Some six decades later
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This book stands as a memorial to the huge numbers on both sides who did not survive and is, some six decades later, the fulfilment of a responsibility the author feels to honour the memory of those who perishedthe diary went missing, and it was not until he was reunited with his daughter in america some forty years later that it came to light and became blood red snowmilitary illustrateda horrifying personal story of world war ii's most savage frontlater, the horror and confusion of fighting in the streets of stalingrad are brought to life by his descriptions of the others in his unit, their differing manners and techniques for dealing with the squalor and deaththe author's excitement at the first encounter with the enemy in the russian steppe is obvioussee oxfam website for delivery information read moregunter koschorrek wrote his illicit diary on any scraps of paper he could lay his hands on, storing them with his mother on infrequent trips home on leaveoxfam bookshop cheltenham for anyone seeking to understand the experiences of the ordinary german soldier during world war ii, blood red snow provides an excellent starting pointmilitary book clubhe is also posted to romania and italy, assignments he remembers fondly compared to his time on the eastern front
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In the sequel, '28 weeks later' (), directed by juan carlos fresnadillo, it's six months later and the us military have managed to restore order in the populationunfortunately, one of the returning refugees is carrying the virus, and it won't be long before a pandemic spreadssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop elgin double bill of futuristic nightmare scenariosthe virus is so deadly that within seconds the infected person is taken over by a murderous rage, permanentlydanny boyle directs '28 days later' (), a look at what could happen after a viral attackafter 28 days there is only a handful of non-infected survivors, but the virus is not the only thing they have to contend with
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Picture yourself a few decades from now, in a world in which average temperatures are three degrees higher than they are nowthe title, 'six degrees', refers to the terrifying possibility that average temperatures will rise by up to six degrees within the next hundred yearsdisplaced victims of north africa's drought establish a new colony on greenland's southern tip, one of the few inhabitable areas not already crowded with environmental refugeesits desperate government prepares a last-ditch attempt to increase the flow of the indus river by bombing half-constructed indian dams in kashmirmost vitally, lynas's book serves to highlight the fact that the world of doesn't have to be one of horror and chaosvast pumping systems keep the water out of most of holland, but the residents of bangladesh and the nile delta enjoy no such protectionon the edge of greenland, rivers ten times the size of the amazon are gushing off the ice sheet into the north atlanticmeanwhile, in new york, a category 5-plus superstorm pushes through the narrows between staten island and brooklyn, devastating waterside areas from long island to manhattanthis is the first time we have had a reliable picture of how the collapse of our civilisation will unfold unless urgent action is takenwith a little foresight, some intelligent strategic planning, and a reasonable dose of good luck, we can at least halt the catastrophic trend into which we have fallen - but the time to act is nowbut the biggest story of all comes from south america, where a conflagration of truly epic proportions has begun to consume the amazonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham an eye-opening and vital account of the future of our earth, and our civilisation, if current rates of global warming persist, by the highly acclaimed author of 'high tide'the pakistani president authorises the use of nuclear weapons in the case of an indian military counter-strikealien as it all sounds, mark lynas's incredible new book is not science-fiction; nor is it sensationalistpakistan, crippled by drought brought on by disappearing himalayan glaciers, sees 27 million farmers flee to refugee camps in neighbouring india
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Set of six silver plated tea spoons fiddle designas these items were used, albeit many decades ago, there is some general wear to the underside of the spoons family items that now need to be soldspoon weight gr, total weight 132gr good conditionmarked emd? rmd? length 14 cm approx
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Two decades later, alasdair and rachel are sent to the windswept isle of lewis to live with tormod in his traditional backhouse home, a world away from the glasgow of their earliest years he was on board hmy iolaire when it smashed into rocks and sank, killing some two hundred servicemen on the very last leg of their long journey home from war for tormod a man unlike others, with artistry in his fingertips - the disaster would mark him indelibly their grandfather is kind, compassionate, but still deeply affected y the remarkable true story of the iolaire shipwreck - by the selfless heroism and desperate tragedy he witnessedoxfam bookshop st albans tormod morrison was there that terrible night  see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Three decades later zimbabwe became the focus of international attention for different reasons: acrimonious racial relations, controversial elections, economic hardship and military intervention in drc see oxfam website for delivery information read more the book is in good condition some stains on the sidealao argues that this unfortunate transition is intrinsically linked to the ways in which mugabe used the politics of domestic and external security to his own gain and how a freedom fighter transformed into an imprudent autocrat and international pariahin the newly independent and democratic zimbabwe was a beacon of hope in a troubled region
