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Abu Hanifah

Abu Hanifah Nu'man ibn Thabit was one of the greatest pioneers in the history of Islamic Law, particularly in legal reasoning. The Hanafi Legal School that he founded has become the most widely followed among the world's Muslims. Based on primary sources, this study of the life and legacy of Abu Hanifah also surveys the evolution of Hanafi legal reasoning (fiqh) in different regions of the Islamic world and assesses its historical distinctiveness.Mohammed Akram Nadwi is a research fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, and is the author of several works including al-Muhaddithat: the Women Scholars in Islam (2007).

Abuela Ayahuasca: Medicina vegetal y el cerebro psicodélico

• Examina cómo la ayahuasca afecta el cerebro desde una perspectiva neurocientífica y la manera en que sus efectos sobre la conciencia se relacionan con antiguos textos esotéricos• Comparte entrevistas con personas que han experimentado los poderosos efectos de la ayahuasca como &“médico espiritual&”, y su propio viaje desde la depresión suicida hasta la paz del alma• Investiga cómo se entrelazan la ayahuasca y las antiguas prácticas del chamanismo del AmazonasElaborada a partir de una combinación de dos plantas (las hojas de Psychotria viridis y la liana Banisteriopsis caapi), la ayahuasca ha sido utilizada durante milenios por tribus indígenas del Alto Amazonas para la sanación y la exploración espiritual. Los chamanes de la Amazonia peruana llaman al espíritu vegetal que habita esta liana "Abuela Ayahuasca".Al explorar la historia, tradición, uso chamánico, efectos psicoactivos y estudios científicos actuales, Christian Funder demuestra que la Abuela Ayahuasca es una sanadora profunda, una maestra sabia y una guía transformadora. Desde una perspectiva neurocientífica, el autor presenta investigaciones recientes de los efectos del DMT—uno de los componentes psicoactivos de la ayahuasca— así como estudios de resonancia magnética funcional de la actividad cerebral durante estados alterados. Funder explora estos hallazgos en relación con las enseñanzas sobre los estados unificados de conciencia en antiguos textos esotéricos y con la teoría de Aldous Huxley sobre los psicodélicos que inhiben el mecanismo de la "válvula reguladora" del cerebro.Funder comparte entrevistas con personas que han experimentado los poderosos efectos de la ayahuasca como "médico espiritual" y narra su propio viaje de sanación desde la depresión suicida hasta la paz interna. También explora la relación de la ayahuasca con el chamanismo indígena amazónico, incluyendo una mirada al interior de la tribu shipibo y los cantos curativos conocidos como ícaros.Al ofrecer una imagen holística de la ayahuasca, desde la ciencia hasta el espíritu, el autor muestra que esta venerada infusión alucinógena tiene un inmenso potencial terapéutico y podría ser la conexión chamánica perdida hace mucho tiempo con la mente sagrada de Gaia.

Abuela, necesito tus oraciones

Quinn Sherrer y Ruthanne Garlock narran lo importante que es llegar a ser abuela y cómo colaborar con los hijos que empiezan a procrear. A través de las experiencias vividas con sus propios nietos, animan a las abuelas a participar más activamente en la crianza de los hijos de sus hijos. La obra muestra con sencillez la profunda influencia que tienen las abuelas en la vida de nuestros hijos. El libro ayuda a las mujeres a orar por sus nietos en diversas situaciones y expone los logros alcanzados por muchos de ellos mediante la oración constante de las queridas abuelas. Abuela, necesito tus oraciones promueve el fortalecimiento de los fundamentos de la sociedad moderna estrechando aun más el núcleo familiar con la participación decisiva de las abuelas. Muestra con claridad el papel que juegan ellas en la vida de niños provenientes de hogares fracturados, divorciados y en medio de diversos conflictos.

Abundance Decrees (1 #3)

You have to believe or burst. there is no silence that the cosmos does not understand, nor sadness that he does not know. there is no love he ignores, no tears he doesn't value. the cosmos blesses the hands of those who open this message, it also illuminates the eyes of those who read it.

