Spirituality and religious experience Books
Jewish Lights Publishing Tough Questions Teacher's Guide: The Complete
Book SynopsisInsights, ideas and activities for discussing with students the toughest questions of Jewish life. A step-by-step guide to creative use of the award-winning Tough Questions Jews Ask in the classroom. Each lesson includes: w A clearly stated goal w An opening hook to grab students'' attention w Excerpts from the book followed by a series of engaging discussion questions w A selection of Jewish sources addressing these important issues. This comprehensive teaching tool will help you guide each student toward a more mature, carefully thought-out set of personal beliefs.
£17.09
Jewish Lights Publishing White Fire: A Portrait of Women Spiritual Leaders
Book SynopsisThey struggled to clear a new path for women; these are the stories of modern spiritual pioneers. "I imagine this book as a dinner party where women have eagerly gathered for a conversation about being a woman, a person of faith, and a leader. While some know each other, many do not, but it doesn’t matter. Listening to them in ensemble reveals that all their differences are less important than how much they share as women of faith. Since community and interconnection tend to be feminine traits, sisterhood is important, and I hope that upon finishing the book, the reader may feel that she or he has found a teacher that offers a new way to see women and the Divine." —from the Introduction There is an ancient mystical legend that the Bible was written with black fire on white fire. Now, we can only read the black fire (the letters), but someday we might be able to see the white fire. Today, with their voices and their presence growing ever stronger, women spiritual leaders in America are like white fire, and we can see the previously untapped power of female leadership. This remarkable book gives voice and image to the too often invisible, ignored, or overlooked narrative of women’s spiritual leadership in America today. Revealed through insightful interviews and compelling photographic portraits, the women represent both diversity and sisterhood. They offer us new ways of relating to each other, and the Divine.
£13.49
Jewish Lights Publishing Women of Color Pray: Voices of Strength, Faith,
Book SynopsisA celebration of the voices of women of color in prayer Women of color pray and have prayed out of necessity for survival, out of love for the Divine and because we believe in the power of prayer. Prayer has been the prevailing force behind the education of our children, protection and courage for our men, hope for our daughters and the balm that heals sorrows. —from the Introduction Prayers by women around the world—from China and Japan, to Syria and Ghana—to African American, Asian American, Native American and Hispanic women in the United States including: Teresa Palomo Acosta Yolanda Adams Rabi’a Al-Adawiyya Paula Gunn Allen Savitri Bess Mary McLeod Bethune Irene I. Blea Sandra Cisneros Marian Wright Edelman Rachelle Ferrell Monique Greenwood Joy Harjo Linda Hogan Patricia Locke Janice Mirikitani Toni Morrison Naomi Quinonez Della Reese Cathy Song Susan L. Taylor Sojourner Truth Harriet Tubman Iyanla Vanzant Phillis Wheatley CeCe Winans Empress Yamatohime ... and many others This beautiful collection of prayers will take you on a journey into the spiritual walk of women of color around the world—including Asia, the Middle East and Africa—as well as Native American, African American, Asian American and Hispanic women in the United States. Through these prayers, poetry, lyrics, meditations and affirmations, you will share in the strong and undeniable connection that women of color share with God. As you delve into the words of unwavering faith, perseverance, resistance, celebration and communion with God and family that fill each page, you will find your ideas about prayer challenged and your own prayer life inspired and renewed.
£18.89
Jewish Lights Publishing Stepping Stones to Jewish Spiritual Living:
Book SynopsisAn innovative yet practical guide to greater mindfulnessthat brings spirituality into our everyday livesfor any lifestyle. "Judaism offers a rich tradition for the spiritual seeker: its spirituality infuses daily activities with holiness and purpose. While relating the spiritual journey to a typical day in your life, we will walk with you through brief sections that discuss Jewish thought and tradition. These are followed by sections that include methods, activities, devotions, and blessings to enrich your spiritual practice. Every page offers the reader another step, another area of focus, another perspective to bring the sacred into everyday life."from the IntroductionIn every moment of each day, we have the opportunity to bring the sacred into our everyday lives. We can perform acts of mindfulness and thanksgiving that can transform our lives and help us repair the world. Stepping Stones to Jewish Spiritual Living provides spiritual activities, meditations, prayers, and simple rituals to accommodate any lifestyle and daily routine, giving us a chance to embrace God''s creation throughout the day. Coauthored by a rabbi and a psychotherapist, it bridges the gap between faith and healing, tradition and innovation, acceptance of the past and transformation for the future. Chapters are arranged according to the cycle of each dayfrom sunrise to midnightand feature creative new rituals, inspiring passages from traditional Jewish texts, prayers, poems, blessings, acts of kavanah (spiritual intention), and more: SunriseRenewing our bodies with meditation and mindful breathing. Morning Contributing to tikkun olam (repairing the world) by ethically pursuing our livelihoods and recognizing our social responsibility. Afternoon Giving thanks with blessings at meal times, and extending hospitality to family, friends, and community. Evening Combining study and prayer with relaxation and leisure. Night Confronting pain, loss, and death with rituals for healing and renewal for the future. Includes special sections dealing with the sacred aspects of relationships, love and sexuality, mourning and loss, Kabbalah, and more. By transforming our days, Stepping Stones shows us how we can transform our lives to practice mindfulness all day, every dayand transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.
£19.79
Jewish Lights Publishing Spring: A Spiritual Biography of the Season
Book SynopsisExplore the gentle unfurling of spring and reflect on how nature celebrates birth and renewal—in this collection of reflections by our greatest writers.As winter's austere power begins to fade, we notice the first signs of vigor and life returning to the world: delicate crocuses pushing through the damp earth; frogs croaking in the barely thawed ponds; the year's first warm breeze on our faces.These first sure signs of spring bolster our spirits and remind us of the eternal cycle of death and rebirth, and also—more poignantly—of the steady march of time and our own advancing years. With each successive spring, it seems, we cherish the promise of renewed life more and more.These thoughtfully chosen writings, poems and meditations—from Robert Frost, Lisa Couturier, William Blake and Lady Sarashina to the eighth-century Chinese poet Tu Fu and many others—both celebrate spring's re-emergence of life and evoke the season's delicate balance of growth and decay, youth and maturity, innocence and experience.
£12.34
Jewish Lights Publishing Spring: A Spiritual Biography of the Season
Book SynopsisExplore the gentle unfurling of spring and reflect on how nature celebrates birth and renewal—in this collection of reflections by our greatest writers.As winter's austere power begins to fade, we notice the first signs of vigor and life returning to the world: delicate crocuses pushing through the damp earth; frogs croaking in the barely thawed ponds; the year's first warm breeze on our faces.These first sure signs of spring bolster our spirits and remind us of the eternal cycle of death and rebirth, and also—more poignantly—of the steady march of time and our own advancing years. With each successive spring, it seems, we cherish the promise of renewed life more and more.These thoughtfully chosen writings, poems and meditations—from Robert Frost, Lisa Couturier, William Blake and Lady Sarashina to the eighth-century Chinese poet Tu Fu and many others—both celebrate spring's re-emergence of life and evoke the season's delicate balance of growth and decay, youth and maturity, innocence and experience.
£21.24
Jewish Lights Publishing The World Wisdom Bible: A New Testament for a
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking spiritual conversation that invites you to step beyond the limits of any one faith into a global spirituality. Long description:The World Wisdom Bible is a global spiritual conversation about the nature of life and how best to live it. Drawing on ancient and timeless texts from Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, and Taoism, this compendium of sacred texts juxtaposes seemingly divergent teachings to create a spiritual collage of wisdom that crosses religious boundaries, and invites the reader to step beyond the limits of any one faith into a global spirituality. Organized by themes—The Absolute, Justice, Wisdom, Compassion, Spiritual Practice, Ethical Living, and more—The World Wisdom Bible is more than an anthology of diverse teachings; it is a new scripture for those who describe themselves as spiritual independents, spiritual but not religious, and nones. Where conventional Bibles and scriptures speak to believers of one religion or another, The World Wisdom Bible speaks to seekers of every faith and none.Trade Review"In this beautiful book, Rabbi Rami invites us to step outside of ourselves to taste the truth as understood by the great religious traditions."—Rabbi Ellen Bernstein, author of Splendor of Creation, and founder of Shomrei Adamah, Keepers of the Earth "This book is a treasure. Whatever your spiritual path, The World Wisdom Bible will give you a deeper knowing of the Truth that weaves through all existence."—Rabbi Stephen Booth-Nadav, Director, Wisdom House Denver: A Center for Multifaith Engagement and Spiritual Inquiry "The World Wisdom Bible is a testament of the internal pilgrimage of souls down the ages and around the globe. Here, we too can find our soul's yearnings mirrored, encouraged, and consoled. It is an invaluable reference for travelers, a companion for those on the way."—Sr. Jo-Ann Iannotti, OP, Art and Spirituality Director, Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center "The World Wisdom Bible is a treasure whose time has come. Bless you for bringing it into being."—Rev. Barbara Brown Taylor, author of Leaving Church and Holy Envy (forthcoming) "The World Wisdom Bible touches the soul and mind of the spiritual seeker who yearns to move beyond doctrine into the grandeur of divine space."—Sister Rosemarie Greco, DW, Executive Director Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center The World Wisdom Bible is a multicolored tapestry woven from the vibrant threads of the world’s spiritual traditions helping us to find universal meaning to guide our lives."—Ed Bastian, author of Living Fully Dying Well and InterSpiritual Meditation
£19.79
Jewish Lights Publishing The Gospel in Miniature: Meditations for When You
Book SynopsisWitty, wise, and powerful meditations on the New Testament are presented in the perfect form for readers with busy lives who sometimes find that there is not enough time in the day to focus on their spiritual well-being. Martin Copenhaver feels their pain and has packed this volume full of insight into the teachings of Jesus that anyone, no matter how busy, can find the time to digest, reflect on, and enjoy. In addition, a scripture and a prayer accompany each of the 140+ lessons, the distilled results of decades of spiritual scholarship and teaching.
£17.09
Jewish Lights Publishing Soul Tending: Journey Into the Heart of Sabbath
Book SynopsisWe live in hungry times. There is economic uncertainty, fear, violence, division, and social chaos. What is needed for times such as these is a heart full of courage and wisdom grounded in compassion and resilience. For this, we can turn to one of the practices that for so many centuries nourished people of faith through incredibly difficult life circumstances and service. Traditionally it was a communal gathering time of rest, ritual, and prayer. It is Sabbath keeping. In Soul Tending, Anita Amstutz offers field notes and a road map from her own Sabbath keeping practice for the 21st century — a practice rooted in tradition but whose tenets can be applied to practices fit for our present hectic and troubling world. Anita has written the book in such a way that it can easily be adapted as a study guide! Each chapter ends with a list of questions for reflection that are perfect for use by full congregations, independent readers, and every kind of group in between. This provides an accessible and engaging method to a shared understanding of Sabbath keeping in the modern day.Trade Review"Told simply and with humility, the personal story augments the larger story of human longing for the divine. The real subject is not the author but that which the author seeks – to know and love God. This is memoir with a twist. It belongs in the spiritual meditation category and should be read lectio divina style, chewing one small bit at a time."— Shirley Hershey Showalter, PhD, former president of Goshen College and author of Blush: A Mennonite Girl Meets a Glittering World, can be found at www.shirleyshowalter.com. "Soul Tending is an important book for everyone. It reminds us that spiritual care requires honoring the Sabbath, requires time set aside for rest, joy, and creativity. Anita Amstutz writes with personal knowledge and great clarity about the necessity of minding Sabbath. Journey back to the story of Creation, journey back to the history of this one day set aside, journey back to the essence of this Biblical commandment. Journey back to your own soul's call. Read this book and reclaim a commitment to Sabbath."—Lynne Hinton, MDiv, author of Friendship Cake, and The View from Here "The Sabbath is about joy, but to keep the Sabbath isn't easy. That’s why it requires a commandment. In Soul Tending Anita Amstutz ably guides us to unlock the heart of Sabbath. With candid honesty she shares how ministry parched her soul in spite of love and passion. Then, touching into her deepest hunger she excavates and offers us the field of teachers and traditions that inspire a Sabbath Soul... As love grows in surrender to the unconditional play and rest of creation, she learns that Sabbath is not just a gift. It is a principle, a practice, and must be kept." —Cynthia Winton-Henry, Spiritual Director, Co-founder of InterPlay, an active, creative approach to unlock the wisdom of the body. "In Soul Tending, Amstutz doesn’t just inform us about Sabbath; she makes us want to practice it. She draws on her own experience and on the writings of others to show how 'Sabbath helps us retrieve joy from the dungeons of overwork, stress and soul weariness.' The writing is accessible, and the book is designed for individual or group study." —Gordon Houser, author of Present Tense: A Mennonite Spirituality.
£17.99
Morgan James Publishing llc Soul Sense: Your Breakthrough To Soul-Full Living
Book SynopsisThrough the hundreds of people Adrienne Duffy has guided toward the realization of their full potential, and in the hundreds of workshops she has facilitated, one message has emerged universally over others: “We want something in addition to the achievement of goals and results. We are people who aim high and take risks, but we also long to have meaning and to be grounded. How can we create a more centered, purposeful life and workspace, in this era of constant change, chaos, and minute-by-minute progress?” Soul Sense is the answer: Listening to your Soul Call, stoking your Soul Fire, and practicing Soul Care brings depth, growth, and balance. Soul Sense can be thought of as common sense seasoned with the sixth sense. It is what is known as good, and right, and just in one’s personal and professional life, while embracing the powers of intuition that transcend such definitions. Soul Sense is logical and instinctual, practical and untamed. Tuning into and trusting your Soul Sense brings increasing fulfillment to your life, and to the lives of those around you. The courageous choice to honor your Soul Sense, ultimately, is up to you – and it is Duffy’s joy and intention to lead you toward this profound gift. Your Soul Sense awaits….
£7.59
Morgan James Publishing llc The Champion Mindset: Access Your Power to Create
Book SynopsisAre you struggling to make the Law of Attraction work for you? Maybe you’ve heard of the Law of Attraction (LOA), but have you identified the way it can help you? Grounded in the teachings of Abraham-Hicks, Ginny Gane shares a simple approach to help you live your dream life now. If you have learned the basics of LOA, but are still searching for how to really see results in your life, A Champion Mindset will help you leverage what you already know to live the life of love and freedom you desire. You have the power to purposefully create the kind of life you dream of and the techniques taught within these pages will get you there. Learn the skills that will ultimately empower you to take control of your experience and truly uncover and be all that you want to be.
£9.49
Morgan James Publishing llc The Immutable Laws of Living: The Inspirational
Book SynopsisWhat if there are some rules to living? What if these “laws” are frequently broken? In fact, you probably are breaking some of them right now. Anyone struggling or feeling stuck in life is breaking at least one of these laws. Just like gravity, these laws affect every person, whether that person understands them or not. Instead of breaking the laws (even without realizing it), readers discover how to obey the laws. They learn how to get “unstuck,” find success without chasing it, and finally, obtain peace. The Immutable Laws of Living helps readers understand: Why life isn’t fair, and why that isn’t the problem. How to deal with life challenges, and come out ahead. How your thoughts keep you stuck, and how to free yourself. Why fighting change won’t work, and why you don’t have to. How to deal with your fears and get them to help you. How to make a real and lasting impact. If you believe there are hidden rules or laws to living a great life, there are. And you can learn them for yourself. Follow the laws and learn to thrive!
£12.34
Turner Publishing Company Silence, Simplicity & Solitude: A Complete Guide
Book SynopsisFrom the best-selling author of God Is a Verb, the classic spiritual retreat guide that enables anyone to create their own self-guided spiritual retreat at home. The ancient mystics looked to spiritual retreat as a way of cleansing the body and healing the soul. In Silence, Simplicity & Solitude, David A. Cooper traces the path of the mystics and the practice of spiritual retreat in all the major faith traditions, sharing the common techniques and practices of the retreat experience for beginner and advanced meditators alike. Cooper shows the way to the self-discovery and discipline of the spiritual retreat experience and clearly instructs how to create an effective, self-guided spiritual retreat in your own home. Silence, Simplicity & Solitude teaches that not only is silence a great healer, but that inner spiritual retreat can provide life-changing insight into deeper spiritual truths
£20.69
Turner Publishing Company Share My Pleasant Stones: Every Day for a Year
Book SynopsisShare My Pleasant Stones offers personal insights and practical guidelines for expanding one’s relationship with Jesus Christ through daily reading and meditation.Each page—one for every day of the year—is headed by a quotation from the Bible and followed by notes the author has written in the margins of her own Bible over the years. It is, perhaps, Eugenia Price’s most personal book. First published in 1957, and now reissued with a new preface by the author, Share My Pleasant Stones is a book Eugenia Price’s readers will want to open every day.
