Hearing from God by Mary Ruth Swope
Half of Tanzania's elephants have been killed for their ivory since 2007. A similar alarming story can be told of the herds in northern Mozambique and across swathes of central Africa, with forest elephants losing almost two-thirds of their numbers to the tusk trade. The huge rise in poaching and ivory smuggling in the new millennium has destroyed the hope that the 1989 ivory trade ban had capped poaching and would lead to a long-term fall in demand. But why the new upsurge? The answer is not simple. Since ancient times, large-scale killing of elephants for their tusks has been driven by demand outside Africa's elephant ranges - from the Egyptian pharaohs through Imperial Rome and industrialising Europe and North America to the new wealthy business class of China. And, who poaches and why do they do it? In recent years lurid press reports have blamed mass poaching on rebel movements and armed militias, especially Somalia's Al Shabaab, tying two together two evils - poaching and terrorism. But does this account stand up to scrutiny? This new and ground-breaking examination of the history and politics of ivory in Africa forensically examines why poaching happens in Africa and why it is corruption, crime and politics, rather than insurgency, that we should worry about.
Dr. Mary Ruth Swope (1919-2018) was a popular lecturer, author, and nutritionist. Born on October 28, 1919, she received a B.S. in home economics from Winthrop College in Rock Hill, South Carolina, an M.S. in foods and nutrition from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, and a doctorate in administration from Columbia University, New York City.
After serving as a nutritionist with the Ohio Health Department, a member of the Foods and Nutrition faculty at Purdue University, and the Head of Foods and Nutrition at the University of Nevada, Dr. Swope took early retirement to begin a new ministry, Nutrition with a Mission. Through lectures and seminars, she encouraged audiences to deny themselves unneeded calories, save the money the calories would have cost, and give it to Great Commission programs and projects.
Dr. Swope made many TV appearances on shows such as The 700 Club on the Christian Broadcasting Network.
After serving as a nutritionist with the Ohio Health Department, a member of the Foods and Nutrition faculty at Purdue University, and the Head of Foods and Nutrition at the University of Nevada, Dr. Swope took early retirement to begin a new ministry, Nutrition with a Mission. Through lectures and seminars, she encouraged audiences to deny themselves unneeded calories, save the money the calories would have cost, and give it to Great Commission programs and projects.
Dr. Swope made many TV appearances on shows such as The 700 Club on the Christian Broadcasting Network.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780883686638 |
| ISBN 10 | 0883686635 |
| Title | Hearing from God |
| Author | Mary Ruth Swope |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Whitaker House,U.S. |
| Year published | 2001-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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