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Saturday Links

Aug 24, 2013

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in Africa, Culture, Economic Development, Economics, Environment, Health and Medicine, Links – Saturday, Politics, Poverty, Public Policy, Race, Sociology, Technology (Energy), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Wealth and Income

1. Does Wealth Breed Narcissism: The New' Mirror, Mirror on the Wall' Study … I wanted to test the relationship between wealth, entitlement and narcissism, guided by our earlier work suggesting that people who are wealthier, or who feel richer, tend to be a little more self-focused and self-interested than others. We found that wealthier…

Loneliness in an Interconnected World

Feb 24, 2010

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in Christian Life, Social Media, Sociology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Trends: Social

Futurist Society: Loneliness in an Interconnected World The average American today has only a third as many friends as 25 years ago, and one-fourth have no close confidants at all, according to recently released data from medical researchers. The Internet may be largely to blame, says Michael Bugeja, author of INTERPERSONAL DIVIDE (Oxford University Press,…

When pastors’ silent suffering turns tragic

Oct 29, 2009

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in Ecclesia, Vocation

RNS: When pastors’ silent suffering turns tragic HICKORY, N.C. (RNS) What kind of personal pain would cause a 42-year-old pastor to abandon his family, his calling and even life itself? Members of a Baptist church here are asking that question after their pastor committed suicide in his parked car in September. Those who counsel pastors…

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Saturday Links

Loneliness in an Interconnected World

When pastors’ silent suffering turns tragic