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| Dying to See You!: Light Tetramorphic Essays on Life, Love, and Death |
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Books > Theology > Philosophy
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| Author/Artist: |
CHARLES TALIAFERRO |
| ISBN-13: |
9798385232734 |
| Publisher: |
Cascade Books |
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PAPERBACK |
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AU$36.95 |
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This book combines serious theology and humor, in the spirit of G. K. Chesterton. Its short and engaging essays are based around the tetramorph, the four living creatures before God's throne (Ezekiel 1:10; Revelations 4:7): the winged human, the ox, the lion, and the eagle, linked with Matthew, Luke, Mark, and John.
Charles Taliaferro draws on the Gospels, literature, art, and comic personal experience as a professor to address widespread Christian spiritual themes, including the meaning of life and death, friendship, prayer, and love being stronger than death. |
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| Every Brain Needs Music: The Neuroscience of Making and Listening to Music |
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Books > Psychology > Psychology Books
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| Author/Artist: |
LARRY S SHERMAN, DENNIS PLIES |
| ISBN-10: |
0231219113 |
| ISBN-13: |
9780231219112 |
| Publisher: |
Columbia University Press |
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PAPERBACK |
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AU$36.95 |
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her, collaborate to show how our brains and music work in harmony. They consider music in all the ways we encounter it, teaching, learning, practicing, listening, composing, improvising, and performing-in terms of neuroscience as well as music pedagogy, showing how the brain functions and even changes in the process.
The authors draw on leading behavioral, cellular, and molecular neuroscience research as well as surveys of more than a hundred musical people. It provides new perspectives on learning to play, teaching, how to practice and perform, the ways we react to music, and why the brain benefits from musical experiences.
Written for both musical and nonmusical people, including newcomers to brain science, this book is a lively and easy-to-read exploration of the neuroscience of music and its significance in our lives. |
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| Leo XIV: Portrait of the First American Pope |
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Books > Church > Church History
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| Author/Artist: |
MATTHEW BUNSON |
| ISBN-10: |
1682784371 |
| ISBN-13: |
9781682784372 |
| Publisher: |
EWTN Pub Inc |
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PAPERBACK |
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AU$31.95 |
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We have a Pope! And his name is Leo XIV. But who is this 266th successor to St. Peter? What is the former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost's vision for the Church, and what impact will his papacy have on Catholics and on the world?
Catholic journalist and historian Matthew Bunson offers a portrait of the new Holy Father. He delivers a narrative of the new pope's life, beliefs, and improbable journey to the Chair of St. Peter. In his portrait of Pope Leo he tells of:
- His birth at Mercy Hospital and early life in Dolton, just outside South Side Chicago
- His classic American Catholic upbringing, from the moment the legacy institutions began to decline
- Suburban Chicago as the quintessential microcosm of the Church in America
- The Augustinian intellectual heritage, and the sketches of the Augustinian saints in his pectoral cross
- Peru as a place of mission: its geography, culture, and the history of Catholicism in northwest South America
- Leo as a fully American pope shaped by both the U.S. and Latin AmericaCardinal Prevost?s Vatican career culminating in his appointment as prefect for the Dicastery for Bishops
- His relationship with Pope Francis, and early decisions that signal a desire to place himself within the Church?s tradition |
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| Portraits of a Mother: A Novella and Stories |
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Books > Narrative > Narrative
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| Author/Artist: |
SHUSAKU ENDO |
| ISBN-10: |
0300279434 |
| ISBN-13: |
9780300279436 |
| Publisher: |
Yale U Press |
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PAPERBACK |
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AU$26.95 |
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Shusaku Endo, widely considered one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, is known for his historical novels, which masterfully probe the encounters between the cultures and religions of East and West from a Japanese Catholic perspective. A salient and curious theme in his work is the unique image of a maternal God, and a concomitant sense of loss and longing for maternal love.
Confronting the Shadows, the semi-autobiographical novella discovered at the Endo Museum in Nagasaki in 2020, is Endo's most personal work and the interpretive key to his entire oeuvre. It tells the story of Suguro, an aspiring novelist who was separated from his mother after his parents' divorce. Desperate to understand the woman his mother was, he sets out to retrace her footsteps, only to find himself face to face with his own demons.
Accompanying the novella are five stories, each disclosing the intricacies of the sacred feminine and the apprehensions and joys of familial love. Endo once again beams bright light into the hidden corners of the human heart in this remarkable new collection. |
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| Soul Friendship in the Celtic Tradition: Ancient Insights for Today |
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Books > Spirituality > Celtic Spirituality
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| Author/Artist: |
RAY SIMPSON |
| ISBN-10: |
1625248342 |
| ISBN-13: |
9781625248343 |
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Unknown |
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PAPERBACK |
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AU$25.95 |
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The special friend who accompanies a person through life's journey is more precious than gold. The early Christian Celts had a heartwarming name for this person: the Anamchara. (Anam is the Gaelic word for soul; chara is the word for friend, "friend of the soul.") This special friend was someone with whom a person could talk through practical matters, reveal hidden intimacies, and break through the barriers of convention and egotism to an eternal unity of soul.
