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Our Immoral Soul
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Author : Rabbi Nilton Bonder
language : en
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2014-02-11
Our Immoral Soul written by Rabbi Nilton Bonder and has been published by Shambhala Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-11 with Religion categories.
Rabbi Bonder turns a few conventional ideas on their heads as he identifies the forces at play in individual, social, and spiritual transformation. Many people believe that obedience to the established moral order leads to the well-being of society as well as the salvation of their souls. On the contrary, says Bonder, the human spirit is nourished by the impulse to betray and transgress the ways of the past. Even the Bible legitimizes our God-given urge to disobey in order to evolve, grow, and transcend. It is this "immoral" soul of ours that impels us to do battle with God—and out of this clash, Bonder predicts, a new humanity will emerge. In the course of discussion, he examines a variety of intriguing issues touching on religion, science, and culture, including the findings of evolutionary psychology; the relation of body and soul; infidelity in marriage; the stereotype of Jew as traitor; sacrifice and redemption in Judaism and Christianity; and the Messiah as archetypal transgressor.
Our Immoral Soul
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Author : Rabbi Nilton Bonder
language : en
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2014-02-11
Our Immoral Soul written by Rabbi Nilton Bonder and has been published by Shambhala Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-11 with Religion categories.
A treatise on when and why to heed your soul's transgressive instinct, with examples drawn from biblical history and Hasidic lore. Rabbi Bonder turns a few conventional ideas on their heads as he identifies the forces at play in individual, social, and spiritual transformation. Many people believe that obedience to the established moral order leads to the well-being of society as well as the salvation of their souls. On the contrary, says Bonder, the human spirit is nourished by the impulse to betray and transgress the ways of the past. Even the Bible legitimizes our God-given urge to disobey in order to evolve, grow, and transcend. It is this "immoral" soul of ours that impels us to do battle with God--and out of this clash, Bonder predicts, a new humanity will emerge. In the course of discussion, he examines a variety of intriguing issues touching on religion, science, and culture, including the findings of evolutionary psychology; the relation of body and soul; infidelity in marriage; the stereotype of Jew as traitor; sacrifice and redemption in Judaism and Christianity; and the Messiah as archetypal transgressor.
Lost Souls
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Author : James D. Wright
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-05-11
Lost Souls written by James D. Wright and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-11 with Social Science categories.
What is the state of contemporary American morality? From their original conception in Christian scripture to their assimilation into Western culture, the 'Seven Deadly Sins' – lust, greed, envy, pride, and all the rest – have guided human morality, steering human behavior and psychology away from evil and toward a full embrace of the good. But their hold on modern life is increasingly tenuous. Indeed, one may observe that these days, deadly sin is far more common and more commonly practiced than its virtuous counterparts – humility, charity, kindness, industriousness, and chastity. Without greed, there is no economy; without anger, no politics; and without pride and envy, surely less motivation and competition would exist. James D. Wright carefully examines the complexities and ambiguities in modern society in the context of the seven deadly sins and their corresponding virtues. Are we all lost souls, condemned by our immoral deeds, or are the trappings of older sin deteriorating? Is it time, finally, to reconsider the classifications of evil and good? Wright uses each chapter to consider how the social sciences have operationalized each 'sin', how they have been studied, and what lessons have been learned over time. He reviews recent trends and contemplates the societal costs and benefits of the behaviors in question. Lost Souls emerges, then, as a meditation on contemporary sin, concluding that the line between guilt and innocence, right and wrong, is often very thin.
Xpiritual
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Author : Rabbi Nilton Bonder
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2010-10-08
Xpiritual written by Rabbi Nilton Bonder and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-08 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Xpiritual is a book on a pagan controversy of our days. Disguised as the craze for spiritual secrets what we see today is the revival of an age-old polemic: living with the hidden versus the need to seize what is hidden. Surreptitious as the glance of Lots wife, the search for secrets is the denial of the hidden and the emotional territory of the subliminal and privilege. Equating sacred and [the search for] secrets as antonyms, Rabbi Bonder exposes forms of fetishism and idolatry in the mind-set of consumerism and individualism. This neo-spirituality is portrayed as pornographic in essence given it is based on the abuse of image and self-absortion. Paganism is the attitude of affirming self-value by means of anthropocentric strategies that always rely either on rationalism or the esoteric. The former is manifest by indulging in self-justification and self-validation and the latter on subliminal ego messages infiltrated in the realm of the sacred. Xpiritual is the presentation of simple and age-old wisdom with a renewed inspiration for the spiritual quest of our time.
