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Drawing Down the Sun: Rekindle the Magick of the Solar Goddesses
Stephanie Woodfield · Llewellyn Publications
Pages: 285
Format: Print book
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Discover the hidden mysteries of the sun goddesses and reclaim the all-but-lost archetype of the solar feminine. While today the sun is often seen as a masculine divinity, for many cultures throughout history it was the ultimate symbol of feminine power and creation. Join author Stephanie... |
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Grace Without God: The Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Belonging in a Secular Age
Katherine Ozment · Harperwave
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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Meet "the Nones" - In this thought-provoking exploration of secular America, celebrated journalist Katherine Ozment takes readers on a quest to understand the trends and ramifications of a nation in flight from organized religion.Studies show that religion makes us happier, healthier... |
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The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present
Ronald Hutton · Yale University Press
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover
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Why have societies all across the world feared witchcraft? This book delves deeply into its context, beliefs, and origins in Europe's history The witch came to prominence - and often a painful death - in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically... |
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Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead
Tosha Silver · Atria Books
Format: Hardcover
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A collection of spiritual lessons, anecdotes, and thoughts on the Divine's intervention in our lives, this brilliantly written and wonderfully entertaining book teaches us how to live purposefully and in line with the Force of Love."What if the Divine is constantly igniting roadside... |
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America's Favorite Holidays: Candid Histories
Bruce David Forbes · University of California Press
Pages: 222
Format: Print book
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America's Favorite Holidays explores how five of America's culturally important holidays - Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, and Thanksgiving - came to be what they are today, seasonal and religious celebrations heavily influenced by modern popular culture. Deftly... |
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The Meaning of Belief: Religion from an Atheist's Point of View
Tim Crane · Harvard University Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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Contemporary debate about religion seems to be going nowhere. Atheists persist with their arguments, many plausible and some unanswerable, but these make no impact on religious believers. Defenders of religion find atheists equally unwilling to cede ground. The Meaning of Belief offers... |
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Journey into Europe: Islam, Immigration, and Identity
AKBAR AHMED · Brookings Institution Press
Pages: 592
Format: Hardcover
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"Akbar Ahmed has a well-earned reputation as one of the most balanced, learned and original interpreters of Islam in its engagement with the non-Muslim world. It is hard to exaggerate the importance of this work, like so much else he has done, at a time when myths and fantasies still... |
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The Great Shift: Encountering God in Biblical Times
James Kugel · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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A world-renowned scholar brings a lifetime of study to reveal how a pivotal transformation in spiritual experience during the Biblical Era made us who we are today Why does the Bible depict a world in which humans, with surprising regularity, encounter the divine - wrestling an angel, addressing... |
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Why We Need Religion
Stephen T Asma · Oxford University Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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How we feel is as vital to our survival as how we think. This claim, based on the premise that emotions are largely adaptive, serves as the organizing theme of Why We Need Religion. This book is a novel pathway in a well-trodden field of religious studies and philosophy of religion. Stephen... |
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Magic In Islam
Michael Muhammad Knight · Tarcher
Pages: 240
Format: Print book
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The progenitor of "Muslim punk rock" and one of today's freshest spiritual voices pushes back against the common assumption that the historic faiths have no occult or magical tradition in this richly learned historical and personal journey through the practice of magic in Islam.Magic... |
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Gandhi on Non-Violence
Gandhi, Mahatma · New Directions
Pages: 101
Format: Paperback
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An essential compendium for understanding Gandhi's profound legacy."One has to speak out and stand up for one's convictions. Inaction at a time of conflagration is inexcusable." -- Mahatma Gandhi The basic principles of Gandhi's philosophy of non-violence (Ahimsa)... |
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Demons, the Devil, and Fallen Angels
Marie D Jones · Visible Ink Press
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
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The devil goes by many names, and his tribe is legion. Throughout human history, we have been obsessed with the dark opposites of God and angels, light, and mercy. Whether it is our religious and sacred texts, folklore and myths of old, legends, fairy tales, novels, or the movies and television... |
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The Crystal Guide: Identification, Purpose, Powers and Values
Patti Polk · Krause Publications
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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The magical world of crystals! Crystals have been used as items of great spiritual significance and powerful personal adornments for thousands of years. Whether collected for their beauty, for research, or as tools in healing practices, The Crystal Guide provides a comprehensive reference... |
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The Top Ten Lies We Tell Ourselves: And How to Stop Living Them
Dana Marrocco PhD · Ixia Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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If laughter is the best medicine for physical illness, imagine what it might do for spiritual ailments. Educational psychologist and "self-help stand-up comedian" Dana Marrocco explores this idea in her first book, a work inspired by A Course in Miracles. Dr. Dana explains that... |
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Goddess Spells for Busy Girls: Get Rich, Get Happy, Get Lucky
Jen McConnel · Weiser Books
Format: Paperback
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Exhausted? Angry? Broke?The Goddesses are here to help!Goddess magic is powerful magic: with the help of the right goddess, simple spells can yield amazing results. In this book, author Jen McConnel offers spells imbued with the vibrant force of twenty-five goddesses from around the globe.... |
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