A Generous Openness

Author : Charlotte Prather
Publisher : St Bede's Publications
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0932506852

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A Generous Openness by Charlotte Prather Pdf

One woman's personal account of Saint Ignatius' "Spiritual Exercises" in her own prayer life. "This book is the result of an improbable friendship," she admits from the outset, "Mine with St. Ignatius Loyola." The book grew out of a 30-day retreat the author took away from her busy life as a wife, theology student in pastoral education, translator and mother of two little boys. Yet "nothing had prepared me for the experience. I had thought this would be a nice "project" for Lent. Lent began and ended, but the project went on, and radically changed my way of seeing things. In a sense I never finished them. They have become a part of me, the meditations being a kind of horizon against which I can see and reflect upon the course of my life, and to which I return again and again."

Author : George M. Newlands
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2008-07-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725222304

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Generosity and the Christian Future by George M. Newlands Pdf

Based on the 1995 Henson Lectures, delivered in the University of Oxford, this study takes as its theme the Christian future, and the development of a theology of generosity in response to the challenges likely to face Christian faith in the twenty-first century. In particular, Professor Newlands wishes to explore the suggestion that Christ represents the ultimate generosity of God for humankind. This leads him to concentrate on the contribution made by Christian doctrine to public issues, and especially the relationship between Christology and human rights. The author is centrally concerned that faith should remain in the public square, and that the circle of faith should always be outward facing. The result is a liberal, pluralistic theology, which regards the generous love of God, in incarnation and reconciliation, as a powerful stimulus to imaginative Christian thought and action. In its robust portrayal of what Christianity ought properly to look like, this book--which emerges from the pen of the leading Scottish liberal theologian of his generation--will be sure to stimulate and engage a wide variety of readers.

Author : sir John Eardley Eardley- Wilmot (2nd bart.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1858
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:591060027

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Parliamentary reform, a second letter by sir John Eardley Eardley- Wilmot (2nd bart.) Pdf

Author : Mark Vasey-Saunders
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317016694

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The Scandal of Evangelicals and Homosexuality by Mark Vasey-Saunders Pdf

English evangelicals give the appearance of being a community at war, with each other and with the world around them. The issue of homosexuality is one of the key battlegrounds. How has this issue become so significant to evangelicals? Why is it provoking such violent responses? How is it changing evangelicals, and what might this mean for the future? This book examines the history of evangelical responses to the issue of homosexuality, setting them in a wider historical and cultural context and drawing on the work of Rene Girard to argue that the issue of homosexuality has come to symbolise deeply-held convictions within evangelicalism. The conflict over the issue that is now becoming apparent within evangelicalism reveals deep divisions within the evangelical community that will have great significance for the future. The Scandal of Evangelicals and Homosexuality offers an alternative perspective, seeking not to present an answer to the ethical question, but rather to examine the way the debate has become scandalised and consider the cost. It offers a window into contemporary English evangelicalism and provides an important contribution to international and ecumenical debate.

Author : Joe Davis
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781523006625

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The Generous Leader by Joe Davis Pdf

An innovative and insightful 7-part guide to heartfelt and collaborative actions that transform the reader into a generous leader. Leading successfully in a world full of disruption means building more than technical skills. Yes, you must deliver results, but to run a successful business you need people-and people today want leaders who can and will work to see beyond themselves and only the bottom line-you must learn to lead with your heart. Being vulnerable with your staff is intimidating, but when connecting with people not only will you grow as a leader and a person, but your business will grow as well. Bringing your authentic self to your leadership takes courage and commitment, but you reap profound benefits from heart-led generous acts. This book presents 7 ways to give of yourself for everyone's gain: 1. Generous Communication: Be real to build deep connections 2. Generous Listening: Be sincerely curious about another's perspective 3. Generous Inclusion: Be inclusive to invite collaboration and show respect 4. The Generous Ally: Take chances to make chances for others 5. Generous Development: Validate strengths and success, identify expansive opportunities 6. Generous Moments: Make small acts of acknowledgment in important moments to make a big impact 7. Give up the Mask: Be emotionally accessible with authenticity and vulnerability Through unvarnished and unforgettable stories, the author and CEOs of well-recognized companies reveal experiences and mistakes that informed their success and share actions that make the shift to more heart less scary, more satisfying and incredible personal. As you build your skills with the guidance from this trusted reference, success will spread from your generosity to the people you work with, to your organization, to your own career and even society. There is no more powerful leader than a generous leader.

