How to Achieve Heaven on Earth - Softcover

Wade III, John E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1589805976 ISBN 13: 9781589805972

Publisher: Pelican Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Tackling the momentous question of how individuals can envision and enact positive change, this volume brings together a collection of 101 essays from some of todays most notable thinkers, leaders, artists, and writers including Tony Blair, George W. Bush, Al Gore, and Barack Obama focusing on the large problems of modern society, as well as the little challenges people face every day. Covering everything from religion, poverty, and economic and environmental upheaval, to individual consciousness, mental well-being, and community development, the essays in this volume encourage readers to find meaning in their lives and share it with others for the betterment of the world.

About this title

Product Description:

A collection of essays from some of the world's best known movers and shakers on at how we can help change the world. Tackling the momentous question of how individuals can envision and enact positive change, it brings together a collection of 101 essays from some of the most notable thinkers, leaders, artists, and writers.

About the Author:

Welsh economist Sir Clive W. J. Granger, who died in May 2009, was Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Diego, where he taught from 1974 to 2003. He was previously on the faculty at the University of Nottingham, 1956 to 1973, where he earned his doctorate and where the Geography and Economics building is named after him. He wrote numerous books on economics and shared the 2003 Nobel Memorial Prize in economic sciences. Dan Reiter, PhD, is a professor in and chairman of Emory University's department of political science. The name of his essay is Democracy and Peace. Thomas R. McFaul is professor emeritus in ethics and religious studies at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. His most recent book is The Future of Peace and Justice in the Global Village: The Role of the World Religions in the Twenty-first Century. Michael Nagler is professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, where he founded the Peace and Conflict Studies Program and developed its courses in nonviolence and meditation. Rodolphe Adada, a former foreign minister of the Republic of Congo, is now the Joint Special Representative of Unamid. Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III is a media proprietor and philanthropist. Paul Marek has been a teacher, freelance writer and owner of a wilderness lodge. John E. Wade II is an investor, philanthropist, television producer, and former CPA. Though retired, he is busier than ever attending to his calling to engage the world and spread a message of hope for a true heaven on earth. He is the founder of Soldiers of Love, a nonprofit dedicated to making a long-term impact on all ten elements of his tenets. He lives in New Orleans. Dr. Gal Luft is co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security and co-founder of the Set America Free Coalition. James K. Glassman is a syndicated columnist, and editor-in-chief and executive publisher of The American. He was sworn in on June 10, 2008, as United States under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs. Dr. Walter Wink is Professor Emeritus of Biblical Interpretation at Auburn Theological Seminary in New York City. He received the Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Prize, awarded by the Fellowship of Reconciliation for 2006. New Yorker Alexandra Mack's work has appeared in Vogue, Fashion Rocks and Skirt! magazines, and she is the assistant managing editor of Domino magazine. Don Frampton, senior pastor at St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church in New Orleans, Louisiana, is the son of a Presbyterian minister. His church and civic leadership during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has been inspiring to many in and beyond St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church. The Right Honorable Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007, the longest-serving Labour Prime Minister. Barack Obama was inaugurated as the forty-fourth president of the United States on January 20, 2009. George W. Bush was the 43rd President of the United States. Thomas L. Friedman has written a column for The New York Times since 1981, covering financial news and international relations. David Brooks has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, Forbes, the Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek and the Atlantic Monthly. He is currently a commentator on The Newshour with Jim Lehrer. Leonard Pitts, won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 2004. His book Becoming Dad: Black Men and the Journey to Fatherhood became a bestseller. Nicholas D. Kristof has traveled extensively and writes bi-weekly op-ed columns for the New York Times. With his wife, also a Times journalist, he won a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the events at Tiananmen Square, and he won a second in 2006 for his columns on the genocide in Darfur.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1589805976
• ISBN 13: 9781589805972
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: John Wade