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Taylor & Francis Ltd Vernacular Religion in Everyday Life
Book SynopsisVernacular religion is religion as people experience, understand, and practice it. It shapes everyday culture and disrupts the traditional boundaries between ''official'' and ''folk'' religion. The book analyses vernacular religion in a range of Christian denominations as well as in indigenous and New Age religion from the nineteenth century to today. How these differing expressions of belief are shaped by their individual, communal and national contexts is also explored. What is revealed is the consistency of genres, the persistence of certain key issues, and how globalization in all its cultural and technological forms is shaping contemporary faith practice. The book will be valuable to students of ethnology, folklore, religious studies, anthropology, and religious studies.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Vernacular Religion, Generic Expressions and the Dynamics of Belief Part I: Belief as Practice 2. Everyday, Fast and Feast: Household Work and the Production of Time in Pre-Modern Russian Orthodox Karelia, Marja-Liisa Keinanen 3. How to Make a Shrine with Your Own Hands: Local Holy Places and Vernacular Religion in Russia, Alexander Panchenko 4. "I make my saints work ...": A Hungarian Holy Healer's Identity Reflected in Autobiographical Stories and Folk Narratives, Judit Kis-Halas 5. Chronic Illness and the Negotiation of Vernacular Religious Belief, Anne Rowbottom Part II: Traditions of Narrated Belief 6. Autobiographical and Interpretative Dynamics in the Oral Repertoire of a Vepsian Woman, Madis Arukask and Taisto-Kalevi Raudalainen 7. Hidden Messages: Dream Narratives about the Dead as Indirect Communication, Agnes Hesz 8. Religious Legend as a Shaper of Identity: St. Xenia in the Mental Universe of a Setu Woman, Merili Metsvahi Part III: Relationships between Humans and Others 9. Things Act: Casual Indigenous Statements about the Performance of Object-Persons, Graham Harvey 10. Haunted Houses and Haunting Girls: Life and Death in Contemporary Argentinian Folk Narrative, Maria Ines Palleiro 11. Angels in Norway: Religious Border-Crossers and Border-Markers, Ingvild Salid Gilhus 12. "We, too, have seen a great miracle": Conversations and Narratives on the Supernatural among Hungarian-Speaking Catholics in a Romanian Village, Eva Pocs Part IV: Creation and Maintenance of Community and Identity 13. Komi Hunter Narratives, Art Leete and Vladimir Lipin 14. Stories of Santiago Pilgrims: Tradition Through Creativity, Tiina Sepp 15. Restoring/Restorying Arthur and Bridget: Vernacular Religion and Contemporary Spirituality in Glastonbury, Marion Bowman Part V: Theoretical Reflections and Manifestations of the Vernacular 16. Belief as Generic Practice and Vernacular Theory in Contemporary Estonia, Ulo Valk 17. Some Epistemic Problems with a Vernacular Worldview, Seppo Knuuttila Afterword: Manifestations of the Religious Vernacular: Ambiguity, Power and Creativity, Leonard Norman Primiano
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Cambridge University Press The Ascetic Self
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Cambridge University Press The Ten Commandments
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Cambridge University Press Promise the Earth
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Magnificent Defeat
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc A Room Called Remember
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Words of Wisdom
Book SynopsisFocus, Focus, Focus! You will only have significant success with something that is an obsession. Success comes from having passion and having fun creating your objective!Words of Wisdom is a collection of inspirational aphorisms, which Rev Run sends out to his closest friends each day and which were made suddenly popular when his television show zoomed to the top of the MTV charts. Rev Run (an ordained minister) closes each episode of Run''s House by reading philosophical, Christian, and inspirational books in the bathtub before penning words that inspire, encourage, and motivate. Here, available for the first time to the public, are Run''s Words of Wisdom published in a gifty yet affordable format just in time for the show''s second season. All great blessings come from being at peace. When the day is over, go to sleep. Never sit up worrying about tomorrow. Work hard and let God do the rest. I always say these words at night: I can sleep ton
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc A Year with God
Book SynopsisMany people are longing to find the footprint of God in their daily lives. This title contains 365 selections of scripture, commentary, meditations, and daily exercises to help readers see how they can bring their entire life into a life with God.
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HarperCollins God Unabridged CD 10626
Book SynopsisDeepak Chopra, whose extraordinary Enlightenment series includes the phenomenal New York Times bestsellers Buddha and Jesus, delivers the most powerful installment yet: God. In this beautiful and thought-provoking teaching novel—a Story of Revelation—one of the Western World’s acknowledged master teachers of Eastern philosophy and preeminent influencers in the realm of spirituality and religion reveals the evolving nature of God. Here is truth and enlightenment for the next generation of spiritual seekers; a book Deepak Chopra’s millions of fans worldwide have been waiting for.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Women of the Bible Speak
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Love Stories of the Bible Speak Coloring Book
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Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd To Live Again
Book SynopsisTo Live Again is an original Advent course based on, and inspired by, It’s a Wonderful Life. In four weekly study sessions, structured around key scenes from the film, it explores various Christian themes arising from the movie.
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Random House USA Inc River of Fire On Becoming an Activist
Book Synopsis“River of Fire is Sister Helen’s story leading up to her acclaimed book Dead Man Walking—it is thought-provoking, informative, and inspiring. Read it and it will set your heart ablaze!”—Mark Shriver, author of Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis The nation’s foremost leader in efforts to abolish the death penalty shares the story of her growth as a spiritual leader, speaks out about the challenges of the Catholic Church, and shows that joy and religion are not mutually exclusive. Sister Helen Prejean’s work as an activist nun, campaigning to educate Americans about the inhumanity of the death penalty, is known to millions worldwide. Less widely known is the evolution of her spiritual journey from praying for God to solve the world’s problems to engaging full-tilt in working to transform societal injustices. Sister Helen grew up in a well-off Ba
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Zondervan Ethics Beyond Rules Video Study
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The Crown Publishing Group Catholic Bible Dictionary
Book SynopsisMore than a generation has passed since the appearance of the last major Catholic Bible dictionary. It has been a fertile generation for biblical scholarship, an eventful time for biblical archaeology, and a fruitful time for the Church’s interpretation of the Bible. It is time for a new resource.Scott Hahn, internationally renowned theologian and biblical scholar, has inspired millions with his insight into the Catholic faith. Now he brings us this important reference guide, written specifically for Catholics, which contains more than five thousand clear and accessible entries and covers a wide range of people, places, and topics. From Genesis to Revelation, the whole of salvation history is presented and explained in smart, easy-to-understand prose.Catholic Bible Dictionary is an invaluable source of information, insight, and guidance for Catholics and others who are interested in enriching their understanding of Sacred Scripture. Scott Hahn draws
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Dutton Books for Young Readers Positively Pooh Timeless Wisdom from Pooh
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Leading by Faith
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Baker Publishing Group Choose the Life
Book SynopsisMany churches harbor harried congregations merely going through the motions--sleepwalking saints who fail to experience transformed living. Many are unable and unwilling to share the gospel, convinced that it''s not their 'gift.'True disciples do more than the minimum, explains Hull. They choose the life and commit to bringing Jesus to the lost. They live out their beliefs and walk the walk. Submission shows the doubting world that Christ is embedded in their character. Choose the Life is a practical tool as accessible to laypeople as ministry leaders. Any church seeking life-changing significance will be challenged by this cutting-edge resource. No hand-holding here, Choose the Life shows church members how to take individual responsibility for both being discipled and discipling others.
