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Many people believe that self-esteem is a mere feeling. In this book the author establishes that it is more than a feeling; that it is a state of being that is important for a person's physical, mental and spiritual health. Self-esteem is part and parcel of our daily lives. It is important to build and maintain high self-esteem as this is essential to highly effective and successful living.

The life and work of Dietrich Bonhoeffer continue to exercise a very profound and powerful influence on the Church and Christian theology today. Bonhoeffer has been described as one of the most interesting figures in the history of modern theology. His critical and prophetic insights into the theology of the twentieth century established a foundation on which any future theology of the Church cannot but reckon. In this book, Nembhard discusses part of the Bonhoeffer theological legacy by concentrating on radical obedience and discipleship in the martyr's theological thought. He believes that...

Finding Peace in the Midst of Life's Storms is essentially a self-help book that speaks to the existential issues that people face in their daily lives. It presents tools as to how people can cope with these issues, such as indebtedness and general problems in their finances; addiction;anger; failure and disappointment; marital difficulties and death and dying. These problems are presented as storms that we all face. The author argues persuasively and with deep compassion and conviction, that God has planted in each one of us the capacity and strength to overcome them. The book charts a...

The book assesses the subject of dialogue between Christians and Muslims within the context of the terrorist attack on America on September 11, 2001. It evaluates the rage in Islam, why America is hated around the world and fundamental Christian arrogance that can feed hostility between adherents of the two religions. For there to be dialogue each religion must accept that they have done wrong in the name of God; that often they have not been forces for good but for instability and hostility in the world. Dialogue is imperative, but it begins with a confession of what has gone wrong in both...

Beyond Petulance is a critique of the politics of obstruction and intransigence that have become disturbing features of the political landscape of America. A defining characteristic of this politics is petulance, which, although both parties are guilty of practicing, the Republican Party seems to have become quite skillful at. The book identifies certain imperatives such as immigration reform and social justice as urgent issues to be addressed to move the country towards a viable future. The author is quite clear in his analysis that no one should be willing to write America's obituary. There...