Author : Ali Kashani
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781498575348

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Radical Generosity by Ali Kashani Pdf

In this bold and original work, Ali Kashani argues that the rise of the far right political discourse, xenophobia, and the current immigration and refugee crisis indicate that existing values, norms, and practices are inadequate. Thus, it is vital to critique and resist existing values and norms that produce ultra-nationalistic and xenophobic practices. Thus, radical generosity is crucial and necessary. The concept of radical generosity opens the possibility for the transformation of ethical and political practices and a move toward cosmopolitanism. Kashani develops the concept of radical generosity as a social and political practice and as an original grounding for cosmopolitanism, as both an ethical and political transformative practice-and as a critique to resist the rise of the far right political discourse and xenophobia. Radical Generosity suggests, a new way to bridge ethical and political practices and moves beyond ethical subjectivity by Derrida and Levinas and draws inspiration from the Stoics, Aristotle’s virtue ethics , radicalized by Nietzsche’s concept of magnanimity with anarchist tendencies,and Marx’s idea of praxis as social transformative practice.

Author : Mikael Byström,Pär Frohnert
Publisher : Nordic Academic Press
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789187351587

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Reaching a State of Hope by Mikael Byström,Pär Frohnert Pdf

Shedding new light on the issues concerning refugees and immigration in 20th-century Sweden, this analysis examines the implications of its immigration policies. On what grounds were refugees admitted? Where did they come from? How did the Swedish state aid its new citizens? What differences were there between refugees and the imported labor that was essential to Swedish industry? A group of established Swedish and international historians answer these questions against the background of the eras passed: the Second World War, the Cold War, and the labor movement that shaped the national characteristic of Sweden so deeply. Reaching a State of Hope contributes to the wider field of research on political and administrative practices around refugees historically and places the Swedish refugee and immigration experience in a European perspective.

Author : Jesper Trier Gissel
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9788771705164

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The Generous Actor by Jesper Trier Gissel Pdf

Jesper Trier Gissel began training film actors at Nørgaards Højskole in 2006. He soon took his point of departure in the simple but powerful, intuitive approach developed by Harold Guskin and dedicated his work to develop a course which could stay as true as possible to Guskin’s principles while accomodating a classroom full of actors. "The Generous Actor" contains a complete description of the course he now teaches (including his exercise flow choreography) and also his thoughts on art and acting developed over years of both academic studies, acting, and especially training actors. At this point Gissel has turned out a number of actors appearing and starring in Danish television and movie theatres and has established an solid network of directors, actors, casters, and producers in the Danish movie and television business. "The Generous Actor" also contains endorsements from a number of actors, directors, and acting coaches calling Gissel’s work, ‘useful and liberating for readers and actors‘, ‘a non-method that avoids the restraining rules of technique and liberates the artistic creativity of the individual’ and ‘no bullshit acting’.Among these are Danish Academy Award Nominee , Claes Quaade and life-long producer/director, Steen Herdel. For more information and full endorsements, visit www.facebook.com/thegenerousactor/

Author : Barbara Bonner
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781614291305

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Inspiring Generosity by Barbara Bonner Pdf

Inspiring stories and beautifully typeset quotations about generosity. WARNING: This book might change your life. The desire to act generously arrives like an uninvited guest, unexpectedly, like a lightning bolt, in a mere moment. A gesture, a news story, a quotation in a book, a passing remark can change everything. For many, that moment is enough for generosity to move into their hearts and minds and become central to their lives. This book will help readers open their hearts to the power of their own innate generosity, their desire to make a difference in the world, to help make someone's day a little brighter or their world a bit more secure. It will kindle a spark in readers' hearts that moves them into the sunshine of a more generous life. If one life is more generous, we all prosper. That is one of generosity's most wonderful qualities: it is utterly contagious. Inspiring Generosity is an invitation to savor a sampling of the very best inspirations on the subject of generosity. It includes fourteen contemporary stories of "generosity heroes" whose lives have been transformed by the power of generosity. Sprinkled throughout these stories are writings, poems, and quotes from Shakespeare, Hafiz, Emily Dickinson, George Eliot, Wendell Berry, Sharon Olds, Naomi Shibab Nye, Donald Justice, Winston Churchill, Mother Teresa, Maya Angelou, Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., John Steinbeck, James Joyce, Leo Tolstoy, Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, Goethe, Seneca, Albert Schweitzer, Anne Frank, and many others.

