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Wisdom Publications,U.S. The Guru Yoga of Je Tsongkhapa
Book SynopsisExplore the guru yoga practice of Je Tsongkhapa with a legendary meditation master.The Hundreds of Deities of Tusita is an inspiring and well-loved guru yoga practice that originated from Je Tsongkhapa himself and was disseminated by the First Dalai Lama. In this book, Choden Rinpoche—a celebrated scholar who was chosen as a debate partner for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as well as an accomplished yogi who spent nineteen years in solitary retreat—offers two different commentaries to guide the reader’s understanding. Rinpoche’s first commentary is based on the tantric oral tradition as presented by the great lama and scholar Pabongkha Dechen Nyingpo in his own inspired commentary on The Hundreds of Deities of Tusita, called A Treasury of Precious Jewels, which is presented here in full. Rinpoche adds clarifying instruction to Pabongkha Rinpoche''s work, bringing out the deeper meaning of the text and revealing how ordinary practitioners may understand and apply the instructions. The second commentary from Rinpoche is a condensed commentary based on the sutra tradition. Thus, the reader is treated to two different perspectives of the guru yoga practice of Je Tsongkhapa. Previously published as Opening the Door of Blessings, this edition has been revised and updated, and is an essential addition to any practitioner’s library.
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Wisdom Publications,U.S. Buddhas Words for Tough Times
Book SynopsisTwenty translations from the vast corpus of Buddhist literature come alive in this full-color anthology of ancient wisdom for turbulent times, as a master scholar uncovers their sources and significance.Change and loss have always been part of the human condition, but in today’s world, the pace and intensity of uncertainty has reached new extremes. The Buddha observed the truth of impermanence more than 2,500 years ago and diagnosed the source of the anxiety it engenders so incisively that his prescription still resonates and heals here and now. In Buddha’s Words for Tough Times, Peter Skilling, one of the world’s foremost authorities on Buddhist scripture, brings the reader face to face with the wealth of Buddhist literature, from a teaching in a single word, to a seminal collection of verses on impermanence, to narrations of the Buddha’s teaching journeys across the Gangetic Plain. Translating from sources in Tibetan, Sanskrit, a
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Feral House,U.S. Love Sex Fear Death: The Inside Story of the
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Plough Publishing House With or Without Me: A Memoir of Losing and
Book SynopsisWith or Without Me is a book for everyone – believer or unbeliever, Christian or atheist– who refuses to surrender to the idea that there are easy answers to the big questions in life.Doubt about God’s goodness in the face of grief is natural. With or Without Me is one woman’s unsparing and eloquent memoir about the inadequacy of religion and philosophy to answer her emotional pain. Yet Esther Maria Magnis’s rejection of God is merely the beginning of a tortuous journey back to faith – one punctuated by personal losses retold with bluntness and immediacy. Magnis knows believing in God is anything but easy. Because he allows people to suffer. Because he’s invisible. And silent. “A must read for anyone who has ever pondered the meaning of life” – Lydia S. Dugdale, Author of The Lost Art of DyingTrade Review“I have not known anyone since Nietzsche who shows so shockingly what a catastrophe it is to not believe in God." —Robert Spaemann"There are not many who dare to speak of God as unabashedly as Esther Maria Magnis." —Public ForumWith or Without Me is utterly necessary. Breathtakingly honest with unflinching rawness, this book is a must read for anyone who has ever pondered the meaning of life. —Lydia S. Dugdale, author of The Lost Art of Dying: Reviving Forgotten WisdomSeldom have I read a Christian book that possessed such raw energy and passion. With or Without Me is an honest account of death, bereavement and grief which lays bare what it means to love and lose. —Inspire MagazineFaith is like a piece of quartz that Magnis turns over in her palm, examining all its angles, the sharp edges and the shine. This lends With or Without Me a thoughtful and introspective quality, contemplative without being meandering... She deftly balances the transcendent and immanent as she recounts her walk towards God, yet never reduces her discussion of faith to abstractions. —Today's American CatholicEsther Maria Magnis addresses traditional philosophy and religion head on in this unflinching memoir, which details her difficult sojourn away from the Christian faith and then back to it. Amid the spate of personal deconstruction narratives of the past few years, readers will appreciate this German author’s distinct perspective. With or Without Me is essential reading for anyone who has ever doubted God’s goodness in the midst of personal loss. —Christian CenturyMagnis recounts with brutal honesty the depth of her loss. —War Cry Magazine, UK
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Forefront Books Were So Blessed
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Forefront Books The Extra Mile
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You Can Trust a God with Scars
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Seven Stories Press,U.S. Hebrew Myths
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New Growth Press My First 123 Book of Bible Numbers
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Shambhala Publications Inc Seeking the Heart of Wisdom
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Shambhala Publications Inc The Five Ranks of Zen
Book SynopsisA comprehensive and accessible guide to the Five Ranks, the pinnacle teaching of Zen Buddhism pointing to the path to true freedom.The great Japanese Zen master Hakuin exclaimed, ?How priceless is the merit gained through the step-by-step practice of the Five Ranks of Master Tozan!? Hakuin here refers to a teaching created by the Chinese Buddhist master Dongshan, known in Japanese as Zen Master Tozan, which is honored and studied in both Soto and Rinzai schools of Zen and is a gem of the classical Zen tradition. The ranks?pithy, provocative titles followed by Tozan?s brief poetic commentaries?serve as guides to a radical exploration of the experience of relative and absolute reality, the interpenetrating ?Two Truths? of Mahayana Buddhism.In The Five Ranks of Zen, American Zen teacher Shishin Wick offers an accessible entry point to each of the ranks, which Tozan created in two formulations: the first and better-known is the Five Ranks of the Relative and the Absolute; while the second set, called the Sequence of Merit, is an abbreviated form of the Ten Oxherding Pictures, a traditional formulation of the Zen spiritual journey. Wick presents multiple translations and offers commentary on the ranks? titles and on Tozan?s renowned verses, as well as offering guidance on these teachings? application in contemporary life and Zen practice. He emphasizes that, to truly plumb the depths of Tozan?s teachings, you must treat these teachings as Zen koans and make a thorough investigation using your entire body.
