The Religion & Spirituality category has 12,033 audiobooks on Listento.it, with an average listener rating of 4.6★ across 49,338 ratings. The most-rated is The Four Agreements.
Human GPS: God's Perfect Script
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Does it feel like something is missing? As though you are incomplete? Maybe, you can't shake the feelings of undue sadness, discontent, unease, or that you're capable of more. You are here for a reason. No one is a waste. You are here at such a time as this in such a place as this for a specific reason. There is a reason for your life. Don't you want to find out what that is?
©2019 Janet Palmer (P)2020 Janet Palmer
Angel Armies on Assignment
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Learn to partner with the innumerable angels in the heavenly realms! The holy spirit spoke a powerful word to Pastor Tim Sheets: When you raise the bar, I’ll raise the anointing. When my heirs raise the bar, I’ll pour out a new pentecost greater than the outpouring in the Book of Acts. The Bible says that all Christians have been brought into a heavenly dimension because of Jesus’ blood. Being born again doesn’t simply secure your place in heaven; it makes heaven accessible right here, right now. This heavenly access includes “innumerable angels"! (See Hebrews 12:22.) Dr. Tim Sheets is a best-selling author, apostolic leader, and biblical authority who teaches everyday believers how to engage God’s army of angels. In this dynamic new book, Sheets helps you recognize different categories and ranks of angels and the vital roles they play in your daily life. In Angel Armies on Assignment, Tim Sheets helps you: Identify different orders, categories, and ranks of angelic beings. Recognize the supernatural roles that each kind of angel plays. Discover the purposes of God by discerning the different kinds of angelic activity. Flow with the holy spirit's movement as you partner with his angel armies. Operate in alignment with God’s “supernatural standard". When you learn how God’s angels operate, you can partner with them to release heaven's plans and purposes over your life!
©2021 Tim Sheets (P)2021 Destiny Image Audio
What Does It Mean to Fear the Lord?
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In this audiobook Michael Reeves calls believers to see God as the object of their fear - a fear marked not by anxiety, but by reverence and awe.
©2021 Michael Reeves (P)2021 Crossway
The Bible
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The Bible is the most influential book in Western history. As the foundational text of Judaism and Christianity, the Bible has been interpreted and reinterpreted over millennia, utilized to promote a seemingly endless run of theological and political positions. Adherents and detractors alike point to different passages throughout to justify wildly disparate behaviors and beliefs. Translated and retranslated, these texts lead both to unity and intense conflict. Influential books on any topic are typically called "bibles." What is the Bible? As a text considered sacred by some, its stories and language appear throughout the fine arts and popular culture, from Shakespeare to Saturday Night Live. In Michael Coogan's eagerly awaited addition to Oxford's What Everyone Needs to Know series, conflicts and controversies surrounding the world's best-selling book are addressed in a straightforward Q&A format. This book provides an unbiased look at biblical authority and authorship, the Bible's influence in Western culture, the disputes over meaning and interpretation, and the state of biblical scholarship today. Brimming with information for the student and the expert alike, The Bible: What Everyone Needs to Know is a dependable introduction to a most contentious holy book.
©2020 Oxford University Press (P)2021 Tantor
Summa Theologica, Volume 3
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Secunda Secundae is the longest part in this immense undertaking by Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274). His purpose was nothing less than to survey the theological teachings of the Catholic Church, while absorbing, controversially for his time, many other strands of learning and philosophy, varying from ancient Greek (particularly Aristotle) to Muslim writers (Averroes and Avicenna) and the Sephardic Jewish philosopher Moses Maimonides. Secunda Secundae follows the established pattern of presenting topics in terms of Questions divided into Articles which are further divided into clearly considered lines of debate. There are 189 Questions which are grouped into four ‘Treatises’ - focussed areas for discussion: Treatise on the Theological Virtues (Questions 1-46), Treatise on the Cardinal Virtues (Questions 47-70), Treatise on Fortitude and Temperance, (Questions 123-170), Treatise on Gratuitous Graces (Questions 171-182), and the final short section, Treatise on the States of Life (Questions 183-189). Part II of the Summa Theologica is broadly concerned with ethics, and in this Part II of Part II, Aquinas turns his enquiry towards virtues. It opens with the enquiry into faith, considering the acts of faith, the cause, the effects, hope and their contraries: heresy, apostasy, blasphemy, despair and more. The four cardinal virtues are then examined, prudence and justice being followed by fortitude and temperance, often with the positive and negative states being juxtaposed: humility and pride; sobriety and drunkenness; fasting and gluttony. Prophecy, rapture, and ‘The Division of Life into the Active and the Contemplative’, are among the topics in Gratuitous Graces, ending with the consideration of man’s various duties and states in general and the state of perfection in general. As always, Aquinas supports his argument with a wealth of references - notably from St Augustine, of course, but also from a rich and varied list of sources. Throughout this long but sustained work, Aquinas demands continuous attention through his clarity of intellect and expression. A continuing tribute must be made to Father Laurence Shapcote of the Dominican Order who, while based in South Africa in the first half of the 20th century, made this translation from Latin his life’s work. Martyn Swain continues his impressive reading of this major Western medieval classic of theology and philosophy. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
