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Over a decade has passed since the collapse of communism, yet citizens of post-communist countries are still far less likely to join voluntary organizations than people from other countries and regions of the world. Why do post-communist citizens mistrust and avoid public organizations? What explains this distinctive pattern of weak civil society? And what does it mean for the future of democracy in post-communist Europe? In this engaging study, Marc Morjé Howard addresses these questions by developing a provocative argument about the powerful and enduring impact of the communist experience on its countries and citizens. Howard argues that the legacy of the communist experience of mandatory participation in state-controlled organizations, the development and persistence of vibrant private networks, and the tremendous disappointment with developments since the collapse of communism have left most post-communist citizens with a lasting aversion to public activities. In addition to analyzing data from over 30 democratic and democratizing countries in the World Values Survey, Howard presents extensive and original evidence from his own research in Eastern Germany and Russia, including in-depth interviews with ordinary citizens and an original representative survey.

For Christians, weakness should be a way of life. Yet most of us try desperately to be sufficient on our own, and we resent our limitations and our needs. Renowned theologian and Bible teacher J. I. Packer reflects on his experience of weakness—having been hit by a bread truck at a young age and now facing the realities of aging—in order to teach us the importance of embracing our own frailty, and also to help us look to Christ for strength, affirmation, and contentment. Find here a path from discouragement to freedom in light of our all-sufficient God.

A collection of stories, centering mainly on characters from rural Ireland. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Applying an ever more radical hermeneutics (including Husserlian and Heideggerian phenomenology, Derridian deconstruction, and feminism), John D. Caputo breaks down the name of God in this irrepressible book. Instead of looking at God as merely a name, Caputo views it as an event, or what the name conjures or promises in the future. For Caputo, the event exposes God as weak, unstable, and barely functional. While this view of God flies in the face of most religions and philosophies, it also puts up a serious challenge to fundamental tenets of theology and ontology. Along the way, Caputo’s readings of the New Testament, especially of Paul’s view of the Kingdom of God, help to support the "weak force" theory. This penetrating work cuts to the core of issues and questions―What is the nature of God? What is the nature of being? What is the relationship between God and being? What is the meaning of forgiveness, faith, piety, or transcendence?―that define the terrain of contemporary philosophy of religion.

Draws on travels, interviews with policymakers, and confidential cables to document the discrepancy between actual events in El Salvador and the U.S. government's questionable interpretation of them

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

In this honest book, pastor and author Scott Sauls exposes the real struggles that Christian leaders and pastors regularly face. Sauls shares his own stories and those of other leaders from Scripture and throughout history to remind us that we are human, we are sinners, and we need Jesus to help us thrive as people and leaders.   For Christian leaders—both inside and outside of the church—weaknesses that are left unchecked can lead to a downfall that is both public and painful. They want to lead with character and live like Jesus, but ambition, isolation, criticism, envy, anticlimax, opposition, restlessness, and insecurity can get in the way. From Weakness to Strength provides leaders with tools to draw near to Jesus and stay encouraged and hopeful, even (and especially) when sin and struggle get in the way.  

This book sets out to examine the medieval understanding of Aristotle's famous discussion of "weakness of the will" (akrasia, incontinentia) in the seventh book of his Nicomachean Ethics.The medieval views are outlined primarily on the basis of the commentaries on Aristotle's Ethics by Albert the Great, Thomas Aquinas, Walter Burley, Gerald Odonis and John Buridan. An investigation of the earlier Augustinian discussion concerning reluctant actions (invitus facere) rounds out the study.The recent studies of weakness of the will have neglected the medieval philosophers. The present volume fills this gap in historical research and shows that especially the conceptual refinement of the fourteenth-century discussion makes contributions that are comparable to those of twentieth-century philosophers.

Paperback. Pub Date: 2019-03-01 Pages: 272 Language: Chinese Publisher: Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House. Warren Buffett has learned an important lesson: Carnegie Training Department is popular with 3 principles. 6 skills for effective communication. The nine methods of force do not reveal the 12 secrets of persuading others to practice 30 Carnegies in person.

