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Anthony W. Bartlett
VIRTUALLY CHRISTIAN: How Christ Changes Human Meaning and Makes Creation New
Dr. Bartlett has achieved in Virtually Christian a decidedly new approach to understanding the meaning of the life and death of Jesus for the world of the 21st century. He has drawn on a wide variety of sources to support his thesis that the game-changing role of Jesus for contemporary (and all other) societies is that through his act of forgiveness for his executioners as he was hanging on the cross, he initiated an evolutionary change from the ubiquitous culture of violence enveloping the world to a movement towards equally ubiquitous non-violence.

http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9781846943966-0

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Marcus J Borg Reading the Bible Again for the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously But Not Literally
One of the vital challenges facing thoughtful people today is how to read the Bible faithfully without abandoning our sense of truth and history. Reading the Bible Again for the First Time provides a much-needed solution to the problem of how to have a fully authentic yet contemporary understanding of the scriptures. Many mistakenly believe there are no choices other than fundamentalism or simply rejecting the Bible as something that can bring meaning to our lives. Answering this modern dilemma, acclaimed author Marcus Borg reveals how it is possible to reconcile the Bible with both a scientific and critical way of thinking and our deepest spiritual needs, leading to a contemporary yet grounded experience of the sacred texts.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060609191 (Paperback)

Marcus J Borg The Heart of Christianity: Rediscovering a Life of Faith
World-renowned Jesus scholar Marcus J. Borg shows how we can live passionately as Christians in today's world by practicing the vital elements of Christian faith.

For the millions of people who have turned away from many traditional beliefs about God, Jesus, and the Bible, but still long for a relevant, nourishing faith, Borg shows why the Christian life can remain a transforming relationship with God. Emphasizing the critical role of daily practice in living the Christian life, he explores how prayer, worship, Sabbath, pilgrimage, and more can be experienced as authentically life-giving practices.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060526764 (Hard Cover)

Marcus J Borg Jesus: A New Vision
From top Jesus expert Marcus Borg, a completely updated and revised version of his vision of Jesus�as charismatic healer, sage, and prophet, a man living in the power of the spirit and dedicated to radical social change. Fully revised and updated, this is Borg's major book on the historical Jesus. He shows how the Gospel portraits of Jesus, historically seen, make sense. Borg takes into account all the recent developments in historical Jesus scholarship, as well as new theories on who Jesus was and how the Gospels reflect that.

The original version of this book was published well before popular fascination with the historical Jesus. Now this new version takes advantage of all the research that has gone on since the 80s. The revisions establish it as Borg's big but popular book on Jesus.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060608149 (Paperback)

Marcus Borg & Ray Riegert
Jesus and Buddha: The Parallel Sayings
Jesus and Buddha were separated by five hundred years, three thousand miles, and two drastically different cultures. Yet this trade paper edition of the highly acclaimed hardback juxtaposes passages from the New Testament and ancient Buddhist scriptures to illuminate the striking similarity between their lives, deeds, and teachings.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781569751695 (Paperback)
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781569751213 (Hard Cover)

Marcus Borg & John Crossan
The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Teach about Jesus's Birth
In The First Christmas, two of today's top Jesus scholars, Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan, join forces to show how history has biased our reading of the nativity story as it appears in the gospels of Matthew and Luke. As they did for Easter in their previous book, The Last Week, here they explore the beginning of the life of Christ, peeling away the sentimentalism that has built up over the last two thousand years around this most well known of all stories to reveal the truth of what the gospels actually say. Borg and Crossan help us to see this well-known narrative afresh by answering the question, What do these stories mean? in the context of both the first century and the twenty-first century. They successfully show that the Christmas story, read in its original context, is far richer and more challenging than people imagine.
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780061430701 (Hard Cover)
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780061549120 (Electronic Book)

Marcus J Borg The God We Never Knew: Beyond Dogmatic Religion to a More Authenthic Contemporary Faith
Answering the many "spiritual" questions left unaddressed by such popular historical bestsellers as A History of God and God: A Biography, renowned author Marcus Borg reveals how to embrace an authentic contemporary faith that reconciles God with science, critical thinking and religious pluralism.

How to have faith--how to even think about God--without having to stifle modern rationality is one of the most vital challenges facing contemporary religion. In providing a much-needed solution to the problem of how to have a fully authentic yet fully contemporary understanding of God, Borg traces his personal journey.
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060610357 (Paperback)
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060610340 (Hard Cover)

Marcus J Borg Living the Heart of Christianity: A Guide to Putting Your Faith Into Action
Marcus Borg's The Heart of Christianity struck a chord for countless Christians across this country. Church groups and small groups have been reading this influential book, hoping to put into practice Borg's helpful suggestions for how we can be passionate believers today. For the millions of people who have turned away from many traditional beliefs about God, Jesus, and the Bible, but still long for a relevant, nourishing faith, The Heart of Christianity presents a new outlook on Christianity that is both refreshing and compelling.
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780061118425 (Paperback)
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060573416 (Electronic Book)

Marcus J Borg
The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions (Plus)
Was Jesus born of a virgin? Did he know he was the Messiah? Was he bodily resurrected from the dead? Did he intentionally die to redeem humankind? Was Jesus God?

