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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems
Philosophy and the advances in cosmology, neurology, molecular
biology, and the social sciences have made the convincing and
converging arguments for God's existence more probable than ever in
history. On God's Existence is concise summary of these arguments
as well as new arguments inspired by the advances of the sciences.
The southwest Virginia murder trials of a young schoolteacher
named Edith Maxwell made her a cause celebre of the 1930s. No
newspaper reader or radio listener could avoid hearing of her case
in 1935 or 1936, and few magazines neglected to run at least one
story on the case. In the media attention that it received, the
Maxwell case rivaled the Scopes monkey trial of the 1920s, and for
some it seemed to involve many of the same sociological issues--the
conflict between modernism and tradition, between urban and rural
values, between the sexes, and between generations. Feminist
organizations like the National Women's Party and other women's
business and professional organizations rallied to Edith's defense
because women were not allowed on criminal juries in Virginia in
the 1930s.
The number of non-religious men and women has increased
dramatically over the past several decades. Yet scholarship on the
non-religious is severely lacking. In response to this critical gap
in knowledge, The Nonreligious provides a comprehensive summation
and analytical discussion of existing social scientific research on
the non-religious. The authors present a thorough overview of
existing research, while also drawing on ongoing research and
positing ways to improve upon our current understanding of this
growing population. The findings in this book stand out against the
corpus of secular writing, which is comprised primarily of
polemical rants critiquing religion, personal life-stories/memoirs
of former believers, or abstract philosophical explorations of
theology and anti-theology. By offering the first research- and
data-based conclusions about the non-religious, this book will be
an invaluable source of information and a foundation for further
scholarship. Written in clear, jargon-free language that will
appeal to the increasingly interested general readers, this book
provides an unbiased, thorough account of all relevant existing
scholarship within the social sciences that bears on the lived
experience of the non-religious.
Geraldine Cummins's fourth book, The Road to Immortality written in
1932, is a series of communications allegedly from F. W. H. Myers,
the eminent psychologist and psychical researcher, who departed
from the earth plane in1901. Communicating from the 'other side'
Myers gives us a glorious vision of the progression of the human
spirit through eternity. In the Introduction Beatrice Gibbes
described the method of communication employed by Cummins. "She
would sit at a table, cover her eyes with her left hand and
concentrate on "stillness." She would then fall into a light trance
or dream state. Her hand would then begin to write. In one sitting,
Gibbes stated, Cummins wrote 2,000 words in 75 minutes, whereas her
normal compositions were much slower-perhaps 800 words in seven or
eight hours." Gibbes added that she witnessed the writing of about
50 different personalities, all claiming to be 'dead, ' and all
differing in character and style, coming through Cummins' hand.
Communicating through Cummins, Myers stated: "We communicate an
impression through the inner mind of the medium.... Sometimes we
only send the thoughts and the medium's unconscious mind clothes
them in words." Speaking of God Myers explains; The term God means
the Supreme Mind, the Idea behind all life, the Whole in terms of
pure thought, a Whole within which is cradled the Alpha and Omega
of existence as a mental concept. Every act, every thought, every
fact in the history of the Universes, every part of them, is
contained within that Whole. Therein is the original concept of
all. Now considered a classic in afterlife literature, The Road to
Immortality takes us on a journey we may all repeat some day, and
with Myers as our guide, the journey is spectacular.
Everyone needs freedom. Everyone desires freedom. Everyone deserves
freedom. Freedom is not just a passion but a God given right. This
book explores the realms of freedom and discusses some of the
various types of freedom needed in different facets of human lives
and endeavors. It lays hold on the reasons freedom may have been
curtailed in certain environments, and how it can be released and
restored. Freedom is discussed as a case of deliverance in the
realms of the spirit and the natural. Learn how to raise a battle
against the enemy in order to obtain emancipation from all manner
of satanic terrorism and interferences. You need the gift of
freedom. You can be free. This book provides the antidote to your
freedom.
Antoine Fabre d'Olivet (December 8, 1767-March 25, 1825) was a
French author, poet, and composer whose biblical and philosophical
hermeneutics in?uenced many occultists, such as Eliphas Lvi and
Gerard Encausse (Papus), and Ren Gunon. D'Olivet spent his life
pursuing the esoteric wisdom concealed in the Hebrew scriptures,
Greek philosophy, and the symbolism of many ancient cultures as far
back as ancient India, Persia, and Egypt. His writings are
considered classics of the Hermetic tradition. His best known works
today are his research on the Hebrew language (The Hebraic Tongue
Restored), his translation and interpretation of the writings of
Pythagoras (The Golden Verses of Pythagoras), and his writings on
the sacred art of music. In addition to the above two books and the
present one, Hermetica has also published in consistent facsimile
format for its Collected Works of Fabre d'Olivet series Cain and
The Healing of Rodolphe Grivel. D'Olivet's interest in Pythagoras
started a revival of Neo-Pythagoreanism that would later in?uence
many occultists and new age esotericists. His mastery of many
ancient languages and their literatures enabled him to write (in
the time of Napoleon) his Hermeneutic Interpretation of the Origin
of the Social State of Man and the Destiny of the Adamic Race,
which remains a landmark investigation of the deeper esoteric
undercurrents at work in the history of culture. A selection of
chapter titles indicates the scope of this extraordinary text:
Intellectual, Metaphysical Constitution of Man; Man is One of Three
Great Powers of the Universe; Division of Mankind; Love, Principle
of Sociability; Man is First Mute-First Language Consists of Signs;
Digression on the Four Ages of the World; Deplorable Lot of Woman;
Origin of Music and Poetry; Deviation of the Cult, Superstition;
Establishment of Theocracy; Divine Messenger; Who Rama Was;
Digression upon the Celts; Divine Unity Admitted into the Universal
Empire; Origin of the Phoenician Shepherds; Foundation of the
Assyrian Empire; New Developments of the Intellectual Sphere;
Orpheus, Moses, and Fo-Hi; Struggle between Asia and Europe; Greece
Loses her Political Existence; Beginning of Rome; Mission of Jesus;
Conquest of Odin; Mission of Mohammed; Reign of Charlemagne;
Utility of Feudalism and of Christianity; Movement of the European
Will towards America; Principle of Monarchical Government; Causes
which Are Opposed to the Establishment of Pure Despotism and
Democracy.
The Intimate Resistance is a keen, deeply beautiful reflection on
the human condition. The author explains how we ourselves can warm,
protect and guide those around us. "The intimate resistance is the
name for an experience belonging to a state of proximity; a state
cannot be visited in one day, but rather habitually. Today, to
remain in this state is by no means simple. Proximity cannot be
measured in metres or centimetres. Its opposite is not distance,
but rather the ubiquitous monotony of a world dominated by
technology. What is clear is that day to day and home life are
essential ways of experiencing proximity."
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
There are over 600 New Religious Movements (NRMs) in Great Britain
alone, and more than 2000 in the United States. A Reader in New
Religious Movements aims to provide an introduction to the main
teachings of a selection of these organizations, focusing on those
which are well-established in the West. The contemporary - and in
some cases controversial -- NRMs covered include The Unification
Church, The International Society for Krishna Consciousness, The
Family, Osho, Soka Gakkai International and the Western Buddhist
Order.
....In the unending definement of this book I honestly believe that
people will find out soon enough what will happen to them when the
moment of life's ending comes along, but it is my duty as both a
dying patient, and as a woman of religion, to tell others who may
not know, and to explain the best of my ability the atrocities that
actually occured in this place.... ....Unlike most of the general
masses I can hear many other pulses of life, but this all comes
from knowing God and the child within as she absorbs the building
tensions and rechannels that energy into a rightful and God-fearing
direction, hence creating a fullfilling existence regardless if
that same individual is hurting or is at peace....
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