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Ulysses Press Jesus And Buddha: The Parallel Sayings
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Faithlife Corporation What the Song of Solomon Says about Sexuality,
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Blurb Color me by Wallartgraphy: The Road to Heaven
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Belief Books A Little Faith: A Father's Miracle Story of
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Kindred Hope The Angel Watch
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Danelle Wasden Enough: Stories of God's Creation & Love
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Little, Brown Book Group The Believing Brain: From Spiritual Faiths to
Book SynopsisSynthesizing thirty years of research, psychologist and science historian, Michael Shermer upends the traditional thinking about how humans form beliefs about the world. Simply put, beliefs come first and explanations for beliefs follow. The brain, Shermer argues, is a belief engine. Using sensory data that flow in through the senses, the brain naturally looks for and finds patterns - and then infuses those patterns with meaning, forming beliefs. Once beliefs are formed, our brains subconsciously seek out confirmatory evidence in support of those beliefs, which accelerates the process of reinforcing them, and round and round the process goes in a positive-feedback loop.In The Believing Brain, Shermer provides countless real-world examples of how this process operates, from politics, economics, and religion to conspiracy theories, the supernatural, and the paranormal. Ultimately, he demonstrates why science is the best tool ever devised to determine whether or not our belief matches reality.Trade Review'Michael Shermer has long been one of our most committed champions of scientific thinking in the face of popular delusion. In The Believing Brain, he has written a wonderfully lucid, accessible and wide-ranging account of the boundary between justified and unjustified belief' - Sam Harris, New York Times bestselling author'The Believing Brain is a fascinating account of the origins of all manner of beliefs, replete with cutting-edge evidence from the best scientific research, packed with nuggets of truths and then for good measure, studded with real world examples to deliver to the reader, a very personable, engaging and ultimately, convincing set of explanations for why we believe' - Professor Bruce Hood, Bristol University and author of Supersense'The Believing Brain is a tour de force integrating neuroscience and the social sciences to explain how irrational beliefs are formed and reinforced, while leaving us confident our ideas are valid. This is a must read for everyone who wonders why religious and political beliefs are so rigid and polarized - or why the other side is always wrong, but somehow doesn't see it' - Dr Leonard Mlodinow, author The Drunkard's Walk'Michael Shermer lucidly describes why and how we are hard wired to 'want to believe'. With a narrative that gently flows from the personal to the profound, Shermer shares what he has learned after spending a lifetime pondering the relationship between beliefs and reality, and how to be prepared to tell the difference between the two' - Lawrence M. Krauss, Foundation Professor and Director of the Origins Project at Arizona State University'Michael Shermer has long been one of the world's deepest thinkers when it comes to explaining where our beliefs come from, and he brings it all together in this important, engaging, and ambitious book. Shermer knows all the science, he tells great stories, he is funny, and he is fearless, delving into hot-button topics like 9-11 Truthers, life after death, capitalism, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, and the existence of God. This is an entertaining and thoughtful exploration of the beliefs that shape our lives' - Paul Bloom author of How Pleasure Works 'Refreshingly sceptical' - Independent on Sunday
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Equinox Publishing Ltd Key Categories in the Study of Religion: Contexts
Book SynopsisKey Categories in the Study of Religion builds upon the groundwork laid by previous NAASR Working Papers titles in order to bring us full circle to the symbiotic relationship between context and critique. This volume assembles diverse sets of data to consider pertinent categories in which critique occurs. By looking at intentionally disparate case studies, the volume centers on four key contextual categories which stand at the heart of the academic study of religion: Citizenship and Politics, Class and Economy, Gender and Sexuality, and Race and Ethnicity. The contributors to this volume explore questions concerning how scholars construct such categories and/or critique scholars who do? Who decides how to approach the critical study of these topics? What impact does the context of a scholar's research have on the means and method of a given critique? Using these enquiries as a starting point, Key Categories in the Study of Religion investigates the ways that method, theory, and data are mobilized via context as the primary impetus for critical analysis. Each section begins with an orienting essay that explores its category. These introductory chapters include: i) an analysis of the construction of categories in academic literature; ii) an argument either advocating or critiquing scholarship carried out in that vein; and iii) an exploration of its implications for the study of religion. Each chapter is followed by four responses authored by scholars intentionally selected to highlight diverse contexts: subjects, fields, and methods. They extend the orienting essay's conclusions by offering novel analysis vis-a-vis their own scholarly expertise and subject matter. These chapters underscore instances of both congruence and difference to further refine our understanding of possible forms of critique relevant to each category.Table of Contents1. Introduction Rebekka King Part 1: Citizenship 2. Paper Terrorism: Religion, Paperwork, and the Contestation of State Power in the “Sovereign Citizen” Movement Michael J. McVicar, Florida State University 3.The Rohingya, Buddhism, and the Category “Religion” Tenzan Eaghll, Mahidol University, Thailand 4. Citizenship, Religion, and the Frailty of State Sovereignty: A Response to Michael McVicar Daniel Miller, Landmark College, Vermont 5. The Material Production of Otherworldly Citizenship: From Paper to Digital Files to Bodies Lauren Horn Griffin, University of Alabama 6. Response: Paper Terrorism as Counter-Conduct Michael J. McVicar Part 2: Race 7. Signifying “Der Rassist” in Religious Studies and the Axes of Social Difference Richard Newton, University of Alabama 8. Of Dualisms and Doppelgängers: Mapping Ancient Minds and Bodies in Religious Studies (A Response to Richard Newton) Robyn Faith Walsh, University of Miami 9. “Dark S(kin): Two Versions of Newton’s crimen oscuro” Rudy V. Busto, University of California, Santa Barbara 10. Reworking our Schemes: Some Thoughts on Richard Newton’s Paper, “Signifying ‘Der Rassist’ in Religious Studies and the Axes of Social Difference Craig R. Prentiss, Rockhurst University, Missouri 11. That’s a Racist Question: Interrogating Racism in the Study of American Religions Martha Smith Roberts, Fullerton College, California 12. The Trope Has Been Set: Race and Religion as Critical Entanglement Richard Newton Part 3: Gender 13.“This Field Which Is Not One / The Body Is Smart: Rethinking Theory in the Study of Religion” Megan Goodwin, Northeastern University 14. A Happy Headache Emily D. Crews, University of Chicago Divinity School 15. Addressing Gender Parity in Critical Pedagogy Tara Baldrick-Morrone, Wake Forest University 16. The ‘Muscle Jew’ and Maccabean Heroism of the Jewish Legion during WWI Tim Langille, Arizona State University 17. “There is No Place for the State in the Bedrooms of the Nation” or A response to Goodwin’s Gender/Religion Lens: The Case of Québec’s Bill 21 Jennifer A. Selby, Memorial University of Newfoundland Part 4: Class 18. Regulating Religion to Maintain the Status Quo Suzanne Owen, Leeds Trinity University 19. A Gramscian Inversion: Hegemony in Theory and in Practice Tommy Carrico, Florida State University 20. The Druid Network as a Capitalist Success Story: or, Why The Druid Network’s Charity Status is Beside the Point Neil George, York University 21. Who’s Afraid of Class Analysis? Rethinking Identity and Class in the Study of Religion James Dennis LoRusso, Princeton University 22. Definition, Comparison, Critique: A Response to Suzanne Owen on Economy, Class, and Religion Johan Strijdom, University of South Africa 23. Response Suzanne Owen
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Atlantic Books The Bible: The Biography
Book SynopsisThe Bible is the most widely distributed book in the world. Translated into over two thousand languages, it is estimated that more than six billion copies have been sold in the last two hundred years alone. In this seminal account, Karen Armstrong traces the gestation of the Bible to reveal a complex and contradictory document created by scores of people over hundreds of years. Karen Armstrong begins her analysis with the origins of the very earliest books of the Hebrew Bible, in which God was called both 'Yahweh' and 'Elohim'. She then traces the development of both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament to reveal the disparate influences that helped to form these sacred texts. From the Jewish practice of Midrash and the Christian cult of Jesus; to the influence of Paul's letters on the Reformation and the manipulation of Revelations by Christian fundamentalism, Armstrong explores the contexts in which these sixty-six books were understood and explains the social needs they answered. In the process she reveals an unfamiliar and paradoxical work that will permanently alter our understanding of the Bible.Trade ReviewThere could not be a better guide [to the Bible] than Karen Armstrong... Her great achievement is that, as well as leaving you with a clearer, more historically accurate picture as to what precisely the Bible is (and isn't), she also makes you want to go back and read it again with fresh eyes. * Independent *Characteristically wise and searching... Armstrong leads us through the story [of the Bible] at unflagging speed... fascinating. * Sunday Times *A fascinating exploration of the origins of the most widely circulated and influential book in history. -- Clemency Burton Hill * Spectator *
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Y Lolfa City Mission - The Story of London's Welsh
Book SynopsisBroadcaster Huw Edwards traces the history of London''s Welsh churches, the origins of the London Welsh, the pattern of Welsh migration to London past and present, the influence of Howel Harris and the early Methodists, the tradition of Welsh preaching, and describes in detail the Welsh religious causes in London.
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Bradt Travel Guides Britain's Sacred Places (Slow Travel): A guide to
Book SynopsisBritain is packed to the gunnels with places to visit that many regard as sacred, from iconic sites such as Iona, Lindisfarne and Stonehenge to more out-of-the-way pilgrimage destinations, stone circles, holy wells and obscure corners. Then there are places that appeal to a particular following, places of philosophical or celebrity interest such as Karl Marx's tomb in Highgate cemetery, Princess Diana's statue or, for sporting enthusiasts, Twickenham rugby stadium. This book, first published in 2011 as Sacred Britain, has been thoroughly revised with additional sites and re-packaged as part of Bradt's award-winning series of Slow travel guides to regions - and aspects - of the UK. Updates have been included, including to Stonehenge, Tintagel and Monkwearmouth-Jarrow, as well as new locations such as Goat's Hole Cave on the Gower Peninsula, Creswell Crags in Nottinghamshire, Stanton Drew in Somerset and St Nectan's Glen in Cornwall. Also new is the memorial to Princess Diana in Kensington Palace Gardens, which is included in addition to the island on the Althorp estate on which she is buried. Sites in England, Wales and Scotland are featured, from far-flung islands to ancient chalk hill carvings, hot springs and sites of myth, legend and apparition; and from soaring cathedrals to Buddhist and Hindu temples, shrines to martyred saints, irreligious philosophers and immortal rock stars - locations revered for their connections with art, music, literature, sport, crime; and places holding emotional associations for those with ancestral roots on Britain.Trade Review'A fascinating take on travel in the British Isles' Sandi Toksvig, author and TV and radio presenter 'A wonderful, timely guide' BBC Countryfile MagazineTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION How to use this book 1 LONDON Westminster Abbey, Diana, Princess of Wales, Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine, Twickenham Stadium, Bevis Marks Synagogue, Highgate Cemetery, London Central Mosque, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir 2 SOUTHERN ENGLAND Marazion & St Michael's Mount, Land's End Peninsula, Walking The Saints' Way, Tintagel, St Nectan's Glen, The Cerne Abbas Giant, Glastonbury, Stanton Drew Stone Circle, Bath Spa, The Avebury complex, Stonehenge, Winchester, The Long Man of Wilmington, Canterbury 3 CENTRAL & EASTERN ENGLAND Bradwell-on-Sea, Bhaktivedanta Manor, Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, Uffington White Horse, Rollright Stones, Little Gidding, Ely, Walsingham, Leicester's Hindu, Sikh & Jain temples, Lincoln, Creswell Crags 4 WALES Tintern Abbey, Llanthony Priory, Goat's Hole Cave, Caldey Island, St David's, Bardsey Island (Ynys Enlli), Anglesey (Ynys Mon), Holywell 5 NORTHERN ENGLAND Chester, York, The medieval monasteries of North Yorkshire, Cumbria's stone circles, Durham, Jarrow, Lindisfarne (Holy Island), The Farne Islands: Inner Farne 6 SCOTLAND Whithorn, Samye Ling Tibetan Buddhist Monastery, The border abbeys, St Mungo & Glasgow Cathedral, St Andrews, Iona, Callanish & the Western Isles, Orkney APPENDIX A guide to the sacred sites in this book, Sacred tours INDEX
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Reaktion Books The Devil and His Advocates
Book SynopsisSatan is not God’s enemy in the Bible, and he’s not always bad – much less evil. Through the lens of the Old and New Testaments, Erik Butler explores the Devil through literature, theology, visual art, and music from antiquity up to the present, discussing canonical authors (Dante, Milton, Goethe) and a wealth of lesser-known sources. Since his first appearance in the Book of Job, Satan has pursued a single objective: to test human beings, whose moral worth and piety leave plenty of room for doubt. Satan can be manipulative, but at worst he facilitates what mortals are inclined to do, anyway. ‘The Devil made me do it’ does not hold up in the court of cosmic law. With wit and surprising examples, this book explains why.Trade Review"Butler, a researcher at the Yale School of Drama, explores the character of the devil in literature, theology, visual art, and music from antiquity up to the present, discussing canonical authors such as Dante, Goethe, and Milton." * Publishers Weekly *"Butler's book is a scholarly tour-de-force citing the widest range of thinkers. From St Augustine to Nietzsche, Freud, and Foucault. And from the world of literature and the arts come Byron, Shelley, Mann, Blake , and Mozart; even Hannibal Lecter gets a mention. Notwithstanding the heavy duty material, the book remains a hellish good read." * Fortean Times *"In this remarkable and thought-provoking book, Butler demonstrates that far from being the goat-horned, cloven-hoofed, and barbed-tail demon of popular culture, the Devil has in fact been constantly on the move in Christian thinking. . . . Like Virgil leading Dante, Butler steers the reader through the labyrinthine intricacies of early Christian philosophy, the writings of Luther and Milton, and the profane excesses of the French Decadence. . . . Brimful with erudite and recherché learning, and written with a compelling combination of scintillating intelligence and apocalyptic verve, The Devil and His Advocates presents a grand sweep of Western intellectual history that amounts to an alternative history of evil in the Christian world. In Butler, the Devil has found his most eloquent, sophisticated, and measured advocate to date." -- Nick Groom, Professor of Literature in English, University of Macau“In this devilishly clever and fiendishly erudite tour de force, Butler tracks the peregrinations of Satan and figurations of the Satanic across millennia and genres. . . . Butler masterfully weaves history, theology, folklore, music, philosophy, literary criticism, and more into a dazzling account of the Devil's many functions in Western thought and culture. The result is the perfect genealogical demonology for our present moment—an achievement that is at once accessible, provocative, and profound.” -- Patrick Blanchfield, author of "Gunpower: The Structure of American Violence"
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SPCK - IVP Numbers 119
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SPCK - IVP US Life After Life
Book SynopsisIn Life After Life, Mark Meynell explores what the resurrection of Christ means for us today.
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Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers God Naked At Last
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Equinox Publishing Ltd On the Subject of Religion: Charting the Fault
Book SynopsisHow is religion depicted in the academic study of religion? How do private donors selectively privilege certain descriptions of religion, and to what ends? Do the practical needs of students align or conflict with the theoretical concerns of scholars? To what extent do answers to these questions reveal shared challenges or fault lines across the field of study? Previous volumes in the NAASR Working Papers series have made critical reflections on key domains such as theory, method, data, and categories. On the Subject of Religion takes a step back to consider syncretically how religion is imagined or invented through several lenses. On the Subject of Religion takes as its inspiration the work of the late Jonathan Z. Smith, who challenged scholars to be mindful of the ways in which they imagine religion and religious data. Building on this crucial insight, this book brings together a range of early-career and established scholars of religion to explore how various domains of society—the classroom, academic literature, public debates, and private fundraising—shape, and are shaped, by the contours of the academic study of religion.Table of ContentsIntroduction Patchwork or Mosaic? The Fabric of Religious Studies James Dennis LoRusso Part I: Teaching the Field On the Grammar of Teaching Religious Studies Leslie Dorrough Smith, Avila University Response: Can't Live with it, Can't Drop it: World Religions Rita Lester, Nebraska Wesleyan University, and Jacob Barrett, University of Alabama Response: Practising Theory Ian Alexander Cuthbertson, Dawson College Response: The Gaze from Somewhere: Teaching Situated Writing about Religion Leonie Geiger, University of Bonn Response: Weaponizing Religious Literacy: Religionizing as Revitalizing the Field or Reinforcing Neoliberal Values? Martha Smith Roberts, Fullerton College Part II: The History of the Field The Enduring Presence of Our Pre-Critical Past Or, the Same As it Ever Was, the Same As it Ever Was Russell T. McCutcheon, University of Alabama Response: The Vocation of a Scientist of Religion D. Jamil Grimes, Middle Tennessee State University Response: Historicizing Endurance Andrew Durdin, Florida State University Response: Intercepted Dispatches: A Speculative History of the Future of Religious Studies Rebekka King, Middle Tennessee State University Part III: The Role and Influence of Private Funding in the Field Private Money and the Study of Religion: Problems, Perils, and Possiblities Gregory D. Alles, McDaniel College Response: Drugs, Dog Chow, and Dharma Michael Altman, University of Alabama Response: Between Wittgenstein and Zuckerberg: Selling the Academic Study of Religion in a Buyer’s Market John W. McCormack, Aurora University Response: Religious Studies: A Pawn in the Culture Wars Natalie Avalos, University of Colorado, Boulder Part IV: International Perspectives on the Field International Perspectives on/in the Field Rosalind I. J. Hackett, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Response: Field of Dreams: What Do American Scholars of Religion Really Want? F. LeRon Shults, University of Agder, and Wesley J. Wildman, Boston University Response: The Benefit of Compassion Vaia Touna, University of Alabama Response: Developing the Field Yasmina Burezah, University of Bonn
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Equinox Publishing Ltd Enchantment
Book SynopsisThis book provides an overview of the various ways the concepts enchantment, disenchantment, and re-enchantment have been used both within religious studies scholarship and in related fields.
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Equinox Publishing Ltd Ritual Personhood and the New Animism
Book SynopsisGraham Harvey''s work--from his early publications on British Pagans, his pioneering work on New Animism to most recently the everyday relational model of religion presented in Food, Sex and Strangers--has had an impact on fields as diverse as environmentalism, ritual, indigenous religion, folklore, and beyond academia. Yet there is a clear through-line, as this volume suggests, a concern with personhood, communication and community which bridges the lived religion approach with emerging network- and rhizome-based theoretical models. Harvey has also impacted the field through the growing network of former students and other early career students who have benefited from his support, directly or through the Open University or the British Association for the Study of Religion, and the many scholars with whom he has produced collaborative works. The contributors of this volume are drawn from these networks, to consider and celebrate Graham''s contributions to the contemporary study of religion.
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Y Lolfa A Church Near You in Wales
Book SynopsisAn introduction to Welsh churches written to appeal to those who are unfamiliar with the subject, with a view to stirring interest. In the belief that curiosity leads to understanding and enjoyment, the book seeks to invite questions and answer some of them. Illustrated in colour throughout.
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Olympia Publishers The Benediction
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Olympia Publishers The Mature Christian
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Kevin Mayhew Ltd Exploring Celtic Spirituality
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jainism: An Introduction
Book SynopsisJainism evokes images of monks wearing face-masks to protect insects and mico-organisms from being inhaled. Or of Jains sweeping the ground in front of them to ensure that living creatures are not inadvertently crushed: a practice of non-violence so radical as to defy easy comprehension. Yet for all its apparent exoticism, Jainism is still little understood in the West. What is this mysterious philosophy which originated in the 6th century BCE, whose absolute requirement is vegetarianism, and which now commands a following of four million adherents both in its native India and diaspora communities across the globe?In his welcome new treatment of the Jain religion, Long makes an ancient tradition fully intelligible to the modern reader. Plunging back more than two and a half millennia, to the plains of northern India and the life of a prince who - much like the Buddha - gave up a life of luxury to pursue enlightenment, Long traces the history of the Jain community from founding sage Mahavira to the present day. He explores asceticism, worship, the life of the Jain layperson, relations between Jainism and other Indic traditions, the Jain philosophy of relativity, and the implications of Jain ideals for the contemporary world. The book presents Jainism in a way that is authentic and engaging to specialists and non-specialists alike.Trade Review'This highly readable book provides an excellent introduction to an ancient and complex tradition that predates the birth of the Buddha. The author skillfully explores Jain doctrines regarding the nature of the soul and the observance of nonviolence, placing Jainism within the context of Hinduism and Buddhism. He also highlights the influence that Jainism had upon the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi. The book corrects misperceptions that have characterized Jain ethics as extreme, and discusses how Jainism is being practiced globally, including in the US heartland.' - Christopher Key Chapple, Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles; 'Jeffery Long's book admirably accomplishes two goals. The first half of Jainism: An Introduction does exactly what his subtitle indicates. Long provides a succinct and accurate overview of the history, beliefs and practices of the Jains that draws in an excellent manner upon the most recent scholarship. The second half of the book - in a fine example of the practice of comparative theology and comparative philosophy of religion - moves beyond description to engage with what Jainism has to say to anyone living on Planet Earth in the twenty-first century. In particular, Long is concerned to explore what the Jain philosophical doctrines of "relativity" can contribute to the pressing problem of how people respond to the fact of profound religious diversity. Jainism: An Introduction will therefore be of interest to anyone interested in the global religious history of humanity, and additionally to anyone striving to construct a morally responsible stance on how humans can learn to live together in all their religious differences. The book will also be a fine choice for undergraduate students in a variety of fields, including religious studies, south Asian studies, the history of religion and comparative philosophy.' - John Cort, Professor of Asian and Comparative Religions, Denison University, and author of Jains in the World: Religious Values and Ideology in IndiaTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Map Note on Diacritical Marks and Pronunciation of Sanskrit Terms Introduction: An Overview of this Book What is Jainism? Mahavira and the Origins of Jainism Jain History The Jain Path The Jain Doctrines of Relativity: An Intellectual History The Jain Doctrines of Relativity: A Philosophical Analysis The Jain Vision and the Future of Humanity Recommended Reading: A Brief Survey of the Literature on Jainism Jain Chronology Glossary Notes Index
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Christian Focus Publications Ltd The Complete John Ploughman
Book SynopsisC. H. Spurgeon was one of the most widely published ministers of the Victorian era. Sales of his books run into many millions. He had a gift for speaking the language of the man–in–the street and presenting Christian truth in a way that captured the imagination. Two of his publications of this type are here combined into one volume. Both are funny, pointed and profound in their content. They give answers to the common questions of the day on doctrine and behaviour as explained by a ploughman to his wayward audience. Also contains illustrations included in the original editions of the both books. Spurgeon was a formidable communicator – read him at his best!Trade ReviewIn many ways John Plowman is a relic of the Victorian era, but the sound advice and wisdom of his words remain true, for they are ageless. -- Evangelical Now
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John Hunt Blue Sky God The Evolution of Science and
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VERITAS SHARE THE GOOD NEWS NATIONAL DIRECTORY F
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KEVIN MAYHEW Wild Worship
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Fitzcarraldo Editions Immanuel
Book SynopsisAt what point does faith turn into tyranny? In Immanuel, winner of the inaugural Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize, Matthew McNaught explores his upbringing in an evangelical Christian community in Winchester. As he moved away from the faith of his childhood in the early 2000s, a group of his church friends were pursuing it to its more radical fringes. They moved to Nigeria to join a community of international disciples serving TB Joshua, a charismatic millionaire pastor whose purported gifts of healing and prophecy attracted vast crowds to his Lagos ministry, the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN). Years later, a number of these friends left SCOAN with accounts of violence, sexual abuse, sleep deprivation and public shaming. In reconnecting with his old friends, McNaught realized that their journey into this cult-like community was directly connected to the teachings and tendencies of the church of their childhood. Yet speaking to them awakened a yearning for this church that, despite everything, he couldn’t shake off. Was the church’s descent into hubris and division separable from the fellowship and mutual sustenance of its early years? Was it possible to find community and connection without dogma and tribalism? Blending essay, memoir and reportage, Immanuel is an exceptional debut about community, doubt, and the place of faith in the twenty-first century.Trade Review‘Matthew McNaught is a strong and welcome new voice in essayism, clear-sighted and hugely empathetic. In this deeply affecting account of his own spiritual journey, he weaves in and out of the byways of religious belief once known as “enthusiasm”, charting the body-shaking, mind-breaking experiences of friends and strangers alike. By turns cynical, doubtful, wounded and yearning, his words give astonishing shape to the space that only faith can fill.’ — Marina Benjamin, author of Insomnia‘“Empathy” is a popular critical buzzword, but Matthew McNaught’s writing exemplifies the work of empathy at its most intense and, dare one say, sincere. Whether his subject is ordinary Syrians trapped by war or the fellow parishioners of his childhood church, ensnared by a false prophet, he always gives voice to the motives and emotions of those he writes about, mixed as they are and fraught with tragic consequence. McNaught is a sublime listener who knows how to put listening into words.’ — Marco Roth, author of The Scientists‘Matthew McNaught’s Immanuel is a mesmerising and compelling trip to the very edges of faith. The author explores the seductive pull of radical belief systems that can lead followers towards communal joy, transcendence, human folly and, at times, brutality. Through his journey as a member of an evangelical Christian community in his youth to an adulthood of questioning the more extreme manifestations of this community in Nigeria, McNaught has created an expansive narrative that asks the fundamental questions around our need for faith and belonging whilst exploring their limits. Immanuel is a beautiful and important book.’ — Joanna Pocock, author of Surrender‘This patient, absorbing account of evangelicalism in England and Pentecostalism in Nigeria neither romanticizes nor disdains religious belief. Instead, McNaught adopts friendship’s middle distance as the right vantage point from which to narrate his own spiritual history and that of childhood church friends who found themselves caught up in a cult. Neither indulgent nor disdainful toward believers, McNaught offers a fascinating look at how the search for ultimate meaning can go both wrong and right.’ — Emily Ogden, author of On Not Knowing: How to Love and Other Essays‘Taking us on an unexpected journey from English suburbia to a Lagos megachurch, Immanuel offers a fascinating, empathetic glimpse into the extreme edges of evangelical Christianity.’ — Samira Shackle, author of Karachi Vice‘The book is brilliantly crafted; McNaught moves deftly between incisive analysis of religions and cults, and an experiential free indirect style that takes the reader to the heart of the SCOAN compound. He frequently laments all he has lost since extricating himself from organized religion – a community, a shared identity, a coherent, overarching world-view...The nuance underpinning his work is anything but paralysing.’ — Lamorna Ash, TLS‘Acknowledging the attractions of communal worship while being alert to its profound awkwardness is one of the things that Matthew McNaught does very well in Immanuel. The book is in part an account of his own experience growing in Immanuel, a Christian community founded in Southampton in the 1970s. But it is also a journalistic investigation into the Synagogue Church of All Nations - or SCOAN - a Nigerian megachurch… McNaught writes well about the social pressures of collective worship and the ways these have intensified in the age of the internet. He and his friends had a term for feeling compelled to appear sloan in the spirit: the ‘courtesy drop’... But despite all the fakery, despite the abuse and the charlatanism of SCOAN, McNaught is sensitive to the fact that charismatic churches appeal to values that lie beyond the reach of capitalism and contemporary politics.’ — Jon Day, London Review of Books‘McNaught looks into his own relationship to his religious upbringing with nuance, in a blend of essay, memoir and reportage that asks us in turn to question what community and faith means today. Incredibly emotional, yet clear-eyed and generous.’ — Anna Cafolla, The Face ‘The most distinctive and admirable quality of this memoir is the way it bears witness to what McNaught calls the ‘mixture of longing and dismay’ he still feels in relation to his religious past.’ — Julia Dallaway, Oxonian Review‘In elegant and patient prose, McNaught does an admirable job balancing introspective, tricky questions about his own faith, beliefs, and mistakes with deep empathy for those who, when their paths diverged, were enticed down a much different route.’ — Laura Waddell, The Scotsman
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Holy Trinity Publications Chosen for His People: A Biography of Patriarch
Book SynopsisSt. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow (Vasily Ivanovich Bellavin, 1865Ð1925) is one of the most important figures of both Russian and Orthodox Church history in the 20th century. Yet 90 years after his death this remains the only complete biography ever published in the English language. It has now been updated and revised with a new preface and bibliography, together with revised and additional endnotes, by Scott M. Kenworthy. The biography reveals a picture of a man whom no one expected to be chosen as Patriarch, yet who nevertheless humbly accepted the call of God and the people to guide the Church during the most turbulent of times as it faced both internal upheavals and external persecution. Both specialists and general readers will become better acquainted with St. Tikhon through this modest but carefully crafted monograph.Table of ContentsPreface by Scott M. Kenworthy Years of Preparation Revival of the Patriarchate 1917 to the Famine Attacks from Within and Without The Release The Will Notes Bibliography Additional Bibliography (Scott M. Kenworthy) Index
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Sand Hill Review Press I'll Never Know
Book SynopsisWith 80 fading fast in the rearview mirror and handball, health and other lifelong joys littering the roadside, retired San Francisco Monsignor Harry George Schlitt relates the realities, indignities and sometimes hilarity of recognizing he''s not the man he once was. Like many his age, FATHER HARRY of the GOD SQUAD, as he''s best known, has embraced what environmentalist Bill McKibben dubbed codger power. Prayerfully accepting the fogey truism that if you can no longer join them, you can still beat them, Father Harry draws from a lifetime of media ministry to a global congregation ranging from the ragtag to political leaders, the military to peaceniks, from teens to the incarcerated and dying. Always the loyal priest bound by promises and duty to his episcopal elders, Father Harry is finally freed to speak his mind by his de facto irrelevance at age 82 and his proximity to the pearly gates. Covering a five-year period spanning grim historic societal events like the Covid-19 pandemic and the orchestration by the religious right of a serious threat to undo both Vatican II and the papacy of Francis, I''ll Never Know: The Rock & Roll Priest Looks at 80 is a soulful tonic, two parts grin and one part wry. Since 1968, Father Harry worked as a rock & roll deejay, TV host and now podcaster and cyber celebrant for the Sunday Mass. His first book, I''ll Never Tell: Odyssey of a Rock & Roll Priest, won awards and international acclaim.
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Painted Gate Publishing Liberty Lost
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CPT Press La Espiritualidad Pentecostal: Una Pasión por el
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Globethics.Net Globalance: Ethics Handbook for a Balanced World
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Trista Hendren The Girl God
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Double 9 Booksllp The Hungry Stones And Other Stories
Book SynopsisThe Hungry Stones and Other Stories is a collection of short stories written by the Indian author and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. The book contains short stories that explore a range of themes, including love, loss, spirituality, and the human condition. The story title, The Hungry Stones, tells the haunting tale of a young man who becomes entranced by a mysterious palace and its ghostly inhabitants. Other stories in the collection include The Cabuliwallah, a heart-warming story of a father-daughter relationship. Tagore's writing is marked by its lyrical beauty and its ability to capture the human emotion. His stories are deeply rooted in Indian culture and tradition, but also speak to universal themes and experiences. Moreover, The Hungry Stones and Other Stories is a timeless classic that continues to captivate readers with its powerful storytelling and profound insights into the human experience. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the rich literary traditions of India and the work of one of its greatest writers.
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Double 9 Books Magic And Religion
Book SynopsisMagic and Religion by Andrew Lang is a collection of essays that explore the relationship between magic and religion in different cultures throughout history. The book examines the ways in which magic and religion have intersected and influenced each other, as well as the similarities and differences between these two forms of belief. Lang argues that both magic and religion are attempts by humans to understand and interact with the supernatural, but that they differ in their approach and their goals. Magic is often associated with individualistic and practical goals, such as achieving success in love or business, while religion is more concerned with communal and spiritual goals, such as salvation or enlightenment. The book also discusses the role of ritual in both magic and religion, and how rituals can be used to create a sense of community and connection to the divine. Lang draws on examples from a wide range of cultures and historical periods, including ancient Greece, medieval Europe, and indigenous cultures from around the world, to illustrate his arguments. Overall, Magic and Religion is a thought-provoking exploration of the complex and often overlapping relationship between two fundamental aspects of human belief and experience.
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Double 9 Books Hidden Symbolism Of Alchemy And The Occult Arts
Book SynopsisHerbert Silberer's book Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts explores the perplexing and esoteric worlds of alchemy and the occult. In order to shed light on their esoteric knowledge and psychological value, Silberer investigates the symbolic language and hidden meanings behind these ancient traditions. Silberer provides readers with a greater grasp of the vast symbolism ingrained into alchemy and the occult arts via his painstaking study and incisive analysis. This book reveals the hidden knowledge and the tremendous spiritual and transforming potential that exists within these ancient traditions, from the alchemical transformation of metals to the mystical rites of the occult. Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts is a revelatory investigation into the undiscovered spheres of human consciousness and the philosophical ideas that have enthralled seekers of truth for millennia.
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