The Positive Power of Praising People

Published in 1994
by Jerry D. Twentier

From the title, "The Positive Power of Praising People", one can only wonder what this book is about. It is, quite simply, a book on the power of praising people. The "fine art of appreciation" is a means of acceptance to others. This book looks to be odd in that it specifies praising people. But it makes sense. "In the Psalms and many other sacred writings, praise tends to be associated with gratitude, thanksgiving, and celebration, all of which gladden the heart." Twentier makes an appeal to authority when he mentions religious texts in this manner. This appeal works because everyone knows that religious texts and their effect on people. Religion has divided and united the world for thousands of years. Islam, Christianity, Lutheranism, and more all have caused conflict amoung different societies. And sometimes that conflict just happens to lead to the spreadng of cultures. The main thing Twentier looks at when mentioning religion is the feeling people get from religion, knowing there is an entity watching over them.