Howard Thurman was an influential American author, philosopher, theologian, educator, and civil rights leader. Strongly influenced by his grandmother, a former slave, who raised him and a Quaker mystic under whom he studied, Thurman adopted a philosophy of activism rooted in faith, guided by spirit, and maintained in peace. Editor Donna Schaper ......
Drawing from the poetry and journal of Gerard Manley Hopkins, who is considered a major 19th century English poet, editor Francis X. McAloon, S.J. draws us into Hopkins' intense joy in and sacramental view of nature as a manifestation of the beauty of the divine in the natural world. Includes a short introduction to Hopkins' life and work, ......
Provides an introduction to Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian and Lutheran pastor, who during the Nazi period was imprisoned and killed and whose writings have inspired and influenced Christians around the world.
As the subtitle suggests, Educating America is a collection of quotes from the icons of the education - from groundbreakers like Dewey, Freire, Vygotsky, Montessori, Piaget, Bourdieu, Noddings, Bloom, Clay, Sarason, et al, to more contemporary educators of note like Darling-Hammond, Fullan, Glasser, Sizer, Gardner, Ladson-Billings, Sergiovanni, ......
As the subtitle suggests, Educating America is a collection of quotes from the icons of the education - from groundbreakers like Dewey, Freire, Vygotsky, Montessori, Piaget, Bourdieu, Noddings, Bloom, Clay, Sarason, et al, to more contemporary educators of note like Darling-Hammond, Fullan, Glasser, Sizer, Gardner, Ladson-Billings, Sergiovanni, ......
Index on Censorship hits 40 with a special anniversary issue featuring its finest contributors. From celebrated Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov's diary to Chinese activist Chen Wei's online essay, the medium may have changed over four decades, but the message remains the same - as do the methods for silencing writers, whistleblowers, artists and protesters. Index examines the challenges for free speech today, looks back at the watersheds since 1972 and asks leading activists, journalists and writers around the world for their manifestos for a more outspoken world. Index on Censorship is an award-winning magazine, devoted to protecting and promoting free expression. International in outlook, outspoken in comment, Index on Censorship reports on free expression violations around the world, publishes banned writing and shines a light on vital free expression issues through original, challenging and intelligent commentary and analysis, publishing some of the world's finest writers. Winner 2008 Amnesty International Consumer Magazine of the Year
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