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

《人性的弱点全集》的作者戴尔·卡耐基，美国"成人教育之父"。20世纪早期，美国经济陷入萧条，战争和贫困导致人们失去了对美好生活的愿望，而卡耐基独辟蹊径地开创了一套融演讲、推销、为人处世、智能开发于一体的教育方式，他运用社会学和心理学知识，对人性进行了深刻的探讨和分析。《人性的弱点全集》讲述的许多普通人通过奋斗获得成功的真实故事，激励了无数陷和迷茫和困境的人，帮助他们重新找到了自己的人生。接受卡耐基教育的有社会各界人士，其中不乏军政要员，甚至包括几位美国总结。千千万万的人从卡耐基的教育中获益匪浅。《人性的弱点全集》汇集了卡耐基的思想精华和激动人心的内容，是作者成功的励志经典，出版后立即获得了广大读者的欢迎，成为西方世界持久的人文畅销书。无数读者通过阅读和实践书中介绍的各种方法，不仅走出困境，有的还成为世人仰慕的杰出人士。只要不断研读《人性的弱点全集》，相信你也可以发掘自己的无穷潜力，创造辉煌的人生。《人性的弱点全集》的目的就是帮助你解决你所面临的很大问题：如何在你的日常生活、商务活动与社会交往中与人打交道，并有效地影响他人；如何击败人类的生存之敌--忧虑，以创造一种幸福美好的人生。当你通过《人性的弱点全集》解决好这一问题之后，其他问题也就迎刃而解了。引起疲劳的主要原因之一是倦怠感。下面让我们看看爱丽丝的例子。爱丽丝是个公司职员，一天，她回家时显得精疲力竭、疲惫不堪。她真的是疲惫不堪--头痛、背痛、不想吃饭，只想上床睡觉。经不住母亲一再要求，爱丽丝才坐到餐桌旁......突然，电话铃响了，是男朋友邀她去跳舞！这时爱丽丝的眼睛顿时亮了起来，整个人变得神采飞扬。她冲上楼，换好衣服出门，一直到凌晨3点才回家，她看起来一点也不显得疲倦，而且因兴奋过度而无法入睡。爱丽丝瞬间的两种截然不同的表现足以说明了某种问题。就在8个小时以内，爱丽丝是不是真像她所显现的那么疲倦不堪呢？当然是的，因为她对工作感到厌倦，抑或对生命也感到厌倦。在我们这个世界上，也许有成千上万个爱丽丝，你或许就是其中之一。情绪上的态度比生理上的操劳更易使人产生疲倦。几年前，乔瑟夫·巴马克博士在《心理学档案》发表了一篇实验报告，阐述了倦怠感是如何导致疲劳的。巴马克博士要几个学生通过一系列枯燥无味的试验，结果学生们都感到不耐烦想瞌睡，并且抱怨头痛、眼睛疲劳、坐立不安，有些人甚至觉得胃不舒服。难道这些都是"想像"出来的？当然不是。这些学生还做了新陈代谢的检测，检测结果表明：当人们感到厌倦的时候，身体血压和氧的消耗量显著降低。而当工作较为没趣和富有吸引力时，代谢现象加速。对此现象我也有过亲身经验，最近我到加拿大落基山上的路易丝湖畔度假，连续几天到珊瑚湾钓鱼，一路上穿过高于头顶的灌木丛，跨过倒在地上的横木--总共8小时的颠簸困行，我一点也不觉得疲累。为什么呢？因为我太兴奋了，总是预想自己即将获得的战果--6条剽悍的大鳟鱼！假使我对钓鱼不感兴趣，你想我会感觉如何呢？在海拔7000英尺高的原始地方，一定把我累坏了。但是，厌倦感比艰辛的登山活动更容易让你疲劳。有一位储蓄银行的总裁金曼先生告诉我一件事。1953年7月，加拿大政府要求加拿大登山俱乐部提供指导人员，训练威尔斯亲王森林警备队的队员，

Limited vinyl LP pressing including digital download. 2016 release, Homeboy Sandmans third full-length album on Stones Throw Records. The album's title comes from Sandman's internal insight saying "mistaking kindness for weakness is a weakness I need to have more kindness for." One of Sandman's most poignantly lyrical releases to date, the album centers on the MCs discomfort in his comfort zone and addresses themes such as his personal insecurities, rapper stereotypes and morality. Since signin

A Blessed Weakness: Spirit of Jean Vanier and l'Arche [Jan 19, 1989] Downey, Michael ...

