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By Pia Sánchez. 2017
Una obra íntima que invita a la reflexión y a la búsqueda interior de la fe. Buscando a Dios es…
una obra íntima, una invitación a la reflexión y a la búsqueda interior de la fe en el sentido más amplio y generoso. En ella, la autora nos muestra cómo esta búsqueda es toda una emocionante aventura espiritual y, aunque también nos confiesa que no está ausente de dolor ni de angustia, si se persiste, un tropel de enseñanzas se abalanzará sobre nosotros, cambiándonos por dentro y haciéndonos dichosos.By Irene M. Bates, E. Gary Smith. 2018
Joseph Smith's father, Joseph Smith Sr., first occupied the hereditary office of Presiding Patriarch of the Church of Jesus Christ…
of Latter-day Saints. Thereafter, it became a focal point for struggle between those appointed and those born to leadership positions. This new edition of Lost Legacy updates the award-winning history of the office. Irene M. Bates and E. Gary Smith chronicle the ongoing tensions around the existence of a Presiding Patriarch as a source of conflict between the Smith family and the rest of the leadership. Their narrative continues through the dawning realization that familial authority was incompatible with the LDS's structured leadership and the decision to abolish the office of Patriarch in 1979. This second edition, revised and supplemented by author E. Gary Smith, includes a new chapter on Eldred G. Smith, the General Authority Emeritus who was the final Presiding Patriarch. It also corrects the text and provides a new preface by E. Gary Smith.By Barbara Brown Taylor. 2009
In her critically acclaimed Leaving Church ("a beautiful, absorbing memoir."--Dallas Morning News), Barbara Brown Taylor wrote about leaving full-time ministry…
to become a professor, a decision that stretched the boundaries of her faith. Now, in her stunning follow-up, An Altar in the World, she shares how she learned to encounter God beyond the walls of any church.From simple practices such as walking, working, and getting lost to deep meditations on topics like prayer and pronouncing blessings, Taylor reveals concrete ways to discover the sacred in the small things we do and see. Something as ordinary as hanging clothes on a clothesline becomes an act of devotion if we pay attention to what we are doing and take time to attend to the sights, smells, and sounds around us. Making eye contact with the cashier at the grocery store becomes a moment of true human connection. Allowing yourself to get lost leads to new discoveries. Under Taylor's expert guidance, we come to question conventional distinctions between the sacred and the secular, learning that no physical act is too earthbound or too humble to become a path to the divine. As we incorporate these practices into our daily lives, we begin to discover altars everywhere we go, in nearly everything we do.By Peter Shinkle. 2018
The Cold War, The Lavender Scare and the Untold Story of Eisenhower's First National Security Advisor."An extraordinary story. . .…
a gripping, moving tale." -- Evan Thomas, author of Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World"A historical treasure unearthed . . . A must-read for all Cold War scholars, it is a great read for everyone else." -- Martin J. Sherwin, Pulitzer-Prize-winning co-author of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer"This is a book that deserves, and is sure to get, a wide audience." -- Michael Isikoff, co-author of Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald TrumpPresident Eisenhower's National Security Advisor Robert "Bobby" Cutler shaped US Cold War strategy in far more consequential ways than previously understood. A lifelong Republican, Cutler also served three Denocratic presidents. The life of any party, he was a tight-lipped loyalist who worked behind the scenes to get things done. While Cutler's contributions to the public sphere may not have received, until now, the consideration they deserve, the story of his private life has never before been told.Cutler struggled throughout his years in the White House to discover and embrace his own sexual identity and orientation, and he was in love with a man half his age, NSC staffer Skip Koons. Cutler poured his emotions into a six-volume diary and dozens of letters that have been hidden from history. Steve Benedict, who was White House security officer, Cutlers' friend and Koons' friend and former lover, preserved Cutler's papers. All three men served Eisenhower at a time when anyone suspected of "sexual perversion", i.e. homosexuality, was banned from federal employment and vulnerable to security sweeps by the FBI.By Lester L. Grabbe. 2018
Many books have been written on the Bible and evolution by scientists, but this volume is written by a biblical…
