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Dale Linton

Linton, Dale. “Ineffective Teachers: A View from the Desk.” Christian School Education 17, no. 1 (2013): 10-12.

Abstract: I have a saying: “Good teaching is good teaching is good teaching.” Essentially, this means that it is rather easy to identify a good teacher from an ineffective one. Effective teachers seamlessly blend together positive personality traits, content knowledge, and pedagogical skillfulness coupled with an in-depth understanding of their students and their learning needs. This entire package is evidenced in the consistent performance of the teachers and the learning achievement of their students. Conversely, ineffective teachers struggle on multiple fronts, typically with glaring deficiencies.

Nathan Foster

Foster, Nathan. Wisdom Chaser: Finding My Father at 14,000 Feet. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2014.

Wisdom Chaser This book, Wisdom Chaser: Finding My Father at 14,000 Feet begins with a simple question from a struggling son to a world famous Father: “Hey Dad, you want to climb the highest mountain in Colorado?'” And for Nathan Foster and his father best selling author, Richard Foster Celebration of Discipline, Prayer, that simple question changed everything. With no hiking experience to draw on, they embarked on a journey of physical challenge, discovering just how far they could push themselves. For Nathan a parallel journey took him inside himself.

Having grown up in the shadow of a famous father, Richard J. Foster, Nathan had a lot of questions about who his father really was. Would hiking open the door for him to get to know this distant figure? As the one-time experiment evolved into a decade of challenging hikes up Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks, the Fourteeners, Nathan navigated his twenties–finishing college, choosing a career, a possible cross-country move, the early years of marriage and a major personal crisis. Along the way he would discover exactly what his father could offer him.

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Library and Web Resources for:

REL 394 Living Religions of the World

SAU Library Catalog
The SAU Library catalog is where you can search the entire collection of physical books, eBooks, and other materials (videos, music, etc.) available in the library

Michigan Electronic Library Catalog (MelCat)
The Michigan Electronic Library (Mel) is a group libraries willing to share their materials with each other.  You can search directly through MelCat and request materials from other libraries around the state.  Usually, you will receive your requested materials within 5-7 business days.  All you need is your name and sau id number.  However, we would encourage you first search the SAU library catalog.  If you do not find what you are looking for, you can click the MelCat icon within our catalog and it will automatically complete the search for you in Melcat. WATCH  a short video tutorial on how to request books from MelCat.

ebrary
Online access to more than 70,000 e-books from over 500 publishers. WATCH a short video tutorial on how to use ebrary.

eBooks from EBSCO  (formerly NetLibrary)
Provides access to the White Library’s collection of approximately 30,000 ebooks.  WATCH a short video tutorial on how to access ebooks.

Selected eBooks on World Religions

Complete Idiot’s Guide  to The World’s Religions

By  Brandon Toropov and Luke Buckles

Alpha Books, 1997

 

The Hutchinson Dictionary of World Religions

Helicon,  2005

 

 

World Religions in America: An Introduction

Jacob Neusner, editor

Westminster John Knox Press, c2000

 

Sin and Salvation in the World Religions

By Harold G. Coward

Oneworld Publications, c2003

 

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions

general editor, John Bowker

Oxford University Press, 2000-

 

Library Databases (Primarily Articles)

ATLA Religion (Ebsco) Religious and theological literature for students and faculty. Some full-text.

Christian Periodical Index (EBSCOhost)  provides access to articles and reviews written from an evangelical perspective or of interest to the evangelical community. The index includes more than 140 selected publications from a broad spectrum of knowledge — science, literature, medicine, music, philosophy, history, sociology, nursing, and education. Citations (no full-text; request copies via sauill@arbor.edu).

Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale InfoTrac) This database meets research needs across all academic disciplines with scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers. Many full-text articles and Images.

OmniFile Full Text Select (Ebsco) General database contains articles in science, humanities, education and business. Full-Text.

Academic Universe (LexisNexis) Modifed version of Lexis-Nexis: newspaper resources. Full-Text.

Web Pages on World Religions

BBC Religions

BUBL LINK Catalogue of Internet Resources

Harvard Divinity School Center for the Study of World Religions

Intute Religion and Theology

Religions of the World: Numbers of Adherents of Major Religions, Their
Geographical Distribution, Date founded, and Sacred Texts

Refdesk.com My Facts Page World Religion Sources

Forum on Religion and Ecology

Religious Worlds

Wabash Center Internet Guide to Religion

World Religions Penn State University

WorldReligions.com presents an array of current news, features, and opinions from field of religious life as it interacts with the family of humankind around the globe.

Web Pages on Specific Religions

Buddhism

Digital Dictionary of Buddhism

BuddhaNet – Worldwide Buddhist Information and Education Network

Internet Sacred Text Archive — Buddhism

Digital Library and Museum of Buddhist Studies

Tibetan Buddhism Pathfinder

Buddhist Cosmos

From Theravada to Mahayana

Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction (eBook)

Zen Buddhism: Selected Writings of D.T. Suzuki (eBook)

Christianity

Association of Religion Data Archives

BibleGateway

Christianity Today

Evangelicalism Today, A Symposium: Six Evangelicals Assess Their Movement

Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals

EWTN Global Catholic Network

Holy See (Official Vatican website)

Catholic News Service

Christian Classics Ethereal Library

Orthodox Christian Information Center

Coptic Orthodox Church Network

Christianity: A Beginner’s Guide (eBook)

Hinduism  

BBC Religions: Hinduism

The Heart of Hinduism

Hinduism — Wikipedia

Internet Sacred Text Archive: Hinduism

Bhagavad-Gita

Hinduism: A Very Short Introduction (eBook)

Understanding Hinduism (eBook)

A Dictionary of Hinduism (eBook)

Islam

BBC Religions: Islam

Islam — Wikipedia

Qur’an

Qur’an — Wikipedia

Reformist Islam versus Radical Islam in Iran

Understanding Islam (eBook)

The Beliefnet Guide to Islam (eBook)

The Oxford Dictionary of Islam (eBook)

What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam (eBook)

Islam: A Very Short Introduction (eBook)

Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism (eBook)

Understanding Jihad (eBook)

The Age of Sacred Terror: Radical Islam’s War Against America

 

Jainism

BBC Religions: Jainism

Jainworld.com: Jainism Global Resource Center

Jainpedia: The Jain Universe online

Jainism: Jain Principles, Tradition and Practices

Internet Sacred Text Archive: Jainism

Riches and Renunciation: Religion, Economy, and Society Among the Jains (eBook)

Judaism

BBC Religions: Judaism

Judaism 101

Internet Sacred Text Archive: Judaism

The Jewish Bible

Understanding Judaism (eBook)

The New Encyclopedia of Judaism (eBook)

The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion (eBook)

New Age

New Age Spirituality

New Age Transformed

New Age — Wikipedia

Handbook of New Age (eBook)

New Age Religion and Western Culture (eBook)

Shinto

BBC Religions: Shinto

Encylopedia of Shinto

Internet Sacred Texts Archive: Shinto and Japanese Religions

A New History of Shinto (eBook)

Sikhism

BBC Religions: Sikhism

SikhNet

SikhiWiki

Sikhs.org

Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction (eBook)

Understanding Sikhism (eBook)

Daoism    

Taoism – Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Center for Daoist Studies

The Golden Elixir (Daoist Alchemy)

Daoist Studies

Religious Daoism

Tao Te Ching

Tao Te Ching, Chapter 1, 175+ Translations

Lao-tzu and the Tao-te-ching (eBook)

Religious and philosophical aspects of the Laozi (eBook)

Zoroastrianism

The Zoroastrian Journey (YouTube)

Zoroastrianism (YouTube)

BBC Religions: Zoroastrianism

Traditional Zoroastrianism: Tenets of the Religion

Avesta — Zoroastrian Archives

Theories of Religion

Contemporary Theories of Religion: A Critical Companion

Theories of Religion — Wikipedia

Religion: The Classical Theories (eBook)

The Big Questions

Asking Ultimate Questions

Ultimate Questions

Ultimate Questions by John Blanchard

Miscellaneous Texts

Epic of Gilgamesh

The Flood of Noah and the Flood of Gilgamesh

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