Spirituality and religious experience

The Christian life depends upon faith, and there are good reasons for that faith.

In Soft Shepherd or Almighty Pastor?

In this diary-like memoir, composed of his most poignant and insightful journal entries, The Intimate Merton lays bare the steep ways of Thomas Merton's spiritual path.

Spirituality, religious belief and inclusive faith communities are important for mental well being but mental health practitioners have few guidelines for acknowledging these issues when working with service users.

This book focuses on women's important contribution to Sufism by analyzing the lives and seminal contributions of six mystic Sufi women to Islamic spirituality.

Gwenda Roland apresenta uma obra reveladora, "As Mulheres na Maçonaria: Entre Mistérios e Revelações", que desvenda a participação feminina em uma das mais enigmáticas e tradicionalmente masculinas instituições do mundo.

The word spirituality is notoriously difficult to define.

This is a true story written to encourage and remind readers that everything happens in our lives at designated times and better yet, for appointed purposes, established before the foundation of this world.

This Sacred Life redescribes the meaning of this world and the value and purpose of human life within it.

In every heart there is a thirst for truth.

A modern-day quest that echoes the ancient alchemists' work to discover the elixir of life *; Provides an overview of alchemical practices in the ancient world--from Europe to China *; Reveals the alchemical secrets for creating this elixir in clear scientific language In 1989, while attempting to extract precious minerals from his property, a wealthy Arizonan obtained a mysterious white material that initially defied scientific attempts to identify it.

Everyday actions work to transform life personally and in communityIt's all too common for Christians to wonder, if Jesus came to bring transformation and wholeness, why do I still feel like the same old me and struggle with the same issues as always?

As pandemic lockdowns descended across the world, Gail Ramshaw, scholar, author, and liturgist, settled in to read the Scriptures anew.

Le Donne nella MassoneriaUna storia nascosta di forza e resistenzaIn un mondo dove le società segrete sono avvolte da un'aura di mistero e mascolinità, "Le Donne nella Massoneria" illumina un capitolo poco raccontato della storia.

From the Shakers to the Branch Davidians, America's communal utopians have captured the popular imagination.

This book is a pneumatological reflection on the use and abuse of the Spirit in light of the abuse of religion within South African Pentecostalism.

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Knitting is the miracle of creating new dimensions from a strand of yarn.

In his most intimate self-portrait, Robert J.

Eine sowohl spannende als auch berührende, autobiographische Reise durch das Leben und die Gefühle eines Mannes auf dem Weg zu sich selbst.

This book is a collection of guided meditations for beginners and professionals and describes at the same time a development process in search of the true self.

Students of Christian spirituality often have an ambivalent attitude to primary sources from the past.

What are the real cause and evil schemes behind the worldwide coronavirus crisis whose death tolls are now past 2.

Many spiritual caregivers, including chaplains, spiritual directors and clergy, are unaware of how they can support people with chronic health conditions.

Spirit Possession and Communication in Religious and Cultural Contexts explores the phenomenon of spirit possession, focusing on the religious and cultural functions it serves as a means of communication.

Democracy and Civilization (1947) is concerned with philosophy, theology and politics, with the nature of history and civilization and politics, using the approach of Christian thinking.

Move forward with hope instead of dwelling on the past.

Honor Your Body as the Instrument of Your SoulThis book is an attempt to undo the damage we've sustained living in a culture that thrives on our self-hatred.

Passend zur Reformationsdekade vermittelt Sonja Domröse in diesem Buch, in dem Frauen der Reformationszeit in ihrem Leben und Werk porträtiert werden, den weiblichen Einfluss auf die Reformation in Deutschland.

What Is Your Practice?

Enrich each day with wisdom from our greatest spiritual thinkers.

To Dwell in Your House: Vignettes and Spiritual Reflections on Caregiving at Home addresses the large population in need of more resources for the sacred work of caregiving.

25 presentations on the spiritual life, with four major talks by H.

This 2004 book is an accessible introduction to the full range of the philosophy of William James.

The spiritual practice of mindfulness has continued to gain popularity throughout the years.

The gospel accounts change when we come to the final days of Jesus' life and for the first time we are given precise timings when things happen, 'It was night', 'the next morning', 'it was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified him', 'it was noon', 'it was three o'clock in the afternoon'.

In seinem berühmten Buch "Das wilde Denken" beschrieb der französische Ethnologe Claude Lévi-Strauss die ganzheitliche, bildhafte und mit der Natur verbundene Weltsicht indigener Kulturen.

This timeless, compelling, and thought-provoking book on the Christian faith, now updated, includes two all-new chapters, a current list of recommended resources for further study, and a new discussion guide.

Following Jesus to Burning Man: Recovering the Church's Vocation places the author, a Pentecostal/evangelical minister, in a thoroughly pagan context in the Nevada desert where he discovered the presence of God in a way that transformed his understanding of ministry in the twenty-first century context.

"e;In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed"e; (Mark 1:35).

Sometime between the dreams of your youth and yesterday's to-do list, something precious has been lost: your priceless femininity.

Fueled by the music of revolution, anger, fear, and despair, we dyed our hair or shaved our heads .

The end times contain many exciting events we are all familiar with and think we fully understand.