Practices category: 4429 books
Traditions of the Ancients
Vintage Faith Practices for the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2006
What was old is new and relevant again. For many Christians today, the growing desire for a deeper faith experience is being met in the study and application of ancient worship practices. Traditions of the Ancients is filled with candidly informative looks at such themes as mysticism, praying for the gift of tears, reciting the Jesus prayer, and asking God for the gift of bereavement.
The Tangled Web of Wicca
Through the Eye of a Traditional Wiccan Witch
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2014
I am a Traditionalist. A Traditional Wiccan High Priestess Witch. I am not a person with an Ivy League education. Nor am I a scholar with 6 or 7 degrees! I do not speak any language other than English, a few choice Spanish words and some pig latin. I don't use big fancy words where you have to have...
Talking to the Spirits
Personal Gnosis in Pagan Religion
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2013
A guide to direct communication with the spirits and the Gods
• Offers practices for seekers and groups to learn to hear and respond to the spirits and the Gods as well as what to do (and not do) if you receive a message
• Explains how to authenticate spiritual messages with divination
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by Samuel Butler
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2010
. This book is about the consequences of religion more than whether Christ rose from the dead (Krishna, Mithras, Osiris, Attis of Phrygia, Dionysus, all of whom besides being born on December 25th from a virgin mother, died and were resurrected, except for Mithras - who ascended directly without dying!)...
Jewish Magic and Superstition
A Study in Folk Religion
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
Alongside the formal development of Judaism from the eleventh through the sixteenth centuries, a robust Jewish folk religion flourished—ideas and practices that never met with wholehearted approval by religious leaders yet enjoyed such wide popularity that they could not be altogether excluded from...
Fundamentalism
Prophecy and Protest in an Age of Globalization
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2011
This book investigates the origins of fundamentalism, outlining its characteristics and the history of key fundamentalist movements around the world, considering examples from Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism. The book argues that fundamentalism develops when modern lay religious leaders...
Icelandic Magic
Practical Secrets of the Northern Grimoires
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2016
A practical guide to the magical systems of pre-Christian Iceland
• Reveals spells and workings drawn directly from surviving magical books from the 16th to 20th century preserved at the National Library in Reykjavík
• Explores the history of magic in Iceland through original translations...
Operative Witchcraft
Spellwork and Herbcraft in the British Isles
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2019
A comprehensive look at the history and practices of rural English witchcraft
• Explores witch’s familiars and fetches, animal magic, and the forms of witchcraft practiced by rural tradespeople, such as blacksmiths, herbalists, and artisans
• Offers practical insight into spells,...
Exorcising Preaching
Crafting Intellectually Honest Worship
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
Exorcising Preaching delivers an urgent call to expel unhealthy practices from sermons, liberating the preacher and the people. Nathan C. Walker reflects on ways to replace harmful habits with healing disciplines that reawaken the craft of preaching.
Exorcising Preaching is a result of the...
Witches' Craft
A Multidenominational Wicca Bible
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2011
Do you seek to know more about the foundation and modern practices of witchcraft? In Witches’ Craft, Bruce Wilborn demystifies Wicca—a religion that is loving and nonjudgmental. Wicca’s strength is in its ability to provide spiritual light for a truly diverse group of people. However, its expansive...
by Francesca Ciancimino Howell
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2002
A Greenpeace activist, Wiccan High Priestess, and proud Soccer Mom, Francesca Howell has been involved in magical traditions and wildlife preservation since childhood. In this one-of-a-kind book, she shares her everyday suggestions for spiritual renewal through connecting with nature. The meditations,...
Ancient Christian Worship
Early Church Practices in Social, Historical, and Theological Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
An Important Study on the Worship of the Early Church
This introduction to the origins of Christian worship illuminates the importance of ancient liturgical patterns for contemporary Christian practice. Andrew McGowan takes a fresh approach to understanding how Christians came to worship in...
Lovin' on Jesus
A Concise History of Contemporary Worship
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
Swee Hong Lim and Lester Ruth have filled an important gap in the study of worship. Lovin’ on Jesus: A Concise History of Contemporary Worship is the first scholarly work of its kind on this topic. Lim and Ruth trace the origins and development of what we commonly call contemporary Christian worship,...
Coming of Age in Jewish America
Bar and Bat Mitzvah Reinterpreted
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
The Jewish practice of bar mitzvah dates back to the twelfth century, but this ancient cultural ritual has changed radically since then, evolving with the times and adapting to local conditions. For many Jewish-American families, a child’s bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah is both a major social event...