This is the first full-length study to explore how contemporary, Western manifestations of Sufism are represented in fictional texts and examines how Sufi principles and ideas are deeply embedded in the literary production of selected writers.
In the translator's introduction to this volume, James Kellerman relates the following story:As Thomas Aquinas was approaching Paris, a fellow traveler pointed out the lovely buildings gracing that city.
Synthesizes ancient mythologies across time, space, and cultures to resacralize the human experience Written as a novella interspersed with metered quatrains in the tradition of medieval Persian belles-lettres Includes full-color paintings of key figures and motifs, including Sita, Yggdrasil, the Minotaur, Quetzalcoatl, and the Three MarysIn this globe-spanning chronicle, Pir Zia Inayat Khan, leader of the Inayatiyya, sets forth an astonishing sequence of legends revealing little-known connections between ancient cultures and spiritual lineages.
RECLAIMING THE MEANING, PURPOSE, AND POWER OF AMERICA'S FOUNDING DOCUMENTThe Declaration of Independence forever transforms our understanding of equality, liberty, and the proper role of government.
ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover AwardA Christian case for natural burialThe promises of the Christian gospel are never more precious or more beautiful than in the context of death and burial.
This is the first full-length study to explore how contemporary, Western manifestations of Sufism are represented in fictional texts and examines how Sufi principles and ideas are deeply embedded in the literary production of selected writers.
Christianity Today Book Award winnerImagine the scenarios:- a CEO successfully negotiates a corporate merger, avoiding hundreds of layoffs in the process- an artist completes a mosaic for public display at a bank, showcasing neighborhood heroes- a contractor creates a work-release program in cooperation with a local prison, growing the business and seeing countless former inmates turn their lives around- a high-school principal graduates 20 percent more students than the previous year, and the school's average scores go up by a similar percentageNow imagine a parade in the streets for each event.
Stand Up addresses the growing need for women to enter the narrative of how American culture is presently being shaped and leave their mark on a world screaming for relevance, excellence, and truth.
Max Weber's Vision of History: Ethics and Methods delves into the unfinished intellectual pursuits and theoretical frameworks of one of sociology's most influential figures, Max Weber.
This book of essays brings together the author's most recent reflections on Wittgenstein's philosophy as well as some earlier essays that seem worth preserving for historical reasons, as they involve information about personal relationships otherwise not easily retrievable by future chroniclers.
Crosses, candles, choir vestments, sanctuary flowers, and stained glass are common church features found in nearly all mainline denominations of American Christianity today.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From TLC's Sister Wives star Christine Brown Woolley, a groundbreaking and heartfelt memoir about living in a family like no other and finding the strength to leave polygamyand the only life she's knownbehind.
Spiritual Practices for Hospitality Rooted in Presence, Not PerfectionReimagine Christian hospitality as a transformative spiritual practice that nurtures genuine connection wherever life takes you.
Max Weber's Vision of History: Ethics and Methods delves into the unfinished intellectual pursuits and theoretical frameworks of one of sociology's most influential figures, Max Weber.
Explores how to reconnect with nature and use practical, nature-based magic for gardening and farming, fertility, and abundance Examines Moon work, plant magic, forest deities, Earth energies, weather magic, the cosmology of ritual, and how to work with land spirits Discusses folk magic traditions of North America and Western Europe, including the grimoire tradition, Western esotericism, alchemy, Kabbalah, and shamanism as well as Taoist principles and ReikiMagic and farming, in the minds of ancient people, were not separate realms of life, but both were woven inextricably into the way people lived.
In the spirit of the Book of Common Prayer, Art Nelson provides a new collection of public and private prayers to help us meet the uncertainties of life with the dignity of prayer.
