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| Introduction; or, how I said goodbye to an absent-minded study of religion | ||
| 1 | What is it like to be a believer? | 1 |
| 2 | A cognitive-scientific perspective in the study of religion | 28 |
| 3 | Breaking boundaries | 39 |
| 4 | Take the Buddha, for example | 53 |
| 5 | Religion : a unique world, but in what sense? | 67 |
| 6 | Explaining miracles | 81 |
| 7 | A new theory of magic | 90 |
| 8 | True fiction : the philosophy and psychology of religious belief | 113 |
| 9 | Rituals : why indeed? | 135 |
| 10 | Singers of tales | 147 |
| 11 | Holy book : the invention of writing and religious cognition | 160 |
| 12 | Religion, science, and ideology | 172 |
| 13 | 'God' as ultimate reality in religion and in science | 187 |
| 14 | Religious experience across cultures | 205 |
| 15 | Do cultures exist? | 219 |
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John Mcconnell
reviewed Magic, Miracles, and Religion: A Scientist's Perspective (Cognitive Science of Religion Series) on August 10, 2011 Magic, Miracles, and Religion: A Scientist's Perspective (Cognitive Science of Religion Series)
"Here is what I know about you: Right now there is a work in you that God has not given up on. You may have; but God has not."
In 200 Pomegranates, Shawn Wood looks at 10 verses from 1 Kings 7 that tell the story of Huram - a skilled craftsman from Tyre who is called upon by King Solomon to do some work in the Temple. His work? To create 2 columns 18 cubits high (~35 feet) on which he carved 200 pomegranates each. And all this beautiful craftsmanship was located at the top of the columns - in a place where no one would notice or see - in a place where only his "audience of one" would appreciate.
From this vantage point, Wood launches into a portfolio of "artists" - people who have lived and are living their lives full of purpose and meaning, despite facing difficult and distracting circumstances. He writes, "God's gallery is filled with broken-down people with great upswing potential. We are a group of people who now have the opportunity to grow and expand the investment God made in us by following the model of Christ and investing in others and things that will last."
I loved Wood's honest and humorous writing style and am so encouraged to do whatever I do (even if it's carving 200 out-of-sight pomegranates) as if I'm doing it only for my "audience of one." I highly recommend this little book with a powerful message.
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