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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Rumi The Book of Love
Book SynopsisThe definitive collection of America's bestselling poet. Rumi's finest poems of love and lovers will open your heart and soul to the lover inside and out.Trade Review"Another perfect gem from the master translator of Rumi's poetry." -- Roger Housden, author of Ten Poems to Change Your Life and Chasing Rumi "It's a mystery how heart can come into apparently simple English." -- Robert Bly, National Book Award-winning poet and translator
£9.49
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Journey to the Heart
Book SynopsisGuides us on a journey as we learn to expand our creativity, embrace our powers, and open our hearts. This title charts a path toward spiritual growth and renewal. It helps you learn to connect deeply with ourselves, the creative force, and the magic and mystery in the world around and within us.
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Cornerstone No God But God
Book Synopsis*Ten years on from 9/11, much of the Muslim faith remains largely unknown and misunderstood in the West. *While there have been a number of successful books on the topic of Islamic history - from Karen Armstrong''s Islam: A Brief History to Bernard Lewis''s The Crises of Islam - there is surprisingly no book for a popular audience about Islam as a religion, let alone one by an author from an Islamic background. *No God But God fills that gap, addressing issues of belief: the difference between the Quran and the Bible, the meaning of the Hajj, the Muslim relationship with Jesus, the Muslim attitude towards Jews, equality between the sexes and more.* This revised and updated edition includes a wealth of new material and new chapters covering recent uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya; the changing face of Islam in Europe and North Africa; and a number of topics of heated debate (the veil controversy; Islam & women; Iraq War as a Jihadi rTrade ReviewBeautiful [and] fascinating * Metro *Truly illuminating -- AS Byatt * The Guardian *A revelation * Yasmin Alibhai-Brown *Aslan is a superb narrator, bringing each century to life with vivid details and present tense narration that makes popular history so enthralling... A terrific read * Glasgow Herald *Outstandingly useful ... always balanced, vivid and readable * The Independent *
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Rumi The Big Red Book
Book Synopsis“Really, what other book would anyone ever need?” —Naomi Shihab Nye, author of Honeybee“Elegant and exquisite.” —Deepak Chopra, author of Muhammad, Jesus, and BuddhaThe Big Red Book is a poetic masterpiece from Jalaluddin Rumi, the medieval Sufi mystic whom Time magazine calls “the most popular poet in America.” Readers continue to be awed and inspired by Rumi’s masterfully lyrical, deeply expressive poems, collected in volumes such as The Illustrated Rumi, The Soul of Rumi, and the bestselling The Essential Rumi. With The Big Red Book, acclaimed poet and Rumi interpreter Coleman Barks offers a never-before-published translation of a crucial anthology of poems widely considered to be one of Persian literature’s greatest treasures. Trade Review"Coleman Barks is a pioneer and renown scholar on Rumi, the great Sufi. In his elegant and exquisite way, Coleman has made Rumi as popular as Shakespeare to the world and continues to inspire us with the Rumi's ecstatic poetry." -- Deepak Chopra, author of The Shadow Effect and Jesus "Really, what other book would anyone ever need?" -- Naomi Shihab Nye, author of Honeybee "Coleman Barks found Rumi floating in some Georgia lake and brought him back to life. What a blessing! Rumi says, 'Some nights stay up until dawn, as the moon sometimes does for the sun.' Coleman has stayed up all night, and every reader is grateful." -- Robert Bly, National Book Award-winning poet and translator "Rumi's Big Red Book tells us: 'Compassion builds a door, Restlessness cuts a key.' I am forever grateful to Coleman Barks, restless, yearning to find the bridge from Rumi and Shams to the world we presently inhabit. He is truly to Be Loved for making this 'transaction with beauty'..." -- Debra Winger, Actress "Without question, we can credit Coleman Barks with making Rumi accessible to American readers through his modernized renditions of the best-known poems of the great Islamic mystic... Richly sensual yet never flowery, Barks' language emphasizes Rumi's embodied spirituality in a book to savor." -- Booklist (starred review) "An emeritus English professor at the University of Georgia, Barks has spent 34 years working on Rumi's poetry - you could even say that Rumi has been the secret companion musician Barks has danced to." -- Los Angeles Times "Barks has become internationally renowned for his translations... Rumi: The Big Red Book is the culmination of his work." -- Shambhala Sun
