"Now the Feast:" Theme for 2006-07 Academic Year

"Now the Feast and Celebration" calls to mind
much of the Biblical imagery of feasting, be it
hospitality, celebration, the Eucharist, or the final
Heavenly Fest. We can also apply this theme to our
lives now, inviting the Concordia University-St.
Paul (CSP) campus community to enjoy the feast of
learning and serving in a community in the context
of the Christian Gospel. The 2006?2007 academic
year promises to be a year of hospitality,
celebrating, joy, learning, and serving!!!

Additionally, CSP has selected The World Is Flat:
A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century,
[updated and expanded ed.]: by Thomas L.
Friedman as its ?Book of the Year? selection for the
2006-07 academic year. According to the publisher:
"This new edition of The World Is Flat is Thomas
L. Friedman's account of the great changes taking
place in our time, as lightning-swift advances in
technology and communications put people all over the globe in touch as never before. With his
inimitable ability to translate complex foreign
policy and economic issues, he explains how the
flattening of the world happened at the dawn of the
21st century; what it means to countries, companies,
communities, and individuals; how governments
and societies can, and must, adapt; and why
terrorists want to stand in the way."

The World Is Flat was selected for the potential it
offers for in-depth discussions, convocations on the
challenges of globalization with the resulting
complex foreign policy and economic issues, the
explosion of technology and communication,
explosion of wealth in India and China, and the
increasingly faster pace of life. As Concordia grasps
these challenges and develops the self-study leading
the university to its next accreditation process, the
book can challenge our thinking and consider the
adaptations we need to face. It is a book which
stimulates the reader to look toward the future and
acknowledges the challenges of change and
adaptation. As we continue to grapple with the
myriad and diverse challenges and potentials before
us, all CSP faculty, staff, and students are
encouraged to read The World Is Flat and join in
discussion as we prepare for the future.
(ISBN: 0374292795, 698 pp, Pub. Date: April 2006,
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, updated and
expanded edition.) List: $30.00. The CSP
Bookstore cost is $24 with a 20% discount, and
there may be some used books available at $18,
which also includes the 20% discount.