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This book sums up 100 of years of research into the study of happinessfrom 19th century scientific insights on the subject to the pop psychology perspectives of modern-day America.

We all want to be happy, but what does that mean, and how do we get there

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This unique book is an essential resource for interdisciplinary research and scholarship on the phenomenon of feeling called to a life path or vocation at the interface of science and religion.

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This enlightening analysis of the image of a cruel God sustained by conservative Christianity reveals how this image formed, the psychological effects of this concept, and the ways in which it has guided religious individuals-in both positive and negative ways.

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Across history, a large percentage of people have believed that God is a threat, an attitude Ellens describes as sick gods created through pathological beliefs, or sick gods that make sick people.

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This introduction to media literacy from a Christian perspective provides the tools to find and assess the beneficialor harmfulideologies depicted in notable films, programs, and trends.

Television and movies shape popular culture, with audiences often unaware of how media messages influence the way they think, act, and view the world.

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A statement by the Executive Director of SNAP, the national support group for victims of clergy sexual abuse, is also included.

This is the first book that gathers experts from a variety of fields to offer thoughtful, objective perspectives regarding what we know about sexual abuse by clergy and what we can do to solve the problem.

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Demonstrates that the three major Western religions share the ancient notion that history and the human soul are caught in a cosmic conflict between good and evil, or God and devil, which cannot be resolved without violence, a cataclysmic final solution such as the extermination of nations, the execution of humans, or the death of God's own son.

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While nearly half of Americans identify themselves with a fundamentalist brand of religion, and a sizable minority has rejected religion altogether, there is a vast middle ground.

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Edited by two preeminent scholars, this book provides coverage of the policy issues related to the increasingly diverse treatments, practices, and applications of psychedelics.

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This book describes the psychospiritual facts of life about the pervasiveness of sexuality in all aspects of human life. It is about being human more fully and with greater satisfaction.

Human spirituality is best defined as our irrepressible hunger and quest for meaning in all aspects of life.

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Explores the range of our spiritual natures and the variety of spiritual experiences of which we are capable, describing the way our souls and psyches work in our hunger and thirst for meaning. The author explains why and how every human desires to reflect upon, learn, and share a heartfelt experience of God and of others.

Can drugs be used intelligently and responsibly to expand human consciousness and heighten spirituality This two-volume work presents objective scientific information and personal stories aiming to answer the question.

Explains how 14 different psychological schools view the scriptures. Applies psychological theory to interpreting the Hebrew Bible. Provides psychological insights on the New Testament, including the parables of Jesus and the book of Revelation. Focuses on the new file of psychological inquiry into the Gospel accounts of Jesus' life.

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The authors demonstrate that although within every human breast hatred and arrogance battle compassion and decency as a driving force, people do indeed develop altruism, empathy, and concern for others.

Such experiences seem to exist outside time and space - caused by the brain for some reason losing its perception of a boundary between physical body and outside world - and could help explain other intangible events, such as altered states of consciousness, possessions, alien visitations, near-death experiences and out-of-body events.