Reclaiming Spirituality

Reclaiming Spirituality
Author: Diarmuid Ó Murchú
Publisher: Crossroad
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1998
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN:

This is a challenging and provocative but, above all, reassuring book for those who are seeking spritual meaning today.

Quantum Theology

Quantum Theology
Author: Diarmuid Ó Murchú
Publisher: Crossroad
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1997
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780824516307

From black holes to holograms, from relativity theory to the discovery of quarks, an original exposition of quantum theory tht unravels profound theological questions

Reclaiming the Spiritual in Art

Reclaiming the Spiritual in Art
Author: Dawn Perlmutter
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 182
Release: 1999-05-27
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780791441626

Examines the role of the sacred in art and makes a compelling case for its continued contemporary relevance.

Asian Christian Spirituality

Asian Christian Spirituality
Author: Virginia Fabella
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1992
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

Asia is the birthplace of many great religions and spiritualities--spiritualities that draw wealth and meaning from the ancient past yet still address contemporary reality. Asian Christian Spirituality explores popular religious traditions in Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and India, emphasizing how these traditions foster a liberative Christian spirituality. From the commercial bustle of Seoul and Hong Kong to the forests of Indonesia and the Philippines, culture and context are the two most important factors in searching for a liberating spirituality. As Samuel Rayan points out, Asian spirituality can be mined not only from traditional sources (such as shamanism, animism, and folk Catholicism) but also from the stories of women, peasants, and other victims of oppression and domination. Christianity in Asia must concern itself with the economic and political conditions that dehumanize people, and must create new patterns of relationships that make life worth living. Asian Christian Spirituality shows how a spirituality faithful to a common Christian heritage, simultaneously rooted in particular cultures and traditions, can animate Christianity in Asia, and help Asian Christians address contemporary problems.

Reclaiming Two-Spirits

Reclaiming Two-Spirits
Author: Gregory D. Smithers
Publisher: Beacon Press
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2022-04-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 0807003476

A sweeping history of Indigenous traditions of gender, sexuality, and resistance that reveals how, despite centuries of colonialism, Two-Spirit people are reclaiming their place in Native nations. Reclaiming Two-Spirits decolonizes the history of gender and sexuality in Native North America. It honors the generations of Indigenous people who had the foresight to take essential aspects of their cultural life and spiritual beliefs underground in order to save them. Before 1492, hundreds of Indigenous communities across North America included people who identified as neither male nor female, but both. They went by aakíí’skassi, miati, okitcitakwe or one of hundreds of other tribally specific identities. After European colonizers invaded Indian Country, centuries of violence and systematic persecution followed, imperiling the existence of people who today call themselves Two-Spirits, an umbrella term denoting feminine and masculine qualities in one person. Drawing on written sources, archaeological evidence, art, and oral storytelling, Reclaiming Two-Spirits spans the centuries from Spanish invasion to the present, tracing massacres and inquisitions and revealing how the authors of colonialism’s written archives used language to both denigrate and erase Two-Spirit people from history. But as Gregory Smithers shows, the colonizers failed—and Indigenous resistance is core to this story. Reclaiming Two-Spirits amplifies their voices, reconnecting their history to Native nations in the 21st century.

Reclaiming Your Story

Reclaiming Your Story
Author: Merle R. Jordan
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780664256418

Merle Jordan argues that many people spend their adult lives struggling to distinguish between the imperatives of divine authority and the deeply rooted psychological authority of family structures. Employing the wisdom of his experience as a pastoral psychologist as well as the insights of clinical researchers and therapists, Jordan offers ways to demythologize false absolutes and to refocus distorted maps of reality.

Reclaiming Surrendered Ground

Reclaiming Surrendered Ground
Author: Jim Logan
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2009-05-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1575674939

Sometimes Christians forget they have an enemy. But let your guard down for just a moment and Satan -- ever watchful for an opportunity -- is waiting to attack not just you but your family as well. Jim Logan shows how Christ alone can save your home from the destructive powers of bitterness, unforgiveness, pride, and anger.

Laugh Your Way to Grace

Laugh Your Way to Grace
Author: Rev. Susan Sparks
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2010-05-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1594733430

Laughter—the GPS System for the Soul Laughter was honored by the ancients as a spiritual healing tool and celebrated by the world's great religions. So why aren’t we laughing along the spiritual path today? What would happen if we did? In this personal and funny look at humor as a spiritual practice, Rev. Susan Sparks—an ex-lawyer turned comedian and Baptist minister—presents a convincing case that the power of humor radiates far beyond punch lines. Laughter can help you: Remove the fearful mask of a God who doesn’t laugh Debunk the myths that you don’t deserve joy Find perspective when faced with adversity Exercise forgiveness for yourself and others Reclaim play as a spiritual practice Heal—emotionally, physically, and spiritually Keep your faith when God is silent Live with elegance, beauty, and generosity of spirit Whatever your faith tradition—or if you have none at all—join this veteran of the punch line and the pulpit in reclaiming the forgotten humor legacy found in thousands of years of human spiritual history.

Quest for Spiritual Community

Quest for Spiritual Community
Author: Angela H. Reed
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2011-04-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 056707045X

Many churches recognize the importance of the genuine spiritual hunger in our time and are attempting to bridge the gulf between traditional religious institutions and the contemporary spiritual quest by revitalizing and retooling ancient spiritual practices. This book suggests that it is possible to relish the spiritual quest while honoring tradition and theological inquiry through practices such as spiritual guidance. It presents a sociological analysis of contemporary spirituality, case studies of congregations with spiritual guidance ministries, and reflection on historical practices and Protestant theological roots to explore the strengths and pitfalls of nurturing the contemporary spiritual quest in the average congregation. The resulting vision for congregation-based spiritual guidance incorporates practices that attend to person, community, and mission.

Sacred Inception

Sacred Inception
Author: Marianne Delaporte
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2018-06-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1498546706

This edited volume explores the intersection of spirituality with childbirth from 1800 to the present day from a comparative perspective. It illustrates how over this time period in much of the world, traditional practices, home births, and midwives have been overshadowed and undermined by male dominated obstetrics, hospitalization, and ultimately the medicalization of the birthing process itself.