fellowship they have ever known.
[via]More editions of Suffering And the Sovereignty of God:
› Find signed collectible books: 'Sword and Scales: An Examination of the Relationship Between Law and Politics'
This short and accessible book provides a provocative re-assessment of the various tangled relationships between law and politics and in so doing examines legal and political thinking on such critical areas as justice, the state, constitutionalism and rights. It introduces lawyers to certain important themes in some of the key texts in political thought and introduces political scientists to the legal dimensions of a number of central themes of political studies. Written by one of the leading theorists in constitutional law, the book should prove to be and indispensable companion for any student or teacher interested in law and politics. [via]
More editions of Sword and Scales: An Examination of the Relationship Between Law and Politics:
› Find signed collectible books: 'Their God Is Too Small: Open Theism and the Undermining of Confidence in God'
Can you trust a "God" who can't know the future?
A new theology is trickling down from the lofty halls of academia to the pews of evangelical churches. Called open theism, this novel view of God denies that he fully knows the future and insists that he takes risks by giving humans wide-ranging freedom. This view has disastrous consequences for the everyday faith of ordinary Christians, consequences you can't afford to ignore.
Their God Is Too Small explains some of the beliefs of open theism and shows their practical implications. Using biblical truth and personal anecdotes, Bruce Ware demonstrates how open theism undermines trust in God for everyday life, particularly in the midst of suffering. This is no dry academic discourse; if you care about God's glory and your confidence in him, then this book is for you because it concerns the everyday issues of faith.
[via]More editions of Their God Is Too Small: Open Theism and the Undermining of Confidence in God:

› Find signed collectible books: 'Unforgiven'
More editions of Unforgiven:

› Find signed collectible books: 'Willing to Believe: The Controversy over Free Will'
More editions of Willing to Believe: The Controversy over Free Will:

› Find signed collectible books: 'L'autre Cap ; Suivi De La Democratie Ajournee'
More editions of L'autre Cap ; Suivi De La Democratie Ajournee:
› Find signed collectible books: 'Il Faut Defendre La Societe: Cours Au College De France, 1975-1976'
More editions of Il Faut Defendre La Societe: Cours Au College De France, 1975-1976:
› Find signed collectible books: 'Voyous: Deux Essais Sur La Raison'
À l'époque des Lumières, on attendait de la raison qu'elle éclaire les États. En ce début de XXIe siècle, où l'histoire semble s'accélérer, on est plutôt invité à s'interroger sur les "raisons d'États" et sur la possibilité d'une rationalité démocratique à l'échelle de la planète. C'est à la démocratie que sont consacrées les deux conférences de Jacques Derrida rassemblées dans cet ouvrage. Dans son idée et ses principes, elle est rudement mise à l'épreuve, à la fois par la globalisation des échanges économiques et par l'administration du droit international. Le philosophe s'interroge sur le monde que nous avons devant nous : car de la démocratie, nous ne savons encore rien, nous ne sommes qu'aux frémissements, aux commencements. Prendre la mesure de ce qui s'annonce et demeure pourtant encore impensable, s'y préparer, se donner les moyens de comprendre ce qui est en train d'advenir : voilà toute l'ambition et la pointe philosophique du propos.
Un indice de la nouvelle configuration politique internationale : la notion d'"État voyou". Il traduit ce que l'administration américaine, sous le président Clinton, nommait les "rogue States". En français, le terme de "voyou" sonne comme une interpellation de police. Le voyou a affaire avec la voie : c'est le dévoyé qui traîne dans les rues, la bande menaçante qui occupe le pavé aux marges de la Cité de droit. Que peut donc vouloir dire l'expression d'"État voyou " ? Un ancien membre de l'administration Clinton la définit ainsi : "A rogue state is whoever the United States says it is" (Robert S. Litwak). Là où ne règne plus autre chose que la loi du plus fort, les voies sûres de la Cité existent-elles encore ? Est-il encore possible de distinguer les voyous de ceux qui les dénoncent ? Une nouvelle investigation de Jacques Derrida pour déconstruire les préjugés qui nous rendent étrangers à notre temps.
Du même auteur : Spectres de Marx (1993) ; Politiques de l'amitié (1994) ; Force de loi (1994). En collaboration avec E. Roudinesco : De quoi demain ? (2001). --Emilio Balturi [via]
More editions of Voyous: Deux Essais Sur La Raison:
› Find signed collectible books: 'Recht, Staat, Freiheit: Studien Zur Rechtsphilosophie, Staatstheorie Und Verfassungsgeschichte'
More editions of Recht, Staat, Freiheit: Studien Zur Rechtsphilosophie, Staatstheorie Und Verfassungsgeschichte:

› Find signed collectible books: 'Staat, Verfassung, Demokratie: Studien Zur Verfassungstheorie Und Zum Verfassungsrecht'
More editions of Staat, Verfassung, Demokratie: Studien Zur Verfassungstheorie Und Zum Verfassungsrecht:

› Find signed collectible books: 'Vom Mythus Des Staates'
More editions of Vom Mythus Des Staates:
› Find signed collectible books: 'Leviatan: O La Materia, Forma Y Poder De Un Estado Eclesistico Y Civil / the Matter, Form and Power of a Civil State and Ecclesiastical'
More editions of Leviatan: O La Materia, Forma Y Poder De Un Estado Eclesistico Y Civil / the Matter, Form and Power of a Civil State and Ecclesiastical:

› Find signed collectible books: 'La Mano Invisible/ The Invisible Hand: A Todas Las Cosas Ayudan a Bien?/ Do All Things Really Work for Good?'
More editions of La Mano Invisible/ The Invisible Hand: A Todas Las Cosas Ayudan a Bien?/ Do All Things Really Work for Good?:
› Find signed collectible books: 'Homo Sacer'
More editions of Homo Sacer:
