In these meditations on the themes of jubilee Frank T. Griswold offers fresh insight into how this ancient practice can be the catalyst for renewal today.
Universal Principles of Healing Prayer & the Jewish Mystics
This wonderful book by a Rabbi and a Catholic shows how to evoke and experience directly the healing force in the universe known variously as: God, the ineffable, that-which-is, life force, ch'i, etc. It draws on universal principles of physical healing that are part of, yet transcend all religions. Rabbi Douglas Goldhamer and Catholic ......
This is an important study of spirituality in a world of confused and conflicting definitions of the spiritual. Christian spirituality flows from an understanding of who God is and how God acts in creation. It is a personal and communal recognition of God in one's life and a life awareness and celebration of that presence of God. Anyone who ......
Anthony Pinn's engrossing survey highlights the rich diversity of black religious life in America, revealing manifestations of an ever-changing black religious quest in four non-Christian indigenous movements. Based on extensive interviews, travel, and research -- embellished with ample photos, bibliographies, and case studies -- Pinn provides ......
Uncovers data on sudden shifts in religious and non-religious belief. This title focuses on some amazing people, with unique stories to tell those who join a religious group in spite of being raised in non-religious families, and those who, at great personal cost, choose to leave religion in spite of having a deeply religious background.
This is a powerful novel that captures the varying emotions of two mothers, Mary (mother of Jesus) and Elizabeth (mother of John the Baptist) and the friendship that develops between them.
A guide to the world's many faiths. It gives readers a historically correct picture of the world's religious belief systems comparing East and West. It examines prehistoric cosmic religions, the river valley religions of Ancient Egypt, the Greek gods, Taoism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.
Part 1, "Human Experience" explores the spiritual lessons implicit in daily living, the need for educational reforms, the causes and purposes of personal suffering, special problems and opportunities of youth and age, problems of marriage and relationship, and how to convert contemporary crises into opportunities for dramatic spiritual growth. ......
Psychological Perspectives on Religious Experience
A comprehensive study of psychology, theology, and religious experience. It asserts that psychology and religion can faithfully complement one another, even when the psychology in question is primarily grounded in Freudian analysis.