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Author : Lucinda Mosher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578785080
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (85 download)
Download or read book Deep Understanding for Divisive Times written by Lucinda Mosher and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-15 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Timothy Keller
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 1400221072
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Uncommon Ground written by Timothy Keller and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can Christians today interact with those around them in a way that shows respect to those whose beliefs are radically different but that also remains faithful to the gospel? Join bestselling author Timothy Keller and legal scholar John Inazu as they bring together illuminating stories to answer this vital question. In Uncommon Ground, Keller and Inazu bring together a thrilling range of artists, thinkers, and leaders to provide a guide to living faithfully in a divided world, including: Lecrae, a recording artist, songwriter, and record producer Claude Richard Alexander Jr., senior pastor of The Park Church in Charlotte, North Carolina Rudy Carrasco, a program officer for the Murdock Charitable Trust Sara Groves, a singer and songwriter Shirley V. Hoogstra, president of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities Kristen Deede Johnson, a professor of theology and Christian formation at Western Theological Seminary Warren Kinghorn, a professor of psychiatry and theology at Duke University Tom Lin, president of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Trillia Newbell, director of community outreach for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention Tish Harrison Warren, an Anglican priest at the Church of the Ascension in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania With varied and enlightening approaches to reaching faithfully across deep and often painful differences, Uncommon Ground shows us how to live with confidence, joy, and hope in a complex and fragmented age. Praise for Uncommon Ground: "For anyone struggling to engage well with others in an era of toxic conflict, this book provides a framework, steeped in humility, that is not only insightful but is readily actionable. I'm grateful for the vulnerability and wisdom offered by each of the twelve leaders who contributed to this book. The task of learning to love well--neighbors and enemies alike--is long and urgent, and it can be costly. And yet, as this book shows us because it is the work of Jesus, we can pursue this love with great hope." --Gary A. Haugen, founder and CEO, International Justice Mission
Author : Lucinda Mosher
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
ISBN 13 : 1647121639
Total Pages : 565 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (471 download)
Download or read book The Georgetown Companion to Interreligious Studies written by Lucinda Mosher and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Georgetown Companion to Interreligious Studies provides fifty thought-provoking chapters on the history, priorities, challenges, pedagogies, and practical applications of this emerging field, written by an international roster of practitioners of or experts across diverse religious traditions.
Author : Margaret J. Wheatley
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1605098795
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Finding Our Way written by Margaret J. Wheatley and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2005-02-14 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed author “richly articulates how the insights of modern science . . . can usher in a new era of human and planetary health” (Systems Thinker). For years, Margaret Wheatley has written eloquently about humanizing our organizations and helping people to work together more effectively and compassionately. She has shown how breakthroughs in chaos theory and quantum physics can enable organizations to function more like responsive, self-organizing living systems, rather than cold mechanisms of control. And she has gradually expanded these ideas into the wider arena of human society. In short, Margaret Wheatley is one of the most innovative and influential organizational thinkers of our time, and Finding Our Way brings together her shorter writings for the first time, touching on all the topics she has addressed throughout her career, showing how she has applied the ideas in her books in many different situations. “However,” she writes, “this is not a collection of articles. I updated, revised, or substantially added to the original content of each one. In this way, everything written here represents my current views on the subjects I write about.” Provocative, challenging, at times poetic, and often deeply moving, Finding Our Way sums up Wheatley’s thinking on a diverse scope of topics from leadership and management to education and raising children in turbulent times; from societal commentary to specific organizational techniques and more. “Wheatley provocatively lays out how managers must operate to be effective in a system that is ‘alive’ . . . Finding Our Way challenges us to see the enterprises we lead in new light.” —Leader’s Beacon
Author : Rachel Mikva
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108843778
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Interreligious Studies written by Rachel Mikva and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive textbook designed for undergraduate and graduate students in Interreligious Studies.
Author : Zachary Moon
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1666709905
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (667 download)
Download or read book Doing Theology in Pandemics written by Zachary Moon and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-04-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The COVID-19 era will be remembered not only for the tragic global public health crisis, but also for the continued police violence against persons of color, the courageous activism that continues to rise up to confront racialized violence in all its forms, and the perpetuation of white nationalist rhetoric from the highest government elected offices. Everywhere we look, we find trauma and pain, and we find resilience and resolve. This volume, featuring leading theological scholars and religious leaders, is rich in analysis of the plagues we are facing and equally rich in the resources, practices, and inspirations that will carry our efforts to build a more just world.
