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Only Wonder Comprehends

Author : John Garvey
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 0814644643
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (146 download)

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Download or read book Only Wonder Comprehends written by John Garvey and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over forty years, John Garvey was the "ballast" of Commonweal magazine. His award-winning essays and consistently notable columns revealed not only his acuity and alacrity, but his uncommon spiritual insight. These in turn provided momentum and substance for whatever followed in an issue of the magazine because Garvey never hesitated to wrestle with some of the most challenging and intractable topics of the day, and did so with a rich pastoral sensitivity, and a refreshing and rare intelligence. Only Wonder Comprehends gleans from John Garvey's many contributions to Commonweal that reflect his spiritual depth and deep appreciation of history, politics, theology, and culture. Steeped in the Christian tradition, Garvey loved to write and, in return, his readers relished what he wrote. It is hoped that this collection of his writings from Commonweal will inspire readers to cultivate a similar sense of attentiveness and commitment, for as the author himself observed, "Religious traditions are meant to transform us, not to affirm us as we are."

Only Wonder Comprehends

Author : John Garvey
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 0814644872
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (146 download)

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Download or read book Only Wonder Comprehends written by John Garvey and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over forty years, John Garvey was the “ballast” of Commonweal magazine. His award-winning essays and consistently notable columns revealed not only his acuity and alacrity, but his uncommon spiritual insight. These in turn provided momentum and substance for whatever followed in an issue of the magazine because Garvey never hesitated to wrestle with some of the most challenging and intractable topics of the day, and did so with a rich pastoral sensitivity, and a refreshing and rare intelligence. Only Wonder Comprehends gleans from John Garvey’s many contributions to Commonweal that reflect his spiritual depth and deep appreciation of history, politics, theology, and culture. Steeped in the Christian tradition, Garvey loved to write and, in return, his readers relished what he wrote. It is hoped that this collection of his writings from Commonweal will inspire readers to cultivate a similar sense of attentiveness and commitment, for as the author himself observed, “Religious traditions are meant to transform us, not to affirm us as we are.”

For Love of Wisdom

Author : Josef Pieper
Publisher : Ignatius Press
ISBN 13 : 1681491885
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book For Love of Wisdom written by Josef Pieper and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2010-06-17 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these elegant and engaging essays, the internationally acclaimed Thomist, Josef Pieper, defines and defends philosophy as the search for and love of wisdom. True philosophy is not the work of joyless academics pondering over esoteric writings that have no relation to real life. Rather, the philosophical act, in which all reasonable men can participate, begins in wonder at what is, and gratitude for what is given, and ends in love. In his encyclical letter Fides et Ratio (On the Relationship between Faith and Reason), Pope John Paul II called for a revitalization of true philosophy, for man can find fulfillment ಜonly in choosing to enter the truth, to make a home under the shade of Wisdom and dwell there.ಝ Pieperಙs essays make the same ardent and convincing plea. Josef Pieper is renowned for having popularized the philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas, a brilliant student of St. Thomas who, in his own voluminous works, has made the deep thought of the ಜAngelic Doctorಝ more accessible and understandable to the modern reader.

God Within You

Author : Father T. Ronald Haney
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 1452065292
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book God Within You written by Father T. Ronald Haney and published by Author House. This book was released on 2005-08-05 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you have trouble praying? Do you get easily disconcerted? Aggravated? Depressed? Stressed? Anxious? Do you have low self-esteem? Lack a sense of self-worth and self-acceptance? Do you feel socially inadequate? Are you having problems loving and being loved? Do you feel disillusioned in your marriage? Lonely in your single life? Are you bored with the routine of your daily living and relating? With stories, both inspirational and humorous, references to Scripture, movies, novels, TV programs as well as to religious leaders and the works of spiritual writers, the author draws you into the intimacy of the life of the Trinity dwelling within you and you within the Indwelling Trinity. In this dynamism, the world of mystical experience opens up to you and lures you in.

