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Religion/Ministry

DuBois, Thomas A. An introduction to shamanism. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2009. BF 1611 D83 2009.

Gairdner, William D. The book of absolutes : a critique of relativism and a defence of universals. Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2008. BJ 1500 R37 G33 2008.

Pyysiainen, Ilkka. Supernatural agents : why we believe in souls, gods, and buddhas. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. BL 53 P99 2009.

Imagining the fetus : the unborn in myth, religion, and culture / edited by Vanessa R. Sasson and Jane Marie Law. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,2009. BL 256 I43 2009.

Ray, Benjamin C. African religions : symbol, ritual, and community. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2000. BL 2400 R34 2000.

Thomas, Douglas E. African traditional religion in the modern world. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2005. BL 2400 T47 2005.

Four centuries of Jewish women's spirituality : a sourcebook / edited and with introductions by Ellen M. Umansky & Dianne Ashton. Waltham, Mass. : Brandeis University Press ; Hanover : Published by University Press of New England, c2009. BM 43 F68 2009.

Milgram, Goldie. Living Jewish life cycle : how to create meaningful Jewish rites of passage at every stage of life. Woodstock, VT : Jewish Lights Pub., c2009. BM 700 M46 2009.

The house of secrets : the hidden world of the Mikveh / Varda Polak-Sahm ; translated from the Hebrew by Anne Hartstein Pace. Boston : Beacon Press, c2009. BM 703 P6513 2009.

Hazleton, Lesley. After the prophet : the epic story of the Shia-Sunni split in Islam. New York : Doubleday, c2009. BP 55 H42 2009.

Zeitlin, Irving M. The historical Muhammad. Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, c2007. BP 75 Z44 2007.

Brown, Jonathan. Hadith : Muhammad's legacy in the medieval and modern world. Oxford, Eng. : Oneworld, c2009. BP 135.6 B878 2009.

Kung, Hans. Islam : past, present and future. Oxford : Oneworld, 2009, c2007. BP 161.3 K8514 2007.

Wheatcroft, Andrew. Infidels : a history of the conflict between Christendom and Islam. New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, c2005. BP 172 W52 2005.

Beshir, Mohamed Rida. Family leadership (qawamah) : an obligation to fulfill not an excuse to abuse. Beltsville, MD : Amana Publications, c2009. BP 188.18 F35 B47 2009.

Nurbakhsh, Javad. The crucible of light : Sufi terms illuminated. New York : Khaniqahi Nimatullahi Publications, c2009. BP 188.48 N87413 2009.

Seerveld, Calvin. Rainbows for the fallen world : aesthetic life and artistic task. Toronto : Tuppence Press, 2005. BR 115 A8 S44 2005.

Postmodern and Wesleyan? : exploring the boundaries and possibilities : responses by Leonard Sweet / Jay Richard Akkerman, Thomas Jay Oord, and Brent D. Peterson, editors. Kansas City, Mo. : Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, c2009. BR 115 P74 P66 2009.

Hughes, Richard T. Christian America and the Kingdom of God. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2009. BR 517 H83 2009.

Kalu, Ogbu. African Pentecostalism : an introduction. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. BR 1644.5 A35 K34 2008.

Geisler, Norman L. Unshakable foundations. Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, c2001. BT 1102 G437 2001.

Tanner, Anne. Practical prayer : making space for God in everyday life. Toronto : Path Books, c2001. BV 210.2 T36 2001.

Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies (12th : 2007). Our calling to fulfill : Wesleyan views of the church in mission / edited by M. Douglas Meeks. Nashville, TN : Kingswood Books, c2009. BV 601.8 O94 2007.

Godevenos, Ken B. Human resources for the church : applying corporate practices in a spiritual setting. Belleville, Ont. : Essence Pub., c2009. BV 652.13 G63 2009.

Godevenos, Ken B. Human resources for the church : applying corporate practices in a spiritual setting. Belleville, Ont. : Essence Pub., c2009. BV 652.13 G63 2009.

Telford, John. A short history of Wesleyan Methodist foreign missions. [Kila, Mont.] : Kessinger Publishing, c2007. BV 2550 T4 2007.

Interfaith spiritual care : understandings and practices / Daniel S. Schipani and Leah Dawn Bueckert, editors. Kitchener, Ont. : Pandora Press, c2009. BV 4335 I58 2009.