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Nearly five decades later, jones's influence continues to help define the music industry, but only now is he ready to tell his remarkable life storyand the mgs, whose recordings went on to sell millions of copies, win a place in rolling stone's list of top 500 songs of all time, and help forge collaborations with some of the era's most influential artists, including otis redding, wilson pickett, and sam & davethe long-awaited memoir of booker tjones, leader of the famed stax records house band, architect of the memphis soul sound, and one of the most legendary figures in musicsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretime is tight is the deeply moving account of how jones balanced the brutality of the segregationist south with the loving support of his family and community, all while transforming a burgeoning studio into a musical meccajones's earliest years in segregated memphis, music was the driving force in his lifewhile he worked paper routes and played gigs in local nightclubs to pay for lessons and support his family, jones, on the side, was also recording sessions in what became the famous stax studios-all while still in high schoolnot long after, he would form the genre-defining group booker t
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This is the story of these devastating three decades of war, through the eyes of the men who were shaped by the battles of world war i and came to command a world on the brink of disaster decades latercharles de gaullebenito mussolininumber of discs: 5 region 0 language: english 300 minutes running time see oxfam website for delivery information read moreand so it happens that the most iconic figures of wwii, the household names that we associate with either battlefield glory or murderous fascism, were themselves caught up in both conflictsoxfam books & music romsey 3 disc box set featuring roosevelt, churchill, stalin and hilter disc 1 - the rising tide, the storm explodes, disc 2 - trial by fire, the price of glory, disc 3 never surrender, peace at last with just over 20 years separating the two most cataclysmic conflicts of the twentieth century wwi and wwii many historians argue that they were not separate wars, but one bloody continuum that first gripped the people of europe but eventually spread across the entire globebefore they were giants, they were infantrymen and privates in the 'war to end all wars'douglas macarthur
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Oxfam shop crawley a box set covering 3 decades of welsh rugby'the eighties' sees jonathan davies presenting his selection of wales' best six games from the eighties: davies' debut in against england; wales' victory over scotland in ; their victory against ireland: the unforgettable win over australia in ; the 3-11 win over england in ; and the comeback victory against scotland inin 'the seventies' gareth edwards presents his selection of wales' best six games from the seventies: the dramatic wins over scotland and france in ; the win over scotland the following year; the defeat of france in ; the overwhelming 9-34 win over ireland in ; and the magnificent victory of 16-7 over france inwhilst 'the nineties' sees rob howley presenting his selection of wales' best six games from the nineties: the first victory over england for nearly 4 years in february ; their wins over france in and ; another close win over england in ; the miraculous victory over argentina in ; and their win over south africa in june in the first game to be played at the millennium stadiumsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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They are of various patterns and shapes but they are all in sets of sixcollection only read morethey are from different decades, probably spanning from the 's to the 'stwenty four assorted small glass dessert dishes
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Now some 70 years later this can very properly be called vintagei am selling a collection of six from the time of waterloo inin my opinion, the british are scot’s greys, coldstream guards, life-guards and dragoons and the french are both old guard, being guard cavalry and a guard commanding officerandrew rose made these soldiers in the ’s and 60’s and they were considered amongst the best available at the timei am by no means certain of the uniforms, but i believe there to be 4 british ad 2 french in this groupprices of rose soldiers vary enormously but i have set mine at the low endi would be happy to be contradicted by any expert
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decades cd box setbrown new unopened as still in cellophane wrapper15 cd box set the hits of the 60’s 70’s & 80’sgreat for a present for some one
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decades cd box set15 cd box set the hits of the 60’s 70’s & 80’snew unopened as still in cellophane wrappergreat for a present for some onecollection only please read more
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Musselwhite would go on to create a formidable discography, but there's a special fire to these first solo outings that blazes through several decades laterharmonica wizard charlie musselwhite recorded three albums for the vanguard label at the beginning of his solo career, and vanguard visionaries culls 10 cuts from those discs
