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Japanese Religions at Home and Abroad: Anthropological Perspectives
by Hirochika NakamakiIn this important book, a leading authority on Japanese religions brings together for the first time in English his extensive work on the subject. The book is important both for what it reveals about Japanese religions, and also because it demonstrates for western readers the distinctive Japanese approaches to the study of the subject and the different Japanese intellectual traditions which inform it. The book includes historical, cultural, regional and social approaches, and explains historical changes and regional differences. It goes on to provide cultural and symbolic analyses of festivals to reveal their full meanings, and examines Japanese religions among Japanese and non-Japanese communities abroad, exploring the key role of religion in defining Japanese ethnic identity outside Japan.
Japanese Religions on the Internet: Innovation, Representation, and Authority (Routledge Research in Religion, Media and Culture)
by Ian Reader Erica Baffelli Birgit StaemmlerJapanese Religions on the Internet draws attention to how religion is being presented, represented and discussed on the Japanese Internet. Its intention is to contribute to wider discussions about religion and the Internet by providing an important example – based on one of the Internet’s most prominent languages – of how new media technologies are being used and are impacting on religion in the East-Asian context, while also developing further our understandings of religion in a technologically advanced country. Scholars studying the relationship of religion and the Internet can no longer work on prevailing notions that have thus far characterised the field, such as the assumption that the Internet is a Western-centric phenomenon and that studies of English-language sites relating to religion can provide a viable model for wider analyses of the topic. Despite this growing amount of research on religion and the Internet, comparatively little has focused on non-Western cultures. The general field of study relating to religion and the Internet has paid scant attention to Asian contexts. The field needs a full-length and comprehensive study that focuses on the Japanese religious world and the Internet, not merely to redress the imbalances of the field thus far, but also because such studies will be central to the emerging field of the study of religion and the Internet in future. They will provide important means of developing new theories, constructing new paradigms and understanding the underlying dynamics of this new media form.
Japanese Traditions of Christianity (Routledge Revivals)
by M Paske-SmithPublished in 1930, this book traces the long history of Christianity in Japan. Paske-Smith details the journey of the early missionaries from the west, the conflict that arose from the introduction of Christianity to Japan and how Christianity’s influence transformed some of the Japanese cultural landscape.
Jardin de la gracia de Dios: Cómo crecer en el fruto del Espíritu
by Elizabeth GeorgeUna invitación a toda mujer a experimentar en su vida el fruto del Espíritu de Dios. Este libro enseña cómo darle su lugar en cada parte de la vida y como las mujeres pueden permitir que la gracia de Dios resplandezca en ellas para bien de otros.An invitation for women to welcome the fruit of the Spirit into their lives.
Jason's Miracle
by Beryl Lieff BenderlyIt's the first night of Hanukkah, and Jason is frustrated and upset. Christmas is everywhere, and his family won't celebrate it even a little. His dad is firm in his beliefs about the miracle of Hanukkah. But Jason gains a new perspective when he is transported back in time and welcomed as a friend of the Maccabees. With Jason's help, the Maccabees are able to defeat the Syrians, regain Jerusalem, and witness the miracle of the lights.
Jataka Stories in Theravada Buddhism: Narrating the Bodhisatta Path
by Naomi AppletonJataka stories (stories about the previous births of the Buddha) are very popular in Theravada Buddhist countries, where they are found in both canonical texts and later compositions and collections, and are commonly used in sermons, children's books, plays, poetry, temple illustrations, rituals and festivals. Whilst at first glance many of the stories look like common fables or folktales, Buddhist tradition tells us that the stories illustrate the gradual path to perfection exemplified by the Buddha in his previous births, when he was a bodhisatta (buddha-to-be). Jataka stories have had a long and colourful history, closely intertwined with the development of doctrines about the Buddha, the path to buddhahood, and how Buddhists should behave now the Buddha is no more. This book explores the shifting role of the stories in Buddhist doctrine, practice, and creative expression, finally placing this integral Buddhist genre back in the centre of scholarly understandings of the religion.
