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Vladimir Bukovsky And Pavel Stroilov: Eussr: Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

Vladimir Bukovsky And Pavel Stroilov: Eussr: Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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Robert D. Kaplan: On Forgetting The Obvious Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

Robert D. Kaplan: On Forgetting The Obvious Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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Roger Scruton: The West And The Rest Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

Roger Scruton: The West And The Rest Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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In The West and the Rest, Scruton examines the clash between two civilizations: Islam and the West. He contrasts the dynamic, highly institutionalized, but increasingly decadent secular legal tradition of the West, which promotes such ideas as citizenship, corporate personality, and territorial jurisdiction, with the backward-looking but unified vision of a universal community associated with the Koran. One thing that troubles the relationship of these two civilizations today is a crisis of confidence in the West, which has produced a nihilistic, self-condemning “culture of repudiation.” This countercultural solvent has been infiltrating the flood of cultural byproducts of the West that …


Colin Dueck: Reluctant Crusaders Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

Colin Dueck: Reluctant Crusaders Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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Ralph Raico: The European Miracle Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

Ralph Raico: The European Miracle Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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George Weigel: The Cube And The Cathedral Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

George Weigel: The Cube And The Cathedral Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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Ludwig Von Mises: Liberty And Its Antithesis Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

Ludwig Von Mises: Liberty And Its Antithesis Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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Benedict Xvi: The Regensburg Lecture Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

Benedict Xvi: The Regensburg Lecture Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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Francis Fukuyama: Identity And Migration Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

Francis Fukuyama: Identity And Migration Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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James V. Schall: When War Must Be The Answer: Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

James V. Schall: When War Must Be The Answer: Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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Keefe And Ogul: American Legislative System Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

Keefe And Ogul: American Legislative System Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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Latter-Day Saint Marriage And Family Life In Modern America, David C. Dollahite Jan 2007

Latter-Day Saint Marriage And Family Life In Modern America, David C. Dollahite

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS, Mormon) is considered by its adherents to embody all the doctrines and authority that were present in the church that Christ established (Matthew 16:18-19) but that subsequently were lost through an apostasy that took hold after the original apostles were martyred. Latter-day Saints consider their faith to be a modern restoration of ancient truths and practices accomplished through modern revelation given by the Lord to modern prophets.


"If You Want Me To Treat You Like An Adult, Start Acting Like One!" Comparing The Criteria That Emerging Adults And Their Parents Have For Adulthood, Larry J. Nelson, Laura M. Padilla-Walker, Jason S. Carroll, Stephanie D. Madsen, Carolyn Mcnamara Barry, Sarah Badger Jan 2007

"If You Want Me To Treat You Like An Adult, Start Acting Like One!" Comparing The Criteria That Emerging Adults And Their Parents Have For Adulthood, Larry J. Nelson, Laura M. Padilla-Walker, Jason S. Carroll, Stephanie D. Madsen, Carolyn Mcnamara Barry, Sarah Badger

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The purpose of this study was (a) to identify the criteria parents of emerging adults consider necessary and important for their children to achieve adulthood, (b) to compare parents' criteria for adulthood with the criteria espoused by emerging adults, and (c) to examine how these criteria might differ on the basis of gender and the parent and gender of the child. Participants included 392 unmarried college students, ages 18–25, and at least 1 of their parents (271 fathers, 391 mothers). Results revealed that (a) as did their children, most parents did not yet view their children as adults, (b) there …


Will Legislation To Encourage Premarital Education Strengthen Marriage And Reduce Divorce?, Alan J. Hawkins Jan 2007

Will Legislation To Encourage Premarital Education Strengthen Marriage And Reduce Divorce?, Alan J. Hawkins

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Many legislators are wondering whether there is a constructive role that government can play to strengthen marriages and reduce divorces. A handful of states have passed legislation providing incentives for couples to participate in formal premarital education. The purpose of this article is to examine the research that can help answer the question whether legislation to promote premarital education can strengthen marriages and reduce the divorce rate. Of course, there are numerous legal and policy issues related to marriage and divorce being discussed these days. The focus of this article however, is only on one. In the end, I conclude …