Author: Earl Reed SilversPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Courage
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
The Spirit of Menlo
Author: Earl Reed SilversPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Courage
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
The Spirit of Menlo
Author: Earl Reed SilversMenlo Papers
Author: Spirited Things
Author: Paul Christopher JohnsonPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022612293X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
The word “possession” is anything but transparent, especially as it developed in the context of the African Americas. There it referred variously to spirits, material goods, and people. It served as a watershed term marking both transactions in which people were made into things—via slavery—and ritual events by which the thingification of people was revised. In Spirited Things, Paul Christopher Johnson gathers together essays by leading anthropologists in the Americas that reopen the concept of possession on these two fronts in order to examine the relationship between African religions in the Atlantic and the economies that have historically shaped—and continue to shape—the cultures that practice them. Exploring the way spirit possessions were framed both by material things—including plantations, the Catholic church, the sea, and the phonograph—as well as by the legacy of slavery, they offer a powerful new way of understanding the Atlantic world.
Open to the Spirit
Author: Scot McKnightPublisher: WaterBrook
ISBN: 1601426348
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
World-renowned New Testament scholar offers a straightforward examination of what the Bible says about the Holy Spirit. Who exactly is the Holy Spirit? What does he do in our lives? How can we know him more deeply, and is it possible to tap into his power? Should we pray to the Holy Spirit? Is it possible to be aware of his promptings and speaking into our lives? Dr. Scot McKnight answers these questions and more in this comprehensive examination of what the Bible says about this divinely important, but often confusing member of the Trinity. This is the third work in a three-part series examining some of the more mysterious components of the Christian faith. Scot's The Heaven Promise examines the afterlife. The Hum of Angels elucidates the Bible's teaching on God's supernatural messengers and protectors. Now, Open to the Spirit examines the most mysterious member of the Trinity. Scot blogs at Patheos, a large multi-perspective blog format. It serves many influential voices from many faith and non-faith traditions. Scot's blog draws primarily a Christian readership; one that is looking for intellectual engagement and thoughtful analysis of Scripture, Theology, and Culture.
The Allure of Gentleness
Author: Dallas WillardPublisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062114107
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
The revered Christian author whose bestselling classics include The Divine Conspiracy and The Spirit of the Disciplines provides a new model for how we can present the Christian faith to others. When Christians share their faith, they often appeal to reason, logic, and the truth of doctrine. But these tactics often are not effective. A better approach to spread Christ’s word, Dallas Willard suggests, is to use the example of our own lives. To demonstrate Jesus’s message, we must be transformed people living out a life reflective of Jesus himself, a life of love, humility, and gentleness. This beautiful model of life—this allure of gentleness—Willard argues, is the foundation for making the most compelling argument for Christianity, one that will convince others that there is something special about Christianity and the Jesus we follow.
Midland Schools
Author: Life with Menlo
Author: Menlo Fountain SmithPublisher:
ISBN: 9781089965749
Category : Autobiographies
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
"Life with Menlo is a memoir of a small town boy, born in little-known St. David Arizona, who grew up in Salt Lake City as a non-Mormon during the Great Depression and served in the Army and Navy during World War II. Through fond family memories, intriguing business ventures and amazing life experiences, Menlo recounts how he became the real-life Willy Wonka*, the Candy Man. More importantly, he reveals how the Lord led him to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints -- a spiritual awakening that would take him on a three and half year mission in the Philippines and call him to play a critical role in the building of the St. Louis Temple. His story includes wisdom and insights gained from 93 years of living, and in accordance with his faith, he shares his hopes and desires for the greatest treasure--his family. (*Reg. T.M., Warner Bros. Ent., Inc.)" -- Back cover.
The Age of Spiritual Machines
Author: Ray KurzweilPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780140282023
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
The inventor of the most innovative and compelling technology of our era, an international authority on artificial intelligence, and bestselling author of The Singularity is Nearer now offers a framework for envisioning the twenty-first century in The Age of Spiritual Machines--an age in which the marriage of human sensitivity and artificial intelligence fundamentally alters and improves the way we live. Kurzweil's prophetic blueprint for the future takes us through the advances that inexorably result in computers exceeding the memory capacity and computational ability of the human brain by the year 2020 (with human-level capabilities not far behind); in relationships with automated personalities who will be our teachers, companions, and lovers; and in information fed straight into our brains along direct neural pathways. Optimistic and challenging, thought-provoking and engaging, The Age of Spiritual Machines is the ultimate guide on our road into the next century.
Faith Reads
Author: David RaineyPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1591588472
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
At lasta resource for librarians who wish to build or develop their nonfiction collection and use it to better serve the needs of adult Christian readers. Covering the three major branches of Christianity (Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox), the author organizes more than 600 titles into subject categories ranging from biography, the arts, and education, to theology, devotion, and spiritual warfare. Award-winning classics are noted. Introductory narrative frames the literature, and helps librarians better understand Christian literature; and learn how to establish selection criteria for building a Christian nonfiction collection.