The True Origins of World War II: The Missing Pieces of the Puzzle

WORLD WAR II POP QUIZ After losing World War I, Germany was disarmed, forbidden to build an air force or submarines, and its army could not exceed 100,000 men. So how was Hitler able to start World War II? a) He did it sneakily, tricking the naïve yet well-intentioned democracies-England, France, and the United States. b) Trying to avoid war, the democracies wanted to satisfy reasonable demands of Nazi Germany, hoping to pacify it. But dictators cannot be appeased! c) Hitler was actually supported by the democracies to counter the growing power of the Soviet Union. You will find the correct answer to this question-and many more-in The True Origins of World War II. Free of Anglo-American stereotypes about good democracies and evil dictatorships, this book analyzes the period between the two World Wars from the perspective of geopolitics. From the link between anti-Semitism and anti-Communism to the unveiling the secrets of appeasement The True Origins of World War II helps to find the missing pieces of the puzzle!

Autism was only identified and recognised relatively recently, but even so one might have expected the church to have moved further in its thinking about how autistic thinking can contribute to the life of the church. At a time when churches exhibit a heightened awareness of 'inclusion' and recognition of difference in all manner of ways, it is startling how little attention is given to those who have autism.Drawn from extensive research amongst autistic worshippers, Autistic Thinking in the Life of the Church develops and explores a model in which churches can strengthen and retain the cognitive engagement of those worshippers in their congregations who are on the autistic spectrum.