Reviews

Books reviewed Webb, Stephen H., Taking Religion to School: Christian Theology and Secular Education Hillocks, George, Jr., Ways of Thinking, Ways of Teaching Brinkley, Alan; Dessants, Betty; Flamm, Michael; Fleming, Cynthia; Forcey, Charles; and Rothschild, Eric, The Chicago Handbook for Teachers: A Practical Guide to the College Classroom Kiely, Robert, Learning: Spiritual Sketches from a Professor's Life Hart, D. G., University Gets Religion: Religious Studies in American Higher Education Sutherland, Peter, (ed.), Adult Learning: A Reader Seldin, Peter. (ed.), Changing Practices in Evaluating Teaching: A Practical Guide to Improved Faculty Performance and Promotion/Tenure Decisions Hayes, Elizabeth; Flannery, Daniele D. with Brooks, Ann K., Tisdell, Elizabeth J.; and Hugo, Jane M., Women as Learners: The Significance of Gender in Adult Learning     

Reviews

Books reviewed Edited by Stephen R. Haynes, Professing in the Postmodern Academy: Faculty and the Future of Church‐Related Colleges. Janet Gail Donald., Learning to Think: Disciplinary Perspectives Edited by Rodney L. Petersen and Nancy M. Rourke, Theological Literacy for the Twenty‐First Century. Clifford Williams, The Life of the Mind: A Christian Perspective Elizabeth Rankin, The Work of Writing: Insights and Strategies for Academics and Professionals James E. Zull, The Art of Changing the Brain: Enriching the Practice of Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning. Ministry in a Multicultural World: Beyond Borders. CD‐ROM. Windows 95/XP. 1 disk, no printed guide. San Antonio: Mexican American Cultural Center and JM Communications, 2001 Produced and Directed by Sarah Feinbloom, What Do You Believe? American Teenagers, Spirituality and Freedom of Religion John L. Esposito, Darrell J. Fasching, and Todd Lewis, World Religions Today     

Reviews

Chris M. Anson, Lesley K. Cafarelli, Carol Rutz and Michelle R. Weis (eds) Dilemmas in Teaching: Cases for Collaborative Faculty Reflection Patricia Senn Breivik Student Learning in the Information Age Barbara E. Walvoord and Virginai Johnson Anderson Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment William E. Campbell and Karl A. Smith (eds) New Paradigms for College Teaching Ann Intili Morey and Margie K. Kitano Multicultural Course Transformation in Higher Education Francis X. S. J. Clooney Hindu Wisdom for All God's Children Stephen R. Haynes Holocaust Education and the Church-Related College: Restoring Ruptured Traditions Warren A. Nord Religion and American Education: Rethinking a National Dilemma D. G. Hart and R. Albert Mohler, Jr (eds) Theological Education in the Evangelical Tradition Patrick W. Carey and Earl C. S. J. Muller (eds) Theological Education in the Catholic Tradition: Contemporary Challenges     

Reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Mary‐Ann Wilkelmes and James Wilkinson (eds.), Voices of Experience: Reflections from a Harvard Teaching Seminar Van B. Weigel, Deep Learning for a Digital Age: Technology's Untapped Potential to Enrich Higher Education John Wilcox and Irene King (eds.), Enhancing Religious Identity: Best Practices from Catholic Campuses Michaela Davey, Mastering Theology Alan Jolliffe, Jonathan Ritter and David Stevens, The Online Learning Handbook: Developing and Using Web‐Based Learning Henry A. Giroux and Kostas Myrsiades (eds.), Beyond the Corporate University: Culture and Pedagogy in the New Millennium Andrea Sterk (ed.), Religion, Scholarship, and Higher Education: Perspectives, Models, and Future Prospects Richard Pring, Philosophy of Educational Research Stephen Fallows and Rakesh Bhanot (eds.), Educational Development through Information and Communications Technology George Dennis O'Brien, The Idea of a Catholic University Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt, Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom: The Realities of Online Teaching     

