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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Through the Eastern gate is about three young Westerners who follow three different eastern spiritual traditions. This intimate and compelling film delves into the worlds of people who have turned their backs on Western traditions to discover new paths and meaning in their lives.
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English
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At a time when the distance between church and state is narrowing and the teaching of intelligent design is being proposed for our classrooms, it is startling and provocative to hear the reasoned voice of a dissident from inside the church. For Carlene Cross, arriving at this shift in belief was a long and torturous journey.
In Fleeing Fundamentalism, Cross looks back at the life that led her to marry a charismatic young man who appeared destined...
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Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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2008 Retailer's Choice Award winner!Tony Dungy's words and example have intrigued millions of people, particularly following his victory in Super Bowl XLI, the first for an African American coach. How is it possible for a coach-especially a football coach-to win the respect of his players and lead them to the Super Bowl without the screaming histrionics, the profanities, and the demand that the sport come before anything else? How is it possible for...
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Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Language
English
Description
In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of its publication, a newly reissued edition of the bestselling author's classic work of feminine spiritual discovery, with a new introduction by the author.
"I was amazed to find that I had no idea how to unfold my spiritual life in a feminine way. I was surprised, and, in fact, a little terrified, when I found myself in the middle of a feminist spiritual reawakening."-Sue Monk Kidd
For years, Sue Monk...
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Publisher
Hay House
Language
English
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"In this truly inspirational memoir, Anita Moorjani relates how, after fighting cancer for almost four years, her body--overwhelmed by the malignant cells spreading throughout her system--began shutting down. As her organs failed, she entered into an extraordinary near-death experience where she realized her inherent worth. and the actual cause of her disease. Upon regaining consciousness, Anita found that her condition had improved so rapidly that...
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Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Betty J. Eadie's unforgettable bestseller Embraced by the Light described the inspiring story of her near-death experience and its life-changing effects, and influenced the lives of millions of readers worldwide. Now she shares her journey of spiritual awakening…revealing how she has learned to live with the lessons from her experience, unveiling more mysteries of the spirit realm, and offering insights into how we all can live in a world where...
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Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Barbara Brown Taylor continues her spiritual journey begun in Leaving Church of finding out what the world looks like after taking off her clergy collar. While teaching the world's religions to undergraduates in rural Georgia, she contemplates the myriad ways other people and traditions encounter the Transcendent, both by digging deeper into those traditions herself and by seeing them through her students' eyes as she sets off with them on field trips...
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Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Charting his journey from hippie to monk to lay practitioner, teacher, and interpreter of Buddhist thought, Batchelor reconstructs the historical Buddha's life, locating him within the social and political context of his world. In examining the ancient texts of the Pali Canon, the earliest record of the Buddha's life and teachings, Batchelor argues that the Buddha was a man who looked at human life in a radically new way for his time, more interested...
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Publisher
Page Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When all the pieces of your life lead you to one moment in time . . . As a three-year-old, she was fascinated by giraffe. At four she longed for Africa. Throughout a lifetime, every experience, choice, and decision built the long path to Kilimanjaro. What she learned on the mountain, forever changed her. For those who need to find the meaning in their lives, this journey is a reminder that the universe only seems chaotic. All that we are, all that...
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Publisher
Hampton Roads
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
With the death of her father, Paterson felt as if she had lost her home. Her response was to embark on a pilgrimage to Plum Village, the retreat of Nobel Prize-nominated Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh. This chronicle of her 40-day sojourn offers readers the 40 Buddhist precepts that she learned. The primary theme is the necessity of discovering how to "take refuge" or find a permanent home within ourselves-- without taking oneself too seriously
18) Searching for your soul: writers of many faiths share their personal stories of spiritual discovery
Publisher
Schocken Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
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