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Wise

Finding Meaning, Purpose & Inner Power in Midlife

By: Elaine Harris

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Wise

Finding Meaning, Purpose & Inner Power in Midlife

By: Elaine Harris

Embrace your age and revel in the wisdom that comes with it. The journey into midlife can be an opportunity to re-connect with ourselves and the wisdom our life experience brings; however, many of us struggle with the changes that arrive with perimenopause, menopause and ageing. Take a deep dive inward with this empowering book and discover what gives you meaning and purpose as you move into this new chapter of your life. Through sections on physical health, mental well-being, creative expression, intuition and courage, Elaine Harris inspires us to embrace this phase of life with grace and confidence.

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Gill & Macmillan Ltd

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0717197239

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Cross-Textual Reading of Ecclesiastes with the Analects

In Search of Political Wisdom in a Disordered World

By: Elaine Wei-Fun Goh

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Cross-Textual Reading of Ecclesiastes with the Analects

In Search of Political Wisdom in a Disordered World

By: Elaine Wei-Fun Goh

Various cross-textual readings have been attempted between the Christian Bible and Chinese literature. Using cross-textual hermeneutics, this study centers on the political wisdom of Ecclesiastes and the Analects, and its goal is to demonstrate that both texts offer wisdom pointers for human survival amid uncertain sociopolitical realities. Chapter 1 introduces the vibrant interaction of biblical wisdom literature within the ancient Near East and highlights some of its political connections. The openness of wisdom literature is then proposed to support this present effort of cross-textual research. Chapter 2 offers readings of eight passages that communicate Qoheleth’s political wisdom in Ecclesiastes. Chapter 3 centers on the Analects and on some notable passages that relate to Confucius’ political ideas. Chapter 4 seeks to demonstrate the dialogical dynamics between the two works by exploring specific hermeneutical connections. In conclusion, readers will come to understand the distinctive and collective political insights of both wisdom texts. That is, this study suggests contextualized ideas for living wisely from within both a faith tradition and a native tradition.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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153268147X

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An Introduction to Reading Biblical Wisdom Texts

By: Elaine A Phillips

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An Introduction to Reading Biblical Wisdom Texts

By: Elaine A Phillips

An Introduction to Reading Biblical Wisdom Texts is designed for undergraduate students and laypersons who are studying Scripture. Part One poses fundamental questions addressed by the genre of wisdom literature, explores definitions of wisdom and folly from the biblical perspective, describes the characteristics and forms of wisdom poetry, and places Israel’s wisdom tradition in a wider historical-cultural context. Part Two addresses the practical wisdom associated with Proverbs, treating both the contents and the academic questions that arise. Parts Three and Four focus on Ecclesiastes and Job, respectively, and on the interpretive challenges they raise. Finally, Part Five recognizes the place of Song of Songs in the wisdom tradition. This text is a highly accessible and engagingly written introduction to the Bible’s wisdom literature and is built on a strong scholarly foundation. Elaine A. Phillips has served as professor of biblical and theological studies at Gordon College (Wenham, MA) since 1993 and for the past two decades has also been a visiting professor at Jerusalem University College. She is the author of numerous scholarly articles on the Old Testament and has served on the editorial board of the Bulletin for Biblical Research. Phillips has received several distinguished teaching awards and regularly lectures on the Bible to both professional societies and lay audiences.

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Hendrickson Publishers

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1496482689

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The Gnostic Paul

Gnostic Exegesis of the Pauline Letters

By: Elaine Pagels

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The Gnostic Paul

Gnostic Exegesis of the Pauline Letters

By: Elaine Pagels

In this highly original work, Elaine Pagels demonstrates how evidence from gnostic sources may challenge the assumption that Paul writes his letters to combat "gnostic opponents" and to repudiate their claims to secret wisdom. Drawing upon evidence from the gnostic exegesis of Paul, including several Nag Hammadi texts, the author examines how gnostic exegetes cite and interpret key passages in the letters they consider Pauline-1 & 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Hebrews. Besides offering new insight into controversies over Paul in the second century, this analysis of gnostic exegesis suggests a new perspective for Pauline study, challenging students and scholars to recognize the presuppositions-hermenuetical and theological-involved in their own reading of Paul's letters. Elaine H. Pagels is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. She is the author of The Gnostic Gospels, which won the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Johannie Gospel in Gnostic Exegesis, Adam, Eve, and the Serpent, and the best-selling Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1855395916

