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Title: The Lie

Subtitle: Evolution, Revised & Expanded

Author: Ken Ham

Narrator: Joseph Zieja

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-14-14

Publisher: Master Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 69 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Religious Thought

Publisher's Summary:

In 1987 Ken Ham wrote what would become a prophetic warning to the Church about the destructive effects of compromise with evolutionary ideas, and how this compromise undermines Scriptural authority and erodes Christian confidence in the infallibility of God's Word. Today we have Christians not only confused when it comes to Genesis and age of the earth, but even the reality of Hell, Adam as a real person, and Christ's own words about creation, marriage and more are being debated in the pulpits across the world. In this special revised and updated edition, Ken Ham again takes the lead in pointing out the looming precipice the Church is rushing towards, how evolution and/or millions of years, is driving away young people of the faith, and the biblical solution that can change it!

Members Reviews:

Could have been condensed.

I know the idea is repetition to sink into memory, but I felt like the book was 90% we need to teach this stuff, so "go to our website and find out what to teach" and 10% evidence. I felt like the book could have been at least 20% shorter.

You should read or listen

This book answers quite a few questions and helps solidify the foundation to move forward as a Christian or in your search. It probably could 30% shorter because there is a lot of repetitive content. But nevertheless it was good.

Must Read

This is a must read for every Christian. Learn the importance of basing your worldview on the authority of God's word rather than man's fallible thinking.

Good, but repetitive

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I wish it went into more detail. Felt like it was a 2 hour book stretched to be much longer.

Any additional comments?

The importance of biblical authority can't be understated, but I wish it gave more apologetic based tools instead of just repeating itself over and over.

The Truth!!

Everyone needs to read or listen. Whether or not you want to believe in creation it is The Truth.

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Title: Satsang Series Volume IX

Author: David R. Hawkins, MD

Narrator: David R. Hawkins, MD

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-30-14

Publisher: Veritas Publishng

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 22 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Religious Thought

Publisher's Summary:

The Satsang Series is an informal bi-monthly event that opens with a few remarks by Dr. Hawkins. He then answers questions from the audience relating to the information presented in his books and lectures on consciousness research and spiritual realities, as well as other spiritual matters and current events. Often described as "unique" and "awesome", Dr. Hawkins' presentations are frequently humorous, as well, despite his formal title in the Far East as "Tae Ryoung Sun Kak Dosa" (the "Foremost Teacher of Enlightenment").

Members Reviews:

Delightful Satsang Q & A with candid honesty

Loved it! the nuggets if truth to common concerns was illuminating, different from lecture though by nature.

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Title: I & Eye

Subtitle: A Guide to Vibrational Healing and My Transformational Journey to the Light

Author: Elizabeth Wright

Narrator: Elizabeth Wright

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-21-14

Publisher: Elizabeth Wright, Spirit Works

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Religious Thought

Publisher's Summary:

Join Elizabeth Wright as she shares her journey from disconnection and self-destruction to her re-connection with Spirit and supreme self-love. Her powerful story of transformation delivered in an honest, authentic voice will touch your heart as she bares the truth of her soul. Elizabeth was born in India and raised in Turkey, before moving to the United States at ten years of age. She lived on the East Coast, Mid-West and Rocky Mountains before moving to Australia for eleven years, then upstate New York and she now resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico. With a degree in Journalism, Elizabeth Wright worked in the media for many years before transitioning into a Vibrational Healer, yoga teacher and spiritual motivator, affecting many people's lives for the better. The book is a combination of her personal story from despair to triumph as well as a how-to guide for vibrational healing.

Elizabeth provides tools and guidelines to help the everyday person learn what it takes to re-connect to their own Higher Self, the most spiritual and perfect part of each of us, our essence. She also instructs how to perform vibrational healing on others as well as how to clear your own energetic field to help raise your vibration. Vibrational healing uses an ancient technique of channeling light or energy into the client's body to balance the body's seven major energy centers called Chakras, thereby activating the body's own self-healing ability. She provides helpful energetic exercises which explain how to tap into and use the energy to help bring about your own change and healing. This book can really help a large number of people transform their own lives which will, in turn support the new way of living and being in a healthier, holistic society benefiting every living thing on this planet.

Members Reviews:

Couldn't finish

What disappointed you about I & Eye?

