The Great Growing Up - Being Responsible for Humanity’s Future

by John Renesch

ISBN: 978-1-935387-18-3
Paper; 240 pages; 6 x 9 inches; $17.95
Future Studies / Consciousness Studies
Release date: October 2011

We all face an urgent collective choice: to opt for responsible adulthood over the largely adolescent ways we have been relating to one another and our planet Earth. The author demonstrates that it is not too late to create the future we all say we want for our children and our children’s children—a future that is environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and socially just.

This book is about a change of thinking that supports a paradigm shift. Anyone willing to genuinely “grow up” can make this necessary choice. Ever-increasing numbers of individuals today are already seeking self-actualization, growing in consciousness, and willing to take on leadership roles in bringing about the first conscious evolution of our species. The Great Growing Up invites the rest of us, who are concerned with humanity’s future, to participate in this new thinking.

The work of growing up is not primarily about political action—it requires no government funding, no special trainings. The work is about a change of mind; we simply begin acting like mature adults. The author shows us how.

John Renesch is not only a smart man, but also a wise one. The Great Growing Up offers a conscious choice for the kind of future we want to create and the role we each want to play in bringing it about. Don’t just read this book—do it! —Alan M. Webber, cofounder, Fast Company magazine.

JOHN RENESCH has been an independent futurist, writer and keynote speaker for decades. He is also a social activist, a humanitarian, and an outspoken advocate of social and organizational transformation. Interviewed by The Wall Street Journal, The Nikkei Financial Times, Business Week, National Public Radio, Forbes, Chief Executive and Industry Week magazines on the subject of consciousness, work and the future; The Futurist magazine calls John a “business visionary.”

A book for anyone willing to take personal responsibility in creating the future. Of special use to students in “green” MBA programs; corporations with CSR programs; social entrepreneurs; HR directors; NGOs.

Crisis Pastoral Care - A Police Chaplain’s Perspective

by Thomas W. Shane, D.Div.

ISBN: 978-1-935387-22-0
Paper; 224 pages, 6 x 9 inches, $17.95
Counseling and Crisis Management / Ministry / Police Stories
Release date: October 2011

Author and chaplain Thomas Shane tells dozens of stories of what it is like to provide crisis pastoral care to those caught in the grim and shocking realities of life. His book brings a balanced, spirituality-based perspective to the dead center of heartbreaking human experiences––violent crimes, homicides, natural disasters, automobile accidents, suicides, child abuse, and more.

The author has worked with law enforcement professionals for 30 years, and his life has been dedicated to the victims and families involved in tragedies, and particularly to the needs of police officers. His words will both encourage and instruct other helping professionals to be better prepared to deal with their own and other’s needs during a crisis situation.

The book gives readers an insider’s view, not theoretical. Dr. Shane candidly reveals his own struggles, doubts and fears, along with the courage, faith and hope that sustains his life and work.He even addresses the complex and challenging task of offering care and spiritual counsel to the perpetrators of crimes.

INSIDE THE WORLD OF A 30-YEAR-VETERAN POLICE CHAPLAIN who worked with families and victims in Oklahoma City, after the bombing, and at Ground Zero, New York.

A book for front-line law enforcement officers, EMTs & the chaplainswho work with them, grief counselors, psychologists & local clergy,and anyone interested in true crime stories.

• General principles for working with police
• Helping people deal with guilt and find forgiveness
• The real and personal risks in crisis intervention
• Death notification
• Chaplaincy and terrorism
• What is the pastor’s authority, and what is not

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