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Universe Earth and Man In Their Relationship to Egyptian Myths and Modern Civilization
by Dr Rudolf SteinerUniverse, Earth and Man In Their Relationship to Egyptian Myths and Modern Civilization by Dr. Rudolf Steiner is a profound exploration of the connections between ancient wisdom and contemporary life, offering a unique perspective on the spiritual and cosmic forces that have shaped human civilization. In this illuminating work, Steiner, a renowned philosopher, educator, and founder of anthroposophy, delves into the esoteric knowledge of ancient Egypt, revealing its enduring relevance to modern society.Steiner examines the symbolic and spiritual significance of Egyptian myths, particularly their understanding of the cosmos, the Earth, and humanity’s place within the grand design of the universe. He explains how the ancient Egyptians perceived the universe as a living, interconnected organism, with the Earth and humanity playing integral roles in its ongoing evolution. Steiner explores how these ancient insights can inform our understanding of modern civilization, shedding light on the deeper spiritual currents that continue to influence human progress.Universe, Earth and Man also addresses the relationship between mythology and science, suggesting that ancient myths contain profound truths about the nature of reality that modern science is only beginning to uncover. Steiner draws parallels between the spiritual teachings of ancient Egypt and the challenges and opportunities faced by contemporary society, offering a path toward greater spiritual awareness and harmony with the cosmos.This book is essential reading for those interested in the intersections of ancient wisdom, spirituality, and modern culture. Steiner’s insights encourage readers to look beyond the materialistic worldview and rediscover the spiritual dimensions of life that have been recognized by civilizations throughout history.Universe, Earth and Man In Their Relationship to Egyptian Myths and Modern Civilization is a timeless work that continues to inspire and guide those seeking a deeper understanding of the forces that shape our world. Dr. Rudolf Steiner’s visionary teachings offer a bridge between the ancient and modern, providing valuable insights for anyone interested in the spiritual evolution of humanity.
The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality
by Dalai LamaGallileo, Copernicus, Newton, Niels Bohr, Einstein. Their insights shook our perception of who we are and where we stand in the world and in their wake have left an uneasy co-existence: science vs. religion, faith vs. empirical enquiry. Which is the keeper of truth? Which is the true path to understanding reality?After forty years of study with some of the greatest scientific minds as well as a lifetime of meditative, spiritual and philosophical study, the Dalai Lama presents a brilliant analysis of why both disciplines must be pursued in order to arrive at a complete picture of the truth. Science shows us ways of interpreting the physical world, while spirituality helps us cope with reality. But the extreme of either is impoverishing. The belief that all is reducible to matter and energy leaves out a huge range of human experience: emotions, yearnings, compassion, culture. At the same time, holding unexamined spiritual beliefs-beliefs that are contradicted by evidence, logic, and experience-can lock us into fundamentalist cages. Through an examination of Darwinism and karma, quantum mechanics and philosophical insight into the nature of reality, neurobiology and the study of consciousness, the Dalai Lama draws significant parallels between contemplative and scientific examination of reality. "I believe that spirituality and science are complementary but different investigative approaches with the same goal of seeking the truth," His Holiness writes. "In this, there is much each may learn from the other, and together they may contribute to expanding the horizon of human knowledge and wisdom."This breathtakingly personal examination is a tribute to the Dalai Lama's teachers-both of science and spirituality. The legacy of this book is a vision of the world in which our different approaches to understanding ourselves, our universe and one another can be brought together in the service of humanity.From the Hardcover edition.
The Universe Is Calling: Opening to the Divine Through Prayer
by Eric Butterworth“A wonderful book…truly a life-changer.”—Norman Vincent PealeIn his much-beloved classic, The Universe is Calling, Eric Butterworth, Unity minister and acclaimed author of Discover the Power Within You, offers a non-theological, non-ritualistic guide to prayer for contemporary seekers of guidance, wholeness, and self-regulation. The call of the universe, Butterworth explains, is the call to, “take charge of your life, to release your imprisoned splendor.” His spiritually liberating wisdom is powerful and inspiring, and it will lead readers to a truer and stronger connection with the divine.
Universe Lost: Reclaiming a Christian World View
by Stuart CookThe author draws his own personal interpretation of reality from the Bible.