This was too basic for me.. I was not looking for a story of the authors life with lessons.

What was most disappointing about Elizabeth Wrights story?

Too amateur

Would you be willing to try another one of Elizabeth Wrights performances?

Maybe as her writing matures.. I think she has good potential!

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Nothing.. I just kept waiting for it to get good

Sincere, informative and specific

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend this book to someone who is interested in learning about vibrational healing. Elizabeth Wright is sincere, open and generous with the information she gives about the hurdles of life she had to overcome and the path that opened up for her, namely to become, what she calls, a light worker. While my personal approach to healing is quite different, I found the clarity and naturalness with which Elizabeth shares her understanding of vibrational healing refreshing and touching. Listening to her reading her book was a surprisingly soothing and light-filled experience.

insightful and inspiring.

Elizabeths story is one that many could relate too. She has shared her journey and insights with honesty and love.

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Title: Keeping the Faith Without a Religion

Author: Roger Housden

Narrator: Roger Housden

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-26-14

Publisher: Sounds True

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Religious Thought

Publisher's Summary:

What is faith? It is not something we must receive from a religion, nor is it a quality we must abandon in order to be rational. "Faith is not the same as belief," writes best-selling author Roger Housden. "A nonreligious faith allows us to live with uncertainty, change, and mortality - to embrace life in all its sublime beauty." For the many who self-identify as "spiritual but not religious", Housdens audiobook Keeping the Faith Without a Religion offers us a way to embrace the extraordinary mystery of our lives without resorting to blind dogmatism or nihilistic scientism. He invites us to investigate:

Today, many of us seek a new approach to spirituality that honors both the rational and the mystical in equal measure. With Keeping the Faith Without a Religion, Roger Housden offers a guidebook for free-thinking seekers - an inspiring call to step beyond the need for one absolute truth and trust ourselves to the unfolding of our singular, extraordinary life.

Members Reviews:

A MUST READ: A BRILLIANT BOOK FOR OUR TIME.

" I am spiritual but I am not religious." Is that not a declaration of our time. Certainly, there are many who are content to be a part of traditional religion, who find comforted by the strict structure of a particular belief system. I am one who feels captive by a belief system organized by that which is outside of myself but I do respect the world's religions and find beauty in their symbols and rituals, as does Roger Housden, author of "Keeping Faith Without a Religion,"his newest book, which is rich with wisdom, poetic sensibilities, insights, and beauty of language, that which he has also brought to his personal essays which appear in his well known poetry anthologies, the Ten Poem Series,( the first which was a bestseller)and to his personal essays which appear in such publications as "O"(Oprah) magazine and Huffington Post. In 'Keeping Faith Without a Religion" Housden does not focus on conveying information(although he is extremely knowledgeable and fascinated by history and classic and contemporary poetry) for he invites his readers to birth their own insights . I am exhilarated by his open and fluid invitation to discover the mystery and wonder of my own existence as it unfolds within me. I am an active participant, not one who is being handed yet another set of beliefs and therefore I feel honored to recognize my own miraculous being . .

Because of Housden's wisdom, and generosity in sharing his own life with us, in this book as well as his essays, I have read almost all of Housden;s books: the Ten Poem Series as well as his nonfiction books, each one alive with his poetic sensibilities, his deep connection to beauty, his embracing all of life: our joys, our sorrows, the dark, our hunger for the transcendent and our capacity to experience that in our "ordinary," every day moments or hours, in our capacity to be centered in the present moment, knowing in that the ecstasy of being. As he writes in the chapter "Faith in Beauty:" "Even in the city there is the sky and a tree to contemplate." At the start of his chapter, he begins, "Beauty lifts my gaze.

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Title: Silent Compassion

Subtitle: Finding God in Contemplation

Author: Richard Rohr

Narrator: John Quigley, John Feister, Christopher Holmes, Ronald Riegler, Matthew Wielgos

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-03-14

Publisher: Franciscan Media

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 41 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Religious Thought

Publisher's Summary:

In Silent Compassion: Finding God in Contemplation, Franciscan Father Richard Rohr focuses on finding God in the depths of silence. The divine silence invites us to compassion for others and wholeness of being, and offers us peace. This book contains reflections made by Fr. Rohr at the 2013 Festival of Faiths in Louisville, Kentucky, plus comments on those reflections by members of other faith traditions.

Members Reviews:

Something is wrong with the speed setting!!

What would have made Silent Compassion better?

This recording slows down and speeds up making it extremely irritating to listen to. I have given up - frustrating!! Don't buy it unless it gets fixed.

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Title: The Origin of Satan

Subtitle: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans, and Heretics

Author: Elaine Pagels

Narrator: Suzanne Toren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-28-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 177 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Religious Thought

Publisher's Summary:

Who is Satan in the New Testament, and what is the evil that he represents? In this groundbreaking book, Elaine Pagels, Princeton's distinguished historian of religion, traces the evolution of Satan from its origins in the Hebrew Bible, where Satan is at first merely obstructive, to the New Testament, where Satan becomes the Prince of Darkness, the bitter enemy of God and man, evil incarnate. In The Origin of Satan, Pagels shows that the four Christian gospels tell two very different stories. The first is the story of Jesus' moral genius: his lessons of love, forgiveness, and redemption. The second tells of the bitter conflict between the followers of Jesus and their fellow Jews, a conflict in which the writers of the four gospels condemned as creatures of Satan those Jews who refused to worship Jesus as the Messiah. Writing during and just after the Jewish war against Rome, the evangelists invoked Satan to portray their Jewish enemies as God's enemies too. As Pagels then shows, the church later turned this satanic indictment against its Roman enemies, declaring that pagans and infidels were also creatures of Satan, and against its own dissenters, calling them heretics and ascribing their heterodox views to satanic influences.

Members Reviews:

well organized and thorough

Traced the occurrences of Satan and similar through Hebrew and Christian writings both biblical and non. Did not presume much foreknowledge so it was clear.

interesting

loved it,very well done,was a pleasure to listen to, will definitely check out more of her books

Eye opening

This was well researched. The narrator spoke clearly and with emotion when called. I will keep this book in my library for future listening. Well done.

Nice, but not what I was expecting

The title of this book is misleading. It should be called "we demonize the other guys." Best chapter was the one on the Pagans. I listened to the end despite realizing it was not what I was expecting. This would be more of interest to you if you want to hear about the early Christian church.

Interesting, but Misleading Title

This book had a good deal of new information for me, but did not at all explain the "Origin of Satan."

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Title: Faith of Our Fathers

Subtitle: Why the Early Christians Still Matter and Always Will

Author: Mike Aquilina

Narrator: Greg Willits

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-25-13

Publisher: Emmaus Road Publishing

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 37 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Religious Thought

Publisher's Summary:

Getting to know the Church Fathers means getting to know our own roots. It means knowing more deeply who we are as we learn more and more about who they are. The early Christians are our ancestors, our common genealogy, our family. When we look to our roots, what do we see?

That's what Mike Aquilina shows you in this book. The Fathers managed to pull off an amazing achievement. They converted the pagan world in a mere two and a half centuries. They did it without any resources, without any social or political power. They did it with the most primitive communications media. Yet their Church sustained a steady growth rate of 40 percent per decade over the course of those centuries. Maybe there's something we can learn from them. This book is a journey into that world, a tour where your guides are the Fathers.

Members Reviews:

Places the Fathers in Context

This is a shorter book that is a more historical description of early Christians and the challenges they faced as opposed to early church theology. I found it complimentary to "When the Church Was Young".

You will not learn a great deal on any church father, but what you know about the early church fathers will be enriched by understanding them in a deeper historical context.

Enjoyed it!

I enjoyed listening to this book. It was well written, informative, and enjoyable. I hope that more of Mike Aquilina's books are made it audiobooks. AUDIBLE 20 REVIEW SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY

Early Christians and their writings

Where does Faith of Our Fathers rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

Within the religious books to which I have listened, it is high. The book is enjoyable. The material is historical relevant. The author writes in a style that is easy to understand for the lay person, and the style translates well into the audio format. It is a book of early Christian history, written by a prolific and respected Catholic author.

What did you like best about this story?

The expositions on the Didache and the Apocrypha.

What does Greg Willits bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

His tone is one of respect. There is never a hint of doubt or a hidden sneer behind his reading of the material, the quoted writings from the ancient Christians, or from the Bible. He stays true to the spirit of the material. A small hiccup: pronouncing Elaine Pagels as rhyming with "haggles" rather than "bagels". All-in-all, a solid narrator.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I had no extreme reaction. I enjoyed the the author's weaving of early church history and how to tie that into our own living Faith of today.

