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Today, many churches and their related agencies and ministries are shrinking. Often a large portion of those who remain are older adults. Celebrating the Graying Church suggests that this is an opportunity for a new and different kind of ministry—a ministry to, with, and from older adults who may have wisdom to pass on to the legacy of the future generations. This book offers opportunities, ideas, and guidance for this new vision and practice of ministry, while also describing how aging adults in ministry can support each other and their faith communities.
This book addresses cutting edge issues in the assessment and treatment of families from diverse cultural backgrounds. It covers a wide array of related family issues and skills which are important for human service practitioners in the helping disciplines.
Explains how abuse victims can identify and recover from PTSD and other forms of psychological trauma
A Cold War engineer who worked on revolutionary bomb, computer, and rocket technologies during the 40s and 50s tells revealing "insider" tales
A deeply personal, heartwarming, fact-filled testimonial to the power of positive energy and medical advocacy to bring about the miracle of a second chance at life through transplantation
The most profound and enduring social theorist of sociology's classical period, Max Weber speaks as cogently to concerns of the new century as he did to those of the past. In Max Weber and the New Century, Alan Sica demonstrated Weber's preeminent position and lasting vitality within social theory by applying his ideas to a broad range of topics of contemporary concern. Max Weber: A Comprehensive Bibliography is a companion volume that offers some 4,600 bibliographic listings of work on Weber, making it the most complete guide to the literature in English and a testament to the continued vitality of Weber's thought. Sica's work supersedes all previous bibliographical efforts covering the Web...
Moving true stories of 24 homeless mothers of color living in the NYC Shelters that reveal their struggles as they try to free themselves and their families from the limitations of poverty and scarce resources
A rich collection of studies by mental health professionals that provide a deep understanding of the nature of psychological trauma induced by modern terrorism
Reflections on how our lives were shaped today by the transformative events of the 1950s and 60s