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84) The everything understanding Islam book: a complete guide to Muslim beliefs, practices, and culture
Author
Series
Publisher
Adams Media Corp
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
87) Grassroots Zen
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Pub
Pub. Date
2001.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 163 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
90) The Orthodox way
Author
Publisher
Saint Vladimir's Seminary Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
208 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The most ancient name for Christianity, author Metropolitan Kallistos Ware reminds us, is 'the Way' (Acts 19:23;24:22), and it is precisely as the journey that this word implies that he presents the tradition of Orthodox Christianity, its teachings and its practices in this vital work. The result is not an abstract presentation of 'Orthodoxy,' an outside look at, or description of, its dogmatics, rituals, and ascetic disciplines, compared to and...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
xv, 268 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Eire traces the concept of eternity from ancient times to the present. He examines the rise and fall of five different conceptions of eternity, how they developed, and how they have helped shape individual and collective self-understanding.
Author
Series
Plainsmen volume 6
Publisher
Congdon & Weed
Pub. Date
[1984]
Physical Desc
viii, 306 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
164 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Exploring the origins of fear, a Zen master and Buddhist monk provides practices for removing the toxic presence of fear and reveals how to embrace the gifts of life without fear and anxiety and find true happiness.
Author
Publisher
Parallax Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
187 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
This collection of autobiographical and teaching stories span the author's life and they are used to enrich and teach the Dharma. There are stories from his childhood and the traditions of rural Vietnam, stories from his years as a teenaged novice and as a young teacher and writer in war torn Vietnam. He also shares from his travels around the world to teach mindfulness, make pilgrimages to sacred sites, and influence world leaders.
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
viii, 352 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this lively and intimate account of the Eastern Orthodox Church, John McGuckin tackles the question "What is the Church?" His answer is a clear, historically and theologically rooted portrait of what the Church is for Orthodox Christianity and how it differs from Western Christians' expectations. McGuckin explores the lived faith of generations, including sketches of some of the most important theological themes and individual personalities of...
Author
Publisher
Sounds True
Language
English
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Description
Known for bringing insight meditation to the West and for his many bestselling books, including A Path with Heart (more than 100,000 copies in print), Jack Kornfield now offers a collection of his most popular teachings with Buddhist Meditation for Beginners. This specially designed gift-set includes four complete audio learning courses:
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