Olson's clear and concise overview roots contemporary questions firmly in Christian responses to the Enlightenment. He discusses the range of contemporary opinions, their rationales, and what's at stake. Olson illustrates these alternate frameworks as they play out in central concerns over the being of God in relation to the universe, how to understand the figure of Christ today, and the distinctively new notions of being human. Specifically geared to the novice theologue in college or seminary settings, Olson's text includes Reflection/Research Questions, Suggestions for Further Reading, and a Glossary.
This Republic was not formed by "WE, the people" to enable the federal government of the United States to extract what it can from the weak and uniformed. Justice means fair and equitable treatment, nothing more, nothing less. President Nixon and his gang of civil rights violators utilized toxic words of art to reverse the government's fear of "WE, the people" to the people's fear of a BIG BROTHER government that still prevails today. Nixon's War on Drugs was written to demonstrate how simple it is for someone of real or assumed authority to indoctrinate fear into the minds of the people. This author was fortunate enough to have lived in a time where it was not uncommon for folks to reply to an ORDER of, "You can't sit there," with a response of, "By whose authority do you speak, sir?" rather than today's, "I'm sorry sir, I'll move." Author Duane R. Olson suggests that no law should be enacted that will forbid or prohibit citizens "the pursuit of happiness." All real or assumed authority need do today is issue an ORDER that "You can't do that," and if the "sheeple" comply, it's the LAW! The Constitution for self-government by "WE, the people" perpetually protects and secures the people's right to buy, sell, use, or abuse anything. If "WE" don't demand, "By whose authority do you speak, sir," the federal government will continue arresting, prosecuting, and taking away your life, liberty, and property. Duane R. Olson is 84 years young and continues to be frustrated by people locked away in federal prisons because of America's war on drugs. Publisher's Website: http: //SBPRA.com/DuaneROlson
Olson's clear and concise overview roots contemporary questions firmly in Christian responses to the Enlightenment. He discusses the range of contemporary opinions, their rationales, and what's at stake. Olson illustrates these alternate frameworks as they play out in central concerns over the being of God in relation to the universe, how to understand the figure of Christ today, and the distinctively new notions of being human. Specifically geared to the novice theologue in college or seminary settings, Olson's text includes Reflection/Research Questions, Suggestions for Further Reading, and a Glossary.
The rural west is at a crossroads, and the Sierra Nevada is at the center of this social and economic change. The Sierra Nevada landscape has always been valued for its bounty of natural resource commodities, but new residents and an ever-growing flood of tourists to the area have transformed the relationship between the region's nature and its culture. In an engaging narrative that melds the personal with the professional, Timothy P. Duane—who grew up in the area—documents the impact of rapid population growth on the culture, economy, and ecology of the Sierra Nevada since the late 1960s. He also recommends innovative policies for mitigating the negative effects of future population growth in this spectacular but threatened region, as well as throughout the rural west. Today, the primary social and economic values of the Sierra Nevada landscape are in the amenities and ecological services provided by its wildlands and functioning ecosystems. Duane shows how further unfettered population growth threatens the very values which have made the Sierra Nevada a desirable place to live and work. A new approach to land use planning, resource management, and local economic development—one that recognizes the emerging values of the landscape—is necessary in order to achieve sustainable development, Duane claims. Weaving personal experience with outstanding scholarship, he shows how such an approach must explicitly recognize the importance of values and the application of an environmental land ethic to future development in the area.
This book describes industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology programs in action, showing how they are developed and implemented in a variety of organizational settings, using workers who differ by gender, age, culture, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.
For undergraduate-level courses in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Business Psychology, Personnel Psychology and Applied Psychology. Psychology and Work Today provides an invaluable foundation for anyone entering today's global business and industrial world. This informative, sophisticated, and entertaining text teaches students about the nature of work in modern society. By focusing on the practical and applied rather than the scientific ideal, the authors demonstrate how industrial-organizational psychology directly impacts our lives as job applicants, trainees, employees, managers, and consumers.
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