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Pathway to Paradise

Finding Your Way to True Salvation by the Holy Scriptures

By: Elaine Threats

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Pathway to Paradise

Finding Your Way to True Salvation by the Holy Scriptures

By: Elaine Threats

Looking for God in all the wrong places? Then read this book. Its an in depth journey through the Holy Scriptures of the bible to guide you through Gods pathway of salvation which he has provided for human life on this earth. In the world of today, there are some many avenues and paths to choose in life. God has given man the freedom to choose his own destiny, but in that freedom he has asked that we choose wisely making right choices. What is the right choice in life? This book is here to help answer that question. The bible says the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; therefore, having godly fear is the first wise path that anyone can choose. Why is it wise to fear God? It is wise because once we begin to give God his due respect as the creator of life, is where we begin our journey toward discovering every other right and wise pathway life has to offer, which leads to true salvation and in the end eternal life. This book is a journey through the Holy Scriptures of the bible in finding that right path to help clear up the fog in the minds of so many looking to know and understand what is true and what is right. God has already laid the foundation by the scriptures that we may have the tools and the ability to build a life of success according to the Master who created this great world in which we live; and who knows best. If you have a true desire to understand the scriptures and want to know what God can do in your life; if you are confused about the bible and religion but hope to find the pathway leading to true salvation; then read this book. Is is here to give good education on biblical truths. And as you read, keep the bible handy: because this book is designed so that as you read it, you will need the bible for reference; in hopes that you might find the true pathway to paradise.

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1477174621

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Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word® 2019

By: Elaine Park, ssl, std,Konrad Schaefer, osb, ssd,Douglas Leal

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Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word® 2019

By: Elaine Park, ssl, std,Konrad Schaefer, osb, ssd,Douglas Leal

Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word provides the ongoing instruction and advice that readers need. It assists them in preparing their assigned reading on specific occasions, and when they read the resource every week as a way of reflecting on and learning about the Scriptures, it strengthens their proclamation skills and deepens their spiritual lives. This resource contains the readings in large print for practice (with suggestions for emphasis in bold) commentaries that give background and explain the meaning of the reading, margin notes with pronunciation helps and tips for proclamation, and the Responsorial Psalms for meditation and context. Workbook's introduction offers an orientation to this ministry of the Word and an overview of proclamation skills.

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LiturgyTrainingPublications

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1616714034

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Working with Groups on Spiritual Themes

By: Elaine Hopkins,Russell Kelley,Katrina Bentley

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Working with Groups on Spiritual Themes

By: Elaine Hopkins,Russell Kelley,Katrina Bentley

Working with Groups on Spiritual Themes offers 39 exercises in six categories: Growing Spiritually, Values, Creativity and Wonder, Relationships, Life Review, and Ceremonies. This how-to guide can help people talk about spiritual issues safely and without offense. Perfect for counselors, trainers, educators, clergy, and health-care professionals.

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Whole Person Associates

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1570250480

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Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word 2020

By: Elizabeth Nagel, SSL, SSD,Elaine Park, SSL, STD,Mary Pat Haley

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Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word 2020

By: Elizabeth Nagel, SSL, SSD,Elaine Park, SSL, STD,Mary Pat Haley

Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word provides the ongoing instruction and advice that readers need. It assists them in preparing their assigned reading on specific occasions, and when they read the resource every week as a way of reflecting on and learning about the Scriptures, it strengthens their proclamation skills and deepens their spiritual lives. This resource contains the readings in large print for practice (with suggestions for emphasis in bold), commentaries that give background and explain the meaning of the reading, margin notes with pronunciation helps and tips for proclamation, and the Responsorial Psalms for meditation and context. Workbook's introduction offers an orientation to this ministry of the Word and an overview of proclamation skills.

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Leading Academic Change

Vision, Strategy, Transformation

By: Elaine P. Maimon

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Leading Academic Change

Vision, Strategy, Transformation

By: Elaine P. Maimon

Written by a sitting college president who has presided over transformative change at a state university, this book takes on the big questions and issues of change and change management, what needs to be done and how to do it. Writing in a highly accessible style, the author recommends changes for higher education such as the reallocation of resources to support full-time faculty members in foundation-level courses, navigable pathways from community college to the university, infusion rather than proliferation of courses, and the role of state universities in countering the disappearance of the middle class. The book describes how these changes can be made, as well as why we must make them if our society is to thrive in the twenty-first century.