Author : Richard Gillett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (381 download)
Download or read book It's a Freakin' Mess written by Richard Gillett and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Brilliant, entertaining, and wise. For any of us smarting from the actions of divisive politicians or reeling from the onslaught of partisan opinions, Gillett offers a compelling different approach." - Dr. ELSPETH McADAM, psychiatrist, author of The Smoke that Thunders You do not have to just survive living in a divided country with its endless political battles, prejudices, and fake news - you can thrive. In this remarkable book, psychiatrist and internationally acclaimed author, Dr. Richard Gillett, reveals simple, practical ways you can: Regain your peace of mind-even in the face of distrust and anger. Transcend prejudices. Mend broken bridges with friends or family. Turn frustration at divisive politics into personal and social effectiveness. With entertaining stories, fascinating research, and easy to follow steps, Gillett shows that you do not need to suffer from the divisiveness of the world around you. Yes, it's a Freakin Mess out there, but we don't need to be. And when we are not, we are not only happier; we also have a better chance of being effective in changing our society for the better. "Gillett deals with the most pressing issue in our so-called civilized society - us versus them. And refreshingly, he provides realistic solutions on how to be happy and effective when everything is a Freakin' Mess around us. Bravo." - KENNY WERNER, author of Effortless Mastery (200,000 copies sold) "Dr. Gillett shows us how we can be released from worry or hostility, even when we strongly disagree with another point of view. This is a fun and compelling read. Get this book and go have a conversation!" - Dr. DAVID HADDAD, Ed. D., psychologist, Associate Professor at William James College "Dr. Richard Gillett skillfully integrates positive psychology, modern neuroscience and ancient writings on contentment to create a route for us to re-find our peace of mind. Truly, a book for our times." - DAVID KATZ, PhD, Professor of Neurosciences and Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Author : Mosher, Lucinda
Publisher : Orbis Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (886 download)
Download or read book With the Best Intentions written by Mosher, Lucinda and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2023-10-13 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas Fleming
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0306822016
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)
Download or read book A Disease in the Public Mind written by Thomas Fleming and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the time John Brown hung from the gallows for his crimes at Harper's Ferry, Northern abolitionists had made him a “holy martyr” in their campaign against Southern slave owners. This Northern hatred for Southerners long predated their objections to slavery. They were convinced that New England, whose spokesmen had begun the American Revolution, should have been the leader of the new nation. Instead, they had been displaced by Southern “slavocrats” like Thomas Jefferson. This malevolent envy exacerbated the South's greatest fear: a race war. Jefferson's cry, “We are truly to be pitied,” summed up their dread. For decades, extremists in both regions flung insults and threats, creating intractable enmities. By 1861, only a civil war that would kill a million men could save the Union.
Author : Eboo Patel
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807019976
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Interreligious/Interfaith Studies written by Eboo Patel and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking academic anthology that explores the emerging field of interreligious/interfaith studies As it is now backed by an impressive number of courses, academic programs and centers, faculty positions, journals and publications, funding, and professional partnerships, there is no longer a question as to whether the interreligious/interfaith field exists. But its meaning and import are still being debated. How is this field distinct from, yet similar to, other fields, such as religious or theological studies? What are its signature pedagogies and methodologies? What are its motivations and key questions? In other words, what is the shape of interfaith and interreligious studies, and what is its distinct contribution? These questions are the driving force behind this anthology.
Author : Andrew Gumbel
Publisher : The New Press
ISBN 13 : 1620979284
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Won’t Lose This Dream written by Andrew Gumbel and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2024-09-03 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “heartfelt” (Shelf Awareness) story of how Georgia State University tore up the rulebook for educating lower-income students Published to wide acclaim, Won’t Lose This Dream is the “illuminating” (Times Literary Supplement) story of a public university that has blazed an extraordinary trail for lower-income and first-generation students in downtown Atlanta, the birthplace of the civil rights movement. “A powerful story of institutional transformation” (bestselling author Beverly Daniel Tatum), Won’t Lose This Dream shows how Georgia State University has upended the conventional wisdom about low-income students by harnessing the power of big data to identify and remove obstacles that previously stopped them from graduating—an earthshaking achievement that is reverberating across every college campus today. “Drawing on extensive on-the-ground reporting” (Kirkus Reviews), Andrew Gumbel delivers a thrilling, blow-by-blow account of visionary leaders who overcame fierce resistance, and the remarkable students whose resilience and determination inspired the work at every stage. Their success shows how the promise of social advancement through talent and hard work, the essence of the American dream, can be rekindled even in an age of deep inequalities and divisive politics. “A superb work for anyone interested in higher education” (Library Journal), Won’t Lose This Dream “lays out a persuasive vision for reform” (Publishers Weekly) and a concrete vision of higher ed that works for all Americans.
Author : Marjorie Hines Woollacott
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442250348
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)
Download or read book Infinite Awareness written by Marjorie Hines Woollacott and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-10-08 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Award of the Parapsychological Association,2017 Winner of the Eric Hoffer Book Awards 2017 (Spiritual) First Place, Nautilus Book Awards 2017 (Science, Cosmology and Expanding Consciousness) First Place, International Excellence Mind, Body Spirit Book Awards, 2017 (Human Consciousness) Bronze Medal, Feathered Quill Book Awards, 2017 (Best Religious/Spiritual) First Place, Great Northwest Book Festival, 2017 (Spiritual Books) First Place, New England Book Festival, 2016 (Spiritual Books) As a neuroscientist, Marjorie Woollacott had no doubts that the brain was a purely physical entity controlled by chemicals and electrical pulses. When she experimented with meditation for the first time, however, her entire world changed. Woollacott’s journey through years of meditation has made her question the reality she built her career upon and has forced her to ask what human consciousness really is. Infinite Awareness pairs Woollacott’s research as a neuroscientist with her self-revelations about the mind’s spiritual power. Between the scientific and spiritual worlds, she breaks open the definition of human consciousness to investigate the existence of a non-physical and infinitely powerful mind.
