Mark Taylor

Proven solutions to transform a healthcare system in crisis Part biography and part clear-eyed examination of a healthcare system in crisis, Hospital, Heal Thyself: One Brilliant Mathematician's Proven Plan for Saving Hospital, Many Lives. and Billions of Dollars tells the story of enigmatic healthcare visionary Eugene Litvak, whose research and strategies have already been implemented at many top 12-ranked hospitals to save hundreds of millions...

Trained as an aviation mechanic in Germany in the 1910s, Buehl arrived in the United States in 1920, at a time when we were just inventing civilian uses for airplanes. Later, as a pilot, he was responsible for training thousands of fliers. His work, both in Europe and North America, directly helped to push back major frontiers, both physical and social. Buehl's work made possible the first flight into the stratosphere in an airplane, and other record-breaking...

Darkest Murmurs: 7 Spine-Chilling Short Stories by MARK TAYLOR Do you ever feel a shiver crawl down your spine, a prickling unease that whispers of something unseen? In the hush of the night, when shadows dance on the wall and the silence stretches taut, do you sense a presence lurking just beyond the veil of perception? If so, prepare to be consumed by the chilling tales within "Darkest Murmurs," a collection of seven spine-tingling short stories...

Halloween Horrors: A Collection of Spine-Chilling Short Stories is a must-read for fans of horror fiction.This collection features a variety of chilling tales, from traditional ghost stories to modern takes on the genre. Whether you're looking for a quick scare or a night of terror, this book has something for everyone. Halloween Horrors is a collection of stories that will stay with you long after you finish reading them. These tales are sure to...

Where does my body begin? Where does it end? What is inside my body? What is outside? What is primary? What is secondary? What is natural? What is artificial? Science fiction has long imagined a future fusion of humanity with technology. Today, many of us-especially people with health issues such as autoimmune diseases-have functionally become hybrids connected to other machines and to other bodies. The combination of artificial intelligence with...

This wide-ranging study explores the many meanings of silence through the work of visual artists, philosophers, theologians, writers, and composers. Mark C. Taylor's prolific output has delved into topics ranging from media to metaphysics and from postmodern theology to posthuman bodies. His latest explores the significance of silence amid the buzzing networks of our modern age. Have we forgotten how to listen to each other, to recognize the virtues...

"Erring is a thoughtful, often brilliant attempt to describe and enact what remains of (and for) theology in the wake of deconstruction. Drawing on Hegel, Nietzsche, Derrida, and others, Mark Taylor extends-and goes well beyond-pioneering efforts. . . . The result is a major book, comprehensive and well-informed."-G. Douglas Atkins, Philosophy and Literature "Many have felt the need for a study which would explicate in coherent and accessible fashion...

Practical Guidance for Pastors Each compact topical ministerial handbook in the new Pastoral Pocket Guides series helps equip and empower pastors and church leaders to carry out the day-to-day work of Christian ministry with excellence and confidence. In the Communion guide you'll find: • Communion meditation prompts • Scriptures and suggested prayers • Communion service ideas for particular occasions and special days • Guidelines for Communion...

Digital and electronic technologies that act as extensions of our bodies and minds are changing how we live, think, act, and write. Some welcome these developments as bringing humans closer to unified consciousness and eternal life. Others worry that invasive globalized technologies threaten to destroy the self and the world. Whether feared or desired, these innovations provoke emotions that have long fueled the religious imagination, suggesting the...

Post-war, post-industrialism, post-religion, post-truth, post-biological, post-human, post-modern. What succeeds the post- age? Mark C. Taylor returns here to some of his central philosophical preoccupations and asks: What comes after the end?  Abiding Grace navigates the competing Hegelian and Kierkegaardian trajectories born out of the Reformation and finds Taylor arguing from spaces in between, showing how both narratives have shaped recent philosophy...