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Taylor & Francis

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100097751X

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A Time of Death and the Yellow Diamond

By: Pastor Elaine Webb

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A Time of Death and the Yellow Diamond

By: Pastor Elaine Webb

This book gives spiritual views in learning how to understand and apply the teachings of the Bible in our daily lives. This includes Bible studies and a few short biographies of events of my life and the life of my wonderful husband, which clearly shows a journey of failures and victories. Applying the Word of God to our lives isn’t as easy as teaching the Word only. It takes hearing, learning, and working in dedication. Our lifetime here is our learning time to accomplish this task. May your journey to God’s kingdom be victorious and a happy one. God bless.

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The Compassionate Mind Workbook

A step-by-step guide to developing your compassionate self

By: Chris Irons,Elaine Beaumont

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The Compassionate Mind Workbook

A step-by-step guide to developing your compassionate self

By: Chris Irons,Elaine Beaumont

There is good and increasing evidence that cultivating compassion for one's self and others can have a profound impact on our physiological, psychological and social processes. In contrast, concerns with inferiority, shame and self-criticism can have very negative impacts on these processes and are associated with poorer physical and mental health. The Compassionate Mind Workbook is for anyone who is interested in how compassion - in the form of ideas and practices derived from Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and other approaches - may help us to engage with, understand and ultimately, try to alleviate suffering. CFT utilises both Buddhist practices and Western psychological science. It draws on neuroscience, insights into emotion regulation and identity formation, interpersonal psychology and a range of psychotherapeutic models. CFT-based interventions can help people with a range of mental health problems develop compassion for themselves, be open to the compassion of others and develop compassion for others. This workbook is a step-by-step guide to CFT, in which the chapters build your understanding of yourself, the skills that give rise to a compassionate mind, and ways to work with whatever difficulties you're struggling with in life. The exercises, prompts and case stories in this book provide an understandable and practical way to develop compassion.

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Robinson

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1472135911

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Travel the Globe

Story Times, Activities, and Crafts for Children

By: Desiree Webber,Dee Ann Corn,Elaine R. Harrod,Sandy Shropshire,Shereen Rasor,Donna Norvell

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Travel the Globe

Story Times, Activities, and Crafts for Children

By: Desiree Webber,Dee Ann Corn,Elaine R. Harrod,Sandy Shropshire,Shereen Rasor,Donna Norvell

This book assists the busy professional with ready-to-use materials to present entertaining, educational, and age-appropriate programs that introduce young learners to countries and cultures around the world. The result of a collaboration of children's librarians and educators with over 70 years' combined experience, Travel the Globe: Story Times, Activities, and Crafts for Children, Second Edition offers the busy librarian, teacher, or media specialist with ready-to-use resources that introduce children to countries and cultures around the world. It provides recommended books, stories, action rhymes, fingerplays, games, and activities that can be used to plan a series of programs or a single activity that are both entertaining and educational. The book is organized alphabetically by country, with simple, low-cost craft ideas included in each chapter. All crafts use low-cost supplies and are simple to prepare and execute. At least two craft projects are included in each chapter: one for preschoolers, with suggestions for additional simplification; and another designed for children in kindergarten through third grade. The wide variety of resources within makes this book a valuable investment, as it will be useful year after year with new presentations and activities.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1610691253

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Directions in Biblical Hebrew Poetry

By: Elaine R. Follis

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Directions in Biblical Hebrew Poetry

By: Elaine R. Follis

This collection of original papers reflects the intensity of current interest in the poetry of the OT, and amply demonstrates the diversity of rewarding approaches now available. Some of these studies are landmarks, and all are stimulating for further research.

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A&C Black

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0567504972

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Rewriting God

Spirituality in contemporary Australian women’s fiction

By: Elaine Lindsay

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Rewriting God

Spirituality in contemporary Australian women’s fiction

By: Elaine Lindsay

Women are rarely if ever mentioned in commentaries upon Australian Christianity and spirituality. Only exceptional women are recognized as authorities on religious matters. Why is this so? Does it matter? Don't people from the same religious tradition share similar experiences of the divine, regardless of their gender? Rewriting God asks whether women have been writing about the divine and whether their insights are different from those contained in malestream accounts of Australian Christianity and spirituality. An analysis of the writings of popular theologians and religious commentators over the last twenty years suggests that the most popular form of spirituality among Australian theologians is Desert Spirituality. An analysis of women's autobiographical writings, however, suggests that the desert is irrelevant to many women's spiritual experiences. This book, through a close investigation of the fictions of Thea Astley, Elizabeth Jolley and Barbara Hanrahan, attempts to posit alternative forms of women's spirituality and to signal ways in which this spirituality is already being expressed. From the evidence gathered here, it becomes obvious that traditional expressions of Australian Christianity and spirituality are gender-specific and that they have functioned to deny women's religious experiences and to silence their claims to equality in the sight and service of the divine. It becomes obvious, too, that women have been developing their own forms of religious expression and that these may be expected to supplant gradually withering images of Desert Spirituality. Whether this new imagery will strengthen Australian Christianity or whether it merely marks a decline in the authority of Christianity remains a moot point.