Abundance: Discovering a Full LIfe in Christ (A Thrive Moms Bible Study)

Messy Morning. Busy days. Sleepless nights. Motherhood takes everything you’ve got—even when you’re on empty. Long days make it hard to find calm in the midst of chaos, but there is hope. With the Thrive Moms Bible Studies, women will discover an abundant life in Christ, throw off fear to take up the freedom Jesus died to give, and find rest in the midst of the never-ending busy.Each study encourages women to hold on to their relationship with the Lord. Titles include:Abundance: Discovering a Full Life in ChristFreedom: Letting Go and Embracing ChristRest: Finding Stillness in the Midst of Busy Designed for busy moms, each study’s six sessions include:Four easy-to-follow daily personal studiesOptions for weekly, community-building, group discussionScripture passagesThought-provoking questions with space for reflectionPrayer prompts

Abundancia de los Ángeles: Revelaciones de los 12 Árcángeles sobre la riqueza verdadera

• Comparte 63 visualizaciones curativas para transformar el miedo, resolver deudas y volverse receptivo a la generosidad infinita del universo• Aprende a aprovechar los colores cantores del Sol Central que se reflejan en tus chakras y eleva tu vibración para atraer riqueza, no solo financiera, sino cualquier cosa que necesites recibir de la Fuente para sentirte seguro, feliz, saludable y libre• Ofrece prácticas nocturnas para apoyar tu transformación en un receptáculo de todas las bendiciones de la fuente, así como prácticas avanzadas para transformar el sufrimientoLos doce Arcángeles te invitan personalmente a recibir todo lo que deseas de la fuente, en especial la felicidad verdadera que a menudo parece estar fuera de tu alcance. Tu alma tiene la guía clara y las herramientas para ayudarte a pasar de la escasez a la abundancia y atraer riqueza y sanación. Los Arcángeles te mostrarán cómo hacerlo.A través de Belinda Womack, quien ha sido un canal para los doce Arcángeles durante más de 30 años, los Ángeles explican que la raíz del problema detrás de nuestra falta de abundancia es el miedo a no tener suficiente. Sus sesenta y cuatro visualizaciones curativas, los Ángeles te guían para disolver las profundas capas subconscientes de culpa y vergüenza que te mantienen atrapado en una falta de riqueza inducida por el miedo, y así volverte receptivo a la generosidad infinita del universo. Leer las visualizaciones de los doce Arcángeles, con intención, te ayuda a conectarte con los colores del canto y el amor puro del sol central reflejado en tus chakras. Las visualizaciones elevan la vibración de tus pensamientos, sentimientos y creencias para atraer riqueza, no solo financiera, sino todo lo que necesitas recibir de la fuente para sentirte seguro, feliz, saludable y libre.Los doce Arcángeles comparten lecciones sobre la relación entre el dinero y la ley divina, incluyendo cómo cultivar tu jardín de intuición y creatividad, y cómo resolver deudas financieras con comprensión y amor. Ofrecen prácticas nocturnas que apoyan tu transformación a un receptáculo de todas las bendiciones de la fuente. También ofrecen prácticas avanzadas sobre cómo aprovechar tu poder innato para transformar el sufrimiento.Al conectar con el cuidado ilimitado y los &“bolsillos profundos&” de tu alma para transformar las luchas financieras y eliminar las dudas, los doce Arcángeles muestran que la vida sigue mejorando cuando dejas espacio para el vasto flujo de genio creativo y abundancia que proviene del universo a través del divino femenino.

Abundant Grace: 40 Days of Walking in the Goodness of God: A Devotional

From the creators of Crew + Co. comes a gorgeous 40-day devotional resource that will inspire reflection and encourage Christian creatives to make Scripture reading a daily practice in their lives.Abundant Grace, the debut devotional from Crew + Co. founders Courtney and Will Kassner, invites creative believers to meditate on and engage with Scripture daily, with devotions that are accessible, beautifully designed, and deeply encouraging. Divided into three parts—Knowing God's Grace, Trusting God's Grace, and Showing God's Grace—this forty-day devotional guides you in recognizing the small moments of grace around you and teaches you how to cultivate a grace-filled perspective in even the busiest lifestyle.Each of the forty days pairs a full-color hand-lettered Bible verse with a thoughtful devotion that closes with either a prayer or a reflection question for helping you recognize how God&’s grace works in your normal, everyday life.

Abundant Living: 364 Daily Devotions

The business of life is to live and to live well. But in this day and age we know almost everything about life except how to live it. We can dissect life and explain its parts and then fail to put it together again in such a way that it becomes a coordinated, harmonious whole. Through the vibrant writings of E. Stanley Jones, discover not only how God desires more for us than we could ever think or imagine, but freely gives us that abundant life of body, mind, and spirit.Abundant Living, the sequel to Victorious Living, continues the journey toward extraordinary life through trusting God and self-surrender. Written in 1942 by one of the greatest Christian leaders of the day, experience this classic devotional with a new foreword by Leonard Sweet.

