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Field Hospital: The Church’s Engagement with a Wounded World

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By William T. Cavanaugh Pope Francis in a 2013 interview famously likened the church to a field hospital. In this book William Cavanaugh adopts Pope Francis's metaphor to show how the church can help heal both the spiritual and the material wounds of the world. As he examines the intersection of theology with themes of […]

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Promise and Peril: Understanding and Managing Change and Conflict in Congregations

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By David Brubaker Congregations cannot exist without finances, priorities, leadership, worship, and decision making, yet these five aspects breed the most conflict between church members and clergy. These conflicts unfortunately tend to bring about the most negative consequences: drops in giving, resignation of leaders, and, perhaps most pointedly, loss of members. The importance of congregations […]

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The Myth of Religious Violence: Secular Ideology and the Roots of Modern Conflict

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By William T. Cavanaugh The idea that religion has a dangerous tendency to promote violence is part of the conventional wisdom of Western societies, and it underlies many of our institutions and policies, from limits on the public role of religion to efforts to promote liberal democracy in the Middle East. William T. Cavanaugh challenges […]

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Restructuring Relations: Indigenous Self-Determination, Governance, and Gender

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By Rauna Kuokkanen Adopted in 2007, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples establishes self-determination – including free, prior, and informed consent – as a foundational right and principle. Self-determination, both individual and collective, is among the most important and pressing issues for Indigenous women worldwide. Yet Indigenous women's interests have been overlooked […]

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Transforming Conflict through Communication in Personal, Family, and Working Relationships

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By Peter M. Kellett (Editor) and Thomas G. Matyók (Editor) With a chapter by Joy Meeker A transformational approach to conflict argues that conflicts must be viewed as embedded within broader relational patterns and social and discursive structures. Central to this book is the idea that the origins of transformation can be momentary, situational, and […]

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This Place: 150 Years Retold

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By Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Sonny Assu, Brandon Mitchell, Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, David A. Robertson, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Jen Storm, Richard Van Camp, Katherena Vermette, Chelsea Vowel Illustrated by Tara Audibert, Kyle Charles, GMB Chomichuk, Natasha Donovan, Scott B. Henderson, Ryan Howe, Andrew Lodwick, Jen Storm Colour by Scott A. Ford, Donovan Yaciuk Explore the past […]

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Little Book of Healthy Organizations: Tools For Understanding And Transforming Your Organization

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By David Brubaker and Ruth H. Zimmerman The best way to change the world may be one organization at a time. With this ambitious claim, the authors of this highly readable primer provide insightful analysis for evaluating and improving the health of any organization. They advocate a "systems approach," which views organizations as living systems, […]

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Strangers in This World: Multireligious Reflections on Immigration

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By Hussam S. Timani (Author, Editor), Allen G. Jorgenson (Editor), Alexander Y. Hwang (Editor) With a chapter by Ray Aldred Immigration is one of the most hotly debated topics today. But, the question involves more than politics and emotion; it includes such critical issues as law, justice, human rights, human dignity, and freedom. Strangers in […]

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A Future Beyond Growth: Towards a steady state economy

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By Haydn Washington (Editor) and Paul Twomey (Editor) With a chapter by James Magnus-Johnston There is a fundamental denial at the centre of why we have an environmental crisis – a denial that ignores that endless physical growth on a finite planet is impossible. Nature provides the ecosystem services that support our civilisation, thus making […]

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The Oxford Handbook of Applied Ethnomusicology

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By Svanibor Pettan (Editor) and Jeff Todd Titon (Editor) Applied studies scholarship has triggered a not-so-quiet revolution in the discipline of ethnomusicology. The current generation of applied ethnomusicologists has moved toward participatory action research, involving themselves in musical communities and working directly on their behalf. The essays in The Oxford Handbook of Applied Ethnomusicology, edited […]

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