For more than 250 years, Charles de Brosses’s term “fetishism” has exerted great influence over our most ambitious thinkers. Used as an alternative to “magic” but nonetheless expressing the material f
In Hell and Its Rivals, Alan E. Bernstein examines an array of sources from within and beyond the three Abrahamic faiths—including theology, chronicles, legal charters, edifying tales, and narratives
The more modern culture shines its light on sex, the longer the shadow it casts. This shadow is commercialism, pornography, and shame. This approach to sexuality distorts it to create performance pres
Unchangeable. Unwavering.Let God's Truth Anchor You.The world is a sea of clashing beliefs and thoughts. Your own feelings and circumstances change from one day to the next. Your heart longs for somet
The mythical story of fallen angels preserved in 1 Enoch and related literature was profoundly influential during the Second Temple period. In this volume renowned scholar Loren Stuckenbruck explores
A guide to the history and modern practice of transformative Christianity ‧ Reveals the original tantric practices of Jesus and the early Church and their similarities to the tantric yogas of India a
A workbook on divine sexual expression, sacred relationship, and uniting the Divine Feminine and Masculine‧ Explains how to transform your relationship into an initiatory temple of spiritual developme
The articles in the present collection deal with the religious dimension of the problem of free will. All of the papers also have implications for broader philosophical and theological issues, and wil
Perhaps no declaration incites more theological and moral outrage than a human's claim to be divine. Those who make this claim in ancient Jewish and Christian mythology are typically represented as th
A grand survey of the world’s death and afterlife traditions throughout history ‧ Examines beliefs from many different cultures on the soul, heaven, hell, and reincarnation; instructions for accessin
In this companion to Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal, Newbery Medal winner Paul Fleischman and Julie Paschkis turn to the universal story of creation.In the beginning there was only darkness. . . . There w
There are many who believe Moses parted the Red Sea and Jesus came back from the dead. Others are certain that exorcisms occur, ghosts haunt attics, and the blessed can cure the terminally ill. Though