Re:Views

Personal Effectiveness: Improving Personal Relationships: Assertion Issues for High School Women Personal Effectiveness: Improving Personal Relationships: Assertion Issues for High School Women in Relating to Men, Part II (# 77560) Catherine M. Steel and Janice M. Hochman Personal Effectiveness: Alive and Aware: Improving Communication in Relationships. Sherod Miller, Elam W. Nunnally, and Daniel B. Wackman. Personal Effectiveness: Psychology and Personal Growth. Abe Arkoff, Editor. Personal Effectiveness: EST: Playing the Game* the New Way (*The Game of Life). Carl Frederick. Personal Effectiveness: Breaking Through to Each Other: Creative Persuasion on the Job and in the Home. Jesse S. Nirenberg. Personal Effectiveness: Seminar on Human Sexuality For Behaviorists: Insight to Impact: Strategies for Interpersonal and Organizational Change. William G. Dyer. Personal Effectiveness: Effective Behavior in Organizations: Learning From the Interplay of Cases, Concepts, and Student Experiences. Allen R. Cohen, Stephen L. Fink, Herman Gadon, and Robin D. Willits     

Book reviews

Abstract

Eldercare by James Kenny&;Stephen Spicer. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1988, 152 pages, $11.95 paper

Lonely All the Time: Recognizing, Understanding and Overcoming Sex Addiction, for Addicts and Co-dependents by Ralph Earle&;Gregory Crow with Kevin Osborn. New York: Pocket Books, 1989, 337 pages, $19.95

The Imperfect Therapist: Learning from Failure in Therapeutic Practice by Jeffrey A. Kotter&;Diane S. Blau. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1989, 188 pages, $19.95

Families with a Difference: Varieties of Surrogate Parenthood by Michael Humphreys&;Heather Humphreys. New York: Routledge, 1988, 177 pages, $45.00

Between Husbands and Wives: Communication in Marriage by Mary Anne Fitzpatrick. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1988, 283 pages, $35.00 hardbound, $16.50 paperback     

Reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Delbert Burkett, An Introduction to the New Testament and the Origins of Christianity Jenny Read‐Heimerdinger, The Bezan Text of Acts: A Contribution of Discourse Analysis to Textual Criticism Paula Fredriksen and Adele Reinhartz (eds), Jesus, Judaism and Christian Anti‐Judaism: Reading the New Testament after the Holocaust Pauline Allen and Bronwen Neil (eds), Maximus the Confessor and his Companions: Documents from Exile Eric Plumer (ed.), Augustine's Commentary on Galatians: Introduction, Text, Translation and Notes Aidan Nichols OP, Darton, Discovering Aquinas: An Introduction to his Life, Work and Influence Edward Howells, John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila: Mystical Knowing and Selfhood Amanda Porterfield (ed.), American Religious History Jeanne Halgren Kilde, When Church Became Theatre: The Transformation of Evangelical Architecture and Worship in Nineteenth‐Century America Dale P. Andrews, Practical Theology for Black Churches: Bridging Black Theology and African American Folk Religion Robert Jewett and John Shelton Lawrence, Captain America and the Crusade against Evil: The Dilemma of Zealous Nationalism Paul Gifford (ed.), 2000 Years and Beyond: Faith, Identity and the Common Era Clive Marsh, Christianity in A Post‐Atheist Age Stephen T. Davis, Daniel Kendall, SJ, and Gerald O’Collins, SJ (eds), The Incarnation: An Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Incarnation of the Son of God Catherine Keller, Face of the Deep: A Theology of Becoming David Willis, Notes on the Holiness of God Tatha Wiley, Original Sin: Origins, Developments, Contemporary Meanings Natalie K. Watson, Introducing Feminist Ecclesiology John G. Stackhouse Jr, Humble Apologetics: Defending the Faith Today Alister McGrath, A Scientific Theology: Reality Stephen Darwall, Virtue Ethics Stephen Darwall, Consequentialism Stephen Darwall, Contractarianism / Contractualism Stephen Darwall, Deontology Charles E. Curran (ed.), Change in Official Catholic Moral Teachings Noreen L. Herzfeld, In Our Image: Artificial Intelligence and the Human Spirit Werner G. Jeanrond and Lisa Sowle Cahill (eds), Religious Education for Boys and Girls     

