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Category: Lived Religion
@ Worship: Liturgical Practices in Digital Worlds, by Teresa Berger
A host of both very old and entirely new liturgical practices have arisen in digital mediation, from the live-streaming of worship services and “pray-as-you-go” apps, to digital prayer chapels, virtual choirs and online pilgrimages.This study of online liturgical practices addresses…
A Way Through Covid 19: Blessed is the One Who Comes
Sir Karl Jenkins’ composition Benedictus evoked something very deep from the experience of the Mass and showed a way through the Covid-19 pandemic. As challenging and frightening as Covid-19 is as it grazes some and destroys others, we are…
Gaudete Et Exsultate: On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World, by Pope Francis
In his third apostolic exhortation, Pope Francis presents the universal call to live holy lives with a new, fresh approach. We are encouraged to strive for and achieve holiness in our everyday lives. As we actively live out holiness day…
Gaudete et exsultate. Exhortación apostólica sobre la llamada a la santidad en el mundo actual, por Papa Francisco
Gaudete et exsultate es el quinto documento escrito por Francisco en estos cinco años de pontificado. No es la primera vez que el Papa publica un texto con referencias a la alegría: las exhortaciones Evangelii gaudium (La alegría del Evangelio)…
Resurrection Psychology: An Understanding of Human Personality Based on the Life and Teachings of Jesus, by Margaret G Alter
In ‘Resurrection Psychology’ Margaret Alter advances a system of psychology based upon biblical Christianity. Moving away from the notion that therapy must be completely value-neutral, the author suggests how the worlds of psychology and theology can enhance and inform one…
The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves, by Curt Thompson
Psychiatrist Curt Thompson unpacks the soul of shame, revealing its ubiquitous nature and neurobiological roots. He also provides the theological and practical tools necessary to dismantle shame, based on years of researching its damaging effects and counseling people to overcome…
Toughest People to Love: How to Understand, Lead, and Love the Difficult People in Your Life — Including Yourself by Chuck DeGroat
People — frustrating, confusing, disappointing, complicated — are the most difficult part of leadership, and they challenge leaders everywhere, from leaders of many to managers of a few. In this book Chuck DeGroat addresses the flawed nature of people and…
Primary Speech: A Psychology of Prayer, by Ann and Barry Ulanov
Primary Speech sets out to define prayer as both a means of drawing nearer to God everyday and as a coping tool that people can use in order to achieve harmony, balance, and satisfaction in their in their lives. Prayer…
How to Be an Adult in Faith and Spirituality, by David Richo
Part of psychology health is growing up not only in mind but in how we see the questions of faith and spirituality. To this end this book provides a detailed and straightforward vision of what faith and spirituality can look…