Why Persuasion Should Be a Sweet (Not a Dirty) Word
Endless sales, politicking, and bickering have convinced many to see persuasion as a bad thing (“as long as you don’t try and persuade me”). We’re going to try and persuade you otherwise.
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Author: Jacob Z. Hess
Jacob Hess served on the board of the National Coalition of Dialogue and Deliberation and is Executive Director of the Council for Sustainable Healing. He has a Ph.D. in clinical-community psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses on the implications of competing health and sociopolitical narratives.
Is It Time for a Paradigm Shift in Mental Health?
We’ve tried so hard to decrease depression, anxiety and suicide. And the numbers keep going up. Is it time to consider even more fundamental shifts in our approach?
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If More Treatment Is the Answer, Why Haven’t the Numbers Gone Down?
As suicide numbers increase, we continue to hear suggestions that “undertreatment” is the main problem. After two decades of rising treatment rates, could it be time to reassess?
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Anguishing at America’s Future? Let Christmas Console You
Is it only Jesus’ birth we celebrate at Christmas? Not if we’re paying attention to the songs we sing.
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Why Is It “Big News” That Believers Are Motivated by Love?
What is it about the idea that religious communities are motivated by love that is so surprising as to constitute front page news?
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The Beauty at the Heart of the Academy Worth Fighting For
One of the most beautiful aspects of a University is intentional space for exploring differences in perspective. That space is worth fighting to preserve.
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The Expanding Language of Revolution in America
Americans are angry – seemingly on all sides. But the promiscuous references to revolution and coups are becoming dangerous.
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Turning Something Very Good Into Something Very Bad
Underlying animosity can transform our view of otherwise vibrant goodness into something repulsive to be discarded as soon as possible.
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The Well-Being of Youth Shouldn’t Become a Zero-Sum Battle
The Church opposes conversion therapy—unless you change the definition. Recently proposed rules in Utah could make ethical and helpful therapies illegal.
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