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Catholic Social Teaching and Economic Globalization: The Quest for Alternative.. $68.82 |
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Economic justice for all: Pastoral letter on Catholic social teaching and the U. $6.98 |
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Christian Living in Our Economic World Catholic 1944 $13.98 |
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Ethics and Economics: Canada’s Catholic Bishops on the Economic Crisis (The Cana $1.00 |
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First Things $19.95 First Things is a journal of ideas that examines the most interesting — and often controversial — issues arising at the crossroads of religion and public life today. It begins with the premise that to understand American society — and where it is headed it is necessary to understand its religious life and values…. |
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Savage Capitalism and the Myth of Democracy: Latin American in the Third Millenium $9.99 Michael Hogan’s collection of essays presents a clear and passionate account of the reaping of profits by multinationals to the detriment of local economies; the politics of subservience to U.S. interventions, and the creation of unequal capitalist societies. Now, after a decade of neglect by the U.S. and a deepening global economic crisis, disgruntled electorates have voted in left-of-center gove… |
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Render Unto Rome: The Secret Life of Money in the Catholic Church $12.81 AN INVESTIGATION OF EPIC FINANCIAL INTRIGUE, RENDER UNTO ROME EXPOSES THE SECRECY AND DECEIT THAT RUN COUNTER TO THE VALUES OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.The Sunday collection in every Catholic church throughout the world is as familiar a part of the Mass as the homily and even Communion. There is no doubt that historically the Catholic Church has been one of the great engines of charity in history. But … |
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Catholic Social Thought: The Documentary Heritage $19.15 A classic compendium of church teaching, updated to include the latest encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI. With documents ranging from Pope Leo XIII s Rerum Novarum (1891) to Pope Benedict XVI s Caritas in Veritate (2009), this is the single most comprehensive collection available of the primary documents of Catholic social thought. Along with the complete texts of every essential papal encyclical, t… |
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10 Books Every Conservative Must Read: Plus Four Not to Miss and One Imposter $37.79 Praise for 10 Books Every Conservative Must Read“Because of too much TV and too little decent schooling, too many Americans are unread in the classics that have defined our culture. That’s why Wiker’s 10 Books Every Conservative Must Read is so important: it provides a shopping list for those who want to understand what makes America and the West exceptional.”—Brett M. Decker, Editorial Page Editor, Washington Times“Benjamin Wiker illuminates some of the great books of our civilization with an insightful simplicity that is not only breathtaking but potentially life changing.”—Joseph Pearce, author of biographies of Chesterton, Belloc, C. S. Lewis, and J. R. R. TolkienPraise for 10 Books That Screwed Up the World“Benjamin Wiker has read the worst books in Western Civilization so you don’t have to. Professor Wiker’s poison pen portraits are great critical aids to analyzing some of the worst ideas that have ever contaminated Western Civilization. Professor Wiker recommends actually reading the books—but his own book is a whole lot more fun.”—Thomas E. Woods, Jr., Ph.D., author of How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization“If you want to know where Western civilization ran off the rails, read this book. And if you want to help get us back on track, buy extra copies and see what you can do to get them into doctor’s office waiting rooms, faculty lounges, and your local public library. Wiker has the goods on the authors of our current confusion about (among other things) human nature, morality, sex, economics, law, and government—this book will open many eyes.”—Elizabeth Kantor, Ph.D., Editor of the Conservative Book Club and author of The Politically Incorrect Guide™ to English and American Literature |
