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Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
1st Harper Perennial Modern classics ed.
Physical Desc
xi, 312 pages, 28 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
The Perennial Philosophy," Aldous Huxley writes, "may be found among the traditional lore of peoples in every region of the world, and in its fully developed forms it has a place in every one of the higher religions."
With great wit and stunning intellect—drawing on a diverse array of faiths, including Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Christian mysticism, and Islam—Huxley examines the spiritual beliefs of various religious traditions and explains...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Relates the author's efforts to eulogize a beloved rabbi who is near death, while at the same time befriending a Detroit pastor who gives spiritual guidance to the poor and homeless, and describes how observing these two different religious leaders rekindled his own faith.
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
323 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Is spiritual experience real or a delusion? Are there realities that we can experience but not easily measure? Does your consciousness depend entirely on your brain, or does it extend beyond? In Fingerprints of God, award-winning journalist Barbara Bradley Hagerty delves into the discoveries science is making about how faith and spirituality affect us physically and emotionally as it attempts to understand whether the ineffable place beyond this world...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
v, 517 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
This book is a sweeping transatlantic history of Puritanism from its emergence out of the religious tumult of Elizabethan England to its founding role in the story of America. Shedding critical new light on the diverse forms of Puritan belief and practice in England, Scotland, and New England, David Hall provides a multifaceted account of a cultural movement that judged the Protestant reforms of Elizabeth's reign to be unfinished. Hall's vivid and...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 298 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Explores humanity's attempts to comprehend the divine by giving it human traits and emotions, and calls for a more expansive understanding of God to develop a more universal spirituality.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
107 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The opposite of peace is worry and stress. Both are thieves that rob you of your sleep, joy, creativity, and good decisions. If you allow them into your mind, they can even keep you from your destiny. But if you learn how to change your automatic responses to these struggles and give your problems to God, He can go to work in your life.
If you're tired of living in tension and anxiety, then it's time to change. In Peaceful on Purpose, you will discover...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Compass
Pub. Date
2003.
Edition
Rev. ed.
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Contains answers to approximately five hundred questions about Judaism, covering the Sabbath and holidays; dietary laws; synagogue practices; and the milestones in the life of the individual, including birth, circumcision, Bar and Bat Mitzva, marriage and divorce, and death and mourning.
Publisher
Tyndale House Pub
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
vi, 371 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Today, spend time with God that will fill your spirit with strength.
The One Year Daily Moments of Strength will help you experience a deeper and more powerful connection with the Lord each day.
Complete with Bible verses, helpful explanations, and practical applications, these short daily devotions, covering a variety of everyday issues, will help strengthen your commitment to faith and your walk with God. Through showing up to meet with God every...
Author
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xii, 467 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Science and religion have always been at each other’s throats, right? Not so. Most things you ‘know’ about science and religion are myths or half-truths that grew up in the last years of the nineteenth century and remain widespread today. The true history of science and religion is a human one. It’s about the role of religion in inspiring, and strangling, science before the scientific revolution. It’s about the sincere but eccentric faith...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Analyzing the theories and findings of such titans as Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin, a renowned science writer and mathematician demonstrates in multiple ways that science has not, as yet, provided any definitive proof refuting the existence of God.
Author
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Why, asks Rebecca Davis, did conversions seem so prevalent between the mid-1940s and the late 1990s, and why did people care? Examining the highly-publicized and controversial conversions of individuals include Clare Boothe Luce (Protestantism to Catholicism), Whittaker Chambers ("godless Communist" to Christianity), Sammy Davis, Jr., (Christianity to Judaism), and Muhammad Ali (Christianity to Islam), Davis roots this dynamic in Cold War culture,...