Download or read book The self deception of temptation written by Alain Renoir and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book I Told Me So written by Gregg Ten Elshof and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06-22 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think you ve ever deceived yourself? Then this book is for you. / Think you ve never deceived yourself? Then this book is really for you. / Socrates famously asserted that the unexamined life is not worth living. But Gregg Ten Elshof shows us that we make all sorts of little deals with ourselves every day in order to stave off examination and remain happily self-deceived. Most provocatively, he suggests this is not all bad! While naming its temptations, Ten Elshof also offers a strange celebration of self-deception as a gracious gift. In the tradition of Dallas Willard, I Told Me So is a wonderful example of philosophy serving spiritual discipline. A marvelous, accessible and, above all, wise book. James K. A. Smith / Calvin College / author of The Devil Reads Derrida / In this wise, well-crafted work Ten Elshof helps us to identify, evaluate, and respond to our own self-deceptive strategies, as he probes with occasional self-deprecation and unavoidable humor the bottomless mysteries of the human heart. His reflections on interpersonal self-deception and groupthink are especially helpful. To tell me the truth, I m glad I read this book. You will be too I promise. David Naugle / Dallas Baptist University / author of Reordered Love, Reordered Lives / Ten Elshof s discussions are erudite, biblical, searching, and laced with soul-restoring wisdom. All of this together means that this book is solidly pastoral. What it brings to us is appropriate to individuals, but it especially belongs in the context of small groups and local congregations. Dallas Willard (from the foreword)
Download or read book And You Call Yourself a Christian written by Danielle Milano and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2012-09-24 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a Christian? Are you sure? Jesus said, "Not everyone who calls me 'Lord, Lord' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." Many today claim to be Christians, but their lives are not in line with God's Word. How does your life measure up? Take a look inside and find out!
Download or read book Self Deception written by Jacob Helffenstein and published by Curiosmith. This book was released on 2015-11-13 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These piercing statements apply to Christians because the natural mind is always tending toward deceptive self-righteousness. Also in part he is trying to provoke people who think they are Christians but are “trusting in a refuge of lies,” to reconsider. Some topics are: intellectual assent is not holiness; natural gifts and sentiments are not to be confused with true spiritual life; adopting healthy habits is not necessarily spiritual repentance; and zeal for a cause is not necessarily Christian devotedness. The huge participation rate of all mankind in self-deception should give one pause to reconsider these issues.
Download or read book Tempted by Deception written by Rina Kent and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My husband. My villain.We started with death and blood.We started with games and carnal pleasure.Adrian and I shouldn't have been together.He's wrong. I'm wrong.What we have is the epitome disaster.Yet, it's impossible to stop.My husband will either destroy me or I'll destroy him.This book is part of a trilogy and is not standalone.
Download or read book Spiritual Deception written by Dr. Larry E Adams and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about spiritual deceit the invisible enemy that has become a part of our nature. It is about that which is hidden in the hearts of man connecting him with the desires of his flesh. Since the fall of man and having been infected by a sinful nature, we struggle even to become aware of the working of this inquity that is out of control. This book reveals to us the blindness and influence that is the result of not accepting the fact that we must struggle spiritually in every area of our lives to overcome deceit and starting within. We can not accomplish this without the help of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Deception is the most powerful force against mankind and until we realize that we are in spiritual warfare, our perceptions of life will remain dim and confused. God hates deception even the practice of it for any reason. (Galatians 6:7, KJV)
Download or read book Self Deception written by Herbert Fingarette and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2000-02-23 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How can one deceive oneself if the very idea of deception implies that the deceiver knows the truth? The resolution of this paradox leads Fingarette to fundamental insights into the mind at work. He questions our basic ideas of self and the unconscious, personal responsibility, and our ethical categories of guilt and innocence. Fingarette applies these ideas to the philosophies of Sartre and Kierkegaard, as well as to Freud's psychoanalytic theories and to contemporary research into neurosurgery.
Download or read book The Ground We Share written by Robert Aitken and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 1996-06-18 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These dialogues between Robert Aitken Roshi, one of the first American-born Zen masters, and Brother David Steindl-Rast, the Roman Catholic monk and hermit, took place during a week-long retreat the two old friends undertook in 1991 in a remote part of the island of Hawaii. Their aim was to approach the dialogue between Buddhism and Christianity in a fresh way, one that takes as its starting point a comparison of the personal experiences of the dialoguers—as a Buddhist and as a Christian, respectively—rather than abstract concepts. The result is the discovery of a surprising amount of common ground—the kind of shared experience that forms a solid foundation for further dialogue.
