Janice McLaughlin (1942–2021)
Autor de Ostriches, Dung Beetles and Other Spiritual Masters: A Book of Wisdom from the Wild
Sobre El Autor
Janice McLaughlin is Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology at the University of Newcastle. She has wide teaching experience on sociology, women's studies and politics programmes. Her research interests are in feminist theory and the mutual shaping of technology mostrar más and society mostrar menos
Obras de Janice McLaughlin
Ostriches, Dung Beetles and Other Spiritual Masters: A Book of Wisdom from the Wild (2009) 16 copias
Valuing Technology: Organisations, Culture and Change (The Management of Technology and Innovation) (1999) 6 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1942-02-13
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 2021-03-07
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Maryknoll, New York, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Zimbabwe
- Educación
- University of Zimbabwe (MA - Religious Studies, PhD - Religious Studies)
Marquette University (BA - Theology, Anthropology and Sociology) - Ocupaciones
- nun
social activist
aid worker - Organizaciones
- Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic
Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (Press Secretary)
Miembros
Reseñas
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 8
- Miembros
- 43
- Popularidad
- #352,016
- Valoración
- 3.5
- Reseñas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 20
This was a sincerely excellent read. I greatly enjoyed it!
Each chapter starts with Sister Janice telling us about an African animal or plant and the special trait that this item has -- for example, perseverance -- and then relates some anecdotal experience she's had or someone else has had that relates to this ... and finishes off the chapter by relating this trait to the Scriptures. It is *fantastic*!
At the end of every chapter she offers Scriptural readings that highlight the point of each chapter, some reflection questions to ask yourself or a group, and then some things you can do in your life that relate to each trait -- simple things like, complimenting someone who you find to be a sincere annoyance. (For that one I came up with "I like when you leave" ...)
After the first 3 chapters I decided that I wanted to share this book with my Protestant friend so read each chapter carefully to make sure it was not heavily Catholic and end up offending her. I did not find it to be heavily Catholic ... Catholic doctrine is mentioned -- saints / people that we look up to as examples of good Catholics/People -- and Catholic Social Teachings are the main things I picked up on ... (some people may be offended by the "Catholic social teachings" because global warming is mentioned and the death penalty and I know some conservative Protestants have really strong opinions on those that differ from Catholic social teaching).
I loved the book!
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