Author : Richard Irvine
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108491111
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)
Download or read book An Anthropology of Deep Time written by Richard Irvine and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reconfigures the anthropology of time by viewing human social life as part of the long-term rhythms of geological formation.
Author : Abhijit V. Banerjee
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 1541762878
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (417 download)
Download or read book Good Economics for Hard Times written by Abhijit V. Banerjee and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The winners of the Nobel Prize show how economics, when done right, can help us solve the thorniest social and political problems of our day. Figuring out how to deal with today's critical economic problems is perhaps the great challenge of our time. Much greater than space travel or perhaps even the next revolutionary medical breakthrough, what is at stake is the whole idea of the good life as we have known it. Immigration and inequality, globalization and technological disruption, slowing growth and accelerating climate change--these are sources of great anxiety across the world, from New Delhi and Dakar to Paris and Washington, DC. The resources to address these challenges are there--what we lack are ideas that will help us jump the wall of disagreement and distrust that divides us. If we succeed, history will remember our era with gratitude; if we fail, the potential losses are incalculable. In this revolutionary book, renowned MIT economists Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo take on this challenge, building on cutting-edge research in economics explained with lucidity and grace. Original, provocative, and urgent, Good Economics for Hard Times makes a persuasive case for an intelligent interventionism and a society built on compassion and respect. It is an extraordinary achievement, one that shines a light to help us appreciate and understand our precariously balanced world.
Author : Douglas Allen
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 9780739116173
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (161 download)
Download or read book Comparative Philosophy and Religion in Times of Terror written by Douglas Allen and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comparative philosophy and religion can help us to understand the violence and terrror that often dominate our world. These new, creative studies - ranging in scope from ancient Biblical, Greek, Indian, and Chinese formulations to recent religious and philosophical positions - broaden and deepen our understanding of terror and present new possibilities for greater nonviolence, peace, and true security.
Author : Barack Obama
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307382095
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)
Download or read book The Audacity of Hope written by Barack Obama and published by Crown. This book was released on 2006-10-17 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Barack Obama’s lucid vision of America’s place in the world and call for a new kind of politics that builds upon our shared understandings as Americans, based on his years in the Senate “In our lowdown, dispiriting era, Obama’s talent for proposing humane, sensible solutions with uplifting, elegant prose does fill one with hope.”—Michael Kazin, The Washington Post In July 2004, four years before his presidency, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum. One phrase in particular anchored itself in listeners’ minds, a reminder that for all the discord and struggle to be found in our history as a nation, we have always been guided by a dogged optimism in the future, or what Obama called “the audacity of hope.” The Audacity of Hope is Barack Obama’s call for a different brand of politics—a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the “endless clash of armies” we see in congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit at the heart of “our improbable experiment in democracy.” He explores those forces—from the fear of losing to the perpetual need to raise money to the power of the media—that can stifle even the best-intentioned politician. He also writes, with surprising intimacy and self-deprecating humor, about settling in as a senator, seeking to balance the demands of public service and family life, and his own deepening religious commitment. At the heart of this book is Barack Obama’s vision of how we can move beyond our divisions to tackle concrete problems. He examines the growing economic insecurity of American families, the racial and religious tensions within the body politic, and the transnational threats—from terrorism to pandemic—that gather beyond our shores. And he grapples with the role that faith plays in a democracy—where it is vital and where it must never intrude. Underlying his stories is a vigorous search for connection: the foundation for a radically hopeful political consensus. Only by returning to the principles that gave birth to our Constitution, Obama says, can Americans repair a political process that is broken, and restore to working order a government that has fallen dangerously out of touch with millions of ordinary Americans. Those Americans are out there, he writes—“waiting for Republicans and Democrats to catch up with them.”
Author : J. William Schopf
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429762887
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)
Download or read book Life in Deep Time written by J. William Schopf and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-11-05 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Darwin wrote his Origin of Species, one of his main concerns was with the perceived shortness of the fossil record of life. Until the work of J. William Schopf and his colleagues, much of this history was thought to be unknowable. This book, through a memoire of Schopf’s personal recollections, documents astonishing discoveries revealing the first 85% of the history of life. These earliest periods of life on Earth emerge as a tale of individual and internationally collaborative exploration told by a scholar whose 60 years of research contributed to the recognition of the richness and diversity which forms the foundation of today’s biodiversity. Key Features Documents, through personal narrative, a paradigm shift is the study of the earliest life Summarizes a fossil record largely unknown until relatively recently Addresses one of Darwin's most troubling concerns about his theory of natural selection Predicts future developments in the study of first life
