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Mr. Gladstone and Genesis
By Thomas Henry Huxley.
Latino Americans and Religion (Hispanic Americans: Major Minority)
By Frank Depietro. 2013
In the United States, people of all different backgrounds live together. Today, more than one in eight people in the…
United States are Hispanic, and Latino communities are an important part America. Hispanic Americans are people from different lands, cultures, and backgrounds--but they share some things in common. One of the most important is their faith. Latinos may be Catholic or Protestant, or they may belong to the Jewish or Muslim faiths; some practice Santeria, a religion that has its roots in Africa. Despite these differences, Hispanic Americans all tend feel religion is very important to their lives. Discover how Hispanic Americans are living out their faith in different ways within the Latino community--and how they are making America a better place in the process!Report on the Church: Catholicism After Vatican II
By Richard P. Mcbrien. 1992
The author reviews the changes brought by Vatican II and then explores specific areas of interest including Catholics in Conflict,…
Ordained Ministry, Laypersons in the Church, Women in the Church, Church and Society, Church and Politics, Ecumenism, Personalities, Popes, and the future of the church.The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria
By Theophilus G. Pinches.
God the Known and God the Unknown
By Samuel Butler.
Evolution, Creationism, and the Battle to Control America'S Classrooms
By Michael Berkman, Eric Plutzer. 2010
Who should decide what children are taught in school? This question lies at the heart of the evolution-creation wars that…
have become a regular feature of the U. S. political landscape. Ever since the 1925 Scopes 'monkey trial' many have argued that the people should decide by majority rule and through political institutions; others variously point to the federal courts, educational experts, or scientists as the ideal arbiter. Berkman and Plutzer illuminate who really controls the nation's classrooms. Based on their innovative survey of 926 high school biology teachers they show that the real power lies with individual educators who make critical decisions in their own classrooms. Broad teacher discretion sometimes leads to excellent instruction in evolution. But the authors also find evidence of strong creationist tendencies in America's public high schools. More generally, they find evidence of a systematic undermining of science and the scientific method in many classrooms.A Special Gift
By Carrie Gruman-Trinkner. 2000
When a child who has special problems is born, Carrie Gruman-Trinkner insists that this little one is a wonderful gift…
from God-not in spite of those problems and differences, but because of them. She understands the struggles that parents of children with differences go through, but also says, "Rejoice. God has given you a precious and wondrous gift-one that will touch your heart forever." This book is written to express the needs of parents of older children as well as those who are just beginning their journey as the parent of a child that faces physical and development challenges.The Ruins
By C. F. Volney.
Love Is a Secret: The Mystic Quest for the Divine Beloved
By Andrew Vidich. 2015
Over the last 5 000 years inspired leaders and saints of all the great spiritual traditions have produced a…
rich collection of writings describing the transcendent states they have experienced They have used poetry prose and sacred art to illuminate their experiences This book draws on all the great traditions from Taoism to Christianity from Sufism to Judaism to describe the psychology of humankind s deepest spiritual encounters It identifies ten distinct psychological states common to all religious experience A study of the specific characteristics of each state reveals that sages from widely different theologies times and cultures have experienced God s love in remarkably similar ways Their words show us what intimate encounters with the Great Beloved feel like and how we can cultivate these mystical unions in our own lives The compassionate wisdom in the pages of this book are a moving testament to the majesty variety and splendor of the direct experience of God s loveThe Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in South Africa
By Ilana Van Wyk. 2014
The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG), a church of Brazilian origin, has been enormously successful in establishing…