A Companion to Federico Fellini

Author : Frank Burke
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119431530
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Federico Fellini written by Frank Burke and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-05-11 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking academic treatment of Fellini, provides new, expansive, and diverse perspectives on his films and influence The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Federico Fellini presents new methodologies and fresh insights for encountering, appreciating, and contextualizing the director’s films in the 21st century. A milestone in Fellini scholarship, this volume provides contributions by leading scholars, intellectuals, and filmmakers, as well as insights from collaborators and associates of the Italian director. Scholarly yet readable essays explore the fundamental aspects of Fellini’s works while addressing their contemporary relevance in contexts ranging from politics and the environment to gender, race, and sexual orientation. As the centennial of Federico Fellini’s birth in approaches in 2020, this timely work provides new readings of Fellini’s films and illustrates Fellini’s importance as a filmmaker, artist,and major cultural figure. The text explores topics such as Fellini’s early cinematic experience, recurring themes and patterns in his films, his collaborations and influences, and his unique forms of cinematic expression. In a series of “Short Takes” sections, contributors look at specific films that have particular significance or personal relevance. Destined to become the standard research tool for Fellini studies, this volume: Offers new theoretical frameworks, encounters, critiques, and interpretations of Fellini’s work Discusses Fellini’s creativity outside of filmmaking, such as his graphic art and his Book of Dreams published after his death. Examines Fellini’s influence on artists not only in the English-speaking world but in places such as Turkey, Japan, South Asia, Russia, Cuba, North Africa. Demonstrates the interrelationship between Fellini’s work and visual art, literature, fashion, marketing, and many other dimensions of both popular and high culture. Features personal testimonies from family, friends and associates of Fellini such as Francesca Fabbri Fellini, Gianfranco Angelucci, Valeria Ciangottini, and Lina Wertmüller Includes an extensive appendix of freely accessible archival resources on Fellini’s work The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Federico Fellini is an indispensable resource for students, instructors, and scholars of Fellini, Italian cinema, cinema and art history, and all areas of film and media studies.

MIND and LOVE: The Human Experience

Author : Lloyd Fell
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1446643336
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (466 download)

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Download or read book MIND and LOVE: The Human Experience written by Lloyd Fell and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new scientific paradigm of 'embodied mind' or 'situated cognition' is percolating into popular mind science, but its fundaments, autopoiesis and structural coupling, have never been thoroughly explained. Combines the paradigm shift in biology initiated by Maturana and Varela with the recent rush of ideas in social neuroscience to create what hopes to be a refreshingly new explanation of the way our mind works in our everyday experience and reveals the most common blind spots in what we thought we knew about our mind. These blind spots are spoiling our individual lives and harming our prospects for peaceful coexistence and care of our environment, e.g., the mistaken ideas that meaning is transferable, that decisions come from conscious awareness, or that knowledge is a commodity. The biological significance of love and the value of embracing uncertainty and respecting the unknown point to a very hopeful vision for our future. This is a scientific explanation of mind, leavened with process philosophy, also invoking spirituality without any religious connotation.

Shhh! The Sound of Sheer Silence

Author : Mark G. Boyer
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532679696
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Shhh! The Sound of Sheer Silence written by Mark G. Boyer and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The title of this book, Shhh! The Sound of Sheer Silence: A Biblical Spirituality that Transforms, comes from the biblical narrative about the prophet Elijah experiencing God on a mountain in a sound of sheer silence. Many people seek a way of life that involves silence because it nourishes the individual spirit connected to Spirit. Developing a spirituality of silence enables the individual spirit to connect to the divine Spirit. The transformation that occurs through silence here and now is an experience of what awaits after the last transfiguring experience of our lives: death. The goal of this book is to foster a spirituality of silence as it flows from the Bible. Through the sounds of sheer silence, the reader develops a biblical spirituality that transforms him or her into a raised awareness of, a deeper knowledge of, and a closer relationship with the divine.