In The Meaning of Jesus two leading Jesus scholars with widely divergent views go right to the heart of these questions and others, presenting the opposing visions of Jesus that shape our faith today.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780061285547 (Paperback)

Marcus J Borg
Conflict, Holiness, and Politics in the Teaching of Jesus
Originally published in 1984, this extraordinary work has until now been available only in an expensive library edition. The present edition has been completely updated and redesigned, and includes an extended new introduction by Marcus Borg that relates the book's central arguments to subsequent Jesus scholarship. A foreword by N. T. Wright characterizes the book as one of the foundational works in the "third quest" for the historical Jesus. In the book, Marcus Borg argues that conflict between a politics of holiness and a politics of compassion, and their implications for Israel, resides at the center of Jesus' activity and teaching. He emphasizes several features that have since become central to Jesus scholarship: the importance of Jesus' inclusive meal practice, a non-apocalyptic paradigm for understanding Jesus, and Jesus as a social prophet and boundary-breaker.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781563382277 (Paperback)

Marcus J Borg
GOD at 2000
"How do your personal experiences, your study, and your faith perspective influence the way you, as an individual, see God?" That was the question posed to these seven renowned authors and scholars. Representing a wide variety of faith perspectives, Karen Armstrong, Diana Eck, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Joan Chittister, Laurence Kushner, Desmond Tutu, and Marcus Borg explore the ways in which their life experiences have shaped their personal understanding of God.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780819219077 (Paperback)
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780819218582 (Hard Cover)

Marcus J Borg
JESUS: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary
Borg returns to the ground where he made his dramatic debut with Jesus: A New Vision in 1987. Here Borg updates his work introducing us to a Jesus we have never met before. In many ways Borg's Jesus is more revolutionary and possesses a more exciting moral vision than the church's traditional view. Here we meet Jesus as sage and prophet courageously and surprisingly confronting the social crises of his day. After a lifetime of work and study, Borg also discovers a Jesus that can continue to inspire, inform and guide those who have moved beyond archaic doctrines. Borg argues that there is a movement in the church today that is catching up with where scholarship has brought us in understanding Christian origins. Here readers will find an historically accurate Jesus, but one who is still worth following.
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060594459 (Hard Cover)
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780061145926 (Large Print Paperback)
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780061205477 (Electronic Book)

Marcus J Borg JESUS at 2000
On February 9-10, 1996, six internationally known Jesus scholars participated in the first national symposium to commemorate the 2000th anniversary of the birth of Jesus. Talking about the historical, religious, and cultural significance of Jesus, these scholars drew mass media attention and inspired a phenomenally successful follow-up discussion group on the Internet. Jesus at 2000 makes the symposium available to those seeking an introduction to the controversial historical study of Jesus and Christian origins and to those wishing to examine the intricacies of this New Testament scholarship more carefully.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780813332529 (Hard Cover)

Marcus J Borg
Jesus in Contemporary Scholarship
Professor Borg, a nationally known Jesus scholar, offers an accessible guide through the growing maze of literature and research on Jesus. A welcome resource for libraries and researchers, the book focuses on the renaissance in Jesus studies in the 1980s, examines issues in contemporary Jesus research, and reveals how current research may help rethink Jesus' identity.
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781563380945 (Paperback)

Marcus J Borg The Last Week: The Day-By-Day Account of Jesus's Final Week in Jerusalem
Using the gospel of Mark as their guide, Borg and Crossan present a day-by-day account of Jesus' final week of life. They begin their story on Palm Sunday with two triumphal entries into Jerusalem. The first entry, that of Roman governor Pontius Pilate leading Roman soldiers into the city, symbolized military strength. The second heralded a new kind of moral hero who was praised by the people as he rode in on a humble donkey. The Jesus introduced by Borg and Crossan is this new moral hero, a more dangerous Jesus than the one enshrined in the church's traditional teachings.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060845391 (Hard Cover)
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060872601 (Paperback)
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780061121289 (Large Print Paperback)
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781598870374 (CD Audio Book)

John Dominic Crossan The Essential Jesus: Original Sayings and Earliest Images
Now in paperback, this is an astonishing presentation of the authentic teachings and earliest images of the revolutionary Galilean sage that delivers a fresh vision of who Jesus really was. Includes 25 photos.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781556358333 (Paperback)

John Dominic Crossan
In Search of Paul
Crossan and Reed make a compelling case for the idea that culture, politics and quest for empire played as large a part in the formation of the Apostle Paul as did theology and religious training. It is an approach that will leave some wondering just how much of a role spirituality played in the Paul story. The authors (Crossan is a prolific author and former co-chair of the Jesus Seminar, Reed is Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at La Verne College in California) dig deeply into the history and archeology of Paul's world, searching for an understanding of the enigmatic apostle. Paul emerges as a fervent advocate for both the uniqueness of the Christian faith and the marginalization of others, the triumph of the City of God over the pagan and anti-God Roman empire.
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060514570 (Hard Cover)
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060816162 (Paperback)

Paul Copan
Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?: A Debate Between William Lane Craig and John Dominic Crossan
Based on a recent debate between John Dominic Crossan, former co-chair of the Jesus Seminar, and evangelical William Lane Craig, Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? is the first book to present a dialogue between evangelicals and members of the Jesus Seminar.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780801021756 (Paperback)

Jeffrey Lud Carlson
Jesus & Faith: A Conversation on the Works of John Dominic Crossan
Includes bibliographical references (p.165-171) and index.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780883449363 (Trade Paper)

Robert B. Stewart
The Quest of the Hermeneutical Jesus: The Impact of Hermeneutics on the Jesus Research of John Dominic Crossan and N.T. Wright

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780761840961 (Paperback)

John Dominic Crossan The Resurrection of Jesus
Two of today's most important and popular New Testament scholars--John Dominic Crossan and N.T. Wright--air their very different understandings of the many historical realities and theological meanings of Jesus' Resurrection.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780800637859 (Hard Cover)

John Dominic Crossan Who is Jesus?
Eminent biblical scholar John Dominic Crossan collaborates with Richard G. Watts to rediscover the life, the work, and the message of Jesus. The authors explain the person and teachings of Jesus with remarkable clarity, relying on the actual historical record as much as possible. Their intention is to aid readers in a fuller and more accurate understanding of the kind of man Jesus was, what kind of world he lived in, and the legacy of his teachings to humankind. Responding to questions about Jesus that he has been asked from all over the world, Crossan addresses the critical issues that have surrounded the Man from Galilee for centuries: his miracles, his baptism, his resurrection, and more. Crossan and Watts help us understand the life and death of Jesus in a way that goes far beyond the Gospels and the legend. This book makes the results of a lifetime of scholarship readily available to nonspecialists who want to meet the historical Jesus. It also leads us to a greater appreciation of Jesus' lasting impact on our lives.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780664258429 (Paperback)

John Dominic Crossan
Biblical Scholarship in North America #3: A Fragile Craft: The Work of Amos Niven Wilder

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780891304241 (Paperback)

John Dominic Crossan
The Birth of Christianity
In this national bestseller, John Dominic Crossan, the world's leading expert on the historical Jesus, reveals how Christianity emerged in the period following Jesus' death. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Crossan shines new light on the theological and cultural contexts from which the Christian church arose. He argues powerfully that Christianity would have happened with or without Paul and contends that Jesus' "resurrection" meant something vastly different for his early followers than it does for many traditional Christians today--what mattered was Christina origins finally illuminates the mysterious period that set Western religious history in its decisive course.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060616601 (Paperback)

John Dominic Crossan
Cliffs of Fall: Paradox and Polyvalence in the Parables of Jesus

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781556358234 (Paperback)

John Dominic Crossan
The Cross That Spoke: The Origins of the Passion Narrative

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781556358197 (Paperback)

John Dominic Crossan
The Dark Interval: Towards a Theology of Story
From myth to parable, Crossan identifies five types of stories. Among these types it is parable that subverts the world and undercuts the safe shelter we build. Using literary theory, philosophy, theology and biblical studies, he demonstrates the subversive power of the parable.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780944344064 (Paperback)

John Dominic Crossan
Excavating Jesus: Beneath the Stones, Behind the Texts
Can the stones of ancient Palestine speak to us about the real Jesus and his message? Are there ways to discover the historical Jesus by sifting through the layers of the Gospels and other early texts? In Excavating Jesus Bible expert John Dominic Crossan and Galilean field archaeologist Jonathan L. Reed take an exhilarating look at Jesus and his world from their two different perspectives.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060616342 (Paperback)

John Dominic Crossan
Finding Is the First Act: Trove Folktales and Jesus' Treasure Parable

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781556358340 (Paperback)

John Dominic Crossan
Four Other Gospels: Shadows on the Contours of Canon

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781556358203 (Paperback)

John Dominic Crossan
God and Empire: Jesus Against Rome, Then and Now
At the heart of the Bible is a moral and ethical call to fight unjust superpowers, whether they are Babylon, Rome, or even America.
From the divine punishment and promise found in Genesis through the revolutionary messages of Jesus and Paul, John Dominic Crossan reveals what the Bible has to say about land and economy, violence and retribution, justice and peace, and, ultimately, redemption. In contrast to the oppressive Roman military occupation of the first century, he examines the meaning of the non-violent Kingdom of God prophesized by Jesus and the equality advocated by Paul to the early Christian churches. Crossan contrasts these messages of peace with the misinterpreted apocalyptic vision from the Book of Revelation, which has been misrepresented by modern right-wing theologians and televangelists to justify U.S. military actions in the Middle East.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060843236 (Hard Cover)
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780061289255 (Electronic Book)

John Dominic Crossan
The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant
The Historical Jesus reveals the true Jesus��who he was, what he did, what he said. It opens with "The Gospel of Jesus," Crossan's studied determination of Jesus' actual words and actions stripped of any subsequent additions and placed in a capsule account of his life story. The Jesus who emerges is a savvy and courageous Jewish Mediterranean peasant, a radical social revolutionary, with a rhapsodic vision of economic, political, and religious egalitarianism and a social program for creating it.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060616298 (Paperback)

John Dominic Crossan
In Fragments: The Aphorisms of Jesus

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781556358210 (Paperback)

John Dominic Crossan
In Parables: The Challenge of the Historical Jesus (Eagle Books)
John Domonic Crossan boldly attempts to understand the parables from inside their own world. In Parables sets the reading and study of the parables in an entirely new context. Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-123) and indexes.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780944344224 (Paperback)

Sebastian Moore
The Contagion of Jesus: Doing Theology as If It Mattered
Moore describes his book "as passionate rather than rigorous theology," representing his enthusiasm for a theology based on a loving God, a saving Christ, and a church of friendship and discipleship. Published to coincide with the author's 90th birthday, The Contagion of Jesus will stimulate Christian seekers and introduce a new generation to the work of a spiritual master.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781570757815 (Paperback)

Kevin Phillips American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century
From America's premier political analyst, an explosive examination of the axis of religion, politics, and borrowed money that threatens to destroy the nation. From Ancient Rome to the British Empire, Phillips demonstrates that every world-dominating power has been brought down by a related set of causes: a lethal combination of global over-reach, militant religion, resource problems, and ballooning debt. It is this same axis of ills that has come to define America's political and economic identity in the past decade. Military miscalculations in the Middle East, the surge of fundamentalist religion, the staggering national debt, the costs of U.S. oil dependence � together these factors are undermining our nation's security, solvency, and standing in the world. If left unchecked, the same forces will bring a debt-bloated, preachy, energy-starved America to its knees.
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780670034864 (Hard Cover)

Marshall Rosenberg
Nonviolent Communication 2ND Edition
Do you hunger for skills to improve the quality of your relationships, to deepen your sense of personal empowerment or to simply communicate more effectively? Unfortunately, for centuries our culture has taught us to think and speak in ways that can actually perpetuate conflict, internal pain and even violence. Nonviolent Communication partners practical skills with a powerful consciousness and vocabulary to help you get what you want peacefully.