Abundant Simplicity: Discovering the Unhurried Rhythms of Grace

Which activities give you energy and connect you with God? Do you know what behaviors are life-draining for you, separating you from God? Simplicity is about choosing the engaging, relational life we were meant to live. It means shedding obligation and pretension. It means spending time energy money in ways that help us become clear-headed. It means being intentional about what we do and how we live. These choices allow God's power to move through us and bless others as we have space to do good. In each chapter Jan Johnson provides small experiments with simplicity as well as questions for discussion or reflection to get you started. Come and discover the unhurried rhythms of grace.

Abundantly Well: Bible-Based Wisdom for Weight Loss, Increased Energy, and Vibrant Health

Make your midlife years your healthiest ones yet! International fitness presenter and New York Times bestselling author Shemane Nugent offers Bible-based wisdom for weight loss, increased energy, and vibrant health. What if you could be healthier and happier without completely giving up your favorite foods or daily spending two hours in the gym? If you don&’t know where to start and you haven&’t exercised in years, don&’t worry. Maybe you&’ve tried diets that don&’t work, or exercises that hurt, and you&’re ready to give up. As a fitness instructor for more than forty-three years, Shemane shares her favorite hacks for aging gracefully, staying in shape, and feeling energized in your forties, fifties, sixties, and beyond! In Abundantly Well, International Fitness Presenter Shemane Nugent will come alongside you and motivate you every day. This 40-Day journey provides you with daily inspiration to help you overcome doubt and inhibitions about aging and ignite passion for living well at any age. You&’ll break strongholds like overcoming cravings the enemy uses to discourage you. For those who are too busy, Shemane will help you find a few extra minutes for exercise. You&’ll lean into scripture that supports health and wellness so you can continue to do God&’s good work. &“&‘For I will restore health to you and heal you of your wounds,&’ says the Lord,&” Jeremiah 30:17Shemane shares her journey from deadly sickness and depression to vibrant health and provides a path others can follow. This 40-day transformation will help you live vibrantly, age gracefully, and energize your faith.

Abuse in World Religions: Articulating the Problem (Rape Culture, Religion and the Bible)

This book opens out religious studies discussion on spiritual abuse to extend beyond the primary focus on Christian settings and situations. Emphasising the diversity and reach of manifestations of spiritual abuse, it offers snapshots and examples from five major religious traditions.Following a definition of “spiritual abuse” and a qualification of the application of the designation “world religions”, five chapters - each by subject experts - demonstrate that spiritual abuse can be identified in contexts of Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Sikhi(sm). The chapters draw on sacred texts, historical events, religious institutions, practices, or figures particular to each tradition, paying heed to how specific examples can relate to wider, or systemic tendencies. Throughout, there is emphasis on trauma-informed and survivor-centred approaches.Abuse in World Religions (Vol. 1) will appeal to academics of religious studies with interest in rape culture and spiritual abuse, as well as upper-level undergraduates and postgraduates, and religious leaders, or leaders of faith-based organisations, seeking to understand and to confront spiritual abuse and rape culture in their own communities.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license

Abuse in World Religions: Towards Solutions (Rape Culture, Religion and the Bible)

This book draws attention to the texts, mechanisms, strategies, and initiatives that address and combat sexual(ised) spiritual abuse in five world religions. It goes beyond identifying, describing or characterising spiritual abuse in multiple religious traditions and rape culture settings, instead describing what is being done in diverse religious communities and settings to confront, address, resist, and heal from spiritual abuse. Just as none of the world religions are free from spiritual abuse, all have developed ways to detoxify, prevent, eliminate, and bring healing and justice in the face of its existence.Solution-focused activities range from analysis of sacred texts, to discussion forums, creation of self-representational visual and creative expressions, digital and other forms of activism and protest, specialist training courses, support groups, and survivor-led initiatives. The book will appeal to academics of religious studies with interest in rape culture and spiritual abuse, as well as upper-level undergraduates and postgraduates, and also religious leaders, or leaders of faith-based organisations, seeking to understand and to confront spiritual abuse and rape culture in their own communities.

Abuse in the Jewish Community: Religious and Communal Factors that Undermine the Apprehension of Offenders and the Treatment of Victims

In this guide, psychologist Michael Salamon offers definitions of abuse and describes signs that should indicate to parents, teachers, and school officials that abuse might be occurring. Basic information about available methods of treatment is provided and the unique cultural conditions in the Orthodox Jewish community that make prevention and treatment so difficult is discussed.

Abuse in the Latin American Church: An Evolving Crisis at the Core of Catholicism

This book addresses the crisis of sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America, the region of the world with the highest percentage of Catholics. Bringing together research from across the continent, it demonstrates that abuse within the Church is indeed a global phenomenon, though abuses have taken different forms according to varying sociocultural contexts. With attention to abuses committed against children, women and vulnerable adults – by both men and women – within the settings of parishes, new religious movements and international religious organizations, it also raises questions of justice, asking how to assess the suffering of victims, how to deal with abusers and how to prevent abuses. It will therefore be of interest to scholars of religious studies, sociology, Latin American studies, criminology, theology, and religious leaders with interests in the abuses and scandals that have been revealed in the worldwide Church.

Abuse to Favor (The Freedom Series)

Abuse comes in many forms, so what do you do when you realize you're being abused? There is help for abuse. Whether you're caught in domestic violence, or you're experiencing verbal abuse, this minibook will meet you in the trenches of hopelessness and give you the tools to deal with abuse. You don't have to endure an abusive relationship alone; you can be freed from abuse. Jo Anne Aleman writes about her past of abuse, and will open the door to your heart, letting God's truth set you free. Psychological abuse, emotional abuse, and physical abuse all share one common truth: they are not okay, and you do not have to withstand it any longer. You or someone you know can be freed from abuse.Jo Ann Aleman tells her true story about the abusive relationships she endured as an adult, and how she watched the cycle of abuse between her father and her mother as a child. Though she knew that what she witnessed was not normal, her false attempts to find prince charming lead her from one abusive marriage to another. Before she knew it, she was empty, reaching out to the only one that could truly save her, Jesus.Abuse to Favor includes a Bible Study by Paige Henderson that helps diagnose why women often stay in abusive relationships--deception. Paige takes you through the story in John 9:1-12, a story about spit, dirt, and a miracle. Learn what Jesus can do when he heals your wounds and helps you to see clearly.Abuse to Favor will bring you hope and wholeness. It will speak to your heart and will strengthen your faith. It includes questions and Scripture passages - along with space to journal.

Abusing Religion: Literary Persecution, Sex Scandals, and American Minority Religions

Sex abuse happens in all communities, but American minority religions often face disproportionate allegations of sexual abuse. Why, in a country that consistently fails to acknowledge—much less address—the sexual abuse of women and children, do American religious outsiders so often face allegations of sexual misconduct? Why does the American public presume to know “what’s really going on” in minority religious communities? Why are sex abuse allegations such an effective way to discredit people on America’s religious margins? What makes Americans so willing, so eager to identify religion as the cause of sex abuse? Abusing Religion argues that sex abuse in minority religious communities is an American problem, not (merely) a religious one.

Abuso y poder: Nuestra lucha contra la Iglesia Católica

La historia de un largo proceso de búsqueda de justicia por parte de tres víctimas del caso Karadima Desde que el Caso Karadima se transformara en uno de los más significativos casos de abuso en la iglesia chilena, el camino que han seguido tres de sus víctimas ha estado rodeado de dificultades. Sin embargo, desde que el papa Francisco los recibiera en el Vaticano, ocho años después, esa historia (y la historia de la iglesia chilena) ha tenido un giro orientado a la búsqueda de reparación por los daños causados. Esta es su historia.

Academic Advocacy for New Religious Movements: Of Apocalypse and Justice

This book explores the intersection of advocacy and academic practice within the social sciences, focusing on the ethical dimensions and potential consequences of researchers engaging in political action on behalf of the groups they study. Investigating the ethical and practical implications of advocacy in academic work, specifically within the social sciences. It examines how scholars, guided by their research and vision for social change, engage politically to support the groups they study. The book addresses the debate surrounding academic advocacy: is it harmful or a necessary pursuit? Through a detailed study of a historical advocacy movement, it analyzes the global campaign to gain legitimacy for new religious movements (NRMs) between 1980 and 2000. It is an important read for scholars of New Religious Movements and those interested in the way religion is studied.

Academic Freedom and the Telos of the Catholic University

This book presents a theologically-grounded understanding of academic freedom that builds on, completes, and transforms the prevailing secular understanding. Academic freedom in the secular university, while rightly protecting scholars from external interference by ecclesiastical and political authorities, is constricting in practice because it tends to prohibit most scholars from exploring the relation of the finite world to the infinite, or God. In the Catholic university, true academic freedom means both the freedom of the scholar to pursue studies unencumbered by external interference, and freedom to pursue knowledge beyond the boundaries of specific academic disciplines toward an infinite horizon.

