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32 Counties: The Failure of Partition and the Case for a United Ireland
by Kieran AllenThe 32 counties of Ireland were divided through imperial terror and gerrymandering. Partition was borne from a Tory strategy to defend the British Empire and has spawned a ‘carnival of reaction’ in Irish politics ever since. Over the last 100 years, conservative forces have dominated both states offering religious identity as a diversion from economic failures and inequality. Through a sharp analysis of the history of partition, Kieran Allen rejects the view that the 'two cultures' of Catholic and Protestant communities lock people into permanent antagonism. Instead, the sectarian states have kept its citizens divided through political and economic measures like austerity, competition for reduced services and low wages. Overturning conventional narratives, 32 Counties evokes the tradition of James Connelly and calls for an Irish unity movement from below to unite the North and the Republic into a secular, socialist and united Ireland.
36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction (Vintage Contemporaries Ser.)
by Rebecca Newberger Newberger GoldsteinPsychologist Cass Seltzer's book, The Variety of Religious Illusion, has become a surprise runaway bestseller. Dubbed 'the atheist with a soul', Cass's sudden celebrity has upended his life and brought back the ghosts of his past. Over the course of one week, Cass's theories about our need to keep faith are borne out in ways he could never have imagined.36 Arguments for the Existence of God is a stunningly original novel, which explores the varieties of the human religious experience in a story of obsession, consuming love, and divine genius. By turns hilarious, moving and devilishly clever, Goldstein's novel is an exhilarating romance of heart and mind.
365 Days of Calm: Daily Guidance for Inner Peace
by Robyn MartinFind calm 365 days of the year with this little book of tips and quotes. It’ll transport you to a peaceful place, where you can focus on being present and reap the rewards of a more relaxed life. Staying calm is about how you deal with your emotions, and this little book is here to help you pinpoint what makes you stressed so you can stay in charge of your feelings. Within these pages are simple but effective tips on how to:Use breathing techniques and meditation to help you feel groundedPractise mindfulness to avoid catastrophizingImprove your health and well-being for a happier mindAs well as its many practical ideas, 365 Days of Calm includes a range of insightful quotes, from Lao Tzu to Cara Delevingne, to help restore the peace in your day.Learning how to create calm in your life will boost your well-being, mental health and inner strength, helping you to become a happier and healthier person.
The 365 Most Important Bible Passages for Mothers: Daily Readings and Meditations on Experiencing the Lifelong Blessings of Being a Mom (The 365 Most Important Bible Passages #3)
by Sheila CorneaThe 365 MOST IMPORTANT BIBLE PASSAGES FOR MOTHERS is the third in a three-book series, providing insights and applications to help readers understand the context and nuances found in Bible passages and how they relate to reader's lives.Features inlcude: A comprehensive overview and accompanying meditation for each passage. Daily Scriptures that reveal the divine character of God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit in relation to the important work of mothers. Insightful comments and applications to daily life.
The 365 Most Important Bible Passages for Women: Daily Readings and Meditations on Becoming the Woman God Created You to Be (The 365 Most Important Bible Passages #2)
by Karen WhitingOne of a three-book collection, THE 365 MOST IMPORTANT BIBLE PASSAGES FOR WOMEN is a daily devotional designed to encourage women to live the lives God designed for them. This year-long devotional is both unique and simple. Features include:--More Scripture throughout--A comprehensive overview and accompanying medidation for each passage--Daily Scriptures that encourage women to engage in and enjoy reading the Bible--Bible passages specifically targeted at women--Focus on the Bible passages that reveal the divine character of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit in relation to godly womanhood, and--Insightful comments and applications to daily life.
The 365 Most Important Bible Passages for You: Daily Readings and Meditations on Experiencing God's Richest Blessings in Your Life (The 365 Most Important Bible Passages #1)
by Jonathan RogersThis year-long devotional is both unique and simple by targeting the general reader, both men and women. Features include:--A comprehensive overview and accompanying meditation for each passage;--Daily encouraging and engaging scriptures that focus on the Bible passages that reveal the divine character of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit; and--Insightful comments and applications to daily life.
365 Prayers for the Family
by Diane LawIn times of trial, we raise our voices to pray for support.; in times of joy, we long to find the words to give thanks. Gatherered here are prayers for every occasion, simple enough for the innocent child and profound enough to touch the maturest heart.
