books about: humanistic     books:       Recalling Education (Isi Books)8 reviews Hugh Mercer Curtler ISI Books, 2001 Recalling Education Curtler presents a convincing argument in comprehensible terms. He outlines his opinion of why education has become what it has - solely information. Education, he asserts, should be more about equipping students with the ability to not only memorize information but implement it as well. This can be done by helping all students reach autonomy. Curtler does a good job of explaining his ...             Beyond the Limits of Experience: A Phenomenological Search for Transpersonal Meaning Within Humanistic Adult ...8 reviews Alejandro Vikrant Sentis Educational Studies Pr, 1999 The best book about growth This journey is a exeptional story of courage and sincerity with oneself. It is rare to see this nowadays. The book is an excelent guide for any Adult Educator interested in Transformative Adult Education. Vikrant showed me what it is to be sincerely intrested in your own development.             Ken Wilber: Thought As Passion (Suny Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Pyschology)10 reviews Frank Visser State University of New York Press, 2003 Making Ken Wilber Assessible March 04, 2004 If you want a well researched, thorough overview of the work of Ken Wilber, then Frank Visser's Ken Wilber: Thought as Passion is a great choice. It covers a broad scope and is a relatively easy read. That's the short version. The long version must take into account Wilber's five periods or models to date. Visser's book nicely introduces the first four periods in a general way, and ...             Native American Postcolonial Psychology7 reviews Eduardo Duran, Bonnie Duran State University of New York Press, 1995 Finally a book from "the other side" This book gives a brilliant insight into the issues that Native Americans are facing as a colonialized people. I don't believe America as a whole has come to the realization of just what it did to the indigenous people and the traumatizing effect the American Dream has had on the original inhabitants. To make matters worse, these people are normally treated by individuals that only come from the ...             A Dialogue of Civilizations: Gulen's Islamic Ideals and Humanistic Discourse48 reviews B. Jill Carroll The Light, Inc., 2007 dialogue of a computer guy and plato As a computer guy, I should confess that I do not read a lot, unfortunately. However, Writer Carroll's writing style has helped me a lot read this book. In order to understand the meaning of the phrase "dialogue among civilizations", we need to understand if human value, moral dignity, freedom, human ideal, education, and responsibility mean similar importance and have similar definitions for ...             Lad: a dog31 reviews Albert Payson Terhune E.P. Dutton & Company, 1919 Books about a dog... are now legion, as they say. But Terhune was the first person to make them worthwhile to read! I recently came across Albert Payson Terhune's oeuvre, Sunnybank, and Lad, etc. while preparing to purchase a collie for our home. Although we did not eventually get the 'dog of our dreams,' all of my hopes and aspirations, which had been fueled by watching "Lassie" almost fifty years ago, were ...             The Carl Rogers Reader6 reviews Carl Rogers Mariner Books, 1989 Essential reading for any psychotherapist I have been working as a therapist for over 10 years and, to my shame, have only now started to read any of Rogers' work. This selection of his writings strikes me as amazingly modern and relevant to the work of anyone in the 'helping' professions. I have been struck by the almost spiritual quality of his thoughts, and the way in which he cuts through any psychological or psychotherapeutic ...             Invitation to sociology: A humanistic perspective12 reviews Peter L Berger Pelican Books, 1966 Stil a great introduction to sociology of knowledge Even with bright students (I am assuming some I have had are among the bright) there are problems with this book. It was a required text for my Sociology course in my student days and I have a fondness for what it did to me in leading me on to PB's "The Social Construction of Reality". SCR is clearly too difficult for most students and Invitation is much more accessible. Still, I have found ...             Man for Himself: An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics9 reviews Erich Fromm Holt Paperbacks, 1990 Excellent "There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by the unfolding of his powers." This sentence may be one of the most important themes in this wonderful book.             Psychology of the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research (S U N Y Series in Transpersonal and ...9 reviews Stanislav Grof State University of New York Press, 2000 Consciousness research on the cutting edge I first encountered Stanislav Grof in the late 'seventies at a seminar held in Pacific Grove, California. He was a featured speaker, and to say that I was impressed would be an understatement. In this book, he discusses transpersonal psychology, involving a shift in awareness. Our psychologists and psychiatrists need to engage themselves in this transformational system and get outside the ...             