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Moral theologians, defense analysts, conflict scholars, and nuclear experts imagine a world free from nuclear weapons At a 2017 Vatican conference, Pope Francis condemned nuclear weapons. This volume, issued after the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, presents essays from moral theologians, defense analysts, conflict transformation scholars, and nuclear arms control experts, with testimonies from witnesses. It is a companion volume to A World Free from Nuclear Weapons: The Vatican Conference on Disarmament (Georgetown University Press, 2020). Chapters from the perspectives of missile personnel and the military chain of command, industrialists and legislators, and citizen activists show how we might achieve a nuclear-free world. Key to this transition is the important role of public education and the mobilization of lay movements to raise awareness and effect change. This essential collection prepares military professionals, policymakers, everyday citizens, and the pastoral workers who guide them, to make decisions that will lead us to disarmament.

A Companion to Roman Rhetoric introduces the reader to the wide-ranging importance of rhetoric in Roman culture. A guide to Roman rhetoric from its origins to the Renaissance and beyond Comprises 32 original essays by leading international scholars Explores major figures Cicero and Quintilian in-depth Covers a broad range of topics such as rhetoric and politics, gender, status, self-identity, education, and literature Provides suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter Includes a glossary of technical terms and an index of proper names and rhetorical concepts

The Routledge Handbook of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) provides an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the main theories, concepts, contexts and applications of this rapidly developing field of study. Including 47 state-of-the-art chapters from leading international scholars, the handbook covers key concepts, regional spread, linguistic features and communication processes, domains and functions, ELF in academia, ELF and pedagogy and future trends. This handbook is key reading for all those engaged in the study and research of English as a lingua franca and world/global Englishes within English language, applied linguistics and education. Contributors: Michaela Albl-Mikasa, Nuha Alharbi, Ishamina Athirah Gardiner, Mariko Baird, Robert Baird, Will Baker, Yasemin Bayyurt, Beyza Björkman, Luciana Cabrini Simões Calvo, Suresh Canagarajah, Alessia Cogo, James F. D’Angelo, David Deterding, Martin Dewey, Susanne Ehrenreich, Michele Salles El Kadri, Rinelle Evans, Nicola Galloway, Telma Gimenez, Maria Grazia Guido, Christopher Hall, Luke Harding, Bruce Horner, Juliane House, Julia Hüttner, Niina Hynninen, Masakazu Iino, Jennifer Jenkins, Christopher Jenks, Anne Kankaanranta, Daisuke Kimura, Andy Kirkpatrick, Diane Larsen-Freeman, Constant Leung, Jo Lewkowicz, Haibo Liu, Enric Llurda, Leena Louhiala-Salminen, Tim McNamara, Anna Mauranen, Sonia Morán Panero, Kumiko Murata, Ruth Osimk-Teasdale, Laura Patsko, Kaisa S. Pietikäinen, Marie-Luise Pitzl, Patricia Pullin, Elina Ranta, Chittima Sangiamchit, Barbara Seidlhofer, Elana Shohamy, Nicos Sifakis, Ute Smit, Anna Solin, Ayako Suzuki, Christa van der Walt, Ying Wang, Henry Widdowson, Ursula Wingate, Sue Wright, Melissa H. Yu and Lin Zheng. The Routledge Handbook of English as a Lingua Franca

Top linguists from diverse fields address language varieties in the South.   Language Variety in the South Revisited is a comprehensive collection of new research on southern United States English by foremost scholars of regional language variation. Like its predecessor, Language Variety in the South: Perspectives in Black and White (The University of Alabama Press, 1986), this book includes current research into African American vernacular English, but it greatly expands the scope of investigation and offers an extensive assessment of the field. The volume encompasses studies of contact involving African and European languages; analysis of discourse, pragmatic, lexical, phonological, and syntactic features; and evaluations of methods of collecting and examining data. The 38 essays not only offer a wealth of information about southern language varieties but also serve as models for regional linguistic investigation.

How can teachers introduce Islam to students when daily media headlines can prejudice students' perception of the subject? Should Islam be taught differently in secular universities than in colleges with a clear faith-based mission? What are strategies for discussing Islam and violence without perpetuating stereotypes? The contributors ofTeaching Islamic Studies in the Age of ISIS, Islamophobia, and the Internetaddress these challenges head-on and consider approaches to Islamic studies pedagogy, Islamaphobia and violence, and suggestions for how to structure courses. These approaches acknowledge the particular challenges faced when teaching a topic that students might initially fear or distrust. Speaking from their own experience, they include examples of collaborative teaching models, reading and media suggestions, and ideas for group assignments that encourage deeper engagement and broader thinking. The contributors also share personal struggles when confronted with students (including Muslim students) and parents who suspected the courses might have ulterior motives. In an age of stereotypes and misrepresentations of Islam, this book offers a range of means by which teachers can encourage students to thoughtfully engage with the topic of Islam. 1. This book strikes at a core and defining principle of the university: to expose students to new and challenging ideas and to encourage them to confront these ideas in a fair and objective manner. 2. It provides feasible, specific advice and encourages a frank discussion of an important challenge facing many teachers. 3. Author Courtney M. Dorroll is a young academic at a very small liberal arts college in South Carolina. As such, she is alert to the particular challenges facing a target audience for this book: new academics looking for advice on how to teach a sensitive but important topic to inexperienced students in smaller communities.

This book provides sensible analysis of overarching themes (performance of the 113th Congress, voting laws, campaign finance, and use of social media) from the 2014 campaign cycle, as well as case studies of important congressional races. Collectively, the concepts and cases give a compelling narrative explanation of America's electoral process and the keys to winning vital elections.

This complete guide to ancient Greek rhetoric is exceptional both in its chronological range and the breadth of topics it covers.Traces the rise of rhetoric and its uses from Homer to ByzantiumCovers wider-ranging topics such as rhetoric's relationship to knowledge, ethics, religion, law, and emotionIncorporates new material giving us fresh insights into how the Greeks saw and used rhetoricDiscusses the idea of rhetoric and examines the status of rhetoric studies, present and futureAll quotations from ancient sources are translated into English.

Western philosophy’s relationship with prisons stretches from Plato’s own incarceration to the modern era of mass incarceration. Philosophy Imprisoned: The Love of Wisdom in the Age of Mass Incarceration draws together a broad range of philosophical thinkers, from both inside and outside prison walls, in the United States and beyond, who draw on a variety of critical perspectives (including phenomenology, deconstruction, and feminist theory) and historical and contemporary figures in philosophy (including Kant, Hegel, Foucault, and Angela Davis) to think about prisons in this new historical era. All of these contributors have experiences within prison walls: some are or have been incarcerated, some have taught or are teaching in prisons, and all have been students of both philosophy and the carceral system. The powerful testimonials and theoretical arguments are appropriate reading not only for philosophers and prison theorists generally, but also for prison reformers and abolitionists.

This volume examines the Supreme Court's rulings in U.S. v. Windsor and Obergefell v. Hodges in light of its earlier rulings while also incorporating several prominent accounts of marriage and the family from the history of political philosophy.

The Rainbow Promenade attracts a stylish, well-heeled crowd, with heavy representation from nearby advertising agencies and banks. There are tables near the bar and also in a long, narrow room to the left as you enter the cafe. The setting is intimate and romantic, especially when the lights go down at dusk. Not everyone seizes on the opportunity. On a recent evening, a young man looked deep into the eyes of his female companion and asked, ''Do you know what the world's most popular prepared-food product is?'' ''McDonald's?'' Significant pause. ''The doughnut.'' From this vantage - reached in a rollicking elevator ride that brings back memories of ''The Right Stuff'' - New York is an architect's and urban planner's dream: no people, only finely chiseled, pristine forms in an intricate museum display. For once, it's the city that works. It's as though a divine, cleansing wind has passed over New York, taking with it the frustrations and entangling complications of mortal life. On a recent evening, two Japanese businessman leaned against the bar. The first man turned to his colleague and said: ''This is a very nice view.'' ''This is the third time in four days that I come here,'' said Businessman No. 2. ''You have very good taste,'' said No. 1, enjoying the opportunity to exercise his English. Businessman No. 2 liked the sound of that. He reached for a good, punchy Americanism and found it: ''I know what I like.''