Public Domain (P)2020 Ukemi Productions Ltd
Beginning Zen Buddhism
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Begin your journey to Zen - an essential beginner's guide to Buddhism. Do you often feel anxious and stressed out? Do you experience difficulty sleeping at night due to overthinking? Do you feel like you are always running around without actually getting anything done? If you’ve answered yes, then this book is your key to reclaiming control over your life. Beginning Zen Buddhism: Timeless Teachings to Master Your Emotions, Reduce Stress and Anxiety, and Achieve Inner Peace addresses the essential lessons of Buddhism, as well as Zen and mindfulness. In this book, you will discover: The definition, history, and evolution of Buddhism The core concepts of Buddhism: karma, suffering, nirvana, and reincarnation What is Zen Buddhism How to practice and implement the five precepts of Buddhism into your everyday life The incredible benefits of practicing mindfulness regularly and how to do it Transforming your state of mind and self through mindfulness Alan Watts and his version of Zen Buddhism And much more… If the books, articles, and manuals you encountered in the past were too confusing or have not helped, this one certainly can. Written especially with beginners in mind, the topics are clearly explained and come with relatable examples. This book will allow you to fully understand the concept and teachings of Zen Buddhism. At the same time, it will show you how you can practice mindfulness effectively to achieve true inner peace and calmness. You can start to make positive and significant changes to your life with the help of this book. Allow yourself the benefits of a life free of stress and anxiety with the understanding and practice of Buddhism. You are one step away from a clear and peaceful mind. Scroll up, click “Buy Now", and begin your Zen Buddhism journey today!
©2020 Amy White (P)2021 Amy White
Hope
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For many people, worry, anxiety, and fear are constant companions: fear of death, fear of danger, fear of disease. In today’s unpredictable and contentious world, who can blame us? All too often, these fears are crippling, keeping us from the life God has called us to live. Is there any hope amidst all this darkness? There is. As Christians, we have been given all we need in order to face down even the most frightening, unexpected, and overwhelming obstacles in life. In Hope, Dr. David Jeremiah explores the top seven fears that are holding so many of us back from the life God has called us to live and shares secrets for facing down these fears with hope in God. With each word, you’ll grow in your conviction that God is the answer you’ve been looking for: As you look to the future, you’ll begin to see nothing except his power and love guarding your every step. Step into the truth, and start living the fearless life God created you to enjoy.
©2021 David Jeremiah (P)2021 Tyndale House Publishers
The Ecstacy of Loving God
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Ecstasy, or extasis, is the Greek term for trance, and is linked with a pleasurable, God-given state of out-of-body experience recorded throughout the New Testament and the church age. Starting with the apostles ecstatic experiences on Pentecost, the Book of Acts further records trances in the lives of Peter and Paul. From the early church to the Christian mystics of the Middle Ages and the famous revivalists of centuries present, God s movements on the Earth have always been marked by these supernatural experiences. In this audiobook, John Crowder takes us on a journey from Old Testament ecstatic prophets such as Samuel and Elijah, to the future ecstatics who will usher in a massive wave of harvest glory to the streets in these last days. God has always wanted a people who live in the Heavens, even as they walk on the Earth. And the world is hungry for the demonstration of a gospel of supernatural power that flows from a life of divine pleasure. More than a state of mind, you will see how the nature of God s ecstasy is found in the joy, bliss and inner raptures of his presence. In this audiobook, you will be encouraged to drink from the river of his pleasure! (Ps. 36:8)
©2011 John Crowder (P)2020 Destiny Image Audio
Audio Bible - New English Translation, NET: Complete Bible
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Ever feel lost in translation? With the NET Full-notes Edition of the Holy Bible, you don’t need to be. Modern listeners can find it challenging to connect with the ancient words and cultural contexts of the biblical writers. The NET offers a completely new solution: pairing a listenable, everyday English translation with the largest set of translators’ notes ever created for a Bible. The NET’s 60,000 notes bring complete transparency to every major translation decision and invite you to look over the translators’ shoulders, allowing you to come to your own understanding of the Scriptures. It is an indispensable resource for every Bible listener.
