Religion

'Our way of sitting is for you to become yourself.'In this long-overdue book from one of the most influential spiritual teachers of the last century, Shunryu Suzuki Roshi shares simple, warmhearted teachings on a practice that is fundamentally about becoming yourself. In his inimitable style, filled with humor and insight, Becoming Yourself speaks directly to the newest beginners while also serving as a touchstone and a continual source of inspiration for even the most experienced practitioners and Zen teachers.Becoming Yourself is based on the late Suzuki's lectures and brings to light many of his unpublished teachings. Throughout, Suzuki Roshi's voice is clear and resonates with the unmistakable power of true wisdom.

Der 14. Dalai Lama gehört zu den bekanntesten Persönlichkeiten unserer Zeit. Als im Exil lebender Führer des tibetischen Volkes und einer der weisesten Gelehrten des Buddhismus geniesst er weltweit grosse Anerkennung. Kein anderer Fotograf der Welt ist dem Dalai Lama so nahe wie der Schweizer Manuel Bauer, der sich seit den 1990er- Jahren mit dem Buddhismus, mit Tibet und dessen spirituellem Anführer auseinandersetzt. Auf zahllosen Reisen, bei Auftritten und Veranstaltungen, aber auch in seinem indischen Zuhause begleitete und besuchte Bauer den Dalai Lama und hat dies in atmosphärischen Fotografien festgehalten. Dieses französischsprachige Buch zeigt rund 200 Bilder aus den Jahren 1990 bis 2024, von denen zahlreiche noch nie zu sehen waren. Es erlaubt einmalige Einblicke in die internationale Reisetätigkeit des Dalai Lama, seine öffentlichen Auftritte und den medialen Rummel, der diese begleitet. Zudem zeigt es private Seiten der öffentlichen Person und lässt uns auch an den wenigen Augenblicken teilhaben, in denen der Dalai Lama mit sich und seinen Gedanken allein ist. Texte des Buddhismusgelehrten und früheren Mönchs Thupten Jinpa und des Journalisten und Tibet-Kenners Christian Schmidt erweitern unseren Blick auf das Thema. Im Mittelteil des Bandes wird ein Kalachakra, ein faszinierendes Sandmandala- Ritual, das der Dalai Lama mit seinen Getreuen 2014 im indischen Ladakh abhielt, erstmals ausführlich fotografisch dokumentiert und erläutert.

This book examines African Latin Christianity from the fifth to the thirteenth century, exploring the complex interactions between local Christian communities and Vandals, Byzantines, and Arabs.

For fans of Margaret Renkl and Lisa Wells’s Believers, World Without End circles the connections between climate change and faith in the fear and fascination of the end of the world.When Martha Park’s father announces he is retiring from the ministry after forty-two years, she moves home to Memphis to attend his United Methodist church for his last year in the pulpit. She hopes to encounter a more certain sense of herself as secular or religious. Instead, she becomes increasingly compelled by this uncertainty, and grows curious whether doubt itself could be a kind of faith that more closely echoes a world marked by loss, beauty, and constant change.In illustrated essays, World Without End: Essays on Apocalypse and After explores the intersections of faith, motherhood, and the climate crisis across the South. From man-made wetlands in Arkansas to conservation cemeteries in South Carolina, from a full-scale replica of Noah’s Ark in Kentucky to the reenactment of the Scopes Monkey Trial, Park chronicles the ways the faith she was raised in now seems like an exception to the rule and explores this divide with compassion and empathy. For fans of Margaret Renkl and Lisa Wells, World Without End considers the ways religion shapes how we understand and interact with the world—and how faith can compel us all to work to save the places we love.

Indigenous Taino and first-generation Cuban American author Juliet Diaz, globally renowned for her award-winning and internationally bestselling works, presents a groundbreaking spiritual revolution with empowering self-worship, self-discovery, and self-activism practices, all in a gorgeous paperback with sprayed edges.

This advent devotional from author Catherine Campbell invites you to journey through the story of Christmas

Revive Your Hope, Renew Your Faith, and Rediscover Your DreamsAre you burdened by the weight of unfulfilled dreams and the sting of failure? Do you feel like you don't have any hope of achieving the dreams God's placed in your heart?This is not where your story ends.Dr. Larry Ollison, a distinguished Bible scholar with profound insights into the Word of God, equips you with the tools to rebuild from the ruins of disappointment, guiding you to a place of peace, joy, and unwavering trust in God's promises.Through the power of Scripture, Dr. Ollison offers a lifeline to those drowning in doubt, reviving the spirit with God's eternal promise of hope. You will discover:The seven pivotal reasons why faith is the key to transforming your life.How to turn scriptural promises into your living, breathing reality.Effective strategies to conquer worry, the killer of hope.Ways to unmask and overcome the deception that holds you back.The power of forgiving yourself and others, healing your heart, and renewing your spirit.Do not let your heart be troubled any longer. Step into the life of victory and freedom that awaits. Your dreams aren't lost and shattered-they're being renewed.

¿Te encuentras experimentando los mismos desafíos y fracasos? ¿Qué sucedería si pudieras cambiar tu vida sin esfuerzo? La clave es sembrar la Palabra de Dios en tu corazón. ¡Es así de simple! En este libro de bolsillo, el reconocido maestro de la Biblia y autor de renombre Andrew Wommack te enseñará: ¿El cambio viene de la Palabra de Dios ¿El corazón produce el fruto ¿Lo que hay en tu alma ¿Cómo vencer la duda

"This book reviews ten of Satan's favorite lies-where he tells them in the Bible and how he repeats them today in his attempts to pull Christians from faith. Each lie is then countered by the truth of God's Word, encouraging readers and assuring them of Jesus' victory over Satan"--

In this life, we aren't promised health, wealth, stability, or perfect relationships. What we are promised is hope in Jesus. In this eight-week Bible study from the author of Promised Rest: Finding Peace in God's Presence, you'll discover what eight different names and characteristics of God say about who He is and the hope He promises.Use Promised Hope in your personal study, a group study, or a book club and face whatever uncertainty you have in your life-the future, relationships or situations that feel irreparable, loss, or a new diagnosis-with confidence in God's promised hope and the peace we find in His faithfulness.Study FeaturesPersonal reflection activities/small-group discussion guideBible memory versesPrayersJournaling spaceIllustrations to meditate on or color

This translation of Reinhold Pieper's Evangelical Lutheran Homiletics offers a fuller understanding of the history of preaching within the LCMS as typified by C. F. W. Walther. Pieper, a student of Walther who would serve as homiletics professor and president of Concordia Preachers' Seminary from 1891-1914, dissects the task of preaching from start to finish as inspired by the classic German homiletics textbook by J. J. Rambach.Within this work, Pieper outlines the following aspects of the preaching process, all while affirming the necessity of a "strictly textual" sermon. Meditation on the textOutlining and writing the sermonMemorizing the sermonAccounting for the preacher's personal styleAnd much more.This, the first official homiletics textbook for use in the LCMS, is an invaluable resource for any pastor or seminary student who wishes to gain a better understanding of thought and practice of Lutheran homiletics.