Combining feminist readings of familiar texts with personal stories, this book helps students question their assumptions about the Bible, develop their own interpretive abilities, learn some of the Bible's big theological ideas, and connect the Bible with their personal faith journey.
A Beginner's Guide to Knight-Thompson Speechwork®
The book introduces Knight-Thompson Speechwork®, a unique method designed for actors of diverse backgrounds, emphasizing universal and inclusive speech training. It serves as a beginner's guide, equipping readers with essential skills to enhance their vocal abilities while embracing various linguistic, racial, cultural, and gender identities. This approach fosters a supportive environment for actors to develop their craft and communicate effectively.
This beautiful and sacred book calls upon the ancient wisdom of women leaders of the past to show how their magic and spiritual practices can ignite and initiate priestesses today, as they embrace their soul gifts as the guides, coaches, teachers, mystics, life seekers and sacred leaders they truly are.No matter whether you identify as a priestess now, are excitingly exploring your possibilities as one, or are simply curious about your calling in life as a spiritual being, Priestess will inspire you to fall deeply in love with your own healing path, the Goddess, your cyclic nature and beauty, Mother Earth, true sisterhood, and your infinite capacity to meaningfully touch the lives of those around you.Award-winning sacred business leader, coach, speaker, podcaster, temple space holder and priestess, Julie Parker, accompanies you on a journey of self-love and spiritual guidance as she shares her own path to becoming a priestess, and her deep desire to see women fully (re)claim their place as the spiritual leaders the world needs most right now.A sacred leader lives within you.Priestess is your loving call to heart fuelled action to step into the world as one, where the magic only your sacred leadership can bring to us all can be known.
Analyzing Australia, Canada, Germany, South Africa, Switzerland and the United States
Focusing on the comparative analysis of intergovernmental agreements, this study examines six federations: Australia, Canada, Germany, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States. It investigates why some federations establish more agreements than others by utilizing an institutional framework that encompasses seven variables, such as constitutional powers and welfare state size. Additionally, it introduces the first comprehensive database of national intergovernmental agreements, serving as a valuable resource for future research in this area.