Losing The Bond With God
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Author : Katarzyna Peoples
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2011-04-07
Losing The Bond With God written by Katarzyna Peoples and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-07 with Psychology categories.
Empirical research provides the basis for a comprehensive depiction of evangelical Christian men who self-identify as sexual addicts. Losing the Bond with God: Sexual Addiction and Evangelical Men offers a humane and constructive understanding of this issue, treating it from an objective perspective rather than the Christian perspective that is common to writings on the subject. Based on her own qualitative study of self-identified evangelical sex addicts, the author shows how these men must overcome the compartmentalization of their lives and improve the integration of religion, marriage, and sexuality if they are to break their destructive patterns. The book addresses many of the most dominant issues specific to sexuality within the evangelical movement, such as sexual purity, gender roles, attitudes regarding homosexuality, and marriage. It begins with a framework for understanding the evangelical movement and its stance on sexual issues. and ends with a cumulative summary about evangelical men who self-identify as sexual addicts. Direct quotes and personal experiences from interviews are woven throughout the study, and appendices provide a detailed description of the author's research.
Heaven S Criminal Code
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Author : Nilton Bonder
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2010-11-10
Heaven S Criminal Code written by Nilton Bonder and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-10 with Law categories.
One of the most disturbing ideas known to our human imaginations is that of the Final Judgment, the accounting we are called to give at the end of our lives. Born in the depths of our consciousness, this notion of a final judgment is a consequence of our perception that we have priorities and goals in our lives. It is a measurement of just how successful or unsuccessful we have been in the venture of life. This book suggests a possible set of ethics for the individual vis--vis his or her own selfethics that reflect the obligations life imposes on the living. Written in the form of a Criminal Code, this book both in structure and terminology mimic legal documents. The prime goal is to call attention to the deep psychic fusion between what we believe to be divine expectationsthat is, those of the Creatorand the expectations of our consciousness. The key postulate of the Biblical text is really this: that Creator and creature communicate with each other through consciousness. More than that perhaps: that Creator and creature blend and merge within consciousness. This Constitution and Criminal Code will thus have to account for projections of both God's desires and the desires of our consciousness. They are structured in the principles laid out in the Ten Commandments and in the punishments of the Ten Plagues, both found in the book of Exodus. The Creator's expectations and punishments correspond to similar expectations and punishments within our consciousness. Employing collective and personal symbolism and the reading of Carl Jung of the Commandments, the book steer away from the morality usually applied when judging, instead allowing the souls yearnings and aspirations to guide this evaluation of the quality and propriety of life.
A Resurrection To Immortality
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Author : William Robert West
language : en
Publisher: WestBow Press
Release Date : 2011-04-14
A Resurrection To Immortality written by William Robert West and has been published by WestBow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-14 with Religion categories.
Life is the most important possession we have. Without it, there is nothing. Only by the resurrection at the second coming of Christ will anyone have life after death. After the resurrection, the fate of those who are in Christ: [1] Eternal life [Romans 6:23] [2]"Shall inherit eternal life" [Matthew 19:29] [3] After the judgment they "shall go away into eternal life" [Matthew 25:46] [4] Will "have eternal life" [John 3:5] [5] Christ will raise them up on the last day [John 6:40] [6] Will be immortal after the resurrection [1 Corinthians 15:5156] [7] Will have incorruption [1 Corinthians 15:42] [8] Will have glory [1 Corinthians 15:43] [9] Will be like Christ "We shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is" [1 John 3:2] [10] Are "heirs according to the hope of eternal life" [Titus 3:7] [11] Will have a spiritual body [1 Corinthians 15:44] [12] "And as we have borne the image of the earthly (The earthly flesh and blood body of Adam was made to live on this earth but it "cannot inherit the kingdom of God" 1 Corinthians 15:50), we shall also bear the image of the heavenly" (Shall be like the spiritual body of Christ for life in Heaven) [1 Corinthians 15:4756] [13] "Will never perish" [John 10:28] [14] Forever with the Lord [1 Thessalonians 4:17] [15] Many mansions in my father's house: "In my Father's house (Who is in Heaven, Matthew 5:16; 5:45; 5:48; 6:1; 6:9; 7:21; 10:3233) are many mansions...I go to prepare a place for you."
To Have Or Not To Have That Is The Question
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Author : Bonder Nilton Bonder
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2010-05
To Have Or Not To Have That Is The Question written by Bonder Nilton Bonder and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05 with Philosophy categories.
After having lectured at large corporations around Brazil and several other countries, Rabbi Bonder wrote this book to meet the rising interest in the business world for spirituality. This book is about the ultra-wisdom to be found in frontiers between intelligence and ignorance. The very border that divides between clarity and superstition, intuition and illusion, discernment and fantasy, is an area of mixed light and darkness. In this twilight zone abide truths that will never turn into certainties. This is the zone where good sense is usually not the common sense, but a countersense. Where wisdom is forged out of experience, sensitivity and intuition; where doubt is the resource and where fog rather than light is the medium. Companies searching for their 'earthly kingdom' have discovered that the intelligence of the 'kingdom of heaven' could be of some use for efficiency sake, and in a highly competitive world nobody can afford to ignore a form of intelligence. In our days, we have begun to recognize a field of thought that until just recently was seen as lying outside the realm of categories of intelligence.
Sex And The Soul
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Author : Dr. Samuel White III
language : en
Publisher: WestBow Press
Release Date : 2018-12-12
Sex And The Soul written by Dr. Samuel White III and has been published by WestBow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-12 with Religion categories.
Sex and the Soul is a must read for everyone who wants to abstain from sexual immorality and live in purity. It shares how God forgives, heals and delivers us from our sexual sins. Are you struggling with sexual temptation? How does God help a person abstain from pre-marital sex and remain celibate? How does God liberate someone who is addicted to meaningless sex or pornography? What would Jesus say about homosexuality and same-sex marriage? What does the Church do when the pastor is involved in a sexual scandal? How do you counsel a sexually active teenager, a person struggling with their sexual orientation, sex addict, a victim of rape? How does God heal someone whose spouse has committed adultery? What biblical wisdom does God offer us to ensure we do not commit adultery? How does God’s sanctification process cleanse and heal us of our sexual sins? These questions are answered in Sex and the Soul which is an excellent resource for Bible Study, group therapy, individual counseling sessions, and sermon preparation.
From Sudden Death To Paradise
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Author : T.S. Dismas
language : en
Publisher: WestBow Press
Release Date : 2019-09-20
From Sudden Death To Paradise written by T.S. Dismas and has been published by WestBow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-20 with Religion categories.
It’s easy to take it all for granted and go through life feeling invincible—especially if you’ve spent your life successfully facing challenges, overcoming obstacles in the way, and working hard to improve yourself both mentally and physically. Yet for all of us, this feeling of invincibility is an illusion. From Sudden Death to Paradise shares one man’s story of suddenly facing his mortality and coming to terms with what he experienced. After being exposed to toxic chemicals while in the military, and unknown to him, author T. S. Dismas developed an autoimmune disease that would kill him—one night, Dismas suffered sudden heart failure and died for ten minutes. Yet in that moment, he had a near-death experience and visited heaven, where he would learn a valuable lesson about himself, his life, his faith, and God. No amount of suffering could take away his joy and peace, and after his experience, life was now sweet and truly a gift. With a new heart—both literally and spiritually—he was able to realize his previous life was not part of God’s plan, and that embracing God’s love is the only way to sustain happiness and find meaning in this life.