£12.34
Turner Publishing Company Share My Pleasant Stones: Every Day for a Year
Book SynopsisShare My Pleasant Stones offers personal insights and practical guidelines for expanding one’s relationship with Jesus Christ through daily reading and meditation.Each page—one for every day of the year—is headed by a quotation from the Bible and followed by notes the author has written in the margins of her own Bible over the years. It is, perhaps, Eugenia Price’s most personal book. First published in 1957, and now reissued with a new preface by the author, Share My Pleasant Stones is a book Eugenia Price’s readers will want to open every day.
£18.99
Turner Publishing Company The Burden is Light: The Autobiography of a
Book SynopsisThe Burden Is Light! is the author’s soul-searching account of her discovery of Jesus Christ.Told in the vibrant, honest prose that has made Eugenia Price a classic religious writer and bestselling novelist, The Burden Is Light! offers an intimate account of her conversion to Christianity at the age of thirty-three.Traversing the mountains and valleys of her journey from birth to rebirth in Jesus Christ, Ms. Price examines closely her spiritual, personal, and professional development through the years.
£12.34
Independently Published Dzogchen Semdzins
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£8.89
G&D Media The 7 Secret Treasures: A Transformational
Book SynopsisDr. John Demartini has studied the principles of human behavior as it relates to self-empowerment for over 48 years. Now in The 7 Secret Treasures, he will reacquaint you with the power you already have within, as he show you the way to the powerful life transforming tools and principles you may never have known existed. It will be a discovery of self and life mastery.You will learn: How to maximize your potential for health and well-being Have more fulfilling relationships Create more love in your life See the power you already possess as a natural leader Discover how to build financial wealth Experience awe at the wonders around you Reveal your professional power Find and do what you love Awaken to your own immortality Live a life of greatness No topic is more significant than VALUES if you want to unlock your greatest power and potential. Knowing your values is key to your most authentic, original and empowered life. Your self-worth impacts the way you perceive and act and what you will allow yourself to receive. When you know who you are, know what your mission and vision is, you''re clear to move forward towards your goals and dreams. Now is the time to access Your 7 Secret Treasures and use your unique genius to your full advantage as Dr. Demartini shows you how to transform your life!
£13.49
G&D Media The 7 Secret Treasures: A Transformational
Book SynopsisDr. John Demartini has studied the principles of human behavior as it relates to self-empowerment for over 48 years. Now in The 7 Secret Treasures, he will reacquaint you with the power you already have within, as he show you the way to the powerful life transforming tools and principles you may never have known existed. It will be a discovery of self and life mastery.You will learn: How to maximize your potential for health and well-being Have more fulfilling relationships Create more love in your life See the power you already possess as a natural leader Discover how to build financial wealth Experience awe at the wonders around you Reveal your professional power Find and do what you love Awaken to your own immortality Live a life of greatness No topic is more significant than VALUES if you want to unlock your greatest power and potential. Knowing your values is key to your most authentic, original and empowered life. Your self-worth impacts the way you perceive and act and what you will allow yourself to receive. When you know who you are, know what your mission and vision is, you''re clear to move forward towards your goals and dreams. Now is the time to access Your 7 Secret Treasures and use your unique genius to your full advantage as Dr. Demartini shows you how to transform your life!
£19.79
Information Age Publishing The Soul of Higher Education: Contemplative
Book SynopsisThe Soul of Higher Education: Contemplative Pedagogy, Research and Institutional Life for the Twenty-first Century contributes to an understanding of the importance and implications of a contemplative grounding for higher education. It is the fourth in a series entitled Advances in Workplace Spirituality: Theory, Research and Application, which is intended to be an authoritative and comprehensive series in the field.This volume consists of chapters written by noted scholars from both Eastern and Western traditions that shed light on the following questions: What is an appropriate epistemological grounding for contemplative higher education? How dues the current dominant epistemology in higher education mitigate against contemplative teaching, learning, and research? What alternatives can be offered? How can a contemplative culture be nurtured in the classroom? What difference does that culture make in teaching and learning? What is the role of individual and institutional leadership in creating and sustaining this culture? What is contemplative research? How can the emerging field of contemplative studies fit into the twenty-first-century university? What can faculty and students learn from contemplative practices about how to find peace of mind in a world of higher education characterized by increasing complexity, financial pressures, and conflicts? What does a contemplative organizational structure look like in higher education? How can committees, faculty meetings, and administrative teams use contemplative practices to work more effectively together? How can contemplative decision-making processes be used in higher education? Given hierarchies, turf wars, and academics’ propensity for using argument as a weapon, is it possible to introduce contemplative practices into decision-making situations in appropriate ways?
£42.95
Information Age Publishing United We Stand: The Role of Spirituality in
Book SynopsisSegments of society are drawing upon their faith and spirituality to develop strategies to mend social relationships and fragmented communities. The Contemporary Perspectives on Spirituality in Education book series will feature volumes geared towards understanding and exploring the role of spirituality in addressing challenge, conflict, and marginalization within education in the U.S. and internationally.
£47.45
Information Age Publishing United We Stand: The Role of Spirituality in
Book SynopsisSegments of society are drawing upon their faith and spirituality to develop strategies to mend social relationships and fragmented communities. The Contemporary Perspectives on Spirituality in Education book series will feature volumes geared towards understanding and exploring the role of spirituality in addressing challenge, conflict, and marginalization within education in the U.S. and internationally.
£82.80
Chiron Publications The Cult of the Black Virgin
£40.00
Bowe Packer Astral Travel: Your Guide to Understanding Astral Projection & the Effective & Safe Astral Travel Techniques
£7.67
Morgan James Publishing llc What Is Church?: Finding the love of God in the unique community of Jesus
Book SynopsisAn informative and emotional voyage of exploration for those active, hurt by, leaving, looking at or curious about the Church.Amid worldwide upheaval, believers and non-believers alike are asking profound questions. One can’t help but do that when something or someone they have depended on for guidance, structure, community, comfort, identity, and meaning has been exposed to the light, shaken to the core, and found to be unreliable and untrustworthy. What is Church? is for believers in Jesus, as well as those deconstructing their faith, seekers, skeptics, and opponents, to inform and help resolve the innate longing for answers, truth, meaning, and belonging by plumbing the depths of divinely revealed knowledge.Drawing on scripture, history, personal relationships, experience, and a deep love for Jesus and the Church, Dub Karriker shares valuable insights that provide a different perspective on the Church and its role in the past, present, and future. Rather than walking a well-worn path of two thousand years of best intentions and church misdeeds, Karriker reveals the Church as intended by its founders, Jesus and His Apostles. No matter what your relationship is with the Christian community, What is Church? is a fascinating, soul-stirring journey of inquiry and answers.
£12.34
Church Publishing Inc Christian Minimalism: Simple Steps for Abundant Living
Book Synopsis"Ehrlich’s insightful self-help guide will resonate with Christians wishing to streamline an overstuffed life."—Publishers WeeklyLogically, we all know our purpose in life is not wrapped up in accumulating possessions, wealth, power, and prestige—Jesus is very clear about that—but society tells us otherwise. Christian Minimalism attempts to cut through our assumptions and society’s lies about what life should look like and invites readers into a life that Jesus calls us to live: one lived intentionally, free of physical, spiritual, and emotional clutter.Written by a woman who simplified her own life and practices these principles daily, this book gives readers a fresh perspective on how to live out God’s grace for us in new and exciting ways and live out our faith in a way that is deeply satisfying.Trade Review"Ehrlich’s insightful self-help guide will resonate with Christians wishing to streamline an overstuffed life."—Publishers Weekly"Christian Minimalism is a deeply reverent testimony, offering profound wisdom to readers of all faiths, and highly recommended."—Midwest Book Review"This is a welcome and helpful tool."—Spirituality and Practice“Ehrlich weaves biblical themes and stories along with practical suggestions. Christian Minimalism is engaging and motivating, and more than anything, it is about love and joy.” —Heidi Neumark, author of Breathing Space: A Spiritual Journey in the South Bronx“This book is a must-read for every American Christian. Far from being only a call to have less, Christian Minimalism offers a way to live more; the applications are relevant to every area of life.”—AJ Smith, Lead Pastor, Restoration Church, Philadelphia “Becca Ehrlich offers an intimate look at her journey to Christian minimalism. She provides a practical guide that gives the reader the opportunity to experience holistic abundance through an encounter with a unique, God-centered minimalistic lifestyle.” —The Rev. Patricia A. Davenport, Bishop, Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
£14.24
Whitaker House The Divine Dance: The Trinity and Your Transformation
£17.36
Ave Maria Press Rejoice in the Lord
£9.86
Spirit Seeker Books Sacred Mysteries among the Mayas and the Quiches
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£14.24
Alex Howard Guided Meditation: The Complete Guide Against
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£17.06
Birlinn General The Fife Pilgrim Way: In the Footsteps of Monks,
Book SynopsisThis book is the essential companion for anyone exploring the new Fife Pilgrim Way, whether on foot, by car or bicycle or simply as an armchair traveller. Packed with history, vivid anecdote and nearly 100 colour illustrations, it brings to life the fascinating communities and the characters along the route in whose footsteps modern pilgrims are treading. Setting off with Celtic saints and St Margaret from Culross and North Queensferry, marching with miners through the West Fife coalfields, carrying on with Covenanters and Communists, and ending among the martyrs, relics and ghosts of the haunted city of St Andrews, this gripping narrative presents a journey through Scottish history, ancient and modern, with spiritual reflections along the way. Trade Review'Not a walking guide but an ideal illustrated companion to the rich historical background of the area, ancient and modern. An excellent introduction to a wide landscape of Scottish Christian and social history' * Church Times *'An excellent guide to the Fife Pilgrim way, captures the fascinating history…in a light and almost chatty tone which makes it enjoyable to read and understand. We thoroughly recommend it to anyone thinking of walking the route' * WalkFife *'In this essential companion, Ian Bradley brings to life, in great detail, the rich history of the religious buildings and communities encountered along the way. Well-researched, the book is not a walking guide, but an in-depth insight into the lives of the pilgrims in whose steps walkers follow. For those attempting the entire 64-mile route or merely dipping into a section at a time, this read will be an enlightening precursor to a trip or perfect for post excursion reading' * Scottish Field *
£13.49
Birlinn General Poacher's Pilgrimage: A Journey into Land and
Book SynopsisThe islands of Scotland’s Outer Hebrides boast some of the most remote and spectacular scenery in the world. They also feature an astonishing range of mysterious structures – stone circles, beehive dwellings, holy wells and ‘temples’ from the Celtic and prehistoric eras. Over a twelve-day journey, Alastair McIntosh returned to the islands of his childhood to explore the meaning of these places. This book is a record of his pilgrimage – a walk through space and time, across a physical landscape and into a spiritual one. As he battled with his own ability to endure some of the toughest terrain in Britain, McIntosh met with the healing power of the land and its communities. Here he reflects on an extraordinary place and on the people he encountered along the way, and explores a vision of imaginative hope for humankind.Trade Review'A remarkable, highly readable yet scholarly book' -- Jim Corrigan * Faith and Freedom *'Fascinating, provocative and, occasionally, very funny' -- Joanna Kavenna * Times Literary Supplement *'One of the most fascinating books I’ve read for a long while, if maddeningly hard to categorise' -- David Robinson * Scotsman *'Poacher’s Pilgrimage is a book full of generosity, spry in its thinking and detailed in its observations' * Scotland on Sunday *'The language is almost poetic, reflecting the writer’s artistic gifts and his understanding of Celtic and pre-Celtic culture' -- David Thomson * Press & Journal (book of the week) *'His honesty is humbling ... he never skirts a question. He is on a mission, and having been Scotland's first professor of human ecology, he seems at times prophetic' -- Polly Pullar * Scottish Field *'If this sounds more serious than a Presbyterian church service, there is great fun to be found in Poacher’s Pilgrimage. McIntosh is an entertaining subversive' * The National *
£13.49
Watkins Media Limited The Seer: Volume I of The O Manuscript: The
Book SynopsisWe live in uncertain times, and in our search for solutions to the problems of the world The Seer offers a new way of thinking and living.Praised for its visionary and transformative power, this incredible true story has attracted tens of thousands of readers from across the globe, with more discovering it every day.The Seer is the first book in the Grail Trilogy, otherwise known as The O Manuscript.Trade ReviewMade me reassess my story and life .compelling Al Jardine, The Beach Boys"
£8.99
Watkins Media Limited Deep Awake: Wake Up To Oneness and Celebrate Your
Book SynopsisPioneering philosopher Tim Freke has touched the livesof hundreds of thousands of people worldwide through his cutting-edge books and life-changing events. Now he offers you a revolutionary new approach to awakening, which shows that the ego is the hero, not the villain, of the spiritual journey. He shares the ideas and practices you need to both experience the exhilarating WOW of awakening and passionately embrace the bittersweet human adventure.
£9.49
Watkins Media Limited The Gift of Alzheimer's: New Insights into the
Book Synopsis'A treasure of guidance to help us understand this frightening illness.' Donna Eden, author and energy-medicine pioneer.'A very important book which shares deep wisdom...essential reading for all healthcare workers.' Dr Penny Sartori, author of The Wisdom of Near-Death Experiences'A truly remarkable book that shows great insight and understanding...of inestimable help to anyone caring for someone with the disease.' Peter Fenwick MB BChir FRCPsych, consultant neuropsychiatristIn this perception-changing book, psychotherapist and healer Maggie La Tourelle gives a moving account of her evolving relationship with her mother, who has Alzheimer's. Providing practical advice and bringing new insight and understanding to Alzheimer's, this multi-dimensional story demonstrates the healing power of love and shows how, by being open and seeking meaning, we can find wisdom in the midst of confusion. Including the latest research into neuroscience and altered states of consciousness, the book offers hope and a way forward for those affected by this devastating disease. It concludes with a useful care guide for the physical and emotional needs of people with Alzheimer's.Trade Review"You are holding in your hand a perfectly wonderful book if you are now dealing with someone suffering from Alzheimer's disease--or if you know of someone who is. If the second is true, you may want to put this book in their hands the moment you finish reading it." --Neale Donald Walsch "Maggie La Tourelle leads us through both a human and spiritual labyrinth in the language of the heart with her mother who has Alzheimer's. It is a treasure of guidance to help us all understand this frightening illness. Should you ever find yourself dealing with a family member with Alzheimer's you will be deeply grateful for this book." --Donna Eden, world-renowned author and inspirational teacher of Energy Medicine "On the face of it, Alzheimer's seems to underline the tragedy of the human condition as it descends into fragmentation, disorientation, disintegration and death. How utterly deceiving appearances can be! This extraordinary and trailblazing book, without in the least skimming over the difficulties and tough challenges of the illness, reveals something entirely unexpected in its dimensions - the beauty, courage and invincibility of the human spirit as it consciously occupies higher dimensions whilst simultaneously dealing with its gradual withdrawal from the earthy body and mind. In this deeply moving book, Maggie La Tourelle charts her journey with her Alzheimer's - afflicted mother, offering wonderful confirmation that, whilst decline and death are happening at the outer level, the power of love can find an enriched opportunity for expression and transformation through the unique focus of Alzheimer's, and that nothing of the person you knew is truly lost." --The Cygnus Review "Maggie La Tourelle describes the gradual stripping away of personality by Alzheimer's, leaving the essential central core, as if one could see into the self and what is beyond. She gives a moving account of this dissolution process, the 'thinning of the veil', that removes some barrier to another consciousness which is actually there in everyday normal life. A truly remarkable book which shows great insight and understanding and will be of inestimable help to anyone caring for someone with the disease." --Peter Fenwick MB BChir FRCPsych Consultant Neuropsychiatrist "A deeply touching and compassionate book that explores one of life's greatest challenges." --Tim Freke author of "The Mystery Experience "
£10.44
Authentic Media Wind Blows Wherever it Pleases: An Introduction
Book SynopsisAn introduction to the life of the spirit that helps people understand, and ultimately experience, the transforming power that the Holy Spirit can bring in both their personal walk with God and the life of the church. The Church can be a bewildering place - some people are uncomfortable with a charismatic emphasis while others feel that there is too much emphasis on preaching and head knowledge. Either view can stop someone moving on in their journey with God, but Kendal argues that an emphasis on both Spirit and Word are needed for a healthy church and a healthy personal walk with God. This book sets out to help people understand why both word and spirit are needed, and provides a framework to help readers to understand how the Holy Spirit can help them live life in all its fullness. With many personal stories combined with solid and grounded teaching, Kendal encourages readers to step out on the adventure of their lifetime with the Holy Spirit in this thoughtful and sensitive book.
£9.99
Authentic Media When Oceans Roar: Powerful True Stories of
Book SynopsisWhen Oceans Roar tells the remarkable stories of people who heard the still small voice of God, and saw God do amazing things when they took God at his word and surrendered themselves to him. The stories told in this book represent roads that few people would have chosen. Yet having said 'yes' to God, and taken the first step, each one was strengthened, empowered and equipped for the journey ahead. It includes the story of a couple who prayed over their child who had no heart beat for three days in the sure knowledge that God would meet them at their point of need, and of a Bangladeshi freedom fighter taken before a firing squad only to learn that God had a plan for his life. This is a book that will challenge you to find your true identity, and having done so to step out of complacency and take risks in the sure knowledge that God will never leave you or forsake you as you surrender yourself to him. Be inspired to listen out for the still small voice of God above the ocean's roar.
£9.49
Authentic Media Taking Off the Mask
Book SynopsisToo often we hide our true selves from the world behind masks we have carefully constructed, but this is not how God created us to be . Through her own personal story Claire Musters shows how it is possible to take off these masks and live a freer and more authentic life. Church can be the best but also the worst of places. Our faith needs community to survive but why do so many of us wear masks as soon as we step inside a church meeting of any type, hoping to show that we have everything 'together'? What creates a culture that makes us think we are supposed to behave in a certain way? Surely church should be a place of acceptance, love and freedom? So why do so many of us feel like we can't truly be ourselves? Claire Musters has been grappling with these questions ever since a painful and humbling situation forced her to remove her own mask. Taking off the Mask charts her own personal experience and provides lessons and pointers on how we too can find a more authentic way to live. Chapters include points for reflection to really help deal with issues that are raised in this sensitive, honest and ultimately hope filled book.
£9.49
Collective Ink Leap to Freedom – Healing Quantum Guilt
Book SynopsisWhether we are rich or poor, religious, agnostic or atheist, we all suffer because of our unconscious belief in sin and guilt, both of which lie at the core of all our decisions and actions. But what if everything we've been taught about sin, and the need to feel guilt, has been a lie? The purpose of this book is to offer a way out from this limited and debilitating belief that we've blindly accepted, by exploring how and why sin and guilt are illusions. What if we no longer have to live in fear of suffering and eternal damnation, or be plagued by constant nagging doubt or unworthiness brought on by the beliefs in sin and guilt? What if, instead, we could live every moment in the state of love and peace, and thereby be better able to fulfill our true purpose?
£11.99
John Hunt Publishing Inhabiting Heaven NOW The Answer to Every Moral
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£17.74
Collective Ink Ripening Time – Inside Stories for Aging with
Book SynopsisIn Ripening Time: Inside Stories for Aging with Grace, Sherry Ruth Anderson presents a new perspective on aging. In her latest book, the bestselling author of The Feminine Face of God and The Cultural Creatives invites the reader to engage the aging process through the art of inner inquiry. She guides us beyond our culture's mind traps through stories where elders face into the lies, the losses and endings, the tender and bittersweet and ferocious truths of growing old. Giving us an indispensable compass, she shows how growing into old age can be a fruition, the genuine grace and gift of human ripening.Trade ReviewSherry Anderson opened one door when she co-authored The Feminine Face of God. Now she opens another. With honesty, wealth of experience, and penetrating questions, she leads us again. The issue, she says, is not to know the map [of elderhood], but to be the map. These writings are a rich and important resource for all who wonder how to reach the true harvest of their lives. You will not be disappointed. -- Paula D'Arcy
£11.99
Benediction Classics The Imitation Of Christ - with Indexes of Biblical References, People Names and Subject Matter
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Benediction Classics A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718
£13.79
Benediction Classics Francesco, Artist of Florence: The Man Who Gave Too Much
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Fonthill Media Ltd Dear Raymond: The Story of Sir Oliver Lodge, Life
Book SynopsisRaymond Lodge's death from shell shrapnel in 1915 was unremarkable in a war where many young men would die, but his father's response to his untimely death was. Sir Oliver Lodge, physicist, scientist, part inventor of the wireless telegraph and the spark plug, could not let go of Raymond and went on a controversial and bizarre journey into the realm of life after death. Following Sir Oliver's journey, Dear Raymond, explores the untapped topic of spirituality pre- and post-war, the influence that a national tragedy can have on a nation's belief system and the long lasting effects from this time that we still feel today. Alongside Lodge were some of the great names of the day, as a member of the Ghost Club and the Fabian Society he was in contact with famous men such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who went on his own mission into the afterlife after losing a son. Lodge's exploration and the controversy it exploded opens our eyes to how modern religion has been shaped and changed by the conflicts of the Twentieth Century.
