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|  | Discovering Your Soul's Purpose by Mark Thurston
Using techniques described in the Edgar Cayce readings and other systems of spiritual transformation, this book outlines a practical five-step procedure for gaining insight into personal life missions. (Meditation) AUTHOR: Mark Thurston
PUBLISHER: A. R. E. Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality 
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 | Our Lives as Torah by Carol Ochs
Ochs, of Hebrew Union College in New York, urges readers to interpret their lives as living texts--as a Torah. This not only reaffirms the presence of God in reader`s lives, but also provides a much needed sense of unity and continuity. AUTHOR: Carol Ochs
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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 | Religious Experience in Earliest Christianity by Luke Timothy Johnson
Luke Johnson here issues a provocative call for a radically new direction in New Testament studies that can change the way we have viewed the entire phenomenon of early Christianity. Johnson is convinced that the dominant ways of studying early Christianity tend to miss its specifically religious character, because of a disjunction between formal religion and popular religion. He proposes in this book, by means of three case studies -- baptism, glossolalia, and meals -- to show how a more holistic, phenomenological approach can be made. This makes possible the inclusion in the study of early Christianity the world of healings and religious power, of ecstasy and spirit -- in short, the religious experience of real persons. It is this subtle yet real presence of religious experience that alters the discipline and practice of New Testament scholarship, as Johnson notes: This is neither history in the strict sense of the term, nor is it theology. That`s the whole point: we need a new way of looking in order to see what we can`t otherwise see. If I have succeeded at least in whetting an appetite for getting at what these chapters try to get at, I am content, for what they try to get at is important. Johnson concludes that there is still much to be learned about early Christianity as a religion, if we can find a way to get at the category of real experience. He maintains that early Christian texts reflect lives that are caught up by and defined by a power not in their control but controlled instead by the crucified and raised Messiah Jesus. AUTHOR: Luke Timothy Johnson
PUBLISHER: Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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 | Holidays on Ice by Amy Sedaris, Ann Magnuson, David Sedaris
The inimitable David Sedaris turns his gimlet eye on the holiday season, with results that should keep readers laughing well into the new year. AUTHOR: Amy Sedaris, Ann Magnuson, David Sedaris
PUBLISHER: Little, Brown & Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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 | How to Be a Perfect Stranger by Arthur J. Magida, Stuart M. Matlins
Description not available.A straightforward guide to the rituals and celebrations of the major religions and denominations in the United States and Canada helps the well-meaning guest feel at ease when visiting other people's religious ceremonies, participate to the fullest extent possible, and avoid violating anyone's religious principles or hurting their feelings. AUTHOR: Arthur J. Magida, Stuart M. Matlins
PUBLISHER: SkyLight Paths Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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 | Desire of the Everlasting Hills by Brian F. O'Byrne, Luann Walther, Thomas A. Cahill
Description not available.A lucid rendering of the social and political world of Jesus explores the pervasive Greek cultural influences and the oppressive Roman presence that shaped first-century Palestine. Simultaneous. AUTHOR: Brian F. O'Byrne, Luann Walther, Thomas A. Cahill
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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