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Book Synopsis A Return to Being Human Religiously by : John Gilmore
Download or read book A Return to Being Human Religiously written by John Gilmore and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a deep exploration of what it means to be both human and divine. Since the beginning of authentic religion and higher philosophy the mystics from every tradition have given us one message: "You are a divine being and we (humans, animals, the earth, the sky, the divine) are one." Jesus, Lao Tze, The Buddha, Meister Eckhart, Hildegard of Bingen, have provided us with techniques that shake off the ego--the false identity realize our greater identity. For we are as those who are the "birthers" of the light and co-creators with God. You are the light of the world. You are a co-creator with god/goddess. All of the peace that you need and the power to live a joyful life dwells within you. This book and the exercises within are one of the doors to your greater self. Do you dare enter into the struggle that will lead you to your greatness?
Download or read book Being Human written by Dwight N. Hopkins and published by Augsburg Fortress Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dwight Hopkins, whose important work in Black Theology has mediated class theological concerns through the prism of African American culture, here offers a fresh take on theological anthropology. Rather than define "the human" as one eternal or inviolable essence, however, Hopkins looks to the multiple and conflicting notions of the human in contemporary thought, and particularly three key variables: culture, self, and race. Hopkins' critical reframing of these concepts firmly locates human endeavor, development, transcendence, and liberation in the particular messiness of struggle and strife.
Book Synopsis Religion in Human Evolution by : Robert N. Bellah
Download or read book Religion in Human Evolution written by Robert N. Bellah and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 777 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice An ABC Australia Best Book on Religion and Ethics of the Year Distinguished Book Award, Sociology of Religion Section of the American Sociological Association Religion in Human Evolution is a work of extraordinary ambition—a wide-ranging, nuanced probing of our biological past to discover the kinds of lives that human beings have most often imagined were worth living. It offers what is frequently seen as a forbidden theory of the origin of religion that goes deep into evolution, especially but not exclusively cultural evolution. “Of Bellah’s brilliance there can be no doubt. The sheer amount this man knows about religion is otherworldly...Bellah stands in the tradition of such stalwarts of the sociological imagination as Emile Durkheim and Max Weber. Only one word is appropriate to characterize this book’s subject as well as its substance, and that is ‘magisterial.’” —Alan Wolfe, New York Times Book Review “Religion in Human Evolution is a magnum opus founded on careful research and immersed in the ‘reflective judgment’ of one of our best thinkers and writers.” —Richard L. Wood, Commonweal
Download or read book Being Human written by John H. Morgan and published by Lirio Corporation. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Running the gamut from the analysis of Freud s pleasure principle to Teilhard de Chardin s ecological mysticism, this latest collection of John Morgan s philosophical anthropology addresses a wide range of conceptual frameworks for the understanding of what it means to be human. Perspectives on meaning and interpretation are presented from systematic probings into religion, culture, and personality using meaning itself as the hermeneutical instrument for investigation. Freud, Tillich, Geertz, Berger, Heschel, and Mannheim are among the systems of thought investigated within the context of both Heideggerian metaphysics and Franklian psychology informed by Hassidic mysticism.
Download or read book Being Human written by Rowan Williams and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is consciousness? Is the mind a machine? What makes each of us a person? How do our bodies relate to our minds? In this deeply engaging exploration of what it means to be human, Rowan Williams addresses these frequently asked questions with lucid meditations that draw from findings in neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, and literature. Then he presses on to ask, Might faith be necessary to human flourishing? If so, why? And how can a traditional Christian practice—namely, silence—help us advance on the path to human maturity? The book ends with a brief but profound meditation on Christ’s ascension, inviting readers to consider how, through Jesus, our humanity in all its variety and vulnerability has been transfigured and taken into the heart of the divine life. Being Human is a book that readers of all religious persuasions will find both challenging and highly rewarding. Questions at the end of each chapter encourage personal reflection or group discussion.
Book Synopsis Being Human, Becoming Human by : Brian Gregor
Download or read book Being Human, Becoming Human written by Brian Gregor and published by James Clarke & Company. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to be human? The German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer thought deeply about this questions out of a desire to understand the importance of Christ and the incarnation for modern culture. His conviction that Christ died for a new humanity is at the core of his theological anthropology. This collection assembles a distinguished and international group of scholars to examine Bonhoeffer's understanding of human sociality. From the introduction of his dissertation, Sanctorum Communio, where he notes 'the social intention of all the basic Christian concepts', to his final writings in prison, where he describes Christian faith as being for others, the theme of human sociality runs throughout Bonhoeffer's works. This volume examines Bonhoeffer's rich resources for thinking about what it means to be human, to be the church, to be a disciple, and to be ethically responsible in our contemporary world. Being Human, Becoming Human is vital reading for Bonhoeffer scholars as well as for those invested in theological debates regarding the social nature of human beings.
Book Synopsis A Return to Being Human Religiously by : John Gilmore
Download or read book A Return to Being Human Religiously written by John Gilmore and published by . This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a deep exploration of social science, philosophy, psychology, and wisdom traditions, A Return to Being Human Religiously explores the process of the creation of the type of oppression that leads to self suppression and lack of self worth in our society. Dr. John Gilmore explores the power of institutions and how the system causes lack of self assurance by introducing myths and ideas that continually perpetuate a feeling of lack of self worth. Self worth is then earned, instead of recognized as a gift of God, as we work, daily, to prove our self worth by climbing the latter of success and thus making more money for ourselves and others. This, however, doesn't create satisfaction. In this second edition a deeper understanding of the process, and how to free oneself from this process internally has been added, drawing on the Sat Yoga tradition. For freedom of the mind, which will always be followed by freedom of the body this book is a must.
Author :James Luther Adams Publisher :Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations ISBN 13 :0933840292 Total Pages :284 pages Book Rating :4.9/5 (338 download)
Book Synopsis On Being Human Religiously by : James Luther Adams
Download or read book On Being Human Religiously written by James Luther Adams and published by Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. This book was released on 1986 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adams speaks passionately and lucidly on religion's ties to everyday life.
Book Synopsis Religion and Human Nature by : Keith Ward
Download or read book Religion and Human Nature written by Keith Ward and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 1998-11-19 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continuing Keith Ward's series on comparative religion, this book deals with religious views of human nature and destiny. The beliefs of six major traditions are presented: the view of Advaita Vedanta that there is one Supreme Self, unfolding into the illusion of individual existence; the Vaishnava belief that there is an infinite number of souls, whose destiny is to be released from material embodiment; the Buddhist view that there is no eternal Self; the Abrahamic belief that persons are essentially embodied souls; and the materialistic position that persons are complex material organisms. Indian ideas of rebirth, karma, and liberation from samsara are critically analysed and compared with semitic belief in the intermediate state of Sheol, Purgatory or Paradise, the Final Judgement and the resurrection of the body. The impact of scientific theories of cosmic and biological evolution on religious beliefs is assessed, and a form of 'soft emergent materialism' is defended, with regard to the soul. In this context, a Christian doctrine of original sin and atonement is presented, stressing the idea of soterial, as opposed to forensic, justice. Finally, a Christian view of personal immortality and the 'end of all things' is developed in conversation with Jewish and Muslim beliefs about judgement and resurrection.
Download or read book Becoming Human written by J. Canfield and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-09-28 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a philosophical examination of the stages in our journey from hominid to human. Dealing with the nature and origin of language, self-consciousness, and the religious ideal of a return to Eden, it has a philosophical anthropology approach. It provides an account of our place in nature consistent with both empiricism and mysticism.
Book Synopsis The Return to Religion by : Henry C. Link
Download or read book The Return to Religion written by Henry C. Link and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-01-29 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry C. Link (1889 - 1952) was a famous psycologist who was alienated from Christian belief for many years, but gradually went back again during his practice as a psycologist. This book reveals the story behind, and it quickly became a best-seller when it was first published in 1936. Its timeless relevance is truly evidenced by its many reprints up to our time.
Book Synopsis The Life of Reason by : George Santayana
Download or read book The Life of Reason written by George Santayana and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Being Human: An Entheological Guide to God, Evolution and the Fractal Energetic Nature of Reality by : Martin W. Ball
Download or read book Being Human: An Entheological Guide to God, Evolution and the Fractal Energetic Nature of Reality written by Martin W. Ball and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-04-26 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being Human is the extraordinary new book that articulates a grand unified vision of reality through the Entheological Paradigm. Skillfully avoiding all speculation and metaphysics, Martin W. Ball, Ph.D., presents a concise explanation for the fundamental nature of reality as the fractal expression of a Unitary Energy Being (God). Ball explores how intentional work with entheogens, such as 5-MeO-DMT, gives individuals direct access to their immediate energetic natures. Through such practices, individuals can liberate themselves from the restrictive confines of their illusion-bound egos and embrace their personalities and bodies as direct expressions of God in physical and conscious form. Radical in its implications, stunning for its simplicity, Being Human is humanity's long-awaited guide to genuine fulfillment, transcendence, and global harmony and peace. If you feel ready to understand and experience the truth for yourself, then Being Human is the only book you will ever need.
