In Beyond Belief, she shares her true story of life inside the upper ranks of the sect, details her experiences as a member Sea Org—the church's highest ministry, speaks of her "disconnection" from family outside of the organization, and ...
In July , 1970 , Venus Yates was in the intensive care unit of the Los Angeles County General Hospital . She was suffering from rheumatoid arthritis ( no known cause or cure ) , rheumatic fever , and a spinal tumor .
Essays on Religion in a Post-Traditionalist World Robert N. Bellah. Bibliography Bellah, Robert N., ed. Religion and Progress in Modern Asia. Glencoe, Ill.: Free Press, 1965. Note especially the chapters by Coulson, Geertz, and Bellah.
Over time, while I enjoyed the therapeutic benefits of what Richard J. Foster calls the inward and the outward disciplines,3 I viewed worship and other corporate disciplines with skepticism. I had been taught that public worship was ...
James the dust ( died 62 ) hough not among the original twelve disciples , James “ the Just , " along with Peter , was one of the most influential leaders of the church in Jerusalem . In the letter to the church in a region called ...
I don't remember who took me home later but Mum was sedated - she had a nervous breakdown . Terry's fiancée was at the house and we slept on the lounge floor outside Mum's room . Next morning Dad was buried at Salisbury .
BEYOND BELIEF details the events that led up to the derailment. Josh explains how a young man destined for fame and wealth could allow his life to be taken over by drugs and alcohol.
In Beyond Belief, renowned religion scholar Elaine Pagels continues her groundbreaking examination of the earliest Christian texts, arguing for an ongoing assessment of faith and a questioning of religious orthodoxy.
"With stories by women from a wide range of religious communities--including Evangelical Christian, Catholic, Jewish, Mormon, Muslim, Calvinist, Moonie, the Unification Church, and Jehovah's Witnesses--the writers in Beyond Belief pull back ...
" --The New York Times A New York Times Notable Book of the Year "The book's strength lies in Naipaul's extraordinary ability as a storyteller to draw striking portraits of a cross section of individuals.
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How has a Christian movement, founded at the turn of the twentieth century by the son of freed slaves, become the fastest-growing religion on Earth? Pentecostalism has 600 million followers;...
This most complete study to date of American press reactions to the Holocaust sets forth in abundant detail how the press nationwide played down or even ignored reports of Jewish persecutions over a twelve-year period.
Beyond Belief
Beyond Belief collects fifteen celebrated, broadly ranging essays in which Robert Bellah interprets the interplay of religion and society in concrete contexts from Japan to the Middle East to the United States.
A fascinating follow-up to Among the Believers by one of our most brilliant writers.
This book discusses that a science that deals with the immaterial might be more apt for finding out about the immaterial world of God.
"I have been given a platform to tell my story" he says. "I pray every night I am a good messenger." Also, as part of the paperback edition of BEYOND BELIEF, Josh's journey has been updated to include developments in his recovery.
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Special edition including the complete text of the Gospel of Thomas Elaine Pagels, one of the world’s most important writers and thinkers on religion and history, and winner of...