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Applied Jewish Values in Social Sciences and Psychology
by Yossi Ives Michael Ben-Avie Kate LoewenthalThis volume interweaves concepts and methods from psychology and other social sciences with Jewish ideas and practices in order to address contemporary social issues. This volume brings together pioneering research from scholars in such fields as psychology, education, and religious studies. The authors integrate insights from Jewish texts and practices with the methods and concepts of the social sciences to create interventions that promote the well-being of children, adults, families, communities, and society. Divided into three sections - Education, Psychological Well-Being, Society and Beyond- this book shows how this integrationist approach can deepen our understanding and generate new insights around pressing social challenges to impact positive change in the lives of people and communities.
Applied Mysticism: Studies of Meditation and Psychedelics in Secular Contexts
by Richard H. JonesExamines how mystical practices and experiences are being applied in secular contexts today.Today is an exciting time for mysticism. Interest in mysticism today often involves what Aldous Huxley called "applied mysticism"-that is, taking mystical practices and experiences out of their traditional contexts, where the focus was on the total transformation of the individual, and applying them (often within a secular framework) to help other people with more limited this-worldly problems, such as a person's well-being in society or general social change. Neuroscientists are taking mystical experiences seriously, studying meditators and psychedelic subjects to gain knowledge of how the brain works. Cognitive scientists are exploring mystical altered states of consciousness to expand the spectrum of consciousness states-in particular, whether there is a state of "pure" consciousness. Buddhist meditation is being taken out of its religious contexts and adapted by psychotherapists to help with problems such as depression or addiction. The use of psychedelics in psychotherapy is also gaining traction while New Age thinkers are extolling the alleged merger of post-Newtonian science with mysticism. Mystical ideas are being adapted to problems on the social level-for example, in "socially-engaged" Buddhism. This is the first book to explore all these varieties of applied mysticism together and to examine the current state of the field (with a focus on philosophical issues) in a readily accessible manner.
Applied NT Bible Commentary
by Tom Hale Steve ThorsonThe wisdom found in God's Word is timeless, as relevant today as when it was first written. And the challenge for believers remains unchanged: how do we apply these truths to our everyday world?The Applied Commentary series is a fresh approach to Bible study, connecting great wisdom with your life today. Each Scripture passage is enhanced with insights on key themes and ideas. Featured articles provide a deeper look at essential concepts, while the contemporary language allows for easy reading. And because some subjects are open to interpretation for discussion, we've included perspectives from leading theologians from all backgrounds and denominations. The result?An interactive approach to Scripture that will challenge your ideas and build your faith--which is what reading the Bible is all about.
Applied OT Bible Commentary
by Tom Hale Steve ThorsonThe wisdom found in God's Word is timeless, as relevant today as when it was first written. And the challenge for believers remains unchanged: how do we apply these truths to our everyday world?The Applied Commentary series is a fresh approach to Bible study, connecting great wisdom with your life today. Each Scripture passage is enhanced with insights on key themes and ideas. Featured articles provide a deeper look at essential concepts, while the contemporary language allows for easy reading. And because some subjects are open to interpretation for discussion, we've included perspectives from leading theologians from all backgrounds and denominations. The result?An interactive approach to Scripture that will challenge your ideas and build your faith--which is what reading the Bible is all about.
Applied Theatre: Understanding Change (Landscapes: the Arts, Aesthetics, and Education #22)
by Kelly Freebody Michael Balfour Michael Finneran Michael AndersonThis volume offers researchers and practitioners new perspectives on applied theatre work, exploring the relationship between applied theatre and its intent, success and value. Applied theatre is a well-established field focused on the social application of the arts in a range of contexts including schools, prisons, residential aged care and community settings. The increased uptake of applied theatre in these contexts requires increased analysis and understanding of indications of success and value. This volume provides critical commentary and questions regarding issues associated with developing, delivering and evaluating applied theatre programs. Part 1 of the volume presents a discussion of the ways the concept of change is presented to and by funding bodies, practitioners, participants, researchers and policy makers to discover and analyse the relationships between applied theatre practice, transformative intent, and evaluation. Part 2 of the volume offers perspectives from key authors in the field which extend and contextualize the discussion by examining key themes and practice-based examples.