Thomas, Viv. Future leader : spirituality, mentors, context and style for leaders of the future. Carlisle, Eng. : Paternoster Press, 2001, c1999. BV 4597.53 L43 1999.

Martin, Valerie. Salvation : scenes from the life of St. Francis. New York : Knopf, c2001. BX 4700 F6M37 2001.

Richey, Russell E. Doctrine in experience : a Methodist theology of church and ministry. Nashville, Tenn. : Kingswood Books, c2009. BX 8331.3 R524 2009.

The Oxford handbook of Methodist studies / edited by William J. Abraham and James E. Kirby. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. BX 8332 O94 2008.

Tyson, John R. Assist me to proclaim : the life and hymns of Charles Wesley. Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub., c2007. BX 8495 W4T97 2007.

 

 

Social Work


British Columbia. Office of the Auditor General. Home and community care services: meeting needs and preparing for the future. Victoria : Office of the Auditor General of British Columbia, 2008. HV 109 C3 B74 2008.

Alberta Ministry of Children’s Services. Foster care review report. Edmonton, AB : Alberta Ministry of Children's Services, 2008. HV 875 F754 2008.

Directory of services and programs for abused men in Canada. Ottawa : National
Clearinghouse on Family Violence, 2004. HV 1441.8 C2D57.

Kozak, John Francis. Returning home : fostering a supportive and respectful environment in the long-term care setting. Ottawa : Family Violence Prevention Unit, c2001. HV 1454.2 C2K69 2001.

Kozak, John Francis. Stand by me : preventing abuse and neglect of residents in long-term care settings. Ottawa : Health Canada, c2001. HV 1454.2 C2 K692 2001.

Kozak, John Francis. When home is not a home : abuse and neglect in long-term care : a resident's perspective. Ottawa : Health Canada, c2001. HV 1454.2 C2 K694 2001.

Novac, Sylvia. Family violence and homelessness : a review of the literature. [Ottawa] : National Clearinghouse on Family Violence, c2006. HV 4509 N68 2006.

Falvo, Nick. Homelessness, program responses, and an assessment of Toronto's streets to homes program. Ottawa, Ont. : Canadian Policy Research Networks Inc. and Social Housing Services Corporation, c2009. HV 4510 O6 F244 2009.

Currie, Janet C. Best practices : treatment and rehabilitation for youth with substance use problems / prepared by Janet C. Currie for Canada's Drug Strategy Division, Health Canada. [Ottawa] : Health Canada, c2001. HV 4999 Y68C87 2001.

Comorbiditiy of depression and alcohol use disorders / Leo Sher, editor. New York: Nova Biomedical Books, c2009. HV 5045 C67 2009.

Conyers, Beverly. Everything changes : help for families of newly recovering addicts.Center City, Minn. : Hazelden, c2009. HV 5132 C647 2009.

Totten, Mark Douglas. Promising practices for addressing youth involvement in gangs : research report / prepared by Mark Totten in support of the strategy Preventing Youth Gang Violence in BC, a Comprehensive and Coordinated Provincial Action Plan. [Vancouver : Victim Services and Crime Prevention Division], c2008. HV 6439 C32 B74 2008.

Doyle, Louise. When girls have been sexually abused : a guide for young girls. Vancouver : Family Services of Greater Vancouver ; Ottawa : National Clearinghouse on Family Violence Vancouver, c2008. HV 6570 D67 2008.

Doyle, Louise. When your partner was sexually abused as a child : a guide for partners.Ottawa : National Clearinghouse on Family Violence ; Vancouver : Family Services of Greater Vancouver, c2008. HV 6570 D754 2008.

Napier-Hemy, John. Sexual abuse counselling : a guide for parents and children. Ottawa : National Clearinghouse on Family Violence ; Vancouver : Family Services of Greater Vancouver, c2008. HV 6570 N364 2008.

Napier-Hemy, John. Sexual abuse, what happens when you tell : a guide for children and parents. Ottawa : National Clearinghouse on Family Violence ; Vancouver : Family Services of Greater Vancouver, c2008. HV 6570 N365 2008.

Napier-Hemy, John. When boys have been sexually abused : a guide for young boys. Ottawa : National Clearinghouse on Family Violence ; Vancouver : Family Services of Greater Vancouver, c2008. HV 6570 N366 2008.

Napier-Hemy, John. When teenage boys have been sexually abused : a guide for teenagers. Vancouver : Family Services of Greater Vancouver ; Ottawa : National Clearinghouse on Family Violence, c2008. HV 6570 N3665 2008.