Book Synopsis The Varieties of Religious Experience by : William James
Download or read book The Varieties of Religious Experience written by William James and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harvard psychologist and philosopher William James' The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature explores the nature of religion and, in James' observation, its divorce from science when studied academically. After publication in 1902 it quickly became a canonical text of philosophy and psychology, remaining in print through the entire century. "Scientific theories are organically conditioned just as much as religious emotions are; and if we only knew the facts intimately enough, we should doubtless see 'the liver' determining the dicta of the sturdy atheist as decisively as it does those of the Methodist under conviction anxious about his soul. When it alters in one way the blood that percolates it, we get the Methodist, when in another way, we get the atheist form of mind."
Book Synopsis No Cure for Being Human by : Kate Bowler
Download or read book No Cure for Being Human written by Kate Bowler and published by Random House. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason (And Other Lies I’ve Loved) asks, how do you move forward with a life you didn’t choose? “Kate Bowler is the only one we can trust to tell us the truth.”—Glennon Doyle, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Untamed It’s hard to give up on the feeling that the life you really want is just out of reach. A beach body by summer. A trip to Disneyland around the corner. A promotion on the horizon. Everyone wants to believe that they are headed toward good, better, best. But what happens when the life you hoped for is put on hold indefinitely? Kate Bowler believed that life was a series of unlimited choices, until she discovered, at age thirty-five, that her body was wracked with cancer. In No Cure for Being Human, she searches for a way forward as she mines the wisdom (and absurdity) of today’s “best life now” advice industry, which insists on exhausting positivity and on trying to convince us that we can out-eat, out-learn, and out-perform our humanness. We are, she finds, as fragile as the day we were born. With dry wit and unflinching honesty, Kate Bowler grapples with her diagnosis, her ambition, and her faith as she tries to come to terms with her limitations in a culture that says anything is possible. She finds that we need one another if we’re going to tell the truth: Life is beautiful and terrible, full of hope and despair and everything in between—and there’s no cure for being human.
Download or read book To Be Human written by Jiddu Krishnamurti and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2000-10-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To Be Human presents Krishnamurti's radical vision of life in a new way. At the heart of this extraordinary collection are passages from the great teacher's talks that amplify and clarify the nature of truth and those obstacles that often prevent us from seeing it. Most of these core teachings have not been available in print until now. Besides presenting the core of Krishnamurti's message, the book alerts the reader to his innovative use of language, the ways in which he would use "old words with new interpretations," then gives practical examples, showing that we can clarify our understanding of life itself—and act on this new understanding. The splendid introduction by David Skitt discusses Krishnamurti's philosophy as a guide to knowledge and experience, the roles knowledge and experience should play in our lives, and the times when it is best to cast them aside and "look and act anew." The book's source notes will aid the inquisitive reader who wishes a deeper understanding of this great teacher's message.
Book Synopsis A Master Class on Being Human by : Anthony Pinn
Download or read book A Master Class on Being Human written by Anthony Pinn and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A conversation between 2 eminent Black thinkers on how to work together to make the world a better place despite deep religious differences Brad Braxton and Anthony Pinn represent two traditions—Christianity and Secular Humanism respectively—that have for centuries existed in bitter opposition. For too long, people with different worldviews have disparaged and harmed one another. Instead of fighting each other, Braxton and Pinn talk with, listen to, and learn from one another. Their wide-ranging conversation demonstrates the possibility of fruitful exchange that accounts for—rather than masks—their differences. Written amid the Covid-19 pandemic, threats to our democracy, and national protests for racial justice, A Master Class on Being Human shows us that constructive dialogue can help us pursue the common good without sacrificing our distinctive identities. In conversations that are frank, personal, and deeply informed by scholarship, Braxton and Pinn discuss topics that are urgent and immediate, such as the ongoing violence against Black communities, the rise of religiously unaffiliated communities, the Black Lives Matter movement. They also ponder those broader philosophical and theological questions that inform our politics and sense of what it means to be human: the meaning of religion, the stubborn dilemma of moral evil, the power and problems of hope. Braxton and Pinn invite us to join them in a master class as they strive to create a world where differences are not tolerated but instead celebrated. In that kind of courageous classroom, all can learn how to be better people who in turn transform the world into a better place.
