...LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY C.S. Lewis on Suffering and Pain in the Christian Life Submitted to Dr. Rodney Anderson, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion SEMI 500-B28 LUO Introduction to Seminary Studies by Abigail Strain September 28, 2014 Contents Introduction 1 What were the influential experiences of C. S. Lewis on the topic of pain and suffering? 3 A Heartbreaking foundation 3 C. S. Lewis Atheistic View 4 C. S. Lewis’ Conversion Experience 4 Theodicy 5 C. S. Lewis’ Views on Theodicy and Faith Theology 5 C. S. Lewis Theological views on Pain and Suffering and the Christian Life 6 Evangelizing the lost as seen through eyes of C.S. Lewis 6 Why Evangelize ? 6 Reaching the Lost in the Midst of Pain and Suffering 7 Conclusion 8 Bibliography 10 Introduction This paper will give the readers an understanding of C.S. Lewis’ views on pain and suffering. C.S Lewis’ works emphasize the quandary of theodicy, how pain and suffering originated and how it serves to mold and strengthen our life theology thus creating harmony within our souls (mind), The soul being your mind will and emotions (Deut 6:5), when these arise. C. S. Lewis was a complex individual who demonstrated his courage and shared his faith theology in the midst of his pain and suffering by writing the struggles he went through...
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...Biblical Worldview Essay: Mankind Created in the image of God How would a Christian Counselor use this belief Caleb S. Mitchell Liberty University December 2014 Introduction God created man in His image and likeness and with this authority came great responsibility. When I graduate from Liberty I will enter the field of Christian Counseling. Having worked with other professionals from the Behavioral Health Sciences it is often easier to depend strictly on science and logic to address most issues. Not taking into account the core of mankind the spirit that God breathe into him in Genesis Chapter 2. Because mankind is made in the image of God means I have a responsibility to treat the spirit as well as the person. The belief that mankind is made in God’s image also means that I have to be ethical in my dealings with humanity. Belief is defined as an acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists; or something one accepts as true or real; a firmly held opinion or conviction. Either way a belief is rooted deeply in the heart of the individual or group. I belief that mankind is created in the image of God the creator. Because of this unique position in creation we are special and should be treated as such. As a Christian Counselor my work requires that I evaluate a person’s concern and provide guidance and advice as needed. As with most issue and concerns we face as humans there is always a deeper issue than what appears on the surface. Usually what is...
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...Contents2 Introduction4 Expectancy Theory 12 A team is a set of people with a range of different skills that will ideally have objectives that contribute to the overall corporate strategy of the business (The times 100).13 13 Factors Promoting Development of Effective Teamwork in Organisations13 Communication14 Diversity14 Evaluation of the impact of Technology on organisations (LO 4.3) 14 Conclusion 14 Bibliography14 Guy’s and St Thomas Hospital17 John Lewis Partnership17 Organisational Culture18 CONCLUSION19 Bibliography19 Executive Summary This report is for the principal of City College, Mr Wakefield as they are preparing to take over Abbey College, a college that, due to recession, it went into administration. It will start with a comparison between different organisational structures and cultures and will continue with an explanation on how the relationship between structure and culture can impact performance in a company. I will discuss the factors which influence individual behavior at work. I will also compare the effectiveness of different leadership styles and will discuss the impact of these styles may have in organisations. I will continue with explaining how organizational theory underpins the practice of management and I will evaluate different approaches to management used by different organisations and will compare the application of different motivational theories within the workplace. I will also carry out an evaluation of the usefulness...
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...Impact of Work Life Balance on Employees Performance of Public Sector Organizations of Pakistan ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is identification of work life balance (WLB) dimensions which significantly contribute in enhancing the performance of the employees of the public sector organizations (PSOs) of Pakistan. This study has identified six dimensions of work life balance: organizational commitment, employee wellbeing, work family conflict, decision authority, care for family demands and job stress. The views of 131 public sector employees working at different tiers were collected to identify the impact of work life balance on employee’s performance in public sector organizations of Pakistan. Non-probability convenience sampling technique was used for drawing samples from population. Descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis were used to analyze the data. This study indicates that a statistically significant positive relationship exist between each of identified dimension of work life balance as each of the dimension if catered for, help in enhancing the performance of the employees in PSOs. Importance of employee’s wellbeing and care for family demands as key dimension of work life balance is also emphasized by this study. Consequently this study contributes in providing guidelines to introduce various dimensions of WLB to enhance employee’s performance in PSOs of Pakistan. Keywords: WLB, employee’s performance, public sector...
