Philosophy & Religion Books

The first book to illuminate shamanism with findings from contemporary psychology, anthropology, medicine, consciousness studies, and religious studies. The book scope encompasses dozens of cultures and thousands of years, and explores topics as diverse...

The Bible is not some dusty textbook, but a veritable circus of humanity, with high-soaring saints, back-talking donkeys, left-handed kingslayers, and all the glory and gore you can fit inside the big top of this biblical tent.And everywhere in this...

Discover the inspiring lives of Muslim women living in every century, beginning in 6th century Mecca right up to a present-day Turkish astrophysicist who discovered a double-ringed galaxy, Persian mountaineers who scaled Mount Everest and a Pakistani...

Life can slip by each day as mere existence... or be journeyed enthusiastically through the eyes of true, intentional purpose. In this compilation of 31 short writings, suitable as a daily reader for one month, "Rise and Shine" was written by a father...

Tai Chi Chuan is a kind of moving meditation with ancient roots in Chinese martial arts.In this video, Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming teaches you the complete traditional Yang-style long form step-by-step, while explaining the meaning of each movement.Yang Tai Chi...

In June of 2017, an international group of specialists in ethnopharmacology, chemistry, botany, psychology, and anthropology met to discuss their findings of the last fifty years and assess the potential future for investigations into traditional...

Imam Nawawi's commentary on Sahih Muslim is one of the most highly regarded works in Islamic thought and literature. Accepted by every sunni school of thought, and foundational in the Shaafi school, this text, available for the first time in English, is...

This book shares powerful testimonies that help readers to: Forgive, renounce, and heal from past afflictions and church hurt Unlock inner wisdom and knowledge to follow an appointed path Discover and effectively use God's given measure of faith ...

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"If the mind can produce ill health, it can also produce good health."These are the words of Parahamansa Yogananda-beloved Hindu yogi, guru, and monk, and author the international bestseller of The Autobiography of a Yogi. Yogananda was also one of the...

A poignant collection of poems written by a dedicated Franciscan sister and the former hospital administrator of Saint Marys Hospital during a lifetime of dedication, this is a work that celebrates the seasons of life and brings insight - and a smile -...

Doctor, militant, political essayist, ambassador, teacher, journalist, pan-Africanist: Frantz Fanon represented a new model of engaged intellectual who sought to decolonise mid-twentieth-century thought, society and culture and move beyond the ideology...

Tales of the Earth is a comprehensive yet concise overview of Native American mythologies. After outlining theories of the origins of Native North Americans, David Leeming considers the creation myths of many tribes, emphasising four commonly occurring...

There is more to Scotland than the intensifying debate on independence. This is a rich land, with a rich culture and past that defy commonly held stereotypes of the Scottish people. But their nation also played a central role in the British Empire and...

The Heart Essence of the Lady of Immortality or Chime Phakme Nyingtik is the most profound of all the teachings that Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo received through the seven methods of transmission, because not only does it bring about a long life, but a life...

One of America's funniest women opens up in this real and raw memoir, encouraging readers to face life's trials with unshakeable faith and joy.A stand-up comedian beloved for her combination of feisty wit and Southern charm, Pierce knows all too well...

In a characteristically explosive barrage, Ljubljana's most famous philosopher takes a passionate stance on the war in Ukraine, surveys the latest Hollywood blockbusters, and delivers detonations into a range of contemporary issues, from sexual politics...

What is it like to live in the modern world as a career woman, mother, lover, friend, and Zen practitioner? How does one meet life's challenges with its ups and downs, love lost, and pure joy? Wong, a physician-chaplain, invites you to pause and come...

This Holy Spirit inspired book is about Jesus Christ narration of Lazarus and the rich man recorded in the Gospel of Saint Luke 16: 19-31. Lazarus died and the angels carried him to Abraham's bosom in Heaven, but the rich man went to Hell. The rich man...

The Heart Sutra, known and loved by Buddhist practitioners and non-practitioners alike, is one of the best-known Buddhist scriptures. The Heart Sutra presents the condensed essence of all the teachings on the Prajnaparamita, which is the perfection of...

I s there anything wrong in my life today? Do I want to change my life? How do I change my life? This third book in the "Never Stop" series will take you on a journey of self-reflection and contemplation, and with your perspective and relationship with...

This book analyses ten writings (sichahs) of the Lubavitcher Rebbe that are printed in the collection of his works known as Likkutei Sichot. All ten sichahs touch on aspects of the interplay between divine providence and free choice. This book collects...

The bible is written in virtually every language known to man, yet most read it without truly understanding it. A tight-knit web of lies, erroneous opinions, religious traditions and false doctrines taught in this world make it very difficult to navigate...

A daily companion for exploring your spiritual path with weekly lessons in herbalism, divination, magic, and Witchcraft.Enrich your spiritual and magical journey with The Practical Witch's Almanac. This almanac provides more than Moon phases,...

