Resultados para "Jane" en Estudios religiosos

This audiobook contains an easily accessible overview of the Hindu religion, with a focus on those coming from the Western religions and cultures. While quite a few of us in the west are familiar with at least some aspects of the religion (karma, for instance), most of us lack any real depth of understanding of the complexities and nuances of one of the world's oldest and most diverse religions. I hope that by listening to this book you can at least begin to scratch the surface of this rich and intricate religion.

Theologian and reformer John Wycliffe never had the opportunity to take his doctrines outside of his native England, but he could never have imagined that his teachings would one day travel as far as 920 miles east to Bohemia. One curious mind, however, was supposedly so inspired by Wycliffe that he was at once galvanized into action. Instead of simply parroting Wycliffe's seditious ideas, he launched an entire movement and remained fervidly true to his cause, even when his own life was at stake.

Based in the idea that social phenomena are best studied through the lens of different disciplinary perspectives, Empty Churches studies the growing number of individuals who no longer affiliate with a religious tradition. Coeditors Jan Stets, a social psychologist, and James Heft, a historian of theology, bring together leading scholars in the fields of sociology, developmental psychology, gerontology, political science, history, philosophy, and pastoral theology.

Jesus är idag en av världens mest kända historiska personer. Guds son, men också en social kämpe som spred en lära om kärlek, jämlikhet och tolerans bland Jerusalems fattiga och förtryckta. Lukasevangeliet är en av Bibelns viktigaste texter och tecknar Jesus livshistoria från födseln till hans gärning som missionerande läromästare och till hans brutala död i fångenskap. Det är en text som utmärker sig för sina detaljrika framställningar av dåtidens medicinska vetande, en aspekt som tillskrivs Lukas yrke som läkare.

A new must-have collection for fans of the New York Times bestselling Mitford series, featuring the prayers, sermons, and inspiration from beloved Father Tim, as well as new essays and reflections on faith from author Jan Karon. Over the course of fourteen novels, millions of readers have fallen...

Reveals the ongoing alien manipulation of humanity and how we can break free Explores how the Anunnaki have maintained invisible surveillance over us and how they control our development through religion, secret societies, and catastrophes Reveals how they feed off our energies and how...

The Book of Genesis sets out the power of God, the creator, and in doing so opens to door on an endless controversy over its interpretation. Jane Williams' insightful ebook explores how Genesis still has much profound use behind the noise and why it remains one of the most powerful texts ever written.

Acts of the Apostles tells the story of a disparate group of men who, against the odds, came to spearhead an international movement. Jane Williams examines the central messages of Acts and how and why they matter to us. The How to Believe series of books explores the teachings, philosophies, and beliefs of major thinkers and religious texts. In a short, easy-to-access format, leading writers present new understandings of these perennially important ideas.

Two pastors from Southern Oregon (one, a Republican, and the other, a Democrat) lay aside their political differences to examine marijuana and cannabis through two lenses: hard science, including medical journals from both inside and outside the US, as well as scripture itself.

Unser Leben ist komplex geworden. Wir werden von Erwartungen und Informationen überflutet. Wir werden gelebt und sehnen uns danach, auszubrechen. An dieser tiefen Sehnsucht setzt Bestsellerautor Johannes Hartl an. Er analysiert den Zustand unserer Gesellschaft und zeigt glasklar auf, was uns verloren gegangen ist, psychologisch, soziologisch, aber auch spirituell. Hartl erkennt drei Grunddimensionen, die unser Leben ausmachen, aus machen könnten. Sie wieder zu entdecken, ist die große Aufgabe, für die dieses Hörbuch vorbereitet.

Self-hatred. Guilt. Resentment. Paranoia. Hysteria. Overbearing mother-love. In this witty, insightful, and poignant book, Devorah Baum delves into fiction, film, memoir, and psychoanalysis to present a dazzlingly original exploration of a series of feelings famously associated with modern Jews.

This short account of Swami Vivekananda, the Vedantist who brought Hinduism to America, focuses on the years 1893 to 1897. After a famous speech at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, Vivekananda promoted his religious beliefs and practices by lecturing extensively across the United States, teaching and attracting devotees, producing a wealth of publications and tracts on Hinduism, encouraging vegetarianism, writing the first book on yoga to appear in America and so on, for a new and enthusiastic audience.