Pilgrims of Love

Pilgrims of Love
Author: Pnina Werbner
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2016-12-19
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 025302885X

" . . . will be of interest not only to those concerned with Pakistan and the new Muslim presence in Europe, but also to those interested in an anthropological study of religion." —Barbara Metcalf, University of California, Davis Pnina Werbner traces the development of a Sufi Naqshbandi order founded by a living saint, Zindapir, whose cult originated in Pakistan and has extended globally to Britain, Europe, the Middle East, and southern Africa. Drawing on 12 years of fieldwork in Pakistan and Great Britain, she elucidates the complex organization of Sufi orders as regional and transnational cults, and examines how such cults are manifested through ritual action and embodied in sacred mythology and global diasporas. A focus of the study is the key event in the order's annual ritual cycle, a celebration in which tens of thousands of people gather at the saint's lodge in Pakistan and in the streets of Britain. Werbner challenges accepted anthropological and sociological truths about Islam and modernity, and reflects on her own role as ethnographic observer. Pilgrims of Love is a major contribution to our understanding of disaporic Islamic practices, highlighting the vitality of Sufi orders in the postcolonial world.

Pilgrim of Love

Pilgrim of Love
Author: Atma Jo Ann Levitt
Publisher: Monkfish Book Publishing
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2004
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780974935935

first published account of the spiritual master who inspired Kripalu, the largest yoga center in the U.S.

From Anxiety to Love

From Anxiety to Love
Author: Corinne Zupko
Publisher: New World Library
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2018-01-18
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1608685063

Get Ready for Unstoppable Inner Peace Author Corinne Zupko undertook her study of psychology out of necessity when debilitating anxiety threatened to derail her life. Seeking ways to do more than temporarily alleviate her symptoms, Corinne began to study A Course in Miracles (ACIM), mindfulness meditation, and the latest therapeutic approaches for treating anxiety. In From Anxiety to Love, she shares what she learned and gently guides you through the process, helping you undo anxiety-based thinking and fostering mindful shifts in your thoughts and actions. Whether struggling with everyday stress or near-crippling discomfort, you will find that Corinne’s approach offers a new way of healing from — rather than just coping with — fear and anxiety.

Love the pilgrim

Love the pilgrim
Author: Maria Henrietta De la Cherois-Crommelin
Publisher:
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Release: 1886
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The Soul of a Pilgrim

The Soul of a Pilgrim
Author: Christine Valters Paintner
Publisher: Ave Maria Press
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2015-05-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1933495871

The renowned author of eight books and abbess of the online retreat center Abbey of the Arts, Christine Valters Paintner takes readers on a new kind of pilgrimage: an inner journey to discover the heart of God. Eight stages of the pilgrim's way--from hearing the call to coming home--are accompanied by scripture stories of great biblical journeys and the author's unique and creative practices of prayer, writing, and photography. As she did in The Artist's Rule and Eyes of the Heart, Christine Valters Paintner once again helps readers travel to the frontiers of their souls to discover the hidden presence of God. In The Soul of a Pilgrim, Paintner identifies eight stages of the pilgrim's way and shows how to follow these steps to make an intentional, transformative journey to the reader's inner "wild edges." Each phase of the exploration requires a distinct practice such as packing lightly, being uncomfortable, or embracing the unknown. Paintner shows how to cultivate attentiveness to the divine through deep listening, patience, and opening oneself to the gifts that arise in the midst of discomfort. Each of the eight chapters offers reflections on the themes, a scripture story, an invitation to the practice of lectio divina, and a creative exploration through photography and writing.

Countdown for Couples

Countdown for Couples
Author: Dale Mathis
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2012-03-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1604829311

Research and common sense indicate that engaged couples will eventually have stronger, more successful marriages if they get good premarital counseling. Many churches now require such counseling, yet many Christian couples still enter marriage without that preparation. Countdown for Couples will fill that void. It will help couples learn about each other, and themselves individually, as well as their relational skills and compatibility as a couple.