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Akram Youth (Gujarati)
Mode of access: Internet.
Subjects: For Kids & Tweens; Religion & Spirituality;
© , Mahavideh Foundation
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Akram Express (Hindi)
Mode of access: Internet.
Subjects: For Kids & Tweens; Religion & Spirituality;
© , Mahavideh Foundation
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The lost art of Scripture : rescuing the sacred texts / by Armstrong, Karen,1944-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Today the Quran is used by some to justify war and acts of terrorism, the Torah to deny Palestinians the right to live in the Land of Israel, and the Bible to condemn homosexuality and contraception. The significance of Scripture--the holy texts at the centre of all religious traditions--may not be immediately obvious in our secular world but its misunderstanding is perhaps the root cause of most of today's controversies over religion. In this timely and important book, one of the world's leading commentators on religious affairs examines the meaning of Scripture. Today holy texts are not only used selectively to underwrite sometimes arbitrary and subjective views: they are seen to prescribe ethical norms and codes of behaviour that are divinely ordained--they are believed to contain eternal truths. But as Karen Armstrong shows in this fascinating trawl through millennia of religious history, this peculiar reading of Scripture is a relatively recent, modern phenomenon--and in many ways, a reaction to a hostile secular world. For most of their history, the world's religious traditions have regarded these texts as tools for the individual to connect with the divine, to transcend their physical existence, and to experience a higher level of consciousness that helped them to engage with the world in more meaningful and compassionate ways. Scripture was not a 'truth' that had to be 'believed.' Armstrong argues that only if the world's religious faiths rediscover such an open and spiritual engagement with their holy texts can they curtail the arrogance, intolerance and violence that flows from a narrow reading of Scripture as truth."--
Subjects: Religion and culture.; Religions.; Sacred books;
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The Fight for Us : Overcome What Divides to Build a Marriage That Thrives. by Lyons, Rebekah.;
Marriage is hard for all kinds of reasons. It's easy to drift apart, walking through life more as roommates than partners. But there's so much more for your marriage. 'The Fight for Us' offers biblical wisdom and encouragement, as well as practical guidance, that will give you the confidence you need to cultivate the happy and healthy marriage you long for.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Conflict Resolution; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Marriage & Long-Term Relationships; RELIGION / Christian Living / Family & Relationships; RELIGION / Christian Living / Love & Marriage;
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A call to action : women, religion, violence, and power / by Carter, Jimmy,1924-;
Subjects: Human rights.; Sex discrimination against women.; Sex role; Women; Women; Women's rights; Women's rights.;
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Declutter Your Heart and Your Home : How a Minimalist Life Yields Maximum Joy. by Ubbenga, Julia.;
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Subjects: HEALTH & FITNESS / Mental Health; HOUSE & HOME / Cleaning, Caretaking & Organizing; RELIGION / Christian Living / Personal Growth; RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth;
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The colour of God / by Chaudhry, Ayesha S.,author.;
At the age of 23, Ayesha Chaudhry removed her face veil to begin her studies in New York City. Braiding together Western, South Asian and Quranic storytelling styles, Chaudhry weaves her personal experiences with incisive social commentary to uncover the meaning of faith and belonging, love and betrayal, family and womanhood. In so doing, she offers us a vision of freedom that isnt measured in fabric.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Chaudhry, Ayesha S.; Chaudhry, Ayesha S.; Islamic fundamentalism.;
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Wild life : a novel / by Leduc, Amanda,author.;
In 19th-century Scotland, young Josiah is banished by his father for seeing the divine in the animals around him and sent to Siberia with a small Christian mission to purge such nonsense from his soul. Miserably scrubbing the chapel floor one night, Josiah is visited by what he thinks is God in animal form. When his saviours, a hyena and her mate, rescue him from a natural disaster that kills the other missionaries and then bring him safely home, he founds a religion based on his belief that God granted speech to the hyenas as part of a divine plan to heal and exalt the human race. The hyena pair, Barbara and Kendrith, aren't so sure that Josiah has it right. But with their beautiful strangeness, they utterly transform the people they encounter over succeeding generations. As Josiah's church gathers adherents, more and more animals start to speak to humans--from signing baby gorillas to seductive alligators. At first one or two rebellious pets make a break for freedom, but then comes a mass exodus of all animals held captive, forcing people to contend with a wildness in themselves they have spent millennia denying. The end of this remarkable fairytale is both joyful and devastating, completely dissolving the boundary between what's "human" and what's "animal."
Subjects: Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Animals; Human-animal relationships; Hyenas; Magic; Religions; Survival;
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Window shopping for God : a comedian's search for meaning / by Kimmett, Deborah(Deborah Ann),author.;
"Window Shopping for God is the story of Kimmett's lifelong flip through the catalogue of beliefs -- from her teen years, when a near-death experience gave her a new, less Catholic perspective, to her struggles with addiction and mental health that led her in and out of faith -- and her search, as a woman in her sixties, for meaning that could finally plant her on firmer ground. Unflinchingly honest and wildly funny, Kimmett's writing takes us down the serpentine routes we travel in our search for certainty, and the more familiar paths that bring us back to ourselves."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Kimmett, Deborah (Deborah Ann); Comedians; Spiritual biography;
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Soul boom : why we need a spiritual revolution / by Wilson, Rainn,1966-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The trauma that our world experienced in recent years-as result of both the pandemic and societal tensions that threaten to overwhelm us-has been unprecedented and is not going away anytime soon. It is clear that existing political and economic systems are not enough to bring the change that the world needs. In this book, Rainn Wilson explores the possibility and hope for a spiritual revolution, a "Soul Boom" in order to address today's greatest issues-mental health, racism and sexism, climate change, and economic injustice. For Wilson, this is very serious and essential pursuit, but he brings great humor and his own unique perspective to the conversation. He feels that, culturally, we've thrown the baby out with the bathwater-and that bathwater is spirituality, Faith and the Sacred. The baby is us, and we are in need of profound healing and a unifying understanding of the world that religion provides. Sharing his experience of losing his father during the summer of 2020 as well as his personal struggles with addiction and mental health, Wilson is an empathetic narrator and thinker who readers will appreciate and trust. Wilson's approach to spirituality-the non-physical, eternal aspects of ourselves-is relatable and will apply to people of all beliefs, even the skeptics. Filled with genuine insight-not to mention enlightening Kung Fu and Star Trek references-the book offers the keys to delving into ancient wisdom and seeking out practical, transformative answers to life's biggest questions"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Wilson, Rainn, 1966-; Religions.; Social change; Soul.; Television actors and actresses; Spirituality;
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