Psychology Of Religion category: 309 books
by Benedictus de Spinoza
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2019
Ethics, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order (Latin: Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata), usually known as the Ethics, is a philosophical treatise written in Latin by Benedict de Spinoza. It was written between 1664 and 1665 and was first published posthumously in 1677.
The book is perhaps...
The Holocaust Across Generations
Trauma and its Inheritance Among Descendants of Survivors
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2017
Winner of the 2017 Outstanding Book Award for the Peace, War, and Social Conflict Section presented by the American Sociological Association
Brings together the study of post-Holocaust family culture with the study of collective memory
Over the last two decades, the cross-generational...
Landscapes of the Soul
The Loss of Moral Meaning in American Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2003
Do you believe in God? Nine out of ten Americans unhesitatingly answer yes. But for Douglas Porpora, the real questions begin where pollsters leave off. What, he asks, does religious belief actually mean in our lives? Does it shape our identities and our actions? Or, despite our professions of faith,...
by Edward E. Rochon
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2017
A brief preface mentions the devil and angel at either ear in the cartoon. We support the affirmative position on telepathy and proceed to offer arguments. Chapter 1 notes how unsolicited thoughts pop into the mind all the time and see evidence of telepathy in that fact. We see many eyewitness testimonies...
The Krishna Cancer
Neurotheology Series
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
“In the ancient times, when ignorance was the default mode of thinking, Krishna may have proven to be a glorious figure to be adored and relied on in times of distress, but in the modern world of conscientious humans, no Krishna is higher than the Human Self.”
Abhijit Naskar, a globally...
Near-Death Experiences
Exploring the Mind-Body Connection
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Near death experiences fascinate everyone, from theologians to sociologists and neuroscientists. This groundbreaking book introduces the phenomenon of NDEs, their personal impact and the dominant scientific explanations. Taking a strikingly original cross-cultural approach and incorporating new medical...
by Sister Nivedita
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2019
In the Complete Works of Sister Nivedita (in five volumes), comprising the illuminating lectures, writings, articles, books, and epistles etc, of the author, we find the author's marvelous intellect, her lyrical powers of expression, the intensity with which she held her beliefs and convictions, her...
Constructions of Self and Other in Yoga, Travel, and Tourism
A Journey to Elsewhere
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
This volume considers the phenomenon of yoga travel as an instance of a broader genre of ‘spiritual travel’ involving journeys to places ‘elsewhere’, which are imagined to offer the possibility of profound personal transformation. These imaginings are tied up in a continued exoticization of...
Rapture Culture
Left Behind in Evangelical America
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2004
In the "twinkling of an eye" Jesus secretly returns to earth and gathers to him all believers. As they are taken to heaven, the world they leave behind is plunged into chaos. Cars and airplanes crash and people search in vain for loved ones. Plagues, famine, and suffering follow. The antichrist emerges...
Reinhold Niebuhr's Paradox
Paralysis, Violence, and Pragmatism
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2011
Confronted with the uncertainties of living in a modern liberal society, many are tempted toward moral paralysis: a hesitation to judge or act on those judgments. Reinhold Niebuhr’s paradoxical conception of the self allows for a deeper interpretation of this plight and, in this insightful book,...
by Jesper Sørensen
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2006
Magic is a universal phenomenon. Everywhere we look people perform ritual actions in which desirable qualities are transferred by means of physical contact and objects or persons are manipulated by things of their likeness. In this book Sørensen embraces a cognitive perspective in order to investigate...
The Mosaic Law
Does It Apply to Today’S Christian?
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2016
Too many times, we read books, articles, or papers on Christianity, and we are left to wonder where the author is coming from or what his approach is for interpreting scripture. So right here, at the start, I would like to declare my method of interpretation and on which translation of the scripture...
Moment of Reckoning
Imagined Death and Its Consequences in Late Ancient Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2019
Late antiquity saw a proliferation of Christian texts dwelling on the emotions and physical sensations of dying, not as a heroic martyr in a public square or a judge's court, but as an individual, at home in a bed or in a private room. In sermons, letters, and ascetic traditions, late ancient Christians...
by K Kris
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2015
As a young boy, Julian Blake wanted to be famous. He did everything in his power to do so. However, a scam that ruined his family was the starting point of his wreckage. Unable to resist his needs, Julian begins a new life. Countless problems arise for the young kid as he tries to take matters into...