Napier-Hemy, John. When children act out sexually : a guide for parents and teachers. Ottawa : National Clearinghouse on Family Violence ; Vancouver : Family of Services of Greater Vancouver, c2008. HV 6570 N367 2008.

Napier-Hemy, John. When males have been sexually abused as children : a guide for men. Vancouver : National Clearinghouse on Family Violence ; Ottawa : National Clearinghouse of Family Violence, c2008. HV 6570 N368 2008.

Napier-Hemy, John. When teenage girls have been sexually abused : a guide for teenagers. Ottawa : National Clearinghouse on Family Violence ; Vancouver : Family Services of Greater Vancouver, c2008. HV 6570 N37 2008.

Napier-Hemy, John. Sibling sexual abuse : a guide for parents. Vancouver : Family Services of Greater Vancouver ; Ottawa : National Clearinghouse on Family Violence, c2008. HV 6570.6 N35 2008.

Doherty, Deborah. Psychological abuse : a discussion paper. Ottawa : Public Health Agency of Canada, c2008. HV 6625 D64 2008.

Hattery, Angela. Intimate partner violence. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2009. HV 6626.2 H38 2009.

Aboriginal women and family violence. Ottawa : National Clearinghouse on Family Violence, c2008. HV 6626.23 C2A26 2008.

Cottrell, Barbara. Parent abuse : the abuse of parents by their teenage children. Ottawa : Family Violence Prevention Unit, Health Canada, c2001. HV 6626.23 C2C678 2001.

Spousal abuse : policies and legislation / prepared for Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Justice. [Ottawa] : Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Justice, 2003. HV 6626.23 C3 S66.

Sauve, Julie. Residents of Canada's shelters for abused women, 2008. [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada, c2009. HV 6626.23 S287 2009.

Jack, Susan S. Child maltreatment in Canada. [Ottawa] : National Clearinghouse on Family Violence , c2006. HV 6626.54 C2J33 2006.

Sobsey, Richard. Family violence and people with intellectual disabilities. [Ottawa] : National Clearinghouse on Family Violence, c2002. HV 6626.7 S637 2002.

Savoie, Josee. Analysis of the spatial distribution of crime in Canada: summary of major trends, 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2006. Ottawa : Statistics Canada, 2008. HV 7415 S28614 2008.

Fitzgerald, Robin. Fear of crime and the neighbourhood context in Canadian cities. Ottawa : Statistics Canada, c2008. HV 9960 C2 F554 2008.

Picot, W. G. Immigrant economic and social outcomes in Canada : research and data development at Statistics Canada. [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada, 2008. JV 7220 P53 2008.

Papillon, Martin. Immigration, diversity and social inclusion in Canada's cities. Ottawa : Canadian Policy Research Networks, 2002. JV 7225 P216 2002.

Fleury, Dominique. A study of poverty and working poverty among recent immigrants to Canada : final report. [Ottawa, Ont.] : Human Resources and Social Development Canada, 2007. JV 7225.5 F548 2007.

Raines, James Curtis. Evidence-based practice in school mental health : a primer for school social workers, psychologists, and counselors. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. LB 3430 R35 2008.

Richards, John. Dropouts : the Achilles' heel of Canada's high-school system. Toronto : C.D. Howe Institute, 2009. LC 146.8 C2 R516 2009.

Handbook on sensitive practice for health care practitioners : lessons from adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse / researched and written by Candice L.Schachter ... [et al.]. Ottawa : Public Health Agency of Canada, c2008. R 727.3 H36 2008.

Duxbury, Linda Elizabeth. Balancing paid work and caregiving responsibilities : a closer look at family caregivers in Canada. [Ottawa : Canadian Policy Research Networks], 2009. RA 645.37 C2 D893 2009.

Canada. Parliament. Senate. Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology. Out of the shadows at last : transforming mental health, mental illness and addiction services in Canada. [Ottawa] : The Committee, 2006. RA 790.7 C2 C36 2006.

Improving the health of Canadians 2009 : exploring positive mental health / Canadian Population Health Initiative. Ottawa : Canadian Institute for Health Information, 2009. RA 790.7 C2I567 2009.

Theories of counseling and psychotherapy : a multicultural perspective / Allen E. Ivey ... [et al.]. Boston, Mass. : Pearson, c2007. RC 465.5 T474 2006.

Archer, James. Theories of counseling and psychotherapy : contemporary applications. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall, c2007. RC 466 A73 2007.

Counselling in health care settings : a handbook for practitioners / Robert Bor .. [et al.]. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2009. RC 466 C676 2009.

D'Ardenne, Patricia. The counselling of couples in healthcare settings : a handbook for clinicians. London ; Philadelphia : Whurr, c2003. RC 488.5 D37 2003.

Kehoe, Nancy. Wrestling with our inner angels : faith, mental illness, and the journey to wholeness. San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2009. RC 489 S76 K44 2009.

Pharmacology and treatment of substance abuse : evidence- and outcome-based perspectives / edited by Lee M. Cohen ... [et al.]. New York, NY : Routledge, c2009. RC 564 P484 2009.

MacMillan, Harriet L. Child maltreatment : a "what to do" guide for professionals who work with children. [Ottawa] : National Clearinghouse on Family Violence , c2006. RC 569.5 C55 M336 2006.

Doherty, Deborah. Health effects of family violence. [Ottawa] : National Clearinghouse on Family Violence , c2003. RC 569.5 F3 D64 2003.

Bushnik, Tracey. The children of older first-time mothers in Canada : their health and development. Ottawa : Statistics Canada, c2008. RG 556.6 B983 2008.

Children away from home : a sourcebook of residential treatment / James K. Whittaker and Albert E. Trieschman, editors ; with a new introduction by James K. Whittaker. New Brunswick, N.J. : AldineTransaction, c2009. RJ 504.5 C536 2009.

Up against a wall : coping with becoming a teen when you have been maltreated as a child : substance use among adolescents in child welfare versus adolescents in the general population : a comparison of the Maltreatment and Adolescent Pathways (MAP) Longitudinal Study and the Ontario Student Drug Use Survey (OSDUS) datasets / authors, Christine Wekerle ... [et l.]. [Ottawa] : Office of Research and Surveillance, Drug Strategy and Controlled Substances Directorate, 2009. RJ 506 D78U6 2009.

 

Sociology

Aptowitzer, Adam. Bringing the provinces back in : creating a federated Canadian Charities Council. Toronto : C.D. Howe Institute, 2009.

Oliveira, Claire de. Good health to all : reducing health inequalities among children in high- and low-income Canadian families. Toronto : C.D. Howe Institute, 2009.

Steele, Marion. Building affordable rental housing in unaffordable cities : a Canadian low-income housing tax credit. Toronto : C.D. Howe Institute, 2009.

Aydemir, Abdurrahman Bekir. Intergenerational education mobility among the children of Canadian immigrants. Ottawa : Statistics Canada, 2008. HC 120 I5A95 2008.

Poverty by geography : urban poverty in Canada, 2000 / Canadian Council on Social Development. Ottawa, Ont. : Canadian Council on Social Development, 2007. HC 120 P6 P684 2007.

Richards, John. Reducing poverty : what has worked, and what should come next. Toronto : C.D. Howe Institute, 2007. HC 120 P6 R53 2007.

Wachsmuth, David. Housing for immigrants in Ontario's medium-sized cities. Ottawa : Canadian Policy Research Networks, c2008. HD 7288.72 C34 W334 2008.

Carter, Tom. Housing is good social policy. Ottawa [Ont.] : Canadian Policy Research Networks Inc., 2004. HD 7305 A3 C27 2004.

Moskalyk, Alexandra. The role of public-private partnerships in funding social housing in Canada. Ottawa : Canadian Policy Research Networks, c2008. HD 7305 A3 M675 2008.

Pierre, Nathalie. A safer haven : innovations for improving social housing in Canada. Ottawa, Ont. : Canadian Policy Research Networks, c2007. HD 7305 A3 P537 2007.

Thibert, Joel. Inclusion and social housing practice in Canadian cities : following the path from good intentions to sustainable projects. Ottawa, Ont. : Canadian Policy Research Networks, 2007. HD 7305 T45 2007.

Friendly, Abigail. Towards food security policy for Canada's social housing sector. Ottawa : Canadian Policy Research Networks, c2008. HD 9014 C2 F754 2008.

How Canadians' use of the Internet affects social life and civic participation / by B. Veenhof ... [et al.]. [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada, c2008. HM 851 V418 2008.

Hicks, Peter. Social policy in Canada : looking back, looking ahead. Kingston, Ont. : Queen’s University School of Policy Studies, 2008. HN 17.5 H525 2008.

Goldenberg, Mark. Social innovation in Canada : how the non-profit sector serves Canadians-- and how it can serve them better. Ottawa : CPRN, 2004. HN 49 V64 G657 2004.

Ministerial Advisory Committee on the Government of Canada's Child Care Spaces Initiative. Child care spaces, recommendations : supporting Canadian children & families : addressing the gap between the supply and demand for high quality child care : report from the Ministerial Advisory Committee on the Government of Canada's Child Care Spaces Initiative. [Ottawa] : Ministerial Advisory Committee on the Government of Canada's Child Care Spaces Initiative, 2007. HQ 778.7 C2 C253 2007.

Varga-Toth, Judi. Meeting the needs of children and adolescents with special needs in rural and northern Canada : summary report of a roundtable for Canadian policy-makers. Ottawa : Canadian Policy Research Networks, 2005. HQ 792 C2 V37 2006.

Youth and the city in the global south / Karen Tranberg Hansen ; in collaboration with Anne Line Dalsgaard ... [et al.]. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2008. HQ 799 D44 Y68 2008.


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Arts & Science

Goodwin, C. James. Research in psychology : methods and design. Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2008. BF 76.5 G64 2008.

Huffman, Karen. Psychology in action : in modules. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2008. BF 121 H78 2008.

Statistics Canada. Social and Aboriginal statistics division. Aboriginal children's survey, 2006. Ottawa : Statistics Canada, 2008-2009. E 78 C2 C535 2009.

Statistics Canada. Social and Aboriginal statistics division. Aboriginal peoples survey, 2006. Ottawa : Statistics Canada, c2009. E 78 C2 P76 2006.

White, Velma D. Redeeming culture : the other side of the coin . [S.l.] : Xulon Press, c2008. E 78 C2 W588 2008.

Richards, John. Creating choices : rethinking Aboriginal policy. Toronto : C.D. Howe Institute, 2006. E 92 R53 2006.

Closing the aboriginal/non-aboriginal education gaps. Toronto : C.D. Howe Institute, 2008. E 96.2 R53 2008.

The Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing : final report :an initiative of the Community-University Research Alliance (CURA) Program of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Saskatoon : University of Saskatchewan, 2005. E 98 H58B75 no.10.

Hoffman, Walter James. The Mide'wiwin : "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibway. Honolulu, HI : University Press of the Pacific, c2005. E 99 C6 H7 2005.

Johnston, Basil. The Manitous : the spiritual world of the Ojibway. St. Paul, Minn. : Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2001. E 99 C6 J636 2001.

Cahn, Steven M. From student to scholar : a candid guide to becoming a professor. New York : Columbia University Press, c2008. LB 1778 C26 2008.

Elbaum, Bonnie. Essential elements : prepare, design, and teach your online course. Madison, WI : Atwood Pub., c2002. LB 1044.87 E4 2002.

Arvidson, P. Sven. Teaching non-majors : advice for liberal arts professors. Albany : State University of New York Press, c2008. LC 1011 A68 2008.

Depicting Canada's children / Loren Lerner, editor. Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2009. N 7640 D47 2009.

Johnston, Basil. Anishinaubae thesaurus. East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2007. PM 852 J59 2007.


 

Literature & Film

Porter, Burton Frederick. Philosophy through film. Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y. : Sloan Pub., 2009. PN 49 P675 2009.

Images of the city / edited by Agnieszka Rasmus and Magdalena Cieslak. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2009. PN 56 C55 I45 2009.

Thompson, Kristin. Storytelling in film and television. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2003. PN 1992.7 T47 2003.

Cardullo, Bert. Out of Asia : the films of Akira Kurosawa, Satyajit Ray, Abbas Kiarostami, and Zhang Yimou : essays and interviews. Newcastle :Cambridge Scholars, c2008. PN 1993.5 A75 C37 2008.

Faith and spirituality in masters of world cinema / edited by Kenneth R. Morefield. Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars, c2008. PN 1995.9 R4 F35 2008.

Hilliard, Robert L. Hollywood speaks out : pictures that dared to protest real world issues. Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009. PN 1995.9 S62 H55 2009.

Booker, M. Keith. The science fiction handbook. Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell Pub., c2009. PR 830 S35 B66 2009.

Ricci, Nino. Testament. Toronto : Doubleday Canada, c2002. PR 9199.3 R512 T4 2002.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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