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As far as homosexuality and AIDS. Dr. Campolo states that homosexualility is no worse than any other sin, especially the sin of adultery. To say AIDS is a special punishment from God for homosexuality disgraces the character of God. As Tony Campolo says if God uses illness to punish sin then we will ALL be in the hospital. Dr. Campolo urges Christians to reach out to the homosexual community and the people with AIDS with love.
Another topic was women ministers. He felt it was hypocritical to allow women to be ministers over seas but deny them the right to be ordained ministers in this country. Dr. Campolo states that there are many women with very strong ministries. DR. Campolo states that the passasge in scripture in which Paul says women should be quite in church was a reference to women who would use the church to speak out against their husbands. Also, Greco-Roman society was highly male dominate, therefore having women ministers may prevent people from joining the church. This is not the situation today.
Another controversial issue is pulling the plug on terminally ill patients. Dr.Compolo staes that it wrong to keep the body alive my artificial means. One such case are people that are declared brain dead. When the brain stops functioning the body stops functioning.These people are only kept alive by machines. Another case are people who are only kept alive by machines that are fully conscious. Dr. Campolo tells of a wife of a friend who had a disease that made some of her vital organs inoperative. She was in extreme pain and the pain medicine was not working. Without modern medicine she would have died anyway. He is not saying modern medicine is bad, but if these machines are the only thing that is keeping people alive,who are in extreme pain, at a great expense then these machines should be turned off and let nature take its course. He does not condone mercy killing or euthanasia. Dr. campolo is saying that when the body ceases to function naturally and the body is kept alive artificially then the patient and the patient's family has the right to turn of the machines.
I agree with Tony Campolo. Conservative Christians do not like to hear that they are equal sinners to homosexuals. Their sin is also mentioned in the Bible and is equally offensive to God. Tony Campolo is asking people to reach out to others with love and without judgement.
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Like Crossland's The Future of Socialism, Anthony Giddens' The Third Way: The Renewal of Social Democracy, is an attempt to reinvent social democracy--to give a political movement back its lost soul.
By 1998 many of the party faithful believed that Labour had sold its soul for victory at the polls. Tony Blair was talking tough on crime, tough on welfare dependency, and tough on government spending. The party had abandoned its old social democratic policies and modeled itself on Clinton's pragmatic New Democrats. Many Labour intellectuals were wondering whether the party had any vision at all other than winning elections.
Meanwhile Giddens, as an academic sociologist, had been questioning the philosophy behind the socialist tradition. With the 1994 publication of Beyond Left and Right he gave a long and subtle account of the exhaustion of the old ideologies and the prospects for the future. With the victory of 'left of center' parties on both sides of the Atlantic under the banner of the 'third way' he saw a chance to popularize his views.
Giddens is philosophical sociologist and works mostly in the realm of abstract ideas. None of his political books have much to offer as accounts of real-life political decision making or practical suggestions for refom. A much better example of that genre would be something like David T. Ellwood's 1988 Poor Support (the blueprint for Clinton's failed welfare reform plan).
If you're after Giddens-Lite -- a non-academic introduction to his vision for social democracy then this is the book to get. It's short, easy to read and relates big ideas to recent political events. If, on the other hand, you want a more serious, academic account then Beyond Left and Right is a better choice.
The Third Way is an influential book but is unlikely to become a classic.
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The first chapter is about sex. That's another giveaway for the Hengist & Horsa crowd (q.v. Lewis Carroll) that tried to savage this book in their reviews. And it covers only the most interesting emperors. Oh, I suppose he could have gone on with chapters on Galba, Otho, and Vitellius -- but, after all, they didn't last long enough to make an impression, did they?
This is a good starting point for someone who wants a quick survey of the subject without getting lost in the footnotes. Blond mentions some interesting secondary sources along the way, and has even interested me in seeking out Josephus, Martial and Juvenal. His send-up of Cicero as a corrupt slumlord was a new one on me: I guess I better read some of those letters to Atticus.
You don't have to be dull to write about Roman history. Anthony Blond does a creditable job here and makes me want to read more of his work.
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The prose was overly dramatic and squishy. All the conversations between two people was always prefaced with the characters name. For example, "Michael, would you like to go for a walk?" Johnathan asked. Michael said, "Johnathan, I'd love to." Yikes! It got tiring quickly.
I'd definitely recommend against this book.
This is a well-written, heartwarming story of young love in 1960. It is both a coming-of-age yarn and a partial coming-out one as well. The charming countryside of rural New York State is the novel's main location, while the other is Manhattan with its streets, parks, churches, attractions and skyscrapers. Readers will identify with Michael and Jonathan and want to spend their time with them. This is a real romantic page-turner. I could not put it down.
This is one hot, coming-out story. It full of sexual tension, but provides the much needed erotic description of the activities young sailors are engaged in so that all can understand the passion they are experiencing. They feel intense desire to share each other physically and emotionally. And they do. The author tells us specifically what they are doing and thinking throughout the novel. This is not a mild book with sparklers going off to describe a sexual climax. The influence that the the Roman Catholic Church had on Michael and Jonathan is shared with the reader; it is miraculous that they were so both so well-adjusted. This is probably the best family saga I have ever read.
I hope a sequel is forthcoming.
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I am rather liberal-minded when it comes to sex & erotica, but the sex in this book is surprising graphic, and lacks good taste.
The history is interesting, but Anthony has shot down his own dream of having these Geodyssey books in the classroom.
We can only hope that Climate of Change (the fifth and final) has the quality of the first three.
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Who really gets to know the core thoughts of his or her parents? Not Tony. But I don't think that makes him so unusual. There's something strangely fascinating about the halo most children give to their parents. Alger Hiss was at peace with himself, it seems clear in hindsight, because he either believed in his work as a spy (something which isn't all that unusual for those times) or he was one of those people who could delude himself into thinking that night was day (also not that unusual, call it OJ Simpson-itis).
One gets no clue from this book that the son ever got into the head of the father when it comes to these questions, and yet I think that makes it interesting document, how many adult children can say the same thing? Those who read this book uncritically, of course, and don't see the cat and mouse game that the author is playing with himself, are being silly.
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How can the other reviewers trash it so badly? did you read the book or just buy it in order to have something to complain about? I found the writing very real and honest, not snoby like most writers. He didn't make me feel inadequate or stupid, just entertained. Besides, the copies that us reviewers bought were just advanced promo-copies. That was one of the reasons I bought it early, because i'd have the collectors edition with the mistakes in it. I just got the final version, it's so much better.
If you want to take a chance on buying and reading a book, I can't imagine a better novel to start with. Mr. Blossingham has done a good job, and he's impressed me with the fact that he's 22 years old. To all the negative reviewers, you should be ashamed of yourselves. How many of you have written a book? You've called him a sophmoreic writer, but what have you done with your life? I've spent my life as somebody's mom and wife. This young writer doesn't talk down to the reader, like you people would.
A life-long resident of Arcadia 45 years old.
The ending of each chapter was perfect because it made me want to continue reading. I spent my last twelve dollars on this book and it was well worth it.
The ending was perfect, I could see this novel becoming a movie. At least I hope it will be.
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And for all you haters out there...you must not have read the book or else you would have realized the real of GHETTO GIRLS. Everyone who reads this book can relate or knows someone that has been through a similar situation.
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The cases go WAY beyond what is covered in the Chapters, and its up to the instructor to try to fill in the gaps (hopefully your instructor realizes this).
I have found myself referring to my textbook from my intro accounting course more often than this book itself in order to grasp the concepts at hand. Seriously, this book is a punishment to anyone who has to buy it for school. And its FREAKIN heavy to haul around across campus.
'Nough said.