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  The Evangelical Imagination -...

  Karen Swallow Prior

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  Christianity Today 2024 Book Award Finalist (Culture and the Arts) 
   
  Contemporary American evangelicalism is suffering from an identity crisis--and a lot of bad press. 
   
  In The Evangelical Imagination, acclaimed author Karen Swallow Prior analyzes the literature, art, and popular culture that has surrounded evangelicalism and unpacks some of the movement's most deeply held concepts, ideas, values, and practices.  
   
  She shows that understanding what the term "evangelical" means today means understanding not only evangelicalism's faith commitments but also the images, metaphors, assumptions, and stories that have cultivated evangelical culture. 
   
  Brought to life with color illustrations and paintings, this book explores ideas including  
  ● conversion 
  ● domesticity 
  ● empire 
  ● sentimentality 
  ● and more 
   
  "Provides plenty of fodder for those wishing to explore what evangelicalism is and reimagine what it might become. It's an eye-opener."--Publishers Weekly 
   
  "Akin to enjoying a lively conversation over a cheering yet bracing cup of tea."--Christianity Today (5-star review) 
   
  "A breathtaking reminder of just how powerful the evangelical imagination has been and how much is lost when we forfeit it."--The Gospel Coalition

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  Ecstasy the Forgotten Language -...

  Osho

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  Ecstasy: The Forgotten Language invites us to rediscover our natural state of ecstasy. We have lost touch with our intrinsic nature, says Osho, because we no longer live existential lives; we put our whole focus on our private lives. We have lost contact with the real and live almost entirely in our minds, in our imaginations. This makes us dull and unhappy and unavailable for what life is really offering us.
  Society and civilizations originally evolved to support and protect us, but now the situation has reversed and instead we find ourselves existing to sustain them. One outcome of this reversal is that society supports misery rather than our natural ecstasy because an ecstatic person is a rebellious individual who cannot be enslaved by any ideology or structure.
  The words of Kabir - a mystic, a weaver, and a poet who can touch the earth and catch the stars with his transcendent verses - are the starting point for these inspiring talks on how to live our lives to their utmost potential.
  "Religiousness is the science of how to find the forgotten language of ecstasy. Whenever you are in tune with existence, there is ecstasy, there is bliss, there is benediction." (Osho)
  Chapters:
  
  - "Now or Never"
  - "Sannyas the Radical Revolution"
  - "Natural Spontaneous Aware"
  - "The Way of Religion"
  - "There Are No Words to Tell"
  - "Trust Is Your Nature"
  - "Enter into Your Own Body"
  - "The Irrational Rationalist"
  - "Dance Today with Joy"
  - "The Choice Is Yours"
  © & ℗1976 OSHO International Foundation

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  Gum Geckos and God - A Family’s...

  Anonimo

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  James Spiegel never realized what challenges and adventures he would face in talking about God with his own children. Can we hug God? Will geckos go to heaven? Was Jesus fun to be around? Does God know how many spiders there are in all the basements in the world? These are just a few of the questions that Spiegel has fielded in conversations with his sons Bailey and Sam.Every devout Christian wants to understand God and his ways more fully. But even the fundamentals of faith are layered with profound mysteries. In his teaching and writing, Spiegel deals with these complexities every day. But nothing quite prepared him for the honesty, hilarity, and depth of revelation that he has found in conversations about God with his boys.Gum, Geckos, and God is fascinating and fun. As you read, you’ll step into a new depth of Christian doctrine as you come to know and enjoy the Spiegel family and follow their journey of spiritual growth. Here is a uniquely incisive look into the most complex issues of faith in a way that’s absorbing, engaging, and highly personal.

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  Stories from Kathasaritasagara...

  Anusha HS

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  The book Kathasaritsagara has been created by Soma Deva. It consists of 21,500 shlokas. 
  This book Kathasaritsagara has been divided into 18 lambakaas, and those 18 lambakaas are still more divided into 125 Tharanga's. 
  Some lambakaas are very big, while some are very small. 
  If there are 115 Shlokas in the 11th Lambaka, there are around 4925 Shlokas in 12th Lambaka. 
  During ancient times from the mouth of Lord Shiva, this story got birth. Those who listen to this story will experience all sorts of worldly pleasures. They will be blessed by Lord Shiva and at last reach jnana Loka by the blessings of lord shiva.

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  Love - The Mysterious Logic of...

  Pietro Archiati

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  'What our world needs most of all today is love… because the deepest, albeit often unacknowledged, human longing of our time is the longing for true love.' – Pietro Archiati
  The word love has become so hackneyed that it can mean almost anything. Yet the concept or idea of love remains one of most unfathomable mysteries of human life. Here, in five carefully sculpted chapters, Pietro Archiati takes up the challenge to illuminate and expand upon our understanding of this most fundamental and unique quality of human existence, beginning with the great themes of 'Love and Hate' – the 'salt and pepper of life' – and concluding with 'Realism and Idealism': Is it really possible to love the whole of humanity? And, how do we balance individual freedom with the ideal of fraternity?
  Along this journey, the author asks and addresses numerous questions, such as: What are the causes of sympathy and antipathy, and is love more than a feeling? What do masculine and feminine really mean today, and what role does sexuality play in freedom? What value is the heart without the head (and the head without the heart)? And what do the great religions – in particular, Islam and Christianity – have to say on these subjects? Archiati tackles the difficult and problematic topics of 'Love and Sexuality', 'Love and Death' and 'Love and Reason'. As a special focus, he investigates 'the logic of the heart' and what it can mean for humanity's future development.

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  I Don't Know Who I Am Anymore -...

  Carole Holiday

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  Read by the author. 
  “There’s someone else.” 
  “We found something on the X-ray we didn’t expect.” 
  “We’ve eliminated your position.” 
  When our circumstances unravel, how do we hold on to truth, to hope, to who we’re meant to be? After Carole Holiday experienced a series of heartbreaking losses, she realized something else had slipped away: her identity. Grief had stolen her sense of self, leaving her feeling unmoored and empty. But it was not the end of her story. 
  Her debut book, I Don’t Know Who I Am Anymore,is for the wanderers, the waylaid, the wavering. The ones who feel weak and worthless. The ones who weep. This unique book artfully braids together Carole’s story, rich spiritual truths, and delicious recipes from a rose-covered cottage where she discovered the healing that can take place around the table. 
  Each chapter offers practical and spiritual companionship as youembrace the realities of sadness and faith,reset your foundation in the image of God,redirect doubts and despair toward a God-filled purpose,realize how deep grief carves space for a deeper ability to love, andreclaim your value, your identity, and your incredible worth. 
    
  I Don’t Know Who I Am Anymore is a guide through those moments when you wonder if the nightmare will ever end, a testament to the truth that God has good things in store for you, and a reminder that even your pain can be a beautiful part of who you are becoming. 
  Accompanying recipes are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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