Download or read book Kant on Evil Self deception and Moral Reform written by Laura Papish and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout his writings, Immanuel Kant offers, but does not clearly defend, the claim that evil involves self-deception. Laura Papish's Kant on Evil, Self-Deception, and Moral Reform explains why Kant sees self-deception as implicated in evil and how, by contrast, human beings can develop a self-knowledge that facilitates moral reform.
Download or read book Kenneth Lonergan written by Todd May and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-06 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kenneth Lonergan's three films-You Can Count on Me (2000), Margaret (2011), and Manchester by the Sea (2016)-are rife with philosophical complexities. They challenge simple philosophical approaches to central issues of human behaviour. In particular, they ask questions about how to cope with suffering that one cannot overcome, the role that self- deception plays in people's lives and how to think about characters who do not embody simplistic moral ideas of virtue and vice. By philosophically engaging with these themes as they unfold in Lonergan's films, we are then able to formulate a more nuanced answer to the questions they pose. Kenneth Lonergan: Philosophical Filmmaker will draw from Lonergan's films and plays, along with the philosophical literature on the topics that they explore. The rich history of philosophical reflection surrounding these areas enables the reader to determine how the themes central to Lonergan's work have combined to create a rich cinematic oeuvre.
Download or read book Self and Deception written by Roger T. Ames and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distinguished scholars discuss the problem of self-deception, or rather, self and deception.
Download or read book Political Self Deception written by Anna Elisabetta Galeotti and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-13 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores self-deception and its consequences for political decision-making.
Download or read book The Self Deceiving Muse written by Alan Singer and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current philosophical discussions of self-deception remain steeped in disagreement and controversy. In The Self-Deceiving Muse, Alan Singer proposes a radical revision of our commonplace understanding of self-deception. Singer asserts that self-deception, far from being irrational, is critical to our capacity to be acute &"noticers&" of our experience. The book demonstrates how self-deception can be both a resource for rational activity generally and, more specifically, a prompt to aesthetic innovation. It thereby provides new insights into the ways in which our imaginative powers bear on art and life. The implications&—philosophical, aesthetic, and ethical&—of such a proposition indicate the broadly interdisciplinary thrust of this work, which incorporates &"readings&" of novels, paintings, films, and video art.
Download or read book Bonds That Make Us Free written by C. Terry Warner and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We all know the difference between how we are when life is sweet for us -- easy, open, generous, and connected with other people -- and how we are when we feel guarded, defensive, on edge, suspicious, or vindictive. Why do we get trapped in negative emotions when it's clear that life is so much fuller and richer when we are free of them? Bonds That Make Us Free is a groundbreaking book that suggests the remedy for our troubling emotions by addressing their root causes. You'll learn how we betray ourselves by failing to act toward others as we know we should -- and how we can interrupt the unproductive cycle and restore the sweetness in our relationships."--Publisher's description.
Download or read book Transcending the Everyday Temptations of Overeating written by Vicki L. Arkens and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-02-14 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you weary of the never-ending battle with overeating? Is your willpower weakening with each new diet you try? In the innovative self-help guide Transcending the Everyday Temptations of Overeating, author Vicki Arkens details how to conquer this problem using four spiritual practices and four simple habits for normal eating. Learn how four enduring, spiritual practices can help you rise above the temptation to overeat and assist you in your goals for healthy living. These God-centered practices will appeal to people of many faiths while drawing inspiration from the ancient books of Psalms and Proverbs. Discover the Four Habits for Normal Eatinga new, realistic plan to help you put an end to overindulgence. As you follow the plan, food cravings diminish and consumption naturally decreases. These habits provide clarity and simplicity to your daily eating decisions, allowing you to shift your attention from dietary distractions to the greater purposes of life.
Download or read book The Journal of the Assembly during the session of the Legislature of the State of California written by California. Legislature. Assembly and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Philosophy of Deception written by Clancy W. Martin and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2009 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title gathers together essays on deception, self-deception, and the intersections of the two phenomena, from the leading thinkers on the subject. It will be of interest to philosophers across the spectrum including those interested in philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, and metaphysics.
