Organic Spirituality

Download or read book Organic Spirituality written by Nicki Verploegen Vandergrift and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A six-part introduction to the contemplative life introduces readers to the joys of living life in the moment, and in the light of God. Original.

Download or read book Women's Spirituality written by Mary Faulkner and published by Hampton Roads Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the inside scoop on goddesses, Amazons, and ancient matriarchal societies, to feminist theology and pagan rituals--Women’s Spirituality offers a comprehensive survey of what is happening in women’s spirituality today. Mary Faulkner also provides a sweeping historical and social overview of women’s spiritual experience from the dawn of civilization to present day: Goddesses, amazons, priestesses and Magicthe history of early matriarchal societiesecofeminismPagan and New Age ritualsWiccan, Celtic, Jewish, Christian, native peoples, and other spiritual traditions Faulkner also highlights the work of well-known writers, theologians, and academics who have contributed to the field, including Barbara Walker, Marija Gimbutas, Luisah Teish, Starhawk, Alice Walker, Rosemary Ruether, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sallie McFague, Mary Daly, Judith Plaskow, Carol Christ, Sue Monk Kidd, and many more. For the novice, adept, or the simply curious, this book offers both a sweeping history and an inside view of one of the most profound movements and moving religious impulses of today.

Download or read book Sensuous Spirituality written by Virginia R. Mollenkott and published by Crossroad Publishing. This book was released on 1992 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A well-known Evangelical feminist shares the story of her own journey to spiritual awareness. Mollenkott shares her view of the self and the Divine that is sensuous and mystical, that recognizes the beauty and goodness of the human core, and that works for social change from a centered self.

Download or read book The Varieties of Scientific Experience written by Carl Sagan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-11-02 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Ann Druyan has unearthed a treasure. It is a treasure of reason, compassion, and scientific awe. It should be the next book you read.” —Sam Harris, author of The End of Faith “A stunningly valuable legacy left to all of us by a great human being. I miss him so.” —Kurt Vonnegut Carl Sagan's prophetic vision of the tragic resurgence of fundamentalism and the hope-filled potential of the next great development in human spirituality The late great astronomer and astrophysicist describes his personal search to understand the nature of the sacred in the vastness of the cosmos. Exhibiting a breadth of intellect nothing short of astounding, Sagan presents his views on a wide range of topics, including the likelihood of intelligent life on other planets, creationism and so-called intelligent design, and a new concept of science as "informed worship." Originally presented at the centennial celebration of the famous Gifford Lectures in Scotland in 1985 but never published, this book offers a unique encounter with one of the most remarkable minds of the twentieth century.

Download or read book Organic Disciplemaking written by Dennis McCallum and published by . This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains everything committed members need to mentor someone into spiritual maturity and leadership through a relationship, not a program. Through numerous personal stories, McCallum and Lowery explain how and why the organic disciple-making process works so well at Xenos Christian Fellowship in Columbus, Ohio. --from publisher description.

Download or read book Wonders of Spiritual Unfoldment written by John Butler and published by Shepheard-Walwyn. This book was released on 2008-11-01 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A personal account of searching for spiritual understanding initially outside Christian teaching, this book takes the position that there are as many ways to God as there are paths up a mountain. Interpreting his own spiritual breakthroughs, the author describes them as "windows of realization" and likens them to the sensation of being made whole. The book describes his journey from Eastern mantra-style meditation to the Orthodox "prayer of the heart" and details how a love of nature and a desire to do good played an important part in his spiritual unfoldment.

Download or read book The Spiritual Pilgrim written by Joseph O. Barrett and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: