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Author: Umberto Eco Publisher: ISBN: Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 238
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How has the Western world responded in the past to repeated claims that the end of the world is nigh? How do different religions understand what is ment by the end of the world? What have science and philosophy got to say about the end of time? Why do people suffer? What is hell? Is time cyclical or linear? These are just a few of the questions tackled by Umberto Eco, Stephen Jay Gould, Jean Carriere and Jean-Paul Delumeau in a series of conversations. Mixing the religious with the profane and the deeply profound with the humorous, the book explores anything and everything from the concept of time as embedded in language to the reasons why war become an industrialized phenomenon in the 20th century.
Author: Umberto Eco Publisher: ISBN: Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 238
Book Description
How has the Western world responded in the past to repeated claims that the end of the world is nigh? How do different religions understand what is ment by the end of the world? What have science and philosophy got to say about the end of time? Why do people suffer? What is hell? Is time cyclical or linear? These are just a few of the questions tackled by Umberto Eco, Stephen Jay Gould, Jean Carriere and Jean-Paul Delumeau in a series of conversations. Mixing the religious with the profane and the deeply profound with the humorous, the book explores anything and everything from the concept of time as embedded in language to the reasons why war become an industrialized phenomenon in the 20th century.
Author: Suzi Gablik Publisher: ISBN: 9780500278383 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 477
Book Description
In this series of nineteen dialogues with the art critic Suzi Gablik, artists, writers and philosophers address the central questions of the meaning and purpose of art in an age of accelerating social change and spiritual uncertainty. The books includes conversations with Artur C. Danto, and gallery owner Leo Castelli, as well as artist Coca Fusco, psychologist James Hillman, and art activists The Guerilla Girls. For anyone seriously concerned about the future of contemporary art and culture, this book is an inspiration.
Author: Neale Donald Walsch Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing ISBN: 1612831168 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 250
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Suppose you could ask God any question and get an answer. What would it be? Young people all over the world have been asking those questions. So Neale Donald Walsch, author of the internationally bestselling Conversations with God series had another conversation. Conversations with God for Teens is a simple, clear, straight-to-the-point dialogue that answers teens questions about God, money, sex, love, and more. Conversations with God for Teens reads like a rap session at a church youth group, where teenagers discuss everything they ever wanted to know about life but were too afraid to ask God. Walsch acts as the verbal conduit, showing teenagers how easy it is to converse with the divine. When Claudia, age 16, from Perth, Australia, asks, "Why can't I just have sex with everybody? What's the big deal?", the answer God offers her is: "Nothing you do will ever be okay with everybody. 'Everybody' is a large word. The real question is can you have sex and have it be okay with you?" There's no doubt that the casual question-and-answer format will help make God feel welcoming and accessible to teens. Conversations with God for Teens is the perfect gift purchase for parents, grandparents, and anyone else who wants to provide accessible spiritual content for the teen(s) in their lives.
Author: Diane Rehm Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0525654763 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 257
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The renowned radio host and one of the most trusted voices in the nation candidly and compassionately addresses the hotly contested right-to-die movement, of which she is one of our most inspiring champions. The basis for the acclaimed PBS series. Through interviews with terminally ill patients and their relatives, as well as physicians, ethicists, religious leaders, and representatives of both those who support and vigorously oppose this urgent movement, Rehm gives voice to a broad range of people personally linked to the realities of medical aid in dying. With characteristic evenhandedness, she provides the full context for this highly divisive issue and presents the fervent arguments—both for and against—that are propelling the current debate: Should we adopt laws allowing those who are dying to put an end to their suffering? Featuring a deeply personal foreword by John Grisham, When My Time Comes is a response to many misconceptions and misrepresentations of end-of-life care. It is a call to action—and to conscience—and it is an attempt to heal and soothe, reminding us that death, too, is an integral part of life.
Author: Susan Scott Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 9780425193372 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 324
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Fully revised and updated—the national bestselling communication skills guide that will help you achieve personal and professional success one conversation at a time. The master teacher of positive change through powerful communication, Susan Scott wants you to succeed. To do that, she explains, you must transform everyday conversations at work and at home with effective ways to get your message across—and get what you want. In this guide, which includes a workbook and The Seven Principles of Fierce Conversations, Scott teaches you how to: • Overcome barriers to meaningful communication • Expand and enrich relationships with colleagues, friends, and family • Increase clarity and improve understanding • Handle strong emotions—on both sides of the table • Connect with colleagues, customers and family at a deep level Includes a Foreword by Ken Blanchard, the bestselling co-author of The One Minute Manager
Author: Jiddu Krishnamurti Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0060647965 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 276
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This very important work offers penetrating dialogues between the great spiritual leader and the renowned physicist that shed light on the fundamental nature of existence. Krishnamurti and David Bohm probe such questions as ‘why has humanity made thought so important in every aspect of life? How does one cleanse the mind of the ‘accumulation of time’ and break the ‘pattern of ego -centered activity’? The Ending of Time concludes by referring to the wrong turn humanity has taken, but does not see this as something from which there is no escape. There is an insistence that mankind can change fundamentally; but this requires going from one’s narrow and particular interests toward the general, and ultimately moving still deeper into that purity of compassion, love and intelligence that originates beyond thought, time, or even emptiness.
Author: Leslie Weems Publisher: ISBN: 9781480893429 Category : Languages : en Pages : 314
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Wake Up! The End Is Coming! "The smoke will fill the air where you no longer can breathe, filling up your lungs and choking all your airways. Is this what you want? Please tell me "No" because my words here will save you if you are wise enough to listen. My heart goes out to those who are too ignorant to grasp hold of what is right in front of you. Leslie has the gifts to hear, feel, and see the past, present, and future so she can be my messenger today like John was for the Book of Revelation. Learn how the dots of time connect." - God "My light will light the darkest hour!" YOU ARE NOW HOLDING GOD'S "FINAL WARNING" DO YOU DARE READ IT?
Author: Gavin Lucas Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1000437426 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 130
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This book presents a conversation between two prominent archaeologists who have been exploring the concept of time in their discipline for several decades. It is a discussion on key issues of time in archaeology filtered through their unique perspectives, which sometimes meet and at other times, clash. Key features include discussions on the nature of change and time in the archaeological record, the relation between the present and past, the connection between time and the goals of archaeology and the relevance of the Anthropocene to disciplinary practice. Situated in how the authors' own views on the topic of time have developed over their careers, the conversation offers an intimate and personal insight into how two leading scholars think and debate a topic of central importance to the discipline. All archaeologists with an interest in contemporary theory and the topic of time will find this book of relevance. Also the student who wants a front-row seat onto a live debate on this topic will find it an invaluable complement to the more traditional textbook.
Author: Umberto Eco
Author: Umberto Eco
Author: Suzi Gablik
Author: Neale Donald Walsch
Author: Diane Rehm
Author: Susan Scott
Author: Jiddu Krishnamurti
Author: Suzi Gablik
Author: David Herbert Watkins Grubb
Author: Leslie Weems
Author: Gavin Lucas