Original Innocence

Author : Traktung Yeshe Dorje
Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 1935387901
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (353 download)

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Download or read book Original Innocence written by Traktung Yeshe Dorje and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2014-09-23 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the directness of a farmer naming the crops in his fields, Traktung Yeshe Dorje—farmer, mystic, scholar and poet—points out that transformation and enlightenment are possible for each person. They are the soil out of which our lives have sprouted, and are not separate from the ground of the spiritual path itself. Original innocence, not original sin, is the intrinsic condition of the human mind, the author asserts. He is not alone in this declaration. Great mystics and sages who have discovered the essence of reality have also proclaimed “original innocence.” While their words and the flowering of this realization may have taken different expressions, the essence remains the same. This is good news for the weary traveler lost in samsara (confused perception). This confused perception is like that of a person with mental illness who thinks themselves to be Napoleon; or an anorexic who perceives themselves as fat. Such a complex of thought-feeling-behavior thus influences everything they do. And so, samsara brings suffering to one’s life. Essays, quotes from seminal texts, poetry and teaching stories weave throughout these pages, creating a rich meal that any serious student of life can enjoy and be nourished by. The book is a hologram of spiritual teachings—each page a blueprint, an invitation, and an immersion into the spaciousness of the author’s realization. From the highest, most advanced teachings to the core beginnings—the 4 Noble Truths of the Buddha—nothing is at odds. All work together to illuminate a vision for transforming life from suffering to wisdom bliss.

Experiencing Spirituality

Author : Ernest Kurtz
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0399175121
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (991 download)

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Download or read book Experiencing Spirituality written by Ernest Kurtz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A great master once said, “The shortest distance between a human being and truth is a story.” In Experiencing Spirituality, Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham take readers on a journey through storytelling as a means of self-discovery. Recounting and interpreting great wisdom stories from all ages and all cultures, as well as telling many of their own, the authors shed light on such experiences as awe, wonder, humor, confusion, and forgiveness. In story after story, seekers look to those whose lives reveal a special quality—sometimes called spirituality—and ask the masters what they must do to attain that same quality. The answer is simple: “Come, follow me, and see how I live.” Experiencing Spirituality teaches through the example of human experience.

Matter of Life and Death

Author : Charles Hoffacker
Publisher : Cowley Publications
ISBN 13 : 1461732999
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book Matter of Life and Death written by Charles Hoffacker and published by Cowley Publications. This book was released on 2003-04-25 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the sensitivity born of time and experience, Charles Hoffacker presents an unusually warm and caring approach to preaching at a pivotal transition in human life, one which goes to the very heart of the Good News of Jesus Christ. Hoffacker teaches the reader, whether a seasoned preacher or a novice homilist, to find the key to unlocking the mystery of Jesus' promise of eternal life in a mortal life now ended.

Negative Theology

Author : Johannes Aakjær Steenbuch
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 166674218X
Total Pages : 91 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (667 download)

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Download or read book Negative Theology written by Johannes Aakjær Steenbuch and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-09-23 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do we speak about God if God is ineffable? This paradoxical question lies at the heart of one of the strangest traditions of philosophical and theological thought: negative theology. As a tradition of thought, negative (or apophatic) theology can be traced back to the convergence of Greek philosophy with Jewish and Christian theology in the first century CE. Beginning with a seemingly simple claim about the ineffability or unsayability of God, negative theology evolved into a complex tradition of thought and spirituality. Today, together with a growing interest in patristic and medieval studies, negative theology enjoys renewed attention in contemporary philosophy and theology. This short introduction presents an overview of how the tradition developed from antiquity until present.

What Would I Believe if I Didn't Believe Anything?

