A compelling and persuasive outline for the Catholic church's support of rural living is presented in this collection of contemporary writings on why city-dwelling Catholics should settle and work in the country. Discussions of the practice of retreat accompany arguments of the principles of faith, including Biblical teachings on the theological dimensions of Jesus Christ's upbringing in Nazareth; economic arguments that city life and jobs are often tied to capitalist principles; and ecolo...

Everyone knows the name Christopher Columbus. Almost no one knows what happened after October 1492, when the discoverer of the Americas faced a far more treacherous challenge than crossing an unknown ocean. He returned three more times, commanding fleets of seventeen ships and a thousand men, building colonies that collapsed into rebellion, tracing coastlines he could never quite understand, and watching his life's work slip through his fingers.The man who sailed westward in triump...

In the first anthology of its kind, Thomas O'Brien and Scott Paeth have gathered unique pieces from across religious perspectives to illustrate the growing influence and contribution of religion to the field of business ethics. Events in the recent past make clear people in business urgently need to focus on the moral dimension of practices and behaviors. Courses in business ethics are increasingly more prevalent in business schools and in departments of philosophy and religious studies, a...

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 ...

The contributors to this volume seek further understanding of the microfoundations of economic growth. It focuses on three subjects that interested the great Austrian and Harvard economist, Joseph A. Schumpeter: innovation, technological change, and economic growth. The first part of the volume treats institutions, markets, and entrepreneurs, without which analysis of the firm makes little or no sense. The second part focuses on the firm as innovator, placing heavy emphasis on the role of ...

Es die Aufgabe des Faches "Pädagogik bei Beeinträchtigung des Sehens und Blindheit", Beiträge zur Gestaltung hochwertiger, barriere- und diskriminierungsfreier inklusiver Lehr- und Lernsettings vorzulegen. Der Band ordnet diese Herausforderung historisch ein, legt nationale und internationale Anregungen zur progressiven Realisierung inklusiver Bildungssettings und zu curricularen und didaktischen Diskursen vor. Diese werden für die Teilhabe von Menschen mit komplexen Beeinträchtigungen und...