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Values, Religions and Education in Changing Societies
by Karin Sporre Jan MannbergEducation is a societal matter and takes place in relation to societal changes. Today, in many countries, it has to grapple with diversity and differences brought about by migration and changes in gender relations. Questions of values, human rights and the role of religions are raised. In this book scholars from Sweden, Norway, Germany, Great Britain, Canada, Namibia and South Africa discuss the issues above. Similarities as well as differences are highlighted. The varied contributors engage in a North-South dialogue. Among the questions addressed are: Can the Scandinavian countries be understood as more religious than their up-to-date, seemingly secularist reputation has led us to believe? How do some European, Muslim, Christian and secular pupils understand the religious education they receive? Could a global citizenship education, with a gendered understanding as an integral part, be accomplished? 'Diversity' and 'social justice': what does it take to theoretically integrate these two crucial parameters in education, in South Africa, and in Sweden? The role of religious and values education under changing circumstances is explored through the diverse contributions, that also challenge the hegemony of a Western understanding of democracy, among other values. The purpose of this is to assess what could now constitute global educational common ground.
Values-Centered Leadership: A Biblical Worldview for Understanding the Driving Forces Behind Individual and Organizational Behavior
by McKinley JohnsonWhy we need values-centered leaders What is a leader? A leader is someone who takes charge, manages risk, and stands firm in the face of adversity. But leaders who pay strict attention to their core values excel to greatness. Character is key. Dr. McKinley Johnson examines leadership from a biblical perspective--why some leaders soar and others fail.The author, a leadership specialist, discusses both the nature and role of values, its significance on individual and organizational behavior and how leaders can identify, integrate, and adopt values that lead to rich fulfillment. Jesus serves as our perfect example for His values defined every miracle He performed and He encourages us as His disciples to do likewise.
Valuing Diversity: Buddhist Reflection on Realizing a More Equitable Global Future
by Peter D. HershockDiversity matters. Whether in the context of ecosystems, education, the workplace, or politics, diversity is now recognized as a fact and as something to be positively affirmed. But what is the value of diversity? What explains its increasing significance? Valuing Diversity is a groundbreaking response to these questions and to the contemporary global dynamics that make them so salient.Peter D. Hershock examines the changes of the last century to show how the successes of Western-style modernity and industrially-powered markets have, ironically, coupled progressive integration and interdependence with the proliferation of political, economic, social, cultural, and environmental differences. Global predicaments like climate change and persistent wealth inequalities compel recognition that we are in the midst of an era-defining shift from the primacy of the technical to that of the ethical. Yet, neither modern liberalism nor its postmodern critiques have offered the resources needed to address such challenges.Making use of Buddhist and ecological insights, Valuing Diversity develops a qualitatively rich conception of diversity as an emerging value and global relational commons, forwarding an ethics of interdependence and responsive virtuosity that opens prospects for a paradigm shift in our pursuits of equity, freedom, and democratic justice.
Valuing Hindu Women’s Domestic Shrine Traditions as Reproductive Labor
by Ashlee Norene AndrewsHistorically in middle-class Bengali Hindu households it has been the matriarch’s responsibility to arrange and maintain the domestic shrine and to perform daily rituals of deity worship and caretaking—termed in this book as domestic shrine traditions. These traditions are often assimilated with the other domestic caretaking labor women are expected to complete for their families. Utilizing a years-long ethnography with Bengali American Hindu women, and drawing from Marxist feminist Social Reproduction Theory, this book argues that domestic shrine traditions are reproductive labor that is essential to the transnational and transgenerational sustenance of Hindu traditions and subjectivities. As the first monograph focused on Hindu women’s domestic shrine traditions in the United States, this book illuminates both the value of these traditions for the women who maintain them, and how these traditions connect immigrant Hindus to family and ethno-religious identity in ways unmatched by the public Hindu temple or organization.
Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart: What Art Teaches Us About the Wonder and Struggle of Being Alive
by Russ RamseyBeyond a mere introduction to great art, Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart is about loving to learn what art has to teach us about the wonder and struggle of being alive.Did you know that:Vincent van Gogh's attempt to start an artist's colony with Paul Gauguin lasted only nine weeks, ending in his infamous "ear episode"?Pablo Picasso was a prime suspect in the disappearance of the Mona Lisa?Artemisia Gentileschi was tortured with thumbscrews to verify her testimony at her own rapist's trial?Norman Rockwell's critics said his work would never be accepted as "high art"--and he agreed?These stories--and many more--shaped the work these artists left behind. In their art are lessons common to the human experience about the wonder and struggle of being alive: dreams lost, perspectives changed, and humility derived through suffering.??In Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart, Russ Ramsey digs into these artists' stories for readers who may be new to art, as well as for lifelong students of art history, to mine the transcendent beauty and hard lessons we can take from their masterpieces and their lives. Each story from some of the history's most celebrated artists applies the beauty of the gospel in a way that speaks to the suffering and hope we all face.
Vanguard of the New Age
by Gillian MccannVanguard of the New Age unearths a largely ignored dimension of Canadian religious history. Gillian McCann tells the story of a diverse group of occultists, temperance leaguers, and suffragettes who attempted to build a Utopian society based on spiritual principles. Members of the Toronto Theosophical Society were among the first in Canada to apply Eastern philosophy to the social justice issues of the period - from poverty and religious division to the changing role of women in society. Among the most radical and culturally creative movements of their time, the Theosophists called for a new social order based on principles of cooperation and creativity. Intrigued by this compelling vision of a new age, luminaries such as members of the Group of Seven, feminist Flora MacDonald Denison, Emily Stowe, and anarchist Emma Goldman were drawn to the society. Meticulously researched and compellingly written, this careful reconstruction preserves Theosophist founder Albert Smythe's dream of a culturally distinct, egalitarian, and religiously pluralist nation.
Vani Vyavahar (Sanxipt): વાણી વ્યવહાર (સંક્ષિપ્ત)
by Dada Bhagwanશબ્દો પૈસા સમાન છે.એક એક ગણીને પૈસાની જેમ તેનો ઉપયોગ કરો. પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રી વાણીને લગતા મૂળભૂત અને સુક્ષ્મ સિદ્ધાંતોની ઊંડી સમજ આપે છે. આપણા મિત્રો અને કુટુંબીજનો સાથેની આપણી વાણી કેમ શુદ્ધ કરવી કે જેથી કોઈને દુઃખ ન થાય, તેના વ્યવહારુ ઉકેલો તેઓ આપે છે. પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રી કુશળતાથી, જુદા જુદા દાખલાઓ સાથે એવી આપે છે જેથી વાચકને એવું લાગે છે મારા જ જીવનની વાતો છે. તેમના ઉકેલો સીધા હ્રદયને સ્પર્શે છે અને મુક્તિ ભણી લઇ જાય છે. પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રીએ વાણીનું ખરું સ્વરૂપ ખુલ્લું કર્યું છે. વાણી જડ છે. તે એક રેકોર્ડ છે. જયારે તમે ટેપ વગાડો છો ત્યારે તે ટેપ પહેલાં રેકોર્ડ કરેલી હોવી જોઈએ, ખરું ને? તેવી જ રીતે, તમારી આખી જિંદગીની વાણીની ટેપ ગયા ભવમાં રેકોર્ડ થયેલી છે અને આ ભવ માં તે ફક્ત વાગી રહી છે. જેમ રેકોર્ડ ઉપર પીન મુકતાં તે વાગવા માંડે છે, તેવી જ રીતે જેવા સંજોગો ભેગા થશે કે તેવી તમારી વાણીની રેકોર્ડ વાગવા માંડશે. વાણીનું વિજ્ઞાન સમજવા માટે આગળ વાંચો....
