"It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." ~ Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), third U.S. President, Notes on the State of Virginia
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Soul shifts : transformative wisdom for creating a life of authentic awakening, emotional freedom, and practical spirituality
by Barbara De Angelis
Soul Shifts are radical, vibrational internal shifts that spontaneously and inevitably transform the way you relate to yourself, to others, and to the world. For transformation to be real and lasting, it must originate from the inside out, so that instead of trying to constantly micromanage everything, you operate from true mastery at the deepest level of who you are--the soul level. When you learn how to make these "Soul Shifts" on the inside, everything on the outside of your life shifts. Places where you've felt stuck or confused become illuminated with new clarity and understanding. Obstacles turn into possibilities, dead ends transform into doorways, and challenges convert into astonishing maps leading you to exciting new territories. all because you have made a Soul Shift. A masterful and moving teacher, Dr. De Angelis will offer you illuminating guidance and invaluable techniques for livinga life of practical spirituality and making your own personal Soul Shifts. Written with Barbara De Angelis's trademark eloquence, keen insight, and compassionate wisdom, Soul Shifts takes you on nothing less than a sacred inner journey to emotional and spiritual rebirth and lasting attainment. Reading it will leave you truly and authentically uplifted and transformed"
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| Moving the Mountain: A New Vision of Islam in America by Feisal Abdul RaufFeisal Abdul Rauf, Imam of the al-Farah Mosque in New York City since 1983, has explained Islamic teachings and traditions in What's Right with Islam? and several other books. In Moving the Mountain, Abdul Rauf discusses how he came to his personal standpoint on his faith and defined his identity as a Muslim American. This "enjoyable and accessible" (Publishers Weekly) work summarizes the important connections among the Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) in hopes of convincing Americans that Muslims are not enemies of the American way of life. Rauf's discussion also offers a constructive response to opponents of his organization's planned Islamic cultural center, under development near Ground Zero. |
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| My Accidental Jihad: A Love Story by Krista BremerAbout 15 years ago, Krista Bremer was a graduate student in North Carolina when she met and fell in love with an older man from Libya named Ismail. Accepting his offer of marriage after learning she was pregnant, Krista found herself confronted by Ismail's very different cultural and religious traditions, while he was mystified by some of her American ways. In My Accidental Jihad (recently republished with the title A Tender Struggle), Krista lyrically portrays herself through her husband's and in-laws' eyes while detailing her struggle (a reference to the Muslim concept of jihad) to understand lives immersed in Islam and discover true intimacy amid the differences. |
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| The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam by Eliza GriswoldIn The Tenth Parallel, journalist and poet Eliza Griswold explores the effects of Christian-Islamic clashes across a "faith-based fault line": the tenth parallel, which circles the globe 700 miles north of the equator. Cutting through central Africa and Southeast Asia, it crosses some of the world's most troubled regions. Griswold shows how violence supposedly motivated by religion often arises from secular issues caused by impoverished, insecure living conditions. Most compellingly for Westerners looking for a deeper understanding of Islamic movements, she draws on interviews with representatives of both Muslim and Christian communities to clarify their religious differences and offer insight into the ongoing conflicts. |
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| After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split by Lesley HazletonNews reports from Islamic countries frequently mention the political division between Sunni and Shia Muslims, but few Westerners know the origin of this schism. In After the Prophet, journalist Lesley Hazleton recounts the disputes that arose among Muhammad's followers after his death, when two factions asserted the right to take over Muhammad's leadership. In this carefully researched narrative based on early Islamic records, Hazleton "thrillingly and intelligently" (Booklist) explains how the initial disagreements led to the permanent establishment of two sects. She brings to life the personalities involved, explains political differences between the parties, and clarifies how the chasm between them affects contemporary Islamic politics -- and international relations in general. |
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| What do Muslims Believe? The Roots and Realities of Modern Islam by Ziauddin SardarIn this "elucidating and very original introduction " (Publishers Weekly) to Islam, Pakistani-born, British-educated Ziauddin Sardar relates the origins and history of the religion and explains where certain rigid Muslim practices (such as opposing Western education and advocating violent struggle) differ from the Qur'an's teachings. While acknowledging the serious problems arising from literalist Islamic doctrines, he asserts that those beliefs are atypical of Islam's historic reliance on reason. Instead, he predicts that Islam will return to reason and make science and technology the foundation of society, as seen during its classical period between the 8th and 14th centuries. What Do Muslims Believe? provides a concise and accessible summary for interested readers. |
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