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HarperCollins Publishers A Hand to Hold
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Focus The Suffering of a Child
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HarperCollins Publishers A Hand to Hold
Book SynopsisColeen Nolan singer, TV host and agony aunt is known for her warmth, straight-talking and compassion. But her empathy and warmth have been earned the hard way formed by her own deeply-felt experiences of loss and grief.Inspired by her own life, and her podcast on grief, Coleen takes readers on a heartfelt and helpful journey through how to cope with all kinds of grief, drawing not just on her own thoughts and feelings, but on those of friends and celebrities she's interviewed, who share their personal takes on loss and life after it. By turns moving, courageous and inspiring, each chapter also features a poem to make you smile, think or shed a tear.Written with accessibility, heart and fellow-feeling, this is not a guidebook but a companion, a friendly word in the darkest times, packed with advice, understanding and hope a book to say you're not alone.
£999.99
John Wiley & Sons Inc The Holistic You
Book SynopsisFamily. Faith. Finance. Friendship. Fitness. Learn to balance and integrate these five critical areas of life. In The Holistic You: Integrating Your Family, Finances, Faith, Friendships, and Fitness, sought-after speaker and writer Rabbi Daniel Lapin delivers an inspiring and insightful discussion of how to bring joy and confidence to all of life's many challenges. Rabbi Lapin introduces you to his unique 5F system, weaving together family, faith, finance, friendship, and fitness. He demonstrates how to organize your life so that you're not neglecting one area to achieve success and connection in another. This book will show how happiness for most is found in family structures and the sexual relationships at their heart along with productive work and the money it creates. It reveals how to defeat false ideas that are projected into our brains about sex, gender, money, and health, both mental and physical, which imperil every aspect of our happiness. You'll discover how to stop treating life like a zero-sum game and how to apply your efforts in each of the five elemental areas in ways that support your efforts in all the other four. A recipe for balance and well-roundedness, the book also provides: Universally applicable insights and strategies that have worked effectively for generations of enthusiasts of 3000 years of Jewish wisdom. Strategies to achieve, peace, and tranquility in your daily life through balance and connectionWays to benefit by strengthening unsuspectected connections between seemingly disparate parts of your lifeSteps to improve life by integrating humanity's most fundamental institution and its most fundamental ambition An essential roadmap for sculpting our lives in an increasingly challenging world, The Holistic You will benefit anyone who hopes to simplify and integrate all the most important parts of their life.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments About the Authors Chapter One: Meet the 5Fs Chapter Two: Connect for Success Chapter Three: Seeing the Invisible Chapter Four: Bodybuilding Chapter Five: Money and Morality Chapter Six: Sex: Pleasure and Pain Chapter Seven: Some Tough Decisions Chapter Eight: Putting the 5Fs to Work Index
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National Geographic Society Sacred Places of a Lifetime
Book SynopsisFully updated throughout and featuring all-new destinations, this inspirational guide highlights 500 of the world's most spiritual places - from the Sacred Valley of the Inca in Peru to Egypt's Mount Sinai - with unique histories and practical travel information.
