In ten eloquent speeches, Paul James Toscano traces the odyssey of his life from conversion to the LDS church in 1963 to excommunication for heresy in 1993. Included are the addresses that resulted in church action against him.Authority is adored as the dominant divine characteristic of Mormonism, Toscano alleges; patriology blows unimpeded through the church like a cold wind, chilling compassion, hope, and faith. He worries that unless there is a spiritual revival of mythic dimensions, Mormonism is doomed to resolve itself into yet another sect full of ethical pretension and xenophobic aspiration.Considering himself a Latter-day Saint in exile, Toscano remains confident that Christian love may yet overflow the banks of righteousness, sweep away respectability, turn dignity into mud, lay waste the levees of our vaunted invulnerability, and contaminate us with holiness. The church will yet become an open, compassionate, and forgiving community, according to Toscano's wish -- one dedicated to the spiritual empowerment of each individual, the celebration of diversity, and the sanctity of dissent.

Women, Religion and Leadership focuses on women from the traditional context of women as leaders with chapters observing various aspects of leadership from specifically chosen religious female leaders and going on to examine the legacies they leave behind. This book seeks to identify and analyse the gendered issues underlying the structural lack of recognition for women within the church and to examine the culturally constructed narratives related to these women for evidence of their leadership despite the exclusionary rules applied to force their submission to the dominating forces. Finally this book intends to draw out of these women’s stories the various lessons of leadership that invoke current relevancies among prevailing leadership paradigms. Written by experts from disciplines as varied as leadership and communication studies to sociology, and history to medievalist and English scholars; Women, Religion and Leadership will prove key reading for scholars, academics and researchers is these and related disciplines.

Leadership is difficult--in our quest to teach leaders the secrets of success, we've somehow lost sight of this truth. Steven Snyder teaches leaders that leadership is a marathon, not a sprint; his book offers key strategies for navigating challenges.

This collection of essays contextualizes the history and current state of the social science method in the study of the Hebrew Bible. Part 1 traces the rise of social science criticism by reprinting classic essays on the topic; Part 2 provides "case studies," examples of application of the methods to biblical studies.

Leadership is the ability to influence others so that they can willingly contribute to the achievement of organizational goals. To achieve success or attain any extraordinary fit in career pursuits, business, self-esteem/actualization, human relations and life generally requires sound leadership skills and requisite emotional intelligence that are unique to the individual; which means maximizing the natural strengths we are born with while also turning our weakness to strength. The Leader that You Are by Christian O.O. Okwori is a self-discovery/mastery book on leadership, and quality living with much more. The book empowers the individual to unravel the strength of his uniqueness whether by nature or nurture which will make an ordinary person for example the great leader and exceptional talent in every sphere of life or discipline he or she is naturally designed to be. This book exposes the secret powerful abilities and usefulness in everyday people and things or situations considered useless or bad and teaches how such can be polished, honed, and finished to things of great value and usefulness for an individual and the general society at large. Great values and personal development strategies in achieving success and all-round distinction in all that you do as a great leader in wherever you chose to position yourself by just being who you are is made clear and pragmatically attainable in this great book. By reading this book, you will definitely know two things: what you are born to be great for and how to become the great person you are born to be known for within the shortest possible time through the easiest routes.