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Despite the crucial cost cutting that businesses are undertaking in this economic climate, it’s also important to be thinking about tomorrow, says Accenture’s Mark Foster.
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Management consulting expert Mark Foster thinks that businesses need to be poised to tap into new sources of global ability.
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Historian of religion Karen Armstrong cites three models of a “good death”: one from history, one from religion, and one from her own experience as a nun.
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The longstanding tension between religion and science continues to erupt in high-profile public debates. Is reconciliation possible—or desirable?
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As a young scholar, “History of God” author Karen Armstrong was drawn to Tennyson, a fellow sufferer of epilepsy. But her illness did not bring her closer to God.
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All human societies have some version of the Golden Rule. What does Karen Armstrong’s “Charter for Compassion” hope to accomplish by codifying it?
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Passive worship and dry theological study accomplish nothing. True religion is the active “discipline” of compassion.
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“A History of God” author Karen Armstrong answers the biggest question of all.
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For Karen Armstrong, leaving her convent as a young woman wasn’t an act of rebellion. Instead, she grew estranged from her “inadequate” idea of God.
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The author of “A History of God” imparts the most profound lessons she has learned from the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths.
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The top surgeon defends his fellow physicians and talks about the special bond between doctor and patient.
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With paychecks shrinking and growing student debtloads, many say medicine isn’t a good field to get into. Zuckerman explains why it’s still worth it.
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Doctors have a lot to lose and gain in the healthcare reform debate. As president of a trade organization representing 20,000 surgeons, Dr. Zuckerman outlines their agenda.
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