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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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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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