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True Paradox: How Christianity Makes Sense of Our Complex World
David Skeel · IVP Books |
How do we explain human consciousness? Where do we get our sense of beauty? Why do we recoil at suffering? Why do we have moral codes that none of us can meet? Why do we yearn for justice, yet seem incapable of establishing it? Any philosophy or worldview must make sense of the world as we actually... |
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The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving
Lisa J Miller · St. Martin's Press Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover |
NEW YORK TIMES BestsellerUSA TODAY BestsellerPublishers Weekly BestsellerIn The Spiritual Child, psychologist Lisa Miller presents the next big idea in psychology: the science and the power of spirituality. She explains the clear, scientific link between spirituality and health and shows... |
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Language, Madness, and Desire: On Literature
Michel Foucault , · Univ Of Minnesota Press Format: Hardcover |
As a transformative thinker of the twentieth century, whose work spanned all branches of the humanities, Michel Foucault had a complex and profound relationship with literature. And yet this critical aspect of his thought, because it was largely expressed in speeches and interviews, remains... |
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Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
Andrew Solomon · Scribner; Reissue edition Format: Hardcover |
A Scribner Classics edition of Andrew Solomon’s bestselling masterpiece, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Dayton Peace Prize, and one of The New York Times Book Review’s Ten Best Books of 2012—“a brave, beautiful book that will expand your humanity”... |
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Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder
Sangeeta Bharadwaj Badal · Gallup Press Format: Hardcover |
Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder delves into the psychology of the entrepreneur. Gallup research shows that decisions and actions, influenced by the personality of the entrepreneur, affect the survival and growth of the venture.Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder is about understanding what... |
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Beyond Individualism: The Challenge of Inclusive Communities
George Rupp · Columbia University Press Format: Hardcover |
In many places around the world, relations between ethnic and religious groups that for long periods coexisted more or less amicably are now fraught with aggression and violence. This trend has profound international implications, threatening efforts to narrow the gap between rich and poor.... |
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The Emotional Intelligence of Jesus: Relational Smarts for Religious Leaders
Roy M. Oswald · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Format: Hardcover |
Faith leaders are surrounded by people, constantly navigating mazes of different personalities, emotional levels, and individual characteristics. Working with committees, individuals, and other leaders is critical to successfully moving an organization forward and representing a congregation... |
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Wages of Rebellion
Chris Hedges · Nation Books Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover |
Revolutions come in waves and cycles. We are again riding the crest of a revolutionary epic, much like 1848 or 1917, from the Arab Spring to movements against austerity in Greece to the Occupy movement. In Wages of Rebellion, Chris Hedges - who has chronicled the malaise and sickness of a society... |
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I Think You're Totally Wrong: A Quarrel
David Shields · Knopf Format: Hardcover |
"An impassioned, funny, probing, fiercely inconclusive, nearly-to-the-death debate, about life and art-cocktails included. Caleb Powell always wanted to become an artist, but he overcommitted to life (he's a stay-at-home dad to three young girls) . David Shields always wanted... |
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