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Joyfully Together: The Art of Building a Harmonious Community
by Thich Nhat HanhJoyfully Together contains a wealth of ideas, thoughts, and practical suggestions on how to live happily with other people. The wisdom in this book draws from ancient Buddhist traditions to solve conflicts large and small. Thich Nhat Hanh explores the spiritual, emotional, and practical aspects of developing a community for life. He shows how using nonviolent communication can resolve difficulties and nurture a sense of peace and reconciliation in all of our relationships. The practical insight he shares in this book is easily adaptable for use by families, religious communities, cities, and even the United Nations.
Joyous Advent: Daily Prayers and Activities to Celebrate the Season
by Katara Washington PattonGrow closer to Jesus and each other with Advent prayers and activities for familiesAdvent invites you to take a little time each day to reflect on the arrival of Christ. Slow down and celebrate the meaning of Christmas as a family with Joyous Advent: Family Christmas Devotional. It's filled with four weeks of daily devotionals that focus on four key themes of Advent: hope, peace, joy, and love.This family Advent devotional includes:A focus on family—Celebrate the coming of Christ together with Advent readings designed for families, featuring bolded lines throughout to highlight key takeaways for younger family members.A feeling of connection—Explore devotions that feature discussion questions, a prayer, and activities to help apply God's wisdom to your daily life.A celebration of the season—Reflect on what you've learned and put it all into perspective with lists of key takeaways to conclude each week of this Advent Bible study.Honor the true reason for the season with this Advent book for families.
Joyous Expectations
by Jean M. FrinskAs we get ready again for the coming of the King, who better to have by our side than Mary, his mother? Busy folks can indeed prepare themselves for the holy Christmas birth with Joyous Expectation: Journeying Through Advent with Mary.
Joyously Through the Days
by Huston Smith Les KayeDrawing inspiration from such diverse sources as Khalil Gibran, Virginia Woolf, and Frank Sinatra, as well as the Bible and the great Zen masters of old, this book offers a path to rich and lasting happiness achieved through what Huston Smith calls "goal-attaining patience." In Joyously Through the Days, Les Kaye explores life's every day complexities and instructs us in the Zen way through our human foibles. Through awareness, patience, and generosity, Kaye argues, we can respond with creative calm to the uncertain conditions of modern life.
Joyride
by Joan BradyIf you've ever wondered what happened to Christine Moore from "God on a Harley," you won't want to miss this touching new sequel! In "Joyride," Christine has done some serious spiritual backsliding over the last ten years. Marriage and motherhood have changed her identity and challenged her previous beliefs about love and romance. The demands of family and career have buried the truths she once knew beneath a mountain of resentment, dirty laundry, and endless bags of groceries. Then, on one of her late-night excursions to the supermarket, Christine runs into Joe again. and everything changes.
Joyspan: The Art and Science of Thriving in Life's Second Half
by Dr. Kerry BurnightFrom America&’s Gerontologist, a practical guide that offers a radical and optimistic approach to longevity. Dr. Kerry Burnight—known to her many followers as "Dr. Kerry"—is sparking a revolution to make older better. Fed up with the fear driven, anti-aging hysteria, hundreds of thousands of people turn to Dr. Kerry for her practical, effective and uplifting approach to navigating longevity—our parents' and our own. In Joyspan, Dr. Kerry shares her popular philosophy and tools in a comprehensive resource that moves readers from fear to peaceful confidence. Dr. Kerry&’s insights, along with those of her inspiring 95 year-old mother Betty, are based upon a profound truth: the key to good longevity isn&’t the length of your life, it&’s the quality of your life. Books that advance lifespan and &“healthspan&” don&’t address the whole picture. Dr. Kerry introduces readers to the critical concept of &“joyspan&” based on the science of well-being, contentment, connection, meaning, growth, choice, and purpose. Part manifesto, part how-to guide, Joyspan proves that internal strength is as critical as external fitness.Filled with both perspective-shifting strategies and troubleshooting for the specific challenges of aging—including caregiving, dementia, unexpected diagnoses, isolation, uncoupling via death or divorce, financial concerns, and more— this book is an essential resource for a generation looking for a better way to grow older—and to help our aging parents do the same.
