Download or read book Alpha God written by Hector A. Garcia and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses evolutionary psychology as a lens to explain religious violence and oppression. The author, a clinical psychologist, examines religious scriptures, rituals, and canon law, highlighting the many ways in which our evolutionary legacy has shaped the development of religion and continues to profoundly influence its expression. The book focuses on the image of God as the dominant male in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. This traditional God concept is seen as a reflection of the “dominant ape” paradigm so evident in the hierarchical social structures of primates, with whom we have a strong genetic connection. The author describes the main features of male-dominated primate social hierarchies— specifically, the role of the alpha male as the protector of the group; his sexual dominance and use of violence and oppression to attain food, females, and territory; in-group altruism vs. out-group hostility (us vs. them); and displays of dominance and submission to establish roles within the social hierarchy. The parallels between these features of primate society and human religious rituals and concepts make it clear that religion, especially its oppressive and violent tendencies, is rooted in the deep evolutionary past. This incisive analysis goes a long way toward explaining the historic and ongoing violence committed in the name of religion.
Download or read book Alpha and Omega God written by Mathewos T. Abera and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is about the Alpha and Omega God. It is my testimony in regard to the existence and the will of the Deity creator for the entire creation activities. I started to write about this supernatural and omnipotent God from the beginning, which is unknown time. I then proceeded in writing all the way to the time of eternity. In the book, I have talked and tried to prove the creatorship and rulership situation or condition of the Trinity God. I have done this to make peoples of this world believe in existence of the almighty and the ubiquitous God who caused every thing seen and unseen to emerge and exist as they are found now.
Download or read book Alpha God written by Hector A. Garcia and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses evolutionary psychology as a lens to explain religious violence and oppression. The author, a clinical psychologist, examines religious scriptures, rituals, and canon law, highlighting the many ways in which our evolutionary legacy has shaped the development of religion and continues to profoundly influence its expression. The book focuses on the image of God as the dominant male in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. This traditional God concept is seen as a reflection of the odominant apeo paradigm so evident in the hierarchical social structures of primates, with whom we have a strong genetic connection. The author describes the main features of male-dominated primate social hierarchies- specifically, the role of the alpha male as the protector of the group; his sexual dominance and use of violence and oppression to attain food, females, and territory; in-group altruism vs. out-group hostility (us vs. them); and displays of dominance and submission to establish roles within the social hierarchy. The parallels between these features of primate society and human religious rituals and concepts make it clear that religion, especially its oppressive and violent tendencies, is rooted in the deep evolutionary past. This incisive analysis goes a long way toward explaining the historic and ongoing violence committed in the name of religion.
Download or read book God s Master Plan for Humanity written by Alpha and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God's Master Plan for Humanity presents a collection of one woman's thoughts on being a born-again Christian for over forty years. Her life started simply; she was the fifth child of eight children born to country folks. She was raised in the beauty of nature and then married at the age of sixteen. While she admits that neither she nor her husband was prepared for marriage, it was during this time that she was born again and felt called to marriage. When author Alpha was nineteen, she and her sister rescued their brother from a suicide attempt through a miracle that she could only accept as God's divine intervention. With Christ as her personal savior, Alpha experienced the many benefits of knowing what the word of God can do if it is applied to everyday life. She likens the word of God-the Bible-to a recipe, because following His directions will make a person's life just like the "picture on the box." Many people don't take the time to read the Bible, so Alpha has recounted, through the stories included in God's Master Plan for Humanity, the vital lessons of God's love. The most important actions a person can take in life are accepting and understanding God's plan.
Download or read book Dancing in the Darkness written by Lexa Luthor and published by Luthor Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Newly updated edition! This edition includes a brand-new prologue.* Charlie is called back to her childhood planet for a rescue mission that becomes puzzling. Not only is the mission mysterious but so is the planet’s ruler, a female Alpha named Kal. Charlie, an indignant human raised on Kander during the civil war, is beckoned back after she escaped as a teen. Needing money and a job more than her pride, she is hired to retrieve a kidnapped Omega that was taken off-world. Charlie and her mercenary teamwork with Kal in preparation of their mission. Together, she and Kal form a plan, however, Charlie soon learns intimate details about Kal’s rare nature as a “female” Alpha. As Charlie and her team embark on the journey to rescue the Omega, they are faced with startling questions about the true motives behind the kidnapping. It was supposed to be just another job, but when Charlie starts to give a damn about both the missing Omega and the enigmatic Alpha ruler, it leaves her in the crossfire. * * * Dancing in the Darkness is Book 1 in The Alpha God series. It includes F/F Omegaverse*, Sci-fi Romance, Erotic Romance, G!P*, and a cliffhanger. Length: 60,000 words *See the author's blog for more details about Omegaverse and related terms.
Download or read book Collecting Stars written by Lexa Luthor and published by Luthor Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Any landing Charlie can limp away from is a good one! After crash-landing in Kardos, Charlie returns to New Earth for the first time since her childhood and learns how much life has changed in the human settlement. New Earth is a reformed place of peace, beauty, and security… almost. The recent, mysterious string of kidnappings has left everyone on edge, and Charlie is determined to help her people. When Kal arrives at New Earth, she sets her sights on Alpha Prime, who many believe are kidnapping the Earthlings. In a prearranged meeting with the fanatical group’s leader, Kal hopes to learn more about Alpha Prime and the kidnappings. With Charlie's clever help, they uncover Alpha Prime's secrets, leading them into a bloody civil battle. Can Alpha Prime be stopped before the arrival of the Sworne? And how will the new threat challenge Charlie and Kal's developing relationship? Join them on their first adventure together as they face off against an enemy bent on destroying Earthlings. * * * Collecting Stars is a 100,000-word, third-person, sci-fi F/F romance Omegaverse novel. It is the fourth book in The Alpha God series. It contains g!p material* as well as intimate scenes suitable for mature readers. This book does have a cliffhanger and plot twists that carry throughout the series. G!P content. No rape. No cheating. No shifters. No fempreg. But plenty of plot. *See the author's blog for more details about g!p, fempreg, and other related terms.
Download or read book Alpha Film Series written by Nicky Gumbel and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Alpha Film Series includes fifteen episodes (30 minutes each), an introduction to the Alpha weekend (10 minutes), two required team training sessions on how to lead an Alpha small group, and how to lead prayer ministry (30 minutes).
Download or read book Why and How Should I Read the Bible written by Nicky Gumbel and published by . This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people around us have specific questions pertaining to the Christian faith. This simple booklet will not intmidate the reader or overwhem them with content. Easy to digest these outreach booklets are a great giveaway to people wanting to refresh their faith or explore something new
Download or read book Catch Me Alpha written by Emilia Rose and published by Emilia Rose LLC. This book was released on 2021-02-17 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alpha Ares will do anything to avenge his mother and protect his mate, Aurora. But the hounds are becoming stronger by the day, and Aurora fears that the worst is yet to come. Will Ares and Aurora defeat the Hounds and avenge the ones that they hold closest? Will they be able to protect their pack? Or will the leader of the hounds destroy everything and everyone they care about? Catch Me, Alpha is the second book in the God of War series and cannot be read as a standalone. This book includes tropes such as: greek and roman mythology god romance, urban fantasy romance series with strong heroine, disabled heroine, fated mates, wolf shifter romance, werewolves and shifters, enemies to lovers dark romantic fantasy.
Download or read book Alpha and Omega written by Harry Turtledove and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Harry Turtledove reveals a new side of his potent imagination in a gripping speculative novel about the End of Days—and a discovery in the Middle East that turns the world upside down. What would happen if the ancient prophecy of the End of Days came true? It is certainly the last thing Eric Katz, a secular archaeologist from Los Angeles, expects during what should be a routine dig in Jerusalem. But perhaps higher forces have something else in mind when a sign presaging the rising of the Third Temple is located in America, a dirty bomb is detonated in downtown Tel Aviv, and events conspire to place a team of archaeologists in the tunnels deep under the Temple Mount. There, Eric is witness to a discovery of such monumental proportions that nothing will ever be the same again. Harry Turtledove is the master at portraying ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events, and what is more extraordinary than the incontrovertible proof that there truly is a higher force controlling human destiny? But as to what that force desires . . . well, that is the question.
Download or read book Alpha Guide written by Alpha, and published by HarperChristian Resources. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Alpha Guide is a companion to either the Alpha Film Series or Alpha with Nicky Gumbel. This guide is divided up by session with an easy-to-read outline so that guests can follow along during each talk. With simple bullet-point organization and plenty of room for notes, the guide functions as an invaluable resource to the guest during Alpha, and as a reference tool for individual reflection long after Alpha. It is considered an essential resource for Alpha guests as well as the host and helpers on Alpha. Alpha creates an environment of hospitality where people can bring their friends, family, and work colleagues to explore the Christian faith, ask questions, and share their point of view. Alpha makes it easy to invite friends to have spiritual conversations which explore life's biggest questions in a safe and respectful way. Alpha's approach to hospitality, faith, and discussion is designed to welcome everyone, especially those who might not describe themselves as Christians or church-goers. Each session includes time for a large group meal, short teaching, and small group discussion.