The Appointment: A Novel
by Katharina VolckmerFor readers of Ottessa Moshfegh and Han Kang, a whip-smart, darkly funny, and subversive debut novel in which a woman on the verge of major change addresses her doctor in a stream of consciousness narrative.In a well-appointed examination in London, a young woman unburdens herself to a certain Dr. Seligman. Though she can barely see above his head, she holds forth about her life and desires, her struggles with her sexuality and identity. Born and raised in Germany, she has been living in London for several years, determined to break free from her family origins and her haunted homeland. But the recent death of her grandfather, and an unexpected inheritance, make it clear that you cannot easily outrun your own shame, whether it be physical, familial, historical, national, or all of the above. Or can you? With Dr. Seligman&’s help, our narrator will find out. In a monologue that is both deliciously dark and subversively funny, she takes us on a wide-ranging journey from Hitler-centered sexual fantasies and overbearing mothers to the medicinal properties of squirrel tails and the notion that anatomical changes can serve as historical reparation. The Appointment is an audacious debut novel by an explosive new international literary voice, challenging all of our notions of what is fluid and what is fixed, and the myriad ways we seek to make peace with others and ourselves in the 21st century.
Appointment in Jerusalem: A Search for the Historical Jesus
by Max I. DimontThe acclaimed author of Jews, God, and History considers the historical Jesus &“in the spirited, witty, fascinating manner in which his scholarship excels&” (Bookviews). Biblical historian Max Dimont, author of the classic Jews, God, and History, explores the mystery surrounding the predictions Jesus made about his fate. Examining the gospel, Dimont re-creates the drama in three acts using his knowledge of the events recorded in the Bible. Thoughtful and fascinating, Appointment in Jerusalem examines the questions that have surrounded religion for centuries. Who was Jesus, the Christian messiah or a member of a Jewish sect? Dimont&’s insight is intelligent and surprising.
Appreciate Your Life: The Essence of Zen Practice
by Wendy Egyoku Nakao Eve Myonen Marko Taizan MaezumiHere is the first major collection of the teachings of Taizan Maezumi Roshi (1931-1995), one of the first Japanese Zen masters to bring Zen to the West and founding abbot of the Zen Center of Los Angeles and Zen Mountain Center in Idyllwild, California. These short, inspiring readings illuminate Zen practice in simple, eloquent language. Topics include zazen and Zen koans, how to appreciate your life as the life of the Buddha, and the essential matter of life and death. Appreciate Your Life conveys Maezumi Roshi's unique spirit and teaching style, as well as his timeless insights into the practice of Zen. Never satisfied with merely conveying ideas, his teisho, the Zen talks he gave weekly and during retreats, evoked personal questions from his students. Maezumi Roshi insisted that his students address these questions in their own lives. As he often said, "Be intimate with your life." The readings are not teachings or instructions in the traditional sense. They are transcriptions of the master's teisho, living presentations of his direct experience of Zen realization. These teisho are crystalline offerings of Zen insight intended to reach beyond the student's intellect to her or his deepest essence.
Apprenez à méditer: Plan de 8 semaines
by Aimar RollánDans ce livre tu apprendras à méditer de A à Z, chez toi, assis sur une chaise à l'occidental. Nous apprendrons la théorie de base et quelques techniques simples mais profondes de méditation, basées sur la "pleine conscience", le yoga et le zen. Nous renforcerons les habitudes grâce à un programme de 8 semaines, spécialement tracé pour fomenter en nous l'habitude de méditer tous les jours dans un coin de la maison. Il n'est pas nécessaire d'avoir des connaissances préalables, ni de pouvoir s'asseoir avec les jambes croisées, ni d'être religieux ou amoureux des traditions orientales. La méditation est une technique universelle qui nous aidera à contrôler notre esprit, à réduire le stress et à mieux nous connaître. Nous commencerons par méditer une minute par jour et à la fin des 8 semaines nous serons capables de méditer 20 minutes d'affilée. L'idée est que la méditation fasse partie de notre quotidien pour qu'elle puisse nous aider à avoir une vie plus remplie et heureuse. Qu'apprendras-tu avec ce livre? - Qu'est-ce que méditer ? - Histoire de la méditation. - Différence entre la méditation et le mindfulness. - l'importance de l'habitude et de la routine. - Comment fonctionne l'esprit. - Comment t'asseoir correctement sur une chaise pour méditer. - La technique de la respiration abdominale. - Techniques de méditation de base. Quelles sensations pouvons-nous ressentir durant la méditation. - Comment progresser convenablement. Ce livre complète le cours de méditation pour débutants que l'auteur diffuse sur sa chaîne YouTube. "Toutes les misères de l'homme dérivent du fait qu'il n'est pas capable d'être assis tranquillement, seul, dans une pièce" Blaise Pascal.
Apprentice: Walking the Way of Christ
by Steve Chalke Joanna WyldThe quest for meaning and purpose dwells within all of us. Jesus insisted that its fulfillment lay in a relationship with him. But what does that relationship look like—really? Apprentice calls spiritual pilgrims, both Christians and non-Christians, to exchange the shallow diversions of secular and religious culture for the pursuit of our true desires. In a book of refreshing honesty, great heart, and rich creativity, Steve Chalke guides us into an apprenticeship with the master teacher, Jesus. Embarking on a relational journey that engages us on every level, we walk with Jesus in an organic, whole-life learning experience, exploring ten areas foundational to the meaning and depth we crave. Apprentice encourages us to ask our most probing questions, embrace our doubts, and learn why we are driven to belong. Combining story and parable with thoughtful commentary, we discover the ancient art and discipline of apprenticeship— living lives stamped with the character, presence, and impact of Jesus.
