Richard A Muller: 13 books

Richard Muller, a world-class scholar of the Reformation era, examines the relationship of Calvin's theology to the Reformed tradition, indicating Calvin's place in the tradition as one of several significant second-generation formulators. Muller argues that the Reformed tradition is a diverse and...

From the celebrated author of the best-selling Physics for Future Presidents comes “a provocative, strongly argued book on the fundamental nature of time” (Lee Smolin). You are reading the word "now" right now. But what does that mean? "Now" has bedeviled philosophers,...

Physics and Technology for Future Presidents contains the essential physics that students need in order to understand today's core science and technology issues, and to become the next generation of world leaders. From the physics of energy to climate change, and from spy technology to quantum computers,...

In their acclaimed, much-used Church History, James Bradley and Richard Muller lay out guidelines, methods, and basic reference tools for research and writing in the fields of church history and historical theology. Over the years, this book has helped countless students define their topics, locate...

親愛的總統先生， 如果明天台電倒閉了，我們該怎麼辦？ ** ** 能源掌控了一個國家的命脈，也是未來領袖從現在就該面對的迫切危機！   能源是當今世界上最重要的商品，許多國家為了爭奪能源不惜發動戰爭， 原油價格小幅波動就足以衝擊民生物價，造成人民痛苦指數攀升。   太陽能取之不盡用之不竭，但為何我們現在仍仰賴石油？ 燃煤發電廠提供穩定便宜的電力，卻使得全球暖化日益嚴重，該如何取捨？ 能源問題向來錯綜複雜，牽扯一國經濟民生、政策發展，甚至外交關係都十分深遠。 如果沒有多懂一點科學，將輕易迷失在專家學者的爭論中，無法做出正確的決斷。 想成為世界領袖？你得從現在開始培養「能源」直覺。 想看懂趨勢、預測潮流？了解能源真相讓你不再人云亦云！ ** ** 強力推薦： 吳健雄學術基金會執行長、台灣師大物理系名譽教授／林明瑞 台灣大學物理系教授／高涌泉 中國廣播公司董事長／趙少康 ** ** 想解決能源危機，復甦景氣，拯救全球暖化，你要能夠揭開迷霧，直探能源問題核心   柏克萊加州大學知名物理學教授理查．繆勒，暨大受好評《給未來總統的物理學》後， 再次從科學面向出發，深入能源問題背後的真相， 打破政客與媒體大肆渲染的種種誤導，向未來領袖們提出說明與建言。   福島核災、墨西哥灣漏油…… 在我們大量使用能源之際，也可能會受到能源反噬， 該如何防範？我們是否還有其他替代性能源選擇？ 下一個能源開發重點又會落在哪裡， 蘊藏豐富的天然氣？只要有日照就取之不盡的太陽能？ 除了積極發展替代性能源，節省能源是否也具可行性？ 而因為過度開發能源所導致全球暖化、氣候異常， 我們又該如何面對？ 身為未來領袖，在上任前你就必須準備好解套方案！   請問總統先生： ◎...

The author of Physics for Future Presidents returns to educate all of us on the most crucial conundrum facing the nation: energy. The near-meltdown of Fukushima, the upheavals in the Middle East, the BP oil rig explosion, and the looming reality of global warming have reminded the president...

This fresh study from an internationally respected scholar of the Reformation and post-Reformation eras shows how the Reformers and their successors analyzed and reconciled the concepts of divine sovereignty and human freedom. Richard Muller argues that traditional Reformed theology supported a robust...

In Christ and the Decree, one of the foremost scholars of Calvinism today expounds the doctrines of Christ and predestination as they were developed by Calvin, Bullinger, Musculus, Vermigli, Beza, Ursinus, Zanchi, Polanus, and Perkins. Muller analyzes the relationship of these two doctrines to each...

“A triumph.”—Steve Weinberg, Boston Globe This is “must-have” information for all presidents—and citizens—of the twenty-first century: Is Iran’s nascent nuclear capability a genuine threat to the West? Are biochemical weapons likely to be developed by terrorists? Are there viable...

This indispensable companion to key post-Reformation theological texts provides clear and concise definitions of Latin and Greek terms for students at a variety of levels. Written by a leading scholar of the Reformation and post-Reformation eras, this volume offers definitions that bear the mark of...

Liquid markets generate hundreds or thousands of ticks (the minimum change in price a security can have, either up or down) every business day. Data vendors such as Reuters transmit more than 275,000 prices per day for foreign exchange spot rates alone. Thus, high-frequency data can be a fundamental...

It has always been understood that the central claim of Christianity—that Jesus born of Mary is the Son of God—is as much a declaration of the mystery of the human as it is the mystery of God; just as the claim that in virtue of this identity he is the Christ who restores, and more, transforms,...

This classic text retains the superb scholarship of the first edition in a thoroughly revised and accessibly written new edition. With both new and updated essays by distinguished American and Canadian authors, the book provides a comprehensive historical overview of the formation and growth of North...