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...at-will rule leaves employees vulnerable to arbitrary and sudden dismissal, a limited or on-call work schedule depending on the employer’s needs, and unannounced cuts in pay and benefits (Boone, 2012).” Listed below are a few scenarios that was requires an examination of the at-will doctrine, as to whether or not an individual can be fired for the following reasons and if so, what action should be taken by the Chief Operating Officer of the company: I. Anna’s boss refused to sign her leave request for jury duty and now wants to fire her for being absent without permission. “In the state of Georgia, 34-1-3, (a) It shall be unlawful for any employer or the agent of such employer to discharge, discipline, or otherwise penalize an employee because the employee is absent from his or her employment for the purpose of attending a judicial proceeding in response to a subpoena, summons for jury duty, or other court order or process which requires the attendance of the employee at the judicial proceeding. It shall be unlawful for any employer or the agent of such employer to threaten to take or communicate an intention of taking any action declared to be unlawful by this subsection. (b) Any employer or agent of such employer who violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be liable to the injured employee for all actual damages thereby suffered by the employee and for reasonable attorney´s fees...
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...Table of Contents 1. Abstract 1 2. Introduction 2 3. Literature Review 3 3. Hypotheses and assumptions on the movie: 5 4. Christianity in the medieval age 6 5.1. Aslan, the Lion parallel to Jesus Christ 6 5.2. The Table of Stone. 7 6. The seven deadly sins 8 6.1. Gluttony – sin by Edmund 9 7. Knighthood 10 7.1. The battle and the coronation 11 8. Conclusion 12 9. List of References 13 Abstract The purpose of this study is to analyze the medieval influences and aspects in the movie The Chronicles of Narnia; The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. The movie emphasizes important elements of the Middle age. It is about the four Pevensie children, Peter, Suzy, Edmund and Lucy who entered the magic land of Narnia and with the help of Aslan, the Lion, fought the Wicked White Witch Judas. Thus they gave freedom to the other animals and restored peace and harmony in Cair Paravel and Narnia. The film captures brilliantly these moments and transmits them to the public. One of the main focuses of the film was the religious belief ‘Christianity’. The movie responds to the quasi- spiritual Christian beliefs and truths of good versus bad, highlighting the defeat of the Witch and her death. Secondly, it shows how the younger brother Edmund fell in the trap of the White Witch due to his “gluttony” of the Turkish delights and betrayed his brother and sisters. Last but not the least; the movie stresses another...
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...programs that address issues such as organizational structure and culture, ethical conduct, diversity, and the continuing evolution of the global market. Analyze the leadership style(s) of a senior executive (CEO, CFO, COO, Director, etc.) in your current or previous organization who made a positive or negative impact on you. In my previous employment the company functioned under a combination of directive leadership and achievement-oriented leadership styles. Through the immediate manager employees were told exactly what is expected of them by receiving specific guidelines with information on how they were to perform their assigned tasks, they had a daily schedule on what are to be accomplish, and there were standards of performance in place to ensure that each employee followed the standard rules and regulations that governed the department. Also, the immediate manager will get with each employee and set some challenging goals with the understanding that expectations are high and that a significant level of confidence is placed in that individual to assume responsibility for each set goal and that extraordinary efforts will be put forth in order to accomplish them. The Chief Executive Officer of the company at the time of my employment was Ken Lewis. Through regular correspondence from Mr. Lewis the employees was led to believe that the company functioned under a very structured environment through his leadership. It was mandatory of every employee to take and pass annual courses...
