Why do bad things happen to good people? (And not as disturbing but equally perplexing: why do good things happen to bad people?) Does conventional wisdom offer any insight into the seemingly illogical happenings of life?* Conventional wisdom, generally accepted…
**** (of 5) The bottom line: A helpful companion to Ashcraft’s Personality Theories, challenging the student beyond the material in the textbook. The Personality Theories Workbook is not a textbook itself, and is intended to be used along Ashcraft’s…
The British Society for Psychical Research defines the boggle line as “a term coined by Renée Haynes to indicate the point at which a phenomenon is considered highly unlikely to be real. This point is subjective and will vary from…
**** (of 5) The bottom line: A solid reference and broad overview of the major personality theories. Personality Theories is a resourceful textbook that details all the chief theories of human personality and psychological development. The book begins by…
The New Oxford American Dictionary defines progressive as “a person advocating or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas.” I would define the dangers of progressivism as “the unrecognized, unseen, or deliberately concealed adverse consequences inflicted on the exact groups…
*** (of 5) The bottom line: An overpriced, but useful, step-by-step “how-to” guide best suited for those seeking exact prescriptions to deliver specific content to teach K-12 students. Strategies and Models for Teachers essentially is a detailed guidebook and…
In order to understand the Arab Israeli conflict, one must also consider the historical developments that have shaped the past and formed the conflict-laden present that we all live in. The official narrative for the creation of the State of…
*** (of 5) The bottom line: An adequate, although not comprehensive, introduction to Christian ethics that provides a synopsis of the major thinkers and movements. Christian Ethics moves in a linear fashion throughout history and successively builds upon prior…
“So do not pray for this people, or lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry out to Me because of their trouble.” (Jeremiah 11: 14) Often, people…
For readers who haven’t yet heard, the case of Eric Garner is a troubling one. Basically, on July 17, 2014, on Staten Island, New York, this man was confronted on the street by NYC police officers. There was a prolonged…