Author : Kent Ira Groff
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
ISBN 13 : 9780787967581
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (675 download)

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Download or read book What Would I Believe if I Didn't Believe Anything? written by Kent Ira Groff and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2004-01-02 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Would I Believe if I Didn't Believe Anything? is a guidebook for spiritual orphans that shows how they can "doubt their way home" by embracing their doubts and asking the hard questions as a meaningful path toward genuine faith. The author helps readers value their own questions and learn to talk about spiritual matters in fresh, non-religious language. Rather than handing down doctrines "from above," Groff invites readers to look at life "from below," exploring experiences of daily living. He helps the reader to find the grace in the grit of everyday life, seeking analogies of faith in film and literature, psychology and science, poetry and arts, music and sports. Drawing primarily from the well of his Christian experience, Groff also incorporates insights from the world's primal myths and major religions. Fifty reflection exercises make it ideal for group use with journeyers of varied backgrounds for campuses, prisons, communal residences, religious communities and work places.

30 Days

Author : Steve Adams
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1644583089
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (445 download)

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Download or read book 30 Days written by Steve Adams and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-03-18 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cell phone and a red light strip away the protective framework of Lauren Alexander's life. Knowing she was adopted while her parents still lived was one thing. With them gone, only one man knows the answers to all of the questions in her head""tabloid prince and major league pitcher Jack Mallory. Can the faith of a fifteen-year-old girl dealing with her own grief challenge the demons of her biological father's past to get the answers she wants? Can Jack see Lauren as more than the ghost of her dead mother?

The Spirituality of Imperfection

Author : Ernest Kurtz
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0307424235
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Spirituality of Imperfection written by Ernest Kurtz and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2009-12-23 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I Am Not Perfect is a simple statement of profound truth, the first step toward understanding the human condition, for to deny your essential imperfection is to deny yourself and your own humanity. The spirituality of imperfection, steeped in the rich traditions of the Hebrew prophets and Greek thinkers, Buddhist sages and Christian disciples, is a message as timeless as it is timely. This insightful work draws on the wisdom stories of the ages to provide an extraordinary wellspring of hope and inspiration to anyone thirsting for spiritual growth and guidance in these troubled times. Who are we? Why so we so often fall short of our goals for ourselves and others? By seeking to understand our limitations and accept the inevitably of failure and pain, we being to ease the hurt and move toward a greater sense of serenity and self-awareness. The Spirituality Of Imperfection brings together stories from many spiritual and philosophical paths, weaving past traditions into a spirituality and a new way of thinking and living that works today. It speaks so anyone who yearns to find meaning within suffering. Beyond theory and technique, inside this remarkable book you will find a new way of thinking, a way of living that enables a truly human existence.

For the Love of Sophia

Author : David W. Jones
Publisher : Valjean Press
ISBN 13 : 1450509673
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book For the Love of Sophia written by David W. Jones and published by Valjean Press. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Socrates, Plato, and others described themselves as philo-sophia, or lovers of wisdom. In this book, David Jones collects wisdom stories from different cultures, religions, and eras and combines them in one readable collection using one main character, Sophia. Almost all religions have wisdom stories, and almost all stories have male main characters, in this collection, the stories are accessable, helpful, and have a feminine flair.

Spirituality and Social Work

Author : John Russell Graham
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
ISBN 13 : 1551303299
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Spirituality and Social Work written by John Russell Graham and published by Canadian Scholars’ Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spirituality is an area of thought and practice that is attracting an increasing amount of attention and interest from social work practitioners, theorists, and instructors. This book explores the history, practice, and diversity of faith traditions with which spirituality and social work are intertwined.

A Course in Mysticism and Miracles

Author : Jon Mundy
Publisher : Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN 13 : 1578636019
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (786 download)

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Download or read book A Course in Mysticism and Miracles written by Jon Mundy and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Jon Mundy explores the tenets of mysticism and the teachings of A Course in Miracles, a book now regarded as a modern spiritual classic. Mysticism is the core of all true religions, and its teachings offer a way, or a path, to living in harmony with the Divine. The course offers deep insight into the workings of the mind. When studied together, they provide spiritual awakening, clarity, and understanding. Both informative and inspirational, A Course in Mysticism and Miracles can motivate us to do the work required to develop a contemplative life. Its insights reveal that a life of peace is available to us all. "If you want to know about mysticism, this is the place to look." - Marianne Williamson