Download or read book The Tactile Heart written by John M. Hull and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2014-07-28 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tactile Heart is a collection of theological essays on relating blindness and faith and developing a theology of blindness that makes a constructive contribution to the wider field of disability theology. John Hull looks at key texts in the Christian tradition, such as the Bible, written as a text for sighted people, and at hymns, which often use blindness as a metaphor for ignorance and explores how these can be read by blind people.
Download or read book Touch written by David J. Linden and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Compass of Pleasure" examines how our sense of touch is interconnected with our emotions Dual-function receptors in our skin make mint feel cool and chili peppers hot.
Download or read book The Deepest Sense written by Constance Classen and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the softest caress to the harshest blow, touch lies at the heart of our experience of the world. Now, for the first time, this deepest of senses is the subject of an extensive historical exploration. The Deepest Sense: A Cultural History of Touch fleshes out our understanding of the past with explorations of lived experiences of embodiment from the middle ages to modernity. This intimate and sensuous approach to history makes it possible to foreground the tactile foundations of Western culture--the ways in which feelings shaped society. Constance Classen explores a variety of tactile realms including the feel of the medieval city; the tactile appeal of relics; the social histories of pain, pleasure, and affection; the bonds of touch between humans and animals; the strenuous excitement of sports such as wrestling and jousting; and the sensuous attractions of consumer culture. She delves into a range of vital issues, from the uses--and prohibitions--of touch in social interaction to the disciplining of the body by the modern state, from the changing feel of the urban landscape to the technologization of touch in modernity. Through poignant descriptions of the healing power of a medieval king's hand or the grueling conditions of a nineteenth-century prison, we find that history, far from being a dry and lifeless subject, touches us to the quick.
Download or read book Poems That Touch the Heart written by A.L. Alexander and published by Doubleday. This book was released on 2012-02-08 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 650,000 copies in print, Poems That Touch The Heart is America's most popular collection of inspirational verse.
Download or read book Tactile Heart written by John M. Hull and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of theological essays on relating blindness and faith. It discusses how developing a theology of blindness can make a constructive contribution to the wider field of disability theology. The author looks at key texts in the Christian tradition which often use blindness as a metaphor for ignorance and explores how these texts can be read by blind people.
Download or read book The Whispers of Angels written by Annette Smith and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smith's bestselling story collection "The Whispers of Angels" provides touching, heavenly insights on everyday experiences from a nurse's compassionate perspective.
Download or read book Touch second edition written by Tiffany Field and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2014-10-10 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why we need a daily dose of touch: an investigation of the effects of touch on our physical and mental well-being. Although the therapeutic benefits of touch have become increasingly clear, American society, claims Tiffany Field, is dangerously touch-deprived. Many schools have “no touch” policies; the isolating effects of Internet-driven work and life can leave us hungry for tactile experience. In this book Field explains why we may need a daily dose of touch. The first sensory input in life comes from the sense of touch while a baby is still in the womb, and touch continues to be the primary means of learning about the world throughout infancy and well into childhood. Touch is critical, too, for adults' physical and mental health. Field describes studies showing that touch therapy can benefit everyone, from premature infants to children with asthma to patients with conditions that range from cancer to eating disorders. This second edition of Touch, revised and updated with the latest research, reports on new studies that show the role of touch in early development, in communication (including the reading of others' emotions), in personal relationships, and even in sports. It describes the physiological and biological effects of touch, including areas of the brain affected by touch, and the effects of massage therapy on prematurity, attentiveness, depression, pain, and immune functions. Touch has been shown to have positive effects on growth, brain waves, breathing, and heart rate, and to decrease stress and anxiety. As Field makes clear, we enforce our society's touch taboo at our peril.
Download or read book Pray the Word written by Tiece L. King and published by AudioInk. This book was released on 2013-12-30 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you long to be connected in a deeper way to Jesus? Would you like to see His presence at work in your life in a greater way?Learning to Pray the Word will impact your relationship with Jesus Christ in a powerful and dramatic way. The prayers in this book will open your heart to the purposes of God in your life. Each prayer is entirely based of verses of Scripture. Engage yourself with each prayer and the Scriptures from which they come. Add to them whatever they stimulate in you. Space is provided with each prayer to journal what God is showing you and speaking to you. As you surrender to the power of God’s Word, you will experience the presence of Jesus in a fresh way.
Download or read book Living in the Heart written by Drunvalo Melchizedek and published by Light Technology Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-27 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long ago we humans used a form of communication and sensing that did not involve the brain in any way; rather, it came from a sacred place within our hearts. What good would it do to find this place again? This is a book of remembering. You have always had this place within your heart, and it is still there now. It existed before creation, and it will exist even after the last star shines its brilliant light. At night when you enter your dreams, you leave your mind and enter the sacred space of your heart. But do you remember? Or do you only remember the dream? Why am I telling you about this "something" that is fading from our memories? What good would it do to find this place again in a world where the greatest religion is science and the logic of the mind? Don't I know where emotions and feelings are second-class citizens? Yes, I do. But my teachers have asked me to remind you who you really are. You are more than just a human being, much more. For within your heart is a place, a sacred place, where the world can literally be remade through conscious cocreation. If you really want peace of spirit and if you want to return home, I invite you into the beauty of your own heart. With your permission, I will show you what has been shown to me. I will give you the exact instructions to the pathway into your heart where you and God are intimately one. It is your choice. But I must warn you: Within this experience resides great responsibility. Life knows when a spirit is born to the higher worlds, and life will use you as all the great masters who have ever lived have been used. If you read this book and do the meditation and then expect nothing to change in your life, you may get caught spiritually napping. Once you have entered the light of the great darkness, your life will change -- eventually, you will remember who you really are.
