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Life of the Buddha (Hardcover): Ashvaghosa Life of the Buddha (Hardcover)
Ashvaghosa; Translated by Patrick Olivelle
R667 Discovery Miles 6 670 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Buddhist monk Ashva-ghosha composed Life of the Buddha in the first or second century CE probably in Ayodhya. This is the earliest surviving text of the Sanskrit literary genre called kavya and probably provided models for Kali-dasa's more famous works. The most poignant scenes on the path to his Awakening are when the young prince Siddhartha, the future Buddha, is confronted by the reality of sickness, old age, and death, while seduced by the charms of the women employed to keep him at home. A poet of the highest order, Ashva-ghosha's aim is not entertainment but instruction, presenting the Buddha's teaching as the culmination of the Brahmanical tradition. His wonderful descriptions of the bodies of courtesans are ultimately meant to show the transience of beauty.

Co-published by New York University Press and the JJC Foundation

For more on this title and other titles in the Clay Sanskrit series, please visit http: //www.claysanskritlibrary.org

Women in Ministry (Paperback): Jacqueline T. Flowers Women in Ministry (Paperback)
Jacqueline T. Flowers
R258 Discovery Miles 2 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
As For Me and My House Leadership Manual (Paperback): Ronnie W Goines As For Me and My House Leadership Manual (Paperback)
Ronnie W Goines
R425 Discovery Miles 4 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Treatises (Paperback): Stephen of Sawley Treatises (Paperback)
Stephen of Sawley; Translated by Jeremiah F. O'Sullivan; Edited by Bede K Lackner
R711 R660 Discovery Miles 6 600 Save R51 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Translated here for the first time are four works written by Stephen for his monks: A Mirror for Novices, A Threefold Exercise, On the Recitation of the Divine Office, and Meditations on the Joys of the Blessed Virgin. Each expresses the devotion of his day and provides an insight into the inner life of an early thirteenth century Cistercian monastery.  A monk at Fountains Abbey and later abbot of Sawley, Stephen in his Meditations on the Gospel, on the Virgin, and on the Divine Office, delicately expresses the monastic devotion of the early thirteenth century.

Spiritual Accompaniment and Counselling - Journeying with psyche and soul (Paperback): Kathy Kinmond, Philip Goss, Lisa Oakley,... Spiritual Accompaniment and Counselling - Journeying with psyche and soul (Paperback)
Kathy Kinmond, Philip Goss, Lisa Oakley, Lynette Harborne, Prof. William West; Edited by …
R883 Discovery Miles 8 830 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The contributors, who each work with spiritual issues, either explicitly as spiritual directors or accompaniers, or as an implicit part of their therapeutic work, offer a psychologically-informed approach to Spiritual Accompaniment and Direction, and to working with others on a spiritual level more generally. They explore what it means to be attuned to the spiritual process of another, discuss what makes an effective relationship in Spiritual Accompaniment and counselling, and consider how best to work with spiritual crisis, spiritual abuse, and pain. The unconscious process informing the work, forgiveness, changing spiritual needs over the life-span, and models of supervision that can inform the practice of Spiritual Accompaniment are also explored. A case study is presented, providing psychological and theological insights into the accompaniment process. Grounded in work with the spiritual dimension of others and aspiring to improve encounters at a spiritual level, this concise book has important implications for the practice of counsellors, psychotherapists, and spiritual accompaniers and directors.

Quick Scripture Reference for Counseling Youth (Spiral bound, Updated and Revised Edition): Patricia A. Miller, Keith R. Miller Quick Scripture Reference for Counseling Youth (Spiral bound, Updated and Revised Edition)
Patricia A. Miller, Keith R. Miller
R592 R546 Discovery Miles 5 460 Save R46 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Drugs and alcohol. Self-injury. Eating disorders. Puberty. Suicide. Sexual purity. These are just a few of the challenges facing teens and young adults today. This concise, topical guide to the Bible is the perfect tool for parents and youth pastors wanting to provide scriptural guidance to youth regarding the issues they face in their formative years. Now updated, revised, and expanded with new topics.

Sure & Steady - Learning And Growing In Pastoral Ministry (Paperback): Ed Taylor Sure & Steady - Learning And Growing In Pastoral Ministry (Paperback)
Ed Taylor
R353 Discovery Miles 3 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The 52 Laws of Kingdom Leadership - Discovering And Understanding True Biblical Leadership (Paperback): Stan Belyshev The 52 Laws of Kingdom Leadership - Discovering And Understanding True Biblical Leadership (Paperback)
Stan Belyshev
R427 Discovery Miles 4 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Ulama in Contemporary Islam - Custodians of Change (Paperback, New Ed): Muhammad Qasim Zaman The Ulama in Contemporary Islam - Custodians of Change (Paperback, New Ed)
Muhammad Qasim Zaman
R1,182 Discovery Miles 11 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

From the cleric-led Iranian revolution to the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan, many people have been surprised by what they see as the modern reemergence of an antimodern phenomenon. This book helps account for the increasingly visible public role of traditionally educated Muslim religious scholars (the ulama) across contemporary Muslim societies. Muhammad Qasim Zaman describes the transformations the centuries-old culture and tradition of the ulama have undergone in the modern era--transformations that underlie the new religious and political activism of these scholars. In doing so, it provides a new foundation for the comparative study of Islam, politics, and religious change in the contemporary world.

While focusing primarily on Pakistan, Zaman takes a broad approach that considers the Taliban and the ulama of Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India, and the southern Philippines. He shows how their religious and political discourses have evolved in often unexpected but mutually reinforcing ways to redefine and enlarge the roles the ulama play in society. Their discourses are informed by a longstanding religious tradition, of which they see themselves as the custodians. But these discourses are equally shaped by--and contribute in significant ways to--contemporary debates in the Muslim public sphere.

This book offers the first sustained comparative perspective on the ulama and their increasingly crucial religious and political activism. It shows how issues of religious authority are debated in contemporary Islam, how Islamic law and tradition are continuously negotiated in a rapidly changing world, and how the ulama both react to and shape larger Islamic social trends. Introducing previously unexamined facets of religious and political thought in modern Islam, it clarifies the complex processes of religious change unfolding in the contemporary Muslim world and goes a long way toward explaining their vast social and political ramifications.

God, Don't You Care? - Answering the Question You Didn't Know You Asked (Paperback): Chelsey Dollman God, Don't You Care? - Answering the Question You Didn't Know You Asked (Paperback)
Chelsey Dollman
R414 R392 Discovery Miles 3 920 Save R22 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Your Church Can Grow - 35 Critical Questions to Ask (Paperback): Ray James Your Church Can Grow - 35 Critical Questions to Ask (Paperback)
Ray James
R206 Discovery Miles 2 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Darkness at Dachau - The True Story of Father Jean Bernard (Paperback): Paul F Caranci Darkness at Dachau - The True Story of Father Jean Bernard (Paperback)
Paul F Caranci
R553 Discovery Miles 5 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Holy Orders, Holy Waters - Re-Exploring the Compelling Influence of Charleston's Bishop John England & Monsignor Joseph L.... Holy Orders, Holy Waters - Re-Exploring the Compelling Influence of Charleston's Bishop John England & Monsignor Joseph L. O'Brien (Paperback)
W Thomas McQueeney
R723 Discovery Miles 7 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Broken, Broke and Brought Back - Why Moral Failure Happens and How to Overcome It (Paperback): Keith M Gilliam Broken, Broke and Brought Back - Why Moral Failure Happens and How to Overcome It (Paperback)
Keith M Gilliam
R378 Discovery Miles 3 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Towards the End of My Days - Theological & Spiritual Reflections (Paperback): Geoffrey Robinson Towards the End of My Days - Theological & Spiritual Reflections (Paperback)
Geoffrey Robinson
R987 R848 Discovery Miles 8 480 Save R139 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Minister Well - 52 Tools for Ministry Leaders (Paperback): Heather Jordon Clark Minister Well - 52 Tools for Ministry Leaders (Paperback)
Heather Jordon Clark
R405 R381 Discovery Miles 3 810 Save R24 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Chosen and Beloved-How to use our God given manual as women in leadership (Paperback): Laverne Huberta Ramsey Chosen and Beloved-How to use our God given manual as women in leadership (Paperback)
Laverne Huberta Ramsey
R417 Discovery Miles 4 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sermons on the Final Verses of the Song of Songs Volume I - Volume 29 (Paperback): John Offord Sermons on the Final Verses of the Song of Songs Volume I - Volume 29 (Paperback)
John Offord; Translated by Wendy Mary Beckett
R725 R673 Discovery Miles 6 730 Save R52 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Resilient Leader - How to beat being overwhelmed and burnout for sustainable leadership (Paperback): Amanda Nickson The Resilient Leader - How to beat being overwhelmed and burnout for sustainable leadership (Paperback)
Amanda Nickson
R524 R484 Discovery Miles 4 840 Save R40 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Apocalypse Delayed - The Story of Jehovah's Witnesses (Paperback, 3 Revised Edition): M.James Penton Apocalypse Delayed - The Story of Jehovah's Witnesses (Paperback, 3 Revised Edition)
M.James Penton
R976 Discovery Miles 9 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Since 1876, Jehovah's Witnesses have believed that they are living in the last days of the present world. Charles T. Russell, their founder, advised his followers that members of Christ's church would be raptured in 1878, and by 1914 Christ would destroy the nations and establish his kingdom on earth. The first prophecy was not fulfilled, but the outbreak of the First World War lent some credibility to the second. Ever since that time, Jehovah's Witnesses have been predicting that the world would end "shortly." Their numbers have grown to many millions in over two hundred countries. They distribute a billion pieces of literature annually, and continue to anticipate the end of the world. For almost thirty years, M. James Penton's Apocalypse Delayed has been the definitive scholarly study of this religious movement. As a former member of the sect, Penton offers a comprehensive overview of the Jehovah's Witnesses. His book is divided into three parts, each presenting the Witnesses' story in a different context: historical, doctrinal, and sociological. Some of the issues he discusses are known to the general public, such as the sect's opposition to military service and blood transfusions. Others involve internal controversies, including political control of the organization and the handling of dissent within the ranks. Thoroughly revised, the third edition of Penton's classic text includes substantial new information on the sources of Russell's theology and on the church's early leaders, as well as coverage of important developments within the sect since the second edition was published fifteen years ago.

History of Nile - A Century of Fun, Fellowship, and Philanthropy (Paperback): Richard M Kovak History of Nile - A Century of Fun, Fellowship, and Philanthropy (Paperback)
Richard M Kovak
R610 Discovery Miles 6 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Being Pastor in an Anxious Society - How to address anxious people with courage to speak a word of hope (Paperback): Stephen... Being Pastor in an Anxious Society - How to address anxious people with courage to speak a word of hope (Paperback)
Stephen McCutchan
R165 Discovery Miles 1 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Be Your Pathfinder - A Guide to Accelerating Your Success in Life, Career & Business (Paperback): Victoria Okuku Be Your Pathfinder - A Guide to Accelerating Your Success in Life, Career & Business (Paperback)
Victoria Okuku
R240 Discovery Miles 2 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Christian Satanic Book Four (Paperback): Lucifer Jeremy White Christian Satanic Book Four (Paperback)
Lucifer Jeremy White
R172 Discovery Miles 1 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Venturing into "impossible" territory once again with Christian Satanism, this book provides its reader with the option to be both as only real wisdom could allow.

Broken Yet Called - A Leader's Journey to Renewal and Restoration (Paperback): Terrance J Rollerson Broken Yet Called - A Leader's Journey to Renewal and Restoration (Paperback)
Terrance J Rollerson
R385 R357 Discovery Miles 3 570 Save R28 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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