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Refiguring the Spiritual

Author : Mark C. Taylor
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231157665
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Refiguring the Spiritual written by Mark C. Taylor and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-21 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Joseph Beuys, Matthew Barney, James Turrell, and Andy Goldsworthy are artists who differ in style, yet they all defy the trends that have diminished art's potential in recent decades. They understand that art is a transformative practice drawing inspiration directly and indirectly from ancient and modern, Eastern and Western forms of spirituality. For Beuys, anthroposophy, alchemy, and shamanism drive his multimedia presentations; for Barney and Goldsworthy, Celtic mythology informs their art; and for Turrell, Quakerism and Hopi myth and ritual shape his vision"--Publisher description.

Refiguring the Spiritual

Author : Mark C. Taylor
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231527772
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Refiguring the Spiritual written by Mark C. Taylor and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-27 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark C. Taylor provocatively claims that contemporary art has lost its way. With the art market now mirroring the art of finance, many artists create works solely for the purpose of luring investors and inspiring trade among hedge funds and private equity firms. When art is commodified, corporatized, and financialized, it loses its critical edge and is transformed into a financial instrument calculated to maximize profitable returns. Joseph Beuys, Matthew Barney, James Turrell, and Andy Goldsworthy are artists who differ in style, yet they all defy the trends that have diminished art's potential in recent decades. They understand that art is a transformative practice drawing inspiration directly and indirectly from ancient and modern, Eastern and Western forms of spirituality. For Beuys, anthroposophy, alchemy, and shamanism drive his multimedia presentations; for Barney and Goldsworthy, Celtic mythology informs their art; and for Turrell, Quakerism and Hopi myth and ritual shape his vision. Eluding traditional genres and classifications, these artists combine spiritually inspired styles and techniques with material reality, creating works that resist merging space into cyberspace in a way that overwhelms local contexts with global networks. Their art reminds us of life's irreducible materiality and humanity's inescapability of place. For them, art is more than just an object or process—it is a vehicle transforming human awareness through actions echoing religious ritual. By lingering over the extraordinary work of Beuys, Barney, Turrell, and Goldsworthy, Taylor not only creates a novel and personal encounter with their art but also opens a new understanding of overlooked spiritual dimensions in our era.

Spiritual Power

Author : Gian Kumar
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
ISBN 13 : 9386832755
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (868 download)

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Download or read book Spiritual Power written by Gian Kumar and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.’— Plutarch In this compact volume, Gian Kumar, a thinker by nature, has delved into the essence of spirituality, and its relationship with every aspect of human existence. When we cease to blame destiny for every mishap occurring in our lives and instead seek answers from within, we will be on the path to illumination and awareness. Gian Kumar has put this wisdom to the test innumerable times in his life. His own struggles strengthened his resolve to fight life’s battles from his inner resources rather than look outward. He shares his insights with us, offering some new revelations each time. He reiterates that spiritualism is purely based on the theory that ‘all that exists is one and not two.’ We are here to experience this oneness, with the realization that we are all interconnected and interrelated and simply cannot exist on our own. This volume should be used as an advanced guide to help us discover the inner path of spirituality, and how to live complete, fulfilling lives.

Blue Like Jazz: Movie Edition

Author : Donald Miller
Publisher : Harper Horizon
ISBN 13 : 1400204593
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Blue Like Jazz: Movie Edition written by Donald Miller and published by Harper Horizon. This book was released on 2012-04-09 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The runaway New York Times bestseller that became a cornerstone of Christian nonfiction, Blue Like Jazz is a fresh and original perspective on life, love, and redemption. "I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve…Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself. It is as if they are showing you the way. I used to not like God because God didn't resolve. But that was before any of this happened." Donald Miller was raised in a strict Texas denomination where he was only vaguely familiar with a distant God. When he grew older, he ran all the way to the least-religious university in the US: Rice College in Portland, Oregon. Still, God pursued him. When he came to know Jesus, he pursued the Christian life with great zeal. However, within a few years he had a successful ministry that ultimately left him feeling empty, burned out, and, once again, far away from God. In this intimate, non-judgmental, and soul-searching account, Miller describes his remarkable journey with and back to the infinitely loving God, helping you… discover how the Christian faith is still relevant in a postmodern culture; learn how to have a genuine encounter with a God who is real; and enjoy a renewed sense of passion for your life. Blue Like Jazz is a gentle, honest resource for those curious about the Christian faith, or new to it, and offers a fresh and original perspective on life, love, and redemption.

