{"title":"Religious Studies","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"9781485309673","title":"`n Stil gemoed","description":"\u003cp\u003e'n Stil gemoed verskyn oorspronklik in 1993 in Engels onder die titel Tranquil Mind. Die eerste Afrikaanse uitgawe verskyn in 1997, en die tyd is dus ryp vir 'n heruitgawe.\u003cbr\u003e'n Stil gemoed is 'n eenvoudige inleiding tot die Boeddhisme en meditasie. Die Boeddhisme is wesenlik 'n aantal metodes om met die verstand en gemoed om te gaan. As ons hierdie metodes verstaan en op ons lewens toepas, sal hulle ons inherente vermoë om innerlike vrede, erbarming en wysheid te ervaar laat ontplooi deur die potensiaal van ons gees te ontwikkel.\u003cbr\u003eMediteerders in die Weste ervaar unieke probleme as gevolg van hul kulturele, sosiale en sielkundige agtergrond. Aan die hand van sy uitgebreide akademiese en praktiese ervaring stel die skrywer van hierdie inleiding die onderwerp bekend op 'n manier wat met dié invloede rekening hou.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeditasie deursny al die illusie, al die projeksie, al die verwarring wat by ons bestaan oor ander mense en bowenal oor onsself. (Rob Nairn)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Rob+Nairn\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eRob Nairn\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rob Nairn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47376796254371,"sku":"9781485309673","price":170.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781485309673_7e2154a3-2ec8-4617-90b4-c0c3c2877d55.jpg?v=1776551087"},{"product_id":"9781444702163","title":"The Meaning of Marriage","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn previous books respected New York pastor and bestselling author Timothy Keller has looked at such diverse and topical subjects as the existence of God, our need to do justice, the meaning of Jesus' life, and the human temptation to make idols - all through the twin lenses of a biblical framework and an engagement with contemporary culture. In this new book, co-authored with his wife, Kathy, he turns his attention to that most complex of matters: our need for love, and its expression in marriage. Beginning with the biblical narrative, and its pictures of marriage that span the original ideal to the broken to the redemptive, he looks at themes of friendship and commitment; the completion of men and women in each other; singleness, sex and divorce; and ministry and discipleship within the context of marriage. This is a profound and engaging work that will challenge and inspire people in all stages of life - single, newlywed and married.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Timothy+Keller\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eTimothy Keller\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Timothy Keller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379349766307,"sku":"9781444702163","price":305.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781444702163_7b89adfd-530b-45cd-bbef-d4c0f4a1962b.jpg?v=1776539162"},{"product_id":"9780796322951","title":"Kultusse in Suid-Afrika","description":"\u003cp\u003eHoe kry kultusleiers 'n houvas op rasionele mense? En hoe behou hulle dit, dikwels met hartverskeurende gevolge?\u003cbr\u003eHoe weet 'n mens die groep of kerk waaraan jy behoort, is nie dalk 'n kultus nie? Kan ek 'per ongeluk' in 'n kultus beland?\u003cbr\u003eWat kan ek doen as 'n geliefde in een vasgevang is?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJana Marx, bekende joernalis van Devilsdorp-faam beantwoord die vrae en meer in hierdie fassinerende blik op die binnewêreld van kultusse.\u003cbr\u003eSy het uitgebreide navorsing gedoen oor kultusse van antieke tye tot vandag, en in diepte met kundiges en gewese kultuslede gesels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnder die kultusse waarna sy kyk is Cecilia Steyn se Electus per Deus, die Israelvisie, die Suidlanders, KwaSizabantu, die Christ in Me Collective en die Jesus Dominion International-kerk in Suid-Afrika, sowel as van die mees opspraakwekkende internasionale kultusse. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKultusse word in verskillende onderafdelings ingedeel: moord- en gedagtebeheerkultusse, korporatiewe kultusse, sekskultusse en politieke kultusse. Jana bekyk bekende plaaslike en internasionale kultusse binne elkeen van hierdie afdelings. Sy verwys ook na die BITE-model van Dr Steve Hassen sodat gewone mense kan uitwerk of geliefdes in 'n kultus vasgekeer is. Daar is 'n hoofstuk met riglyne oor wat om te doen as jou geliefde in 'n kultus is.\u003cbr\u003eJy kan alles oor kultusse wat jy nog altyd wou geweet het in hierdie boek vind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Jana+Marx\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eJana Marx\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+ZZZ\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eZZZ\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jana Marx,ZZZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47380978172067,"sku":"9780796322951","price":89.