In this internationally acclaimed text, Marshall Rosenberg offers insightful stories, anecdotes, practical exercises and role-plays that will dramatically change your approach to communication for the better. Discover how the language you use can strengthen your relationships, build trust, prevent conflicts and heal pain. Revolutionary, yet simple, NVC offers you the most effective tools to reduce violence and create peace in your life�one interaction at a time.
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781892005038 (Paperback)
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781892005373 (Electronic Book)

Marshall Rosenberg Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Compassion
A simple, yet powerful, method of communication for mediating conflicts and peacefully resolving differences at the political, professional, and personal levels.

Everyone should read this book. If you want healthier relationships--this book will help you get there in an entertaining way.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781892005021 (Paperback)

Marshall Rosenberg Practical Spirituality: Reflections on the Spiritual Basis of Nonviolent Communication
According to Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D., our most basic spiritual need is to contribute to the well being of others and ourselves. His brief, unscripted reflections on the spiritual basis of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) will inspire you not only to connect with the Divine in yourself and others, but to begin to create a world of empathy and compassion, where the language we use is the key to enriching life. Discover an intensely satisfying and joyful spiritual experience that begins with you. In these rich pages, learn how NVC can help you achieve a more practical, applied spirituality. Discover how to: - Strengthen the connection between your actions and your spiritual values - Let go of enemy images and moralistic judgments, and experience our common humanity - Connect with others from a place of compassionate energy.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781892005144 (Paperback)

Marshall Rosenberg Raising Children Compassionately: Parenting the Nonviolent Communication Way
Your search for parenting tips that actually improve your family dynamics is over. While other parenting resources offer communication models or discipline techniques, this powerful, practical booklet offers the unique skills and perspective of the Nonviolent Communication (NVC) process. NVC stresses the importance of putting compassionate connection first to create a mutually respectful, enriching family dynamic filled with clear, heartfelt communication. An exceptional resource for parents, parent educators, families and anyone else who works with children. Parents around the world have used his advice to deepen family connections, move past conflicts and improve communication. His revolutionary approach helps parents motivate children to cooperate without either the threat of punishment or the promise of reward. Learn how to model compassionate communication in the home to help your children successfully resolve conflicts and express themselves clearly.
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781892005090 (Paperback)

Marshall Rosenberg
The Surprising Purpose of Anger: Beyond Anger Management: Finding the Gift
You can feel it when it hits you. Your face flushes and your vision narrows. Your heartbeat increases as judgmental thoughts flood your mind. Your anger has been triggered, and you're about to say or do something that will likely make it worse. You have an alternative. By practicing the Nonviolent Communication NVC process you can use that anger to serve a specific, life-enriching purpose. It tells you that you're disconnected from what you value and that your needs are not being met. Rather than managing your anger by suppressing your feelings or blasting someone with your judgments, Marshall Rosenberg shows you how to use anger to discover what you need, and then how to meet your needs in constructive ways. This booklet will help you apply these four key truths: - People or events may spark your anger but your own judgments are its cause - Judging others as "wrong" prevents you from connecting with your unmet needs - Getting clear about your needs helps you identify solutions satisfying to everyone - Creating strategies focused on meeting your needs transforms anger into positive actions.
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781892005151 (Paperback)

Marshall Rosenberg
Being Me, Loving You: A Practical Guide to Extraordinary Relationships
Many of us think of love as a strong emotion, a feeling we have for another person. Marshall Rosenberg's helps us take a wholly different and life-enriching approach to love. Love is something you "do," something you give freely from the heart. Using the Nonviolent Communication (NVC) process, learn how to express yourself nakedly and honestly to your partner, friends, or family, for no other purpose than to reveal what's present or alive in you. Discover what thousands of people around the world already know: A heart to heart connection strengthened by joyfully giving and receiving is the love you long to experience. Discover how to: - Free yourself from the burden of proving your love and requiring proof in return - Avoid doing anything out of guilt, resentment, shame or obligation - Learn to effectively express how you are and what you need.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781892005168 (Paperback)

Marshall Rosenberg Das Herz Gesellschaftlicher Ver�nderung
Wie erreichen wir wirksame soziale Ver�nderung? Marshall B. Rosenberg konzentriert sich auf grunds�tzliche Fragen wie: Was beinhaltet die menschliche Natur? Was ist ein gutes Leben? Wie k�nnen wir das Leben gestalten, so da� wir es sch�n finden?
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9783873875678 (Paperback)