Vani, Vyavharat...: वाणी, व्यवहारात…
by Dada Bhagwan‘वाणी, व्यवहारात...’ या पुस्तकात आपल्याला वाणी संबंधित कित्येक मौलिक सिद्धांताची माहिती प्राप्त होत आहे. वाणी मुख्यत: निर्जीव आहे, ही केवळ एक टेप रेकॉर्ड आहे, ज्याचे पूर्ण रेकॉर्डींग आपल्या मागील जन्मांत झालेले आहे. वाणी ही अतिशय अमूल्य वस्तू आहे, जिची किंमत समजणे अत्यंत गरजेचे आहे. आपली वाणी अशी असावी की जेणे करुन कोणालाही दु:ख होऊ नये. दादाश्रींनी या पुस्तकात वाणीचे महत्त्व, आपल्या दैनंदिन जीवनात होणार्या व्यवहाराला लक्षात ठेवून, अनेक उदाहरणासह दाखवले आहे ज्यामुळे आपल्याला हे समजते की आपण आपली वाणी कशा प्रकारे कोमल आणि मधुर बनवू शकतो. ज्याप्रमाणे एखादी टेप वाजवण्यापूर्वी त्यात रेकॉर्डींग केली पाहिजे त्याचप्रमाणे आपल्या तोंडून जी वाणी निघते ती सर्व मागच्या जन्मात केलेल्या रेकॉर्डींगचाच परिणाम आहे. वाणीच्या सिद्धांतांना अधिक खोलवर समजण्यासाठी हे पुस्तक अवश्य वाचावे.
Vanished
by Kristi HollLonely and a long way from her Iowa home, twelve-year-old Jeri McKane reacts to boarding school the way most middle schoolers would. Even with close friends, she wonders whether her scholarship to prestigious Landmark School was worth it. She’s tempted to give up when her Mom can’t make parents’ weekend, and the school bus carrying her roommate, Rosa, disappears. But this reporter for the sixth-grade newspaper has an eye like Nancy Drew and more faith and courage than she realizes. Jeri solves the mystery—and makes landmark decisions to trust God and his Word through circumstances and feelings that don’t make sense.
Vanished
by Margaret DaleyAs a detective in Chicago, J. T. Logan had put away a lot of criminals--and had made a lot of enemies. However, the last thing the widowed father and current small-town sheriff expected was crime in his own backyard. Until his young daughter was kidnapped. FBI agent Madison Spencer found herself working with J. T. again, on a case painfully different from their previous one. She could only watch as he struggled to remain coldly professional while his heart was in anguish. And what of her own heart? Romance should be the furthest thing from their minds. All she could do was hope--and pray--for them all.
Vanished (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Ser.)
by Margaret DaleyA small-town sheriff must find his missing daughter before it’s too late in this inspirational romantic suspense novel by a USA Today–bestselling author.As a detective in Chicago, J. T. Logan put away a lot of criminals—and made a lot of enemies. However, the last thing the widowed father and current small-town sheriff expects is crime in his own backyard. Until his young daughter is kidnapped. FBI agent Madison Spencer finds herself working with J.T. again, on a case painfully different from their previous one. She can only watch as he struggles to remain coldly professional while his heart is in anguish. And what of her own heart? Romance should be the furthest thing from their minds. All she can do is hope—and pray—for them all.Originally published in 2007.
Vanished Without a Trace
by Sarah HamakerA missing person case. A new clue. And a fight for survival. After nine years searching for his missing sister, attorney Henderson Parker uncovers a clue that leads him to Twin Oaks, Virginia—and podcaster Elle Updike investigating the case. Partnering with the journalist is the last thing Henderson wants, until mysterious thugs make multiple attacks on both their lives. Now they&’ll have to trust each other…before the suspected kidnappers make them disappear for good.From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.
Vanished in the Mountains
by Tanya StoweA search for missing womenleads to a deadly pursuit.When domestic violence counselor Dulcie Parker uncovers evidence of a human trafficking ring in the Four Corners area, she’s determined to stop it or die trying. With corruption all around her and killers on her trail, Deputy Sheriff Austin Turner’s the one person she can trust. But can they work together to expose the crime ring before she becomes the next victim?From Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.
