There Is Nothing New Under The Sun

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:There Is Nothing New Under The SunISBN13:9781498224307ISBN10:149822430XAuthor:Leverenz, Robert E. (Author)Description:Then: Witness To An Execution As The Disparity, Injustice, And Cruelty Of The Death Penalty Is Carried Out Now: The Death Penalty Is Abolished In Twenty States Then: Geraldine Ferraro Was Nominated By The Democratic Party To Run As The Vice Presidential Candidate Now: Women Are Among Those Seeking The Presidential Nomination In Both Major Parties Then And Now: The Juxtaposition On A Host Of Major Issues Present In The 1980'S And The First Decade Of The 21St Century Is America A Religious Nation? The Abuse Of Power, The Relation Between Church And State: These Are But A Few Sample Of The 31 Commentaries Addressing Issues Spanning The Decades From The 1980'S To The Present There Are Some Which Stand Alone Without Any Parallel Expression In Our Day There Is One Titled: Baseball Revisited The Times They Are A-Changing Yes And No Is There Anything New Under The Sun? Yes And No Weaving In Timeless Themes From Ecclesiastes And The Ancient Greeks, Leverenz Astutely Comments On Cogent, Insightful Radio Commentaries He Wrote Back In The Reagan Years, Capturing Both Progress And The Absence Of Change--From The Reagan Years To Obama --Craig R Mosher, Associate Professor & Director Of Social Work Program; Department Head - Sociology, Anthropology And Social Work (Sasw) Department, Luther College Leverenz's Book Is] An Extremely Readable And Timely Series Of 'Then' And 'Now' Vignettes That Expose Key Issues Presently Facing Us As Actually Being Repetitions Of Those From] The 1980'S Drawing From His Experiences As A Pastor And Public Radio Commentator, He Skillfully Weaves His Realistic Thesis That While The Players In History Change, The Plot Remains Recognizably The Same Blanketed With Sadness Over The Human Condition, A Hint Emerges That Awareness Might Slow Recurrence --W Paul Jones, Emeritus Professor, Writer Robert E Leverenz Is A United Methodist Minister And Social Worker He Has Advanced Degrees From Duke Divinity School, St Paul School Of Theology, And A Masters Of Social Work From The University Of Iowa He Has Served Parishes In Iowa And Oregon He Is The Author Of Poetic Expressions: The Extraordinary In The Ordinary, And That's What They Are In For A Pastoral Memoir Of A Privileged Profession He Lives In Portland, Oregon With His Wife Melanie Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:RESOURCE PUBNPublication Date:2015-12-02Weight:0.25 lbsDimensions:0.3'' H x 8.3'' L x 5.4'' WNumber of Pages:86Language:English

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