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”Västerlandet har gett upphov till ett frihetsbegrepp av annan art och innebörd än någon annanstans skapats. Det har hävdat och på olika områden dragit en utomordentlig fördel av sådant som tankefrihet, forskningsfrihet, den fria personlighetens rätt till ohämmad utveckling. Hela vår kultur är avhängig av detta. Alltså är friheten i dess olika former något som bör skymfas, misstänkliggöras och undertryckas!” ”Västerlandets människa har med sin fria utblick skapat internationalismens stora idé, en idé som är oundgänglig för den vidare utvecklingen, som den minsta eftertanke säger oss är framtidens och som vi måste acceptera – alltså är inter-nationalismen lyst i bann av reaktionens raserande hunner. Och efterträdd av en barbarisk nationalism.” De båda citaten ovan är hämtade från Pär Lagerkvists bok Den knutna näven, utgiven 1934. Det var en strids-skrift mot nazismen och ett försvar för humanism, individualism och demokrati. Pär Lagerkvist-samfundets årsskrift 2019 rymmer utdrag ur Den knutna näven och flera artiklar om skriften, men också artiklar om Lagerkvists sista roman, Mariamne.

How the purposive behavior of living systems outstrips the constraints of the free energy principle. Since 2005, Karl Friston s proposal that the principle of free energy minimization underpins the purposive behavior of living agents has evolved through thousands of publications. This principle s central move is to formalize the drive for self-preservation in terms of a single probabilistic imperative: to survive, a living system must consistently exhibit the same 'most likely' pattern of activity over time. Despite the simplicity of this central claim, the free energy principle s complexity and rate of development have previously made it difficult to identify and evaluate. In A Drive to Survive, Kathryn Nave offers an extended critical analysis of the strengths and limitations of Friston s proposal. Nave shows that the free energy principle s capacity to account for the biological origins of purposiveness is undermined by its applicability to any stable inanimate system. As this triviality has become apparent, so advocates have begun to reframe the free energy principle as a means to eliminate, rather than explain, the notion of distinctively biological purposiveness. This, Nave proposes, gets things the wrong way around. The triviality of free energy minimization does not prove that there is no difference in kind between living agents and ordinary machines, but rather it reflects that the framework cannot capture the intrinsic instability and unpredictability that distinguish the former.

The Bible tells stories of big things God can do in small portions. From Gideon's army to a five-word sermon to a few loaves and fish feeding multitudes. Why shouldn't we believe that God can take twenty minutes and multiply our efforts to produce a spiritual overflow?Kristin will share her "why" of Bible study and help users articulate their own reasons for taking a deeper journey into God's Word. You will see and experience the extraordinary work God can do with our willingness to commit just twenty minutes a day to His Word. Forty psalms will be covered, and each psalm's study will include the entire psalm, a key verse to memorize, a commentary with any critical context or notes, and a devotional thought. Each day will also include guidance for personal study, if you have more time, and questions for deeper reflection.

This remarkable comprehensive reference tool for Bible students and teachers is arranged by topic and provides over 6,000 entries with more than 100,000 Scripture references. It lists Scripture verses that address a specific topic--even if only the concept occurs in the verse and not the particular word. This compact topical Bible also serves as a Bible dictionary, listing all proper names, places, objects, and events of the Bible along with their brief definition or description.

A common perception of global resource scarcity holds that it is inevitably a catalyst for conflict among nations; yet, paradoxically, incidents of such scarcity underlie some of the most important examples of international cooperation. This volume examines the wider potential for the experience of scarcity to promote cooperation in international relations and diplomacy beyond the traditional bounds of the interests of competitive nation states. The interdisciplinary background of the book’s contributors shifts the focus of the analysis beyond narrow theoretical treatments of international relations and resource diplomacy to broader examinations of the practicalities of cooperation in the context of competition and scarcity. Combining the insights of a range of social scientists with those of experts in the natural and bio-sciences—many of whom work as ‘resource practitioners’ outside the context of universities—the book works through the tensions between ‘thinking/theory’ and ‘doing/practice’, which so often plague the process of social change. These encounters with scarcity draw attention away from the myopic focus on market forces and allocation, and encourage us to recognise more fully the social nature of the tensions and opportunities that are associated with our shared dependence on resources that are not readily accessible to all. The book brings together experts on theorising scarcity and those on the scarcity of specific resources. It begins with a theoretical reframing of both the contested concept of scarcity and the underlying dynamics of resource diplomacy. The authors then outline the current tensions around resource scarcity or degradation and examine existing progress towards cooperative international management of resources. These include food and water scarcity, mineral exploration and exploitation of the oceans. Overall, the contributors propose a more hopeful and positive engagement among the world’s nations as they pursue the economic and social benefits derived from natural resources, while maintaining the ecological processes on which they depend.

A pathway to community, growth, and changeThis collection of inclusive essays explores the role of debate in understanding and critiquing injustice and inequality. Edited by Shawn F. Briscoe, these essays closely examine multiple approaches to debate, considering their respective merits and controversies. This detailed compilation analyzes how debate methodologies are useful in everyday life and whether certain approaches have any value at all.Briscoe provides an in-depth look into the varying styles of debate and contributes to a greater understanding of argument theory by discussing three stylistic approaches: audience-centered, technical/progressive, and non-traditional/performative. The book demonstrates that all three approaches offer students opportunity to engage in a socioemotional learning space, a discipline that prepares students for undergraduate and graduate work, a study that prepares participants for future careers, and a field that investigates current controversies and how to tackle them. Briscoe offers compelling narratives from BIPOC, LGBTQIA, and women authors that explore the personal impact of debate on social equality within this academic discipline, our educational system, and society.The diversity in gender and race of the contributing authors allows for a multitude of perspectives on the complex styles, benefits, and issues discussed in Transcending the Game. Briscoe peels back the mystery that shrouds the benefits of academic, competitive debate from outsiders and insiders alike. A myriad of personal narratives tell stories about the role of debate in their lives; challenge the unproductive discourse in debate, education, and society; and offer diverse insight into why we debate.

Maybe some married couples naturally connect their spiritual lives to seek and serve God together. But the rest of us could use some help. Even Bill and Lyndi McCartney, who've long been devoted to the Lord, only recently grasped what they were missing. God wanted them to unite their spiritual pursuits-not just being sold out to God as individuals but Sold Out Two-Gether as husband and wife. Bill and Lyndi have become intentional about their spiritual partnership, and now they're encouraging other married couples to do the same.Do you long for a fresh and powerful relationship with God?Do you want to make sure you're putting your promises into practice in daily life?Do you want to live a legacy as one who is fulfilling God's purposes in your life?Do you want to experience the blessings of a passionate and satisfying marriage?Reaching such godly goals is as close as your closest relationships-with God and your mate. Sold Out Two-Gether is NOT a marriage manual. It's a spiritual growth experience in which husband and wife partner together to accomplish God's purposes.Being Sold Out Two-Gether also brings the body of Christ together. Huge assemblies of men and women have filled sports arenas all over America-men with men, and women with women. Bill and Lyndi have been part of the Promise Keepers movement. Connie Neal has toured the country with Women of Faith, inspiring women all over the country. As these three authors came together to write this book they asked, "What would happen if every married man and woman came home from such events and united with their mate to accomplish God's purposes?" Let's find out! Sold Out Two-Gether gets you started. God will take it from there!

This symposium honors the contributions of Charlotte Moore Sitterly as a pioneer of spectroscopy, and astronomical spectroscopy in particular. The need for precise and accurate laboratory data in astrophysics has not diminished. Every time better spectrographs are built or new wavelength domains explored, we find critical information missing that is needed for analyses to derive abundances or to compare models of stars and planets to observations, in order to more fully understand the universe that we observe. IAU Symposium 371 encompassed nearly all the science themes that the IAU covers, from near to far in the universe, and at all wavelengths. But it concerned more than lab work in and of itself and brought together laboratory astrophysicists with the people who use that information, to learn about current advances and limitations, and future needs. A broad spectrum of the IAU's membership can benefit from these proceedings.