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Front Cover -- Title Page -- Christian Theology and Religious Pluralism A Critical Evaluation of John Hick -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Religious Pluralism and John Hick -- The Pluralistic Situation -- The Problem Of Religious Plurality -- Types Of Theological Responses -- Religious Exclusivism -- Religious Inclusivism -- Religious Pluralism -- Hick's Personal Background -- 2 Hick's Philosophy of Religious Pluralism -- Introduction -- The Evolution Of Hick's Pluralistic Philosophy -- Hick's Philosophy Of Religious Pluralism# -- Metaphysical Ontology -- Ethical Soteriology -- An Evaluation Of Hick's Philosophy Of Religious Pluralism -- Epistemological Methodology -- Nonpropositional Epistemology -- Transcendental Agnosticism -- Doctrinal Reductionism -- Conclusion -- 3 Hick's Theology of Religious Pluralism -- Introduction -- Hick's Deconstruction of Traditional Christology -- The Jesus of History and the Origins of Christology -- Two-Natures Christologies -- Historical Side-Effects of the Incarnation Dogma -- The Doctrine of the Atonement -- Hick's Reconstructino of a new Christology -- Conclusion -- 4 An Evaluation of Hick's Historical Arguments -- Historical Methodology -- Jesus' Self-Understanding -- Jesus' Use of "Abba -- Jesus' Attitude Toward the Law of Moses -- Jesus' Authority to Forgive Sins -- The "Son" -- The "Son of Man" -- Other Considerations -- The Resurrection -- Jesus' Burial -- Paul's Understanding -- The Empty Tomb -- The Jesus Movement -- Origins of the Dogma of Christ's Deity -- 5 An Evaluation of Hick's Conceptual Arguments -- Hick on Morris -- Hick on Kenotic Theories -- Hick on Weston -- Conclusion.

The purpose of this project is to identify those dry cleaning facilities that should be registered for the Dry Cleaning Facility Restoration Trust Fund and to suggest actions that should be taken in order to insure their registration.

Despite the wall of evidence that bank mergers add little or no value, investors and management continue to fuel the consolidation wave. This book draws on the actual experience of senior executives in over 30 banks with extensive merger experience to demonstrate how most mergers do in fact fail to meet objectives. It explores in detail the issues of strategic positioning, cost and revenue synergies, due diligence, IT selection and conversion, people selection, cultural conflict, leadership, and the decision-making time frame. It concludes that experienced and determined leadership, significant net cost savings, swift decision-making and the cost of IT integration are key variables for success. It also suggests that the prospect of more cross-border mergers and modest short-term cost savings argues for a new pact between investors and bank management.

Cover -- Leadership in Conflict -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction: The Terms of Reference -- Part I: Leadership Profiles -- Alexander of Macedon: The Ultimate Conqueror -- Kemal Ataturk: Truly the Father of a Nation -- Bismarck: Realpolitik in the National Interest -- Simon Bolivar: A Warrior's Vision of Conquest -- Napoleon Bonaparte: A Choice between Glory and the National Interest -- Andrew Carnegie: The Relentless Builder -- Charlemagne: The Benevolent Christian Autocrat -- Oliver Cromwell: A Successful Military Leader Struggles in the Political Domain -- Charles de Gaulle: The Leader as Embodiment of the Nation -- Mohandas Gandhi: The Struggle for Truth through Sacrifice -- Henri de Navarre: Tolerance and Firmness Resolve a Bitter Civil War -- Adolf Hitler: A Vision of National Renewal Ends in National Disaster -- Isabella la Catolica: The Vision of a United, Christian Nation -- Joan of Arc: Living the Vision -- Abraham Lincoln: Pursuing a Vision of Unity through Four Years of Civil War -- Ignatius Loyola: Managing a Vision of Individual Salvation -- Florence Nightingale: Energy and Brainpower Support Humanitarian Values -- Pericles: Leadership by the First Citizen in Democratic Athens -- Peter the Great - Implementing a National Vision -- Albert Schweitzer: Reverence for Life in Equatorial Africa -- Josef Stalin: The Pursuit of Personal Power by the 'Master of Dosage' -- Josip Broz Tito: A Determined Communist Shapes a New State -- George Washington: The Disciplined Patriot -- Woodrow Wilson: Pragmatism and Determination -- Shigeru Yoshida: One Man's Values Shape Post-war Japan -- Part II: Findings and Conclusions -- 1 Direction: The Role of Vision and Values -- 2 Mobilizing Support: Putting Human Insight to Work -- 3 Disciplined and Relentless Pursuit -- 4 The Profile and Impact of Leadership.

THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THREE CONCERNS ABOUT THE EFFECT OF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES ON THE POLITICAL SYSTEM. FIRST, PAC'S MAY PURSUE AN ACCESS STRATEGY, GIVING TO INCUMBENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR POSITION ON ISSUES AND LOBBYING WINNERS WHO HAVE IMPORTANT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS. PAC'S MAY NOT BE RESPONSIVE TO THEIR OWN MEMBER'S INTERESTS. THIRDLY, PAC'S COMPETE WITH POLITICAL PARTIES.

RICHARD MCKELVEY PREDICTS THAT CANDIDATES WILL CONVERGE TO AN EQUILIBRIUM IF CANDIDATES AND VOTERS MAXIMIZE THEIR UTILITY AND VOTERS' PREFERENCES CONFORM TO STRINGENT ASSUMPTIONS. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN ELECTORAL DATA AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE THEORY, AN ANALYSIS OF 1972 AND 1976 SURVEY DATA LENDS SUPPORT TO BASIC COMPONENTS OF THE THEORY. FIRST, MOST VOTERS DID CHOOSE THE CANDIDATE WHO PROVIDED THE GREATER UTILITY. SECOND, VOTER DISTRIBUTION WAS NOT ASYMMETRICAL ENOUGH TO ALLOW A CANDIDATE TO WIN BY MOVING AWAY FROM THE MEDIAN TOWARD A CONCENTRATION OF VOTERS. THIRD, THE WINNING STRATEGY FOR A CANDIDATE WAS TO LOCATE AT OR NEAR THE MEDIAN. WHILE FORMAL THEORIES' PREDICTIONS WILL NOT HOLD IN THEIR PRECISELY STATED FORM, THE ASSUMPTIONS CAN BE ROBUST ENOUGH TO OFFER AN EXPLANATION OF ELECTORAL CHOICES.

IN APPLYING THE LAW JUDGES MUST FIRST DETERMINE WHAT IT MEANS, AND WE KNOW THAT THEY DO NOT ALWAYS AGREE ON ITS MEANING. THEIR DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS MAY RESULT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, FROM THEIR VARYING PERSPECTIVES ON THEIR OWN MISSION, THEIR DIFFERENT VALUES, AND THEIR DIFFERENT IN THIS ARTICLE, PROFESSOR SUE DAVIS ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY THE INGREDIENTS OF WILLIAM H. REHNQUIST'S JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY AS THESE EMERGE FROM HIS OPINIONS IN CASES INVOLVING THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT'S EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE.