The 1th Seminar and Workshop for Education, Social Science, Art and Humanities (SEWORD FRESSH#1)-2019 has been held on April 27, 2019 in Universitas Sebelas Maret in Surakarta, Indonesia. SEWORD FRESSH#1-2019 is a conference to promote scientific information interchange between researchers, students, and practitioners, who are working all around the world in the field of education, social science, arts, and humanities to a common forum.

Fresh From the Word: The Bible for a Change will inspire your reading of the Bible in a changing world. Bringing together top theologians and biblical scholars, creative writers from around the world, cutting-edge church leaders, activists for peace and justice and a range of others, Fresh From the Word offers 366 sets of notes, prayers and suggestions for action on biblical themes. This fresh approach to Bible reading is aimed at new readers of the Bible from across the church, as well as anyone seeking a faithful, creative and challenging conversation with the Bible every day of the year.

The 1st Conference of Visual Art, Design, and Social Humanities (CONVASH) 2019 is a seminar in the fields of art, design and humanities held on November 2, 2019 by the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design (FSRD), Universitas Sebelas Maret in Surakarta, Indonesia. Since its establishment as a Faculty 5 years ago, The Faculty of Fine Arts and Designs has conducted 4 international conferences. The 1st CONVASH 2019 is our international conference new brand and we have a commitment to hold CONVASH annually. Conference of Visual Art, Design, and Social Humanities (CONVASH) 2019 is a tangible manifestation of FSRD's efforts to contribute to science and improve publication quality on the international level. This event is expected to bring about collaboration, scientific transfer, and publications that can contribute to the scientific fields of arts, design and humanities. The conference aims to facilitate research presentations and knowledge exchange in art, design, technology, and social humanities, as well as create academic networks among students, lecturers and researchers in the related fields. Further, this conference will bring opportunities to learn together to develop quality research in various fields, expand the collaboration networks among universities and industries, and become a forum to disseminate research and knowledge to a wider audience. The committee received more than 130 papers from the participants and based on the results of the reviews, only 96 papers were declared qualified to be presented at the seminar and subsequently published in the proceedings of CONVASH-2019 Finally, the committee congratulates and expresses gratitude to the selected participants for the participation and paper publication in the proceeding of CONVASH-2019. The committee would also like to thank all parties who have supported and actively participated for the success of this event. Hopefully this Proceeding can be used as a reference for technological development and learning improvement in the fields of education, social, arts, and humanities

The journal Synkrētic is an outlet for thought-provoking writing on the philosophy, literature and cultures of the Indo-Pacific. It showcases the diverse traditions of thought, story-telling and expression which are woven into the living tapestry of this culturally, linguistically and politically complex region.

This book is the proceeding of the International Conference Jakarta International on Multidisciplinary Studies towards Creative Industries (JICOMS 2022) that was successfully held on 16 November 2022 using an hybrid platform. The conference was Encouraging the creative industry as the alternative of a global economic backbone, the First Jakarta International on Multidisciplinary Studies towards Creative Industries (JICOMS) 2022 is hosted by Center for Research and Community Service, Politeknik Negeri Media Kreatif (Polimedia). The technical program of JICOMS 2022 consisted of 52 full papers, including 4 invited papers in oral presentation sessions at the main conference tracks. We have invited prominent speakers with expertise in the field of multidisciplinary studies. The keynote speakers was presented by Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, B.B.A., M.B.A. as Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia and Benny Bandanadjaja as Deputation from Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of Indonesia). The invited talk was presented Prof. Daniel Punday from Mississipi State University, USA; Prof. Yuh Wen Chen from Da-Yeh University, Taiwan; Ruanni Tupas, Ph.D from University College London, UK and Indra Kesuma Nasution, P.hD from ANC Japan Co, LTd Japan). This conference will give an excellent discussion and a future insight for developing our community. Taking Collaboration of Cross-Disciplinary Research to Develop Creative Industries as its theme, the forum welcomes academia, professionals, researchers, practitioners, students, and civil society organization representatives to share ideas and current studies in the fields of sciences and social sciences. By this improvement we can increase our economic growth to compete in global arena which starts moving to society 5.0. To support above theme, JICOMS 2022 should be related to Creative Industries with sub theme Learning Technology; Publishing Technology; Tourism & Creative Economics; Humanities & Applied Linguistic; Advertising & Marketing; Film, Media and Communication; Game and Aplication Design; Applied Engineering; Computing Technology; Pulp & Paper Technologies; Printing process and applications and Applied Physics & Chemistry. This conference has multidisciplinary topic, it gives opportunity to make a global collaboration between academician, industry and public government. We also expect that the future JICOMS conference will be as successful and stimulating, as indicated by the contributions presented in this volume.

Fresh From the Word: The Bible for a Change will inspire your reading of the Bible in a changing world. Bringing together top theologians and biblical scholars, creative writers from around the world, cutting-edge church leaders, activists for peace and justice and a range of others, Fresh From the Word offers 366 sets of notes, prayers and suggestions for action on biblical themes. This fresh approach to Bible reading is aimed at new readers of the Bible from across the church, as well as anyone seeking a faithful, creative and challenging conversation with the Bible every day of the year.

“The Fire represents the difficult journeys and challenging seasons we face in life.” In this compelling narrative Dr .Kemi Tokan-Lawal shares her deeply personal journey of navigating a cancer diagnosis and treatment. With raw honesty, vulnerability and unwavering conviction she shares the highs and lows of her journey. Offering a beacon of light for those facing their own trials. At its core “Fresh out of fire” is a testament of the power of faith in the finished works of Jesus Christ which serves as a source of strength and hope throughout her journey. Readers will find inspiration, encouragement and renewed faith as they witness firsthand the miraculous healing that comes from placing their trust in the promise of the cross – the greatest power of all!

After a brief interlude following the Cold War, nuclear weapons have regained their prominent place in world affairs. Yet our current nuclear age will not be a replay of the Cold War. New technologies, changing political contexts and the death of old arms-control agreements mean that today's nuclear strategists have to navigate unchartered waters filled with fresh perils. Unfortunately, the consequences of failure in the nuclear world can be catastrophic. The immediate imperative today is to lower the possibility of nuclear weapons use during a crisis or conflict involving nuclear powers. While deliberate or pre-emptive nuclear use is less likely, the rising danger of our time is that nuclear weapons will be employed due to some combination of miscommunication, misjudgment, misperception and sheer accident. The Sheathed Sword: From Nuclear Brink to No First Use is a collection of essays by leading scholars and practitioners on the role of nuclear weapons in global security. The contributors examine how individual states view nuclear weapons, the devastating effects of nuclear war on the world's climate and the issues around nuclear no first use. They also debate the feasibility and desirability of a global no-first-use (GNFU) agreement.

CHINA, 484 A.D. A Warrior in Disguise All her life, Mulan has trained for one purpose: to win the duel that every generation in her family must fight. If she prevails, she can reunite a pair of priceless heirloom swords separated decades earlier, and avenge her father, who was paralyzed in his own duel. Then a messenger from the Emperor arrives, demanding that all families send one soldier to fight the Rouran invaders in the north. Mulan’s father cannot go. Her brother is just a child. So she ties up her hair, takes up her sword, and joins the army as a man. A War for a Dynasty Thanks to her martial arts skills, Mulan is chosen for an elite team under the command of the princeling—the royal duke’s son, who is also the handsomest man she’s ever seen. But the princeling has secrets of his own, which explode into Mulan’s life and shake up everything she knows. As they cross the Great Wall to face the enemy beyond, Mulan and the princeling must find a way to unwind their past, unmask a traitor, and uncover the plans for the Rouran invasion…before it’s too late. Inspired by wuxia martial-arts dramas as well as the centuries-old ballad of Mulan, The Magnolia Sword is a thrilling, romantic, and sharp-edged novel that lives up to its beloved heroine.