The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog
by James W. SireVoted one of Christianity Today's 1998 Books of the YearFor more than thirty years, The Universe Next Door has set the standard for a clear, readable introduction to worldviews. In this new fifth edition James Sire offers additional student-friendly features to his concise, easily understood introductions to theism, deism, naturalism, Marxism, nihilism, existentialism, Eastern monism, New Age philosophy and postmodernism. Included in this expanded format are a new chapter on Islam and informative sidebars throughout.The book continues to build on Sire's refined definition of worldviews from the fourth edition and includes other updates as well, keeping this standard text fresh and useful. In a world of ever-increasing diversity, The Universe Next Door offers a unique resource for understanding the variety of worldviews that compete with Christianity for the allegiance of minds and hearts.The Universe Next Door has been translated into over a dozen languages and has been used as a text at over one hundred colleges and universities in courses ranging from apologetics and world religions to history and English literature.Sire's Naming the Elephant: Worldview as a Concept provides a useful companion volume for those desiring a more in-depth discussion of the nature of a worldview.
The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog
by James W. SireFor students, Sire, a speaker and writer who has taught English, philosophy, and theology at universities and seminaries, introduces a variety of worldviews from a Western Christian perspective: theism, deism, naturalism, Marxism, nihilism, existentialism, Eastern monism, New Age philosophy, and postmodernism. He addresses their development and how they underlie how people in the Western world think. This edition has been revised and updated to include a new chapter on Islam by a contributing author, and incorporates developments about the worldview notion from Sire's Naming the Elephant: Worldview as a Concept. The chapter on deism has been expanded to account for diversities in thinking. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog
by James W. SireFor more than forty years, The Universe Next Door has set the standard for a clear, readable introduction to worldviews. Using his widely influential model of eight basic worldview questions, James Sire examines prominent worldviews that have shaped the Western world.
Universe of Stone: Chartres Cathedral and the Invention of the Gothic
by Philip Ball“[A] lively biography of Chartres Cathedral . . . Ball’s account of its construction reveals fascinating details.” —The New YorkerChartres Cathedral, south of Paris, is revered as one of the most beautiful and profound works of art in the Western canon. But what did it mean to those who constructed it in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries—and why was it built at such immense height and with such glorious play of light, in the soaring manner we now call Gothic?In this work, Aventis Prize winner and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Philip Ball makes sense of the visual and emotional power of Chartres and brilliantly explores how its construction—and the creation of other Gothic cathedrals—represented a profound and dramatic shift in the way medieval thinkers perceived their relationship with their world.Beautifully illustrated, filled with astonishing insight, Universe of Stone embeds the magnificent cathedral in the culture of the twelfth century—its schools of philosophy and science, its trades and technologies, its politics and religious debates—enabling us to view this ancient architectural marvel with fresh eyes.“A terrific book . . . a lucid, thoughtful tour de force.” —The Christian Science Monitor“Engrossing . . . a resplendent account of the mysteries of Chartres Cathedral.” —Sunday Times“There is no better introduction to the subject.” —The Wall Street Journal
The Universe Speaks, Are You Listening?: 111 High-Vibrational Oracle Messages on Love, Healing, and Existence to Unlock Your Inner Light
by Cassady CayneAn uplifting collection of channeled messages from the Universe to inspire and guide you to find love within yourself and in relationships, which can be read from cover to cover or used as an oracle.Have you ever felt like you could use some guidance through the jungle of life, answers of insight to problems you might be experiencing? A helping hand to lift your spirits and show you love and care?What if you could have that guidance and love with you wherever you went? A faithful friend who understood you and what you were going through--no matter what?Finally, here is that companion--a book full of invaluable, uplifting guidance from the Universe. Part channeled love notes, part oracle--a collection of high vibrational messages about love, relationships, and existence that will inspire and help you on your path.Uplifting and inspiring, this is a book to speak directly to your heart.
The Universities We Need: Theological Perspectives
by Stephen HeapIncreasing numbers of young adults go to university. This book explores contemporary understandings of what universities are for, what impact they might be having on their students, and what visions of life and society are driving them. It criticises a narrow view of higher education which focuses on serving the economy. It argues that, for the sake of the common and individual good, universities need to be about forming citizens and societies as well as being an economic resource. It does so in the light of theological perspectives mainly from the Christian but also from the Muslim faith, and has a global as well as a British perspective. It brings together key thinkers in theology and higher education policy - including Rowan Williams, David Ford, Mike Higton, and Peter Scott - to present a unique perspective on institutions which help shape the lives of millions.