Find the space to breathe, connect, and intuit with this gorgeous minimalist tarot deck and companion guide from the artist behind The Intuitive Night Goddess Tarot.The Portent Tarot is a deck of darkness and revelation. It offers space to explore...

"Poets feed us. They look where there seems to be nothing to see, and they see."-Alberto RosIn times of joy and sorrow, celebration and confusion, people turn to poetry. Amid the initial uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, the staff and interns of...

Dionysian Buddhism: Guided Interpersonal Meditations in the Three Yanaswill assist readers in exploring their own emotional landscapes. This sequence of guided interpersonal meditations by the renowned spiritual teacher and psychotherapist Dr. Claudio...

Addicts and alcoholics are often highly spiritualized individuals who lack the faith apparatus to make a healthy connection with their spiritual drive. As such, they turn to negative behavior patterns to fulfill that hunger: alcohol, drugs, food, sex,...

Clarity. Health. Peace of mind. These are the goals of The Way of Tea.In this book, readers will learn more about all aspects of tea-from the practical to the spiritual-and how they can implement the accompanying ancient traditions into their modern life...

An innovative argument that vindicates our normative commitment to basic equality, synthesising philosophy, history, and psychology.What makes human beings one another's equals? That we are 'basic equals' has become a bedrock assumption...

A philosopher explores the transformative role of wonder and awe in an uncertain worldWonder and awe lie at the heart of life's most profound questions. Wonderstruck shows how these emotions respond to our fundamental need to make sense of ourselves and...

Originally published in 1957, this classic work has guided generations of scholars through the arcane mysteries of medieval political theology. Throughout history, the notion of two bodies has permitted the post mortem continuity of monarch and monarchy,...

How the Einsteinian revolution can be understood as the result of a long-term evolution of science.The revolution that emerged from Albert Einstein's work in the early twentieth century transformed our understanding of space, time, motion, gravity,...

Walter Lowrie's classic, bestselling translation of Soren Kierkegaard's most important and popular books remains unmatched for its readability and literary quality. Fear and Trembling and The Sickness Unto Death established Kierkegaard as the father of...

When we make decisions, our thinking is informed by societal norms, 'guardrails' that guide our decisions, like the laws and rules that govern us. But what are good guardrails in today's world of overwhelming information flows and...

Rife with incest, adultery, rape, and murder, the biblical story of Jacob and his children must have troubled ancient readers. By any standard, this was a family with problems. Jacob's oldest son Reuben is said to have slept with his father's concubine...

In his praise for Part I of Upbuilding Discourses in Various Spirits, the eminent Kierkegaard scholar Eduard Geismar said, "I am of the opinion that nothing of what he has written is to such a degree before the face of God. Anyone who really wants to...

From the first century, when Buddhism entered China, the foreign religion shaped Chinese philosophy, beliefs, and ritual. At the same time, Buddhism had a profound effect on the material world of the Chinese. This wide-ranging study shows that Buddhism...

Three Discourses on Imagined Occasions was the last of seven works signed by Kierkegaard and published simultaneously with an anonymously authored companion piece. Imagined Occasions both complements and stands in contrast to Kierkegaard's pseudonymously...

In Philosophical Fragments the pseudonymous author Johannes Climacus explored the question: What is required in order to go beyond Socratic recollection of eternal ideas already possessed by the learner? Written as an afterword to this work, Concluding...

An engaging reassessment of the celebrated essayist and his relevance to contemporary readersMore than two centuries after his birth, Ralph Waldo Emerson remains one of the presiding spirits in American culture. Yet his reputation as the starry-eyed...

It's time to rewild ourselves and our dominant worldviews to build Earth-centered communities for allThese pages summon from our bones our commitment to defend this living Earth. Active HopeThe dominant cultural worldviewis based upon extraction and...

Lilith is the mythological seductress that has been repressed since Biblical times. She is the representative of the essentially motherless form of the feminine Self that arose as an embodiment of the neglected and rejected aspects of the Great Goddess...

A panoramic history of the Muslim world from the age of the Prophet Muammad to the birth of the modern era.This book describes and explains the major events, personalities, conflicts, and convergences that have shaped the history of the Muslim world. The...

This book main idea is that intrinsic to the heart, mind and spirit in every human being is an identical essence which can be realized. This realization makes any man or woman a Buddha. The focus of this book is the method of how to implement that...

A novel attempt to make sense of our preoccupation with copies of all kinds-from counterfeits to instant replay, from parrots to photocopies.The Culture of the Copy is a novel attempt to make sense of the Western fascination with replicas, duplicates,...

Late Medieval Christianity's encounter with miraculous materials viewed in the context of changing conceptions of matter itself.In the period between 1150 and 1550, an increasing number of Christians in western Europe made pilgrimage to places where...

Not only does Nietzsche For Beginners delve into the scandalous life and considerable works of Friedrich Nietzsche, it also give a clear picture of the puzzling time in which he lived. We meet the luminaries of the day - Richard Wagner, Bismarck, Freud,...