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Spirituality and Religion March 2018
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Living in a mindful universe : a neurosurgeon's journey into the heart of consciousness
by Eben Alexander
The author of the best-selling Proof of Heaven recounts his 2008 experience with a coma-related NDE that he believes gave him profound insights into the human soul, drawing on years of research to argue that the brain is not responsible for consciousness and how people can use meditation and safe stimuli to make divine connections.
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Pilgrimage : my search for the real Pope Francis
by Mark K. Shriver
A portrait of Pope Francis and his faith draws on interviews with the men and women who knew him as a child, before he became a priest, or during his years as a bishop, sharing additional insights into the individuals who helped shape his beliefs.
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The Case for Grace: A Journalist Explores the Evidence of Transformed Lives
by Lee Strobel
Evangelical apologist and journalist Lee Strobel, author of a series of books on Christianity whose titles begin with "The Case for," relates his journey from atheism to belief in God in The Case for Grace. Reporting on interviews with several individuals who discover God's grace through various experiences (such as the love of an adoptive parent or serving the urban poor), he also reveals how he found psychological and spiritual healing in his own life. Those who have experienced the power of grace and those who are hoping to find it will appreciate this "eloquent and honest" (Publishers Weekly) book, which combines personal memoir with the spiritual biographies of others.
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The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve
by Stephen Greenblatt
The stories of creation found at the beginning of the Hebrew scriptures in Genesis chapters 1-2 have attracted a variety of Christian interpreters. Some scorned the Garden of Eden story as pagan myth, while others viewed it as a spiritual allegory. St. Augustine of Hippo declared it to be literal truth, and later writers, including John Milton, built their own works around it. In this thought-provoking study, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stephen Greenblatt reviews the history of these interpretations and adds his own considerations. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly calls this an "erudite yet accessible page-turner."
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