Bøger af David Morgan

The Capitol Press Corps is a study of the interaction of New York State legislators, senior public officials, and the Capitol press corps during the three years following Nelson Rockefeller's departure.

?Morgan analyzes in depth the role played by agency press information officers--flacks--in the federal government from 1974 to 1984. He examines the media-government relationship below the White House level and in particular the role and significance of media relation officers....' The author used interviews and questionnaires to gather much of his data. The analysis is presented in two parts: micro-relations between reporters and flacks; and macro-political relationships focusing on presidential successes and failures at opinion formulation.... The final chapter draws conclusions, the main one being that notwithstanding flacks, American reporters remain remarkably free to challenge the holders of power. Ample notes; bibliography. Public and academic libraries, lower division through graduate.?-Choice

An elderly man is drinking coffee in a Venice café when he recognises a woman passing by. He remembers meeting her in Paris over 200 years ago. She hasn't changed but he has aged since then. His next birthday will be his 424th. How is the man related to the war between Atlantis and Athens, 11,000 years ago? The descendants of the victors intend to control the planet again using the Treasures of Poseidon with help from the Temple Virgins, who are different to other women in interesting ways. Corruption, kidnap, lust and murder follow. Also some bad things. The Omasor Agency gets involved with help from Brick and Blonde, celebrity adventurers. Another fast paced, funny and exotic adventure. You don't need to read the previous books to enjoy this one. Book 3 in the 2019 series.

Minster Tales is a delightful book which takes you back in time to meet some of the personalities and characters who have been associated with the Croydon Minster over the centuries. There is a brief outline of the history of the church and some fascinating 'Did you know?' facts to enjoy.

Religions teach their adherents how to see and feel at the same time; learning to see is not a disembodied process but one hammered from the forge of human need, social relations, and material practice. David Morgan argues that the history of religions may therefore be studied through the lens of their salient visual themes. The Forge of Vision tells the history of Christianity from the sixteenth century through the present by selecting the visual themes of faith that have profoundly influenced its development. After exploring how distinctive Catholic and Protestant visual cultures emerged in the early modern period, Morgan examines a variety of Christian visual practices, ranging from the imagination, visions of nationhood, the likeness of Jesus, the material life of words, and the role of modern art as a spiritual quest, to the importance of images for education, devotion, worship, and domestic life. An insightful, informed presentation of how Christianity has shaped and continues to shape the modern world, this work is a must-read for scholars and students across fields of religious studies, history, and art history.

Discusses the creation of sacred space in the 21st century, examining 28 works by Tobi Kahn including his commission for Congregation Emau-El B'ne Jeshrun in Milwaukee.

This essay traces the unfolding visual biography of the Sacred Heart, showing how imagery and visual practice document the history of the devotion and the remarkable range of its evolution.

Offers an integrated theory of the study of religion as visual culture. Providing key tools for scholars across disciplines studying the materiality of religions, this title gives an overview including case studies of the ways seeing is related to touching, hearing, feeling, and such ephemeral experiences as dreams, imagination, and visions.

A study of devotional images that traces their historical links to important strains of American culture. It demonstrates how popular visual images - from Warner Sallman's 'Head of Christ' to velvet renditions of DaVinci's 'Last Supper' to illustrations on prayer cards - have assumed central roles in contemporary American lives and communities.

Explores the cultural marketplace of public representation, showing how American religionists have made use of visual media to instruct the public, to practice devotion and ritual, and to form converts. This book reveals the importance of visual media to the construction and practice of sectarian and national community in a nation of immigrants.

The gripping personal story of a Falklands Fighter Ace.

Explores how viewers absorb and process religious imagery and how their experience contributes to the social, intellectual, and perceptual construction of reality. This book discusses religious functions of images and the tools that viewers use to interpret them.