Download or read book Jesus and John Wayne How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation written by Kristin Kobes Du Mez and published by Liveright Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06-23 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The “paradigm-influencing” book (Christianity Today) that is fundamentally transforming our understanding of white evangelicalism in America. Jesus and John Wayne is a sweeping, revisionist history of the last seventy-five years of white evangelicalism, revealing how evangelicals have worked to replace the Jesus of the Gospels with an idol of rugged masculinity and Christian nationalism—or in the words of one modern chaplain, with “a spiritual badass.” As acclaimed scholar Kristin Du Mez explains, the key to understanding this transformation is to recognize the centrality of popular culture in contemporary American evangelicalism. Many of today’s evangelicals might not be theologically astute, but they know their VeggieTales, they’ve read John Eldredge’s Wild at Heart, and they learned about purity before they learned about sex—and they have a silver ring to prove it. Evangelical books, films, music, clothing, and merchandise shape the beliefs of millions. And evangelical culture is teeming with muscular heroes—mythical warriors and rugged soldiers, men like Oliver North, Ronald Reagan, Mel Gibson, and the Duck Dynasty clan, who assert white masculine power in defense of “Christian America.” Chief among these evangelical legends is John Wayne, an icon of a lost time when men were uncowed by political correctness, unafraid to tell it like it was, and did what needed to be done. Challenging the commonly held assumption that the “moral majority” backed Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020 for purely pragmatic reasons, Du Mez reveals that Trump in fact represented the fulfillment, rather than the betrayal, of white evangelicals’ most deeply held values: patriarchy, authoritarian rule, aggressive foreign policy, fear of Islam, ambivalence toward #MeToo, and opposition to Black Lives Matter and the LGBTQ community. A much-needed reexamination of perhaps the most influential subculture in this country, Jesus and John Wayne shows that, far from adhering to biblical principles, modern white evangelicals have remade their faith, with enduring consequences for all Americans.
Download or read book God Conversations written by Tania Harris and published by Authentic. This book was released on 2017 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do I know it's God? is one of the most commonly asked questions of new and mature Christians alike, and the aim of God Conversations is to both equip and inspire the reader and show them that hearing the voice of the Spirit is accessible to everyone who chooses to follow Jesus. Most Christians know that God speaks, yet struggle with how to recognise his voice in their everyday lives. What does God's voice sound like? How do we know if what we're hearing is from God? Stories of God talking to his people abound throughout the Bible, but we usually only get the highlights. We read; "And God said to Joseph; 'Go to Egypt'," and then; "Mary and Joseph left for Egypt." We don't get a blow-by-blow description of how God spoke. We don't receive a detailed explanation of how they knew it was God, and we don't get to see what was going on inside their heads as they acted on what they'd heard. In God Conversations, international speaker and pastor Tania Harris shares insights from her own journey about hearing God's voice. You'll get to eavesdrop on some contemporary conversations with God in the light of his communication with the ancient characters of the Bible. Part memoir, part teaching, this unique and creative collection of stories will help you to recognise God's voice when he speaks and how to respond when you do.
Download or read book How Does God Guide Us written by Nicky Gumbel and published by . This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people around us have specific questions pertaining to the Christian faith. This simple booklet will not intmidate the reader or overwhem them with content. Easy to digest these outreach booklets are a great giveaway to people wanting to refresh their faith or explore something new
Download or read book Alpha With Nicky Gumbel written by Nicky Gumbel and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alpha pioneer Nicky Gumbel delivers a complete set of Alpha talks at Holy Trinity Brompton, London. The DVD includes fifteen episodes (30 minutes each), an introduction to the Alpha weekend (10 minutes), and two required team training sessions on how to lead an Alpha small group and how to lead prayer ministry (30 minutes each).
Download or read book Why Does God Allow Suffering written by Nicky Gumbel and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a chapter from Nicky Gumbel's book, Searching Issues. Nicky tackles questions around the Trinity, as it is one of the most challenging doctrines of the Christian faith and one of the most common questions asked on Alpha. This is an ideal take away for an Alpha guest who is struggling with this topic or anyone curious to find out more.
Download or read book Born to Be Mine written by Lexa Luthor and published by Luthor Publishing. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlie never meant to trigger more than just new feelings between her and Kal! But now she faces an Alpha in full rut, while struggling to keep her promise and not allow Kal to mark her for life, which could send Kander into another civil war. After agreeing to spend the next six months on Kander, Charlie finds a few stolen moments of peace, until Serrato Corps puts a bounty on her head, and it’s discovered the Sworne might be returning to the Milky Way. In a desperate need to protect her planet, Kal hires Charlie for another dangerous mission, in hopes she can learn more about the Sworne. If Charlie survives the mission and secures her target, will the women be prepared for what they learn about the Sworne, Serrato Corps, and what it'll mean for Kander? * * * Born to Be Mine is an 80,000-word, third-person, sci-fi F/F romance Omegaverse novel. It is the third book in The Alpha God series. It contains g!p material* as well as intimate scenes suitable for mature readers. This book does have a cliffhanger and plot twists that carry throughout the series. G!P content. No rape. No cheating. No shifters. No fempreg. But plenty of plot.