Marshall Rosenberg
Das K�nnen Wir Kl�ren!
Immer mehr Streitigkeiten enden vor Gericht - auch in der Wirtschaft. Wirtschaftsmediation als Alternative zur gerichtlichen Konfliktl�sung ist von daher im Trend. I n keinem der bisher zu diesem Thema erschienenen B�cher wird jedoch beschrieben, wie eine Wirtschaftsmediation tats�chlich abl�uft. Diese L�cke wir mit diesem Buch geschlossen. Die beiden Autoren beschreiben anhand eines fiktiven Streitfalles zwischen mehreren Unternehmen, wie es einem Wirtschaftsmediator gelingt, den Streit nicht nur zu l�sen, sondern die Parteien sogar noch davon zu begeistern, intensiver und nachhaltiger zusammenzuarbeiten. Das Buch ist sehr leicht lesbar, die Beispiele bleiben haften und k�nnen so m�helos in die eigene Praxis umgesetzt werden.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9783873875685 (Mass Market)

Marshall Rosenberg
Den Schmerz �berwinden, Der Uns Trennt

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9783873875760 (Paperback)

Marshall Rosenberg
Erziehung, Die Das Leben Bereichert
In diesem Buch erkl�rt Bestseller-Autor Marshall B. Rosenberg, wie Interesse und Leistungsf�higkeit gef�rdert, eine sichere und unterst�tzende Lernatmosph�re geschaffen, emotionale Intelligenz, Respekt und Mitgef�hl gest�rkt, Konflikte gel�st und Gewaltt�tigkeit verhindert oder entsch�rft werden k�nnen.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9783873875661 (Paperback)

Marshall Rosenberg
Getting Past the Pain Between Us: Healing and Reconciliation Without Compromise
In this important and insightful work, Marshall B. Rosenberg, PhD, demonstrates the powerful healing potential of the Nonviolent Communication (NVC) process. You can transform emotional pain, depression, shame, and conflict into empowering connections. Rosenberg shares that behind all emotional pain are unmet needs. He provides simple steps to create the heartfelt presence necessary for healing to occur. Learn how to transform your relationships, find satisfying reconciliation, and move beyond pain to a place of clear, honest communication. Through role-play dialogues and every-day examples, Rosenberg demonstrates the keys to healing pain and conflict without compromise. The healing power of NVC provides practical and effective tools for individuals, mental health practitioners, mediators, families and couples.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781892005076 (Paperback)

Marshall Rosenberg
Gewaltfreie Kommunikation

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9783873874541 (Paperback)

Marshall Rosenberg

The Heart of Social Change: How to Make a Difference in Your World
The tenets of "Nonviolent Communication" are applied to a variety of settings, including the classroom and the home, in these booklets on how to resolve conflict peacefully. Illustrative exercises, sample stories, and role-playing activities offer the opportunity for self-evaluation, discovery, and application. This insightful perspective on effective social change is illustrated with how-to examples.
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781892005106 (Paperback)

Marshall Rosenberg
Kinder Einf�hlend Ins Leben Begleiten
Gewaltfreie Kommunikation ist ein machtvoller Proze�, um einf�hlende Verbindungen und Handlungen zu inspirieren und der helfen kann, Konflikte zu vermeiden oder sie zu l�sen. Es wird eine Form der Kommunikation erm�glicht, die allen hilft, ihre Bed�rfnisse zufrieden zu stellen und die problemlos auf vielen Gebieten eingesetzt werden kann: in Bildungsinstitutionen, in der Gesch�ftswelt und in der Industrie, bei Anbietern sozialer Dienste und in politisch belasteten Situationen, aber auch in Familien und Partnerschaften.
"Ich habe in den letzten 30 Jahren immer wieder Eltern in die Gewaltfreie Kommunikation eingef�hrt und w�rde hier gerne einige von den Dingen mitteilen, die sowohl f�r mich als auch f�r die Eltern, mit denen ich gearbeitet habe, hilfreich gewesen sind. Dar�ber hinaus m�chte ich einige von den Einsichten weitergeben, die ich durch die herausfordernde und wunderbare Besch�ftigung mit dem Thema Elternschaft gewonnen habe." - Marshall B. Rosenberg
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9783873875739 (Mass Market)

Marshall Rosenberg
Kinder Mitf�hlend Unterrichten

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9783873875753 (Paperback)

Marshall Rosenberg
Konflikte L�sen Durch Gewaltfreie Kommunikation
Gef�hle aussprechen, Bed�rfnisse kl�ren, L�sungen finden. Der international bekannte Psychologe zeigt: Gewaltfreie Kommunikation ist m�glich.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9783451054471 (Paperback)

Marshall Rosenberg
Lebendige Spiritualit�t
Viele von uns sehnen sich nach einer reicheren und sinnvolleren Verbindung zum G�ttlichen. Gleichzeitig finden wir es schwierig, die Gebote unseres Glaubens einzuhalten, z.B. "die andere Wange" hinzuhalten, Urteile zu vermeiden oder unsere Feinde zu lieben.