£28.00
Bristol University Press Life and Death in Latin American Cities
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Christian Focus Publications Ltd Chequebook of the Bank of Faith – Burgundy
Book SynopsisA short reading for every day. Spurgeon wrote this selection of readings to encourage believers to enter into the full provision that their relationship to Jesus entitled them to realise, on a daily basis. He explains we have to present the promises of Scripture to God in prayer and faith, anticipating that he will honour what he has said. Beautiful volume in burgundy.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Face of God
Book SynopsisRoger Scruton explores the place of God in a disenchanted world. His argument is a response to the atheist culture that is now growing around us, and also a defence of human uniqueness. He rebuts the claim that there is no meaning or purpose in the natural world, and argues that the sacred and the transcendental are ''real presences'', through which human beings come to know themselves and to find both their freedom and their redemption.In the human face we find a paradigm of meaning. And from this experience, Scruton argues, we both construct the face of the world, and address the face of God. We find in the face both the proof of our freedom and the mark of self-consciousness. One of the motivations of the atheist culture is to escape from the eye of judgement. You escape from the eye of judgement by blotting out the face: and this, Scruton argues, is the most disturbing aspect of the times in which we live. In his wide-ranging argument Scruton explains the growing sense oTrade ReviewRoger Scruton is one of our most interesting intellectuals... This is an important book, with a very wide cultural range. It is brave in pointing to a turning away from God as the fundamental plight of our times. * The Church Times *... if you want a handy pocket guide to humanity's perennial search for God, one that will take you safely round the edges of the current religious battlefield, this elegant and gracious book is one to buy. * New Statesman *... [Scruton's] sequence on the structure of the effable (buildings) is good, and the book contains many interesting and prettily phrased thoughts. * The Guardian *Scruton develops this account with illuminating attention to some classic artworks (the book has 20 illustrations), and the book's introduction and five chapters are consistently nontechnical and accessible. -- P.K. Moser, Loyola University Chicago * CHOICE *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The View from Nowhere 2. The View from Somewhere 3. Where Am I? 4. The Face of the Person 5. The Face of God
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Cambridge University Press Modelling the Divine
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Cambridge University Press Making Places Sacred
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THOMAS NELSON PUB Speak Your Mind
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Thomas Nelson Publishers Anticipating Heaven
Book SynopsisIs there a way to walk into the final chapters of life with peace and confidence, and with support and wisdom? In Anticipating Heaven, a medical expert with a Christian faith will lead you through end-of-life matters, offering practical advice and spiritual comfort.
£999.99
CLC Publications Figures of the True: Devotional Thoughts Inspired
Book SynopsisDevotional Thoughts Inspired by Nature.
£6.39
Pluto Press Small Places Large Issues
Book SynopsisFully updated fifth edition of the classic introduction to social and cultural anthropologyTrade Review'A masterful introduction to the wide range of subjects studied by anthropologists as well as to the distinctive perspectives they bring to bear on these matters.' -- Vered Amit, Professor Emerita of Anthropology, Concordia University'In almost three decades since it was first published, this book has evolved with its subject, magnificently corroborating its author’s thesis, that the best anthropology addresses timeless themes of the human condition through a relentless focus on the contemporary. In a novelty-obsessed age, Eriksen’s encyclopaedic tour of comparative anthropology teaches us to build on classical foundations. This is not just another book in the library of anthropology; it is an entire anthropological library in one book.' -- Tim Ingold, Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Aberdeen'Remains among the