Transnational Transcendence
Transnational Transcendence

Author: Thomas J. Csordas

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-09-01

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 0520943651

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This innovative collection examines the transnational movements, effects, and transformations of religion in the contemporary world, offering a fresh perspective on the interrelation between globalization and religion. Transnational Transcendence challenges some widely accepted ideas about this relationship—in particular, that globalization can be understood solely as an economic phenomenon and that its religious manifestations are secondary. The book points out that religion's role remains understudied and undertheorized as an element in debates about globalization, and it raises questions about how and why certain forms of religious practice and intersubjectivity succeed as they cross national and cultural boundaries. Framed by Thomas J. Csordas's introduction, this timely volume both urges further development of a theory of religion and globalization and constitutes an important step toward that theory.

Transcending Religion
Transcending Religion

Author: Bill Vincent

Publisher: RWG Publishing

Published: 2024-02-26

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13:

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"Transcending Religion: A Journey to Authentic Faith" is a riveting exploration of the modern church's struggle with complacency and religious conformity. Through powerful narratives and personal testimonies, this book takes the reader on a transformative journey towards understanding the true essence of Christianity beyond the confines of traditional religious practices. The author passionately addresses the urgent need for revival within the church, advocating for a return to genuine worship, heartfelt repentance, and an unyielding pursuit of the divine presence. With compelling insights and raw, unfiltered experiences, the book confronts the spirit of religion, a formidable force that has long stifled the miraculous and hindered genuine spiritual growth. The author fearlessly tackles controversial issues, from the dangers of superficial worship to the church's critical role in nurturing a generation that craves authentic encounters with God. Readers are invited to embrace a 'power hour', a concept that urges believers to engage in profound, spirit-led worship, much like the early church in the Book of Acts. "Transcending Religion" is not just a critique of the modern church's pitfalls; it's a clarion call to believers to rise above mediocrity and experience the raw power of God. It's a heartfelt plea for the church to break free from the chains of judgment and embrace a path of transformation and renewal. Through this book, readers will be inspired to seek a deeper, more authentic relationship with God, one that transcends the mundane and ushers in a new era of spiritual awakening. Join the journey towards a faith that's not just professed, but powerfully and passionately lived. Hallelujah.

The Transcendent Unity of Religions
The Transcendent Unity of Religions

Author: Frithjof Schuon

Publisher: Quest Books

Published: 1984-01-01

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780835605878

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Schuon asserts that to transcend religious differences, we must explore the esoteric nature of the spiritual path back to the Divine Oneness at the heart of all religions.

God and Other Spirits
God and Other Spirits

Author: Phillip H. Wiebe

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2004-04-15

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 9780198032120

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Many people believe in angels and evil spirits, and popular culture abounds in talk about encounters with such entities. Yet the question of the existence of such spirits is ignored in the academy. Even the Christian Church, which one might expect to show keen interest in transcendent realities, does not appear to be paying much attention. In this book Phillip Wiebe defends the plausibility of the traditional Christian claim that spirits are real. Wiebe examines descriptions of encounters with both good and evil transcendent beings in biblical times and in later Christian history, along with recent accounts of similar experiences. He argues that invisible beings can be postulated to explain events just as unobservable objects are postulated in many scientific theories. Beyond supporting claims for the existence of lesser spirits such as demons and angels, this empirical approach yields important results for assessing common arguments surrounding the existence of God - a question that has become artificially separated from the question of spirits as such. Grounding his argument in a wide range of phenomena - from near death experiences to demonic possession - Wiebe offers a sophisticated case for belief in God on philosophical and epistemological grounds.

Transcending
Transcending

Author: Kevin Manders

Publisher: North Atlantic Books

Published: 2019-10-22

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1623174155

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A compelling collection of the many voices and experiences of trans, genderqueer, and nonbinary Buddhists Transcending brings together more than thirty contributors from both the Mahayana and Theravada traditions to present a vision for a truly inclusive trans Buddhist sangha in the twenty-first century. Shining a light on a new generation of Buddhist role models, this book gives voice to those who have long been marginalized within the Buddhist world and society at large. While trans, genderqueer, and nonbinary practitioners have experienced empowerment and healing through their commitment to the Buddha, dharma, and sangha, they also share their experiences of isolation, transphobia, and aggression. In this diverse collection we hear the firsthand accounts, thoughts, and reflections of trans Buddhists from a variety of different lineages in an open invitation for all Buddhists to bring the issue of gender identity into the sangha, into the discourse, and onto the cushion. Only by doing so can we develop insight into our circumstances and grasp our true, essential nature.