£17.09
Equinox Publishing Ltd Anime, Religion and Spirituality: Profane and
Book SynopsisBarely a century has passed since anime (Japanese animation) was first screened to a Western audience. Over time the number of anime genres and generic hybrids have significantly grown. These have been influenced and inspired by various historical and cultural phenomena, one of which -Japanese native religion and spirituality - this book argues is an important and dominant. There have always been anime lovers in the West, but today that number is growing exponentially. This is intriguing as many Japanese anime directors and studios initially created works that were not aimed at a Western audience at all. The mutual imbrication of the profane and sacred worlds in anime, along with the profound reciprocal relationship between 'Eastern' (Japanese) and 'Western' (chiefly American) culture in the development of the anime artistic form, form the twin narrative arcs of the book. One of the most significant contributions of this book is the analysis of the employment of spiritual and religious motifs by directors. The reception of this content by fans is also examined.The appeal of anime to aficionados is, broadly speaking, the appeal of the spiritual in a post-religious world, in which personal identity and meaning in life may be crafted from popular cultural texts which offer an immersive and enchanting experience that, for many in the modern world, is more thrilling and authentic than 'real life'. In the past, religions posited that after human existence on earth had ceased, the individual soul would be reincarnated again, or perhaps reside in heaven. In the early twenty-first century, spiritual seekers still desire a life beyond that of everyday reality, and just as passionately believe in the existence of other worlds and the afterlife. However, the other worlds are the fantasy landscapes and outer space settings of anime (and other popular cultural forms), and the afterlife the digital circuitry and electronic impulses of the Internet. These important new understandings of religion and the spiritual underpin anime's status as a major site of new religious and spiritual inspiration in the West, and indeed, the world.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1 Japanese Modernity and the Manga and Anime Art Forms Chapter 2 The New Life of Old Beliefs: Religious and Spiritual Concepts in Anime Chapter 3 From Realistic to Supernatural: Genres in Anime Chapter 4 Power Within: The Fan's Embrace of Profane and Sacred Worlds in Anime Conclusion
£67.50
Equinox Publishing Ltd Anime, Religion and Spirituality: Profane and
Book SynopsisBarely a century has passed since anime (Japanese animation) was first screened to a Western audience. Over time the number of anime genres and generic hybrids have significantly grown. These have been influenced and inspired by various historical and cultural phenomena, one of which -Japanese native religion and spirituality - this book argues is an important and dominant. There have always been anime lovers in the West, but today that number is growing exponentially. This is intriguing as many Japanese anime directors and studios initially created works that were not aimed at a Western audience at all. The mutual imbrication of the profane and sacred worlds in anime, along with the profound reciprocal relationship between 'Eastern' (Japanese) and 'Western' (chiefly American) culture in the development of the anime artistic form, form the twin narrative arcs of the book. One of the most significant contributions of this book is the analysis of the employment of spiritual and religious motifs by directors. The reception of this content by fans is also examined.The appeal of anime to aficionados is, broadly speaking, the appeal of the spiritual in a post-religious world, in which personal identity and meaning in life may be crafted from popular cultural texts which offer an immersive and enchanting experience that, for many in the modern world, is more thrilling and authentic than 'real life'. In the past, religions posited that after human existence on earth had ceased, the individual soul would be reincarnated again, or perhaps reside in heaven. In the early twenty-first century, spiritual seekers still desire a life beyond that of everyday reality, and just as passionately believe in the existence of other worlds and the afterlife. However, the other worlds are the fantasy landscapes and outer space settings of anime (and other popular cultural forms), and the afterlife of digital circuitry and the electronic impulses of the Internet. These important new understandings of religion and the spiritual underpin anime's status as a major site of new religious and spiritual inspiration in the West, and indeed, the world.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1 Japanese Modernity and the Manga and Anime Art Forms Chapter 2 The New Life of Old Beliefs: Religious and Spiritual Concepts in Anime Chapter 3 From Realistic to Supernatural: Genres in Anime Chapter 4 Power Within: The Fan's Embrace of Profane and Sacred Worlds in Anime Conclusion
£23.70
Equinox Publishing Ltd Roots of Wisdom, Branches of Devotion: Plant Life
Book SynopsisPlant life has figured prominently in Indian culture. Archaeobotanical findings and Vedic texts confirm that plants have been central not only as a commodity (sources of food; materia medica; sacrificial matter; etc.) but also as powerful and enduring symbols. Roots of Wisdom, Branches of Devotion. Plant Life in South Asian Traditions explores how herbs, trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables have been studied, classified, represented and discussed in a variety of Indian traditions such as Vedism, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, indigenous cultures and Islam. Moving from an analysis of the sentience of plants in early Indian philosophies and scientific literature, the various chapters, divided in four thematic sections, explore Indian flora within devotional and mystic literature (bhakti and Sufism), mythological, ritual and sacrificial culture, folklore, medicine, perfumery, botany, floriculture and agriculture. Arboreal and floral motifs are also discussed as an expression of Indian aesthetics since early coinage to figurative arts and literary figures.Finally, the volume reflects current discourses on environmentalism and ecology as well as on the place of indigenous flora as part of an ancient yet still very much alive sacred geography.
£63.00