Vanished in the Night: Vanished In The Night Fatal Recall Killer Country Reunion (Wrangler's Corner)
by Lynette EasonSomeone is after her and her baby…Danger returns to Wrangler’s CornerAfter saving Kaylee Martin from abduction and delivering her baby boy on the side of the road, Dr. Joshua Crawford can’t get them out of his mind. Unfortunately, neither can Kaylee’s violent stalker. He’ll stop at nothing to get to the new mom and her child. Can Joshua keep them safe so they can become the family he’s dreamed about?
Vanished: A Novel (The Vanished Series)
by Dr. David JeremiahThe end of the world . . .As leader of a special military unit charged with stopping potential pandemics before they spread, John "Haggs" Haggerty has a front-row seat to the sharp increase in natural disasters that precede the Rapture--including plagues, earthquakes, famines, wars, and rumors of war. And each crisis is becoming more intense.Meanwhile, his own world feels like it's falling apart. He's still caught in the grief of messing up his relationship with his ex-wife, and he's trying to keep it together so that he can show up for his adult daughter before she wants him out of her life entirely. As both personal and professional situations push him to the brink, Haggs finds himself stretched further than ever in his desire to be the kind of good person he knows he should be.Just when it seems as if things might turn around, Haggs is forced to decide between his need to find solutions and his need for personal redemption.
Vanishing Act (Love Inspired Suspense)
by Liz JohnsonEighteen months ago, Nora James watched as her father was shot in an alley and then she fled. She changed her name, her appearance and her job, hoping to keep her father's shooter at bay. For months, it worked but now her luck has run out. A ruthless assassin is on her trail, and soon Nora, now known as Danielle, will be found. But this time, she has FBI agent Nate Andersen by her side--right? The handsome agent would give his life to protect Danielle, but he's wary of giving his heart until a deadly confrontation leaves him with both on the line.
Vanishing Footprints (Adventures of the Northwoods #4)
by Lois Walfrid JohnsonAdventures of the Northwoods Join Kate, Anders and Erik in the mystery of the . . . THE VANISHING FOOTPRINTS Kate walked three miles that cold January day to pick up her family's creamery check. Yet she found that all the checks from the Trade Lake Creamery had been stolen the night before. No check means no money--at least for now. No money means big trouble, especially with Papa Nordstrom away for the winter at a northwest Wisconsin logging camp. When Kate, Anders, and Erik discover the stolen loot, it seems they'll soon solve the mystery. Instead, they plunge into even bigger problems. Who can they trust? What hidden danger lurks in the darkness, just beyond the dim glow of a lantern? Who is threatening their lives, not once, but again and again? And what will happen to Lars, the younger stepbrother Kate has learned to love? A secret room becomes important, boot prints in the snow suddenly vanish, and every warning points toward danger!
Vanishing Grace Study Guide: Whatever Happened to the Good News?
by Philip Yancey“Why does the church stir up such negative feelings?” Philip Yancey has been asking this all his life as a journalist. His perennial question is more relevant now than ever: research shows that favorable opinions of Christianity have plummeted drastically—and opinions of Evangelicals have taken even deeper dives. Yet while the opinions about Christianity are dropping, interest in spirituality is rising. Why the disconnect? Why are so many asking, “What’s so good about the “Good News?” Yancey is known for searching for honest faith that makes a difference for a world in pain. In his landmark book and small group study, What’s So Amazing about Grace he showed us how transformative grace can be in our lives. In Vanishing Grace, Yancey shows the desperate need our world has for grace, and how Christians can truly make the gospel good news again. In this small group Bible study, you will journey with bestselling author Philip Yancey exploring what kind of news is good to a culture that thinks it has rejected the Christian version and offers illuminating stories of how faith can be expressed in ways that disarm even the most cynical critics in six engaging video sessions.
