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ID: 448072

Title: Bible Says What?: Dealing with Difficult Scripture Passages

Author: Patrick J. Mullen

Narrator: Patrick J. Mullen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:49:47

Language: English

Release date: 03-18-10

Publisher: Learn25

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Biblical Studies

Summary:

You will love this course. Expertly and faithfully taught, this special 12-lecture series promises numerous Aha! moments. You will learn, laugh and grow as you enjoy this amazing set of talks in your car or at home.

The Scriptures can be the inspired word of God and a puzzle, all at the same time. Even for Christians, questions arise about appropriate roles of women as described in the Bible, for example, 'Wives be subordinate to your husbands' (Col 3:18) and 'women should keep silent in the churches, for they are not allowed to speak' (1 Cor 14:34).

Commands such as 'Slaves, be obedient to your human masters' (Eph 6:5) or 'Call no one on earth your father' (Matt 23:9) can be challenging. Other perplexing passages appear to portray Jesus in a negative light, for instance in Mark 7:27 when Jesus call the Syrophoenician woman a dog or when God kills most of humanity in a flood (Gen 6-8).

Some passages elude our understanding because of factors such as the ancient culture of the author, the inexactness of a translation, and centuries of creative interpretation, often from outside the Church. Using modern methods, and approaching these sometimes confounding texts forthrightly as both a Scripture scholar and a person of faith, Fr. Patrick Mullen will pull back some of the fog of centuries, culture, language and translation to reveal the often hidden, but still discernible, sense of the enduring Word of God.

This course will enable you to experience your bible with newfound joy and understanding.

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ID: 344411

Título: Los pandas se salvan de un terremoto

Autor: Phyllis J. Perry

Narrador: Rosalyna Toth

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 00:08:36

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 03-10-10

Editor: Arbordale Publishing

Categorías: Kids, Animals & Nature

Resumen:

Los pandas se salvan de un terremoto es una historia de ficción basada en un suceso de la vida real. En la vida real, XiXi, un panda gigante se escapó de La Reserva Natural para Pandas en Wolong destruída cuando el terremoto de 7.9 estremeció el Norte de China el 12 de mayo del 2008. La autora Phyllis Perry utiliza las aventuras de ficción de una mamá panda, LiLing, y su cachorro de un año, Tengfei, para enseñarles a los niños acerca de los terremotos, la supervivencia animal, y el refuerzo del instinto maternal para proteger a su bebé. Después del terremoto, la madre y el cachorro corrieron lejos de las ruinas. Confundidos y asustados, ¡ellos se pierden! ¿Cómo sobrevivirán fuera de su reserva animal? ¿Encontrarán comida? ¿Encontrarán un lugar donde refugiarse? ¿Y sobrevivirán a las réplicas?

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ID: 443491

Title: Saint Augustine: How to Understand Christianity's Great Teacher

Author: William Harmless

Narrator: William Harmless

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:00:56

Language: English

Release date: 02-18-10

Publisher: Learn25

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Biblical Studies

Summary:

St. Augustine of Hippo (354–430) is unquestionably one of the most influential figures in Western Civilization. This audio course will bring you to the heart of St. Augustine’s works, revealing how his words speak to us across the centuries. 

According to his rival and contemporary, St. Jerome, Augustine “established anew the ancient faith.” A preeminent Doctor of the Church, saint, and patron of the Augustinian religious order, he had an indelible influence on Christianity. 

This audio series will provide you with a comprehensive portrait of St. Augustine. Much of the course is drawn from Augustine’s own words, which have echoed throughout the centuries. You will encounter segments devoted to each of his timeless masterpieces (Confessions and City of God) and to each of his best-known controversies (against the Manichees, Donatists, and Pelagians). You will also examine his everyday work as a bishop, preacher, and interpreter of the Bible. 

This series is designed to help you navigate the vast corpus of Augustine’s writings, tuning your ears to the melodies of Augustine’s speech and the power of his mind. Drawn from William Harmless’s book Augustine In His Own Words (2010), the lectures are intended for a broad listening public. They pair state-of-the-art scholarship with lucid translations, giving listeners a first taste of

Augustine as his contemporaries knew him: a theologian of masterful eloquence.

This course is part of the Learn25 collection and includes a free PDF study guide.

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ID: 448019

Title: In the Beginning: Understanding the Book of Genesis

Author: Daniel L. Smith-Christopher

Narrator: Daniel L. Smith-Christopher

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:50:39

Language: English

Release date: 01-05-10

Publisher: Learn25

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Biblical Studies

Summary:

This is the Genesis course youve always wanted. Engaging, thought-provoking, and humorous, this delightful course promises fresh insights into the Bibles second most popular book.

Genesis contains some of the most familiar stories of the entire Old Testament, and it features some of the most unforgettable characters in all of history: Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham and Sarah, Jacob and his wives Rachel and Leah, and their twelve sons, including the famous Joseph.

However, Genesis also contains perplexing mysteries of the Bible.

Through this brilliantly taught series, youll survey Genesis contents and its historical context in biblical and ancient history. Look at the fascinating cycles of stories surrounding the central characters of Abraham and Sarah, Jacob and his wives Rachel and Leah, and Joseph while seeking answers to biblical mysteries.

You will consider a wide range of opinions about the various aspects of the stories of Genesis in order to deepen your appreciation and enjoyment when reading this fascinating book.

If you have ever wanted to grasp a deeper understanding of Genesis, this unique new course is for you.

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ID: 435986

Title: Song of Songs 101: Understanding the Bible's Most Unusual Book

Author: Nicholas Ayo

Narrator: Nicholas Ayo

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:38:19

Language: English

Release date: 12-30-09

Publisher: Learn25

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Biblical Studies

Summary:

Join celebrated Great Books professor Fr. Nicholas Ayo in exploring one of the Bible’s most unusual books.

At once sensual and sacred, the Song of Songs, sometimes known as the Canticle of Canticles or the Song of Solomon, contains some of the world’s most beautiful love poetry. Now, discover how these unique and astonishing poems found their way into the Bible.

The mutuality and equality of man and woman in and love are rarely encountered in the. In fact, nowhere else in the Bible is love suffused with such descriptive beauty. As you examine these poems line by line, you’ll see how they uplift and affirm our capacity for love. Our contemporary culture seems at some times to be too puritan, and at other times, too lascivious. Discover how these timeless biblical poems find a medium, honoring both soul and body in human love.

With Fr. Ayo as your guide, you will gