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In 1861, the great journalist and social advocate Henry Mayhew
published London Labour and the London Poor, an oral history of
those living and working on the streets of Victorian London.
Nothing on this scale had been attempted before. On the surface,
the streets of London in 1861 and in 2019 are entirely different
places. But dig just a little and the similarities are striking
and, in many cases, shocking. Taking Mayhew's book as inspiration,
Jennifer Kavanagh explores the changes and continuities by
collecting and mapping stories from today's London. Beggars, street
entertainers, stalls selling a variety of food, clothes,
second-hand goods, thieves and the sex trade are all still
predominant. The rise of the gig economy has brought a multitude of
drivers and cyclists, delivering and moving goods, transporting
meals and people, all organized through smart phones but using the
same streets as Mayhew's informants. The precarity faced by this
new workforce would also be familiar to the street-sellers of
Mayhew's day. In terms of resources, gone are the workhouses,
almshouses, paupers' lunatic asylums. Enter shelters, day centres,
hostels, and food banks. Let Me Take You By The Hand is an x-ray of
life on the streets today: the stories in their own words of those
who work and live in our capital.
I will if you will.' What is the mystery of the dying flowers in a
dark doorway with an ever-open door? And why does it matter so
much? Two very different women are brought together by love, loss
and their struggles with very modern moral choices -Â whether
to act against injustice, and just how far to go.
Suzie and Orbs are in their thirties and have been together for a
couple of years. Orbs reluctantly makes a living in the City and
Suzie is a respected financial journalist, but each has another
life hidden from the outside world... Their secret existence is
threatened first when Suzie is offered a highly visible job, and
then by an accident that turns their lives upside down. This is
their struggle to survive as partners.
In folk history and religion, from the Shakers to Zen, simplicity
has generally been considered a good thing. Our own motivation may
be to leave a smaller carbon footprint, to express a compassionate
solidarity with those who have least; or simply to downsize.
Whatever our concern, it is likely that the motivation to live a
simpler life will spring from within. At heart, simplicity is a
focus on what matters. Reducing the clutter in our lives, whether
in material objects, use of time or money, or in our religious
practices, leads to an increased clarity of vision and a focus; a
view of life and its priorities that is in itself simple. Step by
step we can move towards a state in which our attitudes and life
are all of a piece, integrated and made one. Simplicity is the
outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace. With
this inspiring book, discover how simplicity can become a way of
life.
Do Quakers Pray is a short book for the Quaker Quicks series
that considers questions such as “What is prayer?†and explores
whether, when and how Quakers might pray. Do we pray together? Do
we pray alone? Â
Are Quakers mystics? What does that mean? How does it translate
into how we are and what we do in the world? 'Jennifer Kavanagh has
written a lovely book which I found to be to be compelling reading.
In a very practical way she explains the meaning of mysticism for
Quakers and how an experience, which some might regard as being
esoteric, can be truly meaningful for many today.' Terry Waite
Practical Mystics is Jennifer Kavanagh's first addition to the
burgeoning series Quaker Quicks, which examines very aspect of what
it means to be a Quaker, from John Hunt Publishing imprint
Christian Alternative.
As we consider the plight of our consumer-driven economy, it is
easy to forget that money is about relationship: between
individuals and between communities. In our current financial mess,
it is worth reminding ourselves of community-based alternatives,
and to look closely at microcredit, a model of peer lending to
enable people to move out of poverty. From Bangladesh, from South
Africa, from Ghana, and from the East End of London, we are given a
worm's eye view of small scale work, of personal transformation,
and the building of community. Small and local is still beautiful,
and has much to teach us.
What if the facts on which we base our lives are shown to be
unreliable? What if our expectations are confounded? What if we let
go of those assumptions and expectations? What if we let go of our
familiar, habitual ways of thinking? What if we let go of the very
need to know? Unknowing is at the centre of spiritual life. It is
only by creating a space in which anything can happen that we allow
God to speak; only by stepping back that we allow space for that
unpredictable Spirit that brings us gifts beyond any of our
imaginings..."God dwells only where man steps back to give him
room."
Our screens and newsfeeds are full of violent images; our world is
full of poverty, inequality and injustice. We find it hard to live
together, in our families, communities, or in the world at large.
At the same time, we are surrounded by the beauty of the natural
world, and daily life is full of acts of compassion, kindness,
friendship and love. How do we reconcile these differences? What
does the universe, with its countless examples of mutuality, have
to teach us? Science, religion and our own experience teaches us
that the whole of creation is a web of interconnectedness. This
book explores the oneness at the heart of existence - and what this
means for how we act in the world.
Constitutional Law in Ireland is an essential guide to the core
principles and provisions of Irish Constitutional Law and is a new
addition to the student focused Core Text Series. This book is
written primarily for third level students who are covering Irish
Constitutional Law as part of their law degree or related studies.
Designed and written as an introductory text to the key principles
of Irish constitutional law this book covers all the basic aspects
of constitutional law, including the following: The constitutional
history of Ireland; The concepts of the Nation and State with
relation to the constitutional position of Northern Ireland,
Ireland in the EU and International Relations; A consideration of
the doctrine of the separation of powers, the organisation and
powers of the organs of government, including the Oireachtas, the
Cabinet, the Courts and the President; Constitutional Rights
including Family, Life, Education and constitutional justice; The
process of constitutional interpretation, amendment and reform
including a consideration of proposed referendums. Constitutional
Law in Ireland is an excellent introduction to this key area of
undergraduate study, and can also be used as an ongoing revision
and reference source to provide extra support to students
throughout their studies. (Series: The Core Text Series) [Subject:
Constitutional Law, Irish Law]
The concepts of success and failure are embedded in our culture,
but how real are they? From a wide range of answers and her own
experience, Jennifer Kavanagh explores some of the stereotypes on
which these concepts are based, and reveals what people feel really
matters in their lives. There is a growing acceptance that failure
can not only lead to success but can open us to profound change. If
we let go of the quest for individual perfection, and accept what
is, our lives and relationships will be enriched. If we let go of
our judgemental behaviour, we will no longer view life in terms of
success or failure. If we let go of the need to control our lives,
we will let go of goals and expectation. If we let go of our
attachment to outcomes, we will be content with where and who we
are. We may even go beyond the duality of opposites to an
understanding of essential unity. Putting one foot in front of the
other, neither afraid of failure nor triumphant with success.
Living, in other words.
In 1861, the great journalist and social advocate Henry Mayhew
published London Labour and the London Poor, an oral history of
those living and working on the streets of Victorian London.
Nothing on this scale had been attempted before. On the surface,
the streets of London in 1861 and in 2019 are entirely different
places. But dig just a little and the similarities are striking
and, in many cases, shocking. Taking Mayhew's book as inspiration,
Jennifer Kavanagh explores the changes and continuities by
collecting and mapping stories from today's London. Beggars, street
entertainers, stalls selling a variety of food, clothes,
second-hand goods, thieves and the sex trade are all still
predominant. The rise of the gig economy has brought a multitude of
drivers and cyclists, delivering and moving goods, transporting
meals and people, all organized through smart phones but using the
same streets as Mayhew's informants. The precarity faced by this
new workforce would also be familiar to the street-sellers of
Mayhew's day. In terms of resources, gone are the workhouses,
almshouses, paupers' lunatic asylums. Enter shelters, day centres,
hostels, and food banks. Let Me Take You By The Hand is an x-ray of
life on the streets today: the stories in their own words of those
who work and live in our capital.
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