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Moody Publishers He Speaks To Me
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Beacon Press Sacred Ground Pluralism Prejudice and the Promise
Book SynopsisA “thought-provoking, myth-smashing” exploration of American identity and a passionate call for a more tolerant, interfaith America (Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State) There is no better time to stand up for your values than when they are under attack. Alarmist, hateful rhetoric once relegated to the fringes of political discourse has now become frighteningly mainstream, with pundits and politicians routinely invoking the specter of Islam as a menacing, deeply anti-American force. In Sacred Ground, author and renowned interfaith leader Eboo Patel says this prejudice is not just a problem for Muslims but a challenge to the very idea of America. Patel shows us that Americans from George Washington to Martin Luther King Jr. have been “interfaith leaders,” illustrating how the forces of pluralism in America have time and again defeated the forces of prejudice. And now a new generation needs to rise up and c
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Chalice Press Another Way Living and Leading Change on Purpose
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Review & Herald Publishing Our Father Cares A Daily Devotional
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United Church Press The Day I Was Baptized
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Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City Developing a Giving Church
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Quest Books,U.S. The Pilgrim Self Traveling the Path from Life to
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Quest Books,U.S. Nicholas and Helena Roerich The Spiritual Journey
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Quest Books,U.S. Faith Beyond Belief Stories of Good People Who
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Tyndale House Publishers Normal Christian Life The
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Tyndale House Publishers Through Gates Of Splendor 40th Anniversary
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Hays (Nicolas) Ltd ,U.S. Riding the Wheel to Wellness A Buddhist
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Integral Yoga Publications The BeAttitudes
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Higherlife Development Service The Most Powerful Voice in Your Life
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Higherlife Development Service 70 Seconds
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Higherlife Development Service AltarEgos
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Higherlife Development Service The Journey of a Kingsman
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B&H Publishing Group What Was I Thinking
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St. Martin's Griffin LArt de la Simplicité
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Thomas Nelson Publishers Ghost Boy
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Thomas Nelson Gods Message for Each Day
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Tommy Nelson Mama Sing My Song
Book SynopsisMama, Sing My Song is a beautiful children''s book about God''s big love, giving families affirming words to shower on their kids, revealing the bright joy, deep care, and unending love they have in their hearts. Amanda Seibert, founder of Mama Sing My Song, the popular company that creates personalized songs for parents to gift to their children, knows that the words we speak over our little ones can shape them for years to come.When we look at our children, we see those one-in-a-million grins, their crinkled noses, and sweet eyes looking back at us, which soften our hearts. God designed those babies uniquely, and Mama, Sing My Song is a celebration of all that is lovely and true about your child. Let your little ones know they are safe, loved, and cherished in your family.This affirming picture book for 4- to 8-year-olds celebrates the love between parent and child; encourages kids to embrace God''s love for them;Trade Review'With its charming illustrations and sweetly presented story, 'Mama, Sing My Song' is unreservedly recommended for family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, Sunday School, and community library picture book collections for children ages 4-8.' * Midwest Book Review *
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Thomas Nelson Publishers Forever in Love
Book SynopsisCreate a lifelong intimate relationship between each other and with God.Forever in love is the desire of all couples who are married or planning to be. But experiencing true closeness and staying in love for a lifetime doesn't just happen without a little, or a lot, of God's help! Forever in Love is a solid help to direct your heart and mind with 345 inspirational writings, addressing 12 keys for making a lasting difference. Themes such as Being True Companions, Accepting One Another, Living with Hope, Facing Hard Times Together, Growing with God, and more are daily guides to bond your souls. Each entry includes a key word for reflection and a Scripture. It's a wonderful means for keeping the flame of love burning each and every day throughout a lifetime.
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Thomas Nelson Publishers Catch of the Day
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Thomas Nelson Publishers Gods Promises and Answers for Your Life
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Harperenfoque El Fondo de la Piscina
Book SynopsisEl autor de éxito en ventas Andy Andrews nos ayuda a romper falsas fronteras y redescubrir el camino para lograr resultados extraordinarios en cada área de nuestras vidas.
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Tyndale House Publishers Touchpoints for Women
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Tyndale House Publishers Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room
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Tyndale House Publishers Good Morning Lord . . . Can We Talk
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Tyndale House Publishers Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Heaven
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