A Sociable God

A Sociable God
Author: Ken Wilber
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2005-02-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0834822946

In one of the first attempts to bring an integral dimension to sociology, Ken Wilber introduces a system of reliable methods by which to make testable judgments of the authenticity of any religious movement. A Sociable God is a concise work based on Wilber's "spectrum of consciousness" theory, which views individual and cultural development as an evolutionary continuum. Here he focuses primarily on worldviews (archaic, magic, mythic, mental, psychic, subtle, causal, nondual) and evaluates various cultural and religious movements on a scale ranging from egocentric to ethnocentric to worldcentric to Kosmic. By using this integral view, Wilber hopes, society would be able to discriminate between dangerous cults and authentic spiritual paths. In addition, he points out why these distinctions are crucial in understanding spiritual experiences and altered states of consciousness. In a lengthy new introduction, the author brings the reader up to date on his latest integral thinking and concludes that, for the succinct and elegant way it argues for a sociology of depth, A Sociable God remains a clarion call for a greater sociology.

The Gripping Hand

The Gripping Hand
Author: Larry Niven
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 438
Release: 1994
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0671795740

Science fiction-roman.

A Sociable God, Eye to Eye

A Sociable God, Eye to Eye
Author: Ken Wilber
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 466
Release: 1999
Genre: Consciousness
ISBN: 9781570625039

Part of a series of 12 volumes of Ken Wilbur's work, this volume contains A Sociable God and Eye to Eye.

The Man Who Lost the Sea

The Man Who Lost the Sea
Author: Theodore Sturgeon
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2013-04-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 158394754X

By the winner of the Hugo, the Nebula, and the World Fantasy Life Achievement Awards, this latest volume finds Theodore Sturgeon in fine form as he gains recognition for the first time as a literary short story writer. Written between 1957 and 1960, when Sturgeon and his family lived in both America and Grenada, finally settling in Woodstock, New York, these stories reflect his increasing preference for psychology over ray guns. Stories such as "The Man Who Told Lies," "A Touch of Strange," and "It Opens the Sky" show influences as diverse as William Faulkner and John Dos Passos. Always in touch with the zeitgeist, Sturgeon takes on the Russian Sputnik launches of 1957 with "The Man Who Lost the Sea," switching the scene to Mars and injecting his trademark mordancy and vivid wordplay into the proceedings. These mature stories also don't stint on the scares, as "The Graveyard Reader"—one of Boris Karloff's favorite stories—shows. Acclaimed novelist Jonathan Lethem's foreword neatly summarizes Sturgeon's considerable achievement here.

The God's Eye

The God's Eye
Author: Jacquelyn Smith
Publisher: Waywardscribe Press
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2019-10-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781989650301

Raena never could turn down a challenge. Tales of her exploits have traveled across the land in soft whispers-the finest thief in Midnight Reach. No one less will do for the job Owaen has in mind. Not that anyone else would dare to accept the sorcerer's task. But can even Raena succeed in stealing the fabled God's Eye? ...Only one way for her to find out. A fast-paced, dark fantasy short story by Jacquelyn Smith, author of the World of Lasniniar epic fantasy series. Winning entry of the Writers' Journal Annual Fiction Contest (2011).

The Mote in God's Eye

The Mote in God's Eye
Author: Larry Niven
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 596
Release: 1974
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0671741926

Science fiction-roman.

Competing Spectacles

Competing Spectacles
Author: Tony Reinke
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2019-04-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433563827

We live in a world full of shiny distractions, faced with an onslaught of viral media constantly competing for our attention and demanding our affections. These ever-present visual “spectacles” can quickly erode our hearts, making it more difficult than ever to walk through life actively treasuring that which is most important and yet invisible: Jesus Christ. In a journalistic style, Tony Reinke shows us just how distracting these spectacles in our lives have become and calls us to ask critical questions about what we’re focusing on. The book offers us practical steps to redirect our gaze away from the addictive eye candy of the world and onto the Ultimate Spectacle—leading to the joy and rest our souls crave.

Ken Wilber

Ken Wilber
Author: Frank Visser
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2012-02-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0791486451

This is the definitive guide to the life and work of Ken Wilber, widely regarded as the most comprehensive and passionate philosopher of our times. In this long overdue exploration of Wilber's life and work, Frank Visser not only outlines the theories of this profound thinker, but also uncovers his personal life, showing how his experiences influenced and shaped his writing. Wilber's impressive body of work, including nineteen books in more than thirty languages, brings together science and religion, philosophy, art, culture, East and West, and places them within the all-encompassing perspective of evolution. Visser's book follows Wilber's four distinct phases as he reveals not only the story behind Wilber's writing, but also the man behind the ideas. In recounting the course of Wilber's life and the motives that led him to the subjects he has written so much about, Visser uncovers the intricacies of one of the world's most important intellectuals. Included in this indispensable resource is a complete bibliography of Wilber's work.

The God's Eye View

The God's Eye View
Author: Barry Eisler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Assassins
ISBN: 9781503949614

NSA director Theodore Anders has a simple goal: collect every phone call, email, and keystroke tapped on the Internet. He knows unlimited surveillance is the only way to keep America safe. Evelyn Gallagher doesn't care much about any of that. She just wants to keep her head down and manage the NSA's camera network and facial recognition program so she can afford private school for her deaf son, Dash. But when Evelyn discovers the existence of a program code-named God's Eye and connects it with the mysterious deaths of a string of journalists and whistle-blowers, her doubts put her and Dash in the crosshairs of a pair of government assassins.