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For the first time available in deluxe double color vinyl edition, "A Calling to Weakness" is the best selling and most sought after album of Canaan, Italy's best musical downers. Permeated by a gloomy, introverted feeling of musical despair, and executed with pure conviction and heart, this album go much beyond any emotional limit. Gatefold Translucent Red Double vinyl limited to 499 copies.

This most recent addition to the popular Trinity New Testament in Context (NTC) commentary series, edited by J. Andrew Overman and Howard Clark Kee, focuses on the apostle Paul’s refusal to match strength for strength with his detractors. Instead, Paul stresses that authentic Christian ministry is characterized by weakness and suffering, specifically the weakness and paradigmatic sufferings endured by the crucified Jesus.While not a rhetorical analysis of 2 Corinthians, this book nevertheless attends to Paul’s rhetorical skills in resolving the Corinthian controversies. It attempts to show that Paul’s theological formulations are best understood as products of rhetorical responses to controversial issues of authority and social location. The preponderance of disputed arguments and narratives in 2 Corinthians renders this letter highly unusual in the Pauline corpus and one of the most challenging for the biblical detective to unravel. Sze-kar Wan, therefore, has written a commentary that helps readers look closely at the texts relevant to the problem of dislocation, providing directional pointers that enable readers, on their own, to develop these pointers to their logical conclusions.Sze-kar Wan is Associate Professor of New Testament at Andover Newton Theological School in Newton Centre, Massachussets.For: Clergy; college, university, and seminary students; scholars; general readers>

Have you ever wondered if sacrifice and dying to self are really worth it? In his second letter to the church in Corinth, Paul opens his heart to his brothers and sisters -- and to us. He exposes his pain, shares his personal moments of despair and allows us to enter the world of his own temptations. All of this vulnerability has a purpose: to show us how God works through tough times, how he uses our weaknesses and how in Christ there is always hope to be prepared for the next challenge.

Had they found each other again after all these years, only to lose everything that matters most?As children, Jade Conner and Tanner Eastman were best friends—until scandal drove them apart. Then, one golden summer, they find each other again.  Through endless days they share their hearts and souls and dreams of forever.  Then, in a moment of weakness, they make a decision that will tear them apart for nearly a decade.In their own separate corners of the country, Jade and Tanner have become fighters for religious freedom. Now Jade’s unfaithful husband is determined to destroy her in a custody battle that will rock the nation and shake people’s understanding of faith and freedom. Could Jade lose her only child because of her faith? Only one man can help her in her darkest hour. And only one old woman knows the secret about that summer and the truth that can set them all free.

Gideon: Your weakness. God’s strength. is a 7 session women's Bible study by Priscilla Shirer. When we hear the name Gideon, most of us think about his 300 soldiers or the fleece he laid out under the evening sky. But Gideon’s story is so much bigger than that—bigger than any one man and his mark on Israel’s history. Like everything else in the Bible, this is a story about God and His people. His love for them, as well as His strength operating in spite of their weakness—even through their weakness. And because God’s people includes you and me, Gideon’s story is also about us—our lives, our doubts, our struggles, and our possibilities as believers. From a state of fear, weakness, and insecurity, Gideon emerged as Israel's hero, filled with God's presence and His passion for deliverance. This study will encourage you to recognize your weakness as the key that the Lord gives you to unlock the full experience of His strength in your life. In what ways do you feel insufficient? Those places create the greatest opportunity to experience the sufficiency of God. Instead of ignoring, neglecting, or trying to escape your weaknesses, see them as the gifts that they are, given specifically and strategically by God to unlock the door of God’s strength.Features:Bible Study Book with leader helps7 group sessionsBenefits:Look at the big picture, how God sovereignly positioned Gideon into it, and what it all means for us today as He unfolds our part in His plansDesigned for anyone who has ever felt insufficient, ill-equipped, incompetent, or outnumbered. In other words, anyone and everyoneSee your weaknesses as God’s greatest strengthsInstead of hiding from your weaknesses, find the God-given strength to face your fears and do what God is calling you to doChallenges participants to see God in a much bigger way, experience Him more fully, and tap into His power and presence in a fresh way

This work makes sense of the apostle Paul's paradoxical description of his ministry in 2 Corinthians: "When I am weak, then I am strong!" In an extensive inquiry into the thought-world of Roman Corinth, Savage demonstrates that the Corinthians are evaluating Paul according to the social standards of their day. Since this is the exact antithesis of his own perspective, Paul can only resort to paradox by way of defense.