Spirituality and religious experience

Life and faith are improvisational theater, and finding meaning is a work in progress.

A life of faith isn't lived in a neat, clean, stain-free environment; it's lived outside the familiar, in the center of the adventurous, untamed call of God on our lives.

An essential guide to what it's like to spend a week inside a Zen Buddhist monastery.

Daily life is so busy that it's hard to see the wood for the trees.

The Christian world has been rocked by the number of prominent leaders, in both church and parachurch organizations, who have been compromised by moral, ethical, and theological failures.

Unleash your leadership by identifying and overcoming the limitations you place on yourself in the workplace.

Das neue Buch des berühmten indischen Psychoanalytikers Sudhir Kakar verbindet intelligente Analyse und Einfühlungsvermögen.

In the fourth century, the Christian monk Evagrius of Pontus identified a group of "e;"e;obstructive thoughts"e;"e; that hindered individuals from stilling their minds in communion with God.

This book is the sequel to Robert Forman's well-received collection, The Problem of Pure Consciousness (Oxford, 1990).

The first book to reveal the history of Western sexual mysticism *; Reveals the secret sexual practices that have been used since ancient Greece to achieve mystical union with God *; Details the sects and individuals who transmitted the radical sexual practices that orthodox Christianity never completely silenced *; Distinguishes between sexual magic and sexual mysticism Beginning with the ancient Greek Mystery traditions, Gnosticism, and the practices in early Christianity, Arthur Versluis uncovers the secret line of Western sexual mysticism that, like the Tantra of the East, seeks transcendence or union with God through sexual practices.

Franciscan spirituality, with its characteristic simplicity, joy, openness and welcome to all, compassionate action and love for creation - all undergirded by prayer and study, offers as compelling a vision for today's world as when Francis of Assisi first responded to God's call over 800 years ago.

Perhaps, after all, the decolonising agenda isn't extra baggage the church needs to carry on top of everything else.

In this fascinating book, Richard Smoley examines the roles God has played for us and reconciles them with what we today know through science and reason.

An investigation into experiences of other realms of existence and contact with otherworldly beings *; Examines how contact with alien life-forms can be obtained through the ';inner space' dimensions of our minds *; Presents evidence that other worlds experienced through consciousness-altering technologies are often as real as those perceived with our five senses *; Correlates science fiction's imaginal realms with psychedelic research For thousands of years, voyagers of inner space--spiritual seekers, shamans, and psychoactive drug users--have returned from their inner imaginal travels reporting encounters with alien intelligences.

In the Heart of the World is a powerful portrait of one of the most beloved women of all time, told in her own words through a fascinating blend of daily life experiences, prayers, and spiritual wisdom.

Animal Grace explores the human-animal relationship as a path to enlightenment.

Spiritual reminiscence is a way of communicating that acknowledges the person as a spiritual being and seeks to engage the person in a more meaningful and personal way.

The contributors, who each work with spiritual issues, either explicitly as spiritual directors or accompaniers, or as an implicit part of their therapeutic work, offer a psychologically-informed approach to Spiritual Accompaniment and Direction, and to working with others on a spiritual level more generally.

This book explores the relationship of clergy to Twelve Step programs.

Jeff und Suzanne Coulter sind seit 1987 verheiratet.

The doctrine of the imago Dei, that human beings are created in the "e;image and likeness of God,"e; is an endlessly fascinating topic.

On 8 March 1941, a 27-year-old Jewish Dutch student living in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam made the first entry in a diary that was to become one of the most remarkable documents to emerge from the Nazi Holocaust.

Provides the requisite knowledge and practical guidelines for some of the most common counseling situations.

Contemplative experience is central to Hindu yoga traditions, Buddhist meditation practices, and Catholic mystical theology, and, despite doctrinal differences, it expresses itself in suggestively similar meditative landmarks in each of these three meditative systems.

Monastic experience in twelfth-century Germany provides a rare window on to monastery life in the tumultuous world of twelfth-century Swabia.

Provides the requisite knowledge and practical guidelines for some of the most common counseling situations.

This unique book is an essential resource for interdisciplinary research and scholarship on the phenomenon of feeling called to a life path or vocation at the interface of science and religion.

';How far would The Laws of the Universe -The Age of Elohim have an impact, advised by the guardian spirit of Stan Lee?

Christine Valters Paintner, author of Water, Wind, Earth, and Fire, invites readers to discover and develop their creative gifts in a spirit of prayer and reflection.

This book discusses meditation practice as a disciple of Christ through the lenses and inflexions of Asian spiritual traditions.

An ebook compilation of inspirational writings, featuring seven classic works in one high quality, fully searchable edition:The compilation includes:'Mere Christianity'The Screwtape Letters'Surprised by Joy'The Four Loves'The Problem of Pain'The Great Divorce'Miracles'C.

Gustav Adolf Deissmann (1866-1937) was an extraordinary German theologian who gained considerable international repute during his lifetime for his many pioneering contributions in the widely divergent fields of postclassical Greek philology, lexicography, the archaeological excavations of ancient Ephesus, international conciliation and the ecumenical movement.

This book examines the history of monastic exemption in France.

Mentoring Emerging AdultsSharon Daloz Parks has written Big Questions, Worthy Dreams to inform and inspire renewed commitment by educators, church leaders, and others to consider the institutional and cultural patterns that affect emerging adults.

Timeless Wisdom is a collection of universal texts for study, meditation, and inspiration, selected by Eknath Easwaran, the originator of passage meditation.

This book, first published in 1957, is the study of 14th-century Arab historian Ibn Khaldun, who founded a special science to consider history and culture, based on the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle and their Muslim followers.

Para quienes se dedican al arte, la luz puede convertirse en un poder misterioso y fascinador.

Conventional coping strategies can be pushed to their limits when people find themselves in situations of suffering, illness, and dying.

Talks on the Stories of Chuang Tzu.

Discalced Carmelite convents are among the most influential wellsprings of female spirituality in the Catholic tradition, as the names of Teresa of Avila, Therese of Lisieux and Edith Stein attest.

Dass christlicher Glaube mit sozialem Engagement verbunden ist, bezeugt bereits das Neue Testament in aller Deutlichkeit.

The academic study of religion recently has turned to the investigation of emotion as a crucial aspect of religious life.

The purpose of this book is to reach out to people and offer them something from the often long and heavy experience of psychotherapy that they can use immediately in relation with their spiritual self and with others.

James McHugh offers the first comprehensive examination of the concepts and practices related to smell in pre-modern India.

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Conventional coping strategies can be pushed to their limits when people find themselves in situations of suffering, illness, and dying.