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10 Books Every Conservative Must Read: Plus Four Not to Miss and One Imposter $50.26 Praise for 10 Books Every Conservative Must Read“Because of too much TV and too little decent schooling, too many Americans are unread in the classics that have defined our culture. That’s why Wiker’s 10 Books Every Conservative Must Read is so important: it provides a shopping list for those who want to understand what makes America and the West exceptional.”—Brett M. Decker, Editorial Page Editor, Washington Times“Benjamin Wiker illuminates some of the great books of our civilization with an insightful simplicity that is not only breathtaking but potentially life changing.”—Joseph Pearce, author of biographies of Chesterton, Belloc, C. S. Lewis, and J. R. R. TolkienPraise for 10 Books That Screwed Up the World“Benjamin Wiker has read the worst books in Western Civilization so you don’t have to. Professor Wiker’s poison pen portraits are great critical aids to analyzing some of the worst ideas that have ever contaminated Western Civilization. Professor Wiker recommends actually reading the books—but his own book is a whole lot more fun.”—Thomas E. Woods, Jr., Ph.D., author of How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization“If you want to know where Western civilization ran off the rails, read this book. And if you want to help get us back on track, buy extra copies and see what you can do to get them into doctor’s office waiting rooms, faculty lounges, and your local public library. Wiker has the goods on the authors of our current confusion about (among other things) human nature, morality, sex, economics, law, and government—this book will open many eyes.”—Elizabeth Kantor, Ph.D., Editor of the Conservative Book Club and author of The Politically Incorrect Guide™ to English and American Literature |
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1546 Establishments $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Settlements Established in 1546, Trinity College, Cambridge, Christ Church, Oxford, Potosí, Santos, São Paulo, Colyton Grammar School, Archbishop Holgate’s School, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico, Christ Church Cathedral School. Excerpt: Archbishop Holgate’s School Archbishop Holgate’s School is a voluntary aided Church of England , coeducational secondary school in York , England .History The school was founded as Archbishop Holgate’s Grammar School in 1546 by Robert Holgate , the then Archbishop of York . The link between the school and successive Archbishops of York has been continuous throughout the school’s history, and as recently as 2004, the Archbishop of York held the post of Chair of Governors for the school. The original grammar school was in Ogleforth near York Minster . In the 1800s it was referred to as “The Rev. Shackley’s School”, and James Cooke taught there. (See White’s Directory of York 1840 : Shackley Rev John (Bishop Holdgate’s Grammar School) Ogleforth .)In 1858 the school moved to Lord Mayor’s Walk (now occupied by York St John University ) in 1858, and moved again in 1963 to its present purpose-built home in Badger Hill, off Hull Road .Until 1985, it was an all-boys’ grammar school . With the reorganisation of education in York in 1985, the school changed its name to Archbishop Holgate’s School, and became a co-educational school. During this transition period the outdoor swimming pool was converted to an indoor pool, a new sports hall was built, and upgrades were made to music, design and technology, home economics and other facilities. The school’s facilities now include an indoor heated swimming pool , a chapel and a boathouse on the River Ouse . In 2009 a two-storey, curved-roof learning centre with landscaping, |
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Academics of Middlesex University: John Redwood, Jonathan Sacks, Jock Young, Geoffrey Alderman, Stuart Henry, Ivor Grattan-Guinness $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: John Redwood, Jonathan Sacks, Jock Young, Geoffrey Alderman, Stuart Henry, Ivor Grattan-Guinness, Dan Cohn-Sherbok, Bernard Ingham, Jules de Goede, John Lansdown, James Martin Charlton, Meir M. Lehman, Bryan Davies, Baron Davies of Oldham, David Turner, Richard Bornat, Stephen Murgatroyd, John Lea, Nikki Iles, Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey, Dan Mokonyane, Farah Mendlesohn, Bernard Audley, Ed Gallagher, John Grahl, David Conway, Benedict Webb, Hakim Adi, Jon Thompson, Stuart Hall, Stephan Dahl, Solarx. Excerpt: Benedict Webb (July 11, 1957 November 20, 2002) was a Canadian journalist best known as editor of Sanity , the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament monthly. After his death from cancer at 45, Britain ‘s Guardian described him as ” one of the mainstays of the left press of the 1980s and 1990s ” . Webb was born in British Columbia to a working-class Catholic family. He started in journalism at The Martlet while at the University of Victoria , in British Columbia, during the mid-1970s. At that time, he was also active in Canada’s centre-left New Democratic Party . Webb later worked in radio in Quebec and as a correspondent for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Nicaragua during the Sandinista years. In 1984, he met Laura Jacobs, a British teacher in Managua . They moved to London and married. A son, Jacob, was born in 1986. Webb enrolled in a postgraduate international relations course at the London School of Economics and started writing for the British left press, contributing to numerous publications. He also taught at Middlesex University and the London College of Printing . References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Sir (George) Bernard Audley (24 April 1924 January 4, 2008) was a British businessman and philanthropist . Early |
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Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Thorstein Veblen, Peter Kropotkin, and Catholic Social Teaching on work, wages, and the role of technology. $49.99 Over the past centuries, economic thought has developed in such a manner as to allow for diverse theoretical approaches to social issues. For instance, Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Thorstein Veblen, and Peter Kropotkin each maintained vastly different views regarding economic life. However, the purpose of this research is to examine commonalities in the works of the aforesaid authors, with specific attention paid to their notions of work, wages and technology. In doing so, the framework of Catholic Social Teaching is used as a backdrop with which common threads may be sewn among these authors with seemingly contradictory theories. At the same time, it must be acknowledged that the Catholic Church certainly adheres to different economic recommendations than those prescribed by these other thinkers. In other words, while it may appear that some similarities exist between Catholic Social Teaching and the other writers investigated in this research, there are clearly discrepancies as well. One of the primary disparities lies in the manner in which the Catholic Church views its role throughout history, which is quite distinct from the perspectives of the other theorists examined in this research. This analysis will be undertaken through the application of Institutional Economic theory, which provides the theoretical basis for understanding the economics of the Catholic Church. |
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Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Thorstein Veblen, Peter Kropotkin, and Catholic Social Teaching on work, wages, and the role of technology. $49.99 Over the past centuries, economic thought has developed in such a manner as to allow for diverse theoretical approaches to social issues. For instance, Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Thorstein Veblen, and Peter Kropotkin each maintained vastly different views regarding economic life. However, the purpose of this research is to examine commonalities in the works of the aforesaid authors, with specific attention paid to their notions of work, wages and technology. In doing so, the framework of Catholic Social Teaching is used as a backdrop with which common threads may be sewn among these authors with seemingly contradictory theories. At the same time, it must be acknowledged that the Catholic Church certainly adheres to different economic recommendations than those prescribed by these other thinkers. In other words, while it may appear that some similarities exist between Catholic Social Teaching and the other writers investigated in this research, there are clearly discrepancies as well. One of the primary disparities lies in the manner in which the Catholic Church views its role throughout history, which is quite distinct from the perspectives of the other theorists examined in this research. This analysis will be undertaken through the application of Institutional Economic theory, which provides the theoretical basis for understanding the economics of the Catholic Church. |
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Africa – Up in Smoke?: The Second Report from the Working Group on Climate Change and Development $12.75 Africa – Up in Smoke?—the second report from a coalition of the U.K.’s top environment and development groups, the Working Group on Climate Change and Development—says that efforts to alleviate poverty in Africa will ultimately fail unless urgent action is taken to halt dangerous climate change. The report says that G8 nations have failed to “connect-the-dots” between climate change and Africa. Unless addressed, this could condemn generations in the world’s poorest nations. The G8 summit can choose to act now, or see human development gains go up in smoke, the coalition warns.The report, with a foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and pictures, graphics, and case studies throughout, details the impact that climate change is already having on Africa and the threat it poses to human development. Africa – Up in Smoke? calls for new and deeper emission cuts in rich countries, and for the G8 to make significant new funds available to help poor countries adapt to the impacts that are already being felt.Written with support of with support from Hannah Reid, International Institute for Environment and Development, and based on material supplied by the members of the Working Group on Climate Change and Development: ActionAid International, Bird Life, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, Christian Aid, the Catholic Institute for International Relations, Columban Faith and Justice, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Institute for Development Studies, IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development), MedAct, nef (new economics foundation), Operation Noah, Oxfam, People & Planet, Practical Action (formerly ITDG), the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Tearfund, teri Europe, WaterAid, and the World Wildlife Fund. |
