Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Christian Living - Social Issues

Tell Someone by Becky Cole helps children learn how to recognize and respond to abuse. Through story and repetition, they learn that it is okay to tell someone. Based on a true story, Tell Someone is an excellent resource for parents, counselors, and educators.

Innovative Catholicism and the Human Condition gives an anthropological account of a progressive religious movement in the Roman Catholic Church that is attempting to reconcile religious conviction and reason, and, ergo, modify the human condition. Investigation is given to a representative group of this movement, "Innovative Catholics," who are endeavouring to maintain the momentum for change which began in the 1960s and 1970s. They now find themselves caught between traditional notions of religion and a secularised society, while trying to reconcile these polarising forces to find a...

The battle for the White House following the election of November 7, 2000, was arguably one of the biggest controversies in U.S. history. And one woman stood at the center of the storm-Katherine Harris, Florida's secretary of state.

As the Florida recount unfolded in a maze of bizarre events, Harris was faced with the challenge of a lifetime. What enabled her to maintain her integrity, stick by her guns, and hold true to her principles? Here she tells all.

In Center of the Storm, Harris discusess the behind-the-scenes negotiations and backroom bartering that...

Connecting the dots between science and faith, this book explores the climate debate and how Christians can take the lead in caring for God's creation. The authors answer top questions such as "What's really happening?" and "Who...

A course leaders manual for young singles right through college student to single professionals helping them look at who they are, where they are going and evaluate their friendships and relationships.

Comprising 9 flexible units which can be completed over 9 weeks or even a year. Our advice is that the facilitator does not rush the course. If a particular part of any unit is generating a lot of healthy discussion then stay with that topic for as long as it is helpful to the participants. The units are:

Who am I?: Understand that God made them and that He...

We all tell white lies to others and, even worse, to ourselves. We do something wrong and instead of acknowledging it, learning from it, and moving on, we lie, saying it was due to circumstances outside ourselves.

"Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, for each one should carry his own load." Gal. 6:4-5 NIV(r)

Genesis 3:12 NIV(r), "The man said, 'The woman you put here with me-she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.'" As long as there has been a record of man, humans have chosen to blame...

The Christian Century, the most respected magazine for mainline Protestants in the world, has helped Christians think critically and live faithfully since 1884. The publication's former editor and publisher, John Buchanan, has compiled a collection of biweekly editorials from the magazine that highlight events, issues, and questions that progressive Christians faced at the turning of this century.

A must-read for Christian Century fans, From the Editor's Desk examines ten key areas from the years 1999-2015, focusing on war and peace, civic engagement,...