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The aim of contemporary mental health policy is to enable people
who have had a severe mental illness to lead relatively independent
lives in the community, rather than be sequestered permanently in
the large mental hospitals. In recent years plans to hasten the
closure of many of these hospitals have become controversial and
generated sharp debate about community care. From the Mental
Patient to the Person contributes to this debate through an
exploration of the experiences of a group of people with a history
of schizophrenic illness, who are living in the community.
Robert Hayward offers a careful analysis of surviving accounts of the Temple and its service. All the central texts are provided in translation, with a detailed commentary. While descriptions of the Temple and its service are available, discussions of the meaning of these things are less easily found. This study clearly illustrates how the Temple was seen as a meeting point between heaven and earth, its service being an earthly representation of heavenly reality. Jews regarded the Temple service therefore as having significance for the whole created world. The Jewish Temple offers a valuable collection of materials both for those looking for an introduction to the topic and for the scholar interested in grasping the meanings beyond those texts.
If proposals for the social integration of people with mental
illness are to be taken seriously, then a reshaping of society's
attitudes is essential. This volume traces the experiences of a
group of people, with a history of schizophrenic illness, across a
number of themes which include housing, poverty, stigma,
medication, psychiatric services in the community and the meaning
of madness. The text aims to address in detail the contemporary
debate about the community care of people who are mentally ill, and
analyze the impact of current policies on the people who are their
direct recipients.
The Thirteenth Step is a powerful and true recounting of the life
of Robert Hayward. Hayward's life story weaves the real and the
mysterious, the personal and the universal into a uniquely gripping
story of self-discovery through his spiritual awakening within the
Native American Church; an awakening that saved his life. The
Thirteenth Step documents, for the first time ever, ancient
ceremonies that have been conducted in the same manner for
thousands of years, yet never shared with outsiders. Through
Hayward's own journey of redemption, the reader will experience the
words, wisdom, and teachings of The Native American Church, and
encounter a spirituality that until now, has been accessible only
to those born into the traditional Native American culture.
This Targum offers to the reader Jeremiah's words among the
Jewish people. Perhaps more than any other prophet, he communicates
the majesty and excellence of the God of Israel, presenting the
mysterious history, compounded of glory and tragedy, of his Chosen
People. Here we have one of the most moving interpretations of one
of the great figures of the ancient world.
The longest biblical book in the original Hebrew, Jeremiah
became longer still in its translation into Aramaic because the
translator(s), in trying to convey the precise meaning, often
offered more than one translation of a word or phrase. The sheer
length may account for the fact that, until now, it has never been
translated into English.
This volume uncovers the meaning and significance of the Jewish
Temple and its service during the first centuries of its existence.
The sources indicate that the Temple and its rites were seen as
holding the universe together, providing order and meaning in a
world which could otherwise easily lapse into chaos. The author
offers an analysis of surviving accounts of the Temple and its
service. All the central texts are provided in translation, with a
detailed commentary. While descriptions of the Temple and its
service are available, discussions of the meaning of these things
are less easily found. This study illustrates how the Temple was
seen as a meeting point between heaven and earth, its service being
an earthly representation of heavenly reality. Jews regarded the
Temple service therfore as having significance for the whole
created world. This collection of materials is aimed at both those
looking for an introduction to the topic and for the scholar
interested in grasping the meanings beyond those texts.
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