101 Stories about Being Confident, Courageous and Your True Self
Today’s woman is confident, courageous and true to herself. And she has a story to tell, to help other women become empowered, too. These 101 true stories, told by women from all walks of life, will inspire you to be confident, courageous and true to your self.
The stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Empowered ......
In Our Unforming: De-Westernizing Spiritual Formation, Cindy S. Lee proposes that the church needs to reimagine spiritual formation--to unform the ways Western-dominated church leaders have understood formation and to create a more robust spirituality, one that will hold the complexities of a multicultural God and the God-human relationship.
A Book of Ritual and Ethics: Continental Commentaries
Building upon his life-long work on the Book of Leviticus, Jacob Milgrom makes this book accessible to all readers. He demonstrates the logic of Israel's sacrificial system, the ethical dimensions of ancient worship, and the priestly forms of ritual.
Work, Livelihood, and a US Catholic Economic Ethic
Christine Firer Hinze advances Monsignor John A. Ryan's American Catholic defense of worker justice and a living wage, advocating for an action-oriented livelihood agenda that situates US working families' economic pursuits within a commitment to sustainable, radical sufficiency for all.
101 Stories about the Wacky, Lovable People in Our Lives
Everyone thinks their own family is crazy. In these 101 stories of crazy, embarassing, annoying and dysfunctional families, Chicken Soup for the Soul contributors humorously and lovingly share those special moments that have become cherished memories.
Family. Its a cast of characters with whom we walk through life - complicated, ......
vers Can Help People Navigate Long-term Health Conditions
Many spiritual caregivers, including chaplains, spiritual directors and clergy, are unaware of how they can support people with chronic health conditions. This book combines insights on chronic illness with spiritual care skills and suggestions to enhance well-being for people living with long-term illness.
This book provides a handbook of resources to aid the study and practice of pilgrimage for leaders and pilgrims. The first part of the book explores aspects of the pilgrimage phenomenon: philosophy, theology, anthropology, psychology, medieval literature, art history. The second part addresses specific pilgrimage experiences and contexts.
Reimagining Human Rights presents an interpretation of human rights "from below," showing how victims of atrocity can embrace the rhetoric of human rights to dismantle old narratives of power and advance new ones.
Healthcare chaplains working as part of interdisciplinary teams are frequently involved in contributing to discussions on all aspects of patients' wellbeing. This insightful collection of
case studies shows how chaplains can effectively support patients and their families in making decisions regarding medical care, as well as for ......
This book consists of Islamic prayers Prophet Muhammad and some Muslim saints adopted for various occasions: morning and evening prayers, purification, eating, drinking, pilgrimage and everyday life situations. Additional sections include the most beautiful names of God, prayer for help and success, and other prayers to be recited any time.
This book probes how a twelfth-century woman became a Gospel interpreter, analyses the creative methodology and themes of the homilies, and deals with the vast legacy of Hildegard's works, including their relevance for today.
Madness, Mysticism, and the Origins of Clinical Pastoral Education
In this book, Sean J. LaBat provides a critical re-assessment of Anton Boisen's life and work. He demonstrates how the founder of clinical pastoral education and institutional chaplaincy suffered from mental illness, yet was also a visionary who pioneered patient-centered care and reconciled science and religion in his work as a chaplain.
The Spiritual Dimensions of Psychological Type Theory
In Personality, Religion, and Leadership, Christopher F. J. Ross and Leslie J. Francis contend that knowledge of Jungian psychological type theory and Jungian archetypes can help religious leaders build a religious community that welcomes all personality types, while continuing their personal spiritual journeys during times of stress and success.
The Transformational Power of Faith-Based Community Organizing
Women's Work draws on Susan L. Engh's experiences and those of 21 other women in faith-based organizing to demonstrate how women have been transformed and been agents of transformation. The various arenas described include religious congregations, denominations, community organizations, and the public square.
International scholars from different disciplines examine the experiences of unaccompanied migrant children before, throughout, and after their journeys and analyze US and European policy changes in national and international law. Several theologians explore new approaches to ...
