The Secular and the Sacred

The Secular and the Sacred
Title The Secular and the Sacred PDF eBook
Author William Safran
Publisher Psychology Press
Pages 292
Release 2003
Genre Political Science
ISBN 9780714653686

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The relationship of religion to freedom and democracy has been a matter of controversy throughout known history. Locke believed that religion is not compatible with individual freedom or democracy. These essays explore the links between nation,

Music as Theology

Music as Theology
Title Music as Theology PDF eBook
Author Maeve Louise Heaney
Publisher Wipf and Stock Publishers
Pages 361
Release 2012-09-01
Genre Religion
ISBN 1610974506

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"The conversation between music and theology, dormant for too long in recent years, is at last gathering pace. And rightly so. There will always be theologians who will regard music as a somewhat peripheral concern, too trivial to trouble the serious scholar, and in any case almost impossible to engage because of its notorious resistance to words and concepts. But an increasing number are discovering again what many of our forbears realized centuries ago, that the kinship between this pervasive feature of human life and the search for a Christian 'intelligence of faith' is intimate and ineradicable. Maeve Heaney's ambitious, wide-ranging, and energetic book pushes the conversation further forward still. Her approach is unapologetically theological, grounded in the passions and concerns of mainstream doctrinal theology. And yet she is insisting . . . that music must be given its due place in the ecology of theology. Although convinced that music should not be set up as a rival to linguistic or conceptual articulation, let alone swallow up 'traditional' modes of theological language and thought, she is equally convinced that music is an irreducible means of coming to terms with the world, a unique vehicle of world-disclosure, and as such, can generate a particular form of 'understanding': 'there are things which God may only be saying through music.' If this is so, it is incumbent on the theologian to listen." --Jeremy Begbie, from the Foreword

The Sun at Midnight

The Sun at Midnight
Title The Sun at Midnight PDF eBook
Author Bernardo Olivera
Publisher Liturgical Press
Pages 153
Release 2012
Genre Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN 0879070293

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The Sun at Midnight offers a splendid, easily accessible summary of mystical theology in the Cistercian school. Bernardo Olivera, a master of both the theology and the practice of the spiritual life, analyzes this tradition first in its rich human, biblical, and doctrinal connotations, and then according to its most typical expressions as they are lived among Cistercian mystics, with reference also to other Christian men and women. Olivera explores the rich testimony of the monks of the twelfth century as well as the lesser-known nuns and holy women of the thirteenth century. Throughout the book, we discover Olivera's fundamental thesis: Personal mystical experience is not only the key to an adequate renewal of monastic life today but also-and above all-the foundation, the originating point, of any and all religion or religious tradition. Mystical experience is, in particular, the origin of Christianity and its rich spiritual tradition.

Nada En Absoluto

Nada En Absoluto
Title Nada En Absoluto PDF eBook
Author Darielys Tejera
Publisher Xlibris Corporation
Pages 229
Release 2011-02-02
Genre Self-Help
ISBN 1456866516

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El propósito de este libro es, fundamentalmente, dar esperanza a aquéllos que atraviesan por la misma situación que una vez vivió la autora Darielys Tejera. Pretende además sacar a la luz una historia con la cual el lector pueda identificarse, y crear una conciencia entre los demás de que el suicidio sí ocurre, y que cuando ocurre, la víctima nunca está sola porque hay muchos que pasan por lo mismo. A algunos se les dan talentos, mientras que otros tienen que encontrar por sí solos su razón de ser. Mis talentos los descubrí. Mi razón de ser la tuve que buscar hasta que la encontré. Mi razón de ser era y es ayudar a otros. Por eso decidí escribir este libro. Creo que todos estamos en este mundo para, en un momento u otro, de una manera o otra, salvar a alguien, aunque no siempre tengamos conciencia de ello.

The Mystery and the World

The Mystery and the World
Title The Mystery and the World PDF eBook
Author Maria Clara Bingemer
Publisher Lutterworth Press
Pages 392
Release 2017-02-23
Genre Religion
ISBN 071884453X

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In The Mystery and the World, Maria Clara Bingemer explores how the place of religion in society has dramatically shifted since the Enlightenment. The modern era is characterised by a major change in humanity's fundamental desires that means that reason has taken the place of faith. Human beings, in their ongoing search for a scientific understanding of the world, have drifted away from seeking any essence of transcendence in their lives. Bingemer examines this transition and how, especially inthe postmodern era, it has led to technology and superficial happiness becoming all-important as opposed to the more sacred sense of contentment that governed us for centuries prior to the Enlightenment. In her discussion, however, Bingemer demonstrates that we as humans have not lost our innate desire to believe in a higher power and that, even in our world of instant satisfaction, we still need to fill the void left by religion. Through well-researched analysis of the modern era and discussion of some of the mystics of more recent times, she reveals to readers how our religious belief, whilst changed, is not dead and is still an important aspect of our existence.

L a L L a M a

L a L L a M a
Title L a L L a M a PDF eBook
Author M. Avelina Littlejohn
Publisher iUniverse
Pages 505
Release 2011-11-11
Genre Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN 1450297439

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La L l a m a d a contiene material de aspecto social, psicolgico, humanidades y religin que puede ayudar a entender la mente humana y los patrones de comportamientos son acarreadas por vidas y traen una herencia csmica. La curiosidad llev a Adelina, madre latina esposa y estudiante de la Universidad de Wisconsin, quien comienza a tener sueos de desdoblamientos y su espritu viaja a travs del tiempo y en otras dimensiones reapareciendo su primer novio, Hctor. Al despertar ella se encuentra bajo un desosiego de una rara enfermedad. Al ponerse a investigar, ella piensa que est pasando por una transculturacin o depresin, pero dentro de su mal llegan seres de luz o grandes maestros de muchas culturas a protegerla, o ngeles que tomaron sus imgenes y aunque ella los rechaza, ellos le dan informacin que necesita compartir. Adelina est en confl icto con eso porque se confronta con los prejuicios sociales, el bien y el mal, el amor y desamor, la fe y lo escptico. A travs de miles de aos, cada uno ha padecido con un vacio en el alma que est en su centro interno y est conectado con muchos otros centros en el universo, pero tambin hay sombras que le afectan. Busque como llenar su centro a travs de la mstica historia La Llamada identifquese con las experiencias de la narradora y descubra como podr ayudar a su alma. Le sorprender el inmenso amor angelical que le puede llegar inesperadamente de una mano desconocida, preprese a recibirla! Maana podr ser usted el elegido.

Dioses y Orishas Del Panteon de Yoruba

Dioses y Orishas Del Panteon de Yoruba
Title Dioses y Orishas Del Panteon de Yoruba PDF eBook
Author McR El Pensador
Publisher Palibrio
Pages 261
Release 2012-09
Genre Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN 1463339143

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El Santoral Yoruba, el principio de la mitología de la religión, el comienzo y el cimiento de la historia de este legado religioso. La misma leyenda, que su curso religioso se expande como la semilla, que del fruto se recoge el extracto de la fe de nuestros ancestros viviendo en un presente. Tambores que en su repicar no han dejado de sonar la melodía que marca la historia dentro de esta religión del Santoral Yoruba. Las Deidades, Dioses y Orishas, principio de fe, que une corazones bajo el repicar de los tambores africanos. Costumbres de un pueblo de fe que data de la misma historia y la misma mitología de esta religión del Panteón Yoruba que en historia viviente no muere, ecos los tambores, ritos y ceremonias. Por lo tanto, el contenido de lo que ustedes encontraran en este libro y en otros de la religión del Santo y el Palo, está apto para un verdadero aprendizaje de acuerdo a los principios de esta religión del Santoral Yoruba.