Public Domain (P)2019 Thomas Nelson
The Enlightened Brain
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There's been a major breakthrough in the world's oldest research experiment. For over 2,500 years, Buddhist meditators have investigated the human psyche. Now, with the help of modern neuroscience, we have gained an unprecedented understanding of how the brain responds to meditation practice - which gives you powerful tools for changing your own brain for more happiness, love, and wisdom. With The Enlightened Brain, Dr. Rick Hanson shows you how to restore the calm, contented, and caring state that is your brain's natural condition. Includes guided practices for strengthening mindfulness, bringing peace to anger and anxiety, deepening meditation, releasing ego, and much more.
©2011 Rick Hanson (P)2011 Rick Hanson
Shikake
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We are living in a time when behavioral change is necessary for our health and survival. Yet we find it exceedingly difficult to transform our own habits, let alone those of other people. Enter Naohiro Matsumura, whose powerful new design method is as astonishingly simple in its logic as it is sophisticated in its psychology. It allows any of us to address challenges in our homes, our public spaces, and our social interactions. As Matsumura shows, a shikake-or "device" in Japanese-is a design that exerts influence on us through subtle nudging, rather than direct command; it encourages a particular behavior without telling its (often unwitting) user the primary purpose of that behavior. For example: footprints in a store guide shoppers and keep them socially distant; a basketball hoop placed over a trash can entices children to tidy up their rooms; a symbol of a shrine in a public square encourages respectfulness; and a staircase painted to look like piano keys prompts exercise through play. Combining traditional Japanese aesthetics with the lessons of behavioral economics, Matsumura reveals how to identify the hidden design cues that already shape our world, and how shikakes can help us confront some of the most pressing challenges of our era, from pandemics to declining civic engagement to climate change and beyond. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2016 Naohiro Matsumura (P)2021 Tantor
Rejoice and Tremble
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This audiobook argues from Scripture that godly fear is the opposite of being afraid of God or his punishment, as if he were a tyrant. Instead, it is the intensity of the saints’ love for, delight in, and enjoyment of all that God is.
©2021 Michael Reeves (P)2021 Crossway
Engaging with Hindus
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Hindus are the third largest faith in the world, and yet many Christians know very little about their beliefs and lifestyle. This short book is designed to help both Christians and whole churches understand more about Hindus and to reach out to them with the good news of the Gospel.
©2014 Robin Thomson/The Good Book Company (P)2021 eChristian
The Pursuit of Power and Freedom
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The wisdom of the Katha Upanishad is revealed in the story of a young boy Nachiketa, who compelled the Lord of Death to reveal the secret of what happens after we die. Nachiketa wants to know the answers to life’s most enduring questions: What happens after we die? How can we find true happiness? What is truly worth having? What is the nature of reality? Step by step, testing Nachiketa’s preparedness for the highest truth, the Lord of Death ultimately imparts brahma vidya, the science and knowledge of the highest truth, to his student. Divided into three sections - extensive commentary, English translation, and Sanskrit text with transliteration - The Pursuit of Power and Freedom is a valuable reference both for scholars and for those beginning their study of the Upanishads.
©2008 Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy of the USA (P)2020 Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy of the USA
99 Thoughts on Ganesha
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In the game of cricket, having scored 99 runs, when a bats-man stands poised on the threshold of that much coveted century, he experiences the moment that is best associated with Ganesha. Fear and uncertainty envelope him; between him and his achievement stand hurdles, both real and imaginary: a possible spin from the bowler can overwhelm him, his own anxiety can paralyze him, cheering fans can distract him. He needs divine intervention then. He needs to focus, get rid of all hurdles, perform, get the final run, and achieve what he so longs for. In other words, he needs to think of Ganapati. This book brings together 99 meditations to better understand the stories, symbols and rituals of that adorable elephant-headed Hindu god who removes hurdles and brings prosperity and peace. Known variously as Ganapati, Gajanana, Vinayaka or Pillayar, he can help all of us score a century in the game called life.
©2011; Pattanaik, Devdutt (P)2020 Audible, Inc.
365 Daily Buddhist Thoughts
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Buddhism has been in the minds, hearts, and lives of men and women since the first historically recorded Buddha reincarnated in ancient India. The person we know today as the Buddha, who is also known as Shakyamuni and Gautama, has been revered and honored for over 2500 years. His profound teachings have given hope and meaning to the lives of countless millions of people right up till the present day. But, just like us, he was just another fragile human being, filled with hopes, dreams, fears and concerns for the people around him and for the environment. We are not told who his spiritual teachers were, but like us today, he must have searched for the wisdom that he needed to attempt to explain his purpose in life and his place in the vast universe. Many of the quotes you will find on these pages are from the mouth of Shakyamuni. Teachings in those ancient times where almost always oral and passed on from student to student and hence generation to generation. You will also find the comforting words of modern Buddhas such as Nichiren as well as modern wisdom from today’s great Buddhist teachers.
©2018 Laurence Flood (P)2021 Laurence Flood
A Rhythm of Prayer
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New York Times best seller... For the weary, the angry, the anxious, and the hopeful, this collection of moving, tender prayers offers rest, joyful resistance, and a call to act, written by Barbara Brown Taylor, Amena Brown, Nadia Bolz-Weber, and other artists and thinkers, curated by the author Glennon Doyle calls “my favorite faith writer." It’s no secret that we are overworked, overpressured, and edging burnout. Unsurprisingly, this fact is as old as time - and that’s why we see so many prayer circles within a multitude of church traditions. These gatherings are a trusted space where people seek help, hope, and peace, energized by God and one another. This book, curated by acclaimed author Sarah Bessey, celebrates and honors that prayerful tradition in a literary form. A companion for all who feel the immense joys and challenges of the journey of faith, this collection of prayers says it all aloud, giving readers permission to recognize the weight of all they carry. These writings also offer a broadened imagination of hope - of what can be restored and made new. Each prayer is an original piece of writing, with new essays by Sarah Bessey throughout. Encompassing the full breadth of the emotional landscape, these deeply tender yet subversive prayers give readers an intimate look at the diverse language and shapes of prayer.
©2020 Sarah Bessey, editor (P)2020 Random House Audio
Screwtape Proposes a Toast
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The only official sequel, penned by Lewis himself, to the ever-popular Screwtape Letters - published alongside other short essays. One of the most popular books ever to come from the pen of C. S. Lewis was written in the name of Screwtape, a senior devil experienced in the art of luring his 'patients' on earth to their own damnation in service of 'our father below' - and training others to do the same. Screwtape's correspondence with his nephew, an apprentice devil, came into Lewis' hands, he said, by a route he would not disclose, and many a listener has finished the collection longing for more of the insights they gained from its wisdom. Much to Lewis' resistance, this after-dinner speech, given by Screwtape to a graduating class of demons at a college in hell, came to light a few years after the publication of the original letters. Now, 75 years later, the speech is reproduced in full once more along with a short collection of Lewis' other lesser-known but perennial works. Many people will have forgotten about the only official sequel that exists to Screwtape; the 75th anniversary of Screwtape's publication is the perfect opportunity to bring this back.
©2017 C. S.Lewis (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers
Legacy of the Unfamous
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What if you were in the world's most-read and published book of all time and no one knew who you were? Well, there are many people and stories in the Bible that we don't know about. Some stories you may have heard, but, did you really know how to apply them to your life in today's world? The Legacy of the Unfamous talks about Biblical figures you have and haven't heard of and tells us how their stories can be an example for us in our daily lives. You can leave a legacy even if you're unfamous.
©2020 Letete Ball II (P)2021 Letete Ball II
Could God Be This Good?
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This book represents my attempt and my exhortation to others to step back from the trees in order to see the forest. I believe we human beings were built to win. I believe we were fashioned in eternity, complete with built-in corrections for the flaws that would develop in the time realm because of the free radical of free will. I believe, therefore, that the flaws and sins of humankind have been accounted for and provided for from before the foundation of the world. All sins and their consequences — from serial murder to self-murder; from heinous tortures, rapes, racism, and wars to all diseases and every sickness, whether physical, mental, or religious — were laid on Jesus and borne away. The most important phrases Jesus uttered from the cross were, “Father, forgive them,” and “It is finished”. He spoke those words as he died the most horrible, unfair, and undeserved death any man could suffer. He was holy, just, and good. He died for us — the unholy, the unjust, and the un-good — and yet he said, “Father, forgive them”.
©2014 Dr. M. Tyrone Cushman (P)2014 Dr. M. Tyrone Cushman