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In this unique and important book, now celebrating its 20th
anniversary, one of the world's great spiritual leaders offers his
practical wisdom and advice on how we can overcome everyday human
problems and achieve lasting happiness. The Art of Happiness is a
highly accessible guide for a western audience, combining the Dalai
Lama's eastern spiritual tradition with Dr Howard C. Cutler's
western perspective. Covering all key areas of human experience,
they apply the principles of Tibetan Buddhism to everyday problems
and reveal how one can find balance and complete spiritual and
mental freedom. For the many who wish to understand more about the
Dalai Lama's approach to living, there has never been a book which
brings his beliefs so vividly into the real world.
Developed for helping professionals, the third edition of
Counseling Theory and Practice explains what it means to be an
effective helper, discusses foundations of classic counseling and
psychotherapy theories, and provides an overview of emerging
theories. Chapter 1 examines the efficacy of counseling and
therapy, ethical concerns of counseling practice and provides
students the opportunity to examine their view of human nature and
how it aligns with the theories in the text. The rest of the book
examines classic and emerging theories. Section 1 explores
psychodynamic approaches, including psychoanalysis, Jungian
therapy, and Adlerian therapy. Section 2 is devoted to
existential-humanistic approaches such as existential therapy,
Gestalt therapy, and person-centered counseling, while Section 3
discusses cognitive-behavioral approaches, including cognitive
behavior therapy (CBT), rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT),
and reality therapy (RT). Section 4 describes post-modern therapies
including narrative therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, and
relational cultural therapy, a form of feminist therapy. New to
this edition is the last section on the emerging theories of
acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behavior
therapy (DBT), and neurocounseling. In this edition, Ed Neukrug is
joined by Danica Hays, who uses her expertise on efficacy, cultural
diversity, and gender issues to enhance each chapter. In addition
to the new chapters on emerging theories, the text uses inclusive
language and fully updated references, adds new vignettes, and
highlights existing videos and websites created by Dr. Neukrug.
This book is accompanied by an expanded Cognella Active Learning
component for students comprised of videos, reflection exercises,
PowerPoint slideshows, flashcards, and quizzes in a digital
environment. This is an ideal text for both pre-service
professionals and those already in the field. Watch Ed Neukrug
discuss what makes the third edition of Counseling Theory and
Practice an ideal resource for classroom use here.
As those coming forward for ministerial training change and
diversify, is the way we learn theology changing too? Integrity
within our training institutions has often been assumed and granted
to white, male, or those from the middle or upper classes. This has
come at the expense of the faith truths, beliefs and perspectives
offered by women, people of colour, indigenous theologies and the
working classes, whose testimonies have often been ignored or
marginalised by the dominant discourses that have been deemed more
trustworthy as a consequence of the way in which imperialism has
enabled knowledge and religion to be constructed and controlled.
Yet theological education also has a potential to challenge these
norms. It holds the potential to challenge oppressive cultures,
theologies and pedagogies. Relying on feminist, black, indecent,
and postcolonial theologies, Trust in Theological Education will
deconstruct dominant models of theological education, by
incorporating ethnographic research, alongside educational theory,
liberation theology and radical exegesis'. It will demonstrate
theological educations potential to change, and be transformed in
order to enable those who have been excluded and marginalised to
become speaking subjects and agents for systemic change.
Leading theologian Terry Cross articulates the doctrine of the
church's ministry from a Pentecostal perspective, demonstrating how
Pentecostals can contribute to and learn from the church catholic.
This companion volume to Cross's previous book, The People of God's
Presence, proposes a radical revision of the structural framework
of the local church within the often-overlooked corporate
priesthood of all believers. Cross explores principles for
leadership and ministry from the New Testament and the early
church, helping all believers to do the work of ministry.
In this rare personal investigation, His Holiness the Dalai Lama
discusses his vision of science and faith working hand in hand to
alleviate human suffering. Drawing on a lifetime of scientific
study and religious practice, he explores the great debates and
makes astonishing connections between seemingly disparate topics -
such as evolution and karma - that will change the way we look at
the world. While he sees science and faith as 'complementary but
different investigative approaches with the same goal of seeking
the truth,' the fact is that the two have often been at the root of
human conflict for centuries. The Dalai Lama challenges us to see
that the benefits of opening our hearts and minds to the
connections between science and faith are far preferable to
perpetuating the divisive rhetoric that often surrounds them. Now,
as we face such troubled and uncertain times, the need has never
been greater for this extraordinary man's compassion and wisdom.
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