most brilliant summaries of key ideas animating anthropology. In his famously accessible writing style, Eriksen introduces fundamental questions that shape human life, and provides an overview of the discipline’s contribution to the pressing issues of our times. The new version will not only appeal to beginners, but is also a must-read for established professionals.' -- Ursula Rao, Director, Anthropology of Politics and Governance, Max-Planck-Institute for Social Anthropology'Draws students into exploring our human diversity in all its intriguing manifestations, offering a wonderful way to grasp the excitement of anthropology and its focus on what it means to be human.' -- Rob Borofsky, Center for a Public Anthropology'Authoritative, challenging, accessible, up-to-date, this is a splendid introduction to modern social anthropology. I would press it on anyone who wants a better grasp of the diversity of human ways of living. And it is a must-read for students.' -- Adam Kuper, Centennial Professor of Anthropology, London School of Economics'This classic volume is quite simply the best introduction there is to social and cultural anthropology. Deeply grounded in the history of anthropological thought, it is also thoroughly up to date. More than that, it is unfailingly engaging, clear and accurate. There is no better place to go to begin to learn why anthropology has been and remains a vital discipline in the contemporary world.' -- Joel Robbins, Sigrid Rausing Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge'Small Places, Large Issues shows us Thomas Hylland Eriksen in his admirable triple capacity as an anthropologist: the scholar, with depth and breadth of knowledge, and with a critical sense; the statesman, negotiating with fairness between anthropological camps; and the journalist, with a sense of what is new, zooming between close-up and Big Picture, and writing clearly about it all.' -- Ulf Hannerz'This wonderfully lucid introduction to social and cultural anthropology readily captures students' attention. By delineating the past and present development of the discipline, Eriksen underscores continuities and challenges that inform the practice of anthropology in today's world. In presenting anthropology as a means for elucidating large issues through the analysis of small places, the book speaks eloquently to anthropology's intellectual vibrance and practical value.' -- Noel Dyck, Professor of Social Anthropology, Simon Fraser UniversityTable of ContentsSeries Preface Preface to the fifth edition 1. Anthropology: Comparison and Context 2. A Brief History of Anthropology 3. Fieldwork and Ethnography 4. The Social Person 5. Local Organisation 6. Person and Society 7. Kinship as Descent 8. Marriage and Relatedness 9. Social differentiation 1: Gender and Age 10. Social differentiation 2: Caste and Class 11. Religion and Ritual 12. Language and Cognition 13. Politics and Power 14. Political identity 1: Ethnicity and the Politics of Identity 15. Political identity 2: Nationalism and Minorities 16. Economic Anthropology 1: Exchange and Consumption 17. Economic Anthropology 2: Production and Technology 18. Humanity and the Biosphere 19. Complexity and Change 20. Medical Anthropology 21. Anthropology and the Paradoxes of Globalisation 22. The Anthropology of Climate Change Epilogue: Making Anthropology Matter Bibliography Index
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Oneworld Publications The Five Percenters: Islam, Hip-hop and the Gods
Book SynopsisWith a cast of characters ranging from Malcolm X to 50 Cent, Knight’s compelling work is the first detailed account of the movement inextricably linked with black empowerment, Islam, New York, and hip-hop. Whether discussing the stars of Five Percenter rap or 1980s crack empires, this fast-paced investigation uncovers the community’s icons and heritage, and examines its growing influence in urban American youth culture.Trade Review"Knight does an excellent job of presenting the movement’s founders, belief system and its history as seen by the people who live it." * Monsters and Critics *
£13.49
Zondervan Hope in the Dark
Book SynopsisSometimes it feels impossible to reconcile the pain of our circumstances with the image of an all-loving, all-powerful God. Hope in the Dark, by pastor Craig Groeschel, explores that poignant contradiction with gentle honesty, biblical truths, and stories of people who wrestled with deeply personal questions about God and faith.