Any additional comments?

I wish that more of Mr. Aquilina's books were available on audible, especially "Mass of the Early Christians", "The Fathers of the Church", and his trilogy written with Cardinal Wuerl: "The Mass", "The Church" and "The Feasts".

More about the Fathers with less sermon

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Not really time well spent.

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Title: Flipside

Subtitle: A Tourist's Guide on How to Navigate the Afterlife

Author: Richard Martini

Narrator: Richard Martini

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-28-13

Publisher: Homina Publishing

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 141 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Religious Thought

Publisher's Summary:

What happens after we die?

Author and award winning filmmaker Richard Martini explores startling new evidence for life after death, via the "life between lives," where we reportedly return to find our loved ones, soul mates and spiritual teachers. Based on the evidence of thousands of people who claim that under deep hypnosis, they saw and experienced the same basic things about the Afterlife, this audiobook documents interviews with hypnotherapists around the world trained in the method pioneered by Dr. Michael Newton, as well as examining actual between life sessions.

The author agreed to go on the same journey himself, with startling and candid results, learning that we are fully conscious between our various incarnations, return to connect with loved ones and spiritual soul mates, and together choose how and when and with whom we'll reincarnate.

Martini examines how Karmic law is trumped by free will, with souls choosing difficult lives in order to learn from their spiritually; no matter how difficult, strange or complex a life choice appears to be, it was made in advance, consciously, with the help of loved ones, soul mates and wise elders. Extensively researched, breathtaking in scope, Flipside takes the listener into new territory, boldly going where no author has gone before to tie up the various disciplines of past life regression. near death experiences, and between life exploration. In the words of author Gary Schwartz, Phd, once you've listened to Flipside, you'll never see the world in the same way again.

Members Reviews:

Outstanding work, & delivery

What did you love best about Flipside?

I have read Michael Newton's books (listened to them actually) and have researched related areas my entire life, after having lost a sister in a childhood car accident dreamed about beforehand. This work by Richard Martini was the clincher for me to seek out a trained life between lives hypnotherapist. As a trained scientist, I tend to look carefully at independent confirmation of important but novel findings, and Richard has sought that out like a good documentarian or journalist also must. The fact that Richard already has an established & successful public career was key, as he likely only stands to loose some credibility by publishing these findings in a culture generally not inclined to take such subjects seriously. This area likely leads to one healing from poor choices/experiences, and taking on more personal responsibility. While I have not quite finished listening to his book (which I am very glad he narrated himself, the authenticity comes through even more in his personal recounting) I feel compelled to write this so that others who are on the fence about choosing this DO SO. Not only that, this work itself is excellent, engaging, and masterfully woven together. I feel sorry for people who have not had personal experiences that help them move beyond knee jerk cynical dismissal of such profound subject matter--though I imagine I could have been like that in previous lifetimes myself ;-)

Who was your favorite character and why?

The narrator. And no, I did not find this to be a narcissistic work, as a certain review at amazon.com expressed.

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Title: Philosophy and Religion in the West

Author: The Great Courses

Narrator: Professor Phillip Cary

Format: Original Recording

Length: 16 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-08-13

Publisher: The Great Courses

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 92 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Religious Thought

Publisher's Summary:

Professor Cary explores thousands of years of deep reflection and brilliant debate over the nature of God, the human self, and the world in these 32 lectures. It's a debate that serves as a vivid introduction to the rich and complex history shared by the West's central religious and philosophical traditions.

