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Ron Geaves demonstrates how the convergence of Prem Rawat, formerly
known as Guru Maharaj Ji, and Glastonbury Fayre in 1971 was a key
event in understanding the jigsaw that came to be known as 'New
Age' spirituality. The book charts the discovery of Prem Rawat in
India in 1969 by a small number of British and North American
'hippies', and explores how his arrival in Britain in June 1971, as
well as his speech from the pyramid stage at the Fayre at just 13
years old, escalated his activities to make him one of the key
influencers of 1970s counterculture spirituality. Both Glastonbury
and Prem Rawat have gone on to re-emerge in significantly different
identities to the ones presented in 1971. The meeting between the
two demonstrates how alternative spiritualities were being formed
in the 1960s and how some strands went on to develop into the 'New
Age' counterculture that eventually permeated mainstream cultures
in Britain and the USA.
In the era of globalization, change is the order of the day, but
the conventional view of the Arab Middle East is that of a rigid
and even stagnant region. This book counters the static perception
and focuses instead on regional dynamics. The international team of
contributors evaluate the development of Arab civil society;
examine the opportunities and challenges facing the Arab media;
link the debates concerning Arab political thought to the evolving
regional and international context; look at the transformation of
armed Islamist movements into deradicalized factions; assess how
and to what extent women's empowerment is breaking down patriarchy;
and analyze the rise of non-state actors such as Hizbollah and
Hamas that rival central political authority.
In his first major book since the phenomenal bestseller The Seat of
the Soul, Gary Zukav reveals a revolutionary new path for spiritual
growth. A great transformation is taking place. We are evolving
beyond the limits of our five senses and increasingly able to
access data that we could not previously detect. A new and
surprising world is emerging, around us and within us. If we choose
to realize its potential, we will forever alter our experiences of
ourselves, our relationships and our surroundings. Gary Zukav
explains how a powerful new dynamic is at play in human
relationships. By focusing attention on the interior rather than
the outer causes of suffering or joy, we can reach our full
potential and generate authentic power, co-creating rewarding
partnerships of substance and depth for the purposes of our mutual
spiritual growth. Filled with fascinating examples as well as
practical guidance, this remarkable book is the roadmap to profound
change, pointing towards a fulfi lling, joyful way of life for us
all.
In this controversial New York Times bestseller, Vincent Bugliosi,
the fearless attorney who prosecuted Charles Manson, turns his
critical eye on both religious believers and the atheists,
indicting both camps for the intellectual shortcuts each takes to
arrive at their conclusions. He argues lucidly and persuasively why
agnosticism-and a healthy skepticism toward certainty of all
kinds-is the most responsible position to take with regard to the
existence of God. Divinity of Doubt sets a new course amid the
explosion of bestselling books on religion, urging us to recognize
the limits of what we know, and what we cannot know, about the
ineffable mysteries of existence.
Food, Festival and Religion explores how communities in northern
Italy find a restorative sense of place through foodways, costuming
and other forms of materiality. Festivals examined by the author
vary geographically from the northern rural corners of Italy to the
fashionable heart of urban Milan. The origins of these lived
religious events range from Christian to vernacular Italian
witchcraft and contemporary Paganism, which is rapidly growing in
Italy. Francesca Ciancimino Howell demonstrates that during
ritualized occasions the sacred is located within the mundane. She
argues that communal feasting, pilgrimage, rituals and costumed
events can represent forms of lived religious materiality. Building
on the work of scholars including Foucault, Grimes and Ingold,
Howell offers a theoretical "Scale of Engagement" which further
tests the interfaces between and among the materialities of place,
food, ritual and festivals and provides a widely-applicable model
for analyzing grassroots events and community initiatives. Through
extensive ethnographic research and fieldwork data, this book
demonstrates that popular Italian festivals can be ritualized,
liminal spaces, contributing greatly to the fields of religious,
performance and ritual studies.
An extraordinary vision of unity among the world's historic faiths
and a classic of New Age spirituality.
Here is a hugely influential interpretation of the "lost years" of
Jesus Christ-from roughly the ages of twelve to thirty that are not
covered in Scripture- in which the Son of Man is seen to travel
through the religious cultures of the East, learning and preaching
the unifying spiritual ethic behind all religions.
"The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ" is a stirring and deeply
involving vision that profoundly impacted the development of
alternative spirituality in the early twentieth century, and
continues to touch readers today.
Now, the unabridged narrative of this powerful work- drawn from
one of its earliest volumes-is redesigned for ease of reading in a
handsome signature edition.
The perfect antidote to the fiery rhetoric that dominates our
current national debate over religion, "The Little Book of Atheist
Spirituality" is the ideal companion to such bestsellers as "The
God Delusion" and "God Is Not Great." I n this inspiring book,
bestselling author and philosopher Andre Comte-Sponville offers a
new perspective on the question of God's existence, acknowledging
the good that has come of religion while advocating tolerance from
both believers and non-believers. Through clear, concise, and often
humorous prose, Comte-Sponville offers a convincing appeal for a
new form of spiritual life?one that at its heart celebrates the
human need to connect to one another and the universe.
Selected lectures and writings on the return of this solar being to
the direction of earthly evolution.
While traditional psychics receive mental impressions, empaths
naturally have their emotional receptors turned on high. Empathy
can give rise to profound healing, love, and spiritual and magickal
progression or, if left uncontrolled, it can be a painful
experience of emotional overload. Esoteric Empathy teaches readers
the ins and outs of empathy and encourages self-awareness through
meditation, rituals, and other magickal practices and exercises.
This highly accessible book is essential for those whose emotions
fuel their spirituality. Whether you experience empathy on a
regular basis or simply want to know more about this fascinating
topic, this book provides much-needed answers about the emotional
abilities that are ushering our species into a new phase of
conscious evolution.
If suddenly you find yourself traveling down a long tunnel towards
a soothing, ethereal light and you see Grandma waving to you from a
distant garden with harp music in the background, relax. You're not
dead. When you die, you'll know it. Death isn't going to sleep.
Death is waking up. It is actually like being startled awake. There
is no afterlife. There is merely life. What comes after the biology
is magic.
In The Persistence of the Sacred in Modern Thought, Chris L.
Firestone, Nathan A. Jacobs, and thirteen other contributors
examine the role of God in the thought of major European
philosophers from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century. The
philosophers considered are, by and large, not orthodox theists;
they are highly influential freethinkers, emancipated by an age no
longer tethered to the authority of church and state. While
acknowledging this fact, the contributors are united in arguing
that this is only one side of a complex story. To redress the
imbalance of attention to secularism among crucial modern thinkers
and to consolidate a more theologically informed view of modernity,
they focus on the centrality of the sacred (theology and God) in
the thought of these philosophers. The essays, each in its own way,
argue that the major figures in modernity are theologically astute,
bent not on removing God from philosophy but on putting faith and
reason on a more sure footing in light of advancements in science
and a perceived need to rethink the relationship between God and
world. By highlighting and defending the theologically affirmative
dimensions of thinkers such as Thomas Hobbes, Gottfried Leibniz,
John Locke, Immanuel Kant, F. W. J. Schelling, G. W. F. Hegel, and
others, the essayists present a forceful and timely correction of
widely accepted interpretations of these philosophers. To ignore or
downplay the theological dimensions of the philosophical works they
address, they argue, distorts our understanding of modern thought.
Contributors: Nicholas Adams, Hubert Bost, Philip Clayton, John
Cottingham, Yolanda Estes, Chris L. Firestone, Lee Hardy, Peter C.
Hodgson, Nathan A. Jacobs, Jacqueline Marina, A. P. Martinich,
Richard A. Muller, Myron B. Penner, Stephen D. Snobelen, Nicholas
Wolterstorff.
This book comprises a series of occult precepts with commentaries
and notes, while "Through the Gates of Gold" leads the aspirant
onward along the path of mystical insight. The mysteries of human
suffering, and the responsibilities of the individual for his own
progress and for the advancement of the race as a whole, are
described.
What is the relationship between those who have died and those who
remain alive on earth? Can we help those now in the spiritual
world? Can they help us? In these talks, Rudolf Steiner deals with
the spiritual relationships that the living can have with those who
have crossed over the threshold between life and death. In a
realistic, practical way, he shows how an understanding of our
spiritual nature reveals ways of knowing a world undreamed of by
materialists. The tone of these talks is warm and moving, clearly
drawn from Steiner's own experience and the lives of those who had
died and who were personally known to him -- Robert Hamerling,
Christian Morgenstern, and others. This is an important work for
those who are coming to terms with the death of a love one. 7
lectures, various cities, April 17 - May 26, 1914.
Religion and religious diversity now occupy a central place in
several prominent debates in contemporary political theory, such as
those concerning the meaning(s) and relevance of secularism, the
place of religious reasons in political deliberation, and whether
religious beliefs and practices deserve special treatment by laws
and public institutions. That religion has once again become a
divisive topic amongst political theorists is perhaps surprising,
given the widespread consensus about such staples of liberal
political morality as the separation of church and state and the
principle of religious freedom. Featuring the work of both
established and up-and-coming scholars, this collection will take
stock of the recent turn towards religion in political theory,
identify some of the major unresolved challenges and issues, and
suggest new avenues for theoretical inquiry. Taken as a whole, the
collection showcases some cutting-edge work by leading scholars of
religion and political theory and demonstrates the vitality of
religion and political theory as a research agenda.
Korda's famous photograph of Che Guevara titled the "Guerrillero
Heroico" has been reproduced, modified and remixed countless times
since it was taken on March 5, 1960, in Havana, Cuba. This book
looks again at this well-known mass-produced image to explore how
an image can take on cultural force in diverse parts of the globe
and legitimate varying positions and mass action in unexpected
global political contexts. Analytically, the book develops a
comparative analysis of how images become attached to a range of
meanings that are absolutely inseparable from their contexts of
use. Addressing the need for a fluid and responsive approach to the
study of visual meaning-making, this book relies on multiple
methodologies such as semiotics, research-creation, multimodal
discourse analysis, ethnography and phenomenology. Each method has
something to offer toward the understanding of the social and
cultural work of images in our global cultures.
Pandeism: An Anthology presents the work of sixteen authors, new
and old, examining the implications of the revolutionary
evolutionary theological theory of Pandeism - the proposition that
the Creator of our Universe created by becoming our Universe, and
that this proposition can be demonstrated through the exercise of
logic and reason. These authors present a wide range of views
originating from their varied experiences, from professional
theologians and religious educators to lay philosophers with PhDs
in the hard sciences. Collectively, these authors have assembled
the most extensive examination of Pandeism put to print in over a
hundred years.
2008 Christian Bookseller's Covention Book of the Year Award winner
World-renowned scientist Richard Dawkins writes in The God
Delusion: "If this book works as I intend, religious readers who
open it will be atheists when they put it down." The volume has
received wide coverage, fueled much passionate debate and caused
not a little confusion. Alister McGrath, along with his wife,
Joanna, are ideal to evaluate Dawkins's ideas. Once an atheist
himself, he gained a doctorate in molecular biophysics before going
on to become a leading Christian theologian. He wonders how two
people, who have reflected at length on substantially the same
world, could possibly have come to such different conclusions about
God. McGrath subjects Dawkins's critique of faith to rigorous
scrutiny. His exhilarating, meticulously argued response deals with
questions such as Is faith intellectual nonsense? Are science and
religion locked in a battle to the death? Can the roots of
Christianity be explained away scientifically? Is Christianity
simply a force for evil? This book will be warmly received by those
looking for a reliable assessment ofThe God Delusion and the many
questions it raises--including, above all, the relevance of faith
and the quest for meaning.
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