Reviews

Books reviewed: Sue Patterson Realist Christian Theology in a Postmodern Age Michael J. McClymond Encounters with God: An Approach to the Theology of Jonathan Edwards W. Jay Wood Epistemology: Becoming Intellectually Virtuous Philip Clayton God and Contemporary Science Ian A. McFarland Listening to the Least: Doing Theology from the Outside In C. Stephen Evans Faith Beyond Reason Andrew Bradstock Faith in the Revolution: The Political Theologies of Muentzer and Winstanley Stephen C. Barton, ed. Where Shall Wisdom be Found? Wisdom in the Bible, the Church and the Contemporary World Jeffrey G. Sobosan Romancing the Universe: Theology, Science, and Cosmology     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Bhikhu Parekh, Rethinking Multiculturalism: Cultural Diversity and Political Theory Bhikhu Parekh, The Future of Multi‐Ethnic Britain: Report of the Commission on the Future of Multi‐Ethnic Britain Gordon Graham, The Internet://A Philosophical Inquiry Stephen R. L. Clark, Biology and Christian Ethics Daniel A. Dombrowski, Not Even A Sparrow Falls: The Philosophy of Stephen R. L. Clark Shelly Kagan, Normative Ethics Hugh Lacey, Is Science Value Free? M. W. F. Stone and Jonathan Wolff (eds.), The Proper Ambition of Science Eileen Scanlon, Roger Hill and Kirk Junker (eds.), Communicating Science: Professional Contexts Eileen Scanlon, Elizabeth Whitelegg and Simeon Yates, Communicating Science: Contexts and Channels      

Reviews

Books reviewed: Pierre Dominicé,Learning from Our Lives: Using Educational Biographies with Adults Peter Connolly (ed.), Approaches to the Study of Religion Willi Braun, and Russell T. McCutcheon (eds), Guide to the Study of Religion Russell T. McCutcheon, Critics Not Caretakers: Redescribing the Public Study of Religion Michael Palmer, The Question of God: An Introduction and Sourcebook Michael Joseph Brown, What They Don’t Tell You: A Survivor’s Guide to Biblical Studies Deborah DeZure (ed.), Learning from CHANGE: Landmarks in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education from CHANGE Magazine 1969–1999     

High Tech or High Touch: Will Technology Help or Hurt Our Teaching?

Books reviewed in this article: David G. Brown, Interactive Learning: Vignettes from America's Most Wired Campuses Marc Eisenstadt and Tom Vincent, The Knowledge Web: Learning and Collaborating on the Net Pat Maier, Liz Bamett, Adam Warren, and David Brunner, Using Technology in Teaching and Learning Adam Warren, David Brunner, Pat Maier, and Liz Barnett, Using Technology in Teaching and Learning: An Introductory Guide Steve Ryan, Bernard Scott, Howard Freeman, and Daxa Patel, The Virtual University: The Internet and Resource‐Based Learning     

Reviews

Books Reviewed: Gregory Jones and Stephanie Paulsell, The Scope of Our Art: The Vocation of the Theological Teacher Logos Research Systems, Scholar's Library Richard Devine, Joseph A. Favazza, and F. Michael McLain (Ed), From Cloister to Commons. Concepts and Models for Service‐Learning in Religious Studies Douglas Hadley, Bradley Herling, Lesleigh Cushing, and Malcolm David Eckel, A Season of Teaching: A Casebook for College and University Instructors of Religion Jane Vella, Taking Learning to Task: Creative Strategies for Teaching Adults Estella Mara Bensimon, Kelly Ward, and Karla Sanders, The Department Chair's Role in Developing New Faculty into Teachers and Scholars John P. Hertel and Barbara J. Millis, Using Simulations to Promote Learning in Higher Education: An Introduction R. Jones. Lanham, A Grammar of Christian Faith: Systematic Explorations in Christian Life and Doctrine     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Elizabeth Behr Sigel, Un moine de l'Eglise d'Orient: Le Père Lev Gillet Gustavo Gutiérrez, Las Casas: In Search of the Poor of Jesus Christ Stephen B. Bevans, Models of Contextual Theology: The Struggle for Cultural Relevance T'ien Ju-K'ang, Peaks of Faith: Protestant Mission in Revolutionary China     

