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Howard Thurman (1899-1981) was one of the finest thinkers and most influential preachers of his era. Yet Thurman's importance goes well beyond his influence on Martin Luther King, Jr. and others in the freedom struggle.
Howard Thurman tended not to speak of his own mystical inclinations, conscious that the word mysticism was likely to be misunderstood. And yet Thurman is commonly recognized as a mystic in the sense that he used the word to describe someone who had an acute experience of the Divine Life.
As conflicts over religious extremism dominate our front pages, the bestselling author of The Harlot by the Side of the Road presents a work of history that could not be more timely; a surprising look back at the origins of religious intolerance during the tumultuous fourth century.
Moses should be seen not as a historical figure, but a charter for a new regime in which people live under God, not king.
The biblical story of Moses resonates strongly today.
From one of the most revered scholars of religion, an incisive explanation of how the word “God” functions in the world’s great faiths Despite the recent ferocious public debate about belief, the concept most central to the discussion—God—frequently remains vaguely and obscurely described.
How do gods and spirits come to feel vividly real to people―as if they were standing right next to them? Humans tend to see supernatural agents everywhere, as the cognitive science of religion has shown. But it isn’t easy to maintain a sense that there are invisible spirits who care about you.
I seemed to hear God saying, ‘Put down your gun and we’ll talk.’
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I gave in, and admitted that God was God.
New York Times bestselling author, Neale Donald Walsch, presents wisdom from his celebrated Conversations with God trilogy and companion works.