Java, Indonesia and Islam
by Mark WoodwardMark R. Woodward's Islam in Java: Normative Piety and Mysticism in the Sultanate of Yogyakarta (1989) was one of the most important work on Indonesian Islam of the era. This new volume, Java, Indonesia, and Islam, builds on the earlier study, but also goes beyond it in important ways. Written on the basis of Woodward's thirty years of research on Javanese Islam in a Yogyakarta (south-central Java) setting, the book presents a much-needed collection of essays concerning Javanese Islamic texts, ritual, sacred space, situated in Javanese and Indonesian political contexts. With a number of entirely new essays as well as significantly revised versions of essays this book is a valuable contribution to the academic community by an eminent anthropologist and key authority on Islamic religion and culture in Java.
Jazz Notes: Improvisations on Blue Like Jazz
by Donald MillerJazz Notes is the literary equivalent of a remix CD-cool sound-bytes strategically crafted from Don Miller's classic Blue Like Jazz, combined with brand new material that offers the author's fans an inside look at some of the unforgettable-and outrageous-characters and stories from the original best seller. Jazz Notes captures the essential Don Miller with non-religious reflections on how Don's incredible spiritual odyssey got started; what happened to Don at one of the most liberal colleges in the world to help him experience faith and grace for the first time in his life; a recasting of Don's marvelous "confession booth" story; and how Don discovered the secret to really loving other people-and himself.
Jazz Off-Key
by Dandi Daley MackallJazz is thrilled at the chance for her own one-woman art show during Big Lake's Spring Fling celebration, but when her younger sister, Kendra, who has special needs, ruins the paintings she had planned to display Jazz rages at family and friends while wishing she could find peace through Jesus.
Jazz Off-Key (Faithgirlz / Blog On! #7)
by Dandi Daley MackallWritten by bestselling author Dandi Daley mackall, in this series girls use Internet technology to unite and connect in powerful new ways. Discover a world where girls come together from completely different backgrounds and beliefs to start a journey of faith and self-discovery. When Jazz gets her big break—her own one-woman art show for Big Lake’s Spring Fling celebration—she’s ecstatic … until Kendra, her special needs sister, ruins her paintings by trying to make them happier and more colorful. Jazz discovers she can’t control her anger, and her rage at family and friends grows to the point that she recognizes the need for Christ to cover her sins and change her from the inside. DANDI DALEY MACKALL won her first writing contest when she was ten years old with fifty words on why she wanted to be a batboy. She won, but they wouldn’t let a girl be a batboy. It was her first taste of rejection. She bounced back and has since published 400 books. Dandi lives in rural West Salem, OH, and enjoys her husband and kids, who will still, on occasion, be up for a game of family softball.
Jazz Religion, the Second Line, and Black New Orleans: After Hurricane Katrina
by Richard Brent TurnerThis scholarly study demonstrates “that while post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans is changing, the vibrant traditions of jazz . . . must continue” (Journal of African American History).An examination of the musical, religious, and political landscape of black New Orleans before and after Hurricane Katrina, this revised edition looks at how these factors play out in a new millennium of global apartheid. Richard Brent Turner explores the history and contemporary significance of second lines—the group of dancers who follow the first procession of church and club members, brass bands, and grand marshals in black New Orleans’s jazz street parades.Here music and religion interplay, and Turner’s study reveals how these identities and traditions from Haiti and West and Central Africa are reinterpreted. He also describes how second line participants create their own social space and become proficient in the arts of political disguise, resistance, and performance.