£13.49
Tellwell Talent Unlocking the Truth
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Biblical Foundations of Spirituality
Book SynopsisBiblical Foundations of Spirituality invites readers to touch a finger to the flame of the Bible by offering guidance on what, how, and why to read Scripture as a source of spiritual nourishment. The second edition builds on Barbara Bowe's acclaimed book with two new chapters by Laurie Brink and John R. Barker introducing key theological concepts and exploring how biblical spirituality was first experienced and expressed in early Christian communities.The book begins by exploring the many meanings of the word spirituality, then leads readers through the Biblefrom Genesis to Revelationto develop a biblically based spirituality that can serve as a compass in the challenges of life. Updated to reference the latest scholarship, this book helps make the Bible more accessible and shows how it can be relevant to life today. The book stresses the spiritual dimension of biblical figures' search for God and shows how their insights about Godfrom successes to dead endscan reflect our contemporaryTrade ReviewIn this second edition of Barbara Bowe’s award-winning book, the original text is supplemented by two excellent new chapters. John Barker’s discussion of postexilic theology serves as a bridge between the theology of the Old and New Testaments, and Laurie Brink provides a sketch of the postcanonical movement of Christian theology. Bowe laid a firm foundation for this work; Barker and Brink have added to the trustworthiness of its structure. -- Dianne Bergant, CSA, Catholic Theological UnionBarbara Bowe’s work contributes to an understanding of spirituality that emphasizes how our daily and contextual response to God gives rise to our theology. Her work considers how the lived daily experience of a people of faith “touching their fingers to the flame” and “eating God’s word” gave rise to the Sacred Scripture and continues to give rise to our theologizing on that Scripture. The contributions of John R. Barker and Laurie Brink to this new edition of Bowe’s masterful work help the flame of her book burn even brighter. -- Gilberto Cavazos-González, OFM, Pontifical University AntonianumTable of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition Acknowledgments Abbreviations for Biblical Books Chronology Introduction: Touching a Finger to the Flame 1 What Is Spirituality? 2 God beyond All Names 3 The Riddle of the World 4 The God of Blessing and Salvation 5 I Have Heard Their Cry 6 Royal Power and the Covenant Dream 7 Prophetic Spirituality 8 Wisdom Has Built Herself a House 9 Crisis and Hope 10 That Man Jesus 11 Pauline Spirituality 12 A New Heaven and a New Earth Conclusion: Biblical Foundations of Spirituality Epilogue: The Church That Sojourns Notes Glossary Bibliography Index of Biblical Names Index of Proper Names Index of Places Index of Scripture Citations and Ancient Literature Index of Subjects In Memorial: Barbara Ellen Bowe, R.S.C.J.: December 1, 1945–March 14, 2010
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William B Eerdmans Publishing Co Scenes with My Son
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CLC Publications Thou Givest They Gather
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CLC Publications Thy Hidden Ones
Book SynopsisThe life of the believer as illustrated in the Song of Solomon.
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. The Harp of GloryEnzira Sebhat
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Austin Macauley Publishers The Power of the Altar
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Ebury Publishing Thought for the Day: 50 Years of Fascinating
Book Synopsis'A daily taste of eternity in the midst of time'BBC Radio 4 staple Thought for the Day has been running for 50 years, aiming to capture the mood of the country and speak to it in a way that reaches people of all faiths and none.Take a tour of half a century of daily reflections from some of our most prominent and insightful thinkers, including Pope Benedict XVI, Desmond Tutu and Mona Siddiqui. Covering our changing attitudes to sexuality, science, politics, national life, international relations and more, Thought for the Day charts the constant evolution of British society from its uniquely timeless perspective.
£15.29
Collective Ink God Calling in Poetry
Book SynopsisA 365-day devotional inspired by the bestseller God Calling.
£22.49
Green Magic Publishing Moontides
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United House Publishing I'll Say Yes
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Shambhala Publications Inc The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great
Book SynopsisIn this classic scripture of Tibetan Buddhism—traditionally read aloud to the dying to help them attain liberation—death and rebirth are seen as a process that provides an opportunity to recognize the true nature of mind. This translation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead emphasizes the practical advice that the book offers to the living. The insightful commentary by Chögyam Trungpa, written in clear, concise language, explains what the text teaches us about human psychology. This book will be of interest to people concerned with death and dying, as well as those who seek greater spiritual understanding in everyday life.
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Collective Ink Many Mansions – A companion volume to I Am With
Book SynopsisA sequel to the much-loved devotional books, I Am With You and My Burden is Light, in Many Mansions, Our Lord gives us many glimpses of Heaven and the realm of light which we all long for. Also, he shows us ways of preparing for life after death and that future existence while we are still upon the earth.Trade ReviewLike other books of Fr. John Woolley, this latest, Many Mansions, is a beautiful and encouraging book, and a real gift of grace. --Fr. Michael Clothier, OSB Downside.
