Author: Augustin Guillerand Publisher: Sophia Institute Press ISBN: 1933184124 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 189
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Here is the Carthusian's prayer of the presence of God, a habit of tranquil listening that allows God to enter our souls and establish His presence there.
Author: Richard N. Longenecker Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing ISBN: 9780802848833 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 318
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One cannot fully understand the New Testament without grasping the importance of prayer throughout its pages. "Into God's Presence" offers a comprehensive look at the nature and use of prayer in the life and ministry of Jesus, in His teachings, and among His earliest followers.
Author: John C. Wathey Publisher: Prometheus Books ISBN: 1633880745 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 464
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An essential feature of religious experience across many cultures is the intuitive feeling of God's presence. More than any rituals or doctrines, it is this experience that anchors religious faith, yet it has been largely ignored in the scientific literature on religion.Starting with a vivid narrative account of the life-threatening hike that triggered his own mystical experience, biologist John Wathey takes the reader on a scientific journey to find the sources of religious feeling and the illusion of God's presence. His book delves into the biological origins of this compelling feeling, attributing it to innate neural circuitry that evolved to promote the mother-child bond. Dr. Wathey argues that evolution has programmed the infant brain to expect the presence of a loving being who responds to the child's needs. As the infant grows into adulthood, this innate feeling is eventually transferred to the realm of religion, where it is reactivated through the symbols, imagery, and rituals of worship. The author interprets our various conceptions of God in biological terms as illusory supernormal stimuli that fill an emotional and cognitive vacuum left over from infancy. These insights shed new light on some of the most vexing puzzles of religion, like the popular belief in a god who is judgmental and punishing, yet also unconditionally loving; the extraordinary tenacity of faith; the greater religiosity of women relative to men; religious obsessions with sex; the mysterious compulsion to pray; the seemingly irrepressible feminine attributes of God, even in traditionally patriarchal religions; and the strange allure of cults. Finally, Dr. Wathey considers the hypothesis that religion evolved to foster reproductive success, arguing that, in an age of potentially ruinous overpopulation, magical thinking has become a luxury we can no longer afford, one that distracts us from urgent threats to our planet.Deeply researched yet elegantly written in a jargon-free and accessible style, this book presents a compelling interpretation of the evolutionary origins of spirituality and religion.
Author: Patricia D. Brown Publisher: Jossey-Bass ISBN: 9780787965655 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 0
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With step-by-step instructions for over forty ways to pray, this valuable guide contains a wealth of timeless spiritual prayer practices that Christians have used over the last 2000 years from cultures around the world. Among the prayer practices you'll encounter in this book are the daily office, the prayer shawl, praying with icons, centering prayer, fasting, prayer beads, walking a labyrinth, pilgrimage, anointing for healing, and praying the scriptures. Paths to Prayer offers a whole-person approach to prayer that takes into account each person's individuality and doesn't assume we all relate to God in the same way. A prayer styles self-assessment will help you reflect on your life, your preferences, and your unique way of interacting with the world. Try new dimensions of praying— innovative, searching, relational, and experiential— to deepen your encounter with the divine.
Author: Debbie Przybylski Publisher: NavPress Publishing Group ISBN: 9781600062230 Category : Intercessory prayer Languages : en Pages : 0
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Learn how to expectantly and purposefully wait on God in prayer while identifying the obstacles that keep you from drawing close to His heart.
Author: Saint Augustine Of Hippo Publisher: Sophia Institute Press ISBN: 1933184604 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 146
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Here are questions we all ask - answered by a Saint! Fr. Cliff Ermatinger has gathered Augustine's teachings into a simple question-and-answer format.
Author: Brother Lawrence Publisher: Christian Books Publishing House ISBN: 9780940232013 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 110
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If you wish to know your Lord in a deeper way, your are invited to join the numerous Christians who, over three centuries, have turned to this book in order to begin that journey to the depths of Christ.
Author: Anne Graham Lotz Publisher: Multnomah ISBN: 0525651179 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 225
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ECPA BESTSELLER • CHRISTIAN BOOK AWARD FINALIST • The beloved Bible teacher and daughter of Billy Graham shares a rich treasury of her personal prayers to guide you into deeper, more intimate daily conversations with God. Why is it that as soon as we bow our heads to pray, we start thinking of other things we need to do? How do we make time to pray in the middle of our busy lives? And how do we know what to say and how to say it? Like many of us, Anne Graham Lotz has struggled with prayer. Over the years, she discovered that writing out her prayers draws her into deeper, more intimate conversations with God. The Light of His Presence offers forty of these tender, honest prayers for real-life situations as an invitation to deepen your own prayer life through worship, confession, thanksgiving, and intercession. You’ll be encouraged to lean more fully into God’s promises through this power-packed devotional resource, which includes inspiring quotes from Christians throughout the ages and also has space to journal your own words to God. As Anne writes, “My prayer for you . . . is that God will use my struggle with prayer to help you overcome yours. And that, as a result, you will be drawn nearer to the heart of God.”
Author: Augustin Guillerand
Author: Brother Lawrence
Author: Clive Staples Lewis
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Author: Patricia D. Brown
Author: Debbie Przybylski
Author: Saint Augustine Of Hippo
Author: Brother Lawrence
Author: Anne Graham Lotz