The Depth Of The Abyss
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The Depth of the Abyss
Author: Pasquale De Marco
language: en
Publisher: Pasquale De Marco
Release Date: 2025-04-13
In the depths of the ocean, where sunlight fades into darkness and pressure crushes the strongest hulls, lies the abyss, a realm of mystery and wonder. This captivating book takes you on a breathtaking journey to explore the hidden secrets of the abyss, unveiling the incredible life forms, extreme environments, and untapped potential that lie beneath the surface. Through the eyes of leading marine scientists and explorers, you'll discover the unique adaptations of deep-sea creatures, from the bioluminescent anglerfish that lures its prey with a glowing lantern to the resilient hydrothermal vent shrimp that thrives in extreme heat and pressure. You'll learn about the delicate balance of abyssal ecosystems, where food chains rely on the constant rain of organic matter from above and where hydrothermal vents create oases of life in the barren darkness. The abyss holds vast potential for resources and inspiration. Mineral wealth, energy sources, and novel compounds with pharmaceutical applications await discovery. The unique properties of deep-sea organisms offer blueprints for new technologies and materials, from pressure-resistant enzymes to self-healing polymers. As we delve deeper into the abyss, we unlock the secrets of this hidden world, pushing the boundaries of human knowledge and innovation. But the abyss also faces threats from human activities. Pollution, climate change, and overfishing are taking a toll on this fragile ecosystem. It is imperative that we approach abyssal exploration with a sense of responsibility, ensuring that our actions do not jeopardize the future of this precious realm. With stunning imagery and thought-provoking insights, this book invites you to explore the depths of the abyss, to marvel at its wonders, and to contemplate the profound implications of our relationship with this mysterious frontier.
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The Oxford Handbook of Mystical Theology
Author: Edward Howells
language: en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date: 2020-02-25
The Oxford Handbook of Mystical Theology provides a guide to the mystical element of Christianity as a theological phenomenon. It differs not only from psychological and anthropological studies of mysticism, but from other theological studies, such as more practical or pastorally-oriented works that examine the patterns of spiritual progress and offer counsel for deeper understanding and spiritual development. It also differs from more explicitly historical studies tracing the theological and philosophical contexts and ideas of various key figures and schools, as well as from literary studies of the linguistic tropes and expressive forms in mystical texts. None of these perspectives is absent, but the method here is more deliberately theological, working from within the fundamental interests of Christian mystical writers to the articulation of those interests in distinctively theological forms, in order, finally, to permit a critical theological engagement with them for today. Divided into four parts, the first section introduces the approach to mystical theology and offers a historical overview. Part two attends to the concrete context of sources and practices of mystical theology. Part three moves to the fundamental conceptualities of mystical thought. The final section ends with the central contributions of mystical teaching to theology and metaphysics. Students and scholars with a variety of interests will find different pathways through the Handbook.
Meiobenthos in the Sub-equatorial Pacific Abyss
Against the backdrop of the environmental setting of the subequatorial NE Pacific abyssal plain, the book will characterise the meiobenthos as an ecological category in the deep sea and introduce research lines meiobenthic studies are applied to, including environmental assessments of human-induced disturbance of the deep seafloor. It will proceed to present an overview of the current knowledge on the meiobenthos of the area of concern and will discuss general considerations regarding the use of meiobenthos as indicator of seafloor disturbance. It will address the question of deep-sea mineral resources development versus benthic communities and will present an overview of field studies ("experiments") aimed at assessing the magnitude of potential impact associated with seafloor resources development (polymetallic nodule mining in particular) in the Pacific.