specialist. In Faith and Fossils Lester Grabbe, a prominent Hebrew Bible scholar, examines the Bible in its ancient context and explores its meaning in light of emerging scientific evidence. Both the Bible and the fossil record raise significant questions about what it means to be human, and Grabbe expertly draws on both sources to grapple with who we are and where we came from. Written in uncomplicated language and featuring eleven spectacular color plates, Grabbe’s Faith and Fossilscreatively shows how science and faith intersect in questions about human origins.By Martin E. Marty, Dean K. Thompson, Cameron Murchison D, Jill Duffield. 2018
Positive mentoring relationships are held to be essential to the formation of strong Christian leaders—but why? How can theological and…
biblical insights inform mentoring relationships? And what do these vital relationships look like across a range of Christian experience? Opening multiple angles of vision on the practice of mentoring, Dean K. Thompson and D. Cameron Murchison here present a group of eminent scholars who explore mentoring from biblical-theological perspectives, within the context of diverse national and international communities, and across generations. CONTRIBUTORS: David L. Bartlett Walter Brueggemann Katie Geneva Cannon Thomas W. Currie Cristian De La Rosa Jill Duffield Elizabeth Hinson Hasty Luke Timothy Johnson Kwok Pui Lan Thomas G. Long Melva Lowry Martin E. Marty Rebekah Miles D. Cameron Murchison Camille Cook Murray Rodger Nishioka Douglas Ottati Alton B. Pollard III Cynthia L. Rigby Dean K. Thompson Theodore J. WardlawBy J Simmons, Nahum Brown. 2017
In this volume scholars draw deeply on negative theology in order to consider some of the oldest questions in…
the philosophy of religion that stand as persistent challenges to inquiry comprehension and expression The chapters engage different philosophical methodologies cross disciplinary boundaries and draw on varied cultural traditions in the effort to demonstrate that apophaticism can be a positive resource for contemporary philosophy of religionBy Camil Ungureanu, Paolo Monti. 2018
What is the place of religion in a pluralist democracy The continuous presence of religion in the public sphere…
has raised anew normative and practical issues related to the role of religion in a democratic polity generating spirited political debates in Western and non-Western contexts Contemporary Political Philosophy and Religion provides an advanced introduction to and a critical appraisal of the major schools of political thought with a focus on the relationship between democracy and religion Key features of this book include Analyses of different political traditions liberalism republicanism deliberative democracy feminism postmodernism multiculturalism and interculturalism Critical discussions of key contemporary philosophers such as John Rawls J rgen Habermas Richard Rorty Charles Taylor Susan Moller Okin Martha Nussbaum Will Kymlicka Chandran Kukathas and Bhiku Parekh A pluralist approach that questions the strict divide between analytical and continental political philosophy Discussion on the place of religion in politics from multiple perspectives by drawing on a plurality of political contexts both Western and non-Western Analyses of legal and political cases related to different religious traditions for example Islam Confucianism Buddhism Christianity and Hinduism This comprehensive text will be of great use to students of religion and politics in the fields of political and legal theory and religious and theological studies while also offering critical insights and arguments that will be of interest to the experts in the fieldBy Natasha Stoynoff, Catherine Oxenberg. 2018
In this heartbreaking and shocking exposé, one of Dynasty’s biggest stars lays bare a secretive organization that is holding her…
daughter hostage and details her mission to save her in this powerful depiction of a mother’s love and determination. I am a mother whose child is being abused and exploited. And I am not alone. In 2011, Catherine joined her daughter, India, at a leadership seminar for a new organization called NXIVM. Her twenty-year-old daughter was on the threshold of building a new company and they both thought this program might help her achieve her dream. But quickly, Catherine saw a sinister side to what appeared to be a self-help organization designed to help its clients become the best versions of themselves. Catherine watched in horror as her daughter fell further and further down the rabbit hole, becoming brainwashed by the organization’s charismatic leader. Despite Catherine’s best efforts, India was drawn deeper into the cult, eventually joining a secret, elite “sorority” of women members who are ordered to maintain a restricted diet, recruit other women as “slaves,” and are branded with their leader’s initials. In Captive, Catherine shares every parent’s worst nightmare, and the lengths that a mother will go to save her child. Featuring interviews with past members of NXIVM and experts in the field of cults, Oxenberg attempts to draw back the curtain on how these groups continue to lure in members. She relates her continuing journey to try to reach her daughter, to save her from what she believes is a dangerous, mind-controlling cult.By Doreen Virtue. 2002