Juan Pablo II: Recuerdos de la vida de un santo
by Paloma Gómez BorreroSolo Paloma Gómez Borrero podía escribir este libro con las anécdotas más íntimas, más cercanas, más simpáticas y sobre todo menos conocidas de la vida del Papa Juan Pablo II. Ella misma fue testigo de las historias y vivencias que nos presenta en este libro. Hay anécdotas que demuestran su lado más humano, más cercano, y otras que nos narran los momentos más serios, dramáticos y trágicos, como el del atentado que sufrió en 1981.Paloma relata también los encuentros que tuvo el pontífice con enfermos, con presos, con famosos, con políticos (y no todos creyentes), y una serie de curiosidades que tuvieron lugar durante los múltiples viajes por todo el mundo.
Juan Pablo II: Recuerdos de la vida de un santo
by Paloma Gómez BorreroUn retrato fascinante de 31 momentos desconocidos en la vida del Papa más querido de los últimos tiempos a punto de ser canonizado. Solo Paloma Gómez Borrero podía escribir este libro con las anécdotas más íntimas, más cercanas, más simpáticas y sobre todo menos conocidas de la vida del Papa Juan Pablo II. Ella misma fue testigo de las historias y vivencias que nos presenta en este libro. Hay anécdotas que demuestran su lado más humano, más cercano, y otras que nos narran los momentos más serios, dramáticos y trágicos, como el del atentado que sufrió en 1981. Paloma relata también los encuentros que tuvo el pontífice con enfermos, con presos, con famosos, con políticos (y no todos creyentes), y una serie de curiosidades que tuvieron lugar durante los múltiples viajes por todo el mundo.
Juan Pablo II: recuerdos de la vida de un santo
by Paloma Gomez BorreroEstaba segura de que sería proclamado santo. Por eso he esperado a que fuera canonizado para escribir este libro, que es un compendio de recuerdos, episodios y anécdotas guardados para siempre en mi corazón y en mi memoria, y que ahora me encanta compartir con quienes lean este libro. El gran sentido del humor y la naturalidad de Juan Pablo II le permitían responder de forma espontánea a las preguntas más curiosas e impensables que se le hacían. Así conquistaba a todos, niños, jóvenes o ancianos, fueran o no creyentes. Cuando era posible iba los domingos a una parroquia de su diócesis donde concelebraba la misa con el párroco y luego se quedaba a charlar. Hablaba con los jóvenes, con los matrimonios y con los niños. También se interesaba por las actividades culturales y deportivas de la parroquia. Durante una visita al barrio de Quarticciolo fue al centro social, una especie de club para las personas mayores, donde se jugaba a la petanca, un juego prácticamente desconocido en Polonia. Aquel domingo Juan Pablo II fue acogido con entusiasmo por los campeones del barrio, que quisieron lucirse con una demostración de sus habilidades. El Papa escuchó las explicaciones sobre el juego y mantuvo una conversación divertida con ellos. El ambiente fue tan distendido y familiar que uno se atrevió a invitar al Papa a que probara con una de las bolas. Juan Pablo II lanzó con fuerza y, claro está, no se lució. A pesar de que la bola se quedó muy alejada del objetivo, todos los presentes aplaudieron y gritaron "¡Buena jugada, Santidad! Bravissimo!". El Santo Padre los miró y les advirtió sonriendo: "Deseo que juegues mejor que el Papa, pero también espero que reces tanto como reza el Papa."
Juan de Valdés and the Italian Reformation (Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700)
by Massimo FirpoJuan de Valdés played a pivotal role in the febrile atmosphere of sixteenth-century Italian religious debate. Fleeing his native Spain after the publication in 1529 of a book condemned by the Spanish Inquisition, he settled in Rome as a political agent of the emperor Charles V and then in Naples, where he was at the centre of a remarkable circle of literary and spiritual men and women involved in the religious crisis of those years, including Peter Martyr Vermigli, Marcantonio Flaminio, Bernardino Ochino and Giulia Gonzaga. Although his death in 1541 marked the end of this group, Valdés’ writings were to have a decisive role in the following two decades, when they were sponsored and diffused by important cardinals such as Reginald Pole and Giovanni Morone, both papal legates to the Council of Trent. The most famous book of the Italian Reformation, the Beneficio di Cristo, translated in many European languages, was based on Valdés’ thought, and the Roman Inquisition was very soon convinced that he had ’infected the whole of Italy’. In this book Massimo Firpo traces the origins of Valdés’ religious experience in Erasmian Spain and in the movement of the alumbrados, and underlines the large influence of his teachings after his death all over Italy and beyond. In so doing he reveals the originality of the Italian Reformation and its influence in the radicalism of many religious exiles in Switzerland and Eastern Europe, with their anti-Trinitarians and finally Socinian outcomes. Based upon two extended essays originally published in Italian, this book provides a full up-dated and revised English translation that outlines a new perspective of the Italian religious history in the years of the Council of Trent, from the Sack of Rome to the triumph of the Roman Inquisition, reconstructing and rethinking it not only as a failed expansion of the Protestant Reformation, but as having its own peculiar originality. As such it will be welcomed by all scholars wishin
Juan: el Evangelio de la fe
by John MacarthurEn las páginas de estos comentarios expositivos no se percibe solamente un gran conocimiento de la Biblia, sino un amor y un celo profundos por la Palabra de Dios y por el Dios de la Palabra.John MacArthur hace una valiosa contribución a la interpretación y aplicación del texto bíblico que se refl eja en una exégesis cuidadosa, una gran familiaridad con el escritor inspirado y su contexto, así como en variadas explicaciones e ilustraciones prácticas. Representa un excelente recurso para la preparación de sermones, el estudio personal, estudiantes en seminarios y la vida devocional.One of the best commentaries of the New Testament available now in a new edition in Spanish. This New Testament commentary series refl ects the objective of explaining and applying Scripture, focusing on the major doctrines and how they relate to the whole of Scripture.
Jubi Stone: Saved by the Vine
by Yvonne J. MedleyJubilee "Jubi" Stone was a long-awaited gift from God to her now aging parents, James and Esther Stone. However, by the time their "gift" reaches her teens, a total disconnect between the generations creates a poisonous wound in their relationship. A toxic mixture of false pride, denial, and sexual abuse stand as the cause.Nineteen-year-old Jubi rebels and spirals into a desperate hell of drug abuse and prostitution, but she is a gifted songbird, and her destiny holds fame, fortune, and a rich legacy--if she can get there. The devil knows it. He's set to help Jubi destroy herself before she turns twenty.Esther Stone's only hold on her child--and the only road to this family's healing--is prayer. When Jubi finds herself on the altar of the Forest Unity Church of Baltimore, she's secured in the embrace of the Reverend Charles A. Wicker, praying for her salvation.The next moments prove crucial because for Jubi, her parents, and the devil, time is running out. On that unforgettable Sunday morning, someone will die and someone will live.
Jubilee Bride
by Jane PeartThe lake held special memories of her times with Jeff. Here they had spent hours talking, feeding the swans, and skipping pebbles across the smooth surface, creating circles within circles. One afternoon in particular Faith remembered. Jeff had kissed her. It was their first real kiss. In it were all Faith's dreams, her longings, her hopes, her loyalty and love. "Don't ever stop believing in me," Jeff begged. "I promise, I never will," she had whispered. Did Jeff remember that day? For Faith, that day, that kiss, that promise were a treasured memory, cherished as a special bond between them of mutual trust and love. Could he have forgotten? It was to be a very special summer, the summer of Queen Victoria's Jubilee, the sixtieth year of the English monarch's reign. It was the summer Faith Devlin had looked forward to with great anticipation--the pressures of her debutante year were over, Jeff Montrose was back in London, and her American cousins were coming for a family reunion at the beautiful country estate of Birchfields. It was the summer of unexpected encounters and romantic enterprises -- but it was not to be the summer of Faith Devlin's dreams. . .
Jubilee Bride (Book 9, Brides of Montclair)
by Jane PeartThe lake held special memories of her times with Jeff. Here they had spent hours talking, feeding the swans, and skipping pebbles across the smooth surface, creating circles within circles. One afternoon in particular Faith remembered. Jeff had kissed her. It was their first real kiss. In it were all Faith's dreams, her longings, her hopes, her loyalty and love. "Don't ever stop believing in me," Jeff begged. "I promise, I never will," she had whispered. Did Jeff remember that day? For Faith, that day, that kiss, that promise were a treasured memory, cherished as a special bond between them of mutual trust and love. Could he have forgotten? It was to be a very special summer, the summer of Queen Victoria's Jubilee, the sixtieth year of the English monarch's reign. It was the summer Faith Devlin had looked forward to with great anticipation--the pressures of her debutante year were over, Jeff Montrose was back in London, and her American cousins were coming for a family reunion at the beautiful country estate of Birchfields. It was the summer of unexpected encounters and romantic enterprises -- but it was not to be the summer of Faith Devlin's dreams. . .
Jubilee and Social Justice: A Dangerous Quest to Overcome Inequalities
by Tan, Kim“Impact Investor” Kim Tan challenges the church to ask whether or not the gospel as we interpret it today really embodies the jubilee vision of the Bible. Imagine a group of forty adults living in a community, assisting each other to buy houses, sharing material wealth and releasing the surplus to help others as a practical outworking of the biblical principles of jubilee. Kim Tan was part of this group who defined principles of sacrificial generosity, stewardship, and social holiness.This book is in two parts. First it walks through the Old Testament on the Jubilee program as given in the covenant to Israel at Mt. Sinai. An idealistic vision was followed by the failure of Israel to practice this teaching. We trace the Jubilee practices in the New Testament through the early Church and later Church history. The second part focuses on modern expressions of Jubilee as it has caught the imagination of various individuals and groups working out different aspects of the Jubilee in their lives. Modern expressions of the biblical Jubilee include: 1. Communities sharing goods2. Wealth creation & distribution3. Cancellation of debt4. Feeding the widows5. Set the captives free6. Stewarding the environment
Judaeo Arabic Studies
by GolbFirst Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Judah Benjamin: Counselor to the Confederacy (Jewish Lives)
by James TraubA moral examination of one of the first Jewish senators, confidante to Jefferson Davis, and champion of the cause of slavery Judah P. Benjamin (1811–1884) was a brilliant and successful lawyer in New Orleans, and one of the first Jewish members of the U.S. Senate. He then served in the Confederacy as secretary of war and secretary of state, becoming the confidant and alter ego of Jefferson Davis. In this new biography, author James Traub grapples with the difficult truth that Benjamin, who was considered one of the greatest legal minds in the United States, was a slave owner who deployed his oratorical skills in defense of slavery. How could a man as gifted as Benjamin, knowing that virtually all serious thinkers outside the American South regarded slavery as the most abhorrent of practices, not see that he was complicit with evil? This biography makes a serious moral argument both about Jews who assimilated to Southern society by embracing slave culture and about Benjamin himself, a man of great resourcefulness and resilience who would not, or could not, question the practice on which his own success, and that of the South, was founded.
Judah Magnes: The Prophetic Politics of a Religious Binationalist
by David Barak-GorodetskyThis comprehensive intellectual biography of Judah Magnes—the Reform rabbi, American Zionist leader, and inaugural Hebrew University chancellor—offers novel analysis of how theology and politics intertwined to drive Magnes&’s writings and activism—especially his championing of a binational state—against all odds. Like a prophet unable to suppress his prophecy, Magnes could not resist a religious calling to take political action, whatever the cost. In Palestine no one understood his uniquely American pragmatism and insistence that a constitutional system was foundational for a just society. Jewish leaders regarded his prophetic politics as overly conciliatory and dangerous for negotiations. Magnes&’s central European allies in striving for a binational Palestine, including Martin Buber, credited him with restoring their faith in politics, but they ultimately retreated from binationalism to welcome the new State of Israel. In candidly portraying the complex Magnes as he understood himself, David Barak-Gorodetsky elucidates why Magnes persevered, despite evident lack of Arab interest, to advocate binationalism with Truman in May 1948 at the ultimate price of Jewish sovereignty. Accompanying Magnes on his long-misunderstood journey, we gain a unique broader perspective: on early peacemaking efforts in Israel/Palestine, the American Jewish role in the history of the state, binationalism as political theology, an American view of binationalism, and the charged realities of Israel today.
Judah the Pious: A Novel
by Francine ProseWinner of the National Jewish Book Award: A novel of a Polish king and a rebellious rabbi, &“full of sudden delights and mocking humor&” (The New York Times). The Polish monarch has outlawed a portion of the Jewish funeral rite, and none of the community&’s lawyers, judges, or scholars will come forward to defend the custom before the crown. Only one man dares challenge the sovereign: the spindly old Rabbi Eliezer of Rimanov, whose eccentric habits conceal the mind of a dreamer and the curiosity of a child. The rabbi is reduced to laughter at the sight of the king, for the country&’s ruler is but a boy—and Rabbi Eliezer knows how to speak to youngsters. They make a bet: If the rabbi can convince him that there is more to the universe than meets the eye, the funeral rite will be restored. To make his case, Eliezer launches into the story of Judah ben Simon, a tale of such majesty and wonder that it promises to make a dreamer out of all who hear it, changing them forevermore.Judah the Pious is a lively, early novel set in seventeenth-century Poland by one of today&’s most accomplished writers, a National Book Award finalist and the New York Times–bestselling author of Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932; A Changed Man; and Reading Like a Writer.
Judaic Religion in the Second Temple Period: Belief and Practice from the Exile to Yavneh
by Lester L. GrabbeThe developments in Judaism which occurred during the Second Temple period (c. 550 BC to 100 AD) were of great importance for the nature of Jewish religion in later centuries, yet few studies have examined the era in full. Now Lester L. Grabbe's lucid and accessible volume provides a much-needed encyclopedic study and holistic interpretation of the period.Topics examined include:* views about God and the spirit world* the temple and priesthood* scripture and synagogue* the main religious sects and revolutionary movements* eschatology and messianism* magic and predicting the future* religion in the Jewish diaspora* converts and 'Godfearers'.With an extensive, up-to-date bibliography, plus numerous helpful cross-references, summaries and syntheses, this book is essential reading for scholars and students of the history of Jewish religion. It will also be of great value as a reference tool.
Judaic Technologies of the Word: A Cognitive Analysis of Jewish Cultural Formation
by Gabriel LevyJudaic Technologies of the Word argues that Judaism does not exist in an abstract space of reflection. Rather, it exists both in artifacts of the material world - such as texts - and in the bodies, brains, hearts, and minds of individual people. More than this, Judaic bodies and texts, both oral and written, connect and feed back on one another. Judaic Technologies of the Word examines how technologies of literacy interact with bodies and minds over time. The emergence of literacy is now understood to be a decisive factor in religious history, and is central to the transformations that took place in the ancient Near East in the first millennium BCE. This study employs insights from the cognitive sciences to pursue a deep history of Judaism, one in which the distinctions between biology and culture begin to disappear.
Judaism - An Introduction: Teach Yourself
by C. M. HoffmanThis book is a concise guide to the history, beliefs and practices of this major world faith. Covering all the key aspects of Judaism, including the impact of the Holocaust and the significance of Israel on Jewish self-understanding, gain real insight into what it means to be Jewish today.NOT GOT MUCH TIME?One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.AUTHOR INSIGHTSLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.TEST YOURSELFTests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGEExtra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of psychology.FIVE THINGS TO REMEMBERQuick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.TRY THISInnovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.
Judaism - An Introduction: Teach Yourself (Teach Yourself General)
by C. M. HoffmanThis book is a concise guide to the history, beliefs and practices of this major world faith. Covering all the key aspects of Judaism, including the impact of the Holocaust and the significance of Israel on Jewish self-understanding, gain real insight into what it means to be Jewish today. NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. AUTHOR INSIGHTS Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. TEST YOURSELF Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE Extra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of psychology. FIVE THINGS TO REMEMBER Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts. TRY THIS Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.
Judaism - Simple Guides
by David Starr-GlassTHIS BOOK WILL HELP YOU* to appreciate the wisdom of the world's oldest monotheistic religion* to understand what it means to be a Jew* to recognize the key Jewish festivals and the different aspects of Jewish practice and belief* to avoid faux pas in conversation, in travelling and in personal relationships. Judaism is the world's oldest monotheistic religion. While the number of its adherents has always been small, its principles and ethics have influenced Christianity and Islam, and its holy book, the Hebrew Bible, is arguably the foundation document of Western civilization.The most important principle in Judaism is the belief in a single, ineffable Godhead, who created the universe and continues to govern it with justice and compassion. According to Jewish tradition, Judaism began with the covenant between God and Abraham, the patriarch and progenitor of the Jewish people. The central moment in their spiritual journey was the revelation of His laws to Moses on Mount Sinai, acceptance of which bound them to create a moral and ethical society that would be "a light unto nations". Traditionally, Judaism places great value on study of the Torah and the observance of its commandments. It is, however, as much a religion of doing as of thinking, and Jews strive for a balance between thought and deed in carrying out the Divine task of "repairing" the world. In modern Judaism there is no earthly hierarchy: authority lies in its sacred texts, religious law, and learned rabbis who interpret those texts and laws for changing times.Judaism is at once a subtle, practical, collective, and personal religion in which each believer enters into a direct relationship with God. This engaging book is not just a concise and readable introduction to its history, beliefs, teachings, and practices, but a shared exploration of the inner vitality and wisdom of the Jewish world. ACCESS THE WORLD'S RELIGIONSSimple Guides: Religion is a series of concise, accessible introductions to the world's major religions. Written by experts in the field, they offer an engaging and sympathetic description of the key concepts, beliefs and practices of different faiths.Ideal for spiritual seekers and travellers alike, Simple Guides aims to open the doors of perception. Together the books provide a reliable compass to the world's great spiritual traditions, and a point of reference for further exploration and discovery. By offering essential insights into the core values, customs and beliefs of different societies, they also enable visitors to be aware of the cultural sensibilities of their hosts, and to behave in a way that fosters mutual respect and understanding.
Judaism Despite Christianity: The 1916 Wartime Correspondence between Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy and Franz Rosenzweig
by Eugen Rosenstock-HuessyBefore they were both internationally renowned philosophers, Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy and Franz Rosenzweig were young German soldiers fighting in World War I corresponding by letter and forming the foundation of their deep intellectual friendship. Collected here, this correspondence provides an intimate portrait of their views on history, philosophy, rhetoric, and religion as well as on their writings and professors. Most centrally, Rosenstock-Huessy and Rosenzweig discuss, frankly but respectfully, the differences between Judaism and Chiristianity and the reasons they have chosen their respective faiths. This edition includes a new foreword by Paul Mendes-Flohr, a new preface by Harold Stahmer along with his original introduction, and essays by Dorothy Emmet and Alexander Altmann, who calls this correspondence "one of the most important religious documents of our age" and "the most perfect example of a human approach to the Jewish-Christian problem. "