Western Religion

Like many places, West Michigan has a long history of religious diversity. People of many faiths have lived in the community for years on end. Yet unlike many places in the US, their interfaith journey has been cultivated with purpose and intention, filled with thoughtful dialogue, and nourished by a curiosity to learn about one another.

From the best-selling author of the biography of Shunryu Suzuki (Crooked Cucumber), comes a memoir and oral history of Tassajara—a monastery founded in 1967 by Shunryu Suzuki, abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center. Peopled like a Sixties film of Buddhist invasion, with hippies, dreamers, lovers, a wave of serious practitioners. Nyogen Senzaki, D.T. Suzuki, Alan Watts, Ruth Fuller Sasaki, Gary Snyder, Allen Ginsberg, and of course Shunryu Suzuki and Richard Baker are all here. This is the story of what happened at and surrounding the founding of the first Zen monastery in the West.

Prepare to embark on a thrilling journey through the unknown with Spirits of the Frontier: True Tales of the Paranormal in the Wild West. This gripping collection of 25 chapters will take you to the ghost-ridden landscapes of America's frontier, unraveling mysteries that have both enchanted and terrified generations. From the haunting ghost of Wyatt Earp in Tombstone, Arizona, to the enigmatic Nevada Triangle's unexplained disappearances, this volume probes the spectral, the mysterious, and the unexplained

Successful, ambitious, and vivacious, Philomena knows just what to do when confronted with a new challenge. Inheriting her ancestral homestead seems like a dream come true but she is unprepared for the changes it will bring to her life and her heart? Chase Haven swore he'd never return to Wyoming, but when his oldest friend asks for his help, offering him a chance to rebuild his family’s fortune along the way, he can't say no. The Broken J Ranch has seen better days but a twist of fate may give it a new lease on life. Can a heritage of love, truth, and faith bring wandering hearts home to...

Universal Mysticism: Out-of-Body Travel in the East and the West offers a deep exploration of the shared spiritual wisdom across global religious traditions, focusing on how the mystical experiences of Marilynn Hughes illuminate the universal truths found in both Eastern and Western spirituality.

Gibran's Jesus: The Son of Man is a portrayal of Christ through the eyes of His contemporaries - men and women who knew him as an enemy, friend, teacher, and Son.

The characters, including Mary Magdalen, Simon Peter, Pontius Pilate, and Barabbas are brought to life against the social, political, and religious realities of Palestine and Rome at that period.

It's 1907 and a cattle thief is loose in Harmony Valley. Elena Seifert wants to help her father guard his dairy farm, but everyone thinks that's a man's job. When her childhood sweetheart returns to Harmony, her heart is torn between Jonas Bollinger, her secret love, and Lars Rissler, the wealthy middle-aged storeowner her parents hope she marries.

Roman Catholic sisters first traveled to the American West as providers of social services, education, and medical assistance. In Across God’s Frontiers, Anne M. Butler traces the ways in which sisters challenged and reconfigured contemporary ideas about women, work, religion, and the West; moreover, she demonstrates how religious life became a vehicle for increasing women’s agency and power.

A heart-warming contemporary romance set in the Flint Hills of Kansas, where a former rodeo queen abandons her dreams in order to care for her deceased father's ranch and her two half-siblings, only to realize with the help of a young new pastor that God can turn even the most dire circumstances into seeds of hope.

The West Coast of the United States has always been a center of mystery. Native American legends, tantalizing traces of Chinese visits in the Middle Ages, lost gold mines, and supernatural visitations are only some of the phenomena in a region rich with stories of the unknown.

I have sought to indicate what scope there is for such research work, and I have devoted a special chapter to Sir Laurence Gomme’s luminous analysis of the water cults prevailing in Britain and its isles with a view to indicating the methods of research adopted by him. If we follow the same lines in tracing the ancestry of the Indian customs and beliefs, we may hope to throw some fresh light on the cultural history of the ancestors, or at all events the immediate predecessors, of the people among whom we now find them prevailing.

Hören, manifestieren, reich werden – mit der fulminanten Masterclass, basierend auf dem erfolgreichsten spirituellen Buch aller Zeiten. Wie können wir finanzielle Sorgen hinter uns lassen und unbeschwert leben? Oder uns die materielle Grundlage schaffen, unseren Alltag mit Wonne und in vollen Zügen zu genießen? Indem wir die Macht endecken, die uns innewohnt: Nutzen wir klug die Kraft der Gedanken, gelingt es mühelos, Reichtum und Wohlstand in unser Leben zu ziehen. Mit der Masterclass von Rhonda Byrne ist ein Leben in Fülle nur einen Gedanken weit entfernt.

Do you want to learn about William Penn but don’t have the time or patience to read a thick book? Then this is the short and concise book for you! Some of the interesting accomplishments of William Penn covered in the book are: An early convert to the Society of Friends or Quaker religion. Wrote several books and pamphlets promoting his faith. One of the original proprietors of the colony of West Jersey. Was granted a large tract of land in North America from King Charles II of England. In 1681 established the proprietary colony of Pennsylvania in North America. Promoted the new colony of...

The answers are within…. Discover the wondrous synthesis of human design, the I Ching, Vedic astrology, the heart chakra, and Pagan holidays. The result is the life-changing Vedic human design. Fulfill your heart's true desires through the eight gates of the heart center, their spectacular spirit expressed in this eye-opening book. Explore the surprising beauty, delight, and magic of the diversity of these gates with awe-inspiring messages channeled from Mother Earth, Gaia. Find peace with yourself in any moment. Transform any relationship. Achieve the success you seek.

Notes from the West Pole is the spiritual manifesto of a worldly man who loves this life and its vigorous challenges. You won’t find here the pronouncements of a barefoot yogi advising you to go sit on a mountaintop or retire to a cave with a begging bowl; rather, you will witness the intimate progress of a seeker who knows material success but who looks beyond all of that for the key to partaking of the world’s pleasures while rejecting the age-old, obsolete “warrior” models of antagonism, and aggression.

What if I told you that there is much more to the Universe than your current situation? What if I told you that I know of a practice that will give you the peace and comfort that you so desire? Do you suffer from anxiety, stress, depression, or simply want to have a better outlook on life? Crystals, minerals, and stones can be used to release physical, mental, and spiritual blockages that inhibit our natural state of being and advancement, bringing us emotional and spiritual balance.

This book was inspired by God. It brings God's activities on behalf of Earth's citizens from the shadows of history into illumination. God's mastery over the universe is brought to life from the Big Bang to modern times. A plausible theory is put forth regarding how God has employed his tools (only recently discovered but little understood by scientists), dark matter and dark energy, to create and sustain the universe as we know it.

How would you respond in the presence of someone who did something you had never seen done before, something you thought impossible, something that you never dreamed about? No doubt you would be awestruck. You might gasp and say, “Wow!” Perhaps no words would come at all. It would probably be etched into your memory forever. However many times you might speak about what you saw, you would relive that moment and still be greatly amazed.

Shamanic Wisdom Meets the Western Mind provides a synthesis of realms of knowledge that hitherto were either blinded out from human consciousness or that were seen from a disparaging perspective that is in turn the result of a fragmented perception.

Who says small town life can’t be exciting? Valerie couldn’t help falling in love with Alec. The two of them couldn’t be happier to be getting married, but as it becomes clear the wedding plans aren’t quite coming together, Valerie begins to panic that she might not get that summer wedding she was hoping for after all. Will her faith give her the strength to make her dreams come true? Olivia is longing for Memphis to propose, but months continue to pass, and he still hasn’t popped the question. Does her cowboy intend to make her his wife, or is Olivia mistaken? Erin is thrilled ...