Download or read book Spiritual Evolution written by George Vaillant and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2009-06-09 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In our current era of holy terror, passionate faith has come to seem like a present danger. Writers such as Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens have been happy to throw the baby out with the bathwater and declare that the danger is in religion itself. God, Hitchens writes, is not great. But man, according to George E. Vaillant, M.D., is great. In Spiritual Evolution, Dr. Vaillant lays out a brilliant defense not of organized religion but of man’s inherent spirituality. Our spirituality, he shows, resides in our uniquely human brain design and in our innate capacity for emotions like love, hope, joy, forgiveness, and compassion, which are selected for by evolution and located in a different part of the brain than dogmatic religious belief. Evolution has made us spiritual creatures over time, he argues, and we are destined to become even more so. Spiritual Evolution makes the scientific case for spirituality as a positive force in human evolution, and he predicts for our species an even more loving future. Vaillant traces this positive force in three different kinds of “evolution”: the natural selection of genes over millennia, of course, but also the cultural evolution within recorded history of ideas about the value of human life, and the development of spirituality within the lifetime of each individual. For thirty-five years, Dr. Vaillant directed Harvard’s famous longitudinal study of adult development, which has followed hundreds of men over seven decades of life. The study has yielded important insights into human spirituality, and Dr. Vaillant has drawn on these and on a range of psychological research, behavioral studies, and neuroscience, and on history, anecdote, and quotation to produce a book that is at once a work of scientific argument and a lyrical meditation on what it means to be human. Spiritual Evolution is a life’s work, and it will restore our belief in faith as an essential human striving.
Download or read book The Religion of the Spiritual Evolution of Man written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Religion of the Spiritual Evolution of Man written by UNKNOWN. AUTHOR and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Religion of the Spiritual Evolution of Man The name of the author would add nothing to the weight of this hook, and for reasons which seem justifiable it is published anonymously. For more than thirty years the author has felt that Science owed to humanity a religious philosophy which would comprehend all ascertained truth and assert its rational relations to the Infinite One. More than a decade ago the loss of one whose wifely companionship greatly blest the author's life, led to a deeper study of the import of the great process under which man has evolved, and always there has appeared to the author the urgent necessity for a constructive religious work which would definitely advocate the acceptance and strong organization of a religion which looked only to Science and rationality for its authority. This book is an attempt to answer that necessity. The intent of the book is not that of a philosophical treatise. It assumes much as scientific truth which is so demonstrated in the observations and conclusions of evolutionary scientists and philosophers during the past half-century. It is not claimed as a work of original thought. It is presented as a work of assimilation, suggestion and construction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Ascent of Man written by Henry Drummond and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03-29 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1894 Edition.
Download or read book The Story of Human Spiritual Evolution written by Richard Ferguson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is one of a kind. It traces the history of human awareness of God and belief back to its earliest roots, long before the Bible, the Koran, the Upanishads and other writings. It shows how the foundation for belief in God was contained within the instant of creation itself. Scientists call this the big bang. It shows that as the universe developed there came a point in human development where we had the capability to begin to be aware of an afterlife. These ideas were primitive by our standards today but they served to create a solid foundation for increasing complex and more thorough understandings of who God is and our relationship with Him. This book covers the well known axial age where there was a watershed or flood of prophets and holy men who advanced understandings of both philosophy and theology and science in the hundreds of years before the coming of Jesus Christ. In a real sense they prepared the way for God’s son and His gospel. It is these men who changed the course of human understanding of God with new revolutionary ideas that advanced the self revelation of God to humankind. The last part of the book looks at religion today and how we got here and ends with God’s view of humanity as we constantly strive toward God on our individual spiritual journeys.
Download or read book The Spiritual Evolution of Man By a Well Known Author I e Charles Baker In Verse written by Charles BAKER (Writer of Verse.) and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Spiritual Evolution written by John Marks Templeton and published by Templeton Foundation Press. This book was released on 1998-06 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These personal essays by esteemed scientists worldwide describe the spiritual journeys they have taken. Autohirs share their own experiences of learning to blend an understanding of the Divine with scientific perspectives.
Download or read book Spiritual Warrior written by Ryan Amann and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2014-10-06 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spiritual Warrior was written in the midst of a physical and spiritual awakening. Ryan Amann went through a serious and life-changing few months and emerged virtually unscathed. His knowledge of all things spiritual and of the evolution of mankind is based not only on his experiences, but also on his prior knowledge and on the research he has done. It will allow you to: Learn about various beliefs and ideas related to the evolution of the human race Begin to hypothesize about the direction we are headed in as a society Understand how to best be actively engaged in life and live life in a fully aware and rewarding way Though Spiritual Warrior is Ryans first book, it contains the precision of one that has written for years, and it is a page turner. His first book offers an exciting glimpse into the future of the human psyche and human evolution. It also offers insight into how we will specifically be growing and the types of things we will learn as we evolve into a more aware and conscious species. This book is a must read for those interested in the spiritual evolution of our race, but can also be enjoyable to read for people of all races, genders, and ages.
Download or read book The Spiritual Evolution of Man written by William Kingsland and published by . This book was released on 2005-12 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Download or read book The Religion of the Spiritual Evolution of Man written by E. A. Rogers and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-02-20 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Evolutionary Enlightenment written by Andrew Cohen and published by SelectBooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Evolutionary Enlightenment, Andrew Cohen redefines spiritual awakening for our contemporary world—a world characterized by exponential change and an ever-expanding appreciation for the processes of evolution. Cohen’s message is simple, yet profound: Life is evolution, and enlightenment is about waking up to this fundamentally creative impulse as your own deepest, most authentic self. Through five tenets for living an enlightened life, Cohen will empower you to wholeheartedly participate in the process of change as your own spiritual practice. Evolutionary Enlightenment not only makes deep sense of life today; it will show you how to play an active role in shaping the world of tomorrow.
Download or read book Spiritual Evolution written by Amanda M. Hicks and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Spiritual Evolution written by Chad Kennedy Ph. D. and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where Science Meets Spiritualism Spiritual Evolution: How Science Redefines Our Existence seeks to create a model for spiritual existence that incorporates the most profound scientific discoveries of the last 100 years. Part I helps guide you through traditional dogma and open up to possibilities far beyond what we currently know. Part II takes you through a journey of scientific discoveries and critical insights. From these insights, Professor Kennedy builds a basic model of human existence which redefines what it means to be spiritual in the 21st century. Why are we here? Does science offer insight on human beings connection with the Divine? What is God? What is the Universe? How do we reconcile science and spirituality? What is the difference between religion and spirituality? What prevents you from "seeing" outside the box? Professor Kennedy attempts to address these beguiling questions and more by combining modern logic and science with spiritualism. The results will hopefully surprise and inspire you.
Download or read book A Spiritual Evolution written by John C. MacMurray, Jr. and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Evolution of Spiritual Man written by William McIntire Lisle and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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