Academic Vocation in the Church and Academy Today: 'And With All Of Your Mind'

Academically Speaking: Lessons from a Life in Christian Higher Education

A personal odyssey through the world of Christian higher education, narrated by a professional who has worked on both sides of the faculty-administrative divide. What is the world of Christian higher education really like? Rick Ostrander&’s thirty-year career in Christian academia equips him to provide an insider&’s perspective on the field and its future. Ostrander cut his teeth as an undergraduate at Moody Bible Institute and the University of Michigan before completing his PhD with George Marsden at Notre Dame. From there he worked as a professor and administrator at various Christian colleges, a vice president at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, and an independent academic consultant. Throughout, he witnessed the many dramatic transformations of Christian higher education. Ostrander traces an attempt to cultivate evangelical intellectualism in the &’90s to the political and economic forces that shake Christian colleges today. Through lively storytelling, Ostrander highlights the qualities and quirks of Christian higher education. His experiences offer readers insight into how Christian colleges can flourish in an age of uncertainty.

Acadian Reminiscences

The Acadian Reminiscences is a word painting of the life of the Acadians in the Teche Country in the long ago. The plain, simple frugal life of these people, their devotion to principle, their unbound faith in the goodness of God, their love for each other during all their misfortunes and perilous wanderings, appeal to the heart. The simple pathos of the grandmother's story comes to us with such consummate art, that the eye unwittingly grows moist, as the reader follows the journeyings of this little band, self-exiled and noble in their poverty, from desolated homes on the bleak Acadian coast, to their final destination in the hospitable valley of the Teche. . . . With them [the Acadians] we hear in their peaceful Acadian homes the first war-cry that startles the country, and shudder at the near approach of the cruel and merciless foe. We hope against hope that God or man will interfere in their behalf-till the dreaded day dawns, on which they must decide whether or not they will be true to their God, their King, their country, lose all and become wanderers on the face of the earth; or sacrificing these, supinely yield to Britain, and continue to live at ease and in plenty in the homes of their youth, and till the soil hallowed by the graves of their forefathers. When these issues were presented to them, much as they loved their homes, and the land that gave them birth, they cried out with one accord: No, no a thousand times! Sacrifice our religion, our King, our country? No, let ruin, desolation, despair, let death overtake us, we cannot, we will not give up those. And so the die was cast. In the utmost haste valuables were gathered together or thrown into wells, objects of spoil were destroyed, and they themselves applied the torch that soon reduced their beloved village to ashes. In the darkness of the night, lighted only by the lurid glare of their burning homes, they left their devoted St. Gabriel forever. -Andrew Thorpe from the Introduction

Acampamento Bíblico da Flanela Vermelha do Tio Bob: Do Jardim do Éden até José do Egito

Toda a história completa do Livro do Gênesis, contada a você pelo mais antigo contador de histórias do mundo, tio Bob. Se você acha que sabe a verdade por trás das histórias da Bíblia, REALMENTE deve pegar uma cópia deste livro. Se você é uma daquelas pessoas que pensa que é uma falta de educação rir um pouco na igreja - bem, você pode dar uma boa olhada na amostra que o pessoal do permite que você espreite antes de jogar qualquer centavo de seu dinheiro suado. Esta não é exatamente uma releitura solene da Bíblia. Na verdade, eu garanto uma risada ou duas ao longo do caminho. O fato é que essa é a história do Livro do Gênesis, recontada por um cavalheiro  que leu a Bíblia algumas vezes e está fazendo o possível para recontá-la com suas próprias palavras. Significa que ele toma algumas liberdades com o Evangelho.  

Accept No Mediocre Life: Living Beyond Labels, Libels, and Limitations

Widely loved speaker and pastor David Foster urges readers to shed the labels others so often place on us, especially the most dangerous label of all: mediocre. All labels are libels, and this one is the most insidious. When we believe the opinions of others about us, we can't fail to measure up to their meager expectations.

Acceptable Words: Prayers for the Writer

Acceptable Words offers prayers that correspond with each stage of the writer's work -- from finding inspiration to penning the first words to "offering it to God" at completion. Gary Schmidt and Elizabeth Stickney, experienced writers themselves, introduce each chapter of prayers with pithy pastoral reflections that will encourage writers in their craft.This welcome spiritual resource for writers includes both ancient and contemporary poems and prayers -- some of which were written especially for this volume. A thoughtful gift for any writer, Acceptable Words will accompany writers on their spiritual journey, lending words of praise and petition specifically crafted to suit their unique vocation.Watch the trailer: