27,167 research outputs found
Q&A: Peter Kimani, author of Dance of the Jakaranda, talks with Maëline Le Lay
No full textAfrica in Words. https://africainwords.com/2019/05/23/qa-peter-kimani-author-of-dance-of-the-jakaranda-talks-with-maeline-le-lay
Moral Good, the Beatific Vision, and God’s Kingdom Writings by Germain Grisez and Peter Ryan, S.J.. Edited by Peter J. Weigel
No full textFor close to half a century, the work of Germain Grisez has been highly influential, and his writings continue to receive considerable attention from philosophers and theologians of diverse viewpoints. His co-author for this work is the professor and noted moral theologian Fr. Peter Ryan, S.J., currently the executive director of the Secretariat of Doctrine and Canonical Affairs of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). These two eminent scholars explore fundamental questions about Christian eschatology, moral theory, the purpose of human life, and the promise of human fulfilment. The authors examine Christian teaching on the final destiny of persons, investigating the meaning of God's kingdom, the hope of the beatific vision, and the centrality of moral goodness and divine grace in one's final end. This work is an ideal source for students, scholars, ministers and lay persons interested in basic questions of Christian theology, the philosophy of religion, ethical theory, and Catholic doctrin
Lay-offs in the Blended Economy
No full textRecent reports suggest that the Government of India is favourably inclined to change policy and enable establishments employing less than 1,000 workers to lay-off employees and undertake retrenchments or closures without prior permission. Corporate lay-offs in the U.S. indicate an ever-increasing trend and do not make a comforting reading. The year 2001 for example, saw the highest number of job cuts in the Fortune 500 companies than in any year ever since the survey of lay-offs were launched. Japan, despite its tradition of high employee concern, seems also to be overwhelmed with this new trend at least in the I.T. industry. In India, it appears that pressure is building up to similarly allow this enabling facility to all corporations. Prima facie, it appears as if the business is moving towards a state where manpower in an organisation is kept eternally in the transient state. In the process not only ensuring short-term profits but also as a way out of the long-term social security and welfare benefits obligations towards the employees. The paper examines the impact of lay-off and suggests that while individual impact is important in its own right, the research suggests that the effects of lay-offs go well-beyond the physical, material and psychological state of the individual to the organisation, community and the nation. Literature review suggests that several alternatives to lay-offs are available and examples of implementing these alternative solutions are available around the world. The literature also negates the general view that the unions will not cooperate in finding solutions. Example in industry clearly show that unions and workers are not only willing to cooperate but even show new ways of coping with the business problems to avoid lay-offs. The paper examines various reasons proffered in favour of lay-offs and argues that they are not necessarily a good option for an enterprise faced with business fluctuations. The crux of the issue is as to what is more important: the short-term gains in the stock market or the longer term financial health and stability of an enterprise. The paper suggests that a clear, agreed, rational policy that addresses concerns of management, labour and the general society be developed to address the issue.
Author Peter FitzSimons speaking at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 13 November 2012 /
No full textTitle from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Portraits of author Peter FitzSimons speaking at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 13 November 2012.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Online.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia
Author in waiting : self-portrait of Peter Goldsworthy as a boy
No full textReview of His Stupid Boyhood by Peter Goldsworthy (Hamish Hamilton, 2013)
Lunchtime Talk with Author and Attorney Peter Godwin
No full textAuthor and attorney Peter Godwin gave a lunchtime talk about the topics discussed in his book, The Fear, which focuses on the human rights situation in Zimbabwe under the rule of Robert Mugabe
An essay about the Francis Paudras Collection on Bud Powell by Peter Pullman
No full textThis is an essay about the Francis Paudras Collection on Bud Powell written by Peter Pullman, a jazz scholar and author of Wail: The Life of Bud Powell (Brooklyn: Bop Changes, 2012).One image file (pdf)This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Professor Peter Singer speaking at the National Press Club Canberra, 11 February 2009 [picture] /
No full textTitle devised by cataloguer based on information from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Humanitarian author Professor Peter Singer at the National Press Club, Canberra, 11 February 2009.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia, 2009
Byzantine Lay Piety, ca. 600-730
No full textThe present study addresses lay piety in Byzantium from the perspective of its relation to the monastic ideal. My approach builds on work such as Peter Brown's analysis of early Christian asceticism, The Body and Society and John Haldon's socio-cultural study Byzantium in the Seventh Century. The period 600-730 was of great historical significance, as the late antique Roman world and its religion was disrupted by the rise of Islam. It offers a neglected abundance of religious literature, shedding light on an otherwise "Dark" Age.
After a summary of key points in the history of lay piety up to 600, I proceed to analyze it in the early seventh century from the perspectives of the poetry of George of Pisidia, who crafted a model of ascetical and mystical piety for the emperor Heraclius; of the hagiography of John of Thessalonica and Leontius of Neapolis who used stories of local saints to instruct laypeople; and the "edifying tales" gathered by the monk John Moschus in his Spiritual Meadow. Around the same time Maximus the Confessor provided an influential synthesis of Byzantine theology. The late seventh-century itinerant teacher Anastasius of Sinai mediated the austere monastic doctrine of his master John Climacus to laypeople, and used his scientific learning to adapt it to the newly Muslim-dominated Near East. In the early eighth century I consider the sermons of Andrew of Crete and Germanus of Constantinople, along with other contemporary testimony to the emerging medieval Byzantine culture. Delivered to mixed audiences of laypeople and monastics, such texts provide a glimpse into the spiritual expectations and celebrations of urban Byzantium.
In the conclusion I consider further the methodological problems of the sources. Many of the details of lay practices can be corroborated elsewhere. The predominantly monastic and clerical authors were aware of facts on the ground and adapted their discourses accordingly. We can thus map certain patterns of lay piety--patronage of monasteries, sacramental participation, devotion to saints, etc.--throughout the period. I end on the threshold of iconoclasm, offering some preliminary suggestions as to how lay piety affected that movement
Peter Ngor
No full textabstract: Peter was seven years old when his village was attacked. He walked to the border of Ethiopia, Sudan and into Kenya where he lived for eight years.
“Lost Boys Found” is an ongoing, interdisciplinary project that is collecting, recording and archiving the oral histories of the Lost Boys/Girls of Sudan. The collection is a work-in-progress, seeking to record the oral history of as many Lost Boys/Girls as are willing, and will be used in a future book.Age: 25Region: Southern SudanThis picture and bio was donated to the "Lost Boys Found" oral history project from The Arizona Lost Boys Cente
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