Spirituality and religious experience

The classic history of healing in the Christian church from biblical times to the present.

First published in 2003 and now available in paperback to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of Thomas Merton's birth, When the Trees Say Nothing has sold more than 60,000 copies and continually inspires readers with its unique collection of Merton's luminous writings on nature, arranged for reflection and meditation.

A definitive history of one of the most significant religious orders to emerge in the Anglican church, the Cowley Fathers - the first men's religious order to be founded in the Church of England since the Reformation.

Corrymeela - a Christian community committed to reconciliation, is bounded by bells.

Americans are using more medical services every year, but as many as half of those services do nothing to improve their health.

Originally published in 1969.

Not a Fan has already called more than one million readers to consider the demands and rewards of being a true disciple--moving from fan to follower in their relationship with Jesus.

What place does spiritual need and healing have in the counselling room?

The hard work required to make God real, how it changes the people who do it, and why it helps explain the enduring power of faithHow do gods and spirits come to feel vividly real to people-as if they were standing right next to them?

Discovering how to live with dementia"e;I'm a stranger in a strange land,"e; sighed the dignified gentleman Janet L.

The New York Times has described James Martin as maybe "e;the only Jesuit priest with a degree from the Wharton School,"e; and in the wake of our current economic crisis, the story of his remarkable journey from corporate America to the Society of Jesus couldn't be more timely.

Gypsy Curses, the sixth installment of The Beadle Files, begins in Buffalo where LC Beadle is investigating the mysterious disappearance of Bernadette Millier, a cabaret singer climbing the rungs of success.

Fresh close readings and psychoanalytic theory demonstrate how Joyce turned practices he learned from the Jesuits into challenges for readers.

Die Gesamtausgabe der Schriften des Johann von Staupitz läßt dessen Bedeutung als Schlüsselfigur im Übergang von der spätmittelalterlichen Reform zur Reformation deutlich werden.

"Gebet ist nur ein langweiliger Monolog.

Sufi Meditation and Contemplationoffers fresh translations of three classic Sufi texts from Mughal India: The Alms Bowl of Shaykh Kalimullah Shajehanabadi,The Compass of Truth by Dara Shikoh, and Treatise on the Human Body attributed to Mu'in al-Din Chishti.

An exploration of Crowley's relationship with the United States *; Details Crowley's travels, passions, literary and artistic endeavors, sex magick, and psychedelic experimentation *; Investigates Crowley's undercover intelligence adventures that actively promoted U.

You are loved by the God who holds power over the impossible When it comes to learning firsthand lessons in trusting God, Stan Toler has been there, done that, and bought the T-shirt.

Like its World War II namesake of Leyte Gulf fame, USS Samuel B.

The essays in this Handbook, written by leading scholars working in the rapidly developing field of witchcraft studies, explore the historical literature regarding witch beliefs and witch trials in Europe and colonial America between the early fifteenth and early eighteenth centuries.

The present book reflects on the life, work, and legacy of an exceptional and enigmatic woman: the philosopher and French Jewish mystic Simone Weil.

Grassroots Zen envisions a socially engaged Buddhism where zazen is integrated each day with work, family, and social obligations.

'An invitation to a sane life' Jack KornfieldDo you feel at home?

The monograph series Oxford Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture showcases the plurilingual and multicultural quality of medieval literature and actively seeks to promote research that not only focuses on the array of subjects medievalists now pursue in literature, theology, and philosophy, in social, political, jurisprudential, and intellectual history, the history of art, and the history of science but also that combines these subjects productively.

The twentieth anniversary edition of The Spiral Dance celebrates the pivotal role the book has had in bringing Goddess worship to the religious forefront.

"e;Ehrlich's insightful self-help guide will resonate with Christians wishing to streamline an overstuffed life.

A life-professed solitary and mystic under vows to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Ross writes with the wonder and energy of a spiritual poet.

The Accidental Immigrant is the capstone work of world-renown author Professor Kyriacos C.

Not a Fan has already called more than one million readers to consider the demands and rewards of being a true disciple--moving from fan to follower in their relationship with Jesus.

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One of the most significant and revealing paintings by the world famous artist Vincent van Gogh was never seen by anyone but the artist himself.

Shamanism has always been of great interest to anthropologists.

What is Sufism?

Islamic Thought is a fresh and contemporary introduction to the philosophies and doctrines of Islam.

The search of your life is the search for your life.

After a century or more of convincing ourselves that intelligent people should be 'secular', it is now trendy to be 'spiritual.

Recinos discovered a love for poetry after being abandoned by Latino immigrant parents and living on the streets dealing with drugs, poverty, violence, racial discrimination, and existential desolation.

have cited many examples from the four great saints Shakyamuni Buddha, Jesus Christ, Socrates and Confucius to Jan Hus, Joan of Arc, Lincoln and Shoin Yoshida.