Religion without Transcendence?
Religion without Transcendence?

Author: T. Tessin

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-07-27

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1349259152

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What can transcendence mean for us? We live in a world in which there are many conceptions of transcendence. Some philosophers say that they all point, in their way, to a transcendent realm, without which death and life's sorrows have the last word, while their opponents argue that since this realm is an illusion, we must use our own resources to meet life's trials. Others argue that moral and religious concepts of transcendence are obscured by philosophical notions of transcendence, and must be rescued from them. These conflicting views on a central issue in our culture are brought into sharp relief in the present collection.

Patterns of Transcendence
Patterns of Transcendence

Author: David Chidester

Publisher: Cengage Learning

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13:

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This cross-cultural book examines social, religious, and cultural approaches to death and dying across Eastern and Western cultures and religious traditions. Organization of the book begins with an examination of death and dying among non-literate peoples in different parts of the world, then covers Hindu, Buddhist, Chinese, and Japanese approaches, Western patterns of transcendence (ancient Middle East, Judaic, Christian, and Islamic), and concludes with a chapter on death and dying in contemporary America. It discusses four patterns of transcendence: ancestral, experiential, cultural, and mythic.

Trauma and Lived Religion
Trauma and Lived Religion

Author: R. Ruard Ganzevoort

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-08-11

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 3319918729

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This book focuses on the power of the ‘ordinary’, ‘everydayness’ and ‘embodiment’ as keys to exploring the intersection of trauma and the everyday reality of religion. It critically investigates traumatic experiences from a perspective of lived religion, and therefore, examines how trauma is articulated and lived in the foreground of people’s concrete, material actualities. Trauma and Lived Religion seeks to demonstrate the vital relevance between the concept of lived religion and the study of trauma, and the reciprocal relationship between the two. A central question in this volume therefore focuses on the key dimensions of body, language, memory, testimony, and ritual. It will be of interest to academics in the fields of sociology, psychology, and religious studies with a focus on lived religion and trauma studies, across various religions and cultural contexts.

The Spiritual Quest
The Spiritual Quest

Author: Robert M. Torrance

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-09-01

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 0520920163

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Robert Torrance's wide-ranging, innovative study argues that the spiritual quest is rooted in our biological, psychological, linguistic, and social nature. The quest is not, as most have believed, a rare mystical experience, but a frequent expression of our most basic human impulses. Shaman and scientist, medium and poet, prophet and philosopher, all venture forth in quest of visionary truths to transform and renew the world. Yet Torrance is not trying to reduce the quest to an "archetype" or "monomyth." Instead, he presents the full diversity of the quest in the myths and religious practices of tribal peoples throughout the world, from Oceania to India, Africa, Siberia, and especially the Americas. In theorizing about the quest, Torrance draws on thinkers as diverse as Bergson and Piaget, van Gennep and Turner, Pierce and Popper, Freud, Darwin, and Chomsky. This is a book that will expand our knowledge—and awareness—of a fundamental human activity in all its fascinating complexity.

Transcendence and Self-transcendence
Transcendence and Self-transcendence

Author: Merold Westphal

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780253344137

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The question of the transcendence of God has traditionally been thought in terms of the difference between pantheism, which affirms that God is wholly "within" the world, and theism, which affirms that God is both "within" and "outside" the world, both immanent and transcendent. Against Heidegger's critique of onto-theology and the general postmodern concern for respecting and preserving the difference of the other, Merold Westphal seeks to rethink divine transcendence in relation to modes of human self-transcendence. Touching upon Spinoza, Hegel, Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, Aquinas, Barth, Kierkegaard, Levinas, Derrida, and Marion, Westphal's work centers around a critique of onto-theology, the importance of alterity, the decentered self, and the autonomous transcendental ego. Westphal's phenomenology of faith sets this book into the main currents of Continental philosophy of religion today.