By Gabriel Agbo, Salma. 2017
Is homosexuality good or evil? What is the origin of this sexual preference and its implications on the society? Was…
this in the original plan of God (nature)? Who is actually behind it and for what purpose? Are the gays and lesbians truly lured and trapped by unseen forces? And what will be its effect on the presence and coming generations? What are the views of Christianity, Islam, traditional religion, etc, on the issue? How dangerous are Anal and Oral sex – any health risks? Can they result in anal and oral cancers and several other infections? Is homosexuality an occult practice? All these questions and more are what we will be trying to proffer answers for in this book.By Lilian G. Selvaggio, Gabriel Agbo. 2016
Descripción del Libro: Este libro te abrirá los ojos con respecto a las consecuencias de todas nuestras acciones sobre nuestro…
destino y el de nuestros hijos, aún de los que están por venir. El tema de las maldiciones ha sido descuidado por mucho tiempo, y vimos necesario exponerlo aquí. Comenzamos recurriendo a las escrituras para saber exactamente lo que Dios tiene para decir sobre las maldiciones, cómo funcionan, y cómo podemos liberarnos de ellas completamente. Las maldiciones generacionales son tan importantes que Dios las incluyó en las tablas de los Diez Mandamientos. Tantas personas están atadas por el enemigo con instrumentos invisibles y no identificables de esclavitud. En este estudio, aprenderemos cómo romper esas cadenas que se originan en el enemigo. Exploramos más profundamente en áreas como la idolatría (Incluyendo Halloween), la inmoralidad, la traición, el robo, el asesinato, etc. Creo que a medida que leas este libro y explores sus verdades, sentirás un movimiento dentro de ti, impulsándote a examinarte a ti mismo y a hacer esfuerzos deliberados para vivir una vida santa, si no por ti al menos por tus hijos y las generaciones por venir.By Gabriel Agbo, Leandro Padilha. 2016
Cada batalha nessa vida pode ser vencida! Todas as batalhas que nós enfrentamos, quer seja individualmente ou em grupos, são…
representadas por três categorias - guerras, desejos e fome. Guerras representam oposições físicas e espirituais, batalhas e conflitos que enfrentamos diariamente. Desejos incluem todas as doenças e enfermidades, infecções, doenças curáveis e incuráveis. Portanto, fome ou sequidão envolvem toda a falta financeira e econômica e outros desafios. E nesse livro, nós efetivamente mostramos que é possível sempre ir através desses desafios e saímos vitoriosos. Aqui, você encontrará princípios estabelecidos e testados que te colocará definitivamente sobre o lado vitorioso. Eles são realmente testados, divinos universais e eternos. Eles não podem falhar! Aqui você encontrará dez capítulos poderosos: Oração de Jeosafá; Deus do Céu e Terra, É nossa Herança, Guerra, Desejo e Fome, Veja Como Eles Nos Recompensam, Tu não irá pará-los? Não Se Atemorize Ou Esteja Desencorajado, A Batalha Não É Tua, Marchem e Tome Posição e O Poder do Louvor. Nós temos também um conjunto de orações poderosas que trarão resultados poderosos no final de cada capitulo. Tenha uma ótima leitura!By Chloe Caldwell. 2016
Flailing in jobs, failing at love, getting addicted and un-addicted to people, food, and drugs-I'll Tell You in Person is…
a disarmingly frank account of attempts at adulthood and all the less than perfect ways we get there. Caldwell has an unsparing knack for looking within and reporting back what's really there, rather than what she'd like you to see. Chloe Caldwell is the author of the novella Women, and the essay collection Legs Get Led Astray. Her work has appeared in the Sun, Salon, VICE, Hobart, Nylon, the Rumpus, Men's Health, and LENNY, among others. She teaches personal essay and memoir writing in New York City and lives in Hudson.By Karen R. Keen. 2018
WHEN IT COMES TO SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS, this book by Karen Keen contains the most thoughtful, balanced, biblically grounded discussion you’re…
