This is an essential introductory to liturgy for both ordinands and trainee lay readers - indeed for anyone who finds themselves having to plan or lead public worship. Well-known worship writer and speaker Mark Earey has written this book both for lovers and loathers of liturgical worship - and for those who want to discover it for the first time. This updated and enlarged second edition now includes:* How liturgy works as ritual;* The use of liturgy in different traditions; * The shape of th...

Now in its second edition, Strategic HRM: A Balanced Approach has been updated and revised throughout to examine the latest in theory and practice. Central to its theme is putting HRM in its organizational context and creating a more balanced approach to managing people.

One of the best ways of introducing theology is through direct student engagement with the most exciting works of contemporary religious reflection. We can learn to think theologically from the giants. Gregory Higgins' work, a fresh edition of his earlier The Tapestry of Christian Theology, does just that. Loosely arranging his work around ten key biblical themes, Higgins catches the spirit and verve of ten contemporary theologians. In successive chapters he introduces these important thinker...

Kom je in je werk, op straat of op reis in contact met andere culturen?

Ken je dat gevoel dat je een ander niet goed begrijpt omdat hij/zij uit een ander land komt? Omdat ze daar dingen anders doen en beleven dan jij?

Wil je beter leren omgaan met cultuurverschillen?

Dit boek biedt praktische hulp en antwoorden op alle bovenstaande vragen. De inhoud is toegankelijk opgeschreven. Sarah Lanier is ervaringsdeskundige, dat merk je. Dit boekje heeft al vele duizenden mensen geholpen!

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Om je te ontwikkelen heb je prikkels nodig. Dat geldt ook voor mensen met een verstandelijke beperking. Dit boek legt op een toegankelijke manier uit hoe dat precies werkt. Het geeft je een ‘bril’ waarmee je kunt kijken naar gedrag: die van de zintuiglijke prikkelverwerking.

Met die bril zie je scherp wat de invloed van zintuiglijke informatie op een cliënt of dierbare met een verstandelijke beperking is. Is hij onder- of overprikkeld, of voelt hij zich goed en is hij in staat om zijn ta...

In Vroege ontwikkeling alle kansen geven staat de psychische gezondheid van het jonge kind en zijn zorgfiguren centraal. Je leest er hoe baby’s en jonge kinderen ontwikkelen in de relaties met hun ouders en hoe ouderschap groeit. Dit boek benadrukt de cruciale rol van professionele zorgverleners in kinderdagverblijven en kleuterscholen, in ziekenhuizen en praktijken van artsen en vroedkundigen. Zij zijn belangrijk bij het ondersteunen van de ontwikkeling van de vroege relatie tussen ouders ...

Introduces software engineering techniques for developing software products and apps

With Engineering Software Products, author Ian Sommerville takes a unique approach to teaching software engineering and focuses on the type of software products and apps that are familiar to students, rather than focusing on project-based techniques. Written in an informal style, this book focuses on software engineering techniques that are relevant for software product engineering. Topics covered include per...

Even bad code can function. But if code isn't clean, it can bring a development organization to its knees. Every year, countless hours and significant resources are lost because of poorly written code.

But it doesn't have to be that way. Noted software expert Robert C. Martin presents a revolutionary paradigm with Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship.

Martin has teamed up with his colleagues from Object Mentor to distill their best agile practice of cleaning code "on the fly...

A timely new edition of the classic journalism text, now featuring updated material on the importance of reporting in the age of media mistrust and fake news and how journalists can use technology to navigate its challenges

More than two decades ago, the Committee of Concerned Journalists gathered some of America's most influential newspeople and asked them, "What is journalism for?" Through exhaustive research, surveys, interviews, and public forums, the committee identified the essential el...

This accessible guide to the Gospel and Letters of John introduces readers to key issues arising from historical, literary, and theological approaches to the Johannine literature, also discussing the methodological rationale underlying each of these approaches. After introducing the reader to the development of the narrative structure of the book, the message (theology) is discussed in detail, with the aim of introducing the reader to the interrelatedness of the multiple theological ideas in ...