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Series
Very short introductions volume 189
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Debates about science and religion are rarely out of the news. Whether it concerns what's being taught in schools, clashes between religious values and medical recommendations, or questions about how to address our changing global environment, emotions often run high and answers seem intractable. Yet there is much more to science and religion than the clash of extremes. As Thomas Dixon and Adam Shapiro show in this balanced and thought-provoking...
Publisher
Lion Hudson
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
An up to date and authoritative survey of the entire history of the relationship between science and Christianity. Essays by Christian scientists explore the history of science-faith advances and theological perspectives. The book begins with a review of the scientific method and the nature of religious belief. Subsequent chapters deal with each major scientific discipline and its engagement with Christianity.
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1958.
Language
English
Description
Since the English translation first appeared in 1923, Rudolf Otto's volume has established itself as a classic in the field of religious philosophy. It offers an in-depth inquiry into the non-rational factor in the idea of the divine and its relation to the rational.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The stories of the Egyptian pharaohs and their ancient gods are full of mystery and adventure. In this retelling of nine tales of ancient Egypt, Williams uses her signature comic-strip style to capture the rich mythology and early history of this great civilization. Full color.
86) Saturday church
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this New York Times Critics' Pick, A 14 year old boy, struggling with gender identity and religion, begins to use fantasy to escape his life in the inner city and find his passion in the process.
Publisher
A&E
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In CULTS AND EXTREME BELIEF, Elizabeth Vargas, alongside former members of controversial organizations, goes on a search to uncover how these sects use their influence to prey upon people's desperation to create powerful and often destructive belief systems. Each episode will take an immersive look at one currently active group through the eyes of past devotees and get perspective from believers and leaders that are still inside.
Author
Publisher
Hay House, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Imagine being able to welcome ancient African goddess magic into your daily life to dissolve your fears, limiting beliefs, and shadow blocks as you learn how the principles of conjuring in African traditions can help you to become the person you were born to be. When Africans were kidnapped and brutally brought to "The New World," they hid their deities and rituals in stories of saints, angels, and legendary characters. Their deities included a powerful...
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Religions and mythologies from around the world teach that God or gods created humans. Atheist, humanist, and materialist critics, meanwhile, have attempted to turn theology on its head, claiming that religion is a human invention. In this book, E. Fuller Torrey draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to propose a startling answer to the ultimate question. Evolving Brains, Emerging Gods locates the origin of gods within the human brain, arguing...
Author
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
An essential feature of religious experience across many cultures is the intuitive feeling of God's presence. More than any rituals or doctrines, it is this experience that anchors religious faith, yet it has been largely ignored in the scientific literature on religion. Biologist John Wathey takes the reader on a scientific journey to find the sources of religious feeling and the illusion of God's presence. His book delves into the biological origins...
96) Healing with form, energy and light: the five elements in Tibetan Shamanism, Tantra, and Dzogchen
Author
Publisher
Snow Lion Pub
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Publisher
Lightmatter Productions
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
We live in a world which no longer questions itself, which lives from one day to another managing successive crises, without knowing where it is going and without trying to plan the itinerary'...It is only now that we are beginning to realise how accurately these words describe the contemporary global society. But it has been fourteen years since Zygmunt Bauman wrote them in his In search of politics. This foresightedness is not unusual for someone...
Publisher
TMW Media
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
In many cultures, throughout the ages, herbs were cultivated in gardens for their beauty and healing properties. Garden herbs provide remedies for emotional and physical healing and many types of garden herb contains active ingredients that act as natural medicine. Learn everything you need to know about proper herbal selection, extraction, and preparation. Discover the best storage methods to keep and protect the potent active healing ingredients...
99) Near Death
Publisher
Frederick Wiseman (Zipporah)
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
NEAR DEATH is a film about the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital. The film is concerned with how people face death. More specifically the film presents the complex interrelationships among patients, families, doctors, nurses, hospital staff and religious advisors as they confront the personal, ethical, medical, psychological, religious and legal issues involved in making decisions about whether or not to give life-sustaining...
100) Among the Believers
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Charismatic cleric Abdul Aziz Ghazi, an ISIS supporter and Taliban ally, is waging jihad against the Pakistani state. His dream is to impose a strict version of Shariah law throughout the country, as a model for the world. A flashpoint in Aziz's holy war took place in 2007, when the government leveled his flagship mosque to the ground, killing his mother, brother, only son and 150 students. With unprecedented access, Among the Believers follows Aziz...
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