Crisis Contemplation
By: Barbara A. Holmes
4.42
Format: 138 pages, Paperback
In Crisis Contemplation, the Rev. Dr. Barbara Holmes addresses two entry points into contemplation …
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1. Toward Psychologies of Liberation
By: Mary Watkins , Helene Shulman , None
4.46
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
Psychologies of liberation are emerging on every continent in response to the collective traumas in… read more
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"The fabric of human life is woven with relationships. Once we thematize the importance of dialogue, the multiplicity of ongoing and created situations in which dialogical skills can be nurtured aboun…"-Mary Watkins, Toward Psychologies of Liberation
"Though we have been trained as psychologists, we have each found it necessary to defect from professional interpretations focused entirely on individuals and families, and on mental constructs separa…"-Mary Watkins, Toward Psychologies of Liberation
"In liminal space, one meets the unknown, the marginalized, the synchronistic, the other, the unconscious edge of one's former narratives. At this point, the possibility to try out new narratives, to …"-Mary Watkins, Toward Psychologies of Liberation
2. The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See
By: Richard Rohr
4.26
Format: 187 pages, Paperback
For Christians seeking a way of thinking outside of strict dualities, this guide explores methods f… read more
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- spirituality
"When you are concerned with either attacking or defending, manipulating or resisting...you cannot be contemplative. When you are preoccupied with enemies, you are always dualistic."-Richard Rohr, The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See
3. Pedagogy of the Oppressed
By: Paulo Freire , Donaldo Macedo , Myra Bergman Ramos , None
4.30
Format: 183 pages, Paperback
First published in Portuguese in 1968, Pedagogy of the Oppressed was translated and published in En… read more
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"Critical consciousness, they say, is anarchic."-Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
"Without a sense of identity, there can be no real struggle."-Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
"People educate each other through the mediation of the world."-Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
"Word is not the privilege of some few persons but the right of everyone"-Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
4. Thirst
By: Mary Oliver
3.69
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Thirst,a collection of forty-three new poems from the Pulitzer Prize-winner Mary Oliver, introduces… read more
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- spirituality
5. Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
By: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
4.27
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
After his martyrdom at the hands of the Gestapo in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer continued his witness … read more
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"God is not a God of the emotions but the God of truth."-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
"We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts."-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
"It is only when he is a burden that another person is really a brother and not merely an object to be manipulated"-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
"The Church does not need brilliant personalities but faithful servants of Jesus and the brethren. Not in the former but in the latter is the lack."-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
6. Anatomy of the Soul: Surprising Connections Between Neuroscience and Spiritual Practices that Can Transform Your Life and Relationships
By: Curt Thompson
4.44
Format: None pages, Paperback
Do you want to improve your relationships and experience lasting personal change? Join Curt Thompso… read more
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- spirituality
7. Breathing Underwater: Spirituality and the 12 Steps
By: Richard Rohr
4.67
Format: 360 pages, Audio
Both individuals and society are drowning in addictions, says dynamic speaker Richard Rohr, O.F.M.,… read more
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8. The Dark Night of the Soul: A Psychiatrist Explores the Connection Between Darkness and Spiritual Growth
By: Gerald G. May
3.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
A distinguished psychiatrist, spiritual counsellor and bestselling author shows how the dark sides … read more
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9. The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are
By: Daniel J. Siegel
3.89
Format: None pages, Paperback
This book goes beyond the nature and nurture divisions that traditionally have constrained much of … read more
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10. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
4.04
Format: 226 pages, Hardcover
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer as been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of sci… read more
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11. The Prophets
By: Susannah Heschel , Abraham Joshua Heschel
4.09
Format: None pages, Paperback
Abraham Heschel is a seminal name in religious studies and the author of Man Is Not Aloneand God in… read more
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12. Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
By: Bono
4.20
Format: 564 pages, Hardcover
Bono--artist, activist, and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2--has written a memoir: honest and… read more
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"Fame is a currency. I want to spend mine on the right stuff."-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
"Wisdom is the recovery of innocence at the far end of experience"-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
"I remain more suspicious of religion than most people who'd never darken the door of a church."-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
"the only true way to be victorious is to surrender. To each other. To love. To the higher power."-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
13. The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
By: Sonya Renee Taylor
4.23
Format: 137 pages, Paperback
A global movement guided by love. Humans are a varied and divergent bunch with all manner of bel… read more
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"There is gorgeous potential and heinous instinct in us all."-Sonya Renee Taylor, The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
"Being different is difficult in a world that tells us there is a "normal."-Sonya Renee Taylor, The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
"The most powerful antidote to a world of body terrorism is a world of compassion. Giving yourself the gift of grace is an act of revolution!"-Sonya Renee Taylor, The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
"Systems do not maintain themselves; even our lack of intervention is an act of maintenance. Every structure in every society is upheld by the active and passive assistance of other human beings."-Sonya Renee Taylor, The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
14. The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity
By: Nadine Burke Harris
4.45
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris was already known as a crusading physician delivering targeted care to vuln… read more
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15. This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
By: Cole Arthur Riley
4.63
Format: 203 pages, Hardcover
In her stunning debut, the creator of Black Liturgies weaves stories from three generations of her … read more
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- spirituality
"Anxiety is not a passive predator."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
"Rest is an act of defiance, and it cannot be predicated on apology."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
"In community, we can push back on the expectation that we exhaust ourselves."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
"Those who believe love is a scarcity are less likely to give it away freely."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
16. My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts
By: Resmaa Menakem
4.40
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
The body is where our instincts reside and where we fight, flee, or freeze, and it endures the trau… read more
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"At its best, activism is a form of healing. It is about what we do and how we show up in the world. It is about learning and expressing regard, compassion and love."-Resmaa Menakem, My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts
"In today's America, we tend to think of healing as something binary: either we're broken or we've healed from that brokenness. But that's not how healing operates, and it's almost never how human gro…"-Resmaa Menakem, My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts
17. Crisis Contemplation
By: Barbara A. Holmes
4.42
Format: 138 pages, Paperback
In Crisis Contemplation, the Rev. Dr. Barbara Holmes addresses two entry points into contemplation … read more
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18. The Science of Family Systems Theory
By: Jacob Bird Priest
4.23
Format: 178 pages, Paperback
This accessible text examines how the science of autonomy and adaptation informs all family therapy… read more
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19. Becoming Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting with Sacred Earth
By: Randy Woodley
4.47
Format: 242 pages, Hardcover
What does it mean to become rooted in the land? How can we become better relatives to our greatest … read more
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"To accept our place as simple human beings—beings who share a world with every seen and unseen creature in this vast community of creation—is to embrace our deepest spirituality."-Randy Woodley, Becoming Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting with Sacred Earth
20. Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & the Christianity We Haven't Tried Yet
By: Meggan Watterson
4.25
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
--WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER-- The Gospel of Mary Magdalene reveals a very different love story… read more
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- spirituality
21. Seeds of Destruction
By: Thomas Merton
4.29
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) is one of the foremost spiritual thinkers of the twentieth century. Thoug… read more
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