THE SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL NETWORK calls Peter Benson’s VISION an inspiring little book

April 22, 2010

The Scientific and Medical Network calls Peter Benson’s Vision “an inspiring little book.”

A book that evokes the life and work of Sir John Templeton himself as a visionary embodying a higher purpose. It addresses both the personal and social, giving guidance on creating one’s own personal vision as a pull towards the future. The book interspersed with inspiring quotations, for instance from Gabriel Garcia Marquez who says that ‘it is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old. They grow old because they stop pursuing dreams.’ He explains how spirit animates and connects us all, and that love is the unifying force in the universe, on which we ourselves can draw and express in our lives. An inspiring little book.


See what some are saying about SPIRITUALITY IN PATIENT CARE

April 20, 2010

Recently, Daily Break News posted a description about the revised and expanded edition of Spirituality in Patient Care. The responses to the blog post were very intriguing:

Sara Wilson comments: This is an outstanding book! It is research based, well written in a conversational style. You feel as if Dr Koenig is speaking to you. It describes how spirituality is linked to positive health outcomes, how to assess patients of any spirituality belief, and how to intervene to help them use their spirituality to improve their health. I use it in a course entitled Spirituality in Nursing.

Read other comments about Spirituality in Patient Care here.


CHOICE recommends From Galileo to Gell-Mann

April 1, 2010

CHOICE calls From Galileo to Gell-Mann “a striking collection of anecdotes about and by scientists concerning the aesthetics of the pursuit of knowledge.”

In From Galileo to Gell-Mann, Marco Bersanelli and Mario Gargantini have gathered writings from over one hundred of the brightest scientific minds from our past and present on the question of “Why? –specifically, why did these great scientists commit themselves so ardently to life in the laboratory? What was it that kept them dedicated to their research endeavors for years on end? 

The comments from the scientists themselves about their thoughts on their particular successes (and errors) reveal aspects of the psychology of creativity that deepens the understanding of the process both for participants and audience. The diversity is marvelous, exemplified by detailed accounts by Hans Oersted, Barbara McClintock, Bruno Rossi, Murray Gell-Mann, and many others, representing a wide spectrum of attitudes and beliefs.

To learn more about From Galileo to Gell-Mann and its authors, click here.


Aging in the Church

March 9, 2010

Dr. Stephen Sapp, Professor and Chair of Religion Studies at the University of Miami, recently wrote an interesting article in The Gerontologist titled What Have Religion and Spirituality to Do with Aging? Three Approaches.

Sapp’s three approaches consisted of three recently published books on aging and spirituality, one in which was a Templeton Press publication, Aging in the Church by Neal M. Krause.

Neal Krause says that the purpose of Aging in the Church “is to examine how social relationships that arise in church affect the physical and mental health of older men and women” (p. 3). He accomplishes his goal in this comprehensive yet comprehensible compilation of a great deal of social–scientific research (both his own and that of others) on the role that involvement in Christian congregations plays in various health outcomes among elders. The most empirical of the three books, this one pulls together a wealth of information in one place for researchers interested in its subject, as well as for those who might want to make a case that “going to church is good for you.”

To learn more about Aging in the Church, click here.


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