Download or read book Gentle and Lowly written by Dane C. Ortlund and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2020-03-18 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christians know that God loves them, but can easily feel that he is perpetually disappointed and frustrated, maybe even close to giving up on them. As a result, they focus a lot—and rightly so—on what Jesus has done to appease God’s wrath for sin. But how does Jesus Christ actually feel about his people amid all their sins and failures? This book draws us to Matthew 11, where Jesus describes himself as “gentle and lowly in heart,” longing for his people to find rest in him. The gospel flows from God’s deepest heart for his people, a heart of tender love for the sinful and suffering. These chapters take readers into the depths of Christ’s very heart for sinners, diving deep into Bible passages that speak of who Christ is and encouraging readers with the affections of Christ for his people. His longing heart for sinners comforts and sustains readers in their up-and-down lives.
Download or read book Teach Yoga Touch Hearts written by Ritu Kapur and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to creating inspirational classes for yoga instructors! This book is a must-read for planning unique, inspirational and heart-centered yoga classes and a handy resource for all who seek guidance and enthusiasm on the path of yoga. Whether you are a yoga practitioner or a yoga teacher, this book will touch your heart and will inspire you to deepen your practice. The author has presented information about yoga in a comprehensive and easy-to-read manner, honoring India's ancient philosophy of yoga. Her selection of beautiful quotes and passages on different yogic themes and the poems and prayers from around the world will strike a chord with everyone. In this book, she has harmonized the inherent wisdom of the East with the way yoga is practiced in the West in a simple yet powerful way.
Download or read book The Book of Touch written by Constance Classen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book puts a finger on the nerve of culture by delving into the social life of touch, our most elusive yet most vital sense. From the tortures of the Inquisition to the corporeal comforts of modernity, and from the tactile therapies of Asian medicine to the virtual tactility of cyberspace, The Book of Touch offers excursions into a sensory territory both foreign and familiar. How are masculine and feminine identities shaped by touch? What are the tactile experiences of the blind, or the autistic? How is touch developed differently across cultures? What are the boundaries of pain and pleasure? Is there a politics of touch? Bringing together classic writings and new work, this is an essential guide for anyone interested in the body, the senses and the experiential world.
Download or read book Right From the Heart written by Bryant Wright and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2011-08-08 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For people on-the-go who want a daily dose of God’s truth for their life. You want to spend meaningful time each day with the Lord, but about 10 minutes into your day the demands of life distract and pull at you, and threaten to overshadow your plans for quiet time. Pastor Bryant Wright lends helpful guidance for staying focused on God’s Word and applying it to your daily living. His to-the-point messages set the tone for living as Jesus lived, no matter your circumstances. Setting aside just a few minutes each day with the Lord can change your heart. The condition of your heart can change your day. And the outcome of your day can change the course of your life for His eternal glory.
Download or read book Tactile Therapy written by Durell Arrington and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-08 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting close won't be easy... Bullets are afraid to touch a mysterious, young woman who's desperately looking for an artifact she lost. It's a shame she's not the only with special gifts searching for it...
Download or read book Tales of Forgotten Chicago written by Richard C Lindberg and published by Southern Illinois University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hidden gems from Chicago’s past Tales of Forgotten Chicago contains twenty-one fascinating, little-known stories about a great city and its people. Richard C. Lindberg has dug deeply to reveal lost historical events and hidden gems from Chicago’s past. Spanning the Civil War through the 1960s, the volume showcases forgotten crimes, punishments, and consequences: poisoned soup that nearly killed three hundred leading citizens, politicians, and business and religious leaders; a woman in showbiz and her street-thug husband whose checkered lives inspired a 1955 James Cagney movie; and the first police woman in Chicago, hired as a result of the senseless killing of a young factory girl in a racially tinged case of the 1880s. Also included are tales of industry and invention, such as America’s first automobile race, the haunting of a wealthy Gilded Age manufacturer’s mansion, and the identity of the telephone’s rightful inventor. Chapters on the history of early city landmarks spotlight the fight to save Lakefront Park and how “Lucky” Charlie Weeghman’s north side baseball park became Wrigley Field. Other chapters explore civic, cultural, and political happenings: the great Railroad Fairs of 1948 and 1949; Richard J. Daley’s revival of the St. Patrick’s Day parade; political disrupter Lar “America First” Daly; and the founding of the Special Olympics in Chicago by Anne Burke and others. Finally, some are just wonderful tales, such asa touching story about the sinking of Chicago's beloved Christmas tree ship. Engrossing and imaginative, this collection opens new windows into the past of the Windy City.
Download or read book Tactile Graphics written by Polly Edman and published by American Foundation for the Blind. This book was released on 1992 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An easy-to-read encyclopedic handbook on translating visual information into a three-dimensional form that blind and visually impaired persons can understand. This heavily illustrated guide covers theory, techniques, materials, and step-by-step instructions for educators, rehabilitators, graphic artists, museum and business personnel, employers, and anyone involved in producing tactile material for visually impaired persons. Separate chapters are devoted to such important topics as production methods, how to edit and prepare material, pictures, maps, charts and graphs, and displays for readers with low vision.
