Tag: Everyday

The Everyday Catholic’s Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours


Free Download The Everyday Catholic’s Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours By Daria Sockey
2013 | 116 Pages | ISBN: 1616365285 | EPUB | 1 MB
You don’t live in a cloister or a monastery, but you take your prayer life seriously and want to explore ways to pray regularly and better.The Liturgy of the Hoursis one of those ways-but for those of us who find it a little intimidating, Daria Sockey provides a solid overview to this ancient prayer practice.The Everyday Catholic’s Guide to the Liturgy of the Hourswill answer questions like:What is the history of the Liturgy of the Hours?How can the Liturgy of the Hours fit into a busy schedule?Why is the Liturgy of the Hours relevant today?Print or online resources: Which is better?There is a rhythm of prayer, not just throughout the day, but throughout the year. Sockey explores the spiritual riches of the seasons, the saints, and special feast days, which add depth and variety to prayer. She also addresses the practice of praying the Scriptures, especially the psalms, and helps the reader to appreciate the universal beauty of these ancient prayers.Don’t let concerns about "what page am I supposed to be on?" scare you away. Sockey will be your guide to answer common questions and overcome common fears. Your prayer life will never be the same!

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Land Dispossession and Everyday Politics in Rural Eastern India


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English | ISBN: 1783087471 | 2018 | 234 pages | EPUB | 589 KB
Over the past decade India has witnessed a number of land wars that have centred crucially on the often forcible transfer of land from small farmers or indigenous groups to private companies. Among these, the land war that erupted in Singur, West Bengal, in 2006, went on to make national headlines and become paradigmatic of many of the challenges and social conflicts that arise when a state-led policy of swiftly transferring land to private sector companies encounters resistance on the ground. Land Dispossession and Everyday Politics in Rural Eastern India analyses the movement by Singur’s so-called unwilling farmers to retain and reclaim their farmland. By foregrounding the everyday politics of popular mobilization, the book sheds new light on the movement’s internal politics as well as on contentious issues rooted in everyday caste, class and gender relations.

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REENCHANTMENT OF EVERYDAY LIFE by Thomas Moore


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English | MP3@192 kbps | 2h 49m | 232.9 MB
Starting from the premise that we can no longer afford to live in a disenchanted world, Moore shows that a profound, enchanted engagement with life is not a childish thing to be put away with adulthood, but a necessity for one’s personal and collective survival. With his lens focused on specific aspects of daily life such as clothing, food, furniture, architecture, ecology, language, and politics, Moore describes the renaissance these can undergo when there is a genuine engagement with beauty, craft, nature, and art in both private and public life. Millions of readers who found comfort and substance in Moore’s previous bestsellers will discover in this book ways to restore the heart and soul of work, home, and creative endeavors through a radical, fresh return to ancient ways of living the soulful life.

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Kink and Everyday Life Interdisciplinary Reflections on Practice and Portrayal


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English | ISBN: 1839829192 | 2021 | 135 pages | EPUB | 1018 KB
The term ‘kink’ evokes a variety of cultural responses ranging from curiosity and arousal to disgust and fear. Many of these responses are based on assumptions about its practices and participants, due to often inaccurate and ever-more-frequent representations in popular culture.

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The Production of Everyday Life in Eco-Conscious Households Compromise, Conflict, Complicity


Free Download Kirstin Munro, "The Production of Everyday Life in Eco-Conscious Households: Compromise, Conflict, Complicity"
English | ISBN: 1529211476 | 2023 | 198 pages | PDF | 54 MB
Based on qualitative interviews with sustainability-oriented parents of young children, this book describes what happens when people make interventions into mundane and easy-to-overlook aspects of everyday life to bring the way they get things done into alignment with their environmental values. Because the ability to make changes is constrained by their culture and capitalist society, there are negative consequences and trade-offs involved in these household-level sustainability practices. The households described in this book shed light on the full extent of the trade-offs involved in promoting sustainability at the household level as a solution to environmental problems.

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