University of Chicago Readings in Western Civilization, Volume 3: The Church in the Roman Empire
by Edited by Karl F. Morrison John W. Boyer Julius KirshnerThe University of Chicago Readings in Western Civilization (nine volumes) makes available to students and teachers a unique selection of primary documents, many in new translations. These readings, prepared for the highly praised Western civilization sequence at the University of Chicago, were chosen by an outstanding group of scholars whose experience teaching that course spans almost four decades. Each volume includes rarely anthologized selections as well as standard, more familiar texts; a bibliography of recommended parallel readings; and introductions providing background for the selections. Beginning with Periclean Athens and concluding with twentieth-century Europe, these source materials enable teachers and students to explore a variety of critical approaches to important events and themes in Western history. Individual volumes provide essential background reading for courses covering specific eras and periods. The complete nine-volume series is ideal for general courses in history and Western civilization sequences.
El universo en un solo átomo: Cómo la unión entre la ciencia y espiritualidad pueden salvar el mundo
by Dalai LamaCómo la unión entre la ciencia y espiritualidad pueden salvar el mundo. Su Santidad el Dalai Lama expone su visión de la ciencia y de la fe con una única intención: aliviar el sufrimiento humano. Mediante el estudio científico, que nunca ha abandonado, y el llamamiento a la práctica religiosa, el Dalai Lama explora muchos de los grandes y eternos debates y realiza asombrosas conexiones entre algunas cuestiones aparentemente dispares, como la evolución o el karma, llamadas a cambiar nuestra forma de percibir el mundo. Considera que la ciencia y la fe, cuyo antagonismo se encuentra en el origen del conflicto humano desde hace siglos, son «distintos enfoques de la investigación, que se complementan con un objetivo compartido, que es la búsqueda de la verdad». En El universo en un solo átomo, el Dalai Lama nos desafía a que comprobemos que los beneficios de abrir nuestro corazón y nuestra mente a las conexiones entre ciencia y fe son preferibles a perpetuar la fractura, más retórica que otra cosa, que a menudo los envuelve y rodea. Considera que esta aclaración es la clave para conseguir la paz, no sólo en nuestro interior sino en todo el mundo. Ahora que nos enfrentamos a tiempos tan difíciles, los extraordinarios pensamientos de este hombre, sus sabias palabras, adquieren una dimensión nueva y urgente. Ello proporciona a este luminoso libro su actualidad y su necesidad.
Universo Holográfico: Una Introducción
by Brahma Kumari Pari Luis Rentería RuizMediante la lectura de este libro, usted tendrá una mejor comprensión del Universo Holográfico y se incrementará su habilidad para tener experiencias en él. Al mantener una mente clara y abierta (conforme avanza en su lectura), puede experimentar lo que el vivido y será capaz de entender lo que el autor está explicando. No considere el libro simplemente un "material de lectura", vaya más allá de las palabras y leálo con la intención de comprender a profundidad lo que se explica. Su capacidad de contemplar y experimentar el Universo Holográfico aumentará mientras continúe leyendo este libro una y otra vez hasta que lo haya comprendido.
Universo Holográfico: Uma Introdução
by Brahma Kumari Pari Aline SassonNeste livro, as explicações sobre o Universo Holográfico estão baseadas na Mecânica Quântica, no conhecimento da Brahma Kumaris, em pesquisas, em experiências da autora, no conhecimento dos chacras e da aura, nos antigos textos Hindus, na orientação de Deus, etc. Há explicações neste livro sobre: As várias divisões e a natureza do Universo Holográfico. Como as energias quânticas materializam o corpo físico e o mundo físico através do Universo Holográfico. Como as pessoas vivem em dois tipos de mundos, o Mundo Real e o Mundo Holográfico, ao mesmo tempo. Como as energias quânticas de diferentes dimensões materializam um tipo diferente de Mundo Real para que vivamos nele. Como as dimensões sutis, corpos holográficos e corpos sutis são criados. Como acontece o processo de criação através e vórtices e chacras. O filme Holográfico do Holograma do qual participamos. Como o Universo Holográfico muda quando o mundo se transforma. Como tudo acontece de acordo com o Drama do Mundo (Registros Akáshicos). A Meditação e o Conhecimento d Brahma Kumaris. Como a aura é usada durante as experiências. Como existem vários tipos de mundos. A Consciência Cósmica. Experiências de Quase-Morte. As explicações neste livro, no Universo Holográfico, ajudarão o leitor a compreender o conteúdo do livro “Enriqueça na Caminhada para o Mundo da Era de Ouro (com Comentários de Meditação)”. Maiores explicações sobre o Universo Holográfico também serão encontradas no livro da autora “Enriqueça na Caminhada para o Mundo da Era de Ouro (com Comentários de Meditação)”.