Je Ghadle Toch Nyay: जे घडले तोच न्याय
by Dada Bhagwanनिसर्गाच्या न्यायाला जर तुम्ही ह्या प्रकारे समजलात की “जे घडले तोच न्याय” तर तुम्ही ह्या संसारातून मुक्त होऊन जाल. लोक जीवनात न्याय आणि मुक्ती एकत्र शोधतात. ही पूर्ण विरोधाभासाची स्थिती आहे. हे दोन्ही तुम्हाला एकत्र मिळूच शकत नाहीत. प्रश्नांचा अंत आल्यावरच मुक्तीची सुरुवात होते. "अक्रम विज्ञानात" सर्व प्रश्नांचा अंत येतो, म्हणून हा खूपच सरळ मार्ग आहे. दादाश्रींचा हा मौल्यवान शोध आहे की निसर्ग कधीही अन्यायी झालेला नाही. जग हे न्यायस्वरूपच आहे. जे घडले तो न्यायच आहे. निसर्ग काही व्यक्ती किंवा देव नाही की ज्याच्यावर कोणाची सत्ता चालू शकेल. निसर्ग म्हणजे "साइंटिफिक सर्कम्स्टॅन्शियल एव्हिडेन्स”. कितीतरी संयोग (योगायोग) एकत्र आले की मग कार्य होते. दादाश्रींच्या ह्या संकलनात "जे घडले तोच न्याय" चे विज्ञान प्रस्तुत केले आहे. ह्या सूत्राचा जीवनात जेवढा उपयोग होईल, तेवढीच शांती वाढेल.
Je kunt sekszonden stoppen
by Sesan OguntadeDit is een praktische christelijke gids over hoe tieners, volwassenen, getrouwde mannen en vrouwen weg kunnen blijven van seksuele zonden. Als je persoonlijk weg wilt blijven van seksuele zonden of als je een tienermeisje hebt dat je graag haar maagdelijkheid wilt behouden, dan zal dit boek je enorm helpen. Getrouwde mannen en vrouwen die hun echtgenoten ontrouw zijn geweest, maar die echt hun wegen willen veranderen, zullen ook van dit boek houden. 30 praktische tips en verhalen over hoe iemand maagd kan blijven, seksuele zonden kan vermijden of stoppen en in volledige harmonie met God kan leven, worden in dit boek besproken. De praktische verhalen van drie personen die bittere lessen hebben geleerd van hun verkeerde gebruik van seks zijn in dit boek gebruikt; je zult genieten en leren van hun verhalen. Het is een andere geweldige christelijke gids over het stoppen van seksuele zonden van de auteur van You Can Stop Masturbation. Grijp vandaag nog jouw exemplaar van You Can Stop Sex Sins.
Je suis arrivé! Bon, Presque!: 101 Découvertes et Révélations Rencontrées Sur la Voie Sacrée de Qui Sait Quoi
by Dr Rosie KuhnLa voie vers une vie éveillée n’est pas tracée directement en face de nous. Ça n’apparaît pas miraculeusement par magie du jour au lendemain, ou après une réalisation spirituelle unique. La voie du Dr. Rosie Kuhn, psychologue et coach transformationnel n’est pas différente. Sa voie avait commencé à travers un engagement pour explorer la frontière extérieure de l’épanouissement et c’est devenu qui sait quoi. Alors que Dr. Rosie avançait vers l’éveil, plusieurs découvertes et révélations ont jalonné son parcours. Grâce à une conviction profonde, de l’entrainement et la pratique, elle est capable de s’aligner avec sa vérité supérieure. A travers le récit de son propre vécu, Dr. Rosie enseigne les mécanismes de l’exercice et propose l’expérimentation de la saveur de la foi permettant ainsi à l’extraordinaire de se produire, aussi bien pour elle que pour vous.
Jealousy in Context: The Social Implications of Emotions in the Hebrew Bible (Siphrut)
by Erin VillarealAttested as both a human and a divine expression, the biblical Hebrew term qinʾâ is most often translated as “jealousy” or “envy.” In this study, Erin Villareal makes the case for reading qinʾâ as more than a simple reference to an emotion, instead locating the term’s origins in ancient Israel’s social and legal spheres.Jealousy in Context evaluates the socioliterary context of qinʾâ. Through a series of case studies examining this term as it is applied to residents, sister-wives, brothers, and husbands in biblical narrative passages, Villareal explains that qinʾâ is felt by people who experience a threat or disruption to their rights and status within a social arrangement or community and is therefore grounded in practical concerns that have social and juridical ramifications. Investigating examples of divine qinʾâ, Villareal shows that its social meaning was adapted into theological language about the Israelite deity and his relationship with the people of Israel, and that Yahweh expresses qinʾâ whenever there is a threat to the integrity of his land or his sanctuary. Villareal examines the term through this socioliterary lens to reveal ancient Israelite perceptions concerning social organization and divine-human relationships. Additionally, she explores how the socioliterary character of qinʾâ in the Hebrew Bible communicates representations of ancient Israelite beliefs, values, and social expectations.This convincing new understanding of a key biblical term will be appreciated by students and scholars of the Hebrew Bible, Hebrew linguistics, and ancient Near Eastern societies more generally.
Jealousy--The Sin No One Talks about: How to Overcome Envy and Live a Life of Freedom
by R.T. KendallJealousy. We all have to deal with it--both in ourselves and in others. Jealousy is rooted in our natural fears and insecurities. It has damaged relationships since the time of Cain and Abel, and still does today if we let it. In this wise and compassionate book, R.T. Kendall tackles, head-on, the sin that no one likes to admit to. He shows that it is only when we grasp that it is God we should aim to please that we will be able to recognize and overcome jealousy and, like Jesus, be jealous only for the glory of God.
Jean Gerson and Gender
by Nancy McloughlinJean Gerson and Gender reconciles the somewhat enigmatic legacy of one of the most influential late medieval intellectuals: the theologian, court preacher, university chancellor, and church reformer, Jean Gerson (d. 1429). Gerson provided foundational contributions to two historical developments: the promotion of rational and just government, and the development of the European concept of the witch. This book argues that Gerson's association of royal and ascetic women with sin and diabolical influences allowed him to maintain - against overwhelming evidence to the contrary – the appearance of centralized monarchical rule, a stable ecclesiastical hierarchy, and a reliable method for constructing communally verifiable political and religious truths.
Jean Sauvaget's Introduction to the History of the Muslim East: A Bibliographical Guide
by Claude Cahen Jean SauvagetThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1965.
Jean Vanier: Logician of the Heart (People of God)
by Michael HigginsJean Vanier, Winner of the 2015 Templeton Prize and numerous other international and prestigious honors, Jean Vanier lives a radical poverty of surrender in a time of fanatical acquisitiveness, economic disparity, and mounting bellicosity among nations. He is a philosopher of the heart, icon of wholeness, and justice activist. Through such key notions as trust, community, relationship, and humility, Vanier has built up a network of service and nurturing growth spanning the globe: the L'Arche Movement. He has advocated for peace in a world that treasures its violence, written extensively about the very meaning of human personhood, and championed sensitivity to the diverse spiritual traditions that make up our world. His remarkable life has included rich friendships with Blessed Mother Teresa, St. John Paul II and Henri Nouwen. Jean Vanier is a man of complexity and formal philosophical training, a scion of a family of national pedigree, and one of the seminal religious and inspirational figures of our time. In this volume, Michael Higgins focuses on Vanier’s many interconnections—personal and conceptual—with the mighty and the humble, the pious and the secular, as well as the young and the seasoned.
Jean-Luc Marion: A Theo-logical Introduction
by Robyn HornerJean-Luc Marion is one of the leading Catholic thinkers of our time: a formidable authority on Descartes and a major scholar in the philosophy of religion. This book presents a concise, accessible, and engaging introduction to the theology of Jean-Luc Marion. Described as one of the leading thinkers of his generation, Marion's take on the postmodern is richly enhanced by his expertise in patristic and mystical theology, phenomenology, and modern philosophy. In this first introduction to Marion's thought, Robyn Horner provides the essential background to Marion's work, as well as analysing the most significant themes for contemporary theology. This book serves as an ideal starting point for students of theology and philosophy, as well as for those seeking to further their knowledge of cutting-edge thinking in contemporary theology.
Jeb's Wife
by Patricia JohnsPatricia Johns&’ sensitive storytelling brings depth and heart to this tender story of second chances, as an Amish woman embarks on marriage with the gruff farmer next door . . . Once, Leah Riehl prayed for a husband. The man she loved chose another, wanting the children that Leah can&’t provide. But she&’s found a measure of peace, keeping house for her brother, Simon, and teaching in a nearby town. Now though, Simon&’s debts to an Englisher gambling ring have left Leah with a desperate dilemma—and a surprising offer from her scarred, reclusive neighbor. Jebadiah King needs to marry in order to claim his family farm. A union, for appearances only, will help them both. Jeb knows his scars make him a less than ideal husband, but he can be a useful one. It&’s the least that Leah deserves. But despite the promises he made to himself, Jeb can&’t help longing for his lovely, warmhearted new wife. His first marriage brought heartbreak, but Leah&’s gentle smiles spark hope again. Are they willing to take the leap that love requires—and open themselves to all the challenges and joy a true marriage could bring?
Jedidiah's Bride
by Rebecca KertzA Place of Their Own When handsome stranger Jedidiah Lapp saves her twin brothers' lives, Sarah Mast offers him her heartfelt thanks. And a cherry pie! But she never expects to see him again. When they meet once more at Sunday services, Sarah begins to feel something special for him. Jedidiah is eager to know the blushing beauty, and asks permission to court her. Soon, he can see Sarah as part of his future. But her family is in Delaware, his in Pennsylvania. Dare he ask her to leave all she knows behind for him and build a life in Happiness, Pennsylvania?
Jedidiah's Bride & Plain Threats
by Alison Stone Rebecca KertzTwo Amish tales of redemption and love Jedidiah's Bride by Rebecca Kertz When handsome stranger Jedidiah Lapp saves her twin brothers' lives, Sarah Mast never expects to see their hero again. When they meet once more, Sarah begins to feel something special for him. Jedidiah soon sees Sarah as part of his future, too. But dare he ask her to leave her family behind and build a life with him? Plain Threats by Alison Stone More than a year after her husband was accused of murder and died in prison, someone is reminding Amish widow Rebecca Fisher that all hasn't been forgiven. Turning to Englisher and former army ranger Jake Burke for help rattles her traditional community. But before long, Rebecca senses Jake is the only person she can trust with her safety...and her fragile heart.
Jeepers Creepers: Canadian Accounts of Weird Events and Experiences
by John Robert ColomboHere are over 40 scary, hair-raising, and frightening stories of the supernatural and the paranormal. These are first-person narratives that are unexplained and possibly inexplicable. All of them have been reported to John Robert Colombo, Canada’s Master Gatherer of the Arcane, by men and women from various parts of the country, and they’re published here in the words of the informants themselves, the witnesses to these wonders. Here, you will have the opportunity to read about:A woman from Ottawa who is visited nightly by her dead husband.A man from Quebec who is haunted by visions of the past.The couple from Regina, Saskatchewan, who commune with spirits through a Ouija board.The woman from Newcastle, Ontario, who finds the house of her dreams with a terrible secret.
Jefferson Burke and the Secret of the Lost Scroll
by Ace CollinsJefferson Burke and the Secret of the Lost Scroll is a mystery as old as the Christian church wrapped in a modern-day thriller. Though an unwilling hero, professor Jefferson Burke's intellectual curiosity pits him against the powerful Bruno Krueger in a race to find a 2000-year-old scroll that calls into question the divinity of Christ and could shake the foundation of Christian faith, upsetting the balance of power in the modern world. Their deadly quest spans the globe, involving officials from the Vatican, CIA and FBI agents, British royalty, a Hollywood actress, and modern terrorists. This classic battle of good vs. evil will hook believers and doubters alike. The uncertainties raised by the very existence of the elusive scroll will have every reader questioning the basis of their faith and wondering what would happen if certain fundamental truths suddenly were proven untrue. Artfully and thoughtfully told, this is the kind of action-packed adventure story that will keep loyal Ace Collins readers—and increasing legions of new fans—coming back for more.