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Three decades later, chiara lives alone in rome, a self-contained, self-possessed woman working as a translator and to all appearances quite content with a life which revolves around work, friends, music and the theatregradually we learn of the havoc wrought on chiara, her family and her friends by the boy she rescued, and how he eventually broke her heartoxfam bookshop cheltenham a grey dawn in : on a street in rome, two young women, complete strangers to each other, lock eyes for a single momentloudly claiming the woman's son as her own nephew, she demands his immediate return; only as the trucks depart does she begin to realize what she has donethe other has been herded on to a truck with her husband and their young children, and will shortly be driven off into the darknessone of the women, chiara ravello, is about to flee the occupied city for the safety of her grandparents' house in the hillssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe is twenty-seven, single, with a sister who needs her constant care, a hazardous journey ahead of her, and now a child in her charge - a child with no papers who refuses to speak and gives every indication that he will bolt at the first opportunityin that endless-seeming moment, before she has time to think about what she is doing, chiara makes a decision that changes her life for everand when she receives a phone call from a teenage girl named maria, claiming to be daniele's daughter, chiara knows that it is time for her to face up to the pastbut always in the background is the shadow of daniele, the boy from the truck, whose absence haunts her every momentthis epic novel is an unforgettably powerful, suspenseful, heartbreaking and inspiring tale of love, loss and war's reverberations down the years
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Nearly two decades later, a friendship grows between mariam and a local teenager, laila, as strong as the ties between mother and daughteryet love can move a person to act in unexpected ways, and lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroismwhen the taliban take over, life becomes a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fearsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hertford mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to kabul to marry rasheed
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Two decades later, graham is a single father trying to protect his son from the rigours of the modern worldit was love at first sight, and teenage life was never going to be the same againwhat happened in those years in between? how did something so perfect go so tragically wrong? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreeverything has changed, and the innocence has long goneoxfam bookshop royal exchange square graham melton was a normal fifteen-year-old until he met charlotte marshall over a can of warm lager at his best friend's party in
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Two decades later, he walked out of tibet and started on his journey of fully taking on leadership of the drikung kagyu lineagesince then the teachings of this lineage have flourished and are practiced all around the world--after nearly being lostsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop ringwood this is the story of a young boy, born in tibet to inherit the role of buddhist lineage holder, whose life was interrupted by the chinese army invasion and the ensuing cultural revolution
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decades later, in the wake of an unthinkable tragedy, paul is haunted by a secretwhen an old friend from the bauhaus resurfaces, he must finally break his silencebut paul is not the only one vying for her affections, and soon an insidious rivalry takes rootas political tensions escalate in germany, the bauhaus finds itself under threat, and the group begins to disintegrate under the pressure of its own betrayals and love affairsoxfam books & music hereford , paul beckermann arrives at the bauhaus art school and is immediately seduced by both the charismatic teaching and his fellow studentssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeccentric and alluring, the more time paul spends with his new friends the closer they become, and the deeper he falls in love with the mesmerising charlottefrom the author of the award-winning mrs hemingway, naomi wood's the hiding game is a beautifully written, powerful and suspenseful novel about the dangerously fine line between love and obsession, set against the most turbulent era of our recent past
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Korea's achievement of moving from one of the world's poorest countries as recently as the early s to the ranks of the ten biggest economies only four decades later has rightly attracted interest from policymakers and scholars alikein this way, the book highlights the political power of business, which is often underplayed in discussions of the development of koreaoxfam bookshop beverley south korea is often cited as a case of miraculous transformation from poverty to prosperitythis book identifies the factors that shaped relations between the state and big business in korea, the 'developmental alliance'these factors offer a cogent framework in which to identify and predict changes in power relations between government and businessbook condition: very good, bumping to tail and corners see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit also sheds light on the constraints on policymakers during modernisation, and how power is shared among a small number of powerful partiesrather than merely offering a means of explaining the rapid-growth phase of korean development, the politics of the developmental alliance also help us understand how and why the korean miracle turned to crisis in and why the subsequent recovery has been so uneven
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Nearly two decades later, a friendship grows between mariam and a local teenager, laila, as strong as the ties between mother and daughteryet love can move a person to act in unexpected ways, and lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroismwhen the taliban take over, life becomes a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fearsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to kabul to marry rasheed
