Rinck, Jonathan M. “Printed Images in Early Modern Britain: Essays in Interpretation.” Sixteenth Century Journal 42, no. 1 (Spring 2011): 307-308.
Abstract: A review of the book “Printed Images in Early Modern Britain: Essays in Interpretation,” by Michael Hunter is presented.
Rinck, Jonathan. “European Art in the Columbia Museum of Art, Including the Samuel H Kress Collection.” Sixteenth Century Journal 42, no. 1 (Spring 2011): 283-284.
Abstract: A review of the book “European Art in the Columbia Museum of Art, Including the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Vol. 1: The 13th Through 16th Century,” by Charles R. Mack is presented.
Buratovich, Michael. “Inside the Human Genome: A Case for Non-Intelligent Design.” Christian Scholar’s Review 40, no. 2 (2011): 239-241.
Abstract: The University of California, Irvine’s Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, John C. Avise, is a very productive and highly respected scientist. His popular book, Inside the Human Genome, examines the content and structure of the human genome, but he moves beyond the bald facts about our genomes and tries to discern what they mean. The sequence of the human genome, according to Avise, provides strong evidence for the theory of evolution and even stronger evidence against the theory of intelligent design. More tellingly, Avise thinks that it tells us something profound about the problem of evil.
Rinck, Jonathan. “Dialogues in Art History, From Mesopotamian to Modern.” Interdisciplinary Humanities 28, no. 1 (Spring 2011): 113-117.
Abstract: The article reviews the book “Dialogues in Art History: From Mesopotamian to Modern,” edited by Elizabeth Cropper.
Norris, Sharon E., and Tracy H. Porter. “The changing face of leadership: Making an impression in the technically mediated landscape.” Journal Of Leadership Studies 4, no. 4 (Winter 2011): 69-73. doi: 10.1002/jls.20199
Abstract: The article offers the authors’ insights on the changes in organizational leadership brought by technology advancements. It notes that leadership in technologically mediated environment has moved to the social networking members with the social media as more influential than people with authority. It mentions the creation of positive impressions which social networkings such as Facebook provides maintenance of large friend networks and struggle on how their profiles convey them.
Norris, Sharon E., and Tracy H. Porter. “Making an Impression: The Influence of Self-Esteem, Locus of Control, Self-Monitoring and Narcissistic Personality on the Use of Impression Management Tactics.” The Journal of Organization, Management & Leadership 1, no. 1 (2011).
Abstract: In today’s competitive work environment, people use impression management tactics to influence others and increase their perceived value to the organization. People also use impression management tactics to improve social image, gain approval or protect self-image, yet not all individuals use impression management tactics in the same way. With a sample of 132 undergraduate students, a positive relationship was reported between locus of control, self-monitoring,
narcissistic personality and the use of impression tactics. Additionally, narcissistic personality and self-monitoring are the best predictors of impression management tactics. The findings of this study add another dimension to the longstanding
debate between management and leadership by suggesting that future researchers explore the differences between impression management and leadership.
Hunt, Laura J.The Not-Very-Persecuted Church: Paul at the Intersection of Church and Culture. Eugene, Or.: Resource Publications, 2011.
How do we live distinctively in communities embedded in the world around us? The Not-Very-Persecuted Church provides church leaders, pastors, and Christians interested in community development with principles for evaluating culture in light of mission. Since we are called to live in community, the processes that build group identity can help us understand how to live together well. Paul addressed some of the problems that can occur in not-very-persecuted groups in the first four chapters of 1 Corinthians, and he shows us the way suffering forms identity in that context.
With discussion questions and stories from personal interviews, this book offers both fascinating glimpses into the world of the first century and practical applications for Christians today.
Eells, Robert J. “Vietnam’s Second Front: Domestic Politics, the Republican Party, and the War.” Fides Et Historia 43, no. 1 (Winter, 2011): 119-120.
Abstract: Johns’ primary focus is on the Republican Party. Although a minority congressional presence throughout this entire period (roughly 1960-1975), they were a political force nonetheless. They were significant players, Johns states, because bipartisanship in foreign policy was more rhetoric than reality – especially as conditions in Vietnam deteriorated. By the mid-sixties, a different form of patriotism was driving Republican doves to the conclusion that the war was a losing proposition, that it couldn’t be won and was causing more harm than good.
Kirby, Angela M. “State Reforms Threaten Remote Community Life.” Ethnography And Education 6, no. 2 (January 1, 2011): 161-177. doi: 10.1080/17457823.2011.587356
Abstract: This paper reports on an ethnographic study of administrators, faculty, parents and community members in one remote Michigan school district. The purpose of the study is to describe and explain how Michigan’s educational reform perspective–arguably similar to the education reform perspectives of many states–encountered the educational perspective of members of one of the state’s most remote communities. I described education’s reform perspective, noted its conceptual coherence and conformity with calls for an improved – that is, more demanding, progressive, coordinated and centralised – system. The goal was to understand how that perspective encounters the educational perspective of a remote community. Put simply, the results suggested that Michigan’s educational reform perspective poses a direct threat to that community.
Lampe, Cliff, Paul Resnick, Andrea Forte, Sarita Yardi, Dana Rotman, Todd Marshall, and Wayne Lutters. “Educational Priorities for Technology-Mediated Social Participation.” Computer 43, no. 11 (November 2010): 60-67. doi: 10.1109/MC.2010.316
Abstract: An ambitious TMSP education program, which recognizes that learners fall into multiple categories, will facilitate training people to participate in the complex interplay between social participation and technical systems.