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BRILL

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9004486232

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From Glamour to Glory

By: Elaine Campanelli Santo

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From Glamour to Glory

By: Elaine Campanelli Santo

Through many obstacles and her faith in God, a fatherless, underprivileged young girl lived out her dream by escaping the clutches of poverty and advancing herself to the Miss America Pageant. Elaine reveals her miraculous healing and continued trust in God's faithfulness through this life-altering account of His loving intervention and plan for her life.

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Xulon Press

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1609574877

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Shakespeare Attacks Bigotry

A Close Reading of Six Plays

By: Elaine L. Robinson

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Shakespeare Attacks Bigotry

A Close Reading of Six Plays

By: Elaine L. Robinson

The author argues that Renaissance humanism created a system of bigotry and eroded the practice of Christianity, and that Shakespeare attempted to expose and condemn that shift. The book examines six of his plays--Titus Andronicus, The Merchant of Venice, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth--and explores how they satirized humanism's grounding in Aristotle's philosophy of slavery and supremacy. Shakespeare used characters like Hamlet and Aaron the Moor to attack that bigotry, and his stance against racism and humanism revealed his Catholic faith.

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McFarland

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0786453648

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Here and Now...and Beyond

By: Elaine R. Howard

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Here and Now...and Beyond

By: Elaine R. Howard

This book presents a practical spiritual connection to our time and gives challenging diversified information. Energy and passion in visionary poetic prose move ethical, technical, physical, and spiritual healing to a new realm of connected interdependence. This insightful and original approach opens further worlds it is time to pursue, speaks to the subconscious sense of purpose, and resonates on many levels in many universes. This information is a wake-up call. It is demanding, it is deep, it is far reaching, and it changes the world. So can you.

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iUniverse

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0595135900

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Towards a Feminist Critical Reading of the Gospel according to Matthew

By: Elaine M. Wainwright

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Towards a Feminist Critical Reading of the Gospel according to Matthew

By: Elaine M. Wainwright

Die Reihe Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZNW) ist eine der ältesten und renommiertesten internationalen Buchreihen zur neutestamentlichen Wissenschaft. Seit 1923 publiziert sie wegweisende Forschungsarbeiten zum frühen Christentum und angrenzenden Themengebieten. Die Reihe ist historisch-kritisch verankert und steht neuen methodischen Ansätzen, die unser Verständnis des Neuen Testaments befördern, gleichfalls offen gegenüber.

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Walter de Gruyter

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3110877104

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Developing Talent for Organizational Results

Training Tools from the Best in the Field

By: Elaine Biech

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Developing Talent for Organizational Results

Training Tools from the Best in the Field

By: Elaine Biech

Praise for Developing Talentfor Organizational Results "Elaine Biech brings together some of the 'royalty' of American corporations and asks them to share their wisdom in increasing organizational effectiveness. In 46 information-filled chapters, these 'learning providers' don't just sit on their conceptual thrones; they offer practical advice for achieving company goals and the tools to make it happen." Marshall Goldsmith, million-selling author of the New York Times bestsellers, MOJO and What Got You Here Won't Get You There "Recruiting, developing, inspiring, engaging, and retaining your talent are critical to the growth and success of all organizations. Developing Talent for Organizational Results is a rich resource that can help you cultivate your most precious resource." Tony Bingham, CEO & President ASTD and Co-author of The New Social Learning "Hiring and developing talent is the area that I am most passionate about. . . . Developing Talent for Organizational Results covers all the important topics, uses multiple experts, and supports learning with ready-to-use tools to develop talent in your company. It is like having a million-dollar consultant sitting on your book shelf!" Mindy Meads, former CO-CEO Aéropostale and former CEO/ President Lands' End The best companies win with highly talented, highly committed employees hiring and developing the best talent is essential. In Developing Talent for Organizational Results, Elaine Biech brings together the work of many of the most renowned learning providers in the world all of them members of ISA: The Association of Learning Providers. Filled with a treasure-trove of consulting advice from The Ken Blanchard Companies, DDI, Forum, Herrmann International, Bev Kaye, Jack Zenger, and others, this book delivers the answers you want to improve leadership, management, and communication skills; address training, learning, and engagement issues; and shape the culture and care for your customers to achieve desired results.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118219171

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Representations of the Post/human

Monsters, Aliens and Others in Popular Culture

By: Elaine L. Graham

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Representations of the Post/human

Monsters, Aliens and Others in Popular Culture

By: Elaine L. Graham

This work draws together a wide range of literature on contemporary technologies and their ethical implications. It focuses on advances in medical, reproductive, genetic and information technologies.

