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Monasticism
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrado por: Adam Verner
- Duración: 4 h y 15 m
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In this Very Short Introduction Stephen J. Davis discusses the history of monasticism, from our earliest evidence for it, and the different types that have developed from antiquity to the present day. He considers where monasteries are located, from East Asia to North America, and everywhere in between, and how their settings impact the everyday life and worldview of the monks and nuns who dwell there. Exploring how monastic communities are organized, he also looks at how aspects of life like food, sleep, sex, work, and prayer are regimented. Finally, Davis discusses what the stories about saints communicate about monastic identity and ethics, and considers what place there is for monasticism in the modern world.
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Meister Eckhart was a medieval Christian mystic whose wisdom powerfully appeals to seekers seven centuries after his death. In the modern era, Eckhart's writings have struck a chord with thinkers as diverse as Heidegger, Merton, Sartre, John Paul II, and the current Dalai Lama. He is the inspiration for the best-selling New Age author Eckhart Tolle's pen name, and his 14th-century quotes have become an online sensation. Today, a variety of Christians, as well as many Zen Buddhists, Sufi Muslims, Jewish Cabbalists, and various spiritual seekers, all claim Eckhart as their own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Meister Ekhart foisting his sexuality....
- De Kindle Customer en 08-08-19
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Heaven's Gate: America's UFO Religion
- De: Benjamin E. Zeller
- Narrado por: Eric Burns
- Duración: 9 h y 41 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 81
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 71
In March 1997, 39 people in Rancho Santa Fe, California, ritually terminated their lives. To outsiders, it was a mass suicide. To insiders, it was a graduation. Benjamin Zeller not only explores the question of why the members of Heaven's Gate committed ritual suicides, but interrogates the origin and evolution of the religion, its appeal, and its practices. By tracking the development of the history, social structure, and worldview of Heaven's Gate, Zeller shows that the movement was both a reflection and a microcosm of larger American culture.
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1 out of 5 stars
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cult apologia.
- De Avery en 06-01-20
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Silence and Beauty
- Hidden Faith Born of Suffering
- De: Makoto Fujimura, Philip Yancey - foreword
- Narrado por: Ova Saopeng
- Duración: 9 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Shusaku Endo's novel Silence took visual artist Makoto Fujimura on a pilgrimage of grappling with the nature of art, the significance of pain, and his own cultural heritage. His artistic faith journey overlaps with Endo's as he uncovers deep layers of meaning in Japanese history and literature, expressed in art both past and present. He finds connections to how faith is lived amid trauma and glimpses of how the Gospel is conveyed in Christ-hidden cultures.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A unique book of history and reflections
- De M. Burlingame en 02-26-18
De: Makoto Fujimura, y otros
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Hinduism
- A Comprehensive Guide to the Hindu Religion, Hindu Gods, Hindu Beliefs, Hindu Rituals, and Hinduism History
- De: Cassie Coleman
- Narrado por: Dryw McArthur
- Duración: 2 h y 35 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 25
Explore the Hindu religion with its fascinating rituals and history! This audiobook has eye-opening information about Hinduism that will help you to understand the religion, gods, beliefs, and rituals and how the religion has evolved over time. You will discover more than you ever imagined exists in Hinduism, and by the end of this audiobook, you’ll know a lot about a religion that has over one billion followers worldwide.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Avoid this overly simplified view of Hinduism
- De Peter en 03-24-23
De: Cassie Coleman
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The Alphabet Versus the Goddess
- The Conflict Between Word and Image
- De: Leonard Shlain
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
- Duración: 24 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Who changed the sex of God? This groundbreaking book proposes that the rise of alphabetic literacy reconfigured the human brain and brought about profound changes in history, religion, and gender relations. Making remarkable connections across brain function, myth, and anthropology, Dr. Shlain shows why pre-literate cultures were principally informed by holistic, right-brain modes that venerated the Goddess, images, and feminine values.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Can't Even Get Started
- De Marie en 02-08-19
De: Leonard Shlain
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101 Secrets of the Freemasons
- The Truth Behind the World's Most Mysterious Society
- De: Barb Karg, John K. Young PhD
- Narrado por: Paul Brion
- Duración: 6 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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From the illustrious George Washington and the infamous J. Edgar Hoover to brilliant imaginer Walt Disney and bad boy of baseball Ty Cobb, Freemasons have influenced every aspect of American life. Yet this secret society remains as controversial and mysterious as ever. In this tell-all audiobook, you'll learn the truth about the largest - and oldest - fraternal organization and unravel the mystery of this intriguing society - one secret at a time!
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1 out of 5 stars
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Very Scattered
- De Amazon Customer en 03-04-20
De: Barb Karg, y otros
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The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali
- A Biography
- De: David Gordon White
- Narrado por: Peter Ganim
- Duración: 7 h y 14 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 101
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 87
Consisting of fewer than 200 verses written in an obscure if not impenetrable language and style, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra is today extolled by the yoga establishment as a perennial classic and guide to yoga practice. As David Gordon White demonstrates in this groundbreaking study, both of these assumptions are incorrect. Virtually forgotten in India for hundreds of years and maligned when it was first discovered in the West, the Yoga Sutra has been elevated to its present iconic status.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Academic Hubris
- De John en 10-31-14
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After Jesus, Before Christianity
- A Historical Exploration of the First Two Centuries of Jesus Movements
- De: Erin Vearncombe, Brandon Scott, Hal Taussig, y otros
- Narrado por: Cindy Kay
- Duración: 10 h y 53 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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From the creative minds of the scholarly group behind the groundbreaking Jesus Seminar comes this provocative and eye-opening look at the roots of Christianity that offers a thoughtful reconsideration of the first two centuries of the Jesus movement, transforming our understanding of the religion and its early dissemination.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent and informative
- De Claire Z. en 04-17-22
De: Erin Vearncombe, y otros
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Through the Eye of a Needle: Wealth, the Fall of Rome, and the Making of Christianity in the West, 350-550 AD
- De: Peter Brown
- Narrado por: Fleet Cooper
- Duración: 31 h y 15 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 261
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Jesus taught his followers that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven. Yet by the fall of Rome, the church was becoming rich beyond measure. Through the Eye of a Needle is a sweeping intellectual and social history of the vexing problem of wealth in Christianity in the waning days of the Roman Empire, written by the world's foremost scholar of late antiquity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A learned, well-balanced postmodern history
- De Jacobus en 11-21-12
De: Peter Brown
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The Chalice and the Blade
- Our History, Our Future
- De: Riane Eisler
- Narrado por: Riane Eisler
- Duración: 2 h y 52 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 291
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 246
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 244
Riane Eisler believes that war and the "war of the sexes" are concepts neither divinely nor biologically ordained. Join the author as she reconstructs a prehistoric culture based on partnership rather than domination and traces the roots of the global shift to patriarchy. Eisler, an acclaimed scholar, futurist, and activist, also presents new scripts for living based on a more socially, economically, ecologically, personally, and spiritually balanced society. This script is in direct opposition to the tension and violence typical of what she calls the dominator model. Her vision is the partnership model, which today is struggling to reemerge. This program is an important contribution to that struggle.
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1 out of 5 stars
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the chalice and the blade
- De Anne en 07-25-08
De: Riane Eisler
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The Shaolin Monastery
- History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial Arts
- De: Meir Shahar
- Narrado por: Kevin Young
- Duración: 9 h y 58 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 86
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The Shaolin Monastery charts for the first time in any language the history of the Shaolin Temple and the evolution of its world-renowned martial arts. In this meticulously researched and eminently readable study Meir Shahar considers the economic political and religious factors that led Shaolin monks to disregard the Buddhist prohibition against violence and instead create fighting techniques that by the 21st century have spread throughout the world.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Dry and uninspired
- De Jonathan en 07-18-17
De: Meir Shahar
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Hidden Wisdom
- A Guide to Western Inner Traditions
- De: Richard Smoley, Jay Kinney
- Narrado por: Ethan Sawyer
- Duración: 11 h y 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 205
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The co-editors of Gnosis magazine explore the many esoteric traditions that Western culture has to offer. While terms from Eastern spiritual practices such as Zen, mantra, and karma have become part of our daily lexicon, the traditions of Western spirituality have been largely unexplored by people searching for non-mainstream routes to spiritual experience. But for those who identify with Western culture, Western religious traditions have their own wisdom teachings that are more suitable to their needs and expectations.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting, enjoyable, not too deep
- De DBruno1987 en 03-03-15
De: Richard Smoley, y otros
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Medieval Christianity
- A New History
- De: Kevin Madigan
- Narrado por: Pete Larkin
- Duración: 21 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 115
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For many, the medieval world seems dark and foreign - a miraculous, brutal, and irrational time of superstition and strange relics. The pursuit of heretics, the Inquisition, the Crusades, and the domination of the "Holy Land" come to mind.
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4 out of 5 stars
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New Standard Text for This Period
- De Bill Martin en 10-22-16
De: Kevin Madigan
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Religions of the World
- De: Neil Wenborn
- Narrado por: Adrian Grove
- Duración: 2 h y 38 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 46
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 37
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 39
Religion is central to the lives of millions of people around the globe. But how did the great religions begin, and what do their followers believe? Religions of the World tells the remarkable story of some of the faiths which have helped to shape the way we live today. Aimed at younger listeners, it introduces the history and scriptures, beliefs and customs of some of humanity’s most enduring religious traditions, and looks at their place in the lives of men, women and children across the world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good, Concise- Should be mandatory reading for all
- De Gregory en 05-28-12
De: Neil Wenborn
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Drawing Down the Moon
- Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America
- De: Margot Adler
- Narrado por: Pam Ward
- Duración: 20 h y 48 m
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 363
Almost 40 years since its original publication, Drawing Down the Moon continues to be the only detailed history of the burgeoning but still widely misunderstood Neo-Pagan subculture. Margot Adler attended ritual gatherings and interviewed a diverse, colorful gallery of people across the United States, people who find inspiration in ancient deities, nature, myth, even science fiction. In this revised edition, Adler takes a fascinating and honest look at the religious experiences, beliefs, and lifestyles of modern America's Pagan groups.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Important history lesson but missing elements
- De Waterfall en 09-12-20
De: Margot Adler