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Trance-Formations: Neuro-Linguistic Programming and the Structure of Hypnosis

23 reviews
John Grinder, Richard Bandler

Real People Pr, 1981

OUTSTANDING CLASSIC!
Most people do not realize that the contents of this book were taken from transcripts of several live seminars on "Ericksonian-style" indirect Hypnosis conducted by Richard Bandler and John Grinder. The book reads as though you are sitting in the front row and witnessing Bandler and Grinder reveal to you exactly how to do indirect hypnosis, complete with demonstrations of each technique. Since ...

The Formation of Christendom (Princeton Paperbacks)

5 reviews
Judith Herrin

Princeton University Press, 1989

Informative And Wide Ranging
'The Formation of Christendom' by Judith Herrin is an excellent resource for those interested in the crucial, much-maligned period when the Roman Empire fell apart, Byzantium and Islam arose, and the Roman Church gained institutional and intellectual primacy in western Europe. It should be essential reading for those allegedly educated many who think the Renaissance somehow erupted full blown in ...

The Renovare Spiritual Formation Bible (Protestant Edition)

18 reviews
Renovare, Richard J. Foster, ...

Harper San Francisco, 2006

What a pleaure
Having this provides one with a fine translation and solid opportunity for interpretation and application. I was leary about the last part, since often that can be sappy. Not so here. Selecting a Bible is hard. I have decided that for me, a hard bound book is best and worth any extra cost. Get one like this and add tabs. It is one big book. Shortcoming: No index. But with so much ...

A Spiritual Formation Workbook - Revised edition: Small Group Resources for Nurturing Christian Growth

13 reviews
James Bryan Smith, Richard J. Foster

HarperOne, 1999

The Best Small Group Model Around
What separates this small group guide from others is that it provides a framework for all future groups that actually contains concrete paths to real character transformation. That framework has some key components: (1) An emphasis on trying spiritual exercises in your everyday life, with plenty of ideas for exercises provided; (2) An emphasis on growing toward a balanced spiritual life, ...

The Formation of Scholars: Rethinking Doctoral Education for the Twenty-First Century (JB-Carnegie Foundation ...

1 review
George E. Walker, Chris M. Golde, ...

Jossey-Bass, 2008

Rethinking Doctoral Education in the 21st Century
The title for my review is the subtitle of this work, sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The focus of this book is to explore what it takes to form scholars from the raw material of graduate students in doctoral programs. Tasks to be carried out to create effective scholars include the development of professional identities among students, to encourage ...

Connecting with God: A Spiritual Formation Guide (Renovare Spiritual Formation Guides)

1 review
Renovare

HarperOne, 2006

So Many Ways to Connect with God
For those of you who want to get in touch with God, this is the book for you. If you are tired of people telling you to just pray more, but prayer does not seem to get you tuned into God, then this book is for you. This book explores twelve avenues of communing with Almighty One: "living with God, prayer, Bible study, the creation, other people, circumstances, silence, dreams and visions, sensing ...

Foundations of Spiritual Formation: A Community Approach to Becoming Like Christ
Paul Pettit

Kregel Academic & Professional, 2008

This textbook for introductory spiritual formation courses presents the fundamentals and practices of the discipline. This collection includes presentations by several well-known evangelical scholars including Gordon Johnston, Darrell Bock, Richard Averbeck, Klaus Issler, and others.

Trance: Formation of America

86 reviews
Cathy O'Brien, Mark Phillips

Reality Marketing, Incorporated, 1995

When In Doubt, Keep an Open Mind
This book was recommended to me by a reader of my reviews, and in part because I have been at the forefront of trying to get the public to realize that 9-11 was not only allowed to happen, but that Dick Cheney, Rudy Gulliani, and Larry Silverstein (and probably the insurance companies) conspired to murder most of those who died on 9/11 via controlled demolitions of three buildings (one of which ...

Spiritual Formation as if the Church Mattered: Growing in Christ through Community
James C. Wilhoit

Baker Academic, 2008

The yearning and restlessness of our souls drive us toward God. This hunger and homesickness is the beginning of spiritual formation, according to James C. Wilhoit. In Spiritual Formation as if the Church Mattered, Wilhoit takes a unique approach to the topic. Whereas most books focus on the individual's spiritual transformation, this one intentionally concentrates on how the local church itself is the seedbed of spiritual growth and how the ...

Racial Formation in the United States: From the 1960s to the 1990s (Critical Social Thought)
Michael Omi

Routledge, 1994

First published in 1986, Racial Formation in the United States is now considered a classic in the literature on race and ethnicity. This second edition builds upon and updates Omi and Winant's groundbreaking research. In addition to a preface to the new edition, the book provides a more detailed account of the theory of racial formation processes. It includes material on the historical development of race, the question of racism, ...

NIV Spiritual Formation Bible

3 reviews

Zondervan Publishing Company, 1999

Spiritually and Naturally Lively Bible
Well no, I have not read all of this Bible, but I have read enough of it to know that it will meet its purpose: to help people become open to God. Other Bibles I've read have either been study Bibles or Bibles with devotional messages tucked into the chapters. This Bible offers ways to meet God through the text, by listening to the text, by letting the text meet the human situation. ...

The Spiritual Formation of Leaders

1 review
Chuck Miller

Xulon Press, 2007

Fabulous! A Must Read
Are you too tired, busy, discouraged or stressed in church leadership? I highly recommend this book if you want a complete transformation of how you view leadership and spiritual formation. They can not be separated. Chuck Miller's timely words will encourage your faith, shift your ministry focus and reignite the passion in your relationship with Jesus. Getting back to these basics will ...

Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes

18 reviews
Jacques Ellul

Vintage, 1973

Orwell's 1984 = fiction; Ellul's Propaganda = prophecy
Jacques Ellul is meticulous and thoughtful, so this book is occasionally dense and hard to follow. In addition, most of the examples and allusions will strike modern Americans as dated and obscure. Nonetheless, Ellul saw long ago where moderns were headed. He saw that authoritarian use of modern technologies would mesmerize, stultify, and reduce humans to thralls, just as Orwell and Huxley, in ...

Formations of the Secular: Christianity, Islam, Modernity (Cultural Memory in the Present)

3 reviews
Talal Asad

Stanford University Press, 2003

An erudite and praiseworthy albeit easily misunderstood attempt at uncloaking the Secular disguise.
There is more here than an Anthropology of the Secular and mostly because a full appreciation of the concept can never arise from a direct response to the question "what is the secular?". And so Asad continues throughout to offer examples and elements of alterations in human thought which may have opened up a new space, creating suitable conditions and allowing 'the secular' to mark its territory ...

Typography: Formation +Transformation
Willi Kunz

Arthur Niggli, 2004

A Game-Theoretic Perspective on Coalition Formation (The Lipsey Lectures)
Debraj Ray

Oxford University Press, USA, 2008

The formation of coalitions to achieve both collaborative and competitive goals is a phenomenon we see all around us. The list is long and varied: production cartels, political lobbies, customs unions, environmental coalitions, and ethnic alliances are just a few everyday instances. Drawing upon and extending his inaugural Lipsey Lectures at the University of Essex, Debraj Ray looks at coalition formation from the perspective of game theory. How ...

Formation of a Persecuting Society: Authority and Deviance in Western Europe 950-1250
R. I. Moore

Wiley-Blackwell, 2007

In this new edition of a classic in medieval history, R. I. Moore extends his original conception of the "persecuting society" with a new, final chapter, a new preface and critical bibliography. Addressing criticisms of the first edition, he considers the impact of a generation's research and refines his argument accordingly.

The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600-1800 (Themes in Islamic History)

1 review
Jonathan P. Berkey

Cambridge University Press, 2002

Good for Professionals
Berkey states that his book is for students and those interested in Islamic history. However, one would need to read a real textbook in order to have the foundation necessary to understand his work. His scholarship and attention to detail are above reproach, but the style of writing and content assume that the reader already knows quite a bit about Islamic history. That, and the plethora of ...

The Self-Made Tapestry: Pattern Formation in Nature

9 reviews
Philip Ball

Oxford University Press, USA, 2001

Sad
I hope some publisher will do the world a favor and keep this book in print. It's a classic that belongs on the shelf right next to D'Arcy Thompson's "On Growth and Form." This might seem strange for me to say, but if I were to design an educational curriculum for people learning my profession (oncology), this book would be mandatory. It is highly recommended for anyone interested in ...

The American Musical and the Formation of National Identity
Raymond Knapp

Princeton University Press, 2006

The American musical has achieved and maintained relevance to more people in America than any other performance-based art. This thoughtful history of the genre, intended for readers of all stripes, offers probing discussions of how American musicals, especially through their musical numbers, advance themes related to American national identity. Written by a musicologist and supported by a wealth of illustrative audio examples (on the book's ...

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