Spiritual Misfits: Collaboration and Belonging in a Divisive World

Author : Shahar Rabi Dr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780981370347
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Spiritual Misfits: Collaboration and Belonging in a Divisive World written by Shahar Rabi Dr and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-12 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My book will offer you tools and skills to establish trauma-informed methods to develop long lasting and sustainable spiritual communities. It will engage you in deep and meaningful dialogue about the future intersection of faith, psychology and science and bring home the essential preliminary practices that are needed in todays diverse and complex world to build connections, enhance safety, and embody the heart of your contemplative life. Because what is called for is an upgrade to our cultural operating system! 'Spiritual Misfits' addresses the polarizing discourses in our inner lives, as well as in the realms of politics, religion, and culture. In this book, Dr. Shahar Rabi suggests that planetary destruction, divisiveness, and collective pain can be slowed down by offering a more inclusive story of who are. 'Spiritual Misfits' is part guide book and part call to action. For those who long to "come home" to traditions that cannot hold the breadth of their experience and values, it provides a map to co-create the future of spirituality. It also serves as a guide for those who long to reconnect with fellow humans found on the other side of ever-deepening political chasms. The book points to the next stage in spiritual community engagement by offering a fresh take on the future of spiritual and religious collaboration. It does not offer a grand theory, but rather a model for grassroots solutions that can inspire hope and collaboration in your immediate circle of family, friends, and community. What makes this book stand out is that it offers practical answers to the following three questions: (1) Should you choose to dedicate your life to mastering one tradition or should you retain the freedom to pick and choose from countless perspectives in the spiritual marketplace? (2) Should you pledge your allegiance to one spiritual group and thereby resolve your need to belong, or should you stay on an individual path of spirituality? (3) Is the world a display of countless points of view that are equal in value and importance, or do some spiritual views have more objective validity than others? The book does not offer one more promotion for pluralism and multiculturalism in spiritual contexts. These are important, but they are limited in their capacity to hold both diversity and depth. At the core of their philosophy lies a problematic assumption that prevents the expansion of our understanding of God and religion. The book offers a guide for spiritual projects that express the unique impulse of our time. If you sense the tectonic shifts underway in the geopolitical atmosphere around the world, if you discern how social media and the internet at large are contributing to epidemics of loneliness and isolation, and if you do not know what to do, then you are ready to start the difficult work of dialoguing with the unknown. From the book: "Despite the fact that you may not have a clear vision yet, you know that the solutions on offer today are at best limited and at worst toxic to our inner (and outer) ecologies. This knowing is the impulse. It is the heart of your authentic, timeless, quest to know yourself. It is alive and endlessly creative. It never gets stuck. It is the indestructible quest to make meaning out of your life as a person and as a part of humanity-to provide answers and keep alive the thirst for a living manifestation of reality (or what some call 'God')."

Transforming Habits

Author : Stephen W. Robbins
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1606083236
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Transforming Habits written by Stephen W. Robbins and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2009-02-16 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human activity, both good and bad, cannot be explained merely by DNA and brain chemistry. Though disappearing in our modern world, moral knowledge is accessible. In His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches how to be a truly good person. With moral authority He describes the good life and gives direction to our will. Transforming Habits presents an accessible and straightforward study of the Sermon on the Mount. Each chapter addresses one of Jesus' preaching points and ends with a Sermon Application--questions to ponder and transforming habits (i.e., spiritual disciplines) to practice. Designed to help you live as God intends, this study (1) focuses and expands your vision of what life looks like in His immediately available kingdom, (2) builds your intention to live with Him as a disciple of Jesus, and (3) provides you with useful means to do this in everyday life. Whether you read it on your own or in a small group, this study of the Sermon on the Mount provides spiritual guidance for your journey on the road of transformation--to God's glory and your joy!

The Handbook of Spiritual Perfection

Author : Philip Dion
Publisher : Sophia Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1928832407
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (288 download)

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Download or read book The Handbook of Spiritual Perfection written by Philip Dion and published by Sophia Institute Press. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's help for everyone who makes good resolutions, but who has trouble keeping them. According to the author, Fr. Philip E. Dion, your problem is probably not that you're too weak to be good - God gives everyone the help he needs to conquer sin. Rather, you may be struggling because you aren't taking full advantage of the many spiritual means that God has made available to help you live a truly holy life. That's why Fr. Dion wrote The Handbook of Spiritual Perfection - to show you simple ways that you can, by God's grace, start keeping your resolutions once and for all. In a word, this wise book explains how God has provided you with everything you need to overcome your faults and, indeed, to be perfect! Fr. Dion gives you practical methods for using God's gifts profitably and intelligently. He shows you how to motivate yourself to grow in holiness, how to pray more deeply than you may ever have before, how to identify and root out your predominant fault (and your other faults), how to make your Confessions more fruitful, how to abandon yourself to God's will, and much more. Above all, Fr. Dion reveals how you can integrate his sensible and deeply spiritual advice into your daily life, so that at every moment you'll be giving glory to God and reaping the peace and happiness that come from serving Him.