Apprentice Father
by Irene HannonDaddy in TrainingHis orphaned niece and nephew are depending on Clay Adams. This commitment- phobe substitute dad needs help, and he needs it fast! Nanny Cate Shepard comes to his rescue just in the nick of time. Cate is no stranger to tragedy, and her deep, abiding faith has led her through her darkest days. With God’s help, her kindness and nurturing can heal the children... but what about Clay? Will this father in the making abandon his lone-wolf ways to give Cate and the children the forever family they deserve?Originally published in 2009
Apprentice Father
by Irene HannonHis orphaned niece and nephew are depending on Clay Adams. This commitment-phobe substitute dad needs help, and he needs it fast! Nanny Cate Shepard comes to his rescue just in the nick of time. Cate is no stranger to tragedy, and her deep, abiding faith has led her through her darkest days. With God's help, her kindness and nurturing can heal the children...but what about Clay? Will this father in the making abandon his lone-wolf ways to give Cate and the children the forever family they deserve?
Apprentice Participant's Guide: Walking The Way Of Christ
by Steve ChalkeThe quest for meaning and purpose dwells within all of us. Jesus insisted that its fulfillment lay in a relationship with him. But what does that look like-really? Apprentice encourages us to ask our most probing questions, embrace our doubts and learn why we are driven to belong. Designed for use with the Apprentice five-session DVD study, use this participant’s guide as you follow bestselling author Steve Chalke in guiding us into a deep experience of learning and relationship with Jesus. Embarking on a relational journey that engages us on every level, we learn to walk with Jesus in an organic, whole-life learning experience, exploring areas foundational to the meaning and depth we crave. In five sessions the author covers the following topics. •Journeying: Life is like a journey best walked one step at a time •Longing: Satisfaction comes from longing for the things God longs for •Believing: Our knowledge is always limited, in the end we have to put our trust in something •Questioning: Without room for doubt, faith could not exist •Belonging: Living in community requires trust and love. It is dangerous and risky, but ultimately worth the risk
Apprenticed to Spirit
by David SpanglerAn absorbing memoir of one man’s path to understanding how we can learn to lead lives of greater blessing and to be sources of blessing and service for the world as a whole. For as long as he can remember, David Spangler has been physically aware of a spiritual world existing alongside this one. In 1965, David Spangler left college to follow an inner spiritual calling and encountered an extraordinary presence, which he named “John. ” Over the next quarter-century John would assist David in exploring the “inner worlds” of the spirit, and would tutor him in some of the most basic mysteries of life and the nature of the human spirit. In Apprenticed to Spirit, Spangler recounts how John showed him the way to develop a spiritual intelligence—what Spangler calls “a mind of the soul”—and how to integrate it into everyday life. Spangler learned to think with his soul and embarked on the apprenticeship to understanding the sacredness of our world and of the realms beyond ours—a journey that continues to this day. .
The Apprentice's Masterpiece: A Story of Medieval Spain
by Melanie LittleFifteenth-century Spain had a society in which Jews, Muslims and Christians coexisted. But under the zealous Christian Queen Isabella, the country abruptly became one of the most murderously intolerant places on Earth.
An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures
by Clarice LispectorA love story by the great Clarice Lispector that asks: Just how might two people be joined? <P><P>What to make of a writer who follows the metaphysical heights of her great Passion According to GH with a book that looks suspiciously like a romance novel? <P><P>In An Apprenticeship or The Book of Pleasures, Clarice Lispector tries to discover how to bridge the gap between people, or how to even begin to try. <P><P> A woman struggles to emerge from solitude and sadness into love, including sexual love: her guide on this journey is Ulisses, who (yes) leads her patiently into the fullness of life. An Apprenticeship was a bestseller and, as her biographer Benjamin Moser writes, "This accessible love story surprised many readers. When it came out, an interviewer said: 'I thought The Book of Pleasures was much easier to read than any of your other books. Do you think there’s any basis for that?' Clarice answered: 'There is. I humanized myself, the book reflects that.'” <P><P><i>Advisory: This book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these in the future.</i>
Approaches to Chan, Sŏn, and Zen Studies: Chinese Chan Buddhism and Its Spread throughout East Asia (SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)
by Albert Welter; Steven Heine; Jin Y. ParkThis volume focuses on Chinese Chan Buddhism and its spread across East Asia, with special attention to its impacts on Korean Sŏn and Japanese Zen. Zen enthralled the scholarly world throughout much of the twentieth century, and Zen Studies became a major academic discipline in its wake. Interpreted through the lens of Japanese Zen and its reaction to events in the modern world, Zen Studies incorporated a broad range of Zen-related movements in the East Asian Buddhist world. As broad as the scope of Zen Studies was, however, it was clearly rooted in a Japanese context, and aspects of the "Zen experience" that did not fit modern Japanese Zen aspirations tended to be marginalized and ignored. Approaches to Chan, Sŏn, and Zen Studies acknowledges the move beyond Zen Studies to recognize the changing and growing parameters of the field. The volume also examines the modern dynamics in each of these traditions.
