Glenn Rogers

Theological Dialogs for the 21st Century is the second book in the Dialogs for the 21st Century series. In it, Dr. Glenn Rogers tackles eleven challenging theological issues honestly and simply, making them easy to understand even for those who do not have a background in theology. Utilizing Plato's ancient dialog method of teaching, Dr. Rogers manages to make his topics both engaging and enlightening.

In Philosophical Dialogs For The 21st Century, retired philosopher professor, Dr. Glenn Rogers, offers a series of philosophical dialogs designed to provide a conversational presentation of several important areas of philosophical thought, including the problem of evil, the existence of God, the purpose of life, morality, human nature, the nature of reality, and key sociopolitical concerns, including social justice, social structure, and the role of government on society. Rogers uses his main character, Dr. Baker, the way Plato used Socrates to engage the reader with philosophical speculation in a way that allows the reader to follow the reasoning and decide for him or herself whether or not Dr. Baker offers a convincing argument. Philosophical Dialogs For The 21st Century is an excellent text for beginning philosophy students, or for the casual reader who wants to think seriously about the questions Dr. Rogers includes in his text. The book is easy to read, and the arguments easy to follow. If you are looking for an interesting read, this is it.

Jenny Ingram was sitting on the big sofa in the front lobby of the Happy Trails Retirement Village in Abilene, Texas. It looked like she had dozed off. She hadn't. She was dead. When Harriet calls Jenny's niece, Cheyenne McKinley, to tell her that her aunt had passed away quietly about an hour ago, Cheyenne insists that her aunt had not died of natural causes. Someone killed her. Harriet is not convinced, but when the coroner's report comes back a few days later that Jenny Ingram had indeed been murdered, poisoned, Harriet agrees to investigate. Who would want to kill a sweet little old lady, and why?

Guns. Should the people of a civilized society have guns? Why, exactly, do Americans need guns? Should they have some kinds of guns but not other kinds? What is a semiautomatic pistol or rifle? How do they work? What is the difference between a gun that is semiautomatic and one that isn't? Are semiautomatic guns weapons of war? What does the second amendment say? What does it mean? Should it be repealed? What is the truth about gun violence in America? Is the media being honest with us about gun violence? Do we have gun control? Do we need more? Is the ultimate aim of gun control the elimination of all guns from society? Historically, what has happened in other societies when they allowed their guns to be registered and then confiscated? Should people be allowed to carry guns? Do we currently have adequate background checks? Are universal background checks a good idea? What are red flags laws? Can they be abused? Are they constitutional? Dr. Glenn Rogers answers all these questions and more in this easy-to-read, brief, but thorough study of guns, the second amendment, gun violence, and gun control.

More copies of the Bible have been sold worldwide than any of book. It has been translated into more languages than any other book. But there are still lots of language groups that do not yet have the Bible translated into their language. Bible translation is an ongoing process. And how to do it well is still a topic of concern among people who want all people to be able to read the Bible in their own language. Dr. Glenn Rogers, a specialist in cross-cultural communication and translation theory, has written a brief but helpful book on the subject. Having translated the New Testament into contemporary English himself (The Simplified New Testament Study Bible), he understands the process. Having lived in a small village in Nigeria, West Africa, for two years, he is also familiar with the challenges of effective communication across cultural boundaries. If you are interested in how to translate the Bible to produce an accurate, meaningful translation, Dr. Rogers' Bible Translation: History, Theory, and Method, will be of interest to you.

A lot of people are either a democrat or a republican because their parents or grandparents were. In his book, A Bunch of Really Good Reasons to be a Republican, Dr. Glenn Rogers challenges us to think analytically, and ask ourselves why we are a democratic or a republican. To help us answer the question, Dr. Rogers provides us with information about each party: a brief historical overview of each party, a list of ideas and positions each party has embraced in the 21st century, and a careful analysis of those positions. Rogers also draws distinctions between the two parties as he provides arguments for why the Republican Party is best situated to lead America on into the 21st century. As a retired professor of philosophy and cultural studies, Rogers provides an interesting historical, sociological, and philosophical perspective that readers will appreciate.

Carl Winters is one of the residents at Happy Trails Retirement Village. He is also a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, a Purple Heart, and a Bronze Star. As a Gunny Sergeant in January of 1968, Carl led his squad of marines, who were outnumbered and outgunned, in the taking of Hill 479. Carl is a bona fide war hero. Emma Griffin is a talented writer who is writing a book about Carl and the taking of Hill 479. But when Harriet finds Emma's body floating in the Happy Trails lake, questions are raised about what really happened in the taking of Hill 479.

Postmodernism is dead and gone. Or is it? Retired philosophy professor, Dr. Glenn Rogers, argues that while philosophers are no longer advocating postmodernism, the fallout of the philosophy is still with us, and still causing serious problems in society. In this small book, Rogers explains the basic tenets of postmodernism and shows how and why they are wrong. He then discusses the kinds of challenges church leaders face as a result of the continuing presence of postmodern beliefs in our society, offering suggestions for how to help people understand the flawed reason of postmodern philosophy.