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LIGHTNING SOURCE UK LTD The Journey
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Angel Key Publications Introducing the Old Man St Joseph the Carpenter
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University Press of America Faith Negotiating Loyalties
Book SynopsisFaith Negotiating Loyalties draws readers into the world of Christian faith in South Africa and the question of loyalties in the new post-apartheid state. It carries out its investigation in two parts. Part one examines Christian faith and loyalty during the first nation-building exercise following the South African War, positioning the creation and contestation of three Christianities corresponding to three nationalisms, each of which imagined South Africa in a particular way, shaping faith accordingly. The idea of an undifferentiated South African Christianity gives way to contesting and contested Christianities, nationalism gives way to nationalisms, and faith emerges in tension with and in criticism of these loyalties. Part two discusses the American theologian H. Richard Niebuhr in South Africa. Three kinds of faith in his wittings are set forth: social faith, radial faith, and reconstructing faith. Contextualized within the South African story, Niebuhr''s ideas suggest self and sTrade ReviewAn exceptionally fine work that makes a contribution both to theological ethics, through its interpretation of H. Richard Niebuhr, and to the study of Christianity in South Africa, through its critical use of Niebuhr's thought to organize and refocus the South African debate on the relation of Christianity to the reconstruction of South African society and national identity. -- William Johnson Everett, Herbert Gezork Professor of Christian Social Ethics, Andover Newton Theological SchoolSteve Martin's reading of H. Richard Niebuhr's legacy in relation to the South African story is remarkable for its creativity, insight, and breadth of scholarship. . . . I strongly and warmly commend it to all who seek to read history from a theological perspective. -- John W. de Gruchy, Robert Selby Taylor Chair in Christian Studies, University of Cape Town and Extraordinary Professor, Stellenbosch UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1 Part 1: Exploring South African Christianity Chapter 2 Prologue: Faith, Nationalism and Loyalty in South Africa Chapter 3 1: South African Nationalism: The One and the Many Chapter 4 2: Afrikaner Nationalism: Myth and Mobilization Chapter 5 3: African Nationalism: Mission and Politics Chapter 6 Interlude: Reflection and Transnation Chapter 7 Part 2: Reading H. Richard Niebuhr in South Africa Chapter 9 5: Entangling Faith and Social Ideal Chapter 10 6: Radical Faith and the Crisis of American Christianity Chapter 10 7: Radical Faith in History and Community Chapter 11 8: Faith Engaging Culture Chapter 12 9: Reconstructing Faith and the Renewal of Covenant Chapter 13 Conclusion: Point(s) of Return
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Christian Faith Anxiety
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Crossway Books Trust: A Godly Woman's Adornment
Book SynopsisAn On-the-Go Devotional for women that focuses on Scripture's truths about what lies beneath our fears and how we can overcome them, so that we never have to live with chronic anxiety.
