Learning Religion

Colleges, universities, and seminaries do more than just transfer knowledge to students. They sell themselves as "experiences" that transform young people in unique ways. The conservative evangelical Protestant network of higher education has been no different. In Fundamentalist U, Adam Laats shows that these colleges have always been more than just schools; they have been vital intellectual citadels in America's culture wars. These unique institutions have defined what it has meant to be an evangelical and have reshaped the landscape of American higher education.

Pranayama is one of the most important practices in all of yoga! By practicing pranayama, you can improve your skills in breath control, pranic breathing, and energy expansion. This means you can extend your vital energy and life force, and thanks to this audiobook, you can follow specific guidance to reach this status.

What was the starting point of Christianity? Was it in a little town in Bethlehem, just as the lyrics of our favorite Christmas songs contend? In truth, in the earliest days of Christianity, when Peter and Paul first set out to preach the gospel, the belief systems of early Christians were viewed as merely a new sect of Judaism.

Drawing on ten years of survey data with over three thousand teenagers and over two hundred interviews, God, Grades, and Graduation offers a revealing and at times surprising account of how teenagers' religious upbringing influences their educational pathways from high school to college. Dr. Ilana M. Horwitz estimates that approximately one out of every four students in American schools are raised with religious restraint. These students orient their lives around God so deeply that it alters how they see themselves and how they behave, inside and outside of church.

Thirty days of meditation for those in grief, based on Learning to Thrive Amid Grief: Understanding, Coping, Forgiving, Connecting and Finding Support During Times of Profound Loss, by Eugenia Rapport. Central to the book is the 12 Steps of Dealing with Grief, an original view of how we deal with grief while learning to thrive.

Tracy King was raised in a house of contradictions-her family was happy and creative, yet shadowed by debt, phobias, her father's alcoholism, and the illusory promises of a born-again Christian church. The uneasy balance of the King household was irrevocably upended on a rainy spring night in 1988, when her father was killed by teenagers just blocks from their public housing estate.

When we stop being children and enter adult life, we achieve achievements that fill us with satisfaction: a good job, starting a family, economic solvency, a standard of living that gives us material comfort... But life also brings blows that we did not expect. We all have had one or more: the betrayal of a friend, an accident, a serious illness, the loss of a loved one, the loss of a job, financial difficulties, the breakdown of a marriage... When these things happen to us we become vulnerable: Vulnerable to anxiety and anger, which leads us to aHack others, verbally or physically. ...

Witchcraft and witches in the contemporary context had always been misunderstood. Magic has been perceived as extraordinary power and ability ascribed to a few, but the principles and tenets can be taught and practiced. The hidden and the unknown can be understood if knowledge is sought. This book would grant you full-blown access to the concept of witchcraft and magic.

A few years ago, during a book signing in my hometown, an old classmate saw an earlier edition of my book, Learning to Love God. She said she had a handle on that one already. I challenged her to read it, and she agreed. A few weeks later, I heard from her, and she said she was caught by surprise to learn that she did not love God as much as she thought. This book brings readers to a sobering reality as they take a serious look at the level and nature of their love they profess to have for God. Learning to Love God encourages Christians to aggressively attempt to love God with their whole ...

We have been taught right from infancy that prayer has so much power and that constant communication with the Almighty is the way to experience the remarkable nature of God and build an intimate relationship with Him. The issue here, however, is that only a handful of individuals know how to truly pray genuinely in the real sense of the word and action. In this guide, I have outlined and explained what prayer is and how to pray effortlessly and concisely.

In Less Than Perfect, best-selling author Ann Spangler takes us beyond cardboard cutouts of 38 biblical characters to show us how these were real individuals who had dreams, temptations, and weaknesses just like us. We meet each of these individuals again as if for the first time as Spangler offers a dramatic retelling of their lives, insight into the historical and cultural context of their time, and key takeaway points for our lives today.

Clear your schedule and explore 2,000 years of thrilling adventures packed with mystery, fascinating personalities, ingenuity, prayer, and unshakable faith! This incredibly fun and exhilarating compilation of vintage stories will leave you breathless as you hear about spine-tingling tests and challenges faced by Jewish heroes through the ages. Exhale and celebrate with them as they emerge victorious against incredible odds.

Are you seeking inner peace and a better way of handling all the challenges that you face? If you want something different from all the rest, this book will change your life and your perspective on dealing with any crisis or challenge that comes your way. We all face problems. That’s a given. Each trauma we’ve had in our lives leaves a boulder in our souls. Those boulders stay with us, load us down, and fill us with negativity. After many of these instances, we become so heavy inside that it can be difficult to face another day. Denise lost her daughter and only child. Combined with ...

Are you looking to learn about Wiccan Path? Have you heard about it before, but you're not sure what it's all about? Then The Easy Guide to Wicca for Beginners is your answer. With simple, easy-to-understand explanations, this comprehensive and detailed guide gives you everything you need to know about how to start your Wiccan journey.

In today's hectic times, it's more important than ever to learn to slow down, relax, and be calm.Whether part of religious habit or just part of a daily routine, meditation can help slow today's frenzied pace and improve feelings of good health, peace, and control. In The Complete Idiot's Guide to Meditation, Joan Budilovsky and Eve Adamson explain how easy it is to enjoy the benefits of meditation, including simple stress-reduction techniques that make learning to meditate easier.

Over the course of eight weeks, bestselling author Zach Windahl will show you how all the stories in the Bible tell an interwoven story of God using people to bring his kingdom to the world. You will dig into historical context, learn about the different genres in the Bible (and why they are important), and discover proven methods of studying the Bible that will help you not only better understand what it means but also how it can transform your life and deepen your relationship with Christ.

Max Ehrmann gained world fame with his poem Desiderata written in 1927. Many volumes of poetry and numerous plays followed, including three with spiritual themes: "Jesus: A Passion Play", "David and Bathsheba", and "The Wife of Marobius". Ehrmann was not a Christian, but this reinterpretation in verse of The Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach, better known as the book of Ecclesiastes from the Bible, was done with a deep respect for the philosophical wisdom contained in the original Greek manuscript.

In this book, you discover a step-by-step process to get you started reading Tarot in no time - including the card meanings and skills needed to become a professional tarot reader, even if you're a complete beginner.

Find out how to work through PTSD and live life free of fear! Are you a survivor? Have you lived through something which left recurring bad memories and trauma? Do you wish to overcome those feelings but are not sure exactly how? You’ve come to the right place! this amazing audiobook can help you work through any past trauma and live a healthy life! This audiobook will facilitate the understanding of psychological events trauma causes in people, the program of rehabilitation, and the whole scope of treatment choices.

Mental distress is a common occurrence among many people. Often, the stress in our minds extends to the physical state. We forget that the mind is the center of everything that we are, feel, and do. It operates ceaselessly every single second of our lives. The way we go about life is driven and influenced by our thoughts. The condition of our minds will reflect our reality.