Ray Simpson brings this ancient concept into the twenty-first century, drawing practical applications from the long history of soul friendship. He describes a spiritual bond that lasts beyond this life into eternity, for it flows directly from God, who is the pattern of all friendship, the center and source of all human relationships. |
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| The Next Word: AI and Teachers |
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Books > Schools > Teacher Development
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| Author/Artist: |
NICK JACKSON, MATTHEW ESSTERMAN |
| ISBN-10: |
1923215248 |
| ISBN-13: |
9781923215245 |
| Publisher: |
Amba Press |
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PAPERBACK |
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AU$36.95 |
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With a focus on practicality and accessibility, this book has something for educators at all levels. Nick and Matthew's straightforward approach and global perspectives ensure that educators from Sydney to Norway can effectively integrate AI into their teaching practices. Whether you're exploring innovative strategies or seeking to understand the impact of technology on education, this comprehensive guide offers the tools and knowledge needed to shape the future of learning.
The book draws upon Nick and Matthew's extensive experience in the field of education and has a clear objective: to explore the strategic and practical use of AI in schools, aiming to build AI awareness and capability for all students, staff and leaders in schools. |
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| The Psychologically Responsive Leader |
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Books > Ministry & Parish Life > Ministry Books
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| Author/Artist: |
SUE KNOWLES, GILL I'ANSON |
| ISBN-10: |
1805012363 |
| ISBN-13: |
9781805012368 |
| Publisher: |
Jessica Kingsley Publishe |
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PAPERBACK |
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AU$69.99 |
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Leadership in the caring professions presents unique challenges, as teams are expected to balance the dual pressures of organisational requirements and empathetic responses to clients' and patients' needs. The tried-and-tested EVOLVING framework offers a psychologically-responsive approach to leadership, allowing you to provide effective support and get the best out of your team.
This guide explores the psychology behind good leadership and provides practical tools to integrate the theory into your practice. Exercises, real-life examples, and in-depth explanations help you to recognise relational patterns in yourself and your colleagues, and use them to respond to your team's needs and become an adaptive, engaging leader.
Essential reading for leaders in the healthcare, social care, and education professions, this book demystifies the psychology behind good leadership. |
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| The Unfiltered Enneagram |
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Books > Psychology > Psychology Books
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| Author/Artist: |
ELIZABETH ORR |
| ISBN-10: |
0281090505 |
| ISBN-13: |
9780281090501 |
| Publisher: |
SPCK |
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PAPERBACK |
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AU$27.95 |
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Elizabeth Orr believes that when we learn from both our healthy and shadow sides, we can jumpstart genuine, practical growth and actually begin to love the whole of ourselves.
Readers will discover how courageously and comically acknowledging the worst attributes of their Enneagram type can surprisingly bring out the best in them. Filled with laugh-out-loud descriptions, sobering truths, and inspiring prompts, each chapter is an under-the-rug look at the nine Enneagram Types.
Insightful for long-time enthusiasts, pragmatic for newer fans, and hilarious and accessible to all, The Unfiltered Enneagram shines a generous light on the good, the bad and the ugly side of you - inviting you to see that the only way to find self-compassion is to embrace wholeness. |
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| Trauma and Renewal: Toward Spiritual, Communal, and Holistic Transformation |
| Category: |
Books > Psychology > Psychology Books
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| Author/Artist: |
AIZAIAH G YONG |
| ISBN-10: |
1626986193 |
| ISBN-13: |
9781626986190 |
| Publisher: |
Orbis |
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PAPERBACK |
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AU$49.95 |
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As a spiritual director, psychospiritual practitioner, and trauma survivor, Aizaiah Yong provides resources, practical integrations in contemplative paradigms, and new models of trauma care. He shifts engagement beyond individualist approaches toward a holistic one of community, with culturally informed trauma care practices to support post-traumatic healing, growth, and lifelong transformation.
"Rooted in contemplative spiritualities and psychospiritual practices, this book broadens the field of trauma studies and offers readers a universally relevant path." - Beverly Lanzetta, author, The Monk Within: Embracing a Sacred Way of Life |
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| Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything |
| Category: |
Books > Psychology > Psychology Books
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| Author/Artist: |
VICTOR E FRANKL |
| ISBN-10: |
1846047250 |
| ISBN-13: |
9781846047251 |
| Publisher: |
Random House |
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PAPERBACK |
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AU$22.99 |
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This is a collection of inspirational lectures on embracing life from worldwide bestseller Viktor E. Frankl.
Just months after his liberation from Auschwitz, Frankl delivered a series of talks revealing the foundations of his life-affirming philosophy. The psychologist, who would soon become world famous, explained his central thoughts on meaning, resilience and his conviction that every crisis contains opportunity.
Published here for the very first time in English, Frankl's words resonate as strongly today as they did in 1946. Despite the unspeakable horrors in the camp, Frankl learnt from his fellow inmates that it is always possible to say 'yes to life' - a profound and timeless lesson for us all. |
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