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And You Welcomed Me: Migration and Catholic Social Teaching $27.99 And You Welcomed Me provides crucial academic underpinning to the complex phenomenon of migration from the perspectives of law, sociology, economics, international relations, and theology. It analyzes trade, immigration, labor, integration, and national security policies from the perspective of Catholic social thought, highlighting the values of the common good, human dignity, and authentic development. |
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Archbishops Of The Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese Of Changanassery $8.96 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Joseph Powathil, Antony Padiyara, Mathew Kavukattu, Joseph Perumthottam, Mathew Makil, Mar Thomas Kurialachery, Charles Lavigne, James Kalassery. Excerpt: Mar Joseph Powathil (b. August 14, 1930, Kurumbanadom, Kerala, India) is a Roman Catholic archbishop representing the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. He is the archbishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Changanassery. It is widely believed that he is quite influential in the Syro Malabar Catholic Church. Archbishop Joseph is known for his in-depth knowledge of the ancient patrimony of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and his strenuous efforts for its reformation in accordance with directives of Vatican II. He was in the forefront towards the end of 20th century in the continuing struggles (which began in the late 18th century and gathered momentum in the early 20th century) for the restoration of Syro-Malabar Churchs full legitimate rights and its complete identity as an individual Church. He is also well known in the ecumenical movement and the Church’s fellowship with followers of other religions. Archbishop Joseph Powathil was born in Kurumbanadom, a quiet and tiny village in Kerala. He was dearly known as Pappachan in his childhood, and he officially goes by the name of P. J. Joseph. He went to school at Holy Family LP School and St. Peters UP School, which were both in his home village, and the St. Berchmans High School in Changanassery. An economics graduate of St.Berchmans College, Changanassery and Loyola College, Madras, he went on to receive his doctorate in economics from Oxford University in 1969. Joseph did his seminary studies in St. Thomas Seminary Changanassery and Papal Seminary Pune. He was ordained priest on October 3, 1962. Just after his ordination Joseph Powathil was ap… More: |
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Are Men Necessary? $15 I don’t understand men… (from the first line) In this witty and wide-ranging book, Maureen Dowd looks at the state of the sexual union, raising bold questions and examining everything from economics and politics to pop culture and the why? of the Y chromosome. — Salon From the Publisher:Are men afraid of smart, successful women? Why did feminism fizzle? Why are so many of today’s women freezing their faces and emotions in an orgy of plasticity? Is having it all just a cruel hoax?In this witty and wide-ranging book, Maureen Dowd looks at the state of the sexual union, raising bold questions and examining everything from economics and politics to pop culture and the why? of the Y chromosome. These new writings will delight her devoted readers – and anyone trying to sort out the chaos that occurs when sexes collide.About the Author:Maureen Dowd was born in Washington, D.C., received a BA in English from Catholic University in 1973, then began her career at the Washington Star. From there she went to Time magazine, then moved to the New York Times in 1986 as a Washington correspondent. She has covered four presidential campaigns and served as a White House correspondent. In 1995 she became a columnist for the New York Times’ Op-Ed page and in 1999 won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary. |
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Austrofascists: Engelbert Dollfuss, Kurt Von Schuschnigg, Richard Steidle, Taras Borodajkewycz $8.69 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Engelbert Dollfuss (October 4, 1892 July 25, 1934) was an Austrian Christian Social and Patriotic Front statesman. He served as the chancellor of Austria from 1932, and was dictator from 1933 until his assassination by Nazi agents in 1934. He was born in Texing in Lower Austria to a single and deeply religious mother Josepha Dollfuss by an unknown father. Dollfuss was educated at a Roman Catholic seminary before deciding to study law at the University of Vienna and then economics at the University of Berlin. Dollfuss had difficulty gaining admission into the Austro-Hungarian army in World War I because he was short according to The New York Times, he was 150 cm (4’11″) tall. He was eventually accepted and sent to the Alpine Front. He was a highly decorated soldier and was briefly taken prisoner by the Italians as a prisoner of war in 1918. After the war he worked for the agriculture ministry as secretary of the Farmers’ Association. and became director of the Lower Austrian Chamber of Agriculture in 1927. In 1930 as a member of the conservative Christian Social Party (CS), he was appointed president of the Federal Railway System. (One of the founders of the CS was a hero of Dollfuss’s, Karl Freiherr von Vogelsang.) The following year he was named Minister of Agriculture and Forests. Dollfuss became Chancellor on May 20, 1932 as head of a coalition government, with the pressing goal of tackling the problems of the Great Depression. Much of the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s industry had been situated in the areas that became part of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia after World War I as a result of the Treaty of Versailles. Post-Versailles Austria was therefore economically disadvantaged. Dollfuss’s majority in Parliament was marginal: he had only a one… More: |
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Belgian Economists: Gustave de Molinari, Paul Van Zeeland, Jacques Dr ze, Jean Dr ze, Eric Ghysels, Robert Triffin, Philippe Van Parijs $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Gustave de Molinari, Paul Van Zeeland, Jacques Drèze, Jean Drèze, Eric Ghysels, Robert Triffin, Philippe Van Parijs, Bernard Lietaer, Pierre Jonckheer, Mathias Dewatripont, Émile Louis Victor de Laveleye, Camille Gutt, Alexis Jacquemin, Jean Godeaux, Luc Coene, Guy Quaden, Victor Ginsburgh, Cecil de Strycker, Gerrit de Geest, Alexandre Lamfalussy, Wim de Waele, Guido Gryseels, Paul Émile de Puydt, Luc Soete, Sylvain Plasschaert, Claude D’aspremont Lynden, Léon H. Dupriez, Robert Vandeputte. Excerpt: Baron Alexandre Lamfalussy (born 1929), is a European economist and central banker. Born in Hungary , Lamfalussy studied at the Catholic University of Leuven and Nuffield College, Oxford , where he received his doctorate in economics. He later taught at the Université catholique de Louvain and Yale . From 1976 he was an economic adviser to the Bank for International Settlements in Basel and held the post of assistant general manager from 1981 to 1985. He was then general director of the bank, where he remained until 1993. From 1994 to 1997 he was founding president of the European Monetary Institute in Frankfurt , forerunner to the European Central Bank . From 2000 to 2001 he chaired the Committee of Wise Men on the Regulation of European Securities Markets , whose proposals were adopted by the Council of the European Union in March 2001. As chair of the committee, he oversaw the creation of the Lamfalussy process , an approach to the development of financial service industry regulation used most famously in MiFID – the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Alexis Jacquemin between his wife Brigitte (on the left), and King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola (on the |
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Benedictine Scholars: Bernard Orchard, Adam of Damerham, John Chapman, Luc D’achery, Cuthbert Butler $8.41 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Dom Bernard Orchard OSB MA (born 3 May 1910, died aged 96 on 28 November 2006) was an English Catholic Benedictine monk, headmaster and biblical scholar. John Archibald Henslowe Orchard, the son of a farmer, was born in Bromley, Kent. He was educated at Ealing Priory School (to which he would in later life return as headmaster), and on leaving in 1927 became its first pupil since foundation in 1902 to go to university, winning a place at Fitzwilliam House, in the University of Cambridge, where he read History and Economics. At Ealing Priory he shared classes with Reginald C. Fuller with whom he would in later life collaborate on scholarly projects. After graduating Orchard taught initially at a preparatory school before in 1932 taking the monastic habit at Downside Abbey, adopting the name Bernard; he was subsequently ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in 1939. At Downside he both taught at the school, took the role of choirmaster and began his career as a biblical scholar under the tutelage of Abbots John Chapman and Christopher Butler. From 1943 he took advantage of Divino Afflante Spiritu, the papal encyclical of Pope Pius XII, which for the first time permitted modern methods of biblical criticism to be employed by Catholics, to embark upon a Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture, eventually published in 1951. After 13 years at Downside its then Abbot, Sigebert Trafford, instructed Orchard to take on the headship of Ealing Priory School. The school, which had been established in 1902 as a dependency of Downside, was by 1945 in a state in which closure rather than growth seemed the more likely prospect. Orchard, however, threw himself into the task of revitalising the school, which he renamed St Benedict’s School, and b… More: |
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Broadcasting Schools: University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Arts and Letters $10.28 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Arts and Letters, popularly known as “UST Artlets” or “UST AB”, is the liberal arts college of the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest and the largest Catholic university in Manila, Philippines. Established in 1896 as the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, the faculty is one of the first liberal arts school in the Philippines. It offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in different areas of Media Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities. It is proclaimed to be a Center of Excellence in Literature and Philosophy by the Commission on Higher Education. St. Raymund de Peñafort Building, which houses both the Faculty of Arts and Letters and the College of Commerce and Business Administration.The University of Santo Tomas started offering courses in liberal arts and philosophy since its foundation in 1611. These courses were later institutionalized with the establishment of a Faculty of Philosophy and Letters in 1896. A College of Liberal Arts was also established in 1926. The two colleges were merged and given the name Faculty of Arts and Letters in 1964. At first, the Faculty offered only three programs—Bachelor of Arts (A.B.), Bachelor of Literature (Litt. B.), and Bachelor of Philosophy (Ph. B.). New courses and majors gradually developed. In 1971, the Faculty started offering Bachelor of Arts degree programs in Asian Studies, Behavioral Science (originally Liberal Arts-Commerce or LiA-Com), Communication Arts, Economics, Journalism, Literature, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, and Translation. The A.B. major in Translation was eventually phased out for lack of enrollment and funding. In 1994, the Faculty started offering the Bachelor of Arts major in Legal Management, an interdisciplinary degree p… More: |
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Catholicism at the Millennium: The Church of Tradition in Transition $10.19 Catholicism at the Millennium is a book that grew out of a series of weekly lectures to students and the public at large on the state of the Catholic Church at the millennium. The book looks at the Catholic Church from the perspective of such diverse areas as theology, philosophy, biology, economics, sociology, music, history, and literature. Each chapter, by looking back and looking forward, explores what it means for the Catholic Church to be both a Church of tradition and a Church in transition. |
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Catholicism at the Millennium:: The Church of Tradition in Transition. $33.54 Catholicism at the Millennium is a book that grew out of a series of weekly lectures to students and the public at large on the state of the Catholic Church at the millennium. The book looks at the Catholic Church from the perspective of such diverse areas as theology, philosophy, biology, economics, sociology, music, history, and literature. Each chapter, by looking back and looking forward, explores what it means for the Catholic Church to be both a Church of tradition and a Church in transition. |
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Christian Humanism: Creation, Redemption, and Reintegration $35.4 In Christian Humanism, John Bequette articulates the foundations of a Christian Humanist worldview and applies it to our contemporary culture. Written from the perspective of orthodox Catholic faith, Bequette focuses on the healing and reintegrative dimensions of Christianity and explores their application in the areas of academics, literature, economics, race relations, gender issues, human life issues and politics. |
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Christian Humanism: Creation, Redemption, and Reintegration $41.3 In Christian Humanism, John Bequette articulates the foundations of a Christian Humanist worldview and applies it to our contemporary culture. Written from the perspective of orthodox Catholic faith, Bequette focuses on the healing and reintegrative dimensions of Christianity and explores their application in the areas of academics, literature, economics, race relations, gender issues, human life issues and politics. |
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Development in extractive communities: Ridgway and St. Marys, Pennsylvania, 1850–1914. $49.99 Ridgway and St. Marys, two communities dependent upon the natural resources and located in Pennsylvania’s High Plateau, developed in extraordinary ways, and while both remained culturally quite different, economics and circumstances drew them together. The way in which they developed made them very different from the typical extractive towns of the era, which were often controlled by outside interests. Ridgway, organized in 1833 by Yankee Protestant lumbermen, and St. Marys, organized in 1842 by German Catholic immigrant farmers, were significantly different, but shared a common attributes. Almost immediately, both towns formed as strong, locally controlled, civilized, and independent communities, complete with extended families, religious organizations, and social institutions uncommon in the typical extractive company towns. Looking back upon their origins, it seemed as if the early settlers were intent not only upon creating permanent communities for themselves, but also establishing lasting habitats for their children and grandchildren.;This unique process of development did not end with the decline of the extractive era; rather, at the end of the nineteenth century, a more remarkable development occurred. Local entrepreneurs, building upon the stable economic platform created during the mining, logging, and railroad era, led a new and remarkable transformation when they shifted from an economy based on harvesting soft coal, white pine, hemlock, and hardwood, to an economy based on manufacturing carbon and graphite products—a completely different and highly technical industry not connected to the local natural resources. This transformation, from extraction to manufacturing, came at a time when many extractive company towns, having exhausted the natural resources, vanished from the landscape.;The two communities succeeded for five reasons. The natural resources made extractive development possible. Local leaders helped influence the route of the Philadelphia |
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Development in extractive communities: Ridgway and St. Marys, Pennsylvania, 1850–1914. $49.99 Ridgway and St. Marys, two communities dependent upon the natural resources and located in Pennsylvania’s High Plateau, developed in extraordinary ways, and while both remained culturally quite different, economics and circumstances drew them together. The way in which they developed made them very different from the typical extractive towns of the era, which were often controlled by outside interests. Ridgway, organized in 1833 by Yankee Protestant lumbermen, and St. Marys, organized in 1842 by German Catholic immigrant farmers, were significantly different, but shared a common attributes. Almost immediately, both towns formed as strong, locally controlled, civilized, and independent communities, complete with extended families, religious organizations, and social institutions uncommon in the typical extractive company towns. Looking back upon their origins, it seemed as if the early settlers were intent not only upon creating permanent communities for themselves, but also establishing lasting habitats for their children and grandchildren.;This unique process of development did not end with the decline of the extractive era; rather, at the end of the nineteenth century, a more remarkable development occurred. Local entrepreneurs, building upon the stable economic platform created during the mining, logging, and railroad era, led a new and remarkable transformation when they shifted from an economy based on harvesting soft coal, white pine, hemlock, and hardwood, to an economy based on manufacturing carbon and graphite products—a completely different and highly technical industry not connected to the local natural resources. This transformation, from extraction to manufacturing, came at a time when many extractive company towns, having exhausted the natural resources, vanished from the landscape.;The two communities succeeded for five reasons. The natural resources made extractive development possible. Local leaders helped influence the route of the Philadelphia |
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Lessons from Ireland on economic growth
For most of the last 300 years, Ireland has had the distinction doubtful to be a country better known for the hardships suffered by its inhabitants for its breathtaking scenery. While people in other parts of the United Kingdom and Europe enjoyed a relatively high level of living far behind Ireland. Until the early 1970s, the average income in Ireland was about half that of the rest of the United Kingdom. Over the next 35 years from that would change dramatically.
Today, Ireland It is ranked as one of the best countries in the world to live. Spain has the fourth highest gross domestic product per person and a very low unemployment. College Registration is free and there is a high rate of skilled jobs available.
How Ireland to achieve such a change?
New Economic Policy
Economists who have analyzed the emergence of the Celtic Tiger "(a popular nickname for this time of unprecedented economic growth), have identified the policies promoted economic growth. In the 50 and 60 "s Irish began to move away from protectionism and began to plan long term to develop and improve international trade. Rates and are tax incentives have been reduced for foreign investors. Efforts to Increase Exports have been adopted.
In the 70 currencies strengthened and stabilized with the admission of Spain into the EU. EU membership has provided access Ireland at heavily subsidized by France and Germany have been invested in public works projects to improve and develop infrastructure and education. Ireland itself had greatly expanded access to European markets and has begun to increase exports. As the economy began to respond, Ireland focused on reducing public debt, and finally reach a debt ratio 35% lower than most EU countries. As your financial situation has improved Ireland has launched several new programs that were specifically to attract high-tech companies and industries in other growth factors. Ireland now offers a unbeatable combination of stability, favorable tax policies and force commercial work, and a good education available to speak English with relative wages low. This led employers across the world to do business in Ireland. In the late 90's unemployment dropped from 18% to 4%.
Ireland is not the only country to follow this basic formula for economic growth (think China, Brazil, Russia, India and Mexico). However, Ireland appears to reap dividends far more than most other counties to adopt a similar approach. As for other changes in society Irish, held in conjunction with changes in economic policy reveals that other factors may have played a crucial role in the phenomenal success of the expansion of the "Celtic Tiger".
The long-term planning and investment in basic infrastructure
It is important to note that Ireland has embarked on a long-term growth of nearly 20 years before the expansion of the "Celtic Tiger" has really taken off. Ireland is prepared to commit to new economic policies and maintaining fiscal discipline for many years until the next substantial results, Although there were clear signs growth after the first five-year plan is completed. Ireland has also invested for the long term, from numerous public works projects to strengthen infrastructure and educational system. This increase in capacity of Ireland in the production and quality of their workforce, while job creation – which has increased the per capita income and therefore consumer spending. By investing in the long term, well prepared Ireland to maximize the favorable economic conditions when it happened later.
Energy independence
Some public works projects that Ireland is committed to include before the expansion of investment in its ability to produce energy. Spain has invested in hydroelectric plants. The island of many peatlands have been used to produce heating oil from dried peat products and local offshore gas fields have been affected. Before and during the Celtic Tiger Ireland could operate without the financial burden of dependence on foreign oil. It is interesting to note that the energy demand of Ireland began to exceed the capacity of local energy sources of its economic growth has slowed in tandem with its growing dependence on oil abroad. Apparently, these lessons in the production of energy is not wasted on the Irish. Today, Ireland is the creation new capabilities through the development of production facilities based wind energy.
Social and political reforms
Before this renaissance, Ireland suffered against rampant corruption in high political office. The society was divided politically and the conflict between Catholics and Protestants seem to be no end in sight. Civil liberties have been limited compared to other modern countries. These factors, combined high unemployment and low wages made by Ireland to undergo a kind of social and economic pessimism.
In Ireland 80 years had passed much of his political corruption and began to develop a more cooperative climate policy. Government commitments, employers and unions step wrong to work together to trade and investment. Universal education has helped maintain a workforce highly qualified. More women have advanced education and entered the workforce. The birth rate per capita has fallen by more of women pursuing careers. It reduces the proportion of employed and contributed to increasing GDP per capita gross domestic product.
During the strongest Ireland has benefited from the expansion of the leadership of President Mary Robinson, who scored the approval of 93% during his tenure. President Robinson was a true diplomat bringing together parts of Ireland and the formation of partnerships with other nations. Robinson has also contributed to the expansion of civil liberties. Shortly after Robinson resigned to become the High Commissioner for Human Rights United Nations, the Belfast Agreement was signed to bring political and religious opponents as well as working to end violence in Ireland North. All these changes raise the morale of the Irish and helped them feel better about their future.
The power of optimism
One could characterize the expansion Celtic Tiger as a journey from pessimism to optimism. An optimistic social climate is a powerful economic stimulus. When consumers feel good about the future costs more money. When entrepreneurs are optimistic are more likely to invest in research and innovation and to expand its operations and increase strength work. What is the cause of the "Celtic Tiger" is that different policies Economic supported by a climate of political and social cooperation, a willingness to invest for the long-term political and social leaders and encouraged optimism.
Sun Worship, 2012, Catholic, Buddhist, Economic Collapse, Evolution, Mutation.
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