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Manchester University Press

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0719054427

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International Financial Statement Analysis

By: Thomas R. Robinson,Hennie van Greuning, CFA,Elaine Henry,Michael A. Broihahn

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International Financial Statement Analysis

By: Thomas R. Robinson,Hennie van Greuning, CFA,Elaine Henry,Michael A. Broihahn

Written with both the established and aspiring financial professional in mind, this book will help you understand the mechanics of the accounting process, which is the foundation for financial reporting; comprehend the differences and similarities in income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements around the globe; and assess the implications for securities valuation of any financial statement element or transaction. Along the way, you'll also discover how different financial analysis techniques—such as ratio analysis and common-size financial statements—can provide valuable clues into a company's operations and risk characteristics.

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0470460121

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The Gnostic Gospels

By: Elaine Pagels

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The Gnostic Gospels

By: Elaine Pagels

A provocative study of the gnostic gospels and the world of early Christianity as revealed through the Nag Hammadi texts.

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Vintage

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Adam, Eve, and the Serpent

Sex and Politics in Early Christianity

By: Elaine Pagels

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Adam, Eve, and the Serpent

Sex and Politics in Early Christianity

By: Elaine Pagels

A National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author deepens and refreshes our view of early Christianity while casting a disturbing light on the evolution of the attitudes passed down to us. "Confirms her reputation as both a scholar and a popular interpreter.... Continuously rewarding and illuminating." —The New York Times How did the early Christians come to believe that sex was inherently sinful? When did the Fall of Adam become synonymous with the fall of humanity? What turned Christianity from a dissident sect that championed the integrity of the individual and the idea of free will into the bulwark of a new imperial order—with the central belief that human beings cannot not choose to sin? In this provocative masterpiece of historical scholarship Elaine Pagels re-creates the controversies that racked the early church as it confronted the riddles of sexuality, freedom, and sin as embodied in the story of Genesis. And she shows how what was once heresy came to shape our own attitudes toward the body and the soul.

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0679722327

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Reading Judas

The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity

By: Elaine H. Pagels,Karen L. King

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Reading Judas

The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity

By: Elaine H. Pagels,Karen L. King

Evaluates the meaning of the controversial, newly-discovered Gospel of Judas, illustrating how the text offers an understanding of Judas's betrayal, the apostles' understanding of Jesus's death, and God's role in the crucifixion.

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0670038458

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Theological Reflection: Methods, 2nd Edition

By: Elaine Graham,Heather Walton ,Frances Ward

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Theological Reflection: Methods, 2nd Edition

By: Elaine Graham,Heather Walton ,Frances Ward

Theological Reflections: Methods, offers a comprehensive collection of models of theological reflection. By bringing this diverse collection together in one place, the editors create a unique reference work that allows a clear and visible contrast and comparison as each model is treated formally and in a standard format. Throughout each chapter the distinguishing features of the model are examined, the geneology and origins are discussed, worked examples of the model applied to contemporary theology are provided, and critical commentary, future trends and exercises and questions are provided. Now firmly established as an essential text on theological reflection, this new edition has been revised and updated with a new introduction, updated examples, and refreshed bibliographies

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SCM Press

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033405611X

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Leading with Love

Spiritual Disciplines for Practical Leadership

By: Elaine A. Robinson

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Leading with Love

Spiritual Disciplines for Practical Leadership

By: Elaine A. Robinson

The first principle of ministry leadership is love: love that emerges from life rooted in God. Healthy leadership requires a spirituality that enlivens us to move beyond rigid, dualistic frameworks. Robinson provides practical tools for cultivating spiritual practices that lead ministers into the world as agents of faith, hope, love, and justice.