Humanistic - Existential Astrology: Principles and Evolution3 reviews Victor D Purcell AuthorHouse, 2000 Definitely worth your time! The book was worth the time I spent on it. This author is truly a pioneer in his field. I was impressed with his summation of vital energy and the role it plays as the underpinning for astrology. However, it could have used one more proof read... there are some minor grammatical clutches. Aside from that, it's very good. I recommend it. Jes Richmond (Musician, Composer)             Academic Life: Hospitality, Ethics, and Spirituality3 reviews John B. Bennett Anker Pub Co, 2003 A captivating book Academic Life: Hospitality, Ethics, and Spirituality is a page-turner, a description I most often reserve for fast-moving books of fiction. However, even before I turned the first page, I knew this was a book I was not going to be able to put down. Bennett's conceptual framework of academic life is as captivating as it is sound. While reading Academic Life, I remembered how excited I was ...             Demystifying the Autistic Experience: A Humanistic Introduction for Parents, Caregivers, and Educators6 reviews William Stillman Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002 Stillman's approach is fresh and loving. Bill Stillman writes with exquisite sensitivity and calls the reader to share that respectful approach. This helps the reader learn how to support the person(s) whom they love who happen to have autistic experiences. Further, this approach leads readers to examine their interactions with all other people. Bill writes about his own experiences as well as the lives of others. These vignettes ...             Integral Psychology: Yoga, Growth, and Opening the Heart (S U N Y Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic ...4 reviews Brant Cortright State University of New York Press, 2007 Understanding Integral Psychology Integral Psychology: Yoga, Growth and Opening the Heart, by Brant Cortright Having read Dr. Cortright's earlier Psychotherapy and Spirit, I was pleased to discover that Integral Psychology was available this year, and read it immediately upon receiving it. It's been ten years since the earlier publication, and the author has [from my long-distance observation] made important progress in his ...             Tomorrow's Children: A Blu for Partnership Education for the 21st Century4 reviews Riane Eisler Basic Books, 2001 New futures for all Riane Eisler's new book is a stunning contribution to multicultural pedagogy. Using her macrohistorical theory of dominator/partnership swings, she offers a new framework, structure and content for education. This is one of the most important books to come around in a long time. I hope my children will grow up in a world that has realized the blue print for partnership education that she ...             Exodus to Humanism: Jewish Identity Without Religion (Philosophy and Literary Theory)6 reviews David Ibry Prometheus Books, 1999 Can Jews rely on religion for their identity? This book aims at providing an answer to this question. Included with the author's observations and experiences are arguments and explanations from 26 Jewish contributors who have either rejected Judaism or have never believed in it, including Prof. Sir Isaiah Berlin, Prof. Sir Herman Bondi, Prof. Albert Ellis, Prof. Adolf Grunbaum,Rose Hacker, Prof. George Klein, Dr. Henri Morgentaler, Prof. ...             God-Optional Judaism: Alternatives for Cultural Jews Who Love Their History, Heritage, and Community4 reviews Judith Seid Birch Lane Press, 2000 Like I said before -- Jewshness is BOTH culture and religion I'm giving this book five stars, NOT because I agree with its theology (I most certainly do NOT - I myself am a religious Jew) but because it is well-written and thought provoking in its own genre. Judith Seid is a "cultural Jew," that is, a Jew who relates to the history, music, art, customs and traditions of Judaism in a secular way, but who does not believe in God or "the religion." Her book ...             Wholeness : On Education, Buckminster Fuller, and Tao4 reviews Alex Gerber Jr. Gerber Educational Resources, 2001 For philosophical and educational studies collections Wholeness: On Education, Buckminster Fuller, and Tao is a treatise divided into three main chapters; as its subtitle suggests, the chapters focus upon Education, Buckminster Fuller, and the Tao. Unifying the theme of this scholarly, superbly crafted presentation is the concept of wholeness and how it applies to life in a world where so many are often blind to the whole picture that encompasses ...             Showing up: An action plan for personal growth and following your bliss5 reviews Stratton Horres Brown Books Pub. Group, 2000 Excellent reading! Thoroughly recommended! "Showing up is the metaphysical key that unlocks the portal to our higher selves and allows our soul to soar to heaven's door while still present in the here and now", write authors and seekers Stratton Horres and Michala Perreault. Their new book, Showing Up, enables the reader to reveal their true self and manifest their origin. Showing Up shows us how to conquer our lower and outer self; how ...             Judaism in a Secular Age: An Anthology of Secular Humanistic Jewish Thought (Library of Secular Humanistic ...3 reviews Ktav Publishing House, 1995 Shopping Around I had always thought of myself as Jewish, always celebrated the holidays with my parents at home. But then I was bat-mitzvah age and suddenly I didn't want to go to synagogue and memorize hebrew texts. I wanted to do something more meaningful to myself. And so we, as a family, shopped around. 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