Approaching God: How to Pray
by Steve BrownIn this book, Brown can help you experience the same kind of intimate relationship with God that he has discovered through learning how to pray.
Approaching God
by Steve BrownA spiritual guide on how to pray cites the importance of focusing on God rather than on oneself, while it defines the basic theology of prayer and addresses such issues as unanswered prayers.
Approaching Jonathan Edwards: The Evolution of a Persona
by Carol BallExploring the inner motivations of one of America’s greatest religious thinkers, this book analyses the ways in which Jonathan Edwards' intense personal piety and deep experience of divine sovereignty drove an introverted intellectual along a course that would eventually develop into a mature and respected public intellectual. Throughout his life, the tension between his innately contemplative nature and the active demands of public office was a constant source of internal and public strife for Edwards. Approaching Jonathan Edwards offers a new theoretical approach to the study of Edwards, with an emphasis on his writing activity as the key strategy in shaping his legacy. Tracing Edwards’ strategic self-fashioning of his persona through the many conflicts in which he was engaged, the critical turning points in his life, and his strategies for managing conflicts and crises, Carol Ball concludes that Edwards found his place as a superlative contemplative apologist and theorist of experiential spirituality.
Approaching Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction to Key Thinkers, Concepts, Methods and Debates
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Approaching Pilgrimage: Methodological Issues Involved in Researching Routes, Sites, and Practices (Routledge Studies in Pilgrimage, Religious Travel and Tourism)
by Mario Katić John EadeThis volume seeks to explore pilgrimage studies as a distinctive sub-field of research, and to define its key methodological approaches and problems. Pilgrimage studies has long been influenced by such academic disciplines as anthropology and this volume considers the new insights that pilgrimage studies can offer to these disciplinary fields. Bringing together experienced pioneers and a younger generation of pilgrimage scholars, the chapters address the directions contemporary pilgrimage research is taking and how it is developing into the future. Covering topics like digital pilgrimage, multi-site pilgrimages, and long-term ethnography, with examples from Europe, the Middle East, and Japan, this is an important resource for all researchers engaging with pilgrimage.
Approaching the Almighty: 100 Prayers of A. W. Tozer
by A. W. TozerDiscover the never-before-published prayers of A. W. Tozer as he opens his sermons.Is there a holier moment than when a preacher steps into the pulpit and opens the Scriptures before the people of the Lord? A. W. Tozer certainly understood the gravity and sanctity of that moment. His pulpit prayers reflect the holy awe that he experienced as he stood before God and the gathered congregation.Although Tozer fans are familiar with his writings and sermons, now for the first time, Approaching the Almighty collects the prayers that Tozer offered as he stepped into the pulpit to preach. Phil Shappard, a Moody Radio manager whose job was to remaster the audiotapes of Tozer&’s sermons, has collected and transcribed almost two hundred prayers that reveal the great preacher&’s intimate walk with God.The path to a rich prayer life is to pray alongside others whose faith is deep. Let Tozer&’s pulpit prayers guide your own heart in its steadfast pursuit of God.
Approaching the Almighty: 100 Prayers of A. W. Tozer
by A. W. TozerDiscover the never-before-published prayers of A. W. Tozer as he opens his sermons.Is there a holier moment than when a preacher steps into the pulpit and opens the Scriptures before the people of the Lord? A. W. Tozer certainly understood the gravity and sanctity of that moment. His pulpit prayers reflect the holy awe that he experienced as he stood before God and the gathered congregation.Although Tozer fans are familiar with his writings and sermons, now for the first time, Approaching the Almighty collects the prayers that Tozer offered as he stepped into the pulpit to preach. Phil Shappard, a Moody Radio manager whose job was to remaster the audiotapes of Tozer&’s sermons, has collected and transcribed almost two hundred prayers that reveal the great preacher&’s intimate walk with God.The path to a rich prayer life is to pray alongside others whose faith is deep. Let Tozer&’s pulpit prayers guide your own heart in its steadfast pursuit of God.
Approaching the Atonement: The Reconciling Work of Christ
by Oliver D. CrispIn many ways, the death of Jesus Christ on the cross stands at the heart of the Christian faith.