Marshall B. Rosenberg zufolge ist es unser grundlegendstes spirituelles Bed�rfnis, zum Wohlergehen von anderen Menschen - aber auch zu unserem eigenen - beizutragen. Seine kurzen, spontanen Reflektionen zur spirituellen Basis der Gewaltfreien Kommunikation werden Sie nicht nur dazu inspirieren, sich mit dem G�ttlichen in Ihnen selbst und in anderen zu verbinden. Sie werden dar�ber hinaus beginnen, eine Welt der Empathie und des Mitgef�hls zu schaffen, in der die Sprache, die wir benutzen, der Schl�ssel zu einem bereichernden Leben ist.
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Marshall Rosenberg
Life-Enriching Education: Nonviolent Communication Helps Schools Improve Performance, Reduce Conflict, and Enhance Relationships
Addressing the need for a dynamic change in the formula schools use to mold their students, this groundbreaking guide provides a new approach to education that serves the lives of everyone in the learning community. By implementing the unique communication skills outlined, educators can promote cooperation and understanding and address many of the complex problems faced in the classroom. Teachers will learn new skills to increase student interest, achievement, and retention, as well as create a safe and supportive learning and working atmosphere. They are also given strategies for cultivating emotional intelligence, respect, authenticity, and empathy and are empowered to resolve conflict and prevent or defuse violence. The end result helps teachers rediscover the joy of teaching motivated students. When Students Love to Learn and Teachers Love to Teach
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Marshall Rosenberg Nonviolent Communication: Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony with Your Values (Abridged)
With this adaptation of the bestselling books of the same title, Marshall Rosenberg teaches in his own words:
- Observations, feelings, needs, and requests: how to apply the four-step process of Nonviolent Communication to every dialogue we engage in - Overcoming the blocks to compassion--and opening to our natural desire to enrich the lives of those around us
- How to use empathy to safely confront anger, fear, and other powerful emotions. Here is a definitive audio training workshop on Marshall Rosenberg's proven methods for "resolving the unresolvable" through Nonviolent Communication.
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Marshall Rosenberg
Speaking Peace: Connecting with Others Through Nonviolent Communication (Abridged)
Using straightforward language, vivid examples and compelling stories, author and activist Marshall Rosenberg shows how the principles of nonviolent communication can literally change the way people speak to one another, leading to mutual respect and deeper understanding. 2 CDs.

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Marshall Rosenberg
Speak Peace in a World of Conflict: What You Say Next Will Change Your World
In every interaction, every conversation and in every thought, you have a choice � to promote peace or perpetuate violence. International peacemaker, mediator and healer, Dr. Marshall B. Rosenberg shows you how the language you use is the key to enriching life. Take the first step to reduce violence, heal pain, resolve conflicts and spread peace on our planet � by developing an internal consciousness of peace rooted in the language you use each day.

Speak Peace is filled with inspiring stories, lessons and ideas drawn from over 40 years of mediating conflicts and healing relationships in some of the most war torn, impoverished, and violent corners of the world. Speak Peace offers insight, practical skills, and powerful tools that will profoundly change your relationships and the course of your life for the better.
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781892005175 (Paperback)

Marshall Rosenberg
Teaching Children Compassionately: How Students and Teachers Can Succeed with Mutual Understanding
In this keynote address to a national conference of Montessori educators, Marshall Rosenberg describes his progressive, radical approach to teaching that centers on compassionate connection. Marshall describes the counterproductive role that power and punishment play in our schools, and challenges educators to motivate students instead "by a reverence for life." This practical application of Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication (NVC) process offers educators the tools to create exceptional learning environments. This is an exceptional resource for teachers, school counselors, school administrators, child care providers and more! Nonviolent Communication will help you: - Maximize the individual potential of all students - Improve trust and connection in your classroom community - Strengthen student interest, retention and connection to their work - Find cooperation without using demands - Improve classroom teamwork, efficiency and results.
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9781892005113 (Paperback)

Marshall Rosenberg
Was Deine Wut Dir Sagen Will: �berraschende Einsichten
Wir f�hlen die Wut, wenn sie uns �berf�llt. Unser Gesicht l�uft rot an, der Blickwinkel verengt sich, der Herzschlag nimmt zu und wir werden von beurteilenden Gedanken �berflutet. Unsere Wut wurde ausgel�st und gleich werden wir etwas sagen, das alles noch viel schlimmer macht.

Doch es gibt eine Alternative. In der Gewaltfreien Kommunikation lernen wir, da� Wut einem ganz bestimmten lebensbereichernden Zweck dient. Sie ist ein Alarmsignal daf�r, da� wir von dem, was wir wertsch�tzen, getrennt sind und da� unsere Bed�rfnisse nicht erf�llt werden. Es kann also nicht darum gehen, die Wut in den Griff zu bekommen, indem wir Gef�hle unterdr�cken oder da� wir andere anbr�llen, um unsere Beurteilungen loszuwerden. Marshall Rosenberg zeigt, wie wir mit Hilfe unsere Wut unsere Bed�rfnisse entdecken und wie wir sie auf konstruktive Weise erf�llen k�nnen.
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John Shelby Spong Living in Sin?: A Bishop Rethinks Human Sexuality
Is celibacy the only moral alternative to marriage? Should the widowed be allowed to form intimate relationships without remarrying? Should the church receive homosexuals into its community and support committed gay and lesbian relationships? Should congregations publicly and liturgically witness and affirm divorces? Should the church's moral standards continue to be set by patriarchal males? Should women be consecrated bishops? Bishop Spong proposes a pastoral response based on scripture and history to the changing realities of the modern world. He calls for a moral vision to empower the church with inclusive teaching about equal, loving, non-exploitative relationships.

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John Shelby Spong
A New Christianity for a New World: Why Traditional Faith is Dying and How a New Faith is Being Born
It offers an understanding of Christianity that is free of exclusivity and shame. Bishop Spong empowers those who are disillusioned by religion to discover a God who is the source of life and the source of love, unbounded by the limits of any tradition. The Church of tomorrow, lie writes, must be able to "incorporate all of our reality. It must be able to allow God and Satan to come together in each of us . . . . It must unite Christ with Antichrist, Jesus with Judas, male with female, heterosexual with homosexual."
After explaining why the traditional understandings of God, Christ, and the rules and dogmas of the Church are not just inoperative but dangerous, Spong offers his contemporary vision of the Church as a community of love, equality, and truth. This work is the ultimate legacy of his struggle to discover and promote a faith system that can live in our new world. Only someone who has spent a lifetime crusading for change and the rights of outcasts in the Church could give voice to such a reasoned, just, and loving faith. With Bishop Spong we can take the brave step to discover the Christianity of tomorrow.
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060670849 (Hard Cover)
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John Shelby Spong
The Sins of Scripture: Exposing the Bible's Texts of Hate to Reveal the God of Love
In the history of the Western World, the Bible has been a perpetual source of inspiration and guidance for countless Christians. However, this Bible has also left a trail of pain. It is undeniable that the Bible is not always used for good. Sometimes the Bible can seem overtly evil. Sometimes its texts are terrible.
Bishop John Shelby Spong boldly approaches those texts that have been used through history to justify the denigration or persecution of others while carrying with them the implied and imposed authority of the claim that they were the Word of God. As he exposes and challenges what he calls the terrible texts of the Bible, laying bare the evil done by these texts in the name of God, he also seeks to redeem these texts, hoping to recover their ultimate depth and purpose.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060778408 (Paperback)

John Shelby Spong
Why Christianity Must Change or Die
In this compelling and heartfelt book, he sounds a rousing call for a Christianity based on critical thought rather than blind faith, on love rather than judgment, and that focuses on life more than religion.

An important and respected voice for liberal American Christianity for the past twenty years, Bishop John Shelby Spong integrates his often controversial stands on the Bible, Jesus, theism, and morality into an intelligible creed that speaks to today's thinking Christian. In this compelling and heartfelt book, he sounds a rousing call for a Christianity based on critical thought rather than blind faith, on love rather than judgment, and that focuses on life more than religion.
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060675363 (Paperback)
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Peter C. Moore
Can a Bishop Be Wrong?: Ten Scholars Challenge John Shelby Spong

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John Shelby Spong
The Bishop's Voice: Selected Essays 1979-1999
For twenty years, Episcopal Bishop John Spong, wrote a monthly column in his diocesan newspaper, The Voice. Throughout the years, he used the paper as a pulpit for his progressive views about faith, dogma, tradition, and human rights. Compiled and edited by his daughter, Christine, this collection serves as an excellent introduction to Spong's breathtaking breadth of interest and capability as one of the century's leading voices for religious and human inclusivity.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780824518776 (Paperback)

John Shelby Spong Born of a Woman: A Bishop Rethinks the Virgin Birth and the Role of Women in a Male-Dominated Church
John Shelby Spong, bestselling author and Episcopal bishop of Newark, NJ, challenges the doctrine of the virgin birth, tracing its development in the early Christian church and revealing its legacy in our contemporary attitudes toward women and female sexuality.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060754129 (Electronic)

John Shelby Spong
Die S�nden Der Heiligen Schrift
Die Bibel ist das Fundament des christlichen Glaubens und der Wertordnung nicht nur des Abendlands. Sie gilt als >>Heilige Schrift<<. In der Bibel finden sich jedoch nicht nur Irrt�mer und Widerspr�che, sondern auch schreckliche und hasserf�llte Texte. Es gibt sie: die S�nden der >>Heiligen Schrift<<. Nicht minder wird die Bibel mit Berufung auf ihre Autorit�t als >>Wort Gottes<< auch heute noch missbraucht. Krieg, Gewaltt�tigkeit, Unterdr�ckung von Minderheiten werden bis auf den Tag mit der Bibel gerechtfertigt. Christen, die andere zu Opfern machen, berufen sich auf sie.
Wie kann die Bibel �ber ihre eigene zerst�rerische Kraft gehoben werden? Wie ist die Bibel zu lesen, damit sie nicht dazu benutzt werden kann, B�ses, Schmerzen und Opfer zu begr�nden?
>>Ich glaube, dass die Bibel als solche bewahrt werden muss, doch nicht als das Buch, das Menschen dazu benutzten, Schmerzen und B�ses in der Geschichte zu begr�nden.<< J.S. Spong
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John Shelby Spong
Here I Stand: My Struggle for a Christianity of Integrity, Love, and Equality
The legendary Episcopal Bishop tells of his lifelong struggle to champion an authentic christianity based on love, not hatred.

Review:
"In this superb autobiography, Spong synthesizes his experiences as the leading spokesman in America and abroad for liberal Christianity."(-- Library Journal)
Review:
"The poignant account of someone who loves the church deeply and has frequently been misunderstood."(-- Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu)

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060675394 (Paperback)

John Shelby Spong
Jesus for the Non-ReligiousJesus for the Non-Religious
Writing from his prison cell in Nazi Germany in 1945 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a young German theologian, sketched a vision of what he called "religionless Christianity." In this book, John Shelby Spong puts flesh onto the bare bones of Bonhoeffer's radical thought. The result is a strikingly new and different portrait of Jesus of Nazareth�a Jesus for the non-religious.
Spong challenges much of the traditional understanding that has for so long surrounded the Jesus of history, from the tale of his miraculous birth to a virgin, to the account of his cosmic ascension into the sky at the end of his life. Spong questions the historicity of the ideas that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, that he had twelve disciples, and that the miracle stories were meant to be descriptions of supernatural events. He also speaks directly to those contemporary critics of Christianity who call God a "delusion" and who write letters to a "Christian nation" and describe how Christianity has become evil and destructive.
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060762070 (Hard Cover)
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John Shelby Spong
Liberating the Gospels: Reading the Bible with Jewish Eyes
In this boldest book since Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism, Bishop John Shelby Spong offers a compelling view of the Gospels as thoroughly Jewish tests. Spong powerfully argues that many of the key Gospel accounts of events in the life of Jesus�from the stories of his birth to his physical resurrection�are not literally true. He offers convincing evidence that the Gospels are a collection of Jewish midrashic stories written to convey the significance of Jesus. This remarkable discovery brings us closer to how Jesus was really understood in his day and should be in ours.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060675578 (Paperback)
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John Shelby Spong
A New Christianity for a New World
In his bestselling book Why Christianity Must Change or Die, Bishop John Shelby Spong described the toxins that are poisoning the Church. Now he offers the antidote, calling Christians everywhere into a new and radical reformation for a new age. Spong looks beyond traditional boundaries to open new avenues and a new vocabulary into the Holy, proposing a Christianity premised upon justice, love, and the rise of a new humanity � a vision of the power that might be.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060726263 (Electronic)

