We prefer some flavours of Neapolitan ice cream to others. At the end of the day though, they all look to cool our tongues and sweeten our days. Religion too looks to cool our minds and sweeten our hearts. Does it matter the flavour? It is certainly not worth fighting over!A range of flowers make a garden beautiful as a range of perspectives and beliefs help us better understand the truth. We could all learn from each other instead of fighting if only we took the time to try and un...

"If, like some, you regret that Montessori too rarely in her writings appreciated the humanity of teachers-their creativity, their curiosity, their doubts-this book stands as the perfect complement."-Jola-Montessori.comEvocative and unique, The Tao of Montessori offers a quiet balance to the noisy demands of teaching and parenting through a special blend of encouraging verse. Award-winning Montessori teacher Catherine McTamaney revisits the eighty-one verses of La...

A Vedic ReaderBy Arthur Anthony MacdonellContaining Thirty Hymns Of The Rigveda In The Original Samhita And Pada Texts.About the Author:"Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1854 - 1930), 7th of Lochgarry, was a noted Sanskrit scholar.Macdonell was born in India and educated at Gottingen University, then matriculated in 1876 at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, gaining a classical exhibition and three scholarships (for German, Sanskrit, and Chinese). He gradu...

Patricia Lyons’ searing first-person accounts of adolescent ethics, spirituality, conscience, and struggles with despair are unforgettable. In this book, she deciphers the language of youth so that any teacher, parent, or mentor can learn how to hear, understand and respond more effectively to the spiritual hopes and longings of teenagers.

Jesus describes what happens when we die and go to the spirit world, what happens when we go to sleep, and near death experiences.Document source filename: 20100815 Spirit Life - What Happens When You Die S1.This ebook is a transcript of a seminar delivered by Jesus (AJ Miller) on 15th August 2010 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia,from the Spirit Life series of talks.

Jesus describes what emotional and physical addictions are, how they get created within us, the negative affects of addictions in our lives, how to recognise our addictions, and how to work through them and release them.Document source filename: 20100522 The Human Soul - Processing Addictions.This ebook is a transcript of a seminar delivered by Jesus (AJ Miller)on 22nd May 2010 in Buderim, Australia from the Human Soul series of talks.

Jesus describes the soulmate part of our soul, how to develop a pure longing for and find our soulmate, and emotions that block the soulmate relationship.Document source filename: 20100124 The Human Soul - The Soul-Mate Relationship S2.This ebook is a transcript of a seminar delivered on 24th January 2010 by Jesus (AJ Miller) in Buderim, Australia, as part of the Human Soul series of talks.

When it comes to teaching, no method or approach is as important as the character, the commitment, and the personhood of the teacher.But you can further your development as a teacher by learning about approaches, methods, and activities appropriate to lifespan faith development in the liberal church, which is what youll get in this guidebook to religious instruction.Betty Jo Middleton takes a Unitarian Universalist perspective but draws upon many sources in focusing on teac...

Taking Care of the Future examines the moral dimensions and transformative capacities of education and humanitarianism through an intimate portrayal of learners, volunteers, donors, and educators at a special needs school in South Africa and a partnering UK-based charity. Drawing on his professional experience of “inclusive education” in London, Oliver Pattenden investigates how systems of schooling regularly exclude and mishandle marginalized populations, particularly exploring h...

Jesus conducts a mediumship session with Mary Magdalene, who channels some Brazilian spirits on the topic of forgiveness and repentance.Document source filename: 20120812 Mediumship With Mary - Repentance & Forgiveness.This ebook is a transcript of a seminar delivered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, by Jesus (AJ Miller) and Mary Magdalene (Mary Luck) on 12th August 2012.

The term ‘moral’ has had a chequered history in sub-Saharan Africa, mainly due to the legacy of colonialism and Apartheid (in South Africa). In contrast to moral education as a vehicle of cultural imperialism and social control, this volume shows moral education to be concerned with both private and public morality, with communal and national relationships between human beings, as well as between people and their environment. Drawing on distinctive perspectives from philosophy, economics, ...

Why teach about religion in public schools? What educational value can such courses potentially have for students?In For the Civic Good, Walter Feinberg and Richard A. Layton offer an argument for the contribution of Bible and world religion electives. The authors argue that such courses can, if taught properly, promote an essential aim of public education: the construction of a civic public, where strangers engage with one another in building a common future. The humaniti...