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Review Of The Theatre Of His Glory: Nature And The Natural Order In The Thought Of John Calvin, By Susan Schreiner, Steven C. Bouma-Prediger
Review Of The Theatre Of His Glory: Nature And The Natural Order In The Thought Of John Calvin, By Susan Schreiner, Steven C. Bouma-Prediger
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Surviving Turbulent Organizational Environments: A Case Study Examination Of A Lumber Company's Internal And External Influence Attempts, John S. Seiter
Surviving Turbulent Organizational Environments: A Case Study Examination Of A Lumber Company's Internal And External Influence Attempts, John S. Seiter
Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies Faculty Publications
As a result of recent environmentalist attacks, environmental legislation, and a weakening economy, Southern California's Ganahl Lumber Company faces a situation which threatens its image, resources, financial viability, and survival. Using qualitative data gathering techniques (i.e., employee interviews and examinations of organizational documents), this study examines the ways in which Ganahl Lumber has responded to these concerns. Specifically, this study identifies whom Ganahl Lumber employees perceive to be their most important audiences and focuses on the different communication strategies that the com pany is using to influence these audiences. Conclusions indicate that, although the company is attempting to alleviate the …
Review Of Caring For Creation: An Ecumenical Approach To The Environmental Crisis, By Max Oelschlaeger, Steven C. Bouma-Prediger
Review Of Caring For Creation: An Ecumenical Approach To The Environmental Crisis, By Max Oelschlaeger, Steven C. Bouma-Prediger
Faculty Publications
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Review Of Healing The Earth: A Theocentric Perspective On Environmental Problems And Their Solutions, By Richard Young, Steven C. Bouma-Prediger
Review Of Healing The Earth: A Theocentric Perspective On Environmental Problems And Their Solutions, By Richard Young, Steven C. Bouma-Prediger
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Computationalism And The Problem Of Other Minds, Stuart M. Glennan
Computationalism And The Problem Of Other Minds, Stuart M. Glennan
Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS
In this paper I discuss Searle's claim that the computational properties of a system could never cause a system to be conscious. In the first section of the paper I argue that Searle is correct that, even if a system both behaves in a way that is characteristic of conscious agents (like ourselves) and has a computational structure similar to those agents, one cannot be certain that that system is conscious. On the other hand, I suggest that Searle's intuition that it is “empirically absurd” that such a system could be conscious is unfounded. In the second section I show …
The Greening Of Theology: The Ecological Models Of Rosemary Radford Ruether, Joseph Sittler, And Jürgen Moltmann, Steven C. Bouma-Prediger
The Greening Of Theology: The Ecological Models Of Rosemary Radford Ruether, Joseph Sittler, And Jürgen Moltmann, Steven C. Bouma-Prediger
Faculty Publications
This volume examines the contributions of three contemporary theologians -- Rosemary Radford Ruether, Joseph Sittler, and Jurgen Moltmann -- to the development of Christian ecological theology. Against the charge that the Christian tradition is ecologically bankrupt, the author demonstratesthe intellectual and spiritual resources available within Christianity for addressing ecological issues. Of particular interest are Ruether's doctrine of God and her emphasis on ecojustice, Sittler's cosmic Christology and reconception of the relation between nature and grace, and Motlmann'sdoctrine of the Holy Spirit and argument for social trinitarianism. Beyond evaluating the issues raised by Ruether, Sittler, and Moltmann, the author presents sixteen …