Growing A Sustainable Soul

This is a poignant and inspirational guide for a journay toward ecological spirituality and sustainable culture. Each chapter contains an essay and spiritual practices designed for both group and individualized reflection.

In today’s complex society parents need help raising their children with faith. In Growing a Soul parents will find practical tools for equipping their children with the deep, strong faith they so desperately need. Discover ways to increase children’s “Spiritual Intelligence,” or SQ.

For readers new to the field of multicultural education and human relations education, the recency of these publications heralded as seminal may be confusing, for certainly the concepts building the field of multicultural education and human relations education have been around much longer. True. But, for the first time, we found the conceptual framework, guiding principles, and critical works across disciplines and fields in Smith's encyclopedic organization. Because of the comprehensive nature of Pritchy Smith's knowledge bases, they have been employed as the organizing themes for this volume. I would clarify that I have not burdened authors to study Smith’s analysis and then apply it to their works; the categorization is my own. And, as is true of any topic, the interpretation and application may be broadly applicable. One of my major goals in founding this series has been to further develop the knowledge bases with voices from those in the trenches (literally and figuratively) and at the chalkface—while proverbial for some parts of the world, chalk remains a teaching staple in many regions of the world. Throughout this volume, authors will explore and research their own discoveries on this journey—narratives of crossing cultures and developing communities, reconceptualizing democracy and reinterpreting traditions, seeking solidarity and sowing the seeds of social justice. Through critical reflection in the shade of these giants, the reader may discover Ming Fang’s bamboo tree.

Los mayores retos que afronta la Humanidad en este momento de nuestra historia son la sostenibilidad y regeneración del planeta, la desigualdad social y el impacto a todos los niveles de la revolución tecnológica. Las empresas, desde las más pequeñas hasta las grandes multinacionales, pueden y deben contribuir a superarlos con éxito. Su papel es esencial porque poseen la fuerza, la creatividad y la flexibilidad de la que carecen otras organizaciones. El autor propone que las compañías, guiadas por un nuevo tipo de liderazgo, revisen sus fundamentos y se transformen para ejercer el papel que necesita la sociedad a nivel mundial. Que se conviertan en Growth Soul Companies, o sea, en empresas que crecen con alma y con plena conciencia sobre el impacto de sus acciones sobre el planeta y sobre la sociedad.

Picture your spiritual landscape. Do you see an orchard rich with the fruits of the spirit or a garden sorely in need of work? The seeds we consciously plant can grow spiritual landscapes of astonishing beauty. How well we nurture and cultivate the seedling plants will determine "how our gardens grow." Dianne R. Costanzo is a spiritual gardener extraordinaire. Through unforgettable life stories, scripture, and brief meditations, she helps us plant seeds of trust, generosity, love, transformation, forgiveness, and healing. Exercises and reading/viewing suggestions guide in nurturing and cultivating these spiritual values in our lives. The emphasis is not on perfection, but on attainable, sustainable growth. Features: Introduction 6 Gospel passages, each with its own "Consideration": Planting Trust, Generosity, Love, Transformation, Forgiveness, Healing Exercises Tools: Books and Movie suggestions Bibliography.

"Daly is turning economics inside out by putting the earth and its diminishing natural resources at the center of the field . . . a kind of reverse Copernican revolution in economics." --Utne Reader "Considered by most to be the dean of ecological economics, Herman E. Daly elegantly topples many shibboleths in Beyond Growth. Daly challenges the conventional notion that growth is always good, and he bucks environmentalist orthodoxy, arguing that the current focus on 'sustainable development' is misguided and that the phrase itself has become meaningless." --Mother Jones "In Beyond Growth, . . . [Daly] derides the concept of 'sustainable growth' as an oxymoron. . . . Calling Mr. Daly 'an unsung hero,' Robert Goodland, the World Bank's top environmental adviser, says, 'He has been a voice crying in the wilderness.'" --G. Pascal Zachary, The Wall Street Journal "A new book by that most far-seeing and heretical of economists, Herman Daly. For 25 years now, Daly has been thinking through a new economics that accounts for the wealth of nature, the value of community and the necessity for morality." --Donella H. Meadows, Los Angeles Times "For clarity of vision and ecological wisdom Herman Daly has no peer among contemporary economists. . . . Beyond Growth is essential reading." --David W. Orr, Oberlin College "There is no more basic ethical question than the one Herman Daly is asking." --Hal Kahn, The San Jose Mercury News "Daly's critiques of economic orthodoxy . . . deliver a powerful and much-needed jolt to conventional thinking." --Karen Pennar, Business Week Named one of a hundred "visionaries who could change your life" by the Utne Reader,Herman Daly is the recipient of many awards, including a Grawemeyer Award, the Heineken Prize for environmental science, and the "Alternative Nobel Prize," the Right Livelihood Award. He is professor at the University of Maryland's School of Public Affairs, and coauthor with John Cobb, Jr., of For the Common Good.

Leadership with Soul is an invitation for existing and future leaders to stop, think and reinvent their leadership approach to become ever-better leaders. Leadership with Soul is a cutting-edge, systemic leadership model that has created sustainable growth and value in high-performance companies across several sectors of the economy.Anyone, from a management student to a global CEO, who wants to become a more inspirational leader and achieve better outcomes, will benefit.André Lacroix reveals his formula on how to make businesses flourish. He uses his universal humanist principles that have been developed over a long, diverse and outstanding leadership career. He also explains simple ways you can inspire a global organisation to outperform the competition; how you can create a truly customer-centric organisation; how best to inspire people to follow the lead set at the top, and how to leave a sustainable legacy for the generations to come. For Lacroix, true leadership prioritises sustainability and a desire to make the world an 'ever-better' place for everyone and many of the largest corporations are now adopting the sustainability solutions he envisioned.