Marko Swoboda Knihy

"The theme of repentance is evident in almost every Old and New Testament corpus. However, it has received little sustained attention over the past half-century of scholarship, which has been largely restricted to word studies or focused on a particular text or genre. Studies of the overall theology of the Bible have typically given the theme only passing mention. In response, Mark Boda offers a comprehensive overview of the theological witness of Scripture to the theme of repentance. The key to understanding is not simply to be found in word studies, but also in the broader meaning of texts as these communicate through a variety of words, images and stories. The importance of repentance in redemptive history is emphasized. It is fundamentally a return to intimate fellowship with the triune God, our Creator and Redeemer. This relational return arises from the human heart and impacts attitudes, words and actions."--Back cover.

This volume explores the theological heartbeat of the Old Testament by examining three big ideas that communicate the Old Testament's redemptive theology. Highly respected scholar Mark Boda shows how three creedal expressions--the narrative, character, and relational creeds--recur throughout the Old Testament and express its core redemptive theology, in turn revealing how the redemptive pulse of God expands to all of creation. He also traces these redemptive and creational pulses into the New Testament and shows their relevance for today's Christian community.

Miniaturization has long been a trend in the creation of better devices, and the study of alternative materials for the production of well-known devices forms one large fraction of material science. Lasers and semiconductor devices have both had their part in the shaping of our current technological age and have formed a symbiosis in semiconductor lasers. The omnipresence of these unique light sources and the remaining high cost and ecological impact of growing suitable semiconductor materials have sparked the study of organic semiconductor devices and among them organic semiconductor lasers (OSLs). Still a field of great research efforts, the concept of microcavities as base structure for such systems holds the promise of inexpensive, organic or "plastic" semiconductor lasers available to the ever-growing markets of consumer electronics. Studied since the mid-90s, first organic microcavity lasers had largely inaccessible dynamics until femtosecond spectroscopic techniques became increasingly available. This book presents a study of one exemplary system, its dynamics and coherent properties. Also, introductory chapters allow greater access to the field of organic microcavities."