John Shelby Spong
Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture
BibleSex drove me to the Bible! This statement is literally true, but not in the sense that most would interpret it. In 1988 my book entitled Living in Sin? "A Bishop Rethinks Human Sexuality was published by Harper and Row. In that book I was led to question traditional religious attitudes and traditional religious definitions on a wide variety of sexual issues, from homosexuality to premarital living arrangements. There was an immediate outcry from conservative religious circles in defense of something they called biblical morality. "Proof Texting and Prejudice This appeal to the Bible to justify and to sustain an attitude that was clearly passing away had a very familiar ring to me. I grew up in America's segregated South with its rich evangelical biblical heritage. Time after time I heard the Bible quoted to justify segregation. I was told that Ham, Noah's son, had looked on Noah in his nakedness, and for this sin he had been cursed to servitude and slavery along with all his progeny (Gen. 9:25-27). It did not occur to those quoting this Scripture to raise questions about what kind of God was assumed in this verse, or whether or not they could worship such a God. Since they could not identify themselves with those who were the victims of this cruelty, the God to whom they ascribed this victimizing power did not appear to them to be seriously compromised.
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John Shelby Spong
Resurrection: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Easter
A daring examination of the foundational event of Christianity, and an inspiring vision for reconciliation between Jews and Christians from the bestselling author and widely respected Bishop John Shelby Spong.

Using approaches from the Hebrew interpretive tradition to discern the actual events surrounding Jesus' death, Bishop Spong questions the historical validity of literal narrative concerned the Resurrection. He asserts that the resurrection story was born in an experience that opened the disciples' eyes to the reality of God and the meaning of Jesus of Nazareth. Spong traces the Christian origins of anti-Semitism to the Church's fabrication of the ultimate Jewish scapegoat, Judas Iscariot. He affirms the inclusiveness of the Christian message and emphasizes the necessity of mutual integrity and respect among Christians and Jews.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060754082 (Electronic)

John Shelby Spong Resurrection: Myth or Reality?
The controversial bishop who authored Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism draws on biblical evidence as well as contemporary thought to take a daring look at the very foundation of Christianity--the Resurrection and the story of Easter.

Using approaches from the Hebrew interpretive tradition to discern the actual events surrounging Jesus' death, Bishop Spong questions the hitorical validity of literal narrative concerned the Ressurection. He asserts that the resurrection story was born in an experience that opened the disciples' eyes to the reality of God and the meaning of Jesus of Nazareth. Spong traces the Christian origins of anti-Semitism to the Church's fabrication of the ultimate Jewish scapegoat, Judas Iscariot. He affirms the inclusiveness of the Christian message and emphasizes the necessity of mutual integrity and respect among Christians and Jews.
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060674298 (Paperback)
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060675462 (Hard Cover-Used)

John Shelby Spong
This Hebrew Lord: A Bishop's Search for the Authentic Jesus
In This Study I Found A Lord, a center for my being. Behind the supernatural framework of the first century...I discover a life I wanted to know; a life that possessed a power I wanted to possess; a freedom, a wholeness for which I had yearned for years."Illuminating the "figure who stands at the center of all the Christian Church is," John Shelby Spong explores Jesus under the light of the Hebrew tradition into which he was born. Candid, personal, and soundly argued, this is Spong's spiritual and intellectual pilgrimaged to the Christ he discovered in Jesus of Nazareth.

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9780060675202 (Paperback)

John Shelby Spong
Warum Der Alte Glaube Neu Geboren Werden Muss
Gott kann nicht mehr glaubw�rdig als ein Wesen mit �bernat�rlicher Macht verstanden werden, das in die menschliche Geschichte eingreift. Es gilt daher eine neue Form der Rede von Gott und Jesus Christus zu finden. Bischof Spong r�umt klar und mit ungewohntem Freimut mit �berholten christlichen Glaubensvorstellungen, Kirchenbildern und Fr�mmigkeitsformen auf. Alle Definitionen der Vergangenheit werden zur Diskussion gestellt.
In seinem neuen Buch zeichnet Spong eine Sicht Gottes, die �ber den sterbenden Theismus hinausgeht. Er entfaltet ein neues Verst�ndnis Jesu Christi als g�ttlicher Gegenwart, das die traditionellen Formeln von Menschwerdung, Erl�sung und Dreifaltigkeit nicht mehr verwendet. Schlie�lich beschreibt er seine Vision der Kirche und ihrer Liturgie f�r die Zukunft. Kann das Christentum seine notwendige Reformation �berleben? Kann es einen neuen Wortschatz f�r die Glaubenstradition entwickeln? Kann es in einer nachchristlichen Welt mehr als eine Randgruppe sein?
http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9783491703957 (Hard Cover)

John Shelby Spong
Was Sich IM Christentum �ndern Muss

http://www.powells.com/partner/33453/biblio/9783491724815 (Hard Cover)