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Sense And Spirituality
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Author : James McCullough
language : en
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
Release Date : 2015-10-29
Sense And Spirituality written by James McCullough and has been published by Lutterworth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-29 with Religion categories.
There is growing interest in the relationship between the arts and Christian faith. Much has been written about the arts and theology and the place of the arts in church life. Not as much has been written, however, about how the arts might actually advance spiritual formation in terms of the cumulative effect of religious experience and intentional practices. This book provides a modest step forward in that conversation, a conversation between theological aesthetics and practical theology. Understanding aesthetics as 'the realm of sense perception' and spiritual formation as 'growing capacities to participate in God's purposes', James McCullough suggests how these dynamics can mutually enhance each other, with the arts as an effective catalyst for this relationship. McCullough proposes an analysis of artistic communication and explores exciting examples from music, poetry, and painting, which render theoretical proposals in concrete terms. This book will engage both those new to the arts and those already deeply familiar with them.
Sense And Spirituality
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Author : James McCullough
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-06-02
Sense And Spirituality written by James McCullough and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-02 with Religion categories.
There is growing interest in the relationship between the arts and Christian faith. Much has been written about the arts and theology and the place of the arts in church life. Not as much has been written, however, about how the arts might actually advance spiritual formation in terms of the cumulative effect of religious experience and intentional practices. This book provides a modest step forward in that conversation, a conversation between theological aesthetics and practical theology. Understanding aesthetics as ""the realm of sense perception"" and spiritual formation as ""growing capacities to participate in God's purposes,"" James McCullough suggests how these dynamics can mutually enhance each other, with the arts as an effective catalyst for this relationship. McCullough proposes an analysis of artistic communication and explores exciting examples from music, poetry, and painting, which render theoretical proposals in concrete terms. This book will engage both those new to the arts and those already deeply familiar with them. ""What is art? How is it formed? What does it do? Does it, or can it, illuminate, animate, express, and catalyze spirituality--the perception and experience of the presence of God? McCullough answers all these questions, but explains as well how each person who understands the answers will have much to do--much attention, much contemplation, much silence. Indeed, McCullough plumbs the depth of puzzlement of the arts and the wonderful enlightenment of spirituality."" --James W. Sire, former editor of InterVarsity Press ""Just as Martin Thornton and Diogenes Allen rediscovered theology's inherent relation to Christian spirituality, so James McCullough here does the same for the theology and art conversation. Heeding T. S. Eliot's call to transform 'esthetic sensibility . . . into spiritual perception, and spiritual perception . . . into esthetic sensibility, ' McCullough deftly calls attention to the elephant in the aesthetics seminar room: the way that art catalyzes spiritual growth."" --Matthew Milliner, Associate Professor of Art, Wheaton College James McCullough is an adjunct instructor at Lindenwood University. He has published articles on the music of Anton Bruckner as well as on the art of Graham Sutherland and Makoto Fujimura.
Spirituality Without Religion
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Author : John Tomikel
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-03-21
Spirituality Without Religion written by John Tomikel and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-21 with categories.
We usually think of humans as having five senses - touch, smell, sight, hearing and vision. However, there is a sixth sense that has been recognized through the ages, and that is the sense of spirituality. It has been expressed in many ways, the most prevalent when a person dies he is said to have "given up the ghost." This is the spark of life that we call spirit. There are methods that can be used to enhance this feeling of spirit and the realization that we are a part of this existence and a part of universal energy.
Common Sense Spirituality
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Author : David Steindl-Rast
language : en
Publisher: Crossroad Book
Release Date : 2008
Common Sense Spirituality written by David Steindl-Rast and has been published by Crossroad Book this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Religion categories.
Each meditation in this volume reflects what the author calls "the spiritual work of our time"--cultivating grateful living, the key to joy. The selections explore the broad range of issues that have been at the core of a lifetime of meditation and teaching.
An Uncommon Sense
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Author : Joe Lomusio
language : en
Publisher: WestBow Press
Release Date : 2019-02-07
An Uncommon Sense written by Joe Lomusio and has been published by WestBow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-07 with Religion categories.
"Oh Taste and See that the LORD is Good!" David's ancient declaration in Psalm34:8 can have profound implications for us today. His reference to two of our five natural senses opens the door to a study of unique proportions. Think of it? Not only these two senses, but all five our physical senses in the Bible have spiritual depth and understanding. They cry out to us to explore them and learn their meaning. An Un-Common Sense is just such a study! This book will probe the depths of our five physical senses... Tasting... Seeing... Hearing... Smelling... Touching... And then seek to understand how these God-giving physical dynamics translate into our spiritual lives. Added to these five will also be a much-needed look at what could be called our "sixth sense" - the Spirit sense. In many respects it is the most remarkable one of all! It is what makes the other five work in the spiritual realm. Join author, pastor, and educator, Joe LoMusio on a journey engaging what David challenges us to do! Taste and See... have Ears to hear... share the Aroma of Christ... and Touch the hem of His garment!
Spirituality And The Senses
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Author : Catherine McCann
language : en
Publisher: Messenger Publications
Release Date : 2020-07-31
Spirituality And The Senses written by Catherine McCann and has been published by Messenger Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-31 with Religion categories.
We rarely focus on our senses and thus miss out on how they can enhance our lives at both micro and macro levels; what they can offer us in daily life, as well as during life’s special moments. It is up to each individual to become more consciously aware of and use each sense in more deliberate yet sensitive ways. Everyone can benefit by focussing daily on one or more of the senses even if only for a short period. Ideally it should become a daily practice. This book arose from an altered way of heightening people’s senses as they ‘experienced’ what Shekina Sculpture Garden has to offer: its views, stream, shrub beds, seating areas, and its unique collection of sculptures by modern Irish artists. The latter are made of many mediums: stone, wood, iron, glass, stainless steel etc. Heightening our use of each sense is enhanced by adverting to both our outer as well as equivalent inner sensing. For example seeing; seeing colours in all their shades, seeing form, then finally noticing one’s inner seeing. An example of the latter might be receiving an ‘insight’ about something. Gardens, in particular, are places to be tactile in, such as walking bare foot on grass, sensing the texture of a leaf with one’s fingers, hugging the bark of a tree, stepping into the coolness of running water etc. Inner sensing might be opened up by the phrase: ‘I felt very touched by…’ The book offers a short chapter on the anatomy of our senses, and closes on another perspective: the part inner sensing plays in relation to religious faith as well as noticing how tactile Jesus was in his healing ministry.
The Spiritual Senses
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Author : Paul L. Gavrilyuk
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-11-10
The Spiritual Senses written by Paul L. Gavrilyuk and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-10 with Religion categories.
Is it possible to see, hear, touch, smell and taste God? How do we understand the biblical promise that the 'pure in heart' will 'see God'? Christian thinkers as diverse as Origen of Alexandria, Bonaventure, Jonathan Edwards and Hans Urs von Balthasar have all approached these questions in distinctive ways by appealing to the concept of the 'spiritual senses'. In focusing on the Christian tradition of the 'spiritual senses', this book discusses how these senses relate to the physical senses and the body, and analyzes their relationship to mind, heart, emotions, will, desire and judgement. The contributors illuminate the different ways in which classic Christian authors have treated this topic, and indicate the epistemological and spiritual import of these understandings. The concept of the 'spiritual senses' is thereby importantly recovered for contemporary theological anthropology and philosophy of religion.
Far More Than We Think
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Author : Michael Angelo Le Houx
language : en
Publisher: Balboa Press
Release Date : 2013-11
Far More Than We Think written by Michael Angelo Le Houx and has been published by Balboa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Far More than We Think is an exploration of how spirituality, in its broadest sense, can be the logical solution to the many challenges of everyday modern living. These are wise words, spoken with humility, and the conclusions are surprisingly simple yet deeply profound. This debut work is a fusion of contemporary and ancient wisdom, scientific fact, and personal experience. The author builds a logical case for spirituality that leads to a conclusion that we really are far more than we think. If you have ever thought that there must be more to life than your current experience so far, then this book could mark an important turning point. If it does so for you, even to a small extent, then the purpose in sharing these thoughts will have been fulfilled.
Perceiving The Divine Through The Human Body
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Author : T. Cattoi
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2011-11-07
Perceiving The Divine Through The Human Body written by T. Cattoi and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-07 with Philosophy categories.
Cattoi and McDaniel present a selection of articles on the role of the body and the spiritual senses - our transfigured channels of sensory perceptions - in the context of spiritual practice. The volume investigates this theme across a variety of different religious traditions within Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Daoism.
Spiritual Science
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Author : Steve Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
Release Date : 2018-09-18
Spiritual Science written by Steve Taylor and has been published by Watkins Media Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-18 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
It is often assumed that there are two ways of interpreting the world: a rational scientific way, or an irrational religious way. Spiritual Science offers a third alternative: a spiritual view of reality that transcends both conventional science and religion, and answers many of the riddles that neither can explain. The standard model of science has had little success in explaining such areas as human consciousness, the connection between the mind and the body, altruism and ‘anomalous’ phenomena such as near-death experiences, psi phenomena (such as telepathy) and spiritual experiences. But from a ‘panspiritist’ point of view – which sees spirit or consciousness as a fundamental essence of reality – it is possible to make sense of all these things. Steve Taylor puts forward the evidence for a spiritual view of reality, drawing on the insights of philosophers, physicists, mystics, as well as spiritual traditions and indigenous cultures. He systematically shows how a ‘panspiritist’ view can explain many puzzling aspects of science and the world, including evolution and the origins of life, and a wide range of other phenomena such as quantum physics, the placebo effect, precognition and neuroplasticity. Spiritual Science offers a new vision of the world that is compatible with both modern science and ancient spiritual teachings. It provides a more accurate and holistic account of reality than conventional science or religion, integrating a wide range of phenomena that are excluded from both. After showing how the materialist worldview demeans the world and human life, Spiritual Science offers a brighter alternative – a vision of the world as sacred and interconnected, and of human life as meaningful and purposeful. Spiritual Science explains how the standard materialist model of reality developed, and turned into a belief system. This belief system can only function by denying (or explaining away) a whole range of phenomena that are part of human experience. It is possible to be scientific without adopting this belief system – in fact, it is much more rational to do so.