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The Bhagavad Gita
By Jack Hawley. 2001
The Bhagavad Gita has been called India's greatest contribution to the world. For more than five thousand years, this great…
scripture has shown millions in the East how to fill their lives with serenity and love. In these pages, Jack Hawley brings these ancient secrets to Western seekers in a beautiful prose version that makes the story of the Gita clear and exciting, and makes its truths understandable and easy to apply to our busy lives. The Gita is a universal love song sung by God to His friend man. It can't be confined by any creed. It is a statement of the truths at the core of what we all already believe, only it makes those truths clearer, so they become immediately useful in our daily lives. These truths are for our hearts, not just our heads. The Gita is more than just a book, more than mere words or concepts. There is an accumulated potency in it. To read the Gita is to be inspired in the true sense of the term: to be "inspirited," to inhale the ancient and ever-new breath of spiritual energy.Gratitude in Motion: A True Story of Hope, Determination, and the Everyday Heroes Around Us
By Jenna Glatzer, Colleen Kelly Alexander, Bart Yasso. 2018
It was a beautiful fall day in Connecticut when Colleen Kelly Alexander, a lifelong athlete, rode her bike home from…
work. She had survived both a diagnosis of lupus and brain surgery, had a fulfilling career, and was married at last to the love of her life. Everything was good as she coasted along, meeting the eyes of a truck driver as he approached the stop sign beside her.He didn't stop. The truck hit Colleen, running over her lower body with front and back tires and dragging her across the pavement. As she bled out in the street, nearby strangers surrounded her and the driver attempted to get away. An EMT herself, Colleen knew she had to stay awake. "I've just been reconnected with my soulmate," she told the medic. "We want to have a baby. I can't die now. Please don't let me die."Five weeks in a coma and twenty-nine surgeries later, Colleen survived. Rather than let the trauma and PTSD control her life, she became determined to find a way to make something positive from her pain. She decided she'd run again and dedicate her race medals to the everyday heroes around us, including the medical staff and blood donors who saved her life. Since then Colleen has run fifty races and completed forty triathlons, including four half-Ironman events. Now a spokesperson for the Red Cross, Colleen shares her incredible inspirational story to encourage others to take that first step forward.Return to the City of Joseph: Modern Mormonism's Contest for the Soul of Nauvoo
By Scott C. Esplin. 2018
In the mid-twentieth century, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) returned to Nauvoo, Illinois, home to the…
thriving religious community led by Joseph Smith before his murder in 1844. The quiet farm town became a major Mormon heritage site visited annually by tens of thousands of people. Yet Nauvoo's dramatic restoration proved fraught with conflicts. Scott C. Esplin's social history looks at how Nauvoo's different groups have sparred over heritage and historical memory. The Latter-day Saint project brought it into conflict with the Community of Christ, the Midwestern branch of Mormonism that had kept a foothold in the town and a claim on its Smith-related sites. Non-Mormon locals, meanwhile, sought to maintain the historic place of ancestors who had settled in Nauvoo after the Latter-day Saints' departure. Examining the recent and present-day struggles to define the town, Esplin probes the values of the local groups while placing Nauvoo at the center of Mormonism's attempt to carve a role for itself within the greater narrative of American history.Someone Like Me: How One Undocumented Girl Fought for Her American Dream
By Julissa Arce. 2018
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author Julissa Arce about her journey to belong in America while growing up undocumented in Texas.Born in the picturesque town of Taxco, Mexico, Julissa Arce was left behind for months at a time with her two sisters, a nanny, and her grandma while her parents worked tirelessly in America in hopes of building a home and providing a better life for their children. That is, until her parents brought Julissa to Texas to live with them. From then on, Julissa secretly lived as an undocumented immigrant, went on to become a scholarship winner and an honors college graduate, and climbed the ladder to become a vice president at Goldman Sachs.This moving, at times heartbreaking, but always inspiring story will show young readers that anything is possible. Julissa's story provides a deep look into the little-understood world of a new generation of undocumented immigrants in the United States today--kids who live next door, sit next to you in class, or may even be one of your best friends.Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage
By Dani Shapiro. 2017
The best-selling novelist and memoirist delivers her most intimate and powerful work: a piercing, life-affirming memoir about marriage and memory,…
