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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious life & practice > General
Living Up in a Down World explores the experience of life, our
attitudes and perspective from a Biblical viewpoint, and provides a
basic outline for the path to achieving a lifetime of peace and
fulfillment.Pastor and counselor Dr. Bob Edwards has observed the
damaged emotions of others for over two decades and offers a
step-by-step approach to overcoming the emptiness created by a
culture permeated with negativity and relativism. Dr. Bob draws
inspiration from Scripture and personal anecdotes to encourage
positive change as he shares healing methods intended to relieve
the inner hurts created by being "just plain human." For those who
may try to fill an empty void with unhealthy relationships, fame,
fortunes, sex, alcohol or food, Dr. Bob leads the way to
discovering a simple, humorous approach to living a fulfilling and
purposeful existence surrounded with God-created peace.For those
looking for inspiration and a deeper understanding of themselves,
this guide will help spiritual seekers apply Christian principles
and learn to view the world through upward thinking and eternal
eyes, ultimately setting a new course in life to live UP in a down
world!
Movement, smell, vision, and other perceptual experiences are ways
of thinking and orienting ourselves in the world. And yet the
appeal to experience as resource for theology, though a significant
shift in contemporary scholarship, has seldom received nuanced
investigation. How do embodied differences like gender, race,
disability, and sexuality highlight theological analysis and
connect to perceptual experience and theological imagination? In
Meaning in Our Bodies, Heike Peckruhn offers historical and
cultural comparisons, showing how sensory experience may order
normalcy, social status, or communal belonging. Ultimately, she
argues that scholars who appeal to the importance of bodily
experiences need to acquire a robust and nuanced understanding of
how sensory perceptions and interactions are cultural and
theological acts of making meaning.
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