A journal of Asian American cultural criticism.

A journal of Asian American cultural criticism.

Asian American Studies After Critical Massis a dynamiccollection that showcases the most exciting scholarship in thefield from a critical and cultural studies perspective. Comprisedof ten original essays written by a group of scholars at thevanguard of the discipline, this collection takes on a range oftopics and concerns, including Asian American film and popularculture; Asian Americans at the dawn of the twenty-first century;globalization and transnational citizenship; and queer AsianAmerica. Addressing some of the most exciting issues and ideas inAsian American studies, this book strikes a bold new path for thefield. This book can be used in conjunction with the BlackwellCompanion to Asian American Studies.

"Satan hates books like this." Why? They ignite Holy Fire that transforms lukewarm and spiritually-hungry Christians into supernatural warriors. Revival pundits will share all their ideas about how you might experience a spiritual awakening. That might inspire a temporary revival that fizzles out. However reality hits and you're left picking up the pieces: nations crumbling under crises of immorality, the celebration of sin, and the deep fear of the future. What does the future look like for you and your kids? But then there are experienced voices that mobilize believers. They carry a prophetic edge and anointing. They aren't predicting something to come “one day, some day”; they are provoking us to not settle for anything less than God’s supernatural plan of revival and awakening here and now. And they give us a battle plan and strategy for how to get there! Bestselling author Mario Murillo is a signs and wonders evangelist, prophetic voice for the nation of America, and a bold voice to release truth and sanity in times of cultural upheaval. He hasn’t merely been an eyewitness to the great moves of God over these last decades, he’s stood on the frontlines with some of the greatest men and women of God, witnessing the good, the bad, and the ugly. After a season of painstaking research, Mario Murillo penned this bestselling classic, Reaching Critical Mass as a gift to the body of Christ with this exhortation: it’s possible to have revival now. And he provides time-tested, biblical “how to’s” that answer questions like: What are revivals and how do they happen? Is there a Bible Blueprint to experience true awakening? Why do “rude awakenings” come before Great Awakenings? What are the seven stages of revival and how do we recognize which one we are currently in? “Critical Mass” refers to the minimum amount of radioactive material that can–and will–sustain a nuclear chain of glory in our nations. You have two options in this hour: 1) Sit idly and watch society collapse around you, leaving no hope for future generations; or 2) embrace the call that you are commissioned for: a revivalist who brings dead things back to life!

In seiner Serie Critical Mass dokumentiert der Fotograf Michael Danner (*1967) die Architektur, den Alltag und die Sicherungssysteme aller 17 deutschen Atomkraftwerke, das Endlager Asse II sowie das Erkundungsbergwerk Gorleben. Große Hoffnungen und tiefe Skepsis haben die Nutzung der Atomkraft bis in die Gegenwart begleitet. In der Aufbruchstimmung der 1950er Jahre schien alles möglich, man partizipierte am wirtschaftlichen Aufschwung und fand in der Atomenergie eine faszinierende Technologie. Der Optimismus der Boomjahre wich in den 1980er Jahren einem Miss- trauen, das mit dem Reaktorunglück in Tschernobyl eine reale Grundlage bekam. Der Aktivismus gegen die Atomkraft hat das politische Bewusstsein einer ganzen Generation geprät. Die Katastrophe in Fukushima 2011 läutete vorerst eine Zeitenwende ein - der mittelfristige Ausstieg aus der Atomenergienutzung scheint beschlossen. Die Frage der Endlagerung radioaktiver Abfälle aber ist jedoch weiterhin ungelöst. Danners Bilder geben einen seltenen Einblick ins Innere der Kraftwerke und zeigen normalerweise unzugängliche Bereiche. Parallel dazu zeigt das Buch historische Bild- und Textdokumente aus der Planungs- und Bauphase der Kraftwerke, sodass der gesellschaftliche Konflikt visuell erfahrbar wird.

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