This book, a unique examination of the activist striving to work for more holistic social change, creates a conceptual framework to give visibility to the complexity of activist practice that spans environmental and social justice concerns.

Motiviert durch Veränderungen in der Kirche, welche die zentrale Bedeutung des Heims hervorheben, bemühen sich Mitglieder der Kirche Jesu Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage mehr denn je, die Macht Gottes zu verstehen und anzurufen. Dazu gehört ein erneutes Augenmerk auf Priestertumsmacht. Manche sind überrascht zu erfahren, dass sowohl Frauen als auch Männer Priestertumsvollmacht, -vorrechte und -macht haben können. Unser begrenztes Verständnis hat oft mit dem zu engen Blickwinkel zu tu...

A raíz de los cambios que están ocurriendo en la Iglesia, los cuales se han enfocado en la importancia suprema del hogar, los Santos de los Últimos Días se están esforzando más que nunca por entender e invocar el poder de Dios, con lo cual se ha renovado también el énfasis en el poder del sacerdocio. A algunas personas les sorprende enterarse de que la autoridad, los privilegios y el poder del sacerdocio se aplican tanto a las mujeres como a los hombres; por lo general, esta comprensión li...

President Russell M. Nelson recently voiced a concern that “too many of our brothers and sisters do not fully understand the concept of priesthood power and authority. I fear that too many of our brothers and sisters do not grasp the privileges that could be theirs.”Some are surprised to learn that priesthood authority, privileges, and power apply to women as well as men. On the other hand, many women feel undervalued, voiceless, and marginalized regarding the priesthood. Our limit...

In a time of declining social connections and trust in institutions, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stand out in their relationship to their religion. Drawing from multiple national datasets, this report explores Latter-day Saint religious activity, belief, belonging, and personal well-being, examining them in context of other religious groups and denominations in the United States. The findings suggest that, while religious participation has declined nationwide...

While president of Aetna Life from 1879 to 1922, Morgan Bulkeley served four terms as mayor of Hartford, two terms as Connecticut's governor, and one term as a United States senator. His friends and business and political acquaintances were a who's who of the Gilded Age: Samuel Clemens, J. P. Morgan, Samuel and Elizabeth Colt, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, Albert Spalding, General Sherman, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Katherine Hepburn, as well as every president from ...

The second generation of Pacific historians, who began their careers in the 1970s and 1980s, is gradually fading from the academic scene. They have made fundamental contributions to the field of Pacific history, enduring in their impact, and the identity of the discipline is now firmly established. This volume is not so much about their individual research but, rather, their improbable journeys into Pacific history—why and how they came to it in the first place. Almost without exception, t...

Experience the wonderment of Christmas with this endearing collection of original stories.Even though he’s got 3.5 million copies of books in print, Pastor Robert Morgan writes only one short fiction story each year—an original work he shares with his church on Christmas Eve. Now with a fresh new cover and six new stories, the entire collection of twelve is available in this beautiful volume. Beginning is a foreword by David Jeremiah, followed by adventures that ev...

Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities for all.While much progress in race relations has been made in recent years-including the election of Barack Obama as President of the United State-it's clear that our journey t...

Professor Jane Stapleton is one of the world's leading experts on causation and has had a profound impact on tort law scholarship, both in terms of the incredible range of topics she has contributed to, and across the multiple countries she has worked in. Torts on Three Continents: Honouring Jane Stapleton brings together a group of scholars from Stapleton's 'home' country Australia, from the United Kingdom, where she spent much of her professional career, and the United States, where she ...

Globe Law and Business' journal Modern Lawyer is known for helping professionals navigate the changing legal services landscape, featuring insights from in-house counsel, legal tech specialists, law companies, law firms, and business leaders, who all bring a fresh perspective to legal services delivery. Essential Reads for the Modern Lawyer draws on the journal’s wealth of opinion pieces, interviews and thought leadership, which together comprise an invaluable and wide-ranging analysis of ...

Embark on an extraordinary odyssey through the cosmos with "Amazing Tales Volume 19", an electrifying science fiction anthology delivering a symphony of narratives that delve into the profound complexities of humanity's dance with the divine, an insatiable thirst for power, and the unwavering resilience of the human spirit when faced with gargantuan cosmic challenges. Journey to the sun-soaked deserts of Lyallar and the enigmatic expanses of Mars as you uncover alien realms and unravel anc...