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"I didn't know I was Black until I came to the United States. The journey to my personal understanding of Blackness has been long and rife with pain and passion, excitement and exasperation. The fact that the facets of my identity seem to stretch across the Diaspora--Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States--means that this journey has not been straightforward. It has been treacherous, with many frustrating moments when I was not sure how much lower my self-esteem could go. But it has also been exceedingly rewarding as I stumbled upon new paths to convert each disappointment into an opportunity to grow and become more confident in who I was. Sometimes, that has meant becoming overzealous in my own self-affirmation, the tone of my voice taking on a sharper edge as I explained to others why pride in Blackness was a requisite characteristic of any kind of Black progress. But I justify that stridence by thinking of the dearth of encouragement from sources that are not bothered by the profundity of Blackness--including the educational system, popular culture, and mainstream media. The bitterness that comes with the construction of race as a state of being and the making of racism as a behavior and attitude can be tasted potently in the New World. It takes a fundamental encounter with whiteness for one to truly appreciate the meaning of Blackness. However, a picture of tribalism and ethnic tensions is vividly displayed in the midst of Blackness, in the heart of Africa. So my story has been a two pronged journey through tribalism and racism"--

Volume II examines the history of the European Union from an inside-out perspective, focusing on the internal developments that shaped the European integration process. Split into three parts, Part I covers the principles that have defined European integration, exploring the treaties and their changes through time, with Brexit being a core milestone. Part II considers the different instruments within the architecture of European integration, with special focus on the development of policies, the euro and enlargement. Part III concentrates on the various narratives surrounding European integration, in particular the concepts, goals and ideas that both spoke and failed to speak to the hearts and minds of Europeans. This includes the 'longue durée' concept, peace, European culture, (the absence of) religion, prosperity and (a lack of) solidarity and democracy.

Wie viel Anthropologie verträgt die Theologie? Für Wilfried Engemann sind Menschen um ihres Menschseins willen religiös. Freiheit, Liebe und Gelassenheit sind für ihn die anthropologischen Leitplanken einer zeitgenössischen Praktischen Theologie. Diese Festschrift ehrt den passionierten Theologen und würdigt sein theologisches uvre in all seinen Facetten. Die Beiträge vertiefen anthropologische Reflexionsperspektiven seiner Theologie und setzen markante theologische Argumentationsmuster kreativ fort. Sie reflektieren die Bedeutung der Freiheit im menschlichen Leben, widmen sich der zwischenmenschlichen Solidarität in der Kirche und erörtern den Mut als integralen Bestandteil christlicher Lebensführung. Mehr als zwanzig Theolog:innen, inspiriert von Engemann, beleuchten so das Menschsein des Menschen.Mit Beiträgen von Michael Beintker, Katrin Burja, Christian Danz, Christian Grethlein, Klaas Huizing, Isolde Karle, Sebastian Kuhlmann, Bernhard Lauxmann, Rainer Liepold, Frank M. Lütze, Kristin Merle, Michael Meyer-Blanck, Ilona Nord, Johann Pock, Uta Pohl-Patalong, Martin Rothgangel, Jonas Simmerlein, Anne M. Steinmeier, Manuel Stetter, Frank Weyen und Jürgen Ziemer.[Freedom - Love - Calmness]How much anthropology can theology bear? For Wilfried Engemann, people are religious for the sake of being human. Freedom, love and serenity are for him the anthropological guiding principles of a contemporary practical theology. This book honors this passionate theologian and pays tribute to his theological oeuvre in all its facets. The contributions deepen anthropological reflections on his theology and creatively continue distinctive patterns of theological argumentation. They reflect on the meaning of freedom in human life, address interpersonal solidarity in the church, and discuss courage as an integral part of Christian lifestyle. More than twenty theologians from present-related disciplines, inspired by Engemann, shed light on the human condition

Wie treffen wir mutigere Entscheidungen, um zukunfts- und konfliktfähig zu werden? Und warum ist das so schwer? Im Angesicht der Situation Deutschlands und dem Agieren der Regierung in der Frühphase des Ukrainekriegs möchten die Beiträger*innen ein Zeichen für mehr Mut setzen - in der Politik wie in der Gesellschaft, in Krisenzeiten wie im Alltag. In elf pointierten Essays widmen sie sich dieser vernachlässigten Tugend und betrachten ihre verschiedenen Facetten und Voraussetzungen. Zudem leuchten sie die Rahmenbedingungen für mutigere Entscheidungen und ein mutigeres Handeln aus - bis hin zu den individuellen Persönlichkeitsmerkmalen dessen, was Mut ausmacht

"In light of the climate crisis, communities of faith must rethink their traditions and adapt them to the rapidly changing environmental reality. Such religious reflection is essential - no less than scientific investigation - if we are to address and manage our impact on the environment. It is in this spirit that The First Jewish Environmentalist sets out to introduce Gordon's green Jewish philosophy to a new generation of readers. Hailed by Martin Buber as 'the true teacher', pioneer, philosopher and dreamer, Aharon David Gordon (Russian Empire- Land of Israel, 1856-1922) is increasingly being recognized as the first Jewish environmentalist. Long before global warming became a major threat, Gordon warned against the mounting dangers of human assault on nature and urged us to open ourselves to nature and re-attune with it. Rather than trying to conquer nature, Gordon argued, we should merge with it; rather than being a master or slave of nature, we should become nature's friend and ally. Since childhood, nature fertilized and shaped Gordon's mindscape, as it eventually did his philosophical writings. Gordon's fresh insights on critical contemporary issues - such as ecology, gender, social justice, and post-secularism - have recently been inspiring not only a rapidly growing body of scholarly literature, but also communal readings and study among young readers whose imagination was captured by Gordon's thoughts and dreams"--

Der Band lädt zum organisationssoziologischen Denken ein. Anhand empirischer Beispiele und Fallstudien wird in zentrale Begriffe, Konzepte und Perspektiven der Organisationssoziologie eingeführt und den Leser:innen ein ebenso fundierter wie praktischer Einstieg in deren Fragestellungen, Themen und Erklärungsformen ermöglicht. Dabei spannt sich der inhaltliche Bogen von der Darlegung eines sozialwissenschaftlichen Verständnisses der Organisation und der Klassifizierung von Typen der Organisation über die Beschreibung zentraler Ansätze der Organisationssoziologie bis zu den Themenbereichen Motivation, Macht, Führung und Strategie. Nicht zuletzt analysiert der Autor auch Fragen der Organisationskultur und der organisationalen Kriminalität. Das Buch bietet Studierenden sozialwissenschaftlicher und auch betriebswirtschaftlicher Studiengänge einen idealen Einstieg in dieses Thema.