Books by "Brian R. Dennis"
5 books found
This major new text provides an introduction to the interaction of culture and society with the landscape and environment. It offers a broad-based view of this theme by drawing upon the varied traditions of landscape interpretation, from the traditional cultural geography of scholars such as Carl Sauer to the 'new' cultural geography which has emerged in the 1990s. The book comprises three major, interwoven strands. First, fundamental factors such as environmental change and population pressure are addressed in order to sketch the contextual variables of landscapes production. Second, the evolution of the humanised landscape is discussed in terms of processes such as clearing wood, the impact of agriculture, the creation of urban-industrial complexes, and is also treated in historical periods such as the pre-industrial, the modern and the post-modern. From this we can see the cultural and economic signatures of human societies at different times and places. Finally, examples of landscape types are selected in order to illustrate the ways in which landscape both represents and participates in social change. The authors use a wide range of source material, ranging from place-names and pollen diagrams to literature and heritage monuments. Superbly illustrated throughout, it is essential reading for first-year undergraduates studying historical geography, human geography, cultural geography or landscape history.
The preachers in Acts are Spirit-filled people who have one message to proclaim: the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. The themes of resurrection and Spirit converge at Pentecost when Peter boldly announces that the risen Christ has poured out the Holy Spirit. A new stage in redemptive history has arrived, but is it entirely new? As it turns out, the concept of resurrection is not new at all—it goes back much farther than many people realize and has its roots in the Pentateuch. At the same time, the Holy Spirit has advanced God’s agenda from the very beginning. When these two eschatological themes meet on the lips of Peter at Pentecost, thousands suddenly realize who Jesus is. They acknowledge Luke’s central teaching: Jesus is Lord and Christ. Resurrection and Spirit traces these two Lukan themes from the Pentateuch to Luke-Acts and invites the reader to discover a new depth of appreciation for Jesus, the Lord and Christ.
Social and Behavioral Science for Health Professionals
by Brian P. Hinote, Jason Adam Wasserman
2016 · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Intended for courses in sociology and allied health, Social and Behavioral Science for Health Professionals examines social and behavioral factors affecting health and illness, and how these phenomena directly inform clinical practice. The text introduces interdisciplinary insights from fields like sociology, psychology, and epidemiology to elucidate critical features of contemporary patient care routinely confronting health practitioners. Directly correlated to the new MCAT standards, the text is invaluable to students planning a career in the medical professions.
This careful, sometimes innovative, mid-level commentary touches on an astonishingly wide swath of important, sensitive issues - theological and pastoral - that have urgent resonances in twenty-first-century life. This thorough commentary presents a coherent reading of 1 Corinthians, taking full account of its Old Testament and Jewish roots and demonstrating Paula's primary concern for the unity and purity of the church and the glory of God. Those who preach and teach 1 Corinthians will be grateful to Ciampa and Rosner for years to come and scholars will be challenged to see this letter with fresh eyes.
Perez, Brady, Halperin, and Wazer's Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology
by Edward C. Halperin, David E. Wazer, Brian C. Baumann, Rachel C. Blitzblau, Natia Esiashvili
2025 · Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
For nearly 40 years, Perez and Brady's Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology has been the authoritative ‘book-of-record’ for the field of radiation oncology. Covering both the biological and physical science aspects of this complex field as well as site-specific information on the integrated, multidisciplinary management of patients with cancer, Perez & Brady continues to be the most comprehensive reference available for radiation oncologists and radiation oncology residents. Under the editorial leadership of Drs. Edward C. Halperin, David E. Wazer, and expert associate editors Drs. Brian C. Baumann, Rachel C. Blitzblau, and Natia Esiashvili, the fully revised 8th Edition, now known as Perez, Brady, Halperin, and Wazer’s Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology, is available as a two-volume hardcover edition: Volume 1 covers The Scientific, Technological, Economic, and Ethical Basis of Radiation Oncology, while Volume 2 covers The Clinical Practice of Radiation Oncology.