La guerra e il terrorismo sono una presenza quotidiana nelle notizie da tutto il mondo; ne siamo talmente avvolti da aver quasi eliminato dall'orizzonte del dibattito pubblico ogni possibile discorso sulla pace. Confrontandosi con la straordinaria risposta del popolo danese contro i nazisti, con il pericolo di una devastante guerra nucleare, con la brutalità del razzismo, Thomas Merton ci mostra concretamente la necessità di un mondo di pace, difficile da costruire ma possibile. E ci fa scoprire la potenza di una fede in grado di unire anziché dividere i popoli, e di infondere speranza in un futuro migliore.

Le persone negative s'incontrano in qualunque ambito. Si nascondono nelle famiglie, all'interno delle nostre relazioni di coppia, nelle aziende, nei luoghi di culto. La natura insita nell'abuso emotivo, insidiosa e criptica, include giochetti segreti, ripetuti e cronici messi in atto da uno o più individui contro una vittima. L'abuso psicologico non lascia ferite visibili. Non ci sono ossa rotte, né buchi nei muri. I lividi, le ossa rotte, i buchi sono ben nascosti e devastano interiormente la vittima.

La guerra e il terrorismo sono una presenza quotidiana nelle notizie da tutto il mondo; ne siamo talmente avvolti da aver quasi eliminato dall'orizzonte del dibattito pubblico ogni possibile discorso sulla pace. Confrontandosi con la straordinaria risposta del popolo danese contro i nazisti, con il pericolo di una devastante guerra nucleare, con la brutalità del razzismo, Thomas Merton ci mostra concretamente la necessità di un mondo di pace, difficile da costruire ma possibile. E ci fa scoprire la potenza di una fede in grado di unire anziché dividere i popoli, e di infondere speranza in un futuro migliore.

A Hardcover Classics edition of Thomas Hardy’s impassioned novel of courtship in rural life, soon to be a movie starring Carey Mulligan and Michael Sheen

In Thomas Hardy’s first major literary success, independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three very different suitors: the gentleman-farmer Boldwood, the soldier-seducer Sergeant Troy, and the devoted shepherd Gabriel Oak. Each, in contrasting ways, unsettles her decisions and complicates her life, and tragedy ensues, threatening the stability of the whole community. One of his first works set in the semi-fictional region of Wessex, Hardy’s novel of swift passion and slow courtship is imbued with his evocative descriptions of rural life and landscapes, and with unflinching honesty about sexual relationships.

This edition, based on Hardy’s original 1874 manuscript, is the complete novel he never saw published, and restores its full candor and innovation. Rosemarie Morgan’s introduction discusses the history of its publication, as well as the biblical and classical allusions that permeate the novel.

Move beyond the mechanics of sex to a rich and rewardingconnection!

God’s desire is for couples to enjoy vibrant sexualrelationships without inhibition, awkwardness, fear, resentment, guilt, orshame. With honesty and frankness, life coach and best-selling author ShannonEthridge opens the minds of both husbands and wives to embrace a lifestyle of passionand pleasure.

Divided into four sections, The Passion Principles helps couples celebrate the spiritual,mental, emotional, and physical dimensions of sexuality. Questions include:

• Whatwas God thinking when He created sex?
• Whydo humans think about sex so much?
• Willthere be sex in heaven?
• Howdid we get such different ideas about sex and love?
• Howcan I get past his or her sexual past?
• Howcan I help my spouse heal from the sexual abuses he or she suffered?
• Whatif my heart is telling me I married the wrong person?
• Howcan we balance mismatched sex drives?

Some chapters end with questions for personalcontemplation or for couples to use as conversation starters, and otherchapters end with prayers that foster a deeper spiritual and emotionalconnection, making this book a perfect guide to a more passionate love life.

Move beyond the mechanics of sex to a rich and rewarding connection!God’s desire is that you and your spouse enjoy a vibrant sexual relationship without inhibition, awkwardness, fear, resentment, guilt, or shame. With honesty and frankness, life coach and bestselling author Shannon Ethridge opens the minds of both husbands and wives to embrace a lifestyle of passion and pleasure.Divided into four sections, The Passion Principles helps couples celebrate the spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical dimensions of sexuality. Questions include: • What was God thinking when He created sex? • Why do humans think about sex so much? • Will there be sex in heaven? • How did we get such different ideas about sex and love? • How can I get past his or her sexual past? • How can I help my spouse heal from the sexual abuses he or she suffered? • What if my heart is telling me I married the wrong person? • How can we balance mismatched sex drives?Some chapters end with questions for personal contemplation or for couples to use as conversation starters, and other chapters end with prayers that foster a deeper spiritual and emotional connection, making this audiobook a perfect guide to a more passionate love life.

A richly illustrated volume examines the portrait work of Dorthea lange, Richard Avedon, Robert Weingarten, George K. Warren, Julia Margaret Cameron, the Barr & Wright Studio, Gertrude Käseebier, Nickolas Muray, Henry Horenstein, and Lauren Greenfiled.  The Changing Face of Portrait Photography explores the power of the portrait and the role it plays in our personal and national identities.

