Embodied Spirits
Embodied Spirits

Author: Sherry Bryant-Johnson

Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2014-03-01

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 081922894X

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First book addressing the concerns and issues of people of color in spiritual direction “These essays speak of how we have incorporated our contemplative practices into our family life; our urban, non-religious background; how we have been nurtured in struggles for health and life through our contemplative prayer practices and our courage to survive and even thrive in the midst of dire circumstances. We speak of the unfolding bridge between faith and culture; our conflicts with an Interspiritual journey with a Christian foundation; our sexuality; our journey to healing and authenticity; and how we are taking this practice that began in the first centuries of the church with the desert mothers and fathers to the present and into the future with spiritual direction through the Internet across the world.” —from the Introduction

Embodied Spirits
Embodied Spirits

Author: Tobias Schneebaum

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13:

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Presents a broad array of objects (most of them previously unexhibited) from two of the most important American collections of art from the Asmat region of Indonesian New Guinea, including more than 100 elaborately worked shields, drums, horns and weapons as well as body ornaments and decorated ancestor skulls. Scholarly texts examine the history of the Asmat; the creation, function and symbolism of various types of carvings; the spiritual significance of ritual objects used in warfare, headhunting and cannibalism; and the religious and philosophical concepts of Asmat culture.

The Relational Pastor
The Relational Pastor

Author: Andrew Root

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2013-03-04

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0830841024

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Practical theologian Andrew Root dissects relational ministry as we have come to understand it, calling for a new breed of "empathic minister" to take the helm in our churches. Bringing current practice in touch with incarnational theology, Root searches for a more robust understanding of the relationships that make up the body of Christ.

Spirits in Culture, History and Mind
Spirits in Culture, History and Mind

Author: Jeannette Mageo

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 1136758534

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Spirits in Culture, History and Mind reintegrates spirits into comparative theories of religion, which have tended to focus on institutionalized forms of belief associated with gods. It brings an historical perspective to culturally patterned experiences with spirits, and examines spirits as a locus of tension between traditional and foreign values. Taking as a point of departure shifting local views of self, nine case studies drawn from Pacific societies analyze religious phenomena at the intersection of social, psychological and historical processes. The varied approaches taken in these case studies provide a richness of perspective, with each lens illuminating different aspects of spirit-related experience. All, however, bring a sense of historical process to bear on psychological and symbolic approaches to religion, shedding new light on the ways spirits relate to other cultural phenomena.

Possessing Spirits and Healing Selves
Possessing Spirits and Healing Selves

Author: R. Seligman

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-09-11

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 1137409606

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Spirit possession involves the displacement of a human's conscious self by a powerful other who temporarily occupies the human's body. Here, Seligman shows that spirit possession represents a site for understanding fundamental aspects of human experience, especially those involved with interactions among meaning, embodiment, and subjectivity.

Embodied Souls, Ensouled Bodies
Embodied Souls, Ensouled Bodies

Author: Marc Cortez

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2011-10-20

Total Pages: 511

ISBN-13: 0567479366

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The book explores the relationship between Christology and theological anthropology through the lens provided by the theology of Karl Barth and the mind/body discussion in contemporary philosophy of mind. It thus comprises two major sections. The first develops an understanding of Karl Barth's theological anthropology focusing on three major facets: (1) the centrality of Jesus Christ for any real understanding of human persons; (2) the resources that such a christologically determined view of human nature has for engaging in interdisciplinary discourse; and (3) the ontological implications of this approach for understanding the mind/body relationship. The second part draws on this theological foundation to consider the implications that Christological anthropology has for analyzing and assessing several prominent ways of explaining the mind/body relationship. Specifically, it interacts with two broad categories of theories: 'nonreductive' forms of physicalism and 'holistic' forms of dualism. After providing a basic summary of each, the book applies the insights gained from Barth's anthropology to ascertain the extent to which the two approaches may be considered christologically adequate.

A Contemporary Study of Musical Arts: Illuminations, reflections and explorations
A Contemporary Study of Musical Arts: Illuminations, reflections and explorations

Author: Meki Nzewi

Publisher: African Minds

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 1920051651

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The 1st three volumes present material in a modular approach. Each volume presents progressively more advanced concepts in the categories: musical structure and form, factors of music appreciation, music instruments, music and society, research project, musical arts theatre, school songs technique, and performance. The 4th volume is a collection of essays. The 5th volume contains printed music.