From Fury To Faith

For both sprouting and mature firms, demanding customers show tough love. How to transform those discontented grim faces into loyal and faithful brand ambassadors is what the coming pages have in store for you! The backbone of any corporate kingdom is its vast customer network – correction: its happy customer network. So, what about the unhappy ones? Actually, they can become the steel nerves of your company! But how does that happen? Explore the answers as you read through! Most of the incidents illustrated in this book revolve around familiar characters one might have seen and forgotten. The Indian viewpoint depicted here merely mirrors our observations, and does not represent everyone alike. It is just a hilarious account of how we, as Indians, have some common traits as consumers. After all, the ability to laugh at oneself is the mark of a genius! This book is inspired by Kintsugi, the Japanese art of mending broken pottery with gold or silver. The golden scars sculpt a precious future, upholding the unique, yet valuable crevices of the past - an enlightening principle guiding any relationship. A customer - corporate bond too, prospers by mending mistakes, acknowledging them and looking ahead for a faithful rapport. Written by a seasoned corporate executive and a millennial IITian, this book captures the evolving preferences of Indian customers. A thoughtful read for casual and serious business purposes alike!

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Man exists now at the passing of the first epoch of humanity into the second epoch; he passes from childhood to adulthood; youth and our simpler experience gives way now to accountability and responsibility; two-thousand years have passed since the son-of-God walked the earth; exactly on time has God delivered His powerful message through the modern gospel. Angel Fury enables the progressive words necessary to embrace the past, and to mold the future as He intends. God did send what He promised at just the right time giving all things to the one life of a very real and capable man. The one life presents all the meaning we need to place ourselves safely onto the path the shepherd plans for, and to enable us to understand the history He shapes. Explore the modern gospel through the heart of Fury, be a good skeptic - weigh the stars of reality, embrace the keys to unlock His mystery, and know that He has sent the modern mission out of His goodness.

In the bloody Civil War that split our nation, American bishops worked for the success of the Union . . . and of the Confederacy! As Catholics slaughtered Catholics, pious priests on both sides prayed God to give success in battle. . . to their own side. Men in blue and men in gray flinched at the Consecration as cannonballs (fired by Catholic opponents) rained down on them during battlefield Masses. Many are the moving – and often surprising – stories in these pages of brave Catholics on both sides of the conflict – stories told by Fr. Charles Connor, one of our country's foremost experts on Catholic American history. Through searing anecdotes and learned analysis, Fr. Connor here shows how the tumult, tragedy, and bravery of the War forged a new American identity, even as it created a new American Catholic identity, as Catholics—often new immigrants—found themselves on both sides of the conflict. Fr. Connor

Bryan MacMahon gives a comprehensive overview of the origins and progress of the Protestant evangelical campaign in West Kerry from 1825 to 1845. These Church of Ireland missionaries were motivated by a desire to save Irish-speaking Catholics from what they saw as superstitious practices and enthrallment to Rome. This study brings personalities to life and records the long-lost voices and values of those on both sides of the religious divide. The work of the evangelicals was widely hailed as a model of a successful missionary campaign; however, it evoked a furious response from Catholic priests. The war of words between clergymen of both persuasions was fomented by rival local newspapers, reaching a climax in a notorious libel case in March 1845.

From ISIS attacks to the conflict between Israel and Palestine, Sacred Fury explores the connections between faith and violence in world religions. Author Charles Selengut looks at religion as both a force for peace and for violence, and he asks key questions such as how “religious” is this violence and what drives the faithful to attack in the names of their beliefs? Revised throughout, the third edition features new material on violence in Buddhism and Hinduism, the rise of ISIS, “lone wolf terrorists,” and more. This up-to-date edition draws on a variety of disciplines to comprehend forms of religious violence both historically and in the present day. The third edition of Sacred Fury is an essential resource for understanding the connections between faith and violence.

Raul Ries ... to those who knew him in the '60's and early '70's, his name stood for fear ... for fighting ... for fury. To his high school friends, he was a violent, dangerous combatant. To his family, he was a time bomb, ready to explode at any moment and to those who battled beside him in Vietnam, he was an angry, bitter killer. One Sunday evening, Raul's life was transformed, taking him from a life filled with fury, to a life of hope and peace, leading him to freedom from the hate and anger. Is it possible for someone to be changed from the darkness to light overnight?

Buddhist violence is not a well-known concept. In fact, it is generally considered an oxymoron. An image of a Buddhist monk holding a handgun or the idea of a militarized Buddhist monastery tends to stretch the imagination; yet these sights exist throughout southern Thailand. Michael Jerryson offers an extensive examination of one of the least known but longest-running conflicts of Southeast Asia. Part of this conflict, based primarily in Thailand's southernmost provinces, is fueled by religious divisions. Thailand's total population is over 92 percent Buddhist, but over 85 percent of the people in the southernmost provinces are Muslim. Since 2004, the Thai government has imposed martial law over the territory and combatted a grass-roots militant Malay Muslim insurgency. Buddhist Fury reveals the Buddhist parameters of the conflict within a global context. Through fieldwork in the conflict area, Jerryson chronicles the habits of Buddhist monks in the militarized zone. Many Buddhist practices remain unchanged. Buddhist monks continue to chant, counsel the laity, and accrue merit. Yet at the same time, monks zealously advocate Buddhist nationalism, act as covert military officers, and equip themselves with guns. Buddhist Fury displays the methods by which religion alters the nature of the conflict and shows the dangers of this transformation.