branches and attracting followers in post-apartheid South Africa. Unlike other Pentecostal Charismatic Churches (PCC), the UCKG insists that relationships with God be devoid of 'emotions', that socialisation between members be kept to a minimum and that charity and fellowship are 'useless' in materialising God's blessings. Instead, the UCKG urges members to sacrifice large sums of money to God for delivering wealth, health, social harmony and happiness. While outsiders condemn these rituals as empty or manipulative, this book shows that they are locally meaningful, demand sincerity to work, have limits and are informed by local ideas about human bodies, agency and ontological balance. As an ethnography of people rather than of institutions, this book offers fresh insights into the mass PCC movement that has swept across Africa since the early 1990s.A Direct Path to the Buddha Within
By Klaus-Dieter Mathes. 2008
Maitreya's Ratnagotravibhaga, also known as the Uttaratantra, is the main Indian treatise on buddha nature, a concept that is heavily…
debated in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. In A Direct Path to the Buddha Within, Klaus-Dieter Mathes looks at a pivotal Tibetan commentary on this text by Go Lotsawa Zhonu Pal, best known as the author of the Blue Annals. Go Lotsawa, whose teachers spanned the spectrum of Tibetan schools, developed a highly nuanced understanding of buddha nature, tying it in with mainstream Mahayana thought while avoiding contested aspects of the so-called empty-of-other (zhentong) approach. In addition to translating key portions of Go Lotsawa's commentary, Mathes provides an in-depth historical context, evaluating Go's position against those of other Kagyu, Nyingma, and Jonang masters and examining how Go Lotsawa's view affects his understanding of the buddha qualities, the concept of emptiness, and the practice of mahamudra.Ministry
By Richard P. Mcbrien. 1987
This highly praised handbook on ministry is an essential resource for clergy and laity alike--clear, readable, theologically sound, and pastorally…
wise. Traces the development of ministry from New Testament times through Vatican II to provide pastoral guidance for priests, nuns, teachers, and others who are called to the ministry.Las Semillas Brotarán En Algún Lugar... Retazos Para El Buscador
By Ulrike Maria, Carolina Paula Giordana. 2014
He estado pensando sobre el equilibrio en mis escritos durante este año de intensa actividad. Entonces revisé el manuscrito de…
mi nuevo e inminente libro para ver cuáles son los temas que descuidé y qué quedaba todavía por hacer.No tuve en cuenta un tema específico al escribir cada día; simplemente anoté aquello que estaba en mis pensamientos y en mi corazón, y cosas que surgían día a día. Al igual que todas las persona, debo ocuparme de mis experiencias mientras van surgiendo.Esta guía es una compilación de pensamientos, ideas y conceptos que contemplé durante este tiempo y sobre las cuales trabajé con mucho esmero para llegar a una comprensión clara de cada uno. Quiero compartir estas semillas de pensamientos contigo para que así puedan brotar en tierras fértiles. Aliméntalas bien, ¡cambiarán tu vida!Deja que tus pensamientos angelicales estén siempre contigo.The Price of Freedom Denied
By Brian J. Grim, Roger Finke. 2011
The Price of Freedom Denied shows that, contrary to popular opinion, ensuring religious freedom for all reduces violent religious persecution…
and conflict. Others have suggested that restrictions on religion are necessary to maintain order or preserve a peaceful religious homogeneity. Brian J. Grim and Roger Finke show that restricting religious freedoms is associated with higher levels of violent persecution. Relying on a new source of coded data for nearly 200 countries and case studies of six countries, the book offers a global profile of religious freedom and religious persecution. Grim and Finke report that persecution is evident in all regions and is standard fare for many. They also find that religious freedoms are routinely denied and that government and the society at large serve to restrict these freedoms. They conclude that the price of freedom denied is high indeed.War, Religion and Empire
By Andrew Phillips. 2011
What are international orders, how are they destroyed, and how can they be defended in the face of violent challenges?…
Advancing an innovative realist-constructivist account of international order, Andrew Phillips addresses each of these questions in War, Religion and Empire. Phillips argues that international orders rely equally on shared visions of the good and accepted practices of organized violence to cultivate cooperation and manage conflict between political communities. Considering medieval Christendom's collapse and the East Asian Sinosphere's destruction as primary cases, he further argues that international orders are destroyed as a result of legitimation crises punctuated by the disintegration of prevailing social imaginaries, the break-up of empires, and the rise of disruptive military innovations. He concludes by considering contemporary threats to world order, and the responses that must be taken in the coming decades if a broadly liberal international order is to survive.No Future Without Forgiveness
By Desmond Tutu. 1999
The establishment of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission was a pioneering international event. Never had any country sought to…