Recovering Place

Author : Mark C.
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231536445
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Recovering Place written by Mark C. and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark C. Taylor recounts a poignant love affair not with a person but with a place that, paradoxically, cannot be easily localized. For many years, Taylor has lived in the Berkshire Mountains, where he writes and creates land art and sculpture. In a world of mobile screens and virtual realities, where speed is the measure of success and place is disappearing, his work slows down thought and brings life back to earth to give readers time to ponder the importance of place before it slips away. Taylor extends reflection beyond the page and returns with new insights about what is hiding in plain sight all around us. Weaving together words, objects, and images, his artful work enacts what it describes. Things long familiar suddenly appear strange, and the strange, unexpected, and unprogrammed unsettle readers in surprising ways. This timely meditation gives pause in the midst of harried lives and turns attention toward what we usually overlook: night, silence, touch, grace, ghosts, water, earth, stones, bones, idleness, infinity, slowness, and contentment. Recovering Place is a unique work that lingers long after the book is closed.

Makings Of Our Spiritual Blueprint

Author : Alicia F Griffin
Publisher : Afg Ministry Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780578508344
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Makings Of Our Spiritual Blueprint written by Alicia F Griffin and published by Afg Ministry Incorporated. This book was released on 2019-03-27 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Makings Of Our Spiritual Blueprint is a short read, but impactful information about how to transform key financial processes and procedures into our spiritual portfolio. As with finances, we have spiritual debts, revenues, and deferred revenue. Learn how the process of transformation and application in our daily lives to spiritually change our behavior and thinking to be spiritually healthy.

The Steps to Freedom in Christ

Author : Neil T. Anderson
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441265635
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book The Steps to Freedom in Christ written by Neil T. Anderson and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2011-08-25 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contrary to the fairy tales, receiving Christ does not mean that we won't have conflicts in our lives. However, we can overcome them because of our position in Christ as children of God. The Steps to Freedom in Christ helps Christians reclaim the promise of freedom that Christ offers all who come in His name. It includes a spiritual inventory to help identify and break free from condemning thoughts, compulsive behaviors, personal conflicts, spiritual struggle and despair, and any type of personal or spiritual bondage. The Steps to Freedom in Christ is a comprehensive process to help Christians resolve personal and spiritual conflicts in Christ. This smaller version of the new and revised Steps to Freedom in Christ makes it easier and more convenient to take the steps with you everywhere you go.

Resolve Your Fears

Author : Michelle Medrano
Publisher : Park Point Press
ISBN 13 : 9780917849923
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (499 download)

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Download or read book Resolve Your Fears written by Michelle Medrano and published by Park Point Press. This book was released on 2021-02-28 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This basic book challenges us to rise up and out of our individual and collective fear and live with greater courage. Just as we do things to build our physical immune system, we can build our spiritual immune system and move forward with courage and strength through that which we fear.

Practical Spirituality

Author : Marshall B. Rosenberg
Publisher : PuddleDancer Press
ISBN 13 : 189200514X
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Practical Spirituality written by Marshall B. Rosenberg and published by PuddleDancer Press. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrative exercises, sample stories, and role-playing activities offer the opportunity for self-evaluation and discovery. Brief, unscripted reflections on the spiritual underpinnings of non-violent communication inspire readers to connect with the divine in themselves and others in order to create social relationships based on empathy.

Counseling and the Resolution of Religious and Spiritual Struggles

Author : Mentanna Campbell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781032576541
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (765 download)

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Book Synopsis Counseling and the Resolution of Religious and Spiritual Struggles by : Mentanna Campbell

Download or read book Counseling and the Resolution of Religious and Spiritual Struggles written by Mentanna Campbell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2025-01-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book delves into the critical question of how counseling can help individuals navigate and resolve these struggles. It prioritizes the true experts in this domain--the strugglers themselves--and provides an in-depth examination of their experiences. Using the rich, methodological approach of hermeneutic phenomenology, the author collaborates with participants to explore their lived experiences of the therapeutic relationship and the therapist's way-of-being. By incorporating a common factors lens, the book offers insights into how therapists can engage with clients in a way that fosters an alliance capable of addressing r/s struggles and promoting growth. The book provides readers with a deep understanding of the r/s struggle resolution process, identifies how these findings advance the field, and encourages practitioners to adopt the common factor's meta-model to work competently in this area. It also examines how counseling can help individuals resolve r/s struggles, identifying how and when faith-related questions emerge due to the failure of religious coping strategies. It introduces to the religious coping literature the pathway towards decline, delineates the process of how participants experience disconnection from God, self, and others, and puts forward three movements of the resolving process. Offering a new attempt to dissect this complex issue through the lens of common factors research, it will appeal to researchers, counselor educators, and post-graduate students with interests in religion and spirituality. This book is a significant contribution to the discourse on spiritual struggle and the role of counseling in addressing it.