The Changing Face of Portrait Photography explores ten groups of portraits selected from within the Smithsonian National Museum of American History's Photographic History Collection. The selections represent work by specific photographers with diverse relationships to portraiture, and through their sampling take a focused look at changing convention, theory, and technologies.

Forty years after his death, fans of Thomas Merton—from a wide array of faith traditions—continue to consult the spiritual wisdom found in his voluminous writings. Merton called Seasons of Celebration his 'liturgy book' and this edition includes a new foreword by renowned Merton scholar William H. Shannon. These essays remain timely in view of the ongoing liturgical renewal initiated by Vatican II and are a must-read for those seeking to deepen their grasp of the liturgy and the cycles of the Church year.

Shannon (emeritus religion and social ethics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts) and Kockler (bioethics, Loyola Marymount U.) update once again their textbook for undergraduate students, and introduction for practitioners or general readers to ethical thinking in biological and medical fields. They look at general issues, issues early in life and at the end of life, biotechnology, and other problems. Among specific discussions are ethical issues and theories, the early diagnosis of genetic anomalies, forgoing and withdrawing treatment, genetic engineering in human beings and non-human organisms, and organ and tissue transplantation. No index is provided. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Conjoint behavioral consultation (CBC) strengthens collaboration between children's most critical learning environments - school and home - for improved academic, behavioral, and social-emotional skills. The reader-friendly, 2nd edition of Conjoint Behavioral Consultation: Promoting Family-School Connections and Interventions offers innovative applications of CBC as an ecological, evidence-based approach. In this new edition, the authors combine best practices in consultation and problem-solving for interventions that promote and support children's potential, teachers' educational mission, and family members' unique strengths. Important features in this new edition include: A step-by-step framework for developing and maintaining family/school partnerships takes readers from initial interviews through plan evaluation.Chapters include discussion on core interpersonal skills, including building trust, managing conflict, and communicating effectively.Practical strategies illustrate working with diverse families and school personnel, improving family competence, promoting joint responsibility, and achieving other collaborative goals.Case studies demonstrate CBC as implemented in traditional school, Head Start, pediatric health, and response-to-intervention (RtI) contexts.In-depth research review explains the efficacy of CBC.The companion CD-ROM includes reproducible forms, interview questionnaires, and intervention tools.The progressive model of Conjoint Behavioral Consultation has a great deal to offer school psychologists, special educators and other school-based professionals as well as mental health practitioners. In addition, its accessibility makes this volume a suitable graduate text or training manual for those planning to work with children and families in these growing fields.

Let Them Go Free offers families a way to cope with a problem particular to our time: what to do when medical treatment sustains life but does not cure or resuscitate a critically ill loved one. This straightforward and empathic guide helps such families affirm that their choice to remove life support is morally acceptable, warranted, and made in the spirit of love and care for the patient.
Let Them Go Free also includes an ecumenical prayer service to be conducted as life support is withdrawn. Woven with readings and prayers from Hebrew and Christian scripture, the service is intended to give family and friends a moment to express their love for the patient, to say goodbye, and to find a sense of closure as they embark on the first stage of the grieving process.

With an equal emphasis on every word in the title -- and with a distinctly American perspective -- Himes and his distinguished associate editors and contributors, have assembled the most thorough and authoritative assessment of modern Roman Catholic social teaching to date, likely to remain the touchstone volume for decades. This culmination of many years of effort by twenty stellar scholars has produced a reference work for anyone interested in understanding or studying the key documents that comprise the central corpus of Catholic social teaching.

In addition to interrogations of the major documents, this volume provides an understanding of the biblical and philosophical foundations of Catholic social teaching, addresses the doctrinal issues that arise in such a context, and explores the social thought leading up to the "modern" era, generally accepted as beginning in 1891 with the publication of Pope Leo XIII'sRerum Novarum. Finally, there is a review of how Catholic social teaching has been received in the United States, and an informed look at the shortcomings and questions that future generations must address.

By any standard, Modern Catholic Social Teaching is a remarkable work -- intellectually rigorous and deeply faithful, it provides accessible and thought-provoking insights into the heart of a belief tradition that every Catholic will find invaluable.

Now in paperback, revised and redesigned: This is Thomas Merton's last book, in which he draws on both Eastern and Western traditions to explore the hot topic of contemplation/meditation in depth and to show how we can practice true contemplation in everyday life.

Never before published except as a series of articles (one per chapter) in an academic journal, this book on contemplation was revised by Merton shortly before his untimely death. The material bridges Merton's early work on Catholic monasticism, mysticism, and contemplation with his later writing on Eastern, especially Buddhist, traditions of meditation and spirituality. This book thus provides a comprehensive understanding of contemplation that draws on the best of Western and Eastern traditions.

Merton was still tinkering with this book when he died; it was the book he struggled with most during his career as a writer. But now the Merton Legacy Trust and experts have determined that the book makes such a valuable contribution as his major comprehensive presentation of contemplation that they have allowed its publication.