£7.59
Midealuck Publishing Inspirational and Evangelical Short Stories of
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Yorkshire Publishing Golf and the Abundant Life
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Christian Faith Keeping Your Faith Through SoCrates's Journey
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Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant
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Equinox Publishing Ltd Charming Beauties and Frightful Beasts: Non-Human Animals in South Asian Myth, Ritual and Folklore
Book SynopsisDiscussions on non-human animals, other-than-human persons and religion originally emerged within the context of Christian theology, eco-theology and Western-based environmentalism. In response to that, and by adhering to post-modern discourses on, for instance, indigeneity, mimicry and hybridity, the volume explores South Asian cultural manifestations and aspects of localised knowledge in relation to the construction and the Otherisation of the concept of body and behaviour in non-human animals. The study of non-human animals as other-than-human persons (actual animals, but also animal-spirits, animal deities, etc.) has marked a significant shift in the ethics/politics of the academic study of religion. The chapters in this book investigate how South Asian religions, with their sacred narratives, ritualised practices and popular performances, bear witness to the active presence of non-human animals as both culture makers/bearers and symbols of spirituality. Further to that, with bourgeoning debates on religion, indigeneity, eco-theology and environmentalism, the volume urges for a consolidation and promotion of an analysis of the twofold epistemic violence exerted towards animals as subaltern to human animals and to animals in Western and Christian traditions. The book is divided into fifteen chapters, each dealing with non-human animals and the concept of animality in different South Asian traditions, or various aspects of the same tradition. The structure of the book reflects that of what is probably the most popular collection of folk tales on animals in South Asia, the Pancatantra. Like the original text, the volume is divided into five books (tantras) whose single stories (our chapters) act as sub-strings inscribed in larger narrative frames. As in the original Pancatantra, the principal themes of each book are signalled by key words which provide the link between successive narrative cycles. Such a structural arrangement creates the backbone for the main body of the book allowing for an articulate, clear and reasoned discussion of single themes, such as 1) non-human animals as divine portents in situations of imbalance; 2) non-human animals as restorers of order and symbols of cultural identity; 3) non-human animals as exemplary beings and spiritual teachers in sacred narratives; 4) non-human animals as symbols of love and object of human reverence; 5) non-human animals as portents symbolising the life cycle, including its inevitable end. In the conclusion, the editors summarise what has been achieved with this academic 'narrative' and reflect constructively on its outcomes as well as future developments with respect to past and present scholarship.Table of ContentsThe Animal Question in South Asia: A Post-Modern Pancatantra Thomas Dahnhardt and Fabrizio M. Ferrari First Tantra: Wonder, Monstrosity, Conflict 1. Talking Animals: Explorations in an Indian Literary Genre Patrick Olivelle, University of Texas, Austin 2. Monstrous Animals on Hindu Temples, with Special Reference to Khajuraho David Smith, Lancaster University 3. Her Majesty's Servants: The Tame and the Wild under the British Raj Davide Torri, University of Chester Second Tantra: Conflict, Ethics, Environment 4. Beware the Crocodile: Female and Male Nature in Asvaghosa's Saundarananda Alice Collett, York St John University 5. Sparrows and Lions: Fauna in Sikh Imagery - Symbolism and Ethics Eleanor Nesbitt, University of Warwick 6. Tigers, Tiger Spirits and Were-tigers in Tribal Orissa Stefano Beggiora, University of Venice Third Tantra: Environment, Myth, Devotion 7. Falling Rain, Reigning Power in Reptilian Affairs: The Balancing of Religion and the Environment Ivette Vargas-O'Bryan, Austin College 8. Guardian Spirits, Omens and Meat for the Clans: The Place of Animals among the Apatanis of Arunachal Pradesh Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri, Arunachal University 9. Karman and Compassion: Animals in the jain Universal History Eva De Clercq, Ghent University Fourth Tantra: Devotion, Wisdom, Awe 10. Horses that Weep, Birds that Tell Fortunes: Animals in South Asian Muslim Myth David Pinault, Santa Clara University 11. Winged Messengers, Feathered Beauties and Beaks of Divine Wisdom: The Role of Birds in Hindi-Urdu Allegorical Love Stories Thomas Dahnhardt 12. The Biggest Star of All: The Elephant in Hindi Cinema Rachel Dwyer, SOAS, University of London Fifth Tantra: Awe, Fear, Death 13. Dark Shades of Power: The Crow in Hindu and Tantric Religious Traditions Xenia Zeiler, Universitat Bremen 14. Fear, Reverence and Ambivalence: Divine Snakes in Contemporary South India Amy Allocco, Elon University 15. The Silent Killer: The Donkey as Personification of Illness in North Indian Folklore Fabrizio M. Ferrari
