Social Transformation

"Das alte Denken hat uns weit gebracht, aber es bringt uns nicht mehr weiter." - Petra Bock. In tausenden Beratungsgesprächen hat die Transformationsforscherin und Managementberaterin Petra Bock ein Muster in unserem Denken entdeckt, das die Ursache unserer heutigen Probleme und der Code der menschlichen Zivilisation sein könnte. Es lässt uns sogar dann, wenn wir alles haben, Leben als Überlebenskampf verstehen und macht uns zu einer Spezies, die sich und ihre Umwelt bis zur Selbstzerstörung ausbeutet.

What sets this comprehensive guide apart from other publications is its holistic approach. It delves into the realms of psychology, sociology, neurology, and anthropology, weaving together a tapestry of knowledge that provides a comprehensive understanding of human nature. With the author's expertise and scholarly research, this book paints a vivid picture of the human mind and offers practical insights that can be applied in real-life situations.

From the Women's March in DC to #BlackLivesMatter rallies across the country, there has been a rising wave of protests and social activism. These events have been an important part of the battle to combat racism, authoritarianism, and xenophobia in Trump's America. However, the struggle for social justice continues long after the posters and megaphones have been packed away. After the protests are heard, how can we continue to work toward lasting change? 

Author Hattie Cooper, the blogger behind The Anxious Girl's Guide to Dating, knows anxiety. She has lived with generalized anxiety disorder for years. Hattie shares immediate, easy-to-use strategies for tackling your social anxiety disorder and creating healthy habits. Featuring expert advice from foreword writer and registered psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald, the tools in this book will help you beat your anxiety and reveal your most confident self. 

This is a compelling tract for our times (manifesto) addressed to evangelicals around the English-speaking world from the general director of the Evangelical Alliance. This umbrella group represents evangelical Christians in the United Kingdom and is part of the larger World Evangelical Alliance...

In our era of mass incarceration, gun violence, and Black Lives Matters, a handbook showing how racial justice and restorative justice can transform the African American experience in America. 

Akaky Akakievich is a quiet government clerk in St. Petersburg, known for little more than copying documents and enduring the indifference of the people around him. His worn-out overcoat has become impossible to repair, forcing him to undertake a sacrifice that gives his otherwise narrow life a...

In this book, Bauman examines how we have moved away from a 'heavy' and 'solid', hardware-focused modernity to a 'light' and 'liquid', software-based modernity. This passage, he argues, has brought profound change to all aspects of the human condition. The new remoteness and un-reachability of...

A Pulitzer Prize Winner and landmark book from one of the truly original scholars of our time: a magnificent revelation of turn-of-the-century Vienna where out of a crisis of political and social disintegration so much of modern art and thought was born. "Not only is it a splendid exploration of...

During the long 18th century, Europe's travelers, scholars, and intellectuals looked to Asia in a spirit of puzzlement, irony, and openness. In this panoramic book, author Jürgen Osterhammel tells the story of the European Enlightenment's nuanced encounter with the great civilizations of the East, from the Ottoman Empire and India to China and Japan. A momentous work by one of Europe's most eminent historians, Unfabling the East takes listeners on a thrilling voyage to the farthest shores, bringing back vital insights for our own multicultural age. 

As AI and robotics eliminate jobs across the spectrum, governmental revenues will plummet while the debt increases dramatically. This crisis of limited resources on all levels - underfunded or nonexistent pensions, health problems, lack of savings, and job destruction without comparable job creation - will drive many into homelessness and produce a dramatic rise in violence as we fight over shrinking resources.

Gabriele Mönnig alias Anaya Satya erzählt in eindrucksvollen Worten von familiären Prägungen, innerem Aufbruch und dem Mut, den eigenen Weg zu gehen – jenseits gesellschaftlicher Erwartungen. Die Hörer*innen begleiten sie durch bewegende Lebensphasen, spirituelle Erkenntnisse und heilende Prozesse, die nicht nur sie selbst, sondern auch ihr Umfeld transformieren. Ergänzt durch Bonusmaterial (Meditation & Kapitel) ist dieses Hörbuch ein Seelenkompass für alle, die spüren, dass auch in ihnen etwas Neues erwachen möchte.

You Don't Have to Give Up the Bible in Pursuit of Justice Today's justice movements are often dominated by secular worldviews. But what if the Bible provides Christians with an even more compelling vision for a just and flourishing society? In Redeeming Justice, Christina Crenshaw integrates...

On the 500th anniversary of Luther’s rebellion, this spectacular global history traces the revolutionary faith that shaped the modern world. Five hundred years ago Protestant Christianity began with one stubborn monk – today, it includes a billion people across the globe. The upheaval Martin...

Gabriele Mönnig, alias Anaya Satya, beschreibt den Moment, in dem alte Muster ihre Kraft verlieren und das System auf „Null" zurückfährt. Authentisch und ungefiltert berichtet sie von der Dekonstruktion übernommener Identitäten und der mutigen Entscheidung für einen vollständigen Systemreset. Es ist die Erzählung eines Erwachens, das jenseits von Optimierungszwängen dort ansetzt, wo die Stille beginnt und echte Autonomie entsteht.

Réfléchissez comme les philosophes : Vers une vie éclairée - une invitation à explorer les profondeurs de la pensée pour transformer votre existence. Plongez dans l'univers intemporel de la sagesse philosophique avec cette collection unique, qui assemble trois chefs-d'œuvre essentiels pour quiconque aspire à une vie plus éclairée, consciente et harmonieuse. Ces œuvres fondatrices, issues de l'héritage des plus grands penseurs de l'histoire, vous offrent des clés précieuses pour comprendre l'existence, surmonter les défis et trouver votre propre vérité. 1.

'This is a book for anyone who has ever thought they didn't quite fit in' -- Beverley Cuddy, Dogs Today 'An inspirational story that is told with humour, candour and humility that I am sure will offer hope to others who also struggle with their mental health' -- Mark Winstanley Chief Executive...

Revolutions hold a distinct place in the popular imagination. This may be because their rhetoric, such as ‘liberty, fraternity, equality’, articulates aspirations with which we identify; or because we are shocked by the destructive forces unleashed when social conventions break down. Yet...

Bloomsbury presents Looking East in Winter by Dr. Rowan Williams, read by Elliot Fitzpatrick. In many ways, we seem to be living in wintry times at present in the Western world. In this new book, Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury and a noted scholar of Eastern Christianity...

How should we live: how should we care for one another; grow our capabilities to work, to learn, to love and fully realise our potential? This exciting and ambitious book shows how we can re-design the welfare state for this century. The welfare state was revolutionary: it lifted thousands out...