Religion Spirituality category: 222996 books

Is it possible to be spiritual and yet not believe in the supernatural? Can a person be spiritual without belonging to a religious group or organization? In this book philosopher Robert Solomon offers challenging answers to these questions as he explodes commonly held myths about what is means to...

A Kingdom Divided uncovers how evangelical Christians in the border states influenced debates about slavery, morality, and politics from the 1830s to the 1890s. Using little-studied events and surprising incidents from the region, April E. Holm argues that evangelicals on the border powerfully shaped...

Religion & Spirituality - A Conversation with God is a religious book about a mythical conversation between the author and the Master of the Universe. It is not a real conversation but it sure sounds like it is real because the questions that are put forth are real and so are the religious answers....

Understanding different aspects of spirituality is the objective of this short book. So far no simple book is available, on its different aspects, that allow a person to get an overview of the subject in one place. Many books highlight how the writer himself was benefitted in his Sadhna, or represent...

God and religion come in for bad press these days. Is religion worth keeping? Are militant atheists misguided? Do religion and spirituality need each other? Is it possible to build tolerance and respect in a divided world? And can science play a role? Eleanor Stoneham explains why the answer to all these...

The wisdom of one of the greatest scholars of Islam can be a companion on your own spiritual journey.Considered by many to be the all-time greatest scholar of Islam, Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (10581111) was also one of the foremost sages of theology, philosophy and Sufism. His writings on the interrelation...

The groundbreaking and enlightening book that offers “a more intelligent and thoughtful approach to the spiritual life” (Thomas Moore, New York Times–bestselling author). Disillusioned with organized religion, millions of people turn to secular humanism, neo-atheism, New Age thinking,...

Religion in the widest sense may be defined as man's attitude towards the unseen, and the earliest forms of human thought furnish the clue from which must be traced the development of those great systems of religion that have at different periods been professed by the majority of men. Under the term...

Interested in discovering and nourishing the goddess within you, but unsure as to how to find her? Contained within are discussions and descriptions of a vast collection of religions and traditions that have embraced and celebrated goddesses or feminine spirits, as well as suggestions as to how to...

What is spirituality? Does it enable us to be better persons? Is spirituality related to religion? These days, is it even relevant? On college campuses, does it promote student well-being? Does it further moral growth? Can spirituality make a difference in healthcare? What about social justice and...

Religion has been a powerful and determinative force in human life ever since the beginning of time. Many religions have flourished, then died. Yet the basic dynamics of religion have not changed. Religions seek to promote the gods they create, instill fear, divide people, and control behavior. After...

In books such as Mystics and Messiahs, Hidden Gospels, and The Next Christendom, Philip Jenkins has established himself as a leading commentator on religion and society. Now, in Dream Catchers, Jenkins offers a brilliant account of the changing mainstream attitudes towards Native American spirituality,...

Spirituality and science are two different pursuits of mankind. Each has contributed, in its own way, towards the enrichment of human life and culture. The doors should be kept open between them for mutual cooperation and exchange. Recent past was an era of confusion and there have been instances...

Religion: An Anthropological Perspective provides a critical view of religion focusing upon important but overlooked topics such as religion, cognition, and prehistory; science, rationality, and religion; altered states of consciousness, entheogens and religious experience; religion and the paranormal;...