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Spirituality and Religion January 2017
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My bright abyss : meditation of a modern believer
by Christian Wiman
A poet and a man of strong Christian faith meditates on life, death and being an artist after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and describes how he dealt with the creeping doubts and the increasing pain.
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Sacred motherhood : an inspirational guide and journal for mindfully mothering children of all ages
by Anni Daulter
Faced with another pile of laundry or muddy tracks across the living room rug, mothers can easily lose track of their deeper purpose. Written for mothers seeking to fulfill their soul's work while simultaneously raising future generations, Sacred Motherhood offers women on the path of motherhood a guide back to themselves. In the throes of the everyday, Sacred Motherhood speaks to the eternal, sacred seed within each of us. It offers a bridge between the deep, soul work that mothering entails and the practical realm that incessantly tugs at every mother's sleeve.
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Man's Search for Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl
A prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he and others in Auschwitz coped (or didn't) with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and who offered proof that everything can be taken away from us except the ability to choose our attitude in any given set of circumstances. The sort of person the concentration camp prisoner became was the result of an inner decision and not of camp influences alone. Only those who allowed their inner hold on their moral and spiritual selves to subside eventually fell victim to the camp's degenerating influence - while those who made a victory of those experiences turned them into an inner triumph. Frankl came to believe man's deepest desire is to search for meaning and purpose. This outstanding work offers us all a way to transcend suffering and find significance in the art of living.
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Love Warrior
by Glennon Doyle Melton
In this spiritual memoir, bestselling author Glennon Doyle Melton reveals her personal struggles with faith after a betrayal in her marriage. Detailing her unhappiness as a child, alcohol consumption as a teenager, and successful but personally disastrous achievement of popularity in college, she continues with an account of her relationship with her husband, Craig. In her struggles after their separation, Melton developed a new relationship with God, which supported her through couples therapy and reconciliation with Craig. Kirkus Reviews calls Love Warrior "candid, brave, and generous."
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The big picture : on the origins of life, meaning, and the universe itself
by Sean M. Carroll
Already internationally acclaimed for his elegant, lucid writing on the most challenging notions in modern physics, Sean Carroll is emerging as one of the greatest humanist thinkers of his generation as he brings his extraordinary intellect to bear on our deepest personal questions. Where are we? Who are we? Are our emotions, our beliefs, and our hopes and dreams ultimately meaningless out there in the void? Does human purpose and meaning fit into a scientific worldview? Our lives are dwarfed like never before by the immensity of space and time, but they are redeemed by our capacity to comprehend it and give it meaning.
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| The First Muslim: The Story of Muhammad by Lesley HazletonThe Prophet Muhammad was orphaned as an infant and brought up in Bedouin society by his wet nurse. As a teenager he learned business dealings as an agent for his uncle's caravans. Biographer Lesley Hazleton attentively traces Muhammad's life from infancy to death, relating his marriage to Khadija, a much older widow, his mystical experiences in quiet meditation, and the great revelation that was transcribed as the Quran. Without glossing over the violence that marked the new religious movement, The First Muslim details Muhammad's political skills and the personality and character that impressed his followers. Library Journal calls this a "balanced, readable" introduction to the prophet's life. |
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A History of God
by Karen Armstrong
One of Britain's leading religious scholars, the author of Through the Narrow Gate explores the evolution of the idea and experience of God, from Abraham to the present day.
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How Did Christianity Begin? : A Believer and Non-Believer Examine the Evidence
by Michael F. Bird
The objective of How Did Christianity Begin? is to present two contrasting perspectives on the history of early Christianity. The contrast is evidently sharp as one co-author comes from a conservative Christian background (Michael Bird), while the other co-author (James Crossley) approaches the matter from a secular standpoint. The volume works sequentially through Christian origins and addresses various topics including the historical Jesus, the resurrection of Jesus, the Apostle Paul, the Gospels, and the early church. Each author in turn examines these subjects and lays out his historical arguments concerning their origin and meaning.
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The life of Buddha as legend and history : As Legend and History
by E. J. Thomas
This scholarly work offers a fascinating examination of the lore surrounding the life of Buddha. From his ancestry, birth, and youth to his final days, it chronicles Buddha's preaching, his 20 years' wandering, the establishment of rival schools of philosophy, and much more -- including thought-provoking perspectives on Buddhism as religion and philosophy.
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