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1506488285

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Pentecostalism as a Christian Mystical Tradition

By: Daniel Castelo,Elaine Heath

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Pentecostalism as a Christian Mystical Tradition

By: Daniel Castelo,Elaine Heath

Informed reassessment of Pentecostalism as a mystical tradition of the church universal Pentecostalism, says Daniel Castelo, is commonly framed as "evangelicalism with tongues" or dismissed as simply a revivalist movement. In this book Castelo argues that Pentecostalism is actually best understood as a Christian mystical tradition. Taking a theological approach to Pentecostalism, Castelo looks particularly at the movement's methodology and epistemology as he carefully distinguishes it from American evangelicalism. Castelo displays the continuity between Pentecostalism and ancient church tradition, creating a unified narrative of Pentecostalism and the mystical tradition of Christianity throughout history and today. Finally, he uses a test case to press the question of what the interactions between mystical theology and dogmatics could look like.

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1467446858

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Women Healing/Healing Women

The Genderisation of Healing in Early Christianity

By: Elaine Wainwright

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Women Healing/Healing Women

The Genderisation of Healing in Early Christianity

By: Elaine Wainwright

Women Healing/ Healing Women' begins with a search for women who were healers in the Graeco-Roman world of the late Hellenistic and early Roman period. Women healers were honoured in inscriptions and named by medical writers, and were familiar enough to be stereotyped in plays and other writings. What emerges by the first century of the Common Era is a world in which women functioned as healers but where healing becomes a contested site for gender relations. By the time the gospels are written the place of women as healers is effectively erased. The book uses the historical and cultural evidence to re-read the gospel texts and discover healers in a woman pouring out ointment, healed women bearing on their bodies the language describing Jesus, and even in women possessed by demons.

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Routledge

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1351223844

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Grandma's Gems of Wisdom

By: Elaine L. Mroczka

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Grandma's Gems of Wisdom

By: Elaine L. Mroczka

Wisdom is a gift received from traveling life's journey. Everyone experiences situations in life, though unique to them, that are either pleasant or painful. Grandma's charming, witty, and heartfelt sayings may be familiar and others not so much. But most everyone can relate to all of them. May these sayings provide renewed purpose, courage, strength, and inspiration, helping to navigate through the joys and challenges in life. They truly are "gems of wisdom"!

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Fulton Books, Inc.

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1637104685

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The Messiah and the Jews

Three Thousand Years of Tradition, Belief, and Hope

By: Elaine Rose Glickman

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The Messiah and the Jews

Three Thousand Years of Tradition, Belief, and Hope

By: Elaine Rose Glickman

A comprehensive, inspiring and fascinating discovery of what Jews believe about the Messiah--and why you might believe in the Messiah, too. "The conviction that the Messiah is coming is a promise of meaning. It is a source of consolation. It is a wellspring of creativity. It is a reconciliation between what is and what should be. And it is perhaps our most powerful statement of faith--in God, in humanity and in ourselves." --from Chapter 1, "The Messiah Is Coming " The coming of the Messiah--the promise of redemption--is among Judaism's gifts to the world. But it is a gift about which the world knows so little. It has been overshadowed by Christian belief and teaching, and as a result its Jewish significance has been all but lost. To further complicate matters, Jewish messianic teaching is enthralling, compelling, challenging, exhilarating--yet, up until now, woefully inaccessible. This book will change that. Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman brings together, and to life, this three-thousand-year-old tradition as never before. Rather than simply reviewing the vast body of Jewish messianic literature, she explores an astonishing range of primary and secondary sources, explaining in an informative yet inspirational way these teachings' significance for Jews of the past--and infuses them with new meaning for the modern reader, both Jewish and non-Jewish.

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Jewish Lights Publishing

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1580236901

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9781580236904

Compassion and Caring in Nursing

By: Claire Chambers,Elaine Ryder

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Compassion and Caring in Nursing

By: Claire Chambers,Elaine Ryder

Compassion, in its many manifestations, is the key to rediscovering what lies at the heart of nursing practice all over the world. It is absolutely essential that nurses start to revisit compassion as a central focus for nursing practice...' This user-friendly book adopts a patient-centred approach to care. The challenging theories are grounded in practical applications, encouraging readers to recognise opportunities for change in their daily practice. The book focuses on six key concepts central to compassionate care: A*

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Radcliffe Publishing

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1846192870

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A Secretary's Survival Manual

By: Lois Elaine Jordan

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A Secretary's Survival Manual

By: Lois Elaine Jordan

Here is a manual for everyone who's ever been a secretary or been treated like one. Often blunt in its approach to the problems that plague secretaries, it also offers the relief of humor and the comfort of Scripture, elevating its status to that of a guide for living."--Flyleaf

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0533131375

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9780533131372

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