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Peace on Earth: The Role of Religion in Peace and Conflict Studies
provides a critical analysis of faith and religious institutions in
peacebuilding practice and pedagogy. The work captures the
synergistic relationships among faith traditions and how multiple
approaches to conflict transformation and peacebuilding result in a
creative process that has the potential to achieve a more detailed
view of peace on earth, containing breadth as well as depth.
Library and bookstore shelves are filled with critiques of the
negative impacts of religion in conflict scenarios. Peace on Earth:
The Role of Religion in Peace and Conflict Studies offers an
alternate view that suggests religious organizations play a more
complex role in conflict than a simply negative one. Faith-based
organizations, and their workers, are often found on the frontlines
of conflict throughout the world, conducting conflict management
and resolution activities as well as advancing peacebuilding
initiatives.
American cities are a basic part of the fabric of our democratic
traditions. Many of these cities are served by professional city
managers and administrators. Cities that succeed at an outstanding
level often employ professionals. Yet the average American knows
little about the role of these professionals. City managers have
seldom written about their experiences. Blueprint for Building
Community is a rare look at the career of a city manager. This
career portrait is set in two Illinois communities --Park Forest
and Woodridge--communities which hold high aspirations for their
residents. City managers, partnering with elected leaders and
citizens in these communities, have worked to fulfill those
aspirations. This book highlights the values and relationships that
must be cultivated by the city manager to successfully build
community. Although the focus is on the role of the city manager,
other key participants such as elected officials, citizens, and
employees can gain from the insights. Community building requires
connecting the key groups in the community to the mission and
"sacred things" dear to residents. Harnessing the energy of all the
players produces tremendous results. For the many people who worked
to build Park Forest and Woodridge, and so many communities across
this country, this book is a tribute to their efforts. This book is
written to encourage the next generation of city managers to pursue
the challenge of building communities. The author chronicles the
lessons and principles that add to success as a city manager. He
conveys the inspiration, passion and excitement to those who
consider public service.
In the face of ongoing religious conflicts and unending culture
wars, what are we to make of liberalism's promise that it alone can
arbitrate between church and state? In this wide-ranging study,
John Perry examines the roots of our thinking on religion and
politics, placing the early-modern founders of liberalism in
conversation with today's theologians and political philosophers.
From the story of Antigone to debates about homosexuality and bans
on religious attire, it is clear that liberalism's promise to solve
all theo-political conflict is a false hope. The philosophy
connecting John Locke to John Rawls seeks a world free of tragic
dilemmas, where there can be no Antigones. Perry rejects this as an
illusion. Disputes like the culture wars cannot be adequately
comprehended as border encroachments presided over by an impartial
judge. Instead, theo-political conflict must be considered a
contest of loyalties within each citizen and believer. Drawing on
critics of Rawls ranging from Michael Sandel to Stanley Hauerwas,
Perry identifies what he calls a 'turn to loyalty' by those who
recognize the inadequacy of our usual thinking on the public place
of religion. The Pretenses of Loyalty offers groundbreaking
analysis of the overlooked early work of Locke, where liberalism's
founder himself opposed toleration.
Perry discovers that Locke made a turn to loyalty analogous to that
of today's communitarian critics. Liberal toleration is thus more
sophisticated, more theologically subtle, and ultimately more
problematic than has been supposed. It demands not only
governmental neutrality (as Rawls believed) but also a reworked
political theology. Yet this must remain under suspicion for
Christians because it places religion in the service of the state.
Perry concludes by suggesting where we might turn next, looking
beyond our usual boundaries to possibilities obscured by the
liberalism we have inherited.
African Truth Commissions and Transitional Justice examines the
functioning of truth commissions in Africa, outlining the lessons
learned, the best practices, and the successes and failures of
seven African truth commissions. Its introduction and conclusion
then work further to place truth commissions within the growing
academic field of transitional justice. The first African truth
commission was convened by the despot Idi Amin for reasons
unrelated to the defense of human rights, but despite this
ambiguous beginning, other African truth commissions have done
important work. The South African Truth and Reconciliation
Commission of 1996 has become the 'gold standard' for future truth
commissions not only in Africa, but throughout the world: it
unearthed much truth about the Apartheid era abuse of human rights
and took vital first steps towards restorative justice in the
Republic. Each truth commission is distinctive. However, although
much has been written about South Africa's truth commissions, much
less is known about the other six studied in this book-and an
attentive reader will notice the suggestive patterns which emerge.
In Nuclear Weapons and the Environment, John Perry highlights the
environmental damage caused by nuclear device testing. The failure
of the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty and the continued proliferation
of nuclear weapons is a grave risk to not only human life but to
the environment. Pointing to the unstable political situation
between a variety of state and non-state actors, the remediation of
nuclear test sites, and the risks involved in the production of
nuclear weapons, Perry makes a clear case for the dire importance
of non-proliferation.
Peace on Earth: The Role of Religion in Peace and Conflict Studies
provides a critical analysis of faith and religious institutions in
peacebuilding practice and pedagogy. The work captures the
synergistic relationships among faith traditions and how multiple
approaches to conflict transformation and peacebuilding result in a
creative process that has the potential to achieve a more detailed
view of peace on earth, containing breadth as well as depth.
Library and bookstore shelves are filled with critiques of the
negative impacts of religion in conflict scenarios. Peace on Earth:
The Role of Religion in Peace and Conflict Studies offers an
alternate view that suggests religious organizations play a more
complex role in conflict than a simply negative one. Faith-based
organizations, and their workers, are often found on the frontlines
of conflict throughout the world, conducting conflict management
and resolution activities as well as advancing peacebuilding
initiatives.