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780796322951_e91197e7-12f2-428d-add3-0d09cbc37d01.jpg?v=1776500446"},{"product_id":"9781991256119","title":"Oorwegings voor gesigseinder","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn menige opsig (insluitend religie) leef ons in 'n tyd van krisis: van die skynbare ineenstorting van religieuse, mitologiese werklikheidsmodelle, intellektuele konstruksies en sosiale institusionaliserings wat individue en kulture deur millennia gedra het. Hierdie krisis raak nie net een religie (bv. die Christendom) nie, maar almal, as uitinge van die een, na sin smagtende mensheid, op 'n aarde, self in 'n diep ekologiese krisis, grootliks die gevolg van menslike denk- en gedragswyses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDie situasie waarin ons ons bevind, kan ook gesien word as 'n tyd van moontlike nuwe begin, oorbegin. Hierdie boek proklameer nie, voer geen propaganda-oorlog nie, maar tree in kort meditasiestukkies in gesprek met sy lesers, saam in gesprek met uitnemende mistieke denkers van die menslike verlede as een geheel, hier veral met Theravada Boeddhisme. Ons is pelgrims, as een lotsgemeenskap op weg na, en hopelik verlig terug van, 'n laaste, stil horison, met die moontlikheid van 'n lewe tot voordeel van alle lewe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Kobus+Kr%C3%BCger\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eKobus Krüger\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kobus Krüger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47381106098339,"sku":"9781991256119","price":250.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781991256119_8336a2bc-1744-46e2-ab28-0d6380eef105.jpg?v=1776619827"},{"product_id":"9780624093084","title":"Power and Faith","description":"\u003cp\u003e'It is easier to tell you I used to be in a religious cult. My declaration is most likely to surprise you, even leave you confused. You might ask for more details. I'd tell you it was one of those evangelical churches, and you'd fill in the gaps for yourself because there are endless possibilities of what a cult-like evangelical church can look like in\u003cbr\u003eSouth Africa. Did I eat grass? Or maybe a snake? Was I sprayed with doom?' Unlike more traditional denominational churches Pentecostal or evangelical churches are more of a movement and much less regulated. Journalist Pontsho Pilane's experience at a powerful evangelical church changed the trajectory of her life and began her journey of deconstruction. Her aim is to be a responsible believer contributing to a more just society. In this memoir and analysis, Pontsho investigates the dangers of uninterrogated belief in Pentecostal churches and how these beliefs affect our everyday lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Pontsho+Pilane\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003ePontsho Pilane\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pontsho Pilane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47381237727395,"sku":"9780624093084","price":295.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780624093084_4896978f-ebd9-4798-96ea-6a6d98394b23.jpg?v=1776482035"},{"product_id":"9781067234331","title":"Ecce deus!","description":"\u003cp\u003e• Do Jews, Christians and Muslims really know whom they worship?\u003cbr\u003e• If they do, will they still worship their god?\u003cbr\u003e• Following Jesus or Mohammad - really?\u003cbr\u003e• Does one need religion to lead a moral life?\u003cbr\u003eOften believers, mostly unconsciously, selectively cling only to those sections of the scriptures that suit them, while conveniently ignoring awkward and hideous parts of the 'sacred' texts. That is fundamentally irrational and dishonest.\u003cbr\u003eCan the 'morality' of the ancient scriptures really be applied in our age? Slavery, crucifi xions, gender inequality, forced marriages? How do believers decide what is relevant for them in those scriptures and what is not?\u003cbr\u003eEcce deus! Behold, the god in whom people believe - and then decide whether you still want to worship this 'deity' and base your morality on him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Johan+Retief\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eJohan Retief\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Johan Retief","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47382035038371,"sku":"9781067234331","price":275.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781067234331_258d94e2-6888-4634-b8b7-ba72b4545c36.jpg?v=1776519422"},{"product_id":"9781776193134","title":"Journey Kwantu","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor decades, African spirituality has been demonised or met with suspicion. 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The book is rooted in extensive historical research, lived experiences and interviews with healers, teachers and ordinary people trying to live out their truth.\u003cbr\u003eWith a unique ability to simplify complex issues and ask taboo questions, the author endeavours to answers questions like, “Who are we?” and “How did we come to believe what we believe?” In the process he deals with issues he has struggled with on his own spiritual journey, such as death and the afterlife and the authority of the Ancestors vs the Power of God to more practical matters like performing rituals in urban areas and understanding lineage and its impact on one's spiritual life.\u003cbr\u003eDeeply perceptive and engaging, Journey Kwantu offers a guide and spiritual sustenance to African believers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Vusumzi+Ngxande\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eVusumzi Ngxande\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vusumzi Ngxande","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47382648389795,"sku":"9781776193134","price":290.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781776193134_b225dc8c-056f-4904-9527-299dd9ae4b23.jpg?v=1776581182"}],"url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/collections\/religious-studies.oembed","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}