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Seven decades later in new york, on her twelfth birthday anna rosen receives a package from hannah, the great-aunt she never met but who raised her deceased fatheroxfam bookshop brigg the german girl sweeps from berlin at the brink of wwii to cuba on the cusp of revolution, to new york in the wake of september 11th, before reaching its deeply moving conclusion in the tumult of present-day havanaa glimmer of hope appears in the shape of the st louis, a transatlantic liner that promises jews safe passage to cubabut now the streets of berlin are draped in swastikas and hannah is no longer welcome in the places she once considered homebefore everything changed, hannah rosenthallived a charmed life'the german girltells a horrific story in profoundly human terms, and one ends up totally gripped and absorbed in the history' julia neuberger, author of on being jewish see oxfam website for delivery information read morebased on a true story, this wonderful novel gives voice to the joys and sorrows of generations of exiles, forever seeking a place called homeanna and her mother immediately travel to cuba to meet this elderly relative, and for the first time hannah tells them the untold story of her voyage on the st louisthe rosenthals sell everything to fund visas and ticketsat first the liner feels like luxury, but as they travel the circumstances of war change, and it soon becomes their prison
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Originally written and produced by michael valvano for lou west’s solid gold records and – two decades later – issued on the eclectic outta sight logolabel – outta sight () catalogue # oscd012 format - cd album condition – new & sealed - release information - the first ever release for this stellar soul album recorded in albuquerque, new mexico, circavalvano worked with many acts at hitsville and also recorded two solo albums which sadly never saw a releasemichael valvano was the first white act signed to motown, aged just seventeen, with his band mike & the modifiersthis project showcases his rounded musical talents creating a fluid, soulful, masterpiece that reflects the soul/disco/funk style of the late 70s with a nod at its 60s roots
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When he re-surfaced six years later, he was on the other side of the iron curtainoxfam bookshop carlisle the memo landed on kim philby's desk in washington, dc, in julynow, based on unprecedented access to archives, letters, surviving family members and scientists, award-winning writer and physics professor frank close exposes the truth about a man irrevocably marked by the advent of the atomic age and the cold warthree months later, bruno pontecorvo, a physicist at harwell, britain's atomic energy lab, disappeared without a traceone of the most brilliant scientists of his generation, pontecorvo was privy to many secrets: he had worked on the anglo-canadian arm of the manhattan project, and quietly discovered a way to find the uranium coveted by nuclear powerssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreyet when he disappeared mi5 insisted he was not a threat
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Episodes comprise: 'four months laterfinally, in season four, claire attends college but has difficulty adjusting to her new life, hiro's powers are no longer in his control which leaves him thinking he may be dying, and peter goes back to work as a paramedic using mohinder's (sendhil ramamurthy) powers to help othersseason three opens with an assassination attempt on nathan petrelli (adrian pasdar), and traces the consequences of this event far into the futureepisodes comprise: 'the second coming', 'the butterfly effect', 'one of us, one of them', 'i am become death', 'angels and monsters', 'eris quod sum', 'villains', 'it's coming', 'the eclipse (part 1)', 'the eclipse (part 2)', 'our father', 'dual', 'a clear and present danger', 'trust and blood', 'building 26', 'cold wars', 'exposed', 'shades of gray', 'cold snap', 'into asylum', 'turn and face the strange', '', 'i am sylar' and 'an invisible thread'episodes comprise: 'genesis', 'don't look back', 'one giant leap', 'collision', 'hiros', 'better halves', 'nothing to hide', 'seven minutes to midnight', 'homecoming', 'six months later', 'fallout', 'godsend', 'the fix', 'distractions', 'run!', 'unexpected', 'company man', 'parasite', '7%', 'five years gone', 'the hard part', 'landslide' and 'how to stop an exploding man'meanwhile, the slippery sylar (zachary quinto) accidentally frees a dozen super-criminals who were held by the company, giving claire (hayden panettiere), peter (milo ventimiglia), matt (greg grunberg), hiro and the other heroes a whole new line-up of powerful evil-doers to contend with', 'cautionary tales', 'truth and consequences' and 'powerless'in season one, as they discover their new found talents, the superheroes have to come to terms with the impact the discovery has on their lives', 'lizards', 'kindred', 'the kindness of strangers', 'fight or flight', 'the line', 'out of time', 'four months agosee oxfam website for delivery information read moreseason two introduces a number of new characters, including honduran twins maya (dania ramirez) and alejandro (shalim ortez), the devious and lethal elle (kristen bell), and hiro's (masi oka) idol, takezo kensei (david anders)oxfam shop hull the complete seasons one to four of the us tv drama series about ordinary people across the globe who discover they have extraordinary powersepisodes comprise: 'orientation', 'jump, push, fall', 'ink', 'acceptance', 'hysterical blindness', 'tabula rasa', 'strange attractors', 'once upon a time in texas', 'shadowboxing', 'brother's keeper', 'thanksgiving', 'the fifth stage', 'upon this rock', 'let it bleed', 'close to you', 'pass/fail', 'the art of deception', 'the wall' and 'brave new world'
