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VISION BLOGS   

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Causes of Conflict:
Thoughts on Religion, Identity and the Middle East

First Followers: Jesus' Teachings, Then and Now

Family Matters: Building Strong Family Relationships

BOOKS 

What Makes Us Human?
Leading thinkers and scholars from around the world weigh in on this fascinating question in this book edited by Dr. Charles Pasternak. Vision publisher Dr. David Hulme also contributes an essay discussing the question in regard to religion.
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Identity, Ideology, and the Future of Jerusalem
For more than a hundred years, the tiny strip of land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River has been the subject of intense debate and bitter conflict, with one of the main focal points of the ongoing struggle being a single ancient city. Exploring the lives of 14 key Palestinian and Jewish leaders, this fascinating study examines the roles of identity and ideology in the search for a resolution to the final-status issue of Jerusalem. The book will prove an important resource for scholars and students interested in the Arab-Israeli conflict, peace studies, and political psychology.
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Bovine Methane:
Just a Lot of Hot Air?
Climate change, global warming and greenhouse gases are prominent in the news, and most often the blame is laid on humans. But humans aren’t the only species implicated in our planet’s warming trend. Cattle—both dairy and beef—are also taking heat. But are there other factors to consider?

Book Reviews:
Prove All Things
Modern philosophers have often suggested that the purpose of human existence is simply to find one’s own meaning in life and pursue it as a kind of personal crusade. Three recent books speak to this view of human purpose and potential. Each provides food for thought on the problem of belief and how one constructs his arc of life.

Interview: Will Marré
Sustainable Relationships
An interview with leadership expert Will Marré suggests that new approaches to over-complicated modern lifestyles will not only help people improve their personal effectiveness but will also yield immense interpersonal benefits.  

Apostles Series
John: Approaching the End
The last surviving apostle among the original twelve, John had reached the close of the first century when he wrote the three letters by his name and the book of Revelation. These final writings were meant to pass on key understanding to followers of “the Way,” both then and now.

In the Beginning
How the universe came into existence continues to intrigue—and baffle—cosmologists, whose ever-evolving theories are still far from revealing definitive answers. Lacking a written eyewitness account, can anyone ever know how it all really began?

Golgotha: Where Is It?
Some religious communities place the location of Jesus Christ’s death within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, while others opt instead for an outcrop of rock near the Garden Tomb. But another idea has also been proposed which is interesting in light of first-century Jewish practices and New Testament accounts of the event.

Why Suffering?
Throughout history people have asked why, if God is both good and all-powerful, He doesn’t intercede to prevent pain and suffering in the world. It is the dilemma known as 'theodicy.' Is there justification for the coexistence of a good God and the suffering and sorrow that is so much a part of the human condition?

Biography: Mark Twain
The Whited Sepulchre
Literary giant Samuel Langhorne Clemens—better known as Mark Twain—lived a life filled with great joys, exciting journeys and interesting investments, as well as a number of bitter defeats. But did anyone really know the man in the white suit?

The New Synthesis  
Introduced by its creator, J. Craig Venter of the J. Craig Venter Institute, the bacterium JCVI-syn1.0 takes center stage as the first human-created organism. It may be only one piece of the puzzle, but it is potentially a pivotal one in humanity's continuing bid for power over life.

New Books From Vision
Over the past decade, Vision has published two series of articles devoted to putting the entire New Testament before readers in a conversational way. Soon to be available as full-length books in print and e-formats, these volumes, considered together, will give readers an overview of the personalities and major themes of the New Testament.