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...A QUESTION: CHOOSE ANY ONE THEORY PERSPECTIVE IN ANTHROPOLOGY AND GIVE ITS STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING HUMANITY In a bid to fully understand the subject of anthropology, a number of theories have been coined, In as much these theories which takes in Marxism, Functionalism, Evolution perspective among other have done justice in their attempt to give light on the subject of humanity, they have been found wanting in some respects. This essay will discuss the evolution perspective and show its strength and weaknesses. Anthropology is defined by Wolf E (1994) as the study of humans which takes a broad approach to understand the many different aspects of human experience and to achieve this anthropologists consider the past , through archeology, to see how human groups lived, they also consider what makes mans biological bodies and genetics, they even go to the extent of comparing humans with other animals to ascertain how humans are similar and different from these. In general they draw and builds upon knowledge from social and biological sciences, as well as the humanities and the natural sciences. Evolution theory perspective or evolution anthropology as it is sometimes referred to is defined by Barnard A (2000) as the interdisciplinary study of the evolution of human physiology...
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...leadershipELAF 683 LEADERSHIP FROM THE BOARDROOM TO THE CLASSROOM: EFFECTIVE PRACTICES IN BUSINESS AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Introduction Purpose and Direction for the Paper: This paper intends to discuss leadership from a business perspective leading to effective practices that are both documented in business and educational leadership. It will present a historical perspective on leadership from the kings of the 16th Century to a discussion on theory (administrative and leadership). The paper will transition to discuss effective practices and common characteristics of effective leaders tying the concepts from business thought to educational leadership. Finally, a discussion will be presented detailing current educational and economic trends for schools for the 21st century and a summary of the leadership that will be required. A Business and Educational Leadership Perspective: A Required Change Niccolo Machiavelli, the 16th century author of The Prince (1981), stated, “The whole Kingdom . . . is governed by one man; everyone else is his servant” (p. 22). Since its first printing in 1516, The Prince has been the inspiration for many managerial texts and has been utilized as a guide for leaders throughout the centuries, including several today. In a Machiavellian or so-called “top-down” managerial philosophy, a chief executive officer (CEO) defines and controls the power of the organization. The workforce serves the mission as determined by management, which oftentimes has...
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...characterized by an emphasis on individualism, competition and future orientation, and the neglect of ethnicity as identity (Cokley, Komarraju et al. 2007). African Americans have the features of emotional vitality, collective survival, oral traditions and interdependence (White 1984). Hispanics are characterized by high levels of interdependence, conformity, a readiness to sacrifice for the welfare of in-group members, flexible attitudes toward time and obedience to people in authority (Marín and Marín 1991). Asian Americans have been described as reflecting an emphasis on the harmony in relationships, the precedence of group interests over individual interests, and the importance of fulfilling obligations (Uba 1994). As a result, the four ethnic groups also have remarkably different perceptions toward work ethic. And the different perceptions are significantly correlated to their corresponding ethic characteristics. Bhagat (1979) looks into the black – white differences in identification with work ethic. The research shows that, compared with their Caucasian...
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...into the John Lewis Partnership PLC will be utilised to show an understanding of the organisational purposes of businesses and the nature of the national environment in which businesses operate. The report will also address the behaviour of organisations in their market environment as well showing the significance of the global factors that shape national business activities. Section 1 1.1 Types of Organisation The John Lewis Partnership was founded in 1929 by John Spedan Lewis; the eldest of two sons whose father, John Lewis, had opened the first John Lewis store in 1864 in Oxford. Spedan Lewis has a unique approach to business in that the happiness of the employees was at the centre of his mind. He began to set up new practices such as a third weeks paid holiday, shorter working days, a staff committee and an in-house magazine, the Gazette, which is still published today. By 1914, these rather dramatic and forward-thinking adjustments to the staff working conditions were causing conflict between Spedan Lewis and his father, who was alarmed at such changes. This conflict resulted in Spedan Lewis withdrawing his active involvement with the Oxford Street store in exchange for total control of Peter Jones; his father’s other store, in which his father had bought a controlling interest in 1906. Following the death of his father in 1928, Spedan Lewis took sole ownership of both the John Lewis and Peter Jones department stores. The following year Spedan Lewis signed a deed...
