Our Quest For Effective Living

The book gives new illumination to many facets of life -- from human sexuality to the appeal of false messiahs, from stage fright among even the most accomplished performers to suicide among successful writers, from enjoyment of opera to morally justifying murderous deeds. It does all of these, and much more, by clarifying four dimensions of social space in which we humans exist. The sequel to this book is WE LIVE IN SOCIAL SPACE, also published by AuthorHouse.

The book gives new illumination to many facets of life -- from human sexuality to the appeal of false messiahs, from stage fright among even the most accomplished performers to suicide among successful writers, from enjoyment of opera to "morally" justifying murderous deeds. It does all of these, and much more, by clarifying four dimensions of social space in which we humans exist. The sequel to this book is WE LIVE IN SOCIAL SPACE, also published by AuthorHouse.

Our society has not always openly supported the idea of living holistically; however, thanks to those like author Theresa Cloud Eagle Nelson, a third-generation practitioner of restoration, this total way of life is something that has been proven to reach and provide resolutions for the restoration of many core issues we face in life. The practice of conscious living, which she shares in these pages, is a part of who she is. Here, she shares many of the tools she has developed to help people find the fundamentals of effective living. These are tools she habitually uses every day of her life, and she doesnt know any other way to live. It is how the divine desires us to live, she teaches, in a full understanding that when we do, we will have heaven right here on Earth. This is nothing new; its been around for millennia.

Worldwide, in theory formation and the practice of pastoral caregiving, intercultural and interreligious aspects receive a growing attention. Since its formation in 1995, the "Society of Intercultural Pastoral Care and Counselling" (SIPCC) has been at the forefront of this development, providing initiative and space for learning and reflection. The essays collected in this publication are a result of this work. Written both by practitioners and by specialists, they reflect challenges and open perspectives for an inclusive ethics of caregiving in the 21st century.

Those who enjoy the power of positive action accomplish more, have less stress, live with fewer regrets, become more self-disciplined, and demonstrate personal persistence. These qualities contribute to making our unique world a better place to live. We improve the world by simply taking positive action. If you decide to take positive action, you will begin to reap the benefits immediately. You will begin to decree to your subconscious mind that you are an action-oriented person who accepts no excuses. Napoleon Hill’s Power of Positive Action will provide you with tools to help you: Adopt a positive attitude Achieve better physical health Find harmony in relationships Gain freedom from fear See hope for the future Acquire the capacity for faith Grow a desire to share Keep an open mind Achieve self-discipline By following the steps outlined in this book, you become the scriptwriter for your life’s story and the creator of your own advancement and success. Read this book and take positive action today!

Behind the Fog is the first in-depth, comprehensive examination of the United States’ Cold War radiological weapons program. The book examines controversial military-sponsored studies and field trials using radioactive "simulants" that exposed American civilians to radiation and other hazardous substances without their knowledge or consent during the Cold War. Although Western biological and chemical weapons programs have been analyzed by a number of scholars, Behind the Fog is a strong departure from the rest in that the United States radiological weapons program has been generally unknown to the public. Martino-Taylor documents the coordinated efforts of a small group of military scientists who advanced a four-pronged secret program of human-subject radiation studies that targeted unsuspecting Americans for Cold War military purposes. Officials enabled such projects to advance through the layering of secrecy, by embedding classified studies in other studies, and through outright deception. Agency and academic partnerships advanced, supported, and concealed the studies from the public at large who ultimately served as unwitting test subjects. Martino-Taylor’s comprehensive research illuminates a dark chapter of government secrecy, the military-industrial-academic complex, and large-scale organizational deviance in American history. In its critical approach, Behind the Fog effectively examines the mechanisms that allow large-scale elite deviance to take place in modern society.

The study of lived religion is an enterprise which attempts to elucidate how 'ordinary' men and women in all times and places draw on religious behavior, media, and meanings to make sense of themselves and their world. Through the influence of liberation theology and postmodernism, pastoral theologians_like other scholars of religion_have begun more closely to examine the particularity of religious practice that is reflected through the rubric of lived religion. Pastoral Bearings offers up ten studies that exemplify the usefulness of the lived religion paradigm to the field of pastoral theology. The volume presents detailed qualitative research focused on the everyday beliefs and practices of individuals and groups and explores the implications of lived religion for interdisciplinary conversation, intercultural and gender analysis, and congregational studies. Reflecting upon the utility of this approach for pastoral theological research, education, and pastoral care, the studies collected in Pastoral Bearings demonstrate the importance of the study of lived religion.