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Tyndale House Publishers 50 Days of Heaven
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CLC Publications Rose From Brier
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The Buddhist Society Zen And The Ways
Book SynopsisZen and the Ways is the first publication in a series of books published by the Buddhist Society in association with the Trevor Leggett Trust.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Unfolding
Book SynopsisBoth a galvanizing wake-up call and a tender lullaby.” — Glennon Doyle, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Untamed“What I love about Arielle’s writing is that she takes readers on this journey step by step, filled with wisdom and grace.Trade Review“There is an enduring honesty in Estoria’s words that is hard to come by. She welcomes you into places within herself that always seem to serve as portals to our own homecoming. With poetry and reflection, Estoria reminds us of the imperative of our unfolding in a world that wants us to remain small.” — Cole Arthur Riley, New York Times bestselling author of This Here Flesh "If loving and embracing yourself for who you are feels impossible, pick up this book! Arielle invites you to step into your power through her inspiring prose and beautiful reflections." — Jenna Kutcher, New York Times bestselling author of How Are You, Really? “Arielle’s words are a balm. Somehow they soothe, but also light the fire for growth. That's an achievement.” — Jedidiah Jenkins, New York Times bestselling author of To Shake The Sleeping Self and Like Streams to the Ocean "Open up to any page and discover inspiration, honesty, and wisdom. The Unfolding will leave you feeling uplifted and open to discovering more about yourself." — Justina Blakeney, author of The New Bohemians and founder of Jungalow "With the beauty, honesty, and transparency of a true artist, Arielle invites us to shed what no longer serves us and come alive to who we’re meant to be. The Unfolding reminds us that exploration is not our enemy, and that wonder can be found in our wandering." — Danielle Coke, Oh Happy Day! illustrator and activist "What a refreshing, deep breath of a book! Through poetry, art, story, and prose, Arielle beautifully embodies the freedom, invitation, and goodness of full awakening." — Sarah Bessey, New York Times bestselling author of A Rhythm of Prayer and Jesus Feminist “What I love about Arielle’s writing is that she takes readers on this journey step by step, filled with wisdom and grace. This book will help anyone seeking to unfold into their bloom.” — Morgan Harper Nichols, author of All Along You Were Blooming and Peace is a Practice “The Unfolding is a moving, fresh, unique poetry collection and a generous invitation into the mind of the poet. Both a galvanizing wake-up call and a tender lullaby.” — Glennon Doyle, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Untamed “Arielle is a sage within our generation and she's written a guidebook for anyone who has ever felt lost or needed a reminder that breaking is not the end of the story.” — Hannah Brencher, author of Fighting Forward and Come Matter Here “Arielle gently invites us to explore the uncharted places of our own lives, to face them with courage and vulnerability, and perhaps even discover an unfolding of our own.” — Jo Saxton, author of Ready to Rise "Perfectly balances the raw, unpolished, guttural feelings with the eloquence and refined beauty of one who has mastered poetry. This is a must read." — Propaganda, author of Terraform Yahoo! — "This stunning debut is as tender as you imagine it to be in addition to adding an extra dose of ecstatic joy to remind you how real-life becoming feels. A poetry book full of words to hold sacredly in your soul." "In a voice that is at once gentle and strong, Arielle shows that our process of becoming, while at times uncertain, is as beautiful as a blooming flower.” — Dr. Hillary L McBride, author of The Wisdom of Your Body “In Arielle’s raw recounting of her own journey, she beautifully mirrors our true worth and value that we are invited into remembering and finding home within ourselves.” — Ruthie Lindsey, author of There I Am “Arielle's words are breathtakingly beautiful and inspiring. The Unfolding is like a healing roadmap, nourishment for those who are thirsty for hope, growth and awakening.” — Minaa B., LMSW “Arielle tenderly offers us a richness of grace only seen from the mystics of the old. Her eloquence of story and depth of wisdom lovingly unfolds us into her process, awakening liberation in each of us.” — William Matthews, music director at New Abbey "The Unfolding is a beautiful invitation to come back to yourself, trust your inner wisdom, and just take a breath." — Jamie Varon, author of Radically Content
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Tyndale House Publishers The One Year Love Language Minute Devotional
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£16.62