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These are the promises of the six sigma quality management systemthe six sigma way addresses the challenges and politics of launching, leading, and training people for six sigma; focuses on implementing the major steps and quality improvement tools in the six sigma system; it also features insights, comments, and examples from business leaders and managers using six sigma in their organizationsthe six sigma way reveals how ge, motorola, and numerous other companies are successfully using six sigma to fine-tune products and processes, improve performance, and increase profitsnow you can read the roadmap for implementing six sigma in your manufacturing or service organizationwhether your goal is to fix a process problem or implement six sigma company-wide, the six sigma way will help you develop an approach customized for your company's needs and the challenges of the twenty-first century business environmentthe authors, who have worked with some of the most visible six sigma companies including ge, provide step-by-step guidance and practical implementation guidelinesthis hardback edition is complete with its dustjacketcustomer retentionit is bound in red boards which are gilt-stamped on the spineoxfam bookshop hexham cost reductionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreproductivity improvementthe page block is clean and bright, and appears to be unreadthe jacket shows a few signs of shelfwear: there is a vertical scuff on the backcover and it is rubbed along the front edge
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British army officers 2ww and later uniform comes in used condition some repairs to armpits and needs button sewn back onfind in pocket, no holes or tears sizes are chest 38 inches, arm length 19 inches trouser waist 30 inches pockets no linings and some repair, leg length 31 inchescomes with tie and belt, offering free worldwide delivery reference bbb read more
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With a career spanning six decades,seger has sold more than 75 million records worldwide,making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time tracklist a–bob seger & the silver bullet band*\tagainst the wind written-by–bob seger b–rui tachihara\t against the wind written-by–akira otsu-bob seger condition: nm/very slight dust micro scratches with no effectcover/frontside/ vg+/one mark down cover/backside/mint labels/mint ois/mint see pictures (the pictures are an essential part of the condition of the single) never regular sold promo dj-copy of the power voice collector treasure read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableseger has recorded many hits, including "night moves","turn the page","still the same","we've got tonite","against the wind","you'll accomp'ny me","hollywood nights", "shame on the moon","like a rock",an "shakedown",the last of which was written for the film beverly hills cop ii and topped the billboard hot 100 chartseger also co-wrote the eagles' number-one hit"heartache tonight",and his recording of"old time rock and roll"was named one of the songs of the century inour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebob seger & the silver bullet band / rui tachihara ?– against the wind --------------------------------------------------------------------- mega rare and hard to find not for sale promo single and special dj-copy------------------------------------------------------------------------- bob seger/robert clark seger born may a roots rocker with a classic raspy, powerful voice,seger wrote and recorded songs that deal with love,women,and blue-collar themes and is an example of a heartland rock artistplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Over six decades our 8-eye has become iconic vintage smooth is a retro edition of our signature smooth leather with subtle grained effect and contrast base colourour signature yellow welt stitch and scripted heel loop mark them as drsize: 5 diy punk-infused stud sees our iconic 8-eye boot subverted by an edgier aestheticmartens shoe polish our goodyear-welted lines are heat-sealed at 700°c and reinforced with our signature welt stitch comes with two sets of laces: one black, one white upper: 100% leather inner: 75% textile, 25% leather sole: 100% pvc #drmartens#boots#ankleboots#blackboots read moreclean with a damp cloth and care with drmartens stud leather ankle boots wore 2-3 times, almost brand newdecked out with a strap, silver buckle and square pyramid studs, the boots are built from a mix of black and white for a dramatic, attention-grabbing contrastborn on 1st april and named as such
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Oxfam bookshop glossop road creasing to cover, otherwise very good condition for more than six decades, the brothers torrance--thomas, james and davidhave had a tremendous influence on the theological world they and particularly tf torrance, have a devoted following world-wide and particularly in the us the result is a book that offers both a fresh introduction to the torrance tradition even as it advances the torrance thought along fresh avenues of theological exploration the focus of this book is the person of christ (christology), a subject central to the torrance theological vision and one which has had great influence on the presbyterian churchsee oxfam website for delivery information read more the contributors explore the contemporary relevance of torrance christology in such areas as the nature of christ, the atonement, the ministry of the church, epistemology and inclusion in christ working in both pastoral and academic settings, the torrances have stressed the profound implications of christology for the mission of their church and the daily life of christians their high view of the fully human, fully divine jesus is built upon the foundation of the patristic writers, and the great reformers from calvin to barth today, a generation of their students around the world find themselves in positions of pastoral and theological leadership
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