4,397 research outputs found
Book review: Contemporary Scottish plays, edited by Trish Reid
No full textBook review: Contemporary Scottish plays, edited by Trish Reid. London:
Bloomsbury, 2014; ISBN: 9781472574435 (£17.99)Publisher PD
Animal Stories
No full textLively sequential cartoons, about six or eight to a fable in this little pamphlet. The art is good and has some spice in its characterization. Retold by Carol Watson. Illustrated by Nick Price. Contains Aesop's Fables (exactly the same as Aesop's Fables, 1982), Animal Legends, and Magical Animals.Carol Watso
Violent sports: Can you love your neighbour while kneeing him in the face?
No full textFollowing a number of high-profile deaths in boxing ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics, Nick J Watson asks whether Christians should watch and participate in violent sport
Researching Religion, Disability, and Sport: Reflections and Possibilities
No full textAs part of broader debates surrounding the relevance and applicability of qualitative research methods and methodologies within the context of Practical Theology, the present essay addresses the status of qualitative research within the area of religion, disability and sport. In so doing, the essay further encourages the use of empirical research within the orbits of Practical Theology while at the same time challenging current assumptions regarding the scope and remit of the empirical methods and methodologies that are commonly endorsed within the subdiscipline. The essay concludes by suggesting that the area of religion, disability and sport should be seen as an emerging subdisciplinary field and one to which a combination of both qualitative and quantitative research methods may be suited
Fabhalscéalta Aesóip
No full textHere is the Gaelic translation of Usborne's 2003 edition of Watson and Price's original work of 1982. Except for the language, the book seems identical. Let me add some of my comments from there. Like the 2003 Aesop's Fables edition, this fine little book builds off of Usborne's excellent 1982 Aesop's Fables. The layout in these later booklets is different: from a larger-format pamphlet of 24 pages with five or six panels per page, we have a standard portrait-format paperback book of 64 pages, with only one or two illustrations per page. A number of illustrations from the earlier book are thus left out--e.g., two of the original nine in the first story, TH, or one of the original eight for the next story, The Crow and the Jug. Some of the original pictures are cropped or extended tastefully to meet new requirements here. DM and GA are skipped entirely. A new introduction is added, complete with two illustrations of Aesop. There is also a lively fox facing the Gaelic vocabulary on 63. As I mentioned back then, this book presents good series of lively sequential cartoons. I think Nick Price's work is fascinating and fun! Kenny's Bookshop had a discount sale and free shipping, and I found three books in the shop's holdings!Language note: GaelicAthinsint le Carol Watson; Liam Mac Cóil a rinne an leagan Gaeilg
Sport, Religion and Disability
No full textThis ground-breaking book provides a fascinating insight into the relationship between sports (and leisure), religion and disability. In the shadow of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, at which athletes that were both able-bodied and disabled, provided an extravaganza of sporting excellence and drama, this text is a timely and important synthesis of ideas that have emerged in two previously distinct areas of research: (i) ‘disability sport’ and (ii) the ‘theology of disability’. Many of the elite athletes at this global sporting mega-event often explicitly displayed their religious beliefs, and in turn their importance in the context of sport, by observing different religious rituals, and or, utilising the multi-faith sports chaplaincy service. This raises a whole range of unanswered questions with regard to the intersections between sports, religion and disability, which to-date has been under- researched. Examples of subjects addressed in this text include: elite physical disability sport--Paralympics; intellectual disability sport--Special Olympics; reflections on the illness narrative of the cyclist Lance Armstrong through the lens of the theology of ‘radical orthodoxy’; the application of biblical athletic metaphors in understanding modern conceptions of disability sport; the role of sport and spirituality in the rehabilitation of injured British Military personnel, and; the importance of sports and leisure in L’Arche communities. This book begins a critical conversation on these topics, and many others, for both researchers and practitioners
Christianity, Sport and Disability: A Case Study of the Role of Long-Distance Running in the Life of a Father and his Son who is Congenitally Blind and has Profound Intellectual Disabilities
No full textThe aim of this qualitative case study was to explore the role of sport (longdistance running) in the lives of a father and his son who is congenitally blind and has profound intellectual disabilities. Drawing on the works of Jean Vanier, Stanley Hauerwas, Henri Nouwen and John Hull, the major themes explored are relational and religious trust, suffering, sacrificial love, embodiment and blindness. A series of one-to-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with the father (and mother) concerned and the resultant transcripts analysed using thematic content analysis. Locating the lived experiences of the interview respondents at the centre of the analysis, findings demonstrate that sport is an invaluable means of physical, psychological and spiritual development which has the potential to act as a "counter-narrative" and "prophetic incarnational message" to the commercialized world of sport
Turuncu Seri
No full textHere is one of some 38 inexpensive Turkish editions of Aesop bought together. This paperback is the best and best made of the whole lot. It uses Nick Price's illustrations from Usborne in 1982, 2003, and 2007. The quality of printing and binding is excellent. The cover is graced with a finishing flag, a tortoise, and a hare, all slightly separately placed. After a two-page introduction, there are eight fables. 64 pages. 5⅞" x 8½".Language note: TurkishSecond editionCarol Watson; translated by Belgin Selen Haktani
Curcio Quartet
No full textNick Curcio, guitarEllery Collier, bassSean Simmons, drums and vibesColin Smith, drums and vibesSteve Watson, combo coac
Whispering in the Leaves
No full textWhispering in the Leaves – An Interview with Chris Watson
Dir. Nick Cope, Video/DVD Documentary on the work of Sound Recordist and Artist Chris Watson, 2008, 29’41”
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