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Now in its second edition, “The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Latinoax Theology” remains the most up-to-date, fully ecumenical collection of scholarship in the field. Bringing together contributions by a diverse panel of established scholars and newer voices within various theological disciplines, this comprehensive volume challenges Western readings of Christianity and offers fresh insights into theological truth from varied cultural and ethnic perspectives. The Companion addresses a wide range of Latinoax contexts while highlighting the thought of female, male, and LGBTQ+ Latinoax scholars in theology, introducing readers to this significant movement. Each chapter provides the historical background of a particular topic, explores its treatment by Latinoax theologians, discusses the current state of the topic, and offers the unique perspective of internationally recognized authors. The revised second edition incorporates recent developments within Latinoax studies, featuring new and expanded chapters that reflect numerous traditions of thought, up-to-date sources and methodologies, diverse intra-Latinoax communities, and contemporary Latinoax theologies and theologians. This invaluable and unique companion: • Provides a systematic account of the past, present, and future of Latinoax theology • Features new essays by the most influential voices in the field, incorporating recent research from Catholic, Protestant, and Evangelical scholars • Addresses the Latinoax experience of alienation and marginalization • Represents the wide range of ecclesial and theological traditions • Discusses Latinoax in timely contexts such as politics, immigration, feminism, gender, queer theory, and social and economic justice

Complete with fresh perspectives, and drawing on the latest scholarship and biographical sources, The Life of D. H. Lawrence spans the full range of his intellectual interests and creative output to offer new insights into Lawrence's life, work, and legacy. • Addresses his major works, but also lesser-known writings in different genres and his late paintings, in order to reassess the innovative, challenging, and subversive aspects of Lawrence's personality and writing • Incorporates newly-discovered sources, including correspondence, a manuscript written in 1923-4, new evidence for important influences on his major novels and two previously unpublished images of the author • Emphasizes Lawrence's gregarious nature, his desire to collaborate with others, and his adaptability to different social situations • Pays particular attention to the many interactions with literary advisors, editors, agents, publishers, and printers that were required for him to work as a professional writer • Combines new material with astute commentary to provide a nuanced understanding of one of the most prolific and controversial authors of the twentieth century

A focused, invaluable guide to nonprofit legal terminology and definitions “The Bruce R. Hopkins Nonprofit Law Dictionary” is a thorough professional reference for the terminology and definitions surrounding the law of tax-exempt organizations. Author Bruce R. Hopkins, the country's leading expert in nonprofit law, draws upon 45 years of practice to deliver a true dictionary reference for attorneys specializing in nonprofit law and tax law. The book's terminology and definitions are derived from constantly changing statutes, government agency regulations and rulings, court opinions, and government forms and instructions, with citations provided where appropriate. Modeled after a conventional dictionary, this book offers quick navigation to the information of interest, and points you toward the other Hopkins guides that provide more in-depth information should you require it. The devil is in the details, and nowhere is that statement truer than in the legal profession. Incorrect interpretation of a single phrase can cause consequences for both client and attorney, and verbiage may be intentionally vague with unexpectedly broad or narrow definitions. This guide gives you the most commonly accepted interpretations of terminology related specifically to nonprofit law, so you can feel confident in the quality of service you provide to your clients. • Stay up to date on the latest in nonprofit law • Confirm the accepted definitions of legal terms and phrases • Learn where to turn for deeper guidance on specific topics • Gain expert insight into obscure and complex definitions Stop spending time wading through textbooks and case law, only to wonder whether or not the information you eventually found applies to nonprofit law in the same way. Focused specifically on the law as it applies to the nonprofit sector, “The Bruce R. Hopkins Nonprofit Law Dictionary” is an indispensable reference that gives you the information you need quickly and easily.

Step-by-step guidance on creating internal controls to manage risk. Internal control is a process for assuring achievement of an organization's objectives in operational effectiveness and efficiency, reliable financial reporting, and compliance with laws, regulations, and policies. This is a "toolkit" approach that addresses a practical need for a series of standards of internal controls that can be used to mitigate risk within any size organization. Inadequate internal controls can cause a myriad of problems that adversely affect its ability to provide reliable, timely, and useful financial and managerial data needed to support operating, budgeting, and policy decisions. Reliable data is necessary to make sound business decisions. • Toolkit approach with detailed controls and risks outlined for key business processes • Foundational for SOX 404 initiatives • Key material to improve internal control efforts • Guidance during M&A projects Poor controls over data quality can cause financial data to be unreliable, incomplete, and inaccurate-this book helps you control that quality and manage risk.

“The Companion to Global Environmental History” offers multiple points of entry into the history and historiography of this dynamic and fast-growing field, to provide an essential road map to past developments, current controversies, and future developments for specialists and newcomers alike. • Combines temporal, geographic, thematic and contextual approaches from prehistory to the present day • Explores environmental thought and action around the world, to give readers a cultural, intellectual and political context for engagement with the environment in modern times • Brings together environmental historians from around the world, including scholars from South Africa, Brazil, Germany, and China