about the frailty and elasticity of our most essential bonds, and about the accretion, over time, of both sorrow and love. Hourglass is an inquiry into how marriage is transformed by time--abraded, strengthened, shaped in miraculous and sometimes terrifying ways by accident and experience. With courage and relentless honesty, Dani Shapiro opens the door to her house, her marriage, and her heart, and invites us to witness her own marital reckoning--a reckoning in which she confronts both the life she dreamed of and the life she made, and struggles to reconcile the girl she was with the woman she has become. What are the forces that shape our most elemental bonds? How do we make lifelong commitments in the face of identities that are continuously shifting, and commit ourselves for all time when the self is so often in flux? What happens to love in the face of the unexpected, in the face of disappointment and compromise--how do we wrest beauty from imperfection, find grace in the ordinary, desire what we have rather than what we lack? Drawing on literature, poetry, philosophy, and theology, Shapiro writes gloriously of the joys and challenges of matrimonial life, in a luminous narrative that unfurls with urgent immediacy and sharp intelligence. Artful, intensely emotional work from one of our finest writers.From the Hardcover edition.The Kiss: A Memoir
By Kathryn Harrison, Jane Smiley. 1997
In this extraordinary memoir, one of the best young writers in America today transforms into a work of art the…
darkest passage imaginable in a young woman's life: an obsessive love affair between father and daughter that began when Kathryn Harrison, twenty years old, was reunited with a parent whose absence had haunted her youth.Exquisitely and hypnotically written, like a bold and terrifying dream, The Kiss is breathtaking in its honesty and in the power and beauty of its creation. A story both of taboo and of family complicity in breaking taboo, The Kiss is also about love -- about the most primal of love triangles, the one that ensnares a child between mother and father.From the Hardcover edition.Tibetan Buddhism from the Ground Up: A Practical Approach for Modern Life
By Steven Wilhelm, B Wallace. 2016
As long as our minds are dominated by the conditions of the external world, we are bound to remain in…
a state of dissatisfaction, always vulnerable to grief and fear. How then can we develop an inner sense of well-being and redefine our relationship to a world that seems unavoidably painful and unkind? Many have found a practical answer to that question in the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. Here at last is an organized overview of these teachings, beginning with the basic themes of the sutras--the general discourses of the Buddha--and continuing through the esoteric concepts and advanced practices of Tantra. Unlike other introductions to Tibetan Buddhism, this accessible, enjoyable work doesn't stop with theory and history, but relates timeless spiritual principles to the pressing issues of modern life, both in terms of our daily experience and our uniquely Western world view. This fascinating, highly readable book asks neither unquestioning faith nor blind obedience to abstract concepts or religious beliefs. Rather, it challenges us to question and investigate life's issues for ourselves in the light of an ancient and effective approach to the sufferings and joys of the human condition.O Génesis O observador na superfície da Terra A ciência por trás da história da Criação
By Micaela N brega, Alberto Canen. 2018
Mais de 380,000 livros vendidos! O Génesis, os sete dias, a Criação ... de onde vem o texto que compõe…
a primeira parte da Bíblia? E este texto…é apenas um poema introdutório ... ou é uma narrativa? O que está por trás das suas palavras? Alberto Canen encontrou uma forma alternativa de dar resposta a estas e outras questões contidas no Génesis. Ele encontrou uma rota pela qual nunca ninguém viajou e convida o leitor a acompanhá-lo e a partilhar com ele as suas descobertas. O autor descobriu que, oculto no meio daquele enredo há alguém. Alguém que observa, alguém que narra. Alguém que narra o que observa. E um lugar, um lugar a partir do qual observar. A localização do observador. A chave para um enigma emocionante. O Génesis tem sido um mistério há milhares de anos. Não foi possível entender completamente do que falava o texto. Se era apenas um poema introdutório para as Sagradas Escrituras, ou se realmente continha informações sobre a Criação. O texto do Génesis dividiu as águas entre os criacionistas e os cientistas por um longo período, até hoje. Com este livro, espero que esta separação entre cientistas e criacionistas seja diluída já que descobri a chave que unifica ambos os mundos. Eu acredito que esta chave para o mistério do Génesis é compreender que é narrado por alguém. Um narrador do Génesis. Aquele que observa a visão que Deus lhe dá e, a partir daí, narra o que observa e fá-lo a partir de sua localização humana e terrena. Esta localização terrena e precisa é a chave para a compreensão de Génesis.Autobiography, Volume 2: 1937-1960, Exile's Odyssey
By Mircea Eliade, Mac Linscott Ricketts. 1974
"Here finally are Eliade's memoirs of the first thirty years of his life in Mac Linscott Rickett's crisp and lucid…
English translation. They present a fascinating account of the early development of a Renaissance talent, expressed in everything from daily and periodical journalism, realistic and fantastic fiction, and general nonfiction works to distinguished contributions to the history of religions. Autobiography follows an apparently amazingly candid report of this remarkable man's progression from a mischievous street urchin and literary prodigy, through his various love affairs, a decisive and traumatic Indian sojourn, and active, brilliant participation in pre-World War II Romanian cultural life."--Seymour Cain, Religious Studies ReviewLa abadesa de Bingen
By María Elisa Cortina. 2019