Vanishing Grace: Bringing Good News to a Deeply Divided World
by Philip YanceyChristians have proclaimed the good news about Jesus for centuries. But the good news isn’t sounding so good these days, at least to some. More and more surveys show that people view Christians as bearers of bad news, judgment, and intolerance.In Vanishing Grace, bestselling author Philip Yancey acknowledges the problem and then explores how we can respond with both grace and truth. He offers a discerning look at what contributes to a hostility toward Christians, and identifies three groups—pilgrims, artists, and activists—who can show us a different way.With a reporter’s eye and a compassionate heart, Yancey suggests practical ways in which we can live as salt and light within a society that is radically changing. What can we learn from those who shun church but consider themselves spiritual? Can the good news, once spoiled, ever sound good again?As Yancey writes, “Like a sudden thaw in the middle of winter, grace happens at unexpected moments. It stops us short, catches the breath, disarms…. Yet not everyone has tasted of that amazing grace, and not everyone believes in it. In a time of division and discord, grace seems in vanishing supply. Why? And what can we do about it?”In the wake of recent events—Las Vegas, Charlottesville, Charleston, Ferguson, Islamic terrorism—people both inside and outside the church are thirsty for grace. Vanishing Grace calls us to see their thirst, and ours, in a hopeful new light as we listen, love, and offer a grace that is truly good news.
Vanishing Grace: What Ever Happened to the Good News?
by Philip Yancey“Why does the church stir up such negative feelings?” Philip Yancey has been asking this all his life as a journalist. His perennial question is more relevant now than ever: in a twenty-year span starting in the mid-nineties, research shows that favorable opinions of Christianity have plummeted drastically—and opinions of Evangelicals have taken even deeper dives. The end of the politics-oriented Evangelicalism that was so dominant in the second half of the 20th century is a strong example that we are living in a post-Christian culture. Yet while the opinions about Christianity are dropping, interest in spirituality is rising. Why the disconnect? Why are so many asking, “What’s so good about the “Good News?” Yancey’s writing has focused on the search for honest faith that makes a difference for a world in pain. In his landmark book What’s So Amazing about Grace he issued a call for Christians to be as grace-filled in their behavior as they are in declaring their beliefs. But people inside and outside the church are still thirsty for grace. What the church lacked in its heyday is now exactly what it needs to recover to thrive. Grace can bring together Christianity and our post-Christian culture, inviting outsiders as well as insiders to take a deep second look at why our faith matters and about what could reignite its appeal to future generations. How can Christians offer grace in a way that is compelling to a jaded society? And how can they make a difference in a world that cries out in need? Yancey aims this book at Christian readers, showing them how Christians have lost respect, influence, and reputation in a newly post-Christian culture. “Why do they hate us so much?” mystified Americans ask about the rest of the world. A similar question applies to evangelicals in America. Yancey explores what may have contributed to hostility toward Evangelicals, especially in their mixing of faith and politics instead of embracing more grace-filled ways of presenting the gospel. He offers illuminating stories of how faith can be expressed in ways that disarm even the most cynical critics. Then he explores what is Good News and what is worth preserving in a culture that thinks it has rejected Christian faith.
Vanishing Grace: What Ever Happened to the Good News?
