Freeing God From Religion
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Freeing God From Theology
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Author : Clifford Ratzlaff
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2017-07-27
Freeing God From Theology written by Clifford Ratzlaff and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-27 with Philosophy categories.
In this book, the author, Cliff Ratzlaff, presents the idea that theological definitions of God are not only confusing but also implicated in so many of the social problems afflicting the world of people on planet Earth. God as a spiritual concept, however, invites discussion of seeing God in each other. Spirituality of necessity ends wars, alienation, enemies, hate, and wrath. The author includes reference to Gestalt psychology and to the writings of Martin Buber to help us experience spirituality in a way that frees us. As we free God from theology, we invite experience of God in our I Am experience. To be is equivalent to to be in union and unity with the infinite God of the infinite universe. When we meet others, we look for God in them. If you look for God, you see God. The religious experience of God is the experiences sacred presence: presence without location. Ratzlaff makes much of Gestalts figure-ground phenomenon involved in human perception. The human seeks to put order on chaos, rule over the unruly, and direct over lostness. The experience of transcendence helps us to validate our self-awareness. The person is always sacred, godlike, and holy. God as our experience is inclusive of our fellows. God is love, acceptance, order, and life itself. It all makes sense as soon as one releases God from the fences we have put him in. Those fences are theologies. Among the worst theology to ever be imposed on the chaos of human essence is the Nicene Creed. Pauls description of Yeshua of Nazareth was a gross distortion grabbed by both Constantine of Rome and the church. Rome liked Nicaea; the pope liked Nicaea. Behold politicized theology and theologized politics, followed by the grossest distortion in human history; Nicaea led to the Dark Ages, the demonization of women, the witch trials, the Inquisition, fundamentalism of the reformation and contemporary Islam. Islam started during the Dark Ages. Awareness and practice of spirituality releases God from the fences of theology. When you free God, you free yourself.
Freeing God From Religion
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Author : Clifford Ratzlaff
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2012-07
Freeing God From Religion written by Clifford Ratzlaff and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07 with Philosophy categories.
If you tend to shake your head when you read religious literature, please read this book. I invite being disagreed with; I welcome debate and do not object to being told I am wrong. The question remains: Who has the right religion? Despite being an octogenarian when presumably all should be settled and nailed down, I now challenge the theology I nodded to so vigorously in a previous time of my life. What I once assumed as truth is now open to the kind of tough scrutiny I had never dared engage in. My theological life scripts were deeply rooted and beyond challenge. Born and raised in a fundamentalist Mennonite conservative evangelical community, doubting and questioning were considered acts of sin. Even though we were good ethical people, we were repaganized every year by visiting English speaking evangelists and getting saved was an annual event. I know; I did it three times before I was fifteen. I include a simple caveat. Once you start critiquing and investigating your beliefs, even the most cherished, you will find that you cannot go back. The very act of questioning intensifies the importance of the question. Millions of books exist about God; every book written by a human being (mostly men). Over twenty five miles of shelves with books about God are in the archives under the Vatican. I had fifteen shelves with many books that talk about God.
Freeing God S Children
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Author : Allen D. Hertzke
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2006
Freeing God S Children written by Allen D. Hertzke and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Political Science categories.
Given unprecedented insider access, author Allen D. Hertzke charts the rise of the new faith-based movement for global human rights and tells the compelling story of the personalities and forces, clashes and compromises, strategies and protests that shape it. In doing so, Hertzke shows that by raising issues_such as global religious persecution, Sudanese atrocities, North Korean gulags, and sex trafficking_the movement is impacting foreign policy around the world.
God Without Religion
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Author : Andrew Farley
language : en
Publisher: Baker Books
Release Date : 2011-06-01
God Without Religion written by Andrew Farley and has been published by Baker Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-01 with Religion categories.
Andrew Farley's experience as a Christian was first characterized by self-effort as he tried to please God at any cost. His ruthless religion resulted in spiritual burnout and disillusionment with church. Only then did he discover what relaxing in Jesus means and how enjoying God's intimate presence can transform everyday life. Using a unique story-driven format, God without Religion dismantles common religious misconceptions, revealing the true meaning of being filled with the Spirit the facts about judgment, rewards, and God's discipline the simple truth behind predestination and the divisions it causes the problem with the popular challenge to "live radical" Pulling no punches, Farley shows how the truth about these controversial issues can liberate and unify believers as we discover how to rest in the unconditional love of God.
Saving God
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Author : Caleb Miller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-12-01
Saving God written by Caleb Miller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-01 with categories.
The God you think you know is nothing compared to the Father revealed by Jesus.
Freeing God From Religion
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Author : Clifford Ratzlaff
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2012-07-27
Freeing God From Religion written by Clifford Ratzlaff and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-27 with Philosophy categories.
If you tend to shake your head when you read religious literature, please read this book. I invite being disagreed with; I welcome debate and do not object to being told I am wrong. The question remains: Who has the right religion? Despite being an octogenarian when presumably all should be settled and nailed down, I now challenge the theology I nodded to so vigorously in a previous time of my life. What I once assumed as truth is now open to the kind of tough scrutiny I had never dared engage in. My theological life scripts were deeply rooted and beyond challenge. Born and raised in a fundamentalist Mennonite conservative evangelical community, doubting and questioning were considered acts of sin. Even though we were good ethical people, we were repaganized every year by visiting English speaking evangelists and getting saved was an annual event. I know; I did it three times before I was fifteen. I include a simple caveat. Once you start critiquing and investigating your beliefs, even the most cherished, you will find that you cannot go back. The very act of questioning intensifies the importance of the question. Millions of books exist about God; every book written by a human being (mostly men). Over twenty five miles of shelves with books about God are in the archives under the Vatican. I had fifteen shelves with many books that talk about God.
Religious A Theism
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Religious A Theism written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Atheism categories.
Freeing Me Losing My Religion To Find God
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Author : Travis Klassen
language : en
Publisher: Civitas Press
Release Date : 2014-10-07
Freeing Me Losing My Religion To Find God written by Travis Klassen and has been published by Civitas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-07 with Religion categories.
Freeing Me is the redemptive story of a former pastor who discovers his complicity and involvement in a man-made, manipulatively religious culture of control and is led to confront his own inauthenticity; thus beginning a journey away from the church to rediscover his faith.Challenging and questioning the status quo can be difficult, especially within the church. Through much pain, disillusionment, heartbreak and rejection, through painful experiences of spiritual abuse and emotional manipulation, the redemptive purpose of God begins to be revealed.So many have been hurt or feel rejected by the church. This book is for the ones who've been broken. You are not alone. Together we'll find the divine love of God in the ashes and empty spaces.
God The Evidence
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Author : Patrick Glynn
language : en
Publisher: Harmony
Release Date : 2010-06-09
God The Evidence written by Patrick Glynn and has been published by Harmony this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-09 with Religion categories.
In the modern age science has been winning its centuries—old battle with religion for the mind of man. The evidence has long seemed incontrovertible: Life was merely a product of blind chance—a cosmic roll of an infinite number of dice across an eternity of time. Slowly, methodically, scientists supplied answers to mysteries insufficiently explained by theologians. Reason pushed faith off into the shadows of mythology and superstition, while atheism became a badge of wisdom. Our culture, freed from moral obligation, explored the frontiers of secularism. God was dead. "Glynn's arguments for the existence of God put the burden of disproof on those intellectuals who think that the question has long since been settled." — Andrew M. Greeley But now, in the twilight of the twentieth century, a startling transformation is taking place in Western scientific and intellectual thought. At its heart is the dawning realization that the universe, far from being a sea of chaos, appears instead to be an intricately tuned mechanism whose every molecule, whose every physical law, seems to have been design from the very first nanosecond of the big bang toward a single end—the creation of life. This intellectually and spiritually riveting book asks a provocative question: Is science, the long-time nemesis of the Deity, uncovering the face of God? Patrick Glynn lays out the astonishing new evidence that caused him to turn away from the atheism he acquired as a student at Harvard and Cambridge. The facts are fascinating: Physicists are discovering an unexplainable order to the cosmos; medical researchers are reporting the extraordinary healing powers of prayer and are documenting credible accounts of near-death experiences; psychologists, who once considered belief in God to be a sign of neurosis, are finding instead that religious faith is a powerful elixir for mental health; and sociologists are now acknowledging the destructive consequences of a value-free society. God: The Evidence argues that faith today is not grounded in ignorance. It is where reason has been leading us all along.
Disrupting Religion
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Author : Colin Ferreira
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-03-23
Disrupting Religion written by Colin Ferreira and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-23 with Religion categories.
Ready to experience a deeper relationship with God? It seems everything is being shaken in the world these days. But God is in the midst of the disruption and working it for our good in His great wisdom, not only in political and social arenas, but also within the Church. As a matter of fact, we are in this disruptive place because of the present state of His Church. As a result of this severe shaking, false religious beliefs and structures are being exposed and dismantled. It is not a time for tweaking the old. God is doing a new work to reform his Church. Out of it all, a reformed Church will arise filled with confident and powerful sons and daughters of God. In Disrupting Religion, Colin Ferreira uses Scripture to expose lies Satan has used, and so many have believed, that sound good, but actually keep us from enjoying a deeper relationship with our Heavenly Father.