Revolution of Character

Author : Dallas Willard
Publisher : Tyndale House
ISBN 13 : 1615214860
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (152 download)

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Download or read book Revolution of Character written by Dallas Willard and published by Tyndale House. This book was released on 2014-02-27 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will help you reflect on the spiritual significance of each element of the human person—heart, mind, body, social life, and soul—so that God can transform you. Includes discussion questions.

Freedom and Resolve

Author : Gangaji
Publisher : Hampton Roads Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1571747214
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (717 download)

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Download or read book Freedom and Resolve written by Gangaji and published by Hampton Roads Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This slim volume challenges readers to discover their place in the universe. Gangaji conveys the radical invitation to choose to wake up from the trance of who we think we are and experience the truth of who we really are. The invitation is to self-inquiry, the willingness to ask the hard questions: Who am I? What is here? What is my place in the universe? The resolve is to not go back into the trance by turning away from that essential experience, but to freshly inquire anew as thoughts or feelings of separation arise. We are encouraged not to judge them, rather to use them as pointers toward experiencing fully the emotions they lead to, divorced from the circumstances and thoughts, which gave rise to them. Gangaji's invitation is radical in part because it is not based upon a particular philosophy or religion. There are no prescribed practices or rituals, unless one considers inquiry a practice, nor the prohibition of them. Most radically, it calls into question the very structure of who we've believed ourselves to be. Who you are is not separate from God or Love or Truth or Freedom or Peace or Silence, whatever one chooses to call it. Therefore, there is nothing you have to do to "get there". No merit to be earned. Who you are is already here, has always been and will always be. The invitation in this book is to wake up to Yourself.

The Steps to Freedom in Christ

Author : Neil T. Anderson
Publisher : Bethany House
ISBN 13 : 1493412116
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book The Steps to Freedom in Christ written by Neil T. Anderson and published by Bethany House. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take Hold Of The Freedom That Is Yours In Christ! Do you want to become an even more fruitful disciple of Jesus? Are you tired of not fulfilling your full potential as a Christian? No matter how long or short a time you have been a Christian, or how far you are on the journey, you will find The Steps To Freedom In Christ a wonderfully refreshing spiritual check-up. It will help you clear away the spiritual cobwebs and connect with Jesus in a deeper way. Many use it on a regular basis to give God an opportunity to highlight attitudes and behaviors that need to change and to uncover areas where their faith is not as strong as they would like it to be. It's also extremely effective for those facing particular challenges such as: · condemning thoughts · patterns of wrong behavior · spiritual struggles · hopelessness You might also want to use The Steps To Freedom In Christ DVD, in which Neil Anderson and Steve Goss (international director of Freedom In Christ Ministries) take you through this book. Dr. Neil T. Anderson is the founder and president emeritus of Freedom In Christ Ministries, which has offices and representatives in 40 countries. He was formerly chairman of the Practical Theology Department at Talbot School of Theology and has five earned degrees, including two doctorates. Dr. Anderson and his wife live in Franklin, Tennessee. For more information see www.ficm.org or www.ficminternational.org.

The Cloud of Unknowing

Author : Ira Progoff
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0385281447
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (852 download)

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Download or read book The Cloud of Unknowing written by Ira Progoff and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 1989-10-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In fourteenth-century England an anonymous monk wrote an extraordinary text illuminating the life of contemplative devotion and the drama of the soul’s union with God. Precariously heretical in its day, it became a classic of Christian mystical thought. Dr. Ira Progoff’s brilliant new translation and commentary illustrate The Cloud of Unknowing’s ongoing relevance. Dr. Progoff reveals a bridge spanning the perilous abyss between modern psychology’s self-conscious analytic thought and the pressing spiritual needs of modern man. Praise for Ira Progoff’s The Cloud of Unknowing “One of the classic guides to spiritual experience revealing the dynamics of the inner life.”—The Washington Post “[Dr. Progoff’s] translation makes a psychological genius come alive.”—Harry A. Overstreet “Astonishingly modern and timely . . . This fourteenth-century mystic speaks to us with a message that is as vital today as it was then.”—New York Post “Translated from archaic to modern English with lucidity and fine comprehension . . . a delightful surprise.”—The Dayton Journal Herald