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...A Stakeholder Model of Organizational Leadership Author(s): Marguerite Schneider Source: Organization Science, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Mar. - Apr., 2002), pp. 209-220 Published by: INFORMS Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3085994 Accessed: 30/07/2010 02:12 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use. Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained at http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublisher?publisherCode=informs. Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed page of such transmission. JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. INFORMS is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Organization Science. http://www.jstor.org A ...
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...WRITTEN REPORTS AND ESSAYS: GUIDELINES FOR REFERENCING AND PRESENTATION IN RMIT BUSINESS VERSION: 1.0 APPROVED: DECEMBER, 2003 REVIEW DATE: NOT LATER THAN DECEMBER, 2005 Contents TABLES iii STUDENT FEEDBACK iv 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Getting started 3 1.2 Editing 3 1.3 Confidentiality 3 1.4 Referencing 4 1.5 Reference lists 5 2 plagiarism 2.1 RMIT definition 5 2.1.1 What is plagiarism? 5 2.1.2 What is the penalty? 5 2.2 Examples of plagiarism 6 2.3 How to avoid plagiarism 7 3 referencing sYSTEM 3.1 Harvard system 8 3.2 Abbreviations 18 4 ESSAY WRITING Introduction 19 4.1 Checklist for success 19 4.1.1 Research materials 19 4.1.2 Critical analysis 20 4.1.3 Synthesis 20 4.1.4 Application 20 4.1.5 Argument 21 4.2 Sources of information 21 4.3 Common essay faults 24 4.3.1 Lack of argument 24 4.3.2 Lack of relevance 24 4.3.3 Poor level of literacy 24 5 ESSAY PREsentaTION How to format your essay 25 5.1 Title 25 5.2 Contents 25 5.3 Synopsis or abstract 25 5.4 Body of essay 25 5.5 Reference list 26 5.6 Appendices 26 5.7 Word Limits 26 5.8 Submitting your essay 27 5.9 Essays vs. Reports 28 6 REPORT WRITING 6.1 Business reports 29 6.1.1 Purpose 29 6.1.2 Form & content 29 6.1.3 Communication needs 29 6.1.4 Pertinent information 29 6.1.5 Simple, clear and concise 30 6.1.6 Repetition 31 6.1.7 Personal...
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...1467-8551.2005.00453.x Revisiting Fayol: Anticipating Contemporary Management Lee D. Parker* and Philip A. Ritson *Corresponding author: Lee D. Parker, School of Commerce, Security House, North Terrace, The University of Adelaide, SA 5005 Australia Email: lee.parker@adelaide.edu.au This study argues that in classifying Fayol as a founding father of the Classical Management School, we have to some extent misrepresented this still important management theorist. The received Fayol portrayed in contemporary texts invariably emerges as a caricature of a much more insightful, complex, visionary and rounded management thinker. This study re-examines Fayol’s personal and career history, as well as the arguments presented in his original work, General and Industrial Management. It finds that he was a much more complex and multidimensional figure than his conventional stereotype today, and that his management theories embraced a wider spectrum of approaches and concepts than traditionally identified with the classical management school of thought. In marked contrast to his traditional portrayal, this study uncovers traces of ideas and concepts that anticipated aspects of the human relations movement, systems-based contingency theory, the movement towards greater employee involvement in decision-making and elements of knowledge management. Henri Fayol, the French industrialist and management thinker of the early twentieth century, has long been acknowledged as a founding...
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...conducting fiscal policy in a way that abuses Keynes’ theory on government spending, and, as a result, why Keynes would not support the American government in their spending endeavors, despite using his theory as their justification. I will be critiquing the application of Keynes’ theory from the Austrian, specifically the works of Friedrich A. Hayek, and Monetarist perspectives, supported by arguments given by Milton Friedman. Section 1: Keynes’ Theory on Government Spending John Maynard Keynes published his famous work, The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money, in 1936, during the Great Depression. Economies all over the world were suffering severely from the Great Depression, and there was little hope of economic recovery in the near future. Keynes agreed with the classical economist’s notion that the economy would correct itself in the long run, but was famously quoted, “In the long run we will all be dead,” which perfectly reflects people’s growing doubt in their economies during the Great Depression. Motivated by this belief Keynes, a British economist, challenged Classical economic thought, which was the mainstream economic theory at the time, “…[C]lassical economics offered...
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