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The Family : The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power

Posted in Christianity, General Christianity, Psychology, Religious Studies, Spirituality, tagged , , , , , on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power . They insist they are just a group of friends, yet they funnel millions of dollars through tax-free corporations. They claim to disdain politics, but congressmen of both parties describe them as the most influential religious organization in Washington. They say they are [...]

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Wrestling with Our Inner Angels: Faith, Mental Illness, and the Journey to Wholeness

Posted in Christianity, General Christianity, Psychology, Religious Studies, tagged , , , , , , , on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Wrestling with Our Inner Angels: Faith, Mental Illness, and the Journey to Wholeness . The shadow of Freud and his view of religion as illusion still looms over psychotherapy, making it problematic for therapists to engage their clients about a subject that can be of great importance and potential benefit. Because she is both a [...]

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My Stroke of Insight : A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey

Posted in New Age, Other Religions & Practices, Psychology, Religious Studies, Science & Religion, Spirituality, tagged , , , , , on December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

My Stroke of Insight : A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey . A brain scientist’s journey from a debilitating stroke to full recovery becomes an inspiring exploration of human consciousness and its possibilities
On the morning of December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven-year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist, experienced a massive stroke when a blood vessel exploded [...]

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Acedia & Me : A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer’s Life

Posted in Psychology, Religious Studies, tagged , , , , , , , on December 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Acedia & Me : A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer’s Life . Kathleen Norris had written several much loved books, yet she couldn’t drag herself out of bed in the morning, couldn’t summon the energy for daily tasks. Even as she struggled, Norris recognized her familiar battle with acedia. She had discovered the word in [...]

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Man’s Search for Meaning

Posted in Bestsellers, Judaism, Psychology, Religious Studies, tagged , , , , , on November 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Man’s Search for Meaning . Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl’s memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored in four different camps, including Auschwitz, while his parents, brother, and pregnant wife perished. Based on his own experience and [...]

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