move forward from despotism to democracy both by exposing the atrocities committed in the past and achieving reconciliation with its former oppressors. At the center of this unprecedented attempt at healing a nation has been Archbishop Desmond Tutu, whom President Nelson Mandela named as Chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. With the final report of the Commission just published, Archbishop Tutu offers his reflections on the profound wisdom he has gained by helping usher South Africa through this painful experience.In No Future Without Forgiveness, Tutu argues that true reconciliation cannot be achieved by denying the past. But nor is it easy to reconcile when a nation "looks the beast in the eye." Rather than repeat platitudes about forgiveness, he presents a bold spirituality that recognizes the horrors people can inflict upon one another, and yet retains a sense of idealism about reconciliation. With a clarity of pitch born out of decades of experience, Tutu shows readers how to move forward with honesty and compassion to build a newer and more humane world.From the Trade Paperback edition.Fractales De Dios
By Phd, Kathy J. Forti, Natalia Mora Toledo. 2014
A partir de la experiencia cercana a la muerte de una mujer, se desarrolla una sorprendente historia que explora las…
profundidades de la creación del hombre y el proyecto mismo de su creación. La sicóloga clínica, la Dra. Kathy Forti, nos comparte su experiencia en el año 2003, cuando su corazón se detuvo y fue ayudada por seres de luz multidimensionales para que volviese a la Tierra. La meta de estos seres es traer la sanación a nuestro mundo. Con sus nuevos Guías, ella investigó el mundo de las físicas y la geometría sagrada, con ello aprendió cómo cierta información matemática clave puede afectar nuestra consciencia y nuestras células. Las experiencias místicas de la Dra. Forti cambiarán para siempre sus conceptos sobre la vida, la sanación y el verdadero potencial del hombre para llegar a un cambio evolutivo. Esta profunda y reveladora historia narra el propósito de la esencia de nuestras almas, para que podamos encontrar una mayor conexión con la Fuente Divina que se encuentra en todos los seres vivos.History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom
By Andrew Dickson White.
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By Paul Oldfield. 2014
Southern Italy's strategic location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean gave it a unique position as a frontier for the…
major religious faiths of the medieval world, where Latin Christian, Greek Christian and Muslim communities coexisted. In this study, the first to offer a comprehensive analysis of sanctity and pilgrimage in southern Italy between 1000 and 1200, Paul Oldfield presents a fascinating picture of a politically and culturally fragmented land which, as well as hosting its own important relics as important pilgrimage centres, was a transit point for pilgrims and commercial traffic. Drawing on a diverse range of sources from hagiographical material to calendars, martyrologies, charters and pilgrim travel guides, the book examines how sanctity functioned at this key cultural crossroads and, by integrating the analysis of sanctity with that of pilgrimage, offers important new insights into society, cross-cultural interaction and faith in the region and across the medieval world.An Irreverent Curiosity
By David Farley. 2009
A tour through the centuries and through a bizarre Italian town in search of an unbelievable relic: the foreskin of…
Jesus Christ In December 1983, a priest in the Italian hill town of Calcata shared shocking news with his congregation: The pride of their town, the foreskin of Jesus, had been stolen. Some postulated that it had been stolen by Satanists. Some said the priest himself was to blame. Some even pointed their fingers at the Vatican. In 2006, travel writer David Farley moved to Calcata, determined to find the missing foreskin, or at least find out the truth behind its disappearance. Farley recounts how the relic passed from Charlemagne to the papacy to a marauding sixteenth-century German solider before finally ending up in Calcata, where miracles occurred that made the sleepy town a major pilgrimage destination. Over the centuries, as Catholic theology evolved, the relic came to be viewed as something of an embarrassment, culminating in a 1900 Church decree that allowed the parish to display it only on New Years Day. An Irreverent Curiosityinterweaves this history with the curious landscape of Calcata, a beautiful and untouched medieval village set atop four-hundred-fifty-foot cliffs, which now, due to the inscrutable machinations of Italian bureaucracy, is a veritable counterculture coven. Blending history, travel, and perhaps the oddest story in Christian lore, An Irreverent Curiosityis a weird and wonderful tale of conspiracy and misadventure.