Reviews

Books reviewed: Freda Matchett, Krsna: Lord or Avatāra? The Relationship Between Krsna and Visnu Peter Harvey, An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics: Foundations, Values and Issues Damien Keown (ed.), Contemporary Buddhist Ethics William G. Dever, What did the Biblical Writers Know and When did They Know it? What Archaeology Can Tell Us about the Reality of Ancient Israel John Dancy, The Divine Drama James C. VanderKam, An Introduction to Early Judaism Jacob Neusner, The Aggadic Role in Halakhic Discourse Stephen J. Davis, The Cult of Saint Thecla: A Tradition of Women’s Piety in Late Antiquity Siegmar Döpp and Wilhelm Geerlings, Dictionary of Early Christian Literature Ashley Null, Thomas Cranmer’s Doctrine of Repentance: Renewing the Power to Love Avery Dulles, S.J. and Rabbi Leon Klenicki, The Holocaust, Never To Be Forgotten: Reflections on the Holy See’s Document, We Remember Christopher H. Evans (ed.), The Social Gospel Today Philip W. Butin, The Trinity Philip Endean, Karl Rahner and Ignatian Spirituality Ilse Bulhof and Laurens ten Kate (eds), Flight of the Gods: Philosophical Perspectives on Negative Theology René Girard, I See Satan Fall Like Lightning Garth L. Hallett, A Middle Way to God Gordon Graham, Evil and Christian Ethics Frank G. Kirkpatrick, The Ethics of Community Stephen Pattison, Shame: Theory, Therapy, Theology Rosemary Radford Ruether, Christianity and the Making of the Modern Family John W. de Gruchy, Christianity, Art and Transformation: Theological Aesthetics in the Struggle for Justice Stephen Conway (ed.), Living the Eucharist: Affirming Catholicism and the Liturgy Andrew Purves and Charles Partree, Encountering God – Christian Faith in Turbulent Times T. Richard Snyder, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Punishment     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Arthur C. Danto . Analytical philosophy of knowledge Peter Achinstein and Stephen F. Barker (eds.). The legacy of logical positivism. W. V. Quine and J. S. Ullian . The web of belief.     

John McDowell

Books reviewed: Tim Thornton, John McDowell, Acumen: 2004, pp vi + 261, £40.00/£14.95
Reviewed by Stephen Mulhall, New College, Oxford
New College
Oxford OX1 3BN     

When performance goals deter performance: Transfer of skills in integrative negotiations

The current study deals with the ability of teams to learn and transfer complex knowledge across situations and therefore achieve better long term performance. In an experiment on integrative (value-creating) negotiations, High Learning Teams (with learning goals, high learning values, and team discussions) and Low Learning Teams (with performance goals, low learning values, and no team discussions) participated first in a repeated integrative negotiation task and then in a new more complex one. In the first task both types of teams improved their performance over time. However, in the second transfer task, when conditions changed, High Learning Teams performed better than Low Learning Teams. Findings indicate that the High Learning Teams’ advantage cannot be attributed to the discussion alone. Furthermore, for the Low Learning Teams, negative transfer was observed: when faced with a new component, not experienced before, these teams performed worse than teams that had no experience at all.     

Reviews

Books reviewed: Palloff, Rena M. and Pratt, Keith, Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace: Effective Strategies for the Online Classroom Peters, Otto, Learning and Teaching in Distance Education: Analyses and Interpretations from an International Perspective Katz, Richard N. and associates, Dancing with the Devil: Information Technology and the New Competition in Higher Education White, Ken W. and Weight, Bob H., The Online Teaching Guide: A Handbook of Attitudes, Strategies, and Techniques for the Virtual Classroom Horton, Sarah, Web Teaching Guide: A Practical Approach to Creating Course Web Sites     

Reviews

Reviews in this article: Religion, Interpretation, and Diversity of Belief: The Framework Model from Kant to Durkheim to Davidson. By Terry F. Godlove Ethics in an Age of Technology. By Ian Barbour . Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of Modernity. By Stephen E. Toulmin . The Social Dimensions of Science. Edited by Ernan Mc Mullin . Evolutionary Epistemology and Its Implications for Humankind. By Franz M. Wuketits . Evolutionary Epistemology and Its Implications for Humankind. By Franz M. Wuketits . Integrity in Depth. By John Beebe .