When Souls Had Wings

When Souls Had Wings
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 402
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ISBN-10 : 9780195313901
ISBN-13 : 0195313909
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis When Souls Had Wings by : Terryl Givens

The notion that we spring into existence ex nihilo at birth strikes many people as counter-intuitive. By contrast, the idea that we have an eternal identity appeals to some deep intuition about the self. And indeed, belief in the soul's pre-mortal existence has a long history in Western thought. Terryl Givens offers the first systematic exploration of this fascinating if generally unfamiliar feature of Western cultural history.

When Souls Had Wings

When Souls Had Wings
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 401
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ISBN-10 : 9780199916856
ISBN-13 : 0199916853
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis When Souls Had Wings by : Terryl L. Givens

The idea of the pre-existence of the soul has been extremely important, widespread, and persistent throughout Western history--from even before the philosophy of Plato to the poetry of Robert Frost. This book offers the first systematic history of this little explored feature of Western culture. Terryl Givens underscores how durable (and controversial) this idea has been throughout history, highlighting the theological dangers it has represented, and revealing how prominently it has featured in poetry, literature, and art.

Before Women Had Wings

Before Women Had Wings
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 322
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ISBN-10 : 0804118906
ISBN-13 : 9780804118903
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis Before Women Had Wings by : Connie May Fowler

A nine-year-old girl's harrowing account of abuse at the hands of her parents. Her name is Avocet Jackson, but her mother called her Bird, naming both her children after birds, "her logic being that if we were named for something with wings then maybe we'd be able to fly above the shit in our lives."

The Crucible of Doubt

The Crucible of Doubt
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 168
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ISBN-10 : 1609079426
ISBN-13 : 9781609079420
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis The Crucible of Doubt by : Terryl Givens

This insightful book offers a careful, intelligent look at doubt--at some of its common sources, the challenges it presents, and the opportunities it may open up in a person's quest for faith.

The God who Weeps

The God who Weeps
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Publisher : Shadow Mountain
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1609071883
ISBN-13 : 9781609071882
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis The God who Weeps by : Terryl Givens

Anyone desiring to understand more about Mormon Christianity could

All Things New

All Things New
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Publisher : Faith Matters
Total Pages : 188
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ISBN-10 : 1953677002
ISBN-13 : 9781953677006
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis All Things New by : Fiona Givens

"Robert MacFarlane has written that language does not just register experience, it produces it. Our religious language in particular informs and shapes our understanding of God, our sense of self, and the way we make sense of our challenging path back to loving Heavenly Parents. Unfortunately, to an extent we may not realize, our religious vocabulary has been shaped by prior generations whose creeds, in Joseph Smith s words, have filled the world with confusion. "I make all things new," proclaimed the Lord. Regrettably, many are still mired in the past, in ways we have not recognized. In this book, Fiona and Terryl Givens trace the roots of our religious vocabulary, explore how a flawed inheritance compounds the wounds and challenges of a life devoted to discipleship, and suggest ways of reformulating our language in more healthy ways all in the hope that, as B. H. Roberts urged, we may all cooperate in the works of the Spirit to find a truer expression of a gospel restored."--

The Book of Mormon: A Very Short Introduction

The Book of Mormon: A Very Short Introduction
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 154
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ISBN-10 : 9780199745692
ISBN-13 : 0199745692
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis The Book of Mormon: A Very Short Introduction by : Terryl L. Givens

With over 140 million copies in print, and serving as the principal proselytizing tool of one of the world's fastest growing faiths, the Book of Mormon is undoubtedly one of the most influential religious texts produced in the western world. Written by Terryl Givens, a leading authority on Mormonism, this compact volume offers the only concise, accessible introduction to this extraordinary work. Givens examines the Book of Mormon first and foremost in terms of the claims that its narrators make for its historical genesis, its purpose as a sacred text, and its meaning for an audience which shifts over the course of the history it unfolds. The author traces five governing themes in particular--revelation, Christ, Zion, scripture, and covenant--and analyzes the Book's central doctrines and teachings. Some of these resonate with familiar nineteenth-century religious preoccupations; others consist of radical and unexpected takes on topics from the fall of Man to Christ's mortal ministries and the meaning of atonement. Givens also provides samples of a cast of characters that number in the hundreds, and analyzes representative passages from a work that encompasses tragedy, poetry, sermons, visions, family histories and military chronicles. Finally, this introduction surveys the contested origins and production of a work held by millions to be scripture, and reviews the scholarly debates that address questions of the record's historicity. Here then is an accessible guide to what is, by any measure, an indispensable key to understanding Mormonism. But it is also an introduction to a compelling and complex text that is too often overshadowed by the controversies that surround it. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.

Cosmic Cradle

Cosmic Cradle
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Publisher : Sunstar Publishing
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1887472711
ISBN-13 : 9781887472715
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis Cosmic Cradle by : Elizabeth Carman

Cosmic Cradle is filled with wisdom gathered from interviews with gifted individuals as well as classical and traditional sources - philosophy, cultural anthropology, history, biographies, religion, poetry, and mythology. This knowledge has never been synthesized and compiled before into a single volume.

The Shadow of His Wings

The Shadow of His Wings
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Publisher : Ignatius Press
Total Pages : 354
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ISBN-10 : 9781681495552
ISBN-13 : 1681495554
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis The Shadow of His Wings by : Gereon Goldmann

We had to do it. We had to reprint this book. Rarely has a book had such an impact on so many of us here at Ignatius Press. It is one of the most powerful and moving books we have come across. If you can only buy one book this season, this must be the one. Here is the astonishing true story of the harrowing experiences of a young German seminarian drafted into Hitler's dreaded SS at the onset of World War II. Without betraying his Christian ideals, against all odds, and in the face of Evil, Gereon Goldmann was able to complete his priestly training, be ordained, and secretly minister to German Catholic soldiers and innocent civilian victims caught up in the horrors of war. How it all came to pass will astound you. Father Goldmann tells of his own incredible experiences of the trials of war, his many escapes from almost certain death, and the diabolical persecution that he and his fellow Catholic soldiers encountered on account of their faith. What emerges is an extraordinary witness to the workings of Divine Providence and the undying power of love, prayer, faith, and sacrifice. Illustrated

Feast Of Souls

Feast Of Souls
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Publisher : Hachette UK
Total Pages : 427
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ISBN-10 : 9780748115792
ISBN-13 : 074811579X
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Feast Of Souls by : Celia Friedman

In the High Kingdom of Danton Aurelius, magisters from across the known world are gathering for an unusual meeting. The High King's son is dying of an apparently incurable wasting disease, and he has charged them with providing an explanation and a cure. There is a mystery here, but not the one the High King thinks: the magisters know the cause of the prince's illness but they dare not reveal it for fear that it will expose the secret at the heart of their order. No, the mystery is not what is responsible, but who. . . Now the magisters must embark upon a manhunt, racing against time, before the High King learns the truth. But they have not counted on the young prince's determination to control his own fate, nor on the existence of Kamala, a young woman schooled in their own arts, who will soon shake the world to its very roots.