Over the past decade, there has been a growing interest among analytic philosophers in the topic of life's meaning. What is striking about this surge of work is that nearly all of it is by naturalists
As Philip C. Almond reveals in his new and zestful history of the hereafter, whichever image or metaphor has been employed by visionaries, writers, philosophers, or theologians, it has tended to oscil
There are, it is often said, no atheists in foxholes. Faced with death, it seems natural for people to turn to God in a last minute plea for salvation; gleeful tales of deathbed conversions, from Osca
Presents a history of the belief in angels and demons in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, explains how that belief has changed throughout history, and discusses the role angels and demons play in mod
Presents a history of the belief in miracles, the various explanations given for their existence, the challenge to the belief from rationalism, and the role of miracles in modern popular culture.
This guide provides a day planner to help readers prepare for death intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually. Anyen Rinpoche, a Tibetan monk, presents ancient and rich Tibetan Buddhist teachi
Awaken sexual energy for radiant love and empowerment, healing of emotional trauma and chronic conditions, and celebration of each stage of a woman’s life‧ Reveals how to channel sexual energy to expe
Learning Love from a Tiger explores the vibrancy and variety of humans' sacred encounters with the natural world, gathering a range of stories culled from Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Mayan, Himalayan, B
Learning Love from a Tiger explores the vibrancy and variety of humans' sacred encounters with the natural world, gathering a range of stories culled from Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Mayan, Himalayan, B
Angels are always with you. They are assigned to you at birth, and are devoted to protecting you and advocating for you throughout your life.Angel Insights shows how to create a closer connection to t
A rich source of inspiration for those exploring both an authentic sexual and spiritual path Sacred Kink: The Eightfold Paths of BDSM and Beyond explores the sacred roots of kink tools, and the w
A collection of personal stories for practitioners of spiritual kink Spirit of Desire features 33 profoundly personal and diverse stories sharing the revelations, power, connections, and pathways
This book begins by arguing that early Greek reflection on the afterlife and immortality insisted on the importance of the physical body whereas a wealth of Jewish texts from the Hebrew Bible, Second
In The Spirit of Contradiction in Christianity and Buddhism, Hugh Nicholson examines the role of social identity processes in the development of two religious concepts: the Christian doctrine of Consu
This volume explores the twenty-first century classroom as a uniquely intergenerational space of religious disaffiliation, and questions about how our work in the classroom can be, and is being, re-im
Miracles give hope to the hopeless and exemplify the intersection of the divine and the mundane. They have shaped world history and continue to us through their presence in films, television, novels,
The History and Theory of Fetishism, the expanded version of Iacono's enduring classic Teorie del feticismo and available for the first time in English, aims to provide the historical context necessar
Transforming the Void: Embryological Discourse and Reproductive Imagery in East Asian Religions provides new insight into how the body’s generative processes are harnessed as powerful metaphors for sp
Angels appear in every major world religion—from Christianity to Judaism, Islam to the Native American Thunderbirds. This book is a celebration of all the world’s divine messengers and a definitive re