by Philip Yancey'Why does the church stir up such negative feelings?' This is a question that Philip Yancey has been asking all his life - for himself, as a pilgrim; for others, as a journalist. The question is more relevant now than ever: in the UK Christianity continues to decline, even as it is increasingly thought to be linked with intolerant, fundamentalist attitudes.Yet while identification with traditional forms of Christian religion is dropping, indicators show that interest in spirituality is rising. Why the disconnect? Why are so many asking, 'What's so good about the "good news?"'Yancey's lifelong writing career has always focused on the search for honest faith that makes a visible difference for a world in pain. In his landmark book What's So Amazing about Grace? he issued a benchmark call for Christians to be as grace-filled in their behaviour as they are in asserting their beliefs.People inside and outside the church are still thirsty for grace, Yancey points out. Perhaps what the church seemed to lack in its heyday is now, in its increasingly marginalised stance, exactly what it needs to recover in order to thrive. Grace can bridge the gap across the movement away from Christianity, inviting outsiders as well as insiders the chance to take a deep second look at why it matters and what could reignite its appeal to future generations.How can Christians offer grace in a way that is compelling to a jaded society? And how can they make a difference in a world of such wrenching need? Vanishing Grace: What Ever Happened to the Good News is a milestone book for all those who are striving to make sense of their faith and live it out amid the changing landscape of our day. Philip explores how Christians may have contributed to hostility toward them by presenting the gospel in ways that come across as strident and judgemental. Then he explores what kind of news is good to a culture that thinks it has rejected the Christian version. And finally, he offers illuminating stories of how faith can be expressed in ways that disarm even the most cynical critics - through pilgrims, activists, and artists rather than through preachers, evangelists, and apologists.
Vanya: A True Story
by Norm EvansA Classic That's Inspired Millions! Out of the dark shadows of Soviet atheism rose a fearless young man whose boldness for Christ would make him a testimony to millions of believers around the world. This is the true story of Ivan (Vanya) Moiseyev, a soldier in the Soviet Red Army who was ruthlessly persecuted and incarcerated for his faith. Through two years of trial and torture, he never denied his Savior, and he never hesitated to share the gospel with anyone who would listen. You'll be inspired to live for Christ in your own world as never before after you experience the gripping story of a believer named Vanya.
Var är himmelen?
by Linda HendersonEn bok som handlar om en liten björn som undrar mycket över himmelen och hur det ser ut där. Och även hur man kommer dit. Kom och gå med i flera roliga dagar i Toodles liv. en bedårande och nyfiken björngubbe, och hennes mamma, pappa, bror och syster. När hon upplever livets händelser är hon inte bara nyfiken på platsen för himlen utan undrar om flera händelser i hennes liv är något som himlen, den här boken, illustrerad med originella konstverk och inklusive referenser till Skriften, är ett utmärkt sätt att hjälpa dina barn att förstå himlen och hur de kan vara säkra på sin plats hos Gud under evigheten.
Vardis Fisher: A Mormon Novelist
by Michael AustinRaised by devout Mormon parents, Vardis Fisher drifted from the faith after college. Yet throughout his long career, his writing consistently reflected Mormon thought. Beginning in the early 1930s, the public turned to Fisher's novels like Children of God to understand the increasingly visible Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His striking works vaulted him into the same literary tier as William Faulkner while his commercial success opened the New York publishing world to many of the founding figures in the Mormon literary canon. Michael Austin looks at Fisher as the first prominent American author to write sympathetically about the Church and examines his work against the backdrop of Mormon intellectual history. Engrossing and enlightening, Vardis Fisher illuminates the acclaimed author's impact on Mormon culture, American letters, and the literary tradition of the American West.
Varieties of American Sufism: Islam, Sufi Orders, and Authority in a Time of Transition
by Elliott Bazzano; Marcia HermansenFrom Rumi poetry and Sufi dancing or whirling, to expressions of Africanicity and the forging of transnational bonds to remote locations in Senegal, Sri Lanka, and Turkey, Varieties of American Sufism immerses the reader in diverse expressions of contemporary Sufi religiosity in the United States. It spans more than a century of political, cultural, and embodied relationships with Islam and Muslims. American encounters with mystical Islam were initiated by a romantic quest for Oriental wisdom, flourished in the embrace of Eastern teachings during the countercultural era of New Age religion, were concretized due to late twentieth-century possibilities of travel and immigration to and from Muslim societies, and are now diffused through an explosion of cyber religion in an age of globalization. This collection of in-depth, participant-observation-based studies challenges expectations of uniformity and continuity while provoking stimulating reflection on a range of issues relevant to contemporary Islamic Studies, American religions, multireligious belonging, and new religious movements.