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 The Daedalus Variations $1.99 The great thing about SciFi is that as far as the plot goes, anything goes. I'm not saying we all don't have an imagination, but at least some of us still use it. Goos Show!!  Ancient-Future Time: Forming Spirituality through the Christian Year $18.00 Grown up in Evangelical church and seminary, I was never taught about the necessity of the Christian Calendar. All and all, evangelicalism are more about preaching of God's word. The most favorite lectures for students are preaching and preaching. Yet in a world that demands a more holistic approach to shape Christian life, an auditory-focused Christian formation needs to be reevaluated. Without undermining the Word as sole foundation of Christian life, Christians particularly those who are in Evangelical wing needs to realize the shaping of spiritual life throughout the year. A senior theologian as Bob Webber has changed the take-it-for-granted paradigm. Webber has been known for making dialogues with Catholic and Orthodox traditions. He moves a step further! Bringing back the long "buried" tradition of liturgy year for most Protestants, he makes it alive for the spiritual life of contemporary Christians. A must read for spiritual leaders, pastors and serious lay people! Particularly you who are engaged in Evangelical churches.  The World Cafe: Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations That Matter $22.95 I have been a student of "dialogue" for at least 15 years. I was first introduced to the concept through the work of Chris Argyris on "inquiry and advocacy." And I even took a course in "The Path of Dialogue" some years ago. Very interesting concept. "The World Cafe" by Brown & Isaacs is a practical approach to introduce and use the dialogue concepts in business settings to deal with real issues that keep recurring and for which there doesn't seem to be obvious solutions. Cross-pollination of ideas through the "cafe process" builds on small ideas, links them, uncovers affinities and connections, and creates more possibilities to explore and address. It would be nice to get legislators to use such a process to address the significant issues we face (health care reform, tort reform, etc.) rather than the antiquated win-lose strategies they now employ. Einstein wrote, "The significant problems we face cannot be resolved at the same level of thinking that created them." It's time to employ a more enlighted approach. The World Cafe approach is a LEAP in that direction! |
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