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Marriage, Divorce, and Children in Ancient Rome

Marriage, Divorce, and Children in Ancient Rome
Marriage, Divorce, and Children in Ancient Rome By Beryl Rawson
1996 | 252 Pages | ISBN: 0198149182 | PDF | 9 MB
The family has played a central role in most societies, and the complexity and variety of that role demonstrates there is no single definition or pattern of the family in any society. Recent studies of ancient Rome have shown that the sentimental ideal of a core nuclear family was strongthroughout the period, but that reality often diverged from the ideal. This study examines many aspects of the composition and inner workings of the Roman family, and provides an illuminating case study of the sentimental ideal versus everyday reality. In addition, Rawson considers the effect ofdivorce, high mortality rates, status, and fostering on the family in ancient Rome.

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Making Small Groups Work What Every Small Group Leader Needs to Know

Making Small Groups Work What Every Small Group Leader Needs to Know
Henry Cloud, "Making Small Groups Work: What Every Small Group Leader Needs to Know"
English | ISBN: 0310250285 | 2003 | 292 pages | EPUB | 874 KB
Lead small groups through astounding growth with principles from the best-selling books How People Grow and Boundaries. No matter what need brings a group of people together-from marriage enrichment to divorce recovery, from grief recovery to spiritual formation-members are part of a small group because they want to grow. This book by psychologists Henry Cloud and John Townsend provides small-group leaders with valuable guidance and information on how they can help their groups to grow spiritually, emotionally, and relationally. With insights from their best-selling book How People Grow, Cloud and Townsend show how God's plan for growth is made up of three key elements: grace plus truth plus time. When groups embrace those elements, they find God's grace and forgiveness and learn how to handle their imperfections without shame as they model God's love and support to one another. In addition to describing what makes small groups work, Leading Small Groups That Help People Grow explains the roles and responsibilities of both leaders and group members. Employing tenets from the book How People Grow, this book equips leaders to understand the ins and outs of how to promote growth, and using principles from their best-selling book Boundaries, they show how to identify and find solutions for common problems such as boredom, noncompliance, passivity, aggression, narcissism, spiritualization, over-neediness, over-giving, and nonstop talking.

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Local Religion in North China in the Twentieth Century The Structure and Organization of Community Rituals and Beliefs

Local Religion in North China in the Twentieth Century The Structure and Organization of Community Rituals and Beliefs
Local Religion in North China in the Twentieth Century: The Structure and Organization of Community Rituals and Beliefs By D. Overmyer
2009 | 219 Pages | ISBN: 900417592X | PDF | 3 MB
This book is a comprehensive survey of the structure, organization and institutionalization of local community religious traditions in north China villages in the twentieth century. These traditions have their own forms of leaders, deities and beliefs. Despite much local variation one everywhere finds similar temples, images, offerings and temple festivals, all supported by practical concerns for divine aid to deal with the problems of everyday life. These local traditions are a structure in the history of Chinese religions; they have a clear sense of their own integrity and rules, handed down by their ancestors. There are Daoist, Buddhist and government influences on these traditions, but they must be adapted to the needs of local communities. It is the villagers who build temples and organize festivals, in which all members of the community are expected to participate and contribute. With chapters on such topics as historical origins and development, leadership and organization, temple festivals, temples and deities, and beliefs and values.

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Liberal Cosmopolitan Lin Yutang and Middling Chinese Modernity

Liberal Cosmopolitan Lin Yutang and Middling Chinese Modernity
Liberal Cosmopolitan: Lin Yutang and Middling Chinese Modernity By Qian Suoqiao
2010 | 272 Pages | ISBN: 9004192131 | PDF | 2 MB
This book is a cross-cultural critique on the problem of the liberal cosmopolitan in modern Chinese intellectuality in light of Lin Yutang s literary and cultural practices across China and America. It points to the desirability of a middling Chinese modernity."

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