As one of the three greatest philosophical minds in history, Aristotle help shaped the way we think in the Western world. His book on logic was the standard text in the field for nearly 2,000 years. Many of his studies were groundbreaking. He taught generations of academics a basic approach to research, and using that approach did a number of studies that laid the foundation for the development of new academic disciplines. His work in moral philosophy is still read by ethics students today. Whether Aristotle is the greatest philosopher of all time, or whether that honor goes to his teacher, Plato, Aristotle's work helped shape Western civilization. What he thought about rationality, logic, and thinking, what he thought about metaphysical concerns, about politics, drama, and many other subjects remains important even today. Aristotle thought about important stuff, stuff you should think about as well.

If you grew up in any Western culture, the philosophy of Plato shaped your thinking more than you probably realize. Plato's thinking about the nature of reality, about objective truth and knowledge, about morality and what it means to live a good life, about how to be a good person, how society ought to function, and about things like justice, moderation, courage, and much more, shaped the development of Western culture in crucial ways. Plato asked and answered most of life's important questions. And while we may or may not agree with his answers, knowing what he thought about crucial cosmic questions can help us sort out some of the challenges we face in today's world. The stuff Plato thought was and remains important stuff.

Slavery was a shameful thing--a dark and horrible part of human history. It should never have happened. But it did. Most people, however, don't know what really happened, why it happened, how it happened, or the extent to which it happened. In this brief, easy-to-read book, Dr. Glenn Rogers provides an overview of slavery from when it began nearly 10,000 years ago to the slavery that still exists today. How should we think about what happened? What, if anything, should we do about it? What role do reparations play in how we react to the historical fact of slavery?

It is apparent to everyone that millennials think differently than previous generations of young people. Why do they think differently? The answer might surprise you. Not all millennials think alike or believe the same things. But enough of them do so that one can speak in general terms of their generational character traits. Retired philosophy professor, Dr. Glenn Rogers, explains the philosophical, social, and educational forces that shaped the millennial generation, noting both the strengths and the weaknesses of the character traits of their generation.

Another humorous, cozy by Glenn Rogers. When Harriet, out for her early morning walk, sees a man in the distance, lying on the green of the first hole of the Happy Trails Retirement Village golf course, she rushes over to see if she can help. She can't. The man has been shot and is quite dead. Having been a surgical nurse for thirty years, she knows what death looks like. But what's even worse than finding a dead man on the Happy Trails golf course is that the dead man is Jed Tucker, a Happy Trails resident and a friend. Harriet's eyes fill with tears and her head fills with questions as she kneels beside him. Why would anyone want to kill Jed? What was he doing out here on the golf course at this hour? Is the killer still in the area? There doesn't seem to be anyone around. Harriet heads back over to the walking trail and calls her husband, Harry, a retired detective.

When Walter, one of the Happy Trials residents, a healthy eighty-year-old who'd just been given a clean bill of health by his doctor, suddenly dies of a heart attack, Harriet feels like something isn't quite right about his death. Walter had been quite the ladies man. Could someone have killed him? Or did he just have a heart attack? A week later, another resident dies, and then a few days after that, another dies. What's going one? Why are healthy people dying at Happy Trials? The Happy Trials Retirement Village mystery series is Glenn Rogers' fifth series and has all the earmarks of another successful series. Set in the small West Texas town of Abilene, featuring Harriet Ward, a retired surgical nurse, as the crime solving amateur sleuth, the books are filled with an interesting blend characters, most of whom you will like, as they live with the joys and challenges of their senior years. Like real life, some of what happens is humorous, some is sad. But all of it occurs in the midst of an intriguing mystery that will keep you guessing to the very end.

In this brief but enlightening historical overview of capitalistic free enterprise, Dr. Glenn Rogers offers not only clear and concise definitions of capitalism and socialism, but also provides historical and archeological evidence demonstrating that capitalism has been the economic system of choice for most of the world almost from the beginning of human society. It is an unapologetic defense of capitalism in which Rogers discusses the shortcomings of socialism and offers ten reasons why capitalism is a superior economic system. With so many Marxists professors perverting history and redefining both socialism and capitalism in pursuit of their leftist agenda, and so many extremist and power-hungry politicians advocating socialism, Dr. Rogers' factually-based study of the two economic systems is a refreshing and helpful easy-to-understand presentation that will help readers, especially college students, understand the truth about the history and benefits of capitalism.

In How To Build Your Own Philosophical System From The Ground Up, retired philosophy professor, Dr. Glenn Rogers, explains what philosophy is, how it works, and why everyone needs a philosophical system to help guide them in making important decisions in life. Dr. Rogers deals with important issues such as the nature of reality, objective truth, the existence of God, the kind of beings human are, why evil exists, morality, and more. Written in a clear and easy-to-understand manner, How To Build Your Own Philosophical System From The Ground Upis both interesting and informative, and will be helpful to anyone who has ever puzzled over life's important questions.

Clinging to life in the hospital, Alex has been shot, but refuses to die. Jake is pretty sure he knows who did it--Vladimir Valinko, a powerful, ruthless crime lord who runs most of the crime in Southern California. Alex had enough evidence against him to put Valinko away for good and was going to testify against him next week. But Valinko had always been good at getting rid of witnesses. Jake enlists the aid of an old friend, and he and Monica embark on a bold plan to flush Valinko out into the open. Valinko, however, is a step ahead of them, and soon Jake and Monica are involved in a game of cat and mouse where it's not clear who's the cat and who's the mouse. And then, from an unlikely source, someone offers help. Deadly Testimonyis Rogers' seventh Jake Badger novel, and fans are sure to enjoy this latest offering in the exciting series.