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Adolf Hitler's Great War military experiences in no way qualified
him for supreme command. Yet by July 1940, under his personal
leadership the Third Reich's armed forces had defeated Poland,
Czechoslovakia, Holland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium and France. The
invasion of Great Britain was a distinct reality following Dunkirk.
Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania had become allies along with the
acquiescent military powers of Mussolini's Italy and Franco's
Spain. These achievements prompted Field Marshal Willem Keitel, the
Wehrmacht's Chief of Staff, to pronounce Hitler to be the Greatest
Commander of all time'. Storm clouds were gathering, most notably
the disastrous decision to tear up the treaty with the Soviet Union
and launch Operation Barbarossa in 1941. As described in this
meticulously researched and highly readable book, Hitler's blind
ideology, racist hatred and single-mindedness led him and his
allies inexorably to devastating defeat. How far was it good luck
that gave Hitler his sensational early political and military
successes? Certainly fortune played a major role in his survival
from many assassination attempts and sex scandals. The author
concludes, from 1941 onwards, the Fuhrer's downfall was entirely
attributable to military misjudgements that he alone made. Lucky
Hitler's Big Mistakes exposes the enigmatic Dictator for what he
really was - incredibly lucky and militarily incompetent.
Professional values in healthcare are in a state of constant and
increasingly rapid change. While all professions now emphasise
teamwork and collegiality in practice, fewer are inclined to
consider shared or differing values across professions. This
interdisciplinary volume explains how health care professions and
their values have changed over the last forty years, charting where
they have come from, where they are now, and how they might develop
in the future. There is coverage of a wide range of different
professions within healthcare, from GPs, mental health nurses,
adult nurses and pharmacists, to NHS managers and chaplains.
Chapters are followed by critical responses from senior healthcare
practitioners. This original and insightful book will be a valuable
resource for academics, researchers, senior healthcare
professionals and healthcare managers.
Written by significant researchers and practitioners within the
field, this collection of key texts introduces the reader to
practical theology. It critically explores the way in which the
spiritual dimension of pastoral care has entered into constructive
dialogue with other disciplines and ways of thinking, including
psychiatry, psychology, counselling, intercultural studies,
educational methodology, narrative theory and political
studies.;Set within this multidisciplinary context, the individual
contributions ( a selection of articles from a leading journal of
pastoral theology, "Contact: The Interdisciplinary Journal of
Pastoral Studies") cover a wide range of practical and theological
issues that alert the reader to the spiritual dimension of pastoral
care, such as bereavement, sexuality, ethics, learning
disabilities, infertility, the meaning of pain, sickness and
suffering and the nature of theology as a practical discipline. The
book should be of interest to practitioners, researchers, students
and all who have an interest in the ways in which a spiritual
dimension can enhance caring practices within a multidisciplinary
context.
Many of the key improvements to social conditions in the United
Kingdom have been made by Christians. Most of us would be able to
think of such key Anglican figures as William Wilberforce, Anthony
Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury or Dr Thomas Barnardo, but
lesser known contributions were made behind the scenes by
significant members of the Non-Conformist Churches. This book
traces the Free Church contribution to society from 1800 to the
present day. It looks at the work of campaigners, co-operative
societies, philanthropists and politicians, and traces the ways in
which conditions in slums, education, and industry were improved,
including work with women and with black and ethnic minorities.
There is a growing interest in the part the churches can play today
in community development and in the building of social capital.
This book will show that some of the things now seen as government
initiatives had their origins in the work of Free Church pioneers.
Now a classic textbook, Practical Theology in Action offers a basic
introduction for all those involved in pastoral care and in
applying Christian thinking to the service of the Church and
society. Using everyday stories and case histories the authors
explore pastoral situations and reflect on them theologically. This
new edition has been extensively revised to take into account the
changes of the past ten years. The first part of the book ('The
Foundations') looks at the theory of practical theology, and models
for its application. The second part covers tools for practical
theology; learning from experience, interdisciplinary working,
theological reflection, action and spirituality; and to this has
been added new material about mission in context today. "'For sheer
coverage of the field, this book has no rivals'." Alan Billings,
Church Times
The discussion of death is at last being brought out into the open,
while the care of the dying is seen to involve more than the
traditional services of doctor and priest. Facing death brings
together contributors from the law, philosophy, medicine, social
work, theology and religious studies to discuss issues such as
hospice care, the arguments for and against euthanasia, and
religious hope for eternal life. There are also accounts of recent
research into 'near-death' experiences and into measuring the
quality of human life. This broad, interdisciplinary approach to
death in contemporary society will have a special interest for a
whole range of caring professions, but, beyond that, its interest
is, of course, universal.
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