La verdadera historia de la mujer que desafió a papas y emperadores en plena Edad Media. Nacida en una familia…
de fortuna y linaje, a los tres años de edad Hildegarda de Bingen comenzó a tener visiones acompañadas de dolores tan intensos que parecían llevarla a la muerte. A los catorce años fue encerrada, contra su voluntad, en una celda de barro adosada a las paredes de un monasterio de varones. Allí dedicaría su vida solo a la contemplación del Señor. Pero Dios le tenía preparada otra cosa. Sazonada con ingredientes fantásticos y usando como telón de fondo el mundo monástico y el convulsionado siglo XII, esta novela narra la historia de esa joven que desafiando a su mundo fue abadesa, profetisa y médico. Realizó milagros y exorcismo, se vistió con sedas y joyas, escribió de teología y medicina, compuso música, fundó dos monasterios, predicó en público, desafió al mundo masculino y enfrentó a papas y emperadores siendo una de las personalidades más fascinantes del siglo XII alemán. **Novela ganadora del Premio Caligrama 2018, en la categoría Talento.**Game Boy: Un libro de ficción, ensayo y privilegio (Caballo de Troya 2019, #Volumen 1)
By V ctor Parkas. 2019
Víctor Parkas dispara contra la hombría en Game Boy. Esta suma endiabladamente pop de sangrantes columnas de opinión y relatos…
tragicómicos es un dardo directo al ocaso de las masculinidades tóxicas. «Las nuevas masculinidades, para ser realmente nuevas, tienen que estar dispuestas a tomar posiciones que las lleven a sufrir el acoso, la suspicacia, la fiscalización, la persecución que sufren y han sufrido el resto de opciones genéricas, por el simple hecho de serlo frente a una dominante. El hombre nuevo sólo puede serlo si acepta adoptar gestos que no den réditos de cara a la galería [...]. Lo que sería nuevo es que los hombres, tan ansiosos de refundarse, desistieran para alivio del resto. Que entregasen las armas y se disolvieran [...]. Que todos los grupos de hombres merodeando por espacios públicos sean detenidos, identificados y disueltos. Que cinco tipos conjurados en un portal no puedan sertratados de otro modo, en lo jurídico, que como es tratada una organización terrorista.» Así habla Víctor Parkas en Game Boy, un libro que no es una recopilación de sangrantes columnas de opinión, ni tampoco una novelita generacional sobre el ocaso de las masculinidades tóxicas, ni mucho menos un conjunto de relatos endiabladamente pop. Game Boy es todas esas cosas a la vez, además de la confirmación de que su autor se ha convertido en uno de los críticos más voraces del panorama literario en español.Since the 1970s Richard Allen's scholarship on the social gospel has broken new ground in the field of Canadian social…
and religious history by recovering key aspects of the tradition and its contribution to reform movements and politics. Beyond the Noise of Solemn Assemblies collects and extends many of his classic works to present a comprehensive overview of a major thread in the fabric of the country. Observing the mutual foundations of political and religious traditions in myth and arguing that the sacred and the secular belong together in discussions of public affairs, Allen contests the view that religion is personal and isolated from the public square. He discusses a range of topics: the transition from providential to progressive thought in nineteenth-century Canada; the new spirituality of social solidarity articulated by Winnipeg college students in the 1890s; the role of the social gospel in pioneering urban reform; farmers and workers finding in radical Christianity legitimation for political revolt; Christian intellectuals in the 1930s framing a revolutionary prospectus for Depression-era Canada; the significance of Norman Bethune's religious upbringing for his life and work; strategically focused post-war ecumenical coalitions like Project North and the Latin American Working Group; and the prospects for democratic socialism at the end of the Cold War. Opening with a chapter relating the author's upbringing in a ministerial household dedicated to the Protestant ethic as the spirit of socialism, Beyond the Noise of Solemn Assemblies represents a significant contribution to understanding the social Christian movement in Canada.Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story Diamond Jubilee (Wayland One Shots Ser. #5)
By John Malam. 2012
This year Queen Elizabeth II enjoys 60 glorious years as monarch with a Diamond Jubilee celebration to be held on…
5th June 2012. Queen Elizabeth II, Her Story recounts the life of our Queen from her birth to present day. It is the story of a princess who became Queen and head of the Royal House of Windsor.* Birth of a Princess* The Little Princesses* Life in the Palace* Princess at War* Elizabeth becomes Queen* The Royla Family* Royal Duties* The Royal family TreeEarly photographs capture the Queen's early years and a Royal family tree place the events of her life in context.Taking Cover: One Girl's Story of Growing Up During the Iranian Revolution
By Nioucha Homayoonfar. 2019
This coming-of-age memoir, set during the Iranian Revolution, tells the true story of a young girl who moves to Tehran…
from the U.S. and has to adjust to living in a new country, learning a new language, and starting a new school during one of the most turbulent periods in Iran's history.When five-year-old Nioucha Homayoonfar moves from the U.S. to Iran in 1979, its open society means a life with dancing, women's rights, and other freedoms. But soon the revolution erupts and the rules of life in Iran change. Religion classes become mandatory. Nioucha has to cover her head and wear robes. Opinions at school are not welcome. Her cousin is captured and tortured after he is caught trying to leave the country. And yet, in the midst of so much change and challenge, Nioucha is still just a girl who wants to play with her friends, please her parents, listen to pop music, and, eventually, have a boyfriend. Will she ever get used to this new culture? Can she break the rules without consequences? Nioucha's story sheds light on the timely conversation about religious, political, and social freedom, publishing in time for the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution.Faith and Reason: Three Views (Spectrum Multiview Book Series)
By Steve Wilkens. 2014
The Life and Art of Felrath Hines: From Dark to Light
By Jennifer McComas, Julie L McGee, Floyd Coleman, Rachel Berenson Perry. 2018
Felrath Hines (1913–1993), the first African American man to become a professional conservator for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, was…
born and raised in the segregated Midwest. Leaving their home in the South, Hines's parents migrated to Indianapolis with hopes for a better life. While growing up, Hines was encouraged by his seamstress mother to pursue his early passion for art by taking Saturday classes at Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis. He moved to Chicago in 1937, where he attended the Art Institute of Chicago in pursuit of his dreams. The Life and Art of Felrath Hines: From Light to Dark chronicles the life of this exceptional artist who overcame numerous obstacles throughout his career and refused to be pigeonholed because of his race. Author Rachel Berenson Perry tracks Hines's determination and success as a contemporary artist on his own terms. She explores Hines's life in New York City in the 1950s and 60s, where he created a close friendship with jazz musician Billy Strayhorn and participated in the African American Spiral Group of New York and the equal rights movement. Hines's relationship with Georgia O'Keeffe, as her private paintings restorer, and a lifetime of creating increasingly esteemed Modernist artwork, all tell the story of one man's remarkable journey in 20th-century America. Featuring exquisite color photographs, The Life and Art of Felrath Hines will explore the artist's life, work, and significance as an artist and as an art conservator.Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Lost Innocence, Modern Day Slavery & Transformation
By Barbara Amaya. 2015
In 1972, Barbara Amaya was 16 years old, leading a life far from a typical teenager and why she was…
Nobody's Girl. She had been sent to three detention centers, lived on the streets of, first, Washington DC and then New York City. Amaya was forced to work as a prostitute and was hooked on heroin. The ten years she spent as a victim in the world of human trafficking is just the beginning of her story.The Problem of Job and the Problem of Evil (Elements in Religion and Violence)
By Espen Dahl. 2019
This account of evil takes the Book of Job as its guide. The Book of Job considers physical pain, social…
bereavement, the origin of evil, theodicy, justice, divine violence, and reward. Such problems are explored by consulting ancient and modern accounts from the fields of theology and philosophy, broadly conceived. Some of the literature on evil - especially the philosophical literature - is inclined toward the abstract treatment of such problems. Bringing along the suffering Job will serve as a reminder of the concrete, lived experience in which the problem of evil has its roots.Consilience, Truth and the Mind of God: Science, Philosophy and Theology in the Search for Ultimate Meaning
By Richard J Di Rocco. 2018
This book argues that God can be found within the edifice of the scientific understanding of physics, cosmology, biology and…
philosophy. It is a rewarding read that asks the Big Questions which humans have pondered since the dawn of the modern human mind, including: Why and how does the universe exist? From where do the laws of physics come? How did life and mind arise from inanimate matter on Earth? Science and religion have a common interest in the answers to such questions, yet many scientists and believers have been at odds for centuries. The author and contributors present a program for moving beyond the vastly different perspectives of reality offered by science and religion. Historical proofs for the existence of God are considered in light of the possibility that the universe may be only one in an eternal multiverse that contains an infinite number of other universes. Readers will find a modification of St. Augustine’s Argument from Truth for the existence of the necessary, self-sufficient being commonly referred to as God. This book is suited to all with an interest in the crossing points of science and religion, providing much food for thought and reflection. If in the end, you cannot accede to philosophy’s proofs, or theism’s invitation to faith, perhaps you will nevertheless say ‘yes’ to the amazing universe in which we live.For three centuries, a mixture of religion, violence, and economic conditions created a fertile matrix in Western Europe that racialized…
an entire diasporic population who lived in the urban centers of the Latin West: Jews. This Element explores how religion and violence, visited on Jewish bodies and Jewish lives, coalesced to create the first racial state in the history of the West. It is an example of how the methods and conceptual frames of postcolonial and race studies, when applied to the study of religion, can be productive of scholarship that rewrites the foundational history of the past.