365 Ways to Have a Good Day: A Day-by-day Guide to Living Your Best Life (365 Series)
by Ian SandersHOW ARE THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS LOOKING FOR YOU? PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS LAST YEAR? OR ARE YOU READY FOR BETTER? 365 WAYS TO HAVE A GOOD DAY is a full year's worth of daily inspiration, tools, habits, actions, and rituals that will help you live your best life. You'll discover surprising insights from psychologists, business leaders, entrepreneurs and designers. You'll explore the benefits of Feierabends and Laughies, have your eyes opened by a dance psychologist, and find out why one senior executive's tattooed fingers help him make the right career choices. You'll learn habit-forming strategies, pick up helpful hacks, and uncover tips for lasting change - all brought to life through real examples and thought-provoking stories that will get you looking at life differently.You'll meet a cast of characters from around the world who know all about creating success, from the founder of a billion-dollar mindfulness company in California to the Hollywood screenwriter who takes up to eight showers a day to fuel his ideas, and from the Harvard Business School professor who discovered more joy at work by wearing red trainers to the man who every Friday for five years set up a table in central NYC to give advice to strangers, including a gang member on the run. 365 WAYS TO HAVE A GOOD DAY focuses on the small stuff you can do every day to make life better. Because when you get the little things right, the big things follow. Things like figuring out where you're going, hitting reset, designing the life you want, breaking through limiting beliefs, and creating success on your own terms. And when you find what works for you, you can do more of it, making you more productive, more fulfilled, and much happier.IT'S TIME TO SEIZE THE DAY. ALL 365 OF THEM.
365 Ways to Live Mindfully: A Day-by-day Guide to Mindfulness (365 Series)
by Pascale Engelmajer365 WAYS TO LIVE MINDFULLY introduces simple ways to develop mindfulness habits, such as identifying personal values, developing related goals and setting out to achieve them, through short concepts, ideas, prompts, profiles, practices and exercises, all based on Buddhist thought and practices.The bite-size entries introduce different Buddhist traditions such as mindfulness, compassion, loving-kindness and karma, and profile inspiring past and present figures to guide you towards taking small, impactful steps at your own pace to increase your mindfulness across all aspects of your life and experience noticeable changes that will have a big impact.
366 Celt: A Year And A Day Of Celtic Wisdom And Lore
by Carl McColmanThis book provides an accessible, light, and spiritually thoughtful introduction to how anyone can live and celebrate Celtic spirituality every day of the year.
3D-Kino: Studien zur Rezeption und Akzeptanz (Film, Fernsehen, Medienkultur)
by Claudia Wegener Jesko Jockenhövel Mariann GibbonDreidimensionales Kino ist im Trend: Internationale Filmfestivals eröffenen mit 3D-Filmen, große Filmproduktionen werden immer häufiger auch oder ausschließlich dreidimensional umgesetzt, Gerätehersteller versuchen, den 3D-Markt im Bereich des Home-Entertainments zu erschließen. Das Buch nimmt die Perspektive des Publikums in den Blick und setzt sich mit dem Phänomen empirisch auseinander
4 Maccabees (Guides to the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha)
by David DeSilvaHellenistic Greek society offered many advantages to the Jew who was willing to relax Torah for the sake of easier relations with the dominant culture. 4 Maccabees was written to reassure Jewish readers that Torah was in fact the sole path to the perfection of the virtues honoured in Greek culture, as it freed the diligent devotee from slavery to the desire, emotion and the domination of pain and pleasure. In brief compass, deSilva provides a detailed look at the rhetorical and philosophical strategy of the author of 4 Maccabees, who redirects the hearers' desire for honour and advancement toward those commitments that will preserve his Jewish subculture from assimilation. This often neglected text becomes an engaging window into Hellenistic Judaism and into some of the concerns that were formative influences on the early church.
40 Days in God's Blessing: A Devotional Encounter
by Rebecca Barlow JordanBestselling author Rebecca Barlow Jordan encourages readers to embrace a more inti-mate, fruitful relationship with God with 40 days of inspiring devotions.Many Christians don't know what it means to truly experience God's grace. They don't know how to open their hands, their eyes, or their hearts to his affection. In 40 DAYS IN GOD'S BLESSING, Rebecca Barlow Jordan invites readers to walk in the shadows of saints gone before to trace the footprints of God's faithfulness in the lives of other believers. Through these moving stories, readers are brought face-to-face with the God who loves them more than they can imagine. Jordan inspires readers to seek out the God who wants to give them immeasurable grace. In just 40 days, readers will realize the blessings waiting especially for them.Rebecca Barlow Jordan was coauthor of Courage for the Chicken-Hearted (Honor, 1998), a CBA bestseller, and its fol-low-up, Eggstra Courage for the Chicken-Hearted (Honor, 1999). Guideposts also distributed these books, publishing almost 120,000 copies combined. Jordan's work has appeared in Family Circle, Focus on the Family, Home Life, Discipleship Journal, and Marriage Partnership. She has appeared on the At Home Live televi-sion program (Family Net) and on numerous radio sta-tions across the country. 40 DAYS IN GOD'S BLESSING is the follow-up com-panion to 40 Days in God's Presence, which releases in January 2006. Both devotionals explore the benefits of a full relationship with God.
40 Days In God's Presence: A Devotional Encounter
by Rebecca Barlow JordanBestselling author Rebecca Barlow Jordan encourages readers to spend 40 days embracing a more intimate relationship with God. Through character studies from the pages of Scripture, readers are brought face-to-face with a God who loves them more than they can imagine.
44 Ways to Talk to Your Angel: Connect with the angels' love and healing
by Liz Dean Jayne WallaceTune into angel messages and experience their healing power. 44 Ways to Talk to Your Angels brings you traditional and not-so-traditional ways to meet your angelic guides. Liz Dean and Jayne Wallace show you the signs of angelic presence and demonstrate the most practical ways to get closer to these celestial beings, with each tip illustrated by award-winning artist Sarah Perkins. Discover your angels in a mirror or a bowl of water, make an angel mist for healing, call upon your angels with crystals and meditations. Learn how to ask angels to help you with everyday needs and personal challenges such as healing a relationship rift, letting go of the past, and sending healing to loved ones.
44 Ways to Talk to Your Angels: Connect with the angels’ love and healing
by Jayne Wallace Liz DeanTune into angel messages and experience the power of love and healing.44 Ways to Talk to Your Angels brings you traditional and not-so-traditional ways to meet your angelic guides. Liz Dean and Jayne Wallace unveil the signs of angelic presence and demonstrate the best ways to get closer to these celestial beings, with each tip illustrated by award-winning artist Sarah Perkins. Discover the signs and symbols that let you know your angels are nearby, and connect with them using colours, flowers and crystals to strengthen your connection with the angelic realms. Learn, too, how to ask angels for help with everyday needs and personal challenges such as healing a relationship rift, letting go of the past and sending healing to loved ones.
5 Blind Spots: Blocking God's Work in You
by Stephen ArterburnThis book will reveal 5 destructive behaviors and attitudes that block you from becoming the remarkable person you desperately want to be.
50 Great Myths About Atheism
by Russell Blackford Udo SchüklenkTackling a host of myths and prejudices commonly leveled at atheism, this captivating volume bursts with sparkling, eloquent arguments on every page. The authors rebut claims that range from atheism being just another religion to the alleged atrocities committed in its name. An accessible yet scholarly commentary on hot-button issues in the debate over religious belief Teaches critical thinking skills through detailed, rational argument Objectively considers each myth on its merits Includes a history of atheism and its advocates, an appendix detailing atheist organizations, and an extensive bibliography Explains the differences between atheism and related concepts such as agnosticism and naturalism
50 Great Myths About Atheism
by Russell Blackford Udo SchüklenkTackling a host of myths and prejudices commonly leveled at atheism, this captivating volume bursts with sparkling, eloquent arguments on every page. The authors rebut claims that range from atheism being just another religion to the alleged atrocities committed in its name. An accessible yet scholarly commentary on hot-button issues in the debate over religious belief Teaches critical thinking skills through detailed, rational argument Objectively considers each myth on its merits Includes a history of atheism and its advocates, an appendix detailing atheist organizations, and an extensive bibliography Explains the differences between atheism and related concepts such as agnosticism and naturalism
50 Great Myths About Religions
by John Morreall Tamara Sonn50 Great Myths about Religions is an intriguing, informative, and often humorous introduction to some of the long standing myths that surround religious belief. This engaging book will get its readers thinking about how and why certain myths have arisen, and their continuing influence on our personal and collective view of religion. Offers a lively, informative, and thought-provoking introduction to some of the common misbeliefs surrounding religions Discusses myths about religious belief in general, as well as specific ideas that surround Judaism, Christianity, Islam, atheism, and agnosticism Covers a wide range of myths, from ancient legends such as the Bible forbidding pork being eaten because it causes illness, to modern urban fables, such as Barack Obama being a Muslim Unpacks each myth in turn, explaining why it arose, how it spread, and why the beliefs that stem from it are questionable Includes a fascinating discussion about human nature, and the main characteristics that predispose us to create and circulate myths to begin with Underpinned by a wide knowledge of academic research, it is written by two respected religion scholars and experienced authors
50 Great Myths About Religions
by John Morreall Tamara Sonn50 Great Myths about Religions is an intriguing, informative, and often humorous introduction to some of the long standing myths that surround religious belief. This engaging book will get its readers thinking about how and why certain myths have arisen, and their continuing influence on our personal and collective view of religion. Offers a lively, informative, and thought-provoking introduction to some of the common misbeliefs surrounding religions Discusses myths about religious belief in general, as well as specific ideas that surround Judaism, Christianity, Islam, atheism, and agnosticism Covers a wide range of myths, from ancient legends such as the Bible forbidding pork being eaten because it causes illness, to modern urban fables, such as Barack Obama being a Muslim Unpacks each myth in turn, explaining why it arose, how it spread, and why the beliefs that stem from it are questionable Includes a fascinating discussion about human nature, and the main characteristics that predispose us to create and circulate myths to begin with Underpinned by a wide knowledge of academic research, it is written by two respected religion scholars and experienced authors
50 Life Lessons for Grads: Surprising Advice from Recent Graduates
by Janet McHenryWho better than a recent graduate to help you navigate your life ahead? With encouragement and advice, fifty young women and men share what they learned the hard way so you can better prepare for the same challenges. From "Money Isn't Everything" to "Real Friendships Take Effort," these short, but insightful essays address the real struggles, opportunities, and fears that you might face as you start out on your own. Additionally, five or more practical tips related to each lesson will encourage and equip you on your chosen path.
50 Schlüsselideen Religion
by Peter StanfordEine Entdeckungsreise zu den Religionen der Welt und in die Sphäre von Glauben und SpiritualitätDas gottförmige Vakuum - Heilige Texte - Gut und Böse - Leben und Tod - Die Goldene Regel - Riten und Rituale - Das Leben Jesu - Gott und Mammon - Reformation - Das Papsttum - Schuld und Frauenfeindlichkeit - Der Heilige Geist - Heilige und Sünder - Orthodoxie - Luther und seine Nachfolger - Die Anglikanische Kirche - Die Methodisten - Die Baptisten - Reformierte Kirchen - Sekten und Kultgemeinschaften - Entrückung - Das Jüdischsein - Jüdische Durchgangsriten - Die Kabbala - Antisemitismus - Die Geburt des Islam - Die Säulen des Islam - Sunniten und Schiiten - Das Herz des Islam - Der militante Islam - Die vielen Gesichter des Hinduismus - Anbetung im Hinduismus - Samsara - Der Jainismus - Sikhismus - Buddha und der Bodhi-Baum - Schulen des Buddhismus - Das buddhistische Lebensrad - Konfuzianismus - Konfuzius und die Kommunisten - Der Taoismus - Der Schintoismus - Moderne Glaubensrichtungen - Religion und Naturwissenschaft - Atheismus - Verwalter der Schöpfung - Der gerechte Krieg - Der Missionsdrang - Spiritualität - Die Zukunft der Religion_____Religionen und ihre Rolle in der Welt zu verstehen, erscheint heute – mehr denn je – unverzichtbar. Die Glaubensüberzeugungen von etwa 2 Milliarden Christen, 1,2 Milliarden Muslimen, 800 Millionen Hindus und 700 Millionen Anhängern anderer Religionen beeinflussen den Lauf der Weltgeschichte in vielen Aspekten: Krieg und Frieden, Ethik, Politik, Fortpflanzung, Familie und gesellschaftliche Strukturen über sämtliche Zivilisationen und Kontinente hinweg.50 Schlüsselideen Religion widmet sich den zentralen Fragen der Religion und rückt falsche Vorstellungen über die verschiedenen Glaubenssysteme zurecht.Was ist die „Goldene Regel“ und wie verbindet sie gläubige Menschen? - Welche Rolle spielen Riten und Rituale für den Zusammenhalt der Glaubensgemeinschaften? - Wie kam es zur Spaltung zwischen Katholiken und Protestanten, und was bedeutet dies für uns heute? - Was bedeutet Jüdischsein? - Was trennt Sunniten und Schiiten? - Welche Antworten geben verschiedene religiöse Traditionen auf die ewigen Rätsel von Leben und Tod und auf die Frage, wie man leben soll? - Welche Zukunft hat die Religion?Mit solchen und vielen weiteren Fragen befasst sich der preisgekrönte Autor Peter Stanford in dieser verständlich geschriebenen und lehrreichen Einführung. Das Buch setzt sich zunächst mit den heiligen Texten, dem Prinzip des Göttlichen und dem Problem von Gut und Böse auseinander und beleuchtet dann die verschiedenen Traditionen in Christentum, Islam, Judentum und den vielfältigen asiatischen Religionssystemen. Es wird jeden ansprechen, der eine der wirkmächtigsten und dauerhaftesten Kräfte im Zusammenleben der Menschen besser verstehen möchte._____Weitere Bände der Reihe:50 Schlüsselideen Mathematik (Tony Crilly) - 50 Schlüsselideen Physik (Joanne Baker) - 50 Schlüsselideen Genetik (Mark Henderson) - 50 Schlüsselideen Philosophie (Ben Dupré) - 50 Schlüsselideen Psychologie (Adrian Furnham) - 50 Schlüsselideen Management (Edward Russell-Walling) - 50 Schlüsselideen Wirtschaftswissenschaft (Edmund Conway)
50 Spiritual Classics: Timeless Wisdom From 50 Great Books of Inner Discovery, Enlightenment and Purpose
by Tom Butler-Bowdon50 Spiritual Classics captures the diversity of life journeys that span centuries, continents, spiritual traditions and secular beliefs: from the historical The Book of Chuang Tzu to modern insight from the Kabbalah, from Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet to Eckhart Tolle's recent The Power of Now. The first and only bite-sized guide to the very best in spiritual writing, this one-of-a-kind collection includes personal memoirs and complelling biographies of such diverse figures as Gandhi, Malcolm X and Black Elk; Eastern philosophers and gurus including Krishnamurti, Yogananda, Chogyam Trungpa and Shunryu Suzuki; and Western saints and mystics such as St. Frances of Assisi, Hermann Hesse and Simone Weil. The last fifteen years have been a golden age in the genre of personal spitirual awakening, with names such as Eckhart Tolle, Neale Donald Walsch and James Redfield breathing new life into the literature. 50 Spiritual Classics showcases these newer works alongside traditional classics such as St Augustine's Confessions and Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle, and conveys the great variety of spiritual experience. In its commentaries of both the conventional classics as well as new writings destined to endure, 50 Spiritual Classics makes universal the human spiritual experience and will inspire spiritual seekers everywhere to begin their own adventure.
500 Years of Christianity and the Global Filipino/a: Postcolonial Perspectives (Pathways for Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue)
by Cristina Lledo Gomez Agnes M. Brazal Ma. Marilou S. IbitaThe year 2021 marked the five-hundredth anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines. With over 90% of the Filipin@s (Filipino/as) in the country and more than eight million around the world identifying as Christian, they are a significant force reshaping global Christianity. The fifth centenary called for celebration, reflection, and critique. This book represents the voices of theologians in the Philippines, the United States, Australia, and around the world examining Christianity in the Philippines through a postcolonial theological lens that suggests the desire to go beyond the colonial in all its contemporary manifestations. Part 1, “Rethinking the Encounters,” focuses on introducing the context of Christianity’s arrival in the archipelago and its effect on its peoples. Part 2, “Reappropriation, Resistance, and Decolonization,” grapples with the enduring presence of coloniality in Filipin@ religious practices. It also celebrates the ways Christianity has been critically and creatively reimagined.