Around the turn of the century George Washington Plunkett challenged the reformers of American city politics who blamed the ills of large cities on political organizations or machines such as New York City's Tammany Hall. Plunkett proposed that the "honest graft" of these machines was the oil that kept these machines and government in motion. His ...
"Human life, God's precious gift, is most vulnerable when it comes into the world and when it leaves the realm of time to embark upon eternity". Never has the gift of human life been more threatened. Euthanasia, in vitro fertilization, genetic counseling, assisted suicide, "living wills", persistent vegetative state, organ transplants...modern ...
In the 1980s early 1990s, a substantial number of U.S. companies announced major restructuring and downsizing. But we don't know exactly what changes in the U.S. and global economy triggered this phenomenon. "Downsizing in America combines an investigation of the underlying realities and causes of workforce reduction with an insightful analysis of ...
Social critic May asks professionals--whom he calls the leaders of culture in contemporary Western society--to abandon their self-interested pursuits and contribute to the common good.
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Here -- carefully documented, footnoted, and indexed -- is not only what the Church teaches but also why it is obligated to do so. This updated and expanded edition of a text widely used in colleges, universities, and seminaries (as well as in high schools and parish religious education programs), offers the latest Catholic teaching on moral ...
Social critic May asks professionals--whom he calls the leaders of culture in contemporary Western society--to abandon their self-interested pursuits and contribute to the common good.
May considers the overarching images that shape the convictions and daily practice of the physician. Taking a step back from the procedures and quandaries that are the focal points of many books on ethics, he explores the moral power of images in understanding the healer and defining his or her tasks. May updates his reflections on five images of ...
The authors of this text have incorporated the most recent documents of the Catholic church in an updated version of their classic work outlining the Church's position on all aspects of human sexuality.
A little girl recieves a blue coat with a luxurious red lining. When she outgrows it, it is made into a jacket, then a vest, then finally a knapsack. At last a doll's coat is fashioned to complete the cycle. The book is written as an illustrated prose poem.
These essays by ethicists, social philosophers, theologians, and leaders of nonprofit institutions grapple with the many thorny issues surrounding philanthropy and voluntarism.
Remember Hoosiers? Truth be told, the passion and intensity of Indiana high school basketball goes far beyond anything Hollywood might conjure up. Tournament brackets are studied and memorized. Tickets are always sold out, pep rallies jammed. Then comes game time: sneakers tearing up hardwood floors, cheerleaders's pom-poms flashing at courtside, ...
The church 's teaching with regard to sexuality in light of these documents: the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Veritatis Splendor, Evangelium Vitae, and others. Catholic Church's position on all aspects of human sexuality, homo, and birth control.
“ Breaking Free , part art book, part biography, is the story of Kurelek’s life, told with eloquence and compassion by Cutler and illustrated with Kurelek’s well-known and well-loved paintings…” – The Globe And Mail “May Ebbitt Cutler has created a beautiful tribute to the life and art of William Kurelek ...
Economists from Canada and Wales trace the relationship between the European Union and the Association of South East Asian Nations, highlighting the current and future position of trade relations. They contrast the organization-to-organization approach of the two with that of other blocs, discuss the institutional and policy changes they need in ...
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Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics
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William L Riordan, Peter Quinn (Introduction by)
