Bøger af Kenneth McRae

Conflict and Compromise, Volume 3: Finland examines historical and developmental patterns during the Swedish, Russian and post-independence periods of Finland's history. McRae outlines Finland's changing social structures, showing how the language groups have evolved within these structures in the twentieth century. He compares how Finnish-speaking and Swedish-speaking citizens perceive themselves and other language groups, as well as the similarities and differences in their views on political and social issues. Further, the book describes in detail the constitutional and institutional arrangements for languages in Finland's political and administrative system, as well as in education and the mass media.

The author of an authoritative work on this topic in Swiss society now draws a comprehensive picture of Belgium's linguistic demarcations. Firmly rooting the discussion in an historical background, the author discusses group images and attitudes and the constitutional and institutional framework for multilingualism that exists in Belgium. Yet, as the title of the series would suggest, conflicts do lead to compromises, and the study concludes with a penetrating look at contemporary problems in Belgium - problems stemming from the very richness of multilingual culture. This analysis of Belgium is concerned not only with conflict between language groups as such, but with evolving relationships between language diversity and economic development, language diversity and distributional fairness, language cleavage and other societal cleavages, and the implication of language diversity for democratic politics.

Adam and Eve elected for independence from God when they willingly ate from the forbidden tree of knowledge and relinquished their right to eat from the tree of life. The serpent successfully tempted them into Satan''s rebellion under the pretense that they would be like God. To them was given the burden of discerning between good and evil, where every sin and moral failure condemned them under God''s perfect judgement. But the merciful and loving God, not wishing that His beloved creation be separated from His goodness, declared a prophetic plan for man''s redemption-the protoevangelium-the first prophecy and the first gospel of salvation. God assured the woman (Eve) that from her would come a descendant to defeat this accursed serpent (Satan) who keeps mankind in bondage.The foundational argument laid out in this book is that God triumphed over Satan-the great architect of rebellion and sin-by personally manifesting in the flesh as the person of Jesus Christ and conquering both sin and death through his resurrection. He thereby gave mankind the opportunity to be reborn in his image as a second man so we may eat again from the tree of life.But just as God allowed the rebellious serpent into the garden, God affords us the same freedom to disobey and choose our own path. We are as free to become reconciled to God and escape condemnation as we are to remain as gods in our own eyes and accept our condemnation of sin and death.Which son do we follow, the seed of the woman or the seed of the serpent? God or Satan? The stakes could not be any higher. It is imperative for us in this book to support the claim that Jesus of Nazareth is the human incarnation of God, the prophesied seed of the woman, and the saviour of mankind. Once this is established, we can then decide whether or not we accept or reject him as our saviour. To address this burden, each chapter of this book will build a cumulative body of evidence using a steady foundation of biblical testimony together with supporting evidence from non-canonical, historical, rabbinical, and scholarly sources. The primary elements discussed include: how the qualities and experiences of the great biblical figures act as living shadows or types of Jesus Christ; how the biblical covenants narrow down his identity and are fulfilled by him, including the significance of his prophesied new covenant; how the divine nature of his being can be authenticated and how it supports his claim as the promised seed; how the feasts of the Lord serve as rehearsals for his works of redemption; the significance of the resurrection; the importance of Israel and the Church; and the reality of the new creation.