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Dover Publications
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English
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The acknowledged masterpiece of one of Spain's most influential thinkers. Between despair and the desire for something better, Unamuno finds that "saving incertitude" that alone can console us. Dynamic appraisal of man's faith in God and in himself. -- from Amazon.
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English
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"In middle age, Ehrenreich came across the journal she had kept during her tumultuous adolescence and set out to reconstruct that quest, which had taken her to the study of science and through a cataclysmic series of uncanny-or as she later learned to call them, "mystical"-experiences. A staunch atheist and rationalist, she is profoundly shaken by the implications of her life-long search. Part memoir, part philosophical and spiritual inquiry, LIVING...
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MVD
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
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Nancy Abrams, Attorney and Co-Author, The New Universe and the Human Futureand Sachiko Kawaura, Department of Psychology and Human Relations, Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan, highlight the role of myth, metaphor, and art in broadening and deepening our understanding of human identity within a cosmological context.
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English
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The author draws on great thinkers like Confucius, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius and Christian monks to show us what stillness is and how it might be achieved. He believes stillness is the doorway to self-mastery, discipline, and focus. He examines many of the figures that exemplify the power of stillness, including Winston Churchill, Fred Rogers and Anne Frank. This book aims to equip you with everything you need to find stillness in your own life.
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Infobase
Pub. Date
[2005], c2004
Language
English
Description
This program explores three major areas of philosophical inquiry into religion: religious epistemology, or the exploration of the rational grounds for religious beliefs and, in particular, the existence of God; the metaphysics of religion, which inquires into the nature of God; and theodicy, which examines the philosophical implications of the presence of evil in the world. Commentary by Alvin Plantinga, of the University of Notre Dame; Fordham University's...
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Infobase
Pub. Date
[2013], c2012
Language
English
Description
What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a "religion for atheists" - call it Atheism 2.0 - that incorporates religious forms and traditions to satisfy our human need for connection, ritual, and transcendence. Through his witty and literate books and his School of Life, Alain de Botton helps others find fulfillment in the everyday.
11) Scared Sacred
Publisher
Infobase
Pub. Date
[2013], c2004
Language
English
Description
Can we be scared into the sacred? Can we take the trials of extreme historical situations and transform them into a force of awakening? Or will we succumb to groundlessness and fear? The film takes viewers on a journey to the pivotal ground zero sites of some of the darkest moments in human history: places like Bosnia, Wounded Knee, Auschwitz, Hiroshima, New York City, and Afghanistan. Award-winning filmmaker Velcrow Ripper confronts horror and heartbreak...
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Infobase
Pub. Date
[2013], c2011
Language
English
Description
If God is all-powerful and all-loving, then why does he allow evil and suffering to exist? This age-old philosophical dilemma, called the "inconsistent triad," is discussed in this program by scholars and clerics who explain the viewpoint of theists, atheists, agnostics, and skeptics. Topics include natural evil (such as tsunamis and earthquakes) and moral evil (such as school shootings and genocide), the psychological repercussions of suffering and...
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Infobase
Pub. Date
[2006], c2005
Language
English
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Barbara Walters hosts this ABC News program about the afterlife, collecting an array of opinions, hopes, and scenarios concerning what, if anything, happens following death. Walters interviews religious leaders from various cultures and faiths, including Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, archbishop of Washington, D.C.; Pastor Ted Haggard, president of the National Association of Evangelicals; Rabbi Neil Gillman of New York's Jewish Theological Seminary;...
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Infobase
Pub. Date
[2013], c2013
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English
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Religious fundamentalists backed by the Right Wing are finding increasingly stealthy ways to challenge evolution with the dogma of creationism. Their strategy includes passing education laws that encourage teaching creationism alongside evolution and supporting school vouchers to transfer taxpayer money from public to private schools, where they can push a creationist agenda. But they didn't count on 19-year-old anti-creationism activist Zack Kopplin....
Publisher
Infobase
Pub. Date
[2013], c2008
Language
English
Description
The old saying "there are no atheists in foxholes" is explored in this ABC News report for Focus on Faith. Captain Margaret Kibben and Lieutenant Commander Charles Varsojea discuss the role of the chaplain in the military as well as the role of spirituality in battle. Questions on the morality of taking another life and the effects of facing one's own death on a daily basis are also discussed.
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Infobase
Pub. Date
[2006], c2006
Language
English
Description
Those who wish to pursue a life of pure reason are often attracted to the movement known as secular humanism. This program explores the movement by presenting several humanist inquiries, including: How and why do religions develop? Can morality exist without religion? Is there a humanist narrative that can take the place of myth? How can public policy become truly rational? The film features explanations from prominent humanist figures-Dr. Paul Kurtz,...
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Infobase
Pub. Date
[2013], c2008
Language
English
Description
The three major religious traditions all have definitive positions on sexuality. In this ABC News report for Focus on Faith, Father Edward Beck explains the stance of religious communities on issues such as homosexuality and sex outside of marriage. He also discusses how sex education in school removed procreation from sexuality, leading to an increase in sexuality activity and all that follows from that.
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Infobase
Pub. Date
[2013], c2012
Language
English
Description
A viral YouTube video from a rapping preacher has had more than 22 million views. This ABC News report takes a look at Jeff Bethke and his message against organized religion. To a generation tired of the scandals of numerous churches, Bethke is a hero espousing his belief that he hates religion but loves Jesus, and Jesus is greater than religion.
19) Faith in America
Publisher
Infobase
Pub. Date
[2013], c2008
Language
English
Description
Americans are becoming more religiously tolerant than they have been in the past. Seventy percent accept that religions other than their own can lead to eternal life and less than 25 percent believe that their faith is the one true faith. This ABC News report examines how, in spite of the culture wars, Americans demonstrate a great deal of flexibility in how they see other religions.
Publisher
Infobase
Pub. Date
[2006], c2005
Language
English
Description
He was a philosopher, paleontologist, Jesuit priest-and far more than the sum of these disparate labels. Illuminating the life and work of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, this program examines his origins, his difficulties with Catholic orthodoxy, and his legacy as a major contributor to the "living Earth" theory. Interviewing scientists and religious leaders influenced by Teilhard, the program describes his anthropological achievements and explains concepts...
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