Whether you're a believer, a seeker, or both, you'll find much to spark your deepest ponderings in these talks on the long and rich interplay between faith and reason. You'll join Professor Cary on the fascinating search for answers about the similar questions philosophy and faith ask: What is the ultimate reality? What can we know, or what should we believe about it? To learn how these crucial issues have been discussed over the past three millennia is to enter the core of our intellectual heritage - to find the origin of some of our deepest perplexities and most cherished aspirations. It is a comprehensive journey - intellectually, philosophically, and spiritually - but one which requires no special background. By the end of these lectures, you'll gain a new or sharpened fluency in issues that include the historical interaction between philosophical traditions (such as Platonism) and religious traditions (such as Judaism and Christianity); the synthesis of philosophy and religion that characterized the "classical theism" of the medieval period; the most prominent philosophical criticisms of religion; and the reasons why many religious thinkers of the 20th century are suspicious of the alliances between philosophy and religion.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

Members Reviews:

How Religion and Philosophy Impact Each Other

Years ago I had the privilege of listening to Prof. Cary speak on Luther and Calvin in regards to the sacraments and salvation. I've been a fan of his ever since. These lectures will make a fan of you also. As a Lutheran pastor I have given a lot of time to the study of both philosophy and religion. I've read Copleston and T.W. Jones on the history of philosophy, as well as diving into original sources. I have spent a good deal of time reading about other religions as well. Yet, I have found few who are able to deliver the content Cary does as clearly and concisely as he does. I mean his study and personal grasp of the subject matter is evident in every lesson, and point. Seriously, if you teach philosophy or religion in any capacity you do yourself a favor to give this lecture series a listen. If you are interested in this subject you will find nothing better that I know of.

This series will better help any listener understand why they personally think the way they do, it will also challenge them to understand why others think the way they think. This will be true of Christians, atheists, Jews and Muslims. Cary, a man of strong convictions himself, is refreshingly respectful of all the positions he covers, whether or not he agrees with them. He is also forthcoming with his own biases.

Cary does buy into "The New Perspective on Paul" as introduced by Sanders and made popular with N.T. Wright. I myself think that this position is a bit flawed. He discuses this position in relation to the Christian concept of legalism and Augustine.

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Title: The Future of Spirituality

Subtitle: Why It Must Be Integral

Author: Ken Wilber

Narrator: Ken Wilber

Format: Original Recording

Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-27-13

Publisher: Sounds True

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 129 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Religious Thought

Publisher's Summary:

Discover the freedom and fullness of spirit unfolding today.

If the Buddha, Saint Teresa, or an enlightened shaman walked into the room today, would they find themselves in need of some serious spiritual catching up? The surprising answer, says Ken Wilber, is yes.

Integral evolutionary thinkers today are seeing a burst of accelerating shifts in human consciousness: in our emotional and cognitive lines of intelligence, our creative and moral capacities, our sense of self, and more. And as this landscape of knowledge grows, so does the potential of our own spiritual lives - in ways that even meditation and other inward practices alone cannot provide.

What is the evidence for this upward spiral in our spiritual intelligence? And if it's true, how do we experience these shifts directly, within ourselves? The Future of Spirituality explores these emerging possibilities to help you discover their profound influences in your own life and in the world around you.

"The enlightened persons of today and of 2,000 years ago are equally free," says Wilber. But now, for the first time in human history, we have the potential for a far more expansive, fuller spiritual experience than ever before possible. This is the territory that you are invited to explore, with The Future of Spirituality.

Members Reviews:

Like it!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I like this audio book, as it was a good listen. Ken Wilber seems to have researched and thought about various aspects of spirituality more than anyone on the planet. Some of his writings and books are hard to follow, but this audiobook seemed clear to me. I liked a great deal about it, including the part where he talks about not wanting to create a Ken Wilber cult or following.

Exactly what I needed!

What made the experience of listening to The Future of Spirituality the most enjoyable?

I have been on a long-term spiritual study that has included many of Ken's other works. I have a lot of christian friends who I respect, but just do not resonate with their perspectives. I listened to this and "duh!" now I know why. I always had a sense that it was developmental, but this really pins it down for me. Tami Simon interviews Ken with perfect balance of both clarifying and challenging questions. In fact many times, I would be listening and have a question come to mind and wouldn't you know it, Tami would ask it! I would love to have the text of this interview. It would be nice to study both the recording and text.I have made giant strides in my understanding of my place in the range of spiritual perspectives. Thank you Ken Wilber!

What did you like best about this story?

Ken's openness to all perspectives and his depth of understanding.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Session 3: The Freedom and Fullness of Enlightenment

a decent overview of wilber's material, but...

this was more or less a recapitulation of other work by ken wilber. not much beyond kosmic consciousness in here. and we could really use another person to interview him, other than tammy simon of sounds true. her interviews tend to focus on her shortcomings of understanding, and do not press too deeply into the analysis or examples.