Spirituality and religious experience

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.

Christopher Melchert proposes to historicize Islamic renunciant piety (zuhd).

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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What was the name of Noah's son who did not survive the Flood?

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.

A study of Mayan conversion in sixteenth-century Yucatan.

Fragrances possess a unique ability to evoke emotions, memories, and visions.

This collection of essays considers the role of spirituality and religion in the lives of American women from various ethnic backgrounds, showing how faith empowers those in populations often marginalized in the United States.

By 1791, the French Revolution had spread to Haiti, where slaves and free blacks alike had begun demanding civil rights guaranteed in the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man.

A philosophical exploration of the relationships between spirituality, well-being, religion, and philosophy, examining specific spiritual practices and spiritually informed virtues.

This work explores how and why people pray.

The Mystic Quest explains the major ideas and concepts of Jewish mystical thought in a way that the general reader can clearly understand.

Reveals the occult wisdom and multidimensional layers of meaning hidden in the Nordic Rune stones *; Explores the practice of the Uthark divination system encoded within the traditional exoteric Futhark system of reading the runes *; Traces the relationship between the rune stones and numerology, the Cabbala, alchemy, Gothicism, and sigil magic *; Examines the history of the runes and the ancient spiritual mysticism of Odin Uncovering the dark side of the Nordic rune stones hidden beneath their traditional interpretation, Swedish scholar and runologist Thomas Karlsson examines the rune work of Swedish mystic and runologist Johannes Bureus (1568-1652) and professor Sigurd Agrell (1881-1937), both of whom devoted their lives to uncovering the secret uses of rune stones concealed from all but the highest initiates.

This landmark volume from an influential group of Anglican theologians explores baptism as the foundation for living out all forms of Christian vocation - in confirmation, marriage, ordination, and religious life.

A challenge to each of us to take personal responsibility for repairing the world.

Deepen Your Capacity to Live Free from Addiction-and from Self and Selfishness"e;Twelve Step recovery is much more than a way to escape the clutches of addictive behaviors.

The first comprehensive resource for pastoral care in the face of disaster-a vital resource for clergy, seminarians, pastoral counselors and caregivers of all faith traditions.

Living Wisdom delivers, concisely and accessibly, the essence of the Paul Brunton/Anthony Damiani school of spiritual awakening and practice.

The world is disenchanted.

Originally published in 1974 Intimacy and Ritual is a sympathetic study of spiritualist activities and their relation to the practitioners' secular lives.

It has been argued that the mystical Sufi form of Islam is the most sensitive to other cultures, being accommodative to other traditions and generally tolerant to peoples of other faiths.

Meister Eckhart was a 13th-century mystic, prophet, feminist, declared heretic, and an early advocate of creation-centered spirituality.

ALLEIN DADURCH, DASS DU JETZT INKARNIERT BIST, BRINGST DU DAS ERWACHEN AUF DIE ERDE.

Entdecken Sie die faszinierende Geschichte und spirituelle Tiefe einer der ältesten religiösen Traditionen der Welt: die Bön-Religion.

Allgemeinverständliche Auseinandersetzung mit dem Daodejing und dem chinesichen Daoismus.

Focusing on how someone in need can best be helped, the author identifies the skills and honesty of the person who wants to help as key to how effective this can be.

This book offers a smorgasbord of ideas, stories, and practical suggestions on how to be spiritual companions to young people, sharing the richness of our faith while riding along on the awesome--and often surprising--journeys of those in our spiritual care.