Universo Olografico: Un'introduzione
by Brahma Kumari Pari Simona De GregorioUn'introduzione all'Universo Olografico, passando per i vari mondi coinvolti, i chackra, Dio stesso, le anime e le conoscenze BK.
The Unknowable in Early Modern Thought: Natural Philosophy and the Poetics of the Ineffable
by Kevin KilleenEarly modern thought was haunted by the unknowable character of the fallen world. The sometimes brilliant and sometimes baffling fusion of theological and scientific ideas in the era, as well as some of its greatest literature, responds to this sense that humans encountered only an incomplete reality. Ranging from Paradise Lost to thinkers in and around the Royal Society and commentary on the Book of Job, The Unknowable in Early Modern Thought explores how the era of the scientific revolution was in part paralyzed by and in part energized by the paradox it encountered in thinking about the elusive nature of God and the unfathomable nature of the natural world. Looking at writers with scientific, literary and theological interests, from the shoemaker mystic, Jacob Boehme to John Milton, from Robert Boyle to Margaret Cavendish, and from Thomas Browne to the fiery prophet, Anna Trapnel, Kevin Killeen shows how seventeenth-century writings redeployed the rich resources of the ineffable and the apophatic—what cannot be said, except in negative terms—to think about natural philosophy and the enigmas of the natural world.
Unknowing and the Everyday: Sufism and Knowledge in Iran
by Seema GolestanehIn Unknowing and the Everyday Seema Golestaneh examines how Sufi mystical experience in Iran shapes contemporary life. Central to this process is ma’rifat, or “unknowing”—the idea that, as it is ultimately impossible to fully understand the divine, humanity must operate from an engaged awareness that it knows nothing. Golestaneh shows that rather than considering ma’rifat an obstacle to intellectual engagement, Sufis embrace that there will always be that which they do not know. From this position, they affirm both the limits of human knowledge and the mysteries of the profane world. Through ethnographic case studies, Golestaneh traces the affective and sensory dimensions of ma’rifat in contexts such as the creation of collective Sufi spaces, the interpretation of Persian poetry, formulations of selfhood and non-selfhood, and the navigation of the socio-material realm. By outlining the relationship between ma’rifat and religious, aesthetic, and social life in Iran, Golestaneh demonstrates that for Sufis the outer bounds of human thought are the beginning rather than the limit.
Unknowing Fanaticism: Reformation Literatures of Self-Annihilation
by Ross LernerWe may think we know what defines religious fanaticism: violent action undertaken with dogmatic certainty. But the term fanatic, from the European Reformation to today, has never been a stable one. Then and now it has been reductively defined to justify state violence and to delegitimize alternative sources of authority. Unknowing Fanaticism rejects the simplified binary of fanatical religion and rational politics, turning to Renaissance literature to demonstrate that fanaticism was integral to how both modern politics and poetics developed, from the German Peasants’ Revolt to the English Civil War.The book traces two entangled approaches to fanaticism in this long Reformation moment: the targeting of it as an extreme political threat and the engagement with it as a deep epistemological and poetic problem. In the first, thinkers of modernity from Martin Luther to Thomas Hobbes and John Locke positioned themselves against fanaticism to pathologize rebellion and abet theological and political control. In the second, which arose alongside and often in response to the first, the poets of fanaticism investigated the link between fanatical self-annihilation—the process by which one could become a vessel for divine violence—and the practices of writing poetry. Edmund Spenser, John Donne, and John Milton recognized in the fanatic’s claim to be a passive instrument of God their own incapacity to know and depict the origins of fanaticism. Yet this crisis of unknowing was a productive one. It led these writers to experiment with poetic techniques that would allow them to address fanaticism’s tendency to unsettle the boundaries between human and divine agency and between individual and collective bodies. These poets demand a new critical method, which this book attempts to model: a historically-minded and politicized formalism that can attend to the complexity of the poetic encounter with fanaticism.
Unknown Enemy: Faith in the Face of Crime (Mills And Boon Love Inspired Suspense Ser. #4)
by Michelle KarlA college professor attracts dangerous assassins—and a handsome bodyguard to keep her safe—in this inspirational romantic suspense.For professor Ginny Anderson, translating a set of ancient tablets could be the coup of her career—or more danger than she can handle. Someone doesn’t want the secrets of the artifacts to be revealed . . . and they’ll kill to bury her discoveries. But former Secret Service agent Colin Tapping refuses to let anybody hurt Ginny and appoints himself as her protector—whether she wants one or not. Colin has made mistakes in the past, and keeping Ginny safe could be just what he needs to prove he’s still a capable agent and win back his job. But is he willing to risk paying the ultimate price to reclaim his former life?
