Religion Spirituality category: 222996 books
The Altar of My Soul
The Living Traditions of Santeria
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2009
Long cloaked in protective secrecy, demonized by Western society, and distorted by Hollywood, Santería is at last emerging from the shadows with an estimated 75 million orisha followers worldwide. In The Altar of My Soul, Marta Moreno Vega recounts the compelling true story of her journey from ignorance...
Waiting
A Nonbeliever's Higher Power
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2011
For those who don't believe in God—or don't know whether they believe— New York Times best-selling author Marya Hornbacher offers an insightful, moving approach to the concept of faith.
Many of us have been trained to think of spirituality as the sole provenance of religion; and if we have...
The Laughing Jesus
Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2005
Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy, authors of The Jesus Mysteries and Jesus and the Lost Goddess, return with a powerful indictment of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic fundamentalism and a passionate reinterpretation of Gnostic spirituality. According to Freke and Gandy, religiously inspired acts of violence,...
Becoming Real
Essays on the Teachings of a Master
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
A unique document, filled with practical wisdom teachings and featuring a number of the most significant spiritual teachers in Europe today: THE LIFE AND WORK OF KARLFRIED GRAF DURCKHEIM by Gerhard Wehr DURCKHEIM THE THERAPIST by Jean and Gisele Marchal INCARNATION: THE BODY OF OUR CONVERSION by Bernard...
Contemporary Varieties of Religious Experience
James's Classic Study in Light of Resiliency, Temperament, and Trauma
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2005
First published in 1902, William James's Varieties of Religious Experience is considered a classic in religious studies and the psychology of religion. But how has James's classic study weathered decades of development in psychology and behavioral sciences? Do the assertions about religious experience...
by Rebecca Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
The basic teachings of Buddhism are fairly simple. Below you will find some easy, daily rituals you can add into your daily life that will help you on your path of following the Buddhist religion.
Here is what you will learn after reading this book:
Understand the vision and the important aspects...
Queer Magic
LGBT+ Spirituality and Culture from Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2018
Queer Magic and Mysticism in History and Today
Queer Magic provides nourishment for LGBT+ souls and their allies who are interested in learning about the significant presence and influence of queer folks throughout history. Explore fascinating insights into queer relationships and spiritual...
Religion, Identity and Politics in Northern Ireland
Boundaries of Belonging and Belief
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Has conflict in Northern Ireland kept political dimensions of religion alive, and has religion played a role in fuelling conflict? Conflict in Northern Ireland is not and never will be a holy war. Yet religion is more socially and politically significant than many commentators presume. In fact, religion...
by Wayne Flynt
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2016
Southern Religion and Christian Diversity in the Twentieth Century is a collection of fifteen essays by award-winning scholar Wayne Flynt that explores and reveals the often-forgotten religious heterogeneity of the American South.
Throughout its dramatic history, the American South has wrestled...
Bleeding for Allah
Why Islam Will Conquer the Free World. What Americans Need to Know.
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2007
Over 4 years in the making, Bleeding for Allah scrutinizes Islam from the very birth of the religion. The Koran, the Holy Book of more than one billion people worldwide, is systematically analyzed to reflect the true nature of its message.Bleeding for Allah goes the full distance in detailing the...
ABCs of Christianity
An Outline for Living in the "Now" and Relating to God
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
THE ABCs OF CHRISTIANITY is a concise summary of the fundamental principles of the religion of Jesus, presented so today's generation will understand the Bible and experience the gift of knowing God.
Yes, this is Grandma's religion. The underpinnings are the same rock solid concepts taught...
by Samuel Pufendorf
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
Samuel Pufendorf’s Of the Nature and Qualification of Religion (published in Latin in 1687) is a major work on the separation of politics and religion. Written in response to the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by the French king Louis XIV, Pufendorf contests the right of the sovereign to control...
The Iranian Metaphysicals
Explorations in Science, Islam, and the Uncanny
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
What do the occult sciences, séances with the souls of the dead, and appeals to saintly powers have to do with rationality? Since the late nineteenth century, modernizing intellectuals, religious leaders, and statesmen in Iran have attempted to curtail many such practices as "superstitious,"...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this unique compilation of thirteen military documents provides special insight into the role of religion in the military and wars. Contents include: Religion and the Military: A Growing Ethical Dilemma * Combatant Commander...