Author : Noah Webster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1462 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1851
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10523016

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A Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webster Pdf

Author : Catarina Kinnvall,Paul Nesbitt-Larking
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780199842568

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The Political Psychology of Globalization by Catarina Kinnvall,Paul Nesbitt-Larking Pdf

In an increasingly globalized world, there are new economic, strategic, cultural, and political forces at work. The Political Psychology of Globalization: Muslims in the West explores how these shifts and shocks have influenced the way in which Muslim minorities in western countries form their identities as political actors. Catarina Kinnvall and Paul Nesbitt-Larking uncover three identity strategies adopted by Muslims in the West: retreatism, essentialism, and engagement. Six western countries - Canada, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom - serve as places for exploration of the emergence of these Muslim political identities. These countries are discussed in light of their colonial histories, patterns of immigration, and citizenship regimes. Although retreatism, essentialism, and engagement occur in Muslim citizens of each of the six western nations discussed in this book, the countries that are best able to balance individual and community rights are most successful in promoting the politics of engagement. In contrast, regimes that focus on anti-terrorist legislation and discourses, and support majority political cultures that are exclusionary, also promote retreatism and essentialist identity strategies in both minority and majority communities. The authors discuss the importance of a climate of engagement that is based on recognition, dialogue, deep multiculturalism, a new global and "cosmopolitical" consciousness, and a sense of political identity that transcends national boundaries and regimes.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : UIUC:30112064259051

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Alden's Manifold Cyclopedia of Knowledge and Language by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : NYPL:33433000967483

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The Columbian Cyclopedia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lucy Maddox
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781421440965

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The People of Rose Hill by Lucy Maddox Pdf

What was antebellum life like for the two communities of people—one white and one black—who lived and worked on a plantation on the Eastern Shore of Maryland? Thomas Marsh Forman was in his early twenties when he returned from the Revolutionary War to take over the proprietorship of Rose Hill plantation from his father. The estate lay alongside the Sassafras River in Cecil County, on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Rose Hill was a product of its historical moment, a moment in which men like Forman acted on their belief that the future prospects of the country required a continuation not only of their energy, their skills, and their desire to improve the lives of Americans but also of the slave economy they had done so much to shape. A focused study of this one plantation, The People of Rose Hill illuminates the workings of the entire plantation system in the border region between the end of the Revolution and the approach of the Civil War. Lucy Maddox looks closely at the public and private lives of the people of Rose Hill, who labored together in a profitable agricultural enterprise while maintaining relationships with one another that were cautious, distant, sometimes secretive, and often explosive. Making extensive use of the letters of wife, Martha Ogle Forman, Maddox places the experiences of Rose Hill's inhabitants (enslaved and free) within the context of the cultural, economic, and political history of the state. Piecing together the scattered information in these documents, she offers readers fascinating insights into life and labor on the plantation, from grueling daily work schedules to menus for elaborate dinners and teas. Her account includes comparative analyses of family structures and social practices within the Forman family and in the community of enslaved workers. Individual sections profile thirty-eight of the fifty enslaved people at Rose Hill, identifying, as far as possible, that person's primary work responsibilities, family connections, and history at the plantation, thus giving each a recognized place in the larger history of plantation slavery in the Upper South. Maddox's discussion of Rose Hill extends to the places around it where the slave culture of the plantation found confirmation and support: churches, law courts, social gatherings, agricultural fairs and societies, the parlors and sitting rooms of the Eastern Shore elite. The People of Rose Hill is a fascinating look at the intersection of the constricted world of the plantation with the larger world of early America.

Author : Thomas Wright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1054 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : NYPL:33433081987657

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The Universal Pronouncing Dictionary, and General Expositor of the English Language by Thomas Wright Pdf