Why do Catholics confess their sins?
What does Jesus' second coming mean?
How does someone, such as Mother Teresa, become a saint?

This guide answers these questions and more. This resource addresses the teachings, tradition, history, and theology of the Catholic Church. With this guide, you'll learn the foundations of the faith. Featuring explanations of:

• What the parts of the Mass mean
• Baptism, confirmation, and the other sacraments
• The priesthood and religious life today
• The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ
• Mary's relationship with modern Catholics
• Sin, judgment, and salvation

This approachable book also highlights twenty-first-century issues and questions modern Catholics face, including gay marriage, abortion, and the death penalty. It's the ultimate guide to understanding Catholicism for readers of all backgrounds and faiths.

Organizational Behavior: Essential Tenets, is a well-organized introduction of the current field of organizational behavior with in-depth coverage of the most critical concepts. Its practical approach shows the power of organizational behavior theory for understanding one's behavior and the behavior of others in any organization. Although firmly grounded in behavioral science theory and research, the text is not a compendium of research findings. Champoux includes examples and builds frameworks that make the material clear and easy to understand. The concise format allows the text to be used as a primer or to be supplemented with additional cases, readings, or exercises.

When someone seeks to understand Buddhism, where should one start: With the elaboration on what it means to take refuge in the three jewels?

Learn how to promote your library and become an influential player in your school and district. As the school librarian, you play a critical role in impacting student achievement. Learn how to develop your influence and make an even bigger difference both inside and outside the library media center.

The Chamberlain Negotiation Principles: This poignant business fable explores the professional and personal impact that five critical negotiation tenets have on the lives of a struggling young salesman at the dawn of his career and an elderly subway dweller at the twilight of his self-condemned life of poverty. By weaving important negotiation tenets through a touching story as well as offering in-depth business analysis of the negotiation concepts shared in the fable, The Chamberlain Negotiation Principles helps you acquire a comprehensive understanding of the business process. The Chamberlain Negotiation Principles: a creative and valuable negotiation resource that will touch your heart and challenge your mind.

This book is written for those who have recently been introduced to Islam, and who have already acknowledge and some degree of conviction about Islam., but which may have had their origin in inadequate or invalid sources. The information people gather about Islam is, in most cases limited to what their families, friends or certain books present.

This companion volume to How to Read Classical Tibetan is distinguished by the author’s meticulous explanation of sentence structure and his illuminating comments about the philosophical text the graded lessons are based on. The text, the Presentation of Tenets, is perfectly suited to Preston’s method: it is short, predictable in structure, and contains a wealth of philosophical vocabulary.