Think about your favourite sport. Now ask yourself how much of success
in that sport is down to physical skills and how much is down to mental
skills?
We all know that physical skills are vital for performance and
understand about training them. We know that psychology is important
too, but what people actually do to understand and train in it is less
well known. Sport Psychology: A complete introduction gives you the
answers, explaining everything you need to know in one place.
Structured in two parts, theory and application, part one defines the
idea of personality and covers essential psychological traits,
including mental toughness, confidence, motivation, stress and
character. Part two covers topics such as assessment, skills training,
coping techniques, building concentration and working with coaches and
teams. You will also find substantial coverage of measurement
questionnaires, skills and routes to practice.
As well as learning about how the mind works and how that has an impact
on sporting performance, you will discover what sport psychologists
actually do to improve a performer's psychological skills and mindset.
Sport psychology used to be simply about performance. Now, the role of
the sport psychologist is more holistic and includes athlete wellbeing,
working with coaches and support teams, and operating at a more
organizational level.
Whether you are a student, interested in sport and sport performance as
a professional practice, or involved in sport at any level, Sport
Psychology: A complete introduction is your go-to guide.
The Ebola virus disease represented a grave crisis for Liberia.
After many years of civil conflict its health system had been
weakened and there were too few physicians and health care workers
who were willing and able to deal effectively with the disease
which spread far beyond Africa to Europe and the United States of
America. The book offers a convenient summary of the background of
the EVD crisis, and the ways it was defeated by the public who were
energized by the gravity of the situation. It discusses the lessons
learned, the effect of the disease on children, and the way forward
for the international health care system to prepare itself better
for possible future epidemics of the same scale and gravity.
A collection of twelve essays by John Perry and two essays he
co-authored, this book deals with various problems related to
"self-locating beliefs": the sorts of beliefs one expresses with
indexicals and demonstratives, like "I" and "this." Postscripts
have been added to a number of the essays discussing criticisms by
authors such as Gareth Evans and Robert Stalnaker. Included with
such well-known essays as "Frege on Demonstratives," "The Problem
of the Essential Indexical," "From Worlds to Situations," and "The
Prince and the Phone Booth" are a number of important essays that
have been less accessible and that discuss important aspects of
Perry's views, referred to as "Critical Referentialism," on the
philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind.
Perry's excellent dialogue makes a complicated topic stimulating
and accessible without any sacrifice of scholarly accuracy or
thoroughness. Professionals will appreciate the work's command of
the issues and depth of argument, while students will find that it
excites interest and imagination. --David M. Rosenthal, CUNY,
Lehman College
First Published in 1967. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
This title was first published in 2001: Despite considerable
expansion, the scholarly literature on political corruption has
remained fragmentary, often polarized, consisting either of
sweeping systematic statements, or case-specific examples. Perry
bridges this gap and proves the need for further such study in this
most worthwhile examination of the place of political corruption in
Australia. The Australian experience is paid thorough, yet concise
attention and then it is related to the concept of political
corruption in its various and changing forms and interpretations.
Assuming no familiarity with the central intellectual issues, Perry
lucidly explores them in terms of their method, practice and
definition with particular reference to Australia. Primarily
suitable for academics interested in politics, geography,
development studies, history and sociology, this book's accessible
style also makes it of interest to a general audience.
How much is not exercising costing your bottom line? Do you have
the energy and drive it takes to achieve your daily wants, needs
and desires? Learn how to adopt the secrets of mental, physical,
and financial fitness within the pages of Hip to Be Fit. The Hip To
Be Fit! Program makes life smoother, and it becomes easier to
implement life's goals. Clients laugh when I tell them to ""use
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out of an energy lull immediately *The one thing you must do when
you want to lose your internet butt.
This title was first published in 2001: Despite considerable
expansion, the scholarly literature on political corruption has
remained fragmentary, often polarized, consisting either of
sweeping systematic statements, or case-specific examples. Perry
bridges this gap and proves the need for further such study in this
most worthwhile examination of the place of political corruption in
Australia. The Australian experience is paid thorough, yet concise
attention and then it is related to the concept of political
corruption in its various and changing forms and interpretations.
Assuming no familiarity with the central intellectual issues, Perry
lucidly explores them in terms of their method, practice and
definition with particular reference to Australia. Primarily
suitable for academics interested in politics, geography,
development studies, history and sociology, this book's accessible
style also makes it of interest to a general audience.
First Published in 1967. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
How can individuals and organizations understand and measure mental
toughness to deal with stress and challenge, and so improve
performance? This fully updated third edition of Developing Mental
Toughness provides the answers to unlock this potential. Tracing
its development from sports psychology into the business sector,
Developing Mental Toughness provides a reliable psychometric
measure to apply at the organizational level. With coverage on how
mental toughness relates to other behaviours and can be applied to
employability, leadership, performance, creativity, emotional
intelligence and motivation, the practical guidance and exercises
in this book make it essential reading for academics, managers and
coaches alike. This third edition includes an expansion of the 4Cs
model to include concepts on learning orientation and resilience
and new chapters on evidence-based practice and using the Mental
Toughness Questionnaire (MTQ48) to gain richer self-awareness.
Featuring case studies from Deloitte and Ethiad, Developing Mental
Toughness is the practical coaching guide for developing
capabilities and resilience.
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