Modern Religion

In 1979 the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith withdrew Hans Kung's missio canonica. Pope Paul VI approved the censure saying, "We are obligated to declare that in his writings he fell short of integrity and the truth of the Catholic faith." Through a 1980 agreement with the Vatican, Kung is now permitted to teach, but only under secular auspices. In this acclaimed Modern Library Chronicle, Kung examines the Catholic Church through its many reformations, focusing on the people and events...

The Holy Qur'an was revealed in Arabic over 1400 years ago for the whole of Humanity to the last prophet in Islam, Muhammad (peace be upon him).

Expand your knowledge and power of self through the classic work of Florence Schovel Shinn. This three-part series about the Law of Attraction is rich with insight that has helped countless people reap the benefits of manifesting their will since the first book was released in 1925. This collection of unusual and unique books is a must-listen for anyone interested in exploring The Law of Attraction and the impact mindset has in our lives. In addition, authors discover new perspectives and contemporary findings that support her work, along with fresh quotes from other great thinkers.

We each create so much unnecessary suffering for ourselves. We may not be able to prevent the feeling, but we do have the power to control our reaction to it. We will all experience heartbreak at some point in our lives. People leave when we want them to stay. We feel rejected, abandoned. Broken Hearted is a practical guide to help you better understand your emotions and to take that first step to a more aware and abundant life. This isn’t an audiobook only for those following the path of Buddhism, but rather one for the spiritually inclined.

Hidden Truths: The Magic of Mysticism and Its Modern-Day Applications is about the eight laws of the Universe and how to use them to improve your life. The Kybalion, the main text of hermetic philosophy, includes the seven universal laws. Hidden Truths delves into each of these laws and uses modern-day applications to explain each law. The book includes astrology, mythology, and spiritual buzzwords that originate from these laws. These buzzwords are explained in relationship to the spiritual laws so the listener understands the origins and why the concepts work.

Have you ever wanted to understand the sophisticated belief systems of ancient religions? Have you always been intrigued by the intricate mythologies of Greece and Rome? Were you compelled toward the mysterious and spiritual nature of the universe but did not know how to access it? If so, then you've found the right audiobook! You can learn about the history and diversity of Paganism and how Paganism exists today.

Candles represent faith and hope - a light in the darkness, the warmth of love, the heat of passion, and the fire of spirit. Here, Salem-based intuitives Sandra Mariah Wright and Leanne Marrama show you how to put the power of these simple tools to work for you in your daily life, to improve your relationships, achieve success, provide protection, increase health, honor those who have passed, and more. You don’t have to be a witch to find your inner magic.

When Jesus ascended, he gave Christians peace that the world couldn't understand. Because, his brand of peace was everlasting. No matter what you're going through or how bad the odds may seem, you can have that peace if you hold onto his words during uncertain times. Holding on to Jesus’ Words and God’s Promises: Your Modern-Day Covenant with God is a meditation for you to listen to and repeat when the ground beneath you feels like it's shaking.

This is a Modern English reading of the interpretations and the meanings of the Holy Qur'an, based on interpretations of meaning by Dr Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Dr Muhammad Muhsin Khan.

El hinduismo es la tradición espiritual viva más antigua del mundo, y la sutil presencia de muchos de sus conceptos, técnicas y saberes en la vida moderna está mucho más extendida de lo que se piensa. Aun así, en Occidente la cosmovisión hindú suele ser malentendida, cuando no directamente ignorada, y no deja de ser paradójico que ese desconocimiento nos impida ver que, en la renovada espiritualidad laica moderna, afloran muchos rasgos esenciales de la tradición hindú.

Believed to hold restorative powers over our health, crystals have served humanity for millennia. With Crystal Healing for Women, you can unlock the ancient secrets of healing and wisdom held within these stones. Crystal healer and Reiki Master Mariah K. Lyons shares her knowledge in this practical guide that helps women awaken to their feminine divinity and healing powers and rekindle their instinctual relationship with nature. She also shows you how to select and care for crystals and incorporate them in rituals.

Want to clear out the noise and fuzz regarding Christian dating? Want to ensure finding the right one? Want to put God first before anything else? Christian dating has become so weird in the last couple of years, totally understandable. The world is getting worse, and finding the right partner seems like an impossible mission. There are so many misconceptions, rules, and lies that have made dating difficult for Christians when it shouldn't be hard at all.

Believers must look to King Jesus through their tribulation since He comes to conquer old Jerusalem and bring in new Jerusalem. Old Jerusalem stands for both that ancient city and the nation of Israel to which she belonged, being plagued with all her hypocrisy and spiritual adultery. New Jerusalem represents the church, the true Israel of God with the same faith as Abraham, who is clothed in the perfect, seamless obedience of her Husband, Saviour and Lord.

From pilgrim paths to forest cabins, and from rented hermitages to arts temples and quiet havens for yoga and meditation, In Praise of Retreat explores the pleasures and powers of this ancient practice for modern people. Kirsteen MacLeod draws on the history of retreat and personal experiences to reveal the many ways listeners can step back from society to reconnect with their deepest selves and to their loftiest aspirations in life.

As a certified yoga teacher, meditation teacher, and host of the chart-topping podcast Mindful in Minutes, Kelly Smith is no stranger to the wide-ranging health benefits of meditation. And she discovered she needed them more than ever when she became a mom for the first time. Suddenly finding herself coping with sleepless nights, disheartening physical changes, uncontrollable worries, and near constant sensory overload, Kelly found solace in the same thing she always had: her daily meditation practice.

A significant number of Americans, especially evangelical Christians, believe Earth and humankind were created in their present form sometime in the last 10,000 years or so - the rationale being that this is (presumably) the story told in the book of Genesis. Within that group, any threatening scientific evidence that suggests otherwise is rejected or, when possible, retrofitted into a creationist worldview.

The Hidden Truths of a Modern Seer, the second book in the Modern Seer Trilogy, reveals the sublime and fantastical second half of Cher's intense seven years of spiritual training. It is written that it takes three and a half years to break the lower self and a further three and a half years to fully transcend the darkness within, so as to be considered fit to embark upon the path of spiritual mastery.

Step into the world that exists just beyond the realm of common knowledge, and emerge enlightened. If you are ready to embark on this thrilling journey, then listen to The History of Witchcraft now, and dive deep into the mystifying annals of witchcraft....

Rich in detail derived from the author's fieldwork and the anthropological literature, this work paints a picture of possession as one of the usually positive and most widespread of human religious experiences. It also details the ritual of exorcism, which is applied when things go wrong.

In Breaking All The Rules, Kristian A. Smith introduces Greatest Commandment Theology as an ancient framework for modern faith. This book doesn't provide answers for your questions. It provides questions for your answers. The challenge is to remove the question "What does the Bible say about that?" and replace it with "How does the Greatest Commandment apply here?"