The Unknown God: A Journey with Jesus from East to West
by Mathew P. JohnWe live in the age of religious pluralism where all religions are considered the same and different paths lead to the same spiritual destination. It is important for Christians to learn how to affirm Jesus Christ as the only way to God—while also paying due respect to people of other faiths and worldviews. In The Unknown God: A Journey with Jesus from East to West, Mathew P. John explores the redemptive revelations lurking in the darkness outside the boundaries of Christian tradition. In this spiritual journey through six major world religions, readers encounter a variety of symbols that point to the Jesus of the Bible. From Hindu avatars and Buddhist bodhisattvas, to Sikh gurus and Muslim prophets, and the Jewish messiah, consider how different religions attempt to answer the deep longing for a savior ingrained in the collective conscience of humanity.
The Unknown God: Clearing Away Confusion about God
by Jon WalkerThere’s a danger in following a God we don’t even know: we become vulnerable to the idea that we must constantly try harder to please God. This book exposes the myths that keep us feeling like God is always judging and condemning us.If you've ever felt that it's impossible to please God, this book is for you.Too many of us are following a mythical god who we think is always mad and always looking to catch us doing something wrong; or even worse, condemning us when we fail to do the right thing.The sad thing is we teach this repeatedly in the church and believe this again and again in our Christian walk because we follow an Unknown God. This teaching locks us in a behavior-based Christianity that demands we keep trying harder. But God never meant for us to become slaves to condemnation. Instead of trying harder, he wants us to trust more. Get to know God and understand that all of his commandments are meant to help us live in fellowship with Jesus.
The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ
by Nicolas NotovitchNicolas Notovitch was a Russian aristocrat, Cossack officer, spy, and journalist known for his contention that during the years of Jesus Christ's life missing from the Bible, he followed traveling merchants abroad into India and the Hemis Monastery in Ladakh, Nepal, where he studied Buddhism. While recovering from a broken leg at the monastery of Himis, Notovich discovered the text to The Life of Issa and realized that it recounted the lost years of Jesus. This controversial book shows where many of Jesus' beliefs comes from, while at the same time showing that Jesus was already well on his way to his fundamental beliefs at a very young age.
The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ: From An Ancient Manuscript Recently Discovered In A Buddhist Monastery (Christian Classics Ser.)
by Nicolas NotovitchEvery Bible student knows there are several years in the life of Christ that are unaccounted for. But what accounts for that gap? Was Jesus in Nazareth from the ages of thirteen through twenty-nine? Or was he teaching and studying in India, as this thoroughly intriguing — and controversial — book suggests? The story begins in 1887, when Russian explorer Nicolas Notovitch went on an expedition to learn about the customs of the people of India. During his travels, he visited a Buddhist monastery where he heard about a holy man, thought to be Jesus, who visited the region 2,000 years before. The Buddhists called him "Issa" — and there was an ancient document that could confirm the similarities. As Notovitch embarked on a treacherous journey to track down the evidence, he broke his leg in an accident and found himself recuperating at a monastery that possessed a copy of the document. The chief lama showed him a scroll that described a man with an uncanny resemblance to Jesus of Nazareth and his teachings. In spite of warnings from various churches, Notovitch published his findings. Whether you accept or deny this fascinating account of Christ's "missing years," — a claim that's attracted widespread attention — you'll agree it makes compelling reading for people of all faiths.
The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ: By the Discoverer of the Manuscript
by Nicolas NotovichNicolas Notovitch was born into an aristocratic Jewish family, but converted to Christianity in his youth. A prolific journalist, author of twelve books (and some say, spy), he travelled widely in the east, visiting India, Afghanistan and Ladakh. After a riding accident that broke his leg, Notovitch recuperated at a Tibetan monastery in Hemis. Here, he heard of a manuscript that revealed astonishing information on the sixteen 'Lost Years of Jesus' - the period between Christ's visit to the Jerusalem Temple at the age of twelve and His baptism in the Jordan, about which the bible is strangely silent. The Tibetan manuscript relates that Jesus spent this time traveling to India and Tibet to study the spiritual disciplines of the East. He then returned via Persia to Israel, where He taught until eventual crucifixion. This account was published by Notovitch in 1887 as The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ. It caused an immediate sensation, stirring passions on both sides, shaking the foundations of orthodox Christianity, and raising a storm of controversy that, after more than 125 years, has not yet abated. An exciting, thought-provoking book, and essential reading for anyone interested in the life of the historical Jesus.-Print ed.