likely to encounter anywhere. With pastoral sensitivity and respect for biblical authority, Keen breaks through current stalemates in the debate surrounding faith and sexual identity.The fresh, evenhanded reevaluation of Scripture, Christian tradition, theology, and science in Keen’s Scripture, Ethics, and the Possibility of Same-Sex Relationships will appeal to both traditionalist and progressive church leaders and parishioners, students of ethics and biblical studies, and gay and lesbian people who often feel painfully torn between faith and sexuality.By Giancarlo Amorosa. 2018
Este libro contiene 16 oraciones dirigidas a Jesús Embrión, luz caída del cielo y encarnada por obra del Espíritu Santo…
en el vientre de la Inmaculada Virgen María. La segunda persona de la Trinidad, Jesús, verdadero Dios y verdadero hombre, se aniquiló a sí mismo asumiendo la naturaleza humana para sumarse a su naturaleza divina. Jesús se inclinó hacia nosotros para que pudiésemos elevarnos a sus alturas vertiginosas y convertirnos en sus hermanos e hijos del Dios vivo. La Santísima Virgen María, la criatura más bella y pura jamás creada por Dios, a través de su consentimiento aceptó el plan divino de convertirse en madre de Cristo y madre nuestra.By Richard Dawkins. 2006
A preeminent scientist -- and the world's most prominent atheist -- asserts the irrationality of belief in God and the…
grievous harm religion has inflicted on society, from the Crusades to 9/11.With rigor and wit, Dawkins examines God in all his forms, from the sex-obsessed tyrant of the Old Testament to the more benign (but still illogical) Celestial Watchmaker favored by some Enlightenment thinkers. He eviscerates the major arguments for religion and demonstrates the supreme improbability of a supreme being. He shows how religion fuels war, foments bigotry, and abuses children, buttressing his points with historical and contemporary evidence. The God Delusion makes a compelling case that belief in God is not just wrong but potentially deadly. It also offers exhilarating insight into the advantages of atheism to the individual and society, not the least of which is a clearer, truer appreciation of the universe's wonders than any faith could ever muster.By Norris J. Chumley. 2019
A homeless wanderer, bearing nothing but a knapsack and Bible, sets off to follow St. Paul's advice to "pray without…
ceasing" in this classic of world spirituality. Written by an anonymous nineteenth-century Russian peasant, it traces his attempts to achieve a greater intimacy with God by chanting the Jesus Prayer ("Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me").Generations of readers—including seekers of all faiths—began their spiritual lives by following the pilgrim's attempts to discipline his mind toward a constant awareness of God's presence as manifested through Christ's mercy. This exploration of the power of prayer offers people everywhere, in every situation, a starting place on a journey to peace, freedom, and salvation. This edition features a brand-new Foreword by Norris J. Chumley, Ph.D., an Emmy Award winning authority on religion and history.By Luke Kelly. 2018
This book analyses the efforts of British civil society to help a Russia seen to be struggling between 1890 and…
the 1920s Luke Kelly seeks to show why churches pressure groups charities politicians and journalists came to promote religious and political liberty and to relieve the victims of famines in late-tsarist and early communist Russia By focusing on the roles of Christian Jewish and liberal interests in deploying humanitarian solutions Kelly shows how humanitarianism developed from below while also examining the growth of a broader humanitarian discourse in the context of the Anglo-Russian relationshipBy Holger Daun, Reza Arjmand. 2018
This Handbook traces and presents the fundamentals of Islam and their history and background and provides a global and…
holistic yet detailed picture of Islamic education around the world It introduces the reader to the roots and foundations of Islamic education the responses of Islamic educational institutions to different changes from precolonial times through the colonial era up to the contemporary situation It discusses interactions between the state state-run education and Islamic education and explores the Islamic educational arrangements existing around the world The book provides in-depth descriptions and analyses as well as country case studies representing some 25 countries The work reflects the recent series of changes and events with respect to Islam and Muslims that have occurred during the past decades The globalization of Islam as a religion and an ideology the migration of Muslims into new areas of the globe and the increasing contacts between Muslims and non-Muslims reinforce the need for mutual understanding By presenting Islamic education around the world in a comprehensive work this Handbook contributes to a deeper international understanding of its varieties