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The Varieties of Religious Experience is a book by Harvard University psychologist and philosopher William James. It comprises his edited Gifford Lectures on natural theology, which were delivered at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland between 1901 and 1902. The lectures concerned the psychological study of individual private religious experiences and mysticism, and used a range of examples to identify commonalities in religious experiences across...
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A preeminent scientist—and the world's most prominent atheist—asserts the irrationality of belief in God and the grievous harm religion has inflicted on society, from the Crusades to 9/11.
With rigor and wit, Dawkins examines God in all his forms, from the sex-obsessed tyrant of the Old Testament to the more benign (but still illogical) Celestial Watchmaker favored by some Enlightenment thinkers. He eviscerates the major arguments...
With rigor and wit, Dawkins examines God in all his forms, from the sex-obsessed tyrant of the Old Testament to the more benign (but still illogical) Celestial Watchmaker favored by some Enlightenment thinkers. He eviscerates the major arguments...
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Offers the author's experiences with the practitioners of several rapidly disappearing minority religions in the Middle East, including Mandeans, Yazidis, Zoroastrians, Druze, Samaritans, Copts, and Kalasha, and how conditions in the region threaten themwith extinction.
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Kanopy Streaming
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Western and African cultures collide in Haiti resulting in religious conflict between Christianity and Voodoo. Despite centuries of vigilant opposition from the Christian Church, Voodoo has flourished in Haiti and continues to be one of the strongest elements underlying Haitian culture. This film dispels Hollywood stereotypes and presents Voodoo as a belief system that has been passed down from African ancestor to slave to present day Haitian. Traveling...
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"In this carefully curated selection of everyday reflections, Richard Wagamese finds lessons in both the mundane and sublime as he muses on the universe, drawing inspiration from working in the bush--sawing and cutting and stacking wood for winter as well as the smudge ceremony to bring him closer to the Creator. Embers is perhaps Richard Wagamese's most personal volume to date. Honest, evocative and articulate, he explores the various manifestations...
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"This is a concise and entertaining guide to the complex tradition of Chinese mythology. While many around the world are familiar with some aspects of Chinese myth - through Chinese New Year festivities or the classic adventures of the Monkey King in Journey to the West - few outside of China understand the richness of Chinese mythology, influenced by Daoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Offering much more than any competing overview of Chinese mythology,...
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Great Courses volume 9
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Logic is intellectual self-defense against such assaults on reason and also a method of quality control for checking the validity of your own views. But beyond these very practical benefits, informal logic—the kind we apply in daily life—is the gateway to an elegant and fascinating branch of philosophy known as formal logic, which is philosophy’s equivalent to calculus. Formal logic is a breathtakingly versatile tool. Much like a Swiss army...
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Uniquement avec les facultés intellectuelles de notre cerveau matériel, c'est-à-dire sans aucun ressenti intérieur, voilà bien longtemps déjà qu'a été prédit notre destin de transhumains, voire de transsexuels, réduits à l'état de consommateurs et voués à l'euthanasie une fois devenus non rentables. Le genre matériel de notre cerveau ne nous permet en effet pas de saisir que chacun de nous n'est pas un corps équipé d'un esprit, mais...
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Examines how traditional religions are observed in present-day India through the experiences of such individuals as a Tantric practicing middle-class woman from Calcutta, a prison warder from Kerala who is worshipped as an incarnate deity, and a Jain nunwho watched a friend ritually starve.
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McGill-Queen's University Press
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"In Canada, women's bodies are often at the centre of debates about religious pluralism, multiculturalism, and secularism. Women have long played a critical role in building and maintaining diasporic religious communities and networks, and they have also been catalysts for change and transformation within religious groups and the wider community. Relation and Resistance explores the stories and lives of racialized women connected with religious diaspora...
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"Illustrated in color throughout and accompanied by maps and photos of archaeological treasures, this is a highly entertaining and informative read as the world of entertainment draws more stories from Norse mythology"--Provided by publisher.
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Jerusalem is a holy city, not only for Jews but also for Christians and Muslims. Since time immemorial, each of the three great monotheistic religions has claimed the city as its own. Long-lasting, bloodthirsty conflicts were the result. Jerusalem, a bone of contention for over 2000 years. Now more than ever. Without its pre-eminent significance for these religions, Jerusalem would be merely one among a hundred other desert cities - interchangeable,...
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Mohammed Arkoun (1928-2010) est l'une des plus grandes figures de l'islamologie contemporaine. Son approche scientifique, centrée sur la critique de la raison islamique, a fait de lui le précurseur de tous ceux qui veulent en finir avec les impasses mortifères du littéralisme en se fondant sur l'apport des sciences humaines. LectureS du Coran, paru initialement en 1982, est un ouvrage-clé de sa démarche : il mobilise toutes les ressources...
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« " Ça réveille peut-être un peu la spiritualité, veux, veux pas ! " confiait un malade. Je dois reconnaître que mon service auprès d'eux réveille souvent ma propre spiritualité, et pas juste un peu ! Sans doute que d'autres accompagnateurs l'affirment, eux aussi. Si, fidèle à sa mission, la communauté chrétienne se met à l'écoute de leur parole comme elle se livre, elle pourra sans doute vérifier, elle aussi, que l'expérience...
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Y a-t-il une spiritualité spécifiquement féminine ? Dans la mesure où l'expérience mystique est souvent décrite comme des « noces » avec le divin, on est tenté de dire que la féminité représente la voie religieuse par excellence. De fait, les femmes mystiques des grandes traditions religieuses, qu'elles aient été des figures marginales vis-à-vis des institutions ou qu'elles aient joué au contraire un rôle fort dans...
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Rowman and Littlefield
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"Four Testaments brings together four foundational texts from world religions--the Tao Te Ching, Dhammapada, Analects of Confucius, and Bhagavad Gita--inviting readers to experience them in full, to explore possible points of connection and divergence, and to better understand people who practice these traditions"--Publisher.
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The Great Courses
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Constantine called the famous Council of Nicea in 325 CE, to resolve the conflicting views of Christ's divinity. Examine the theological issues at stake, pitting the Christological views of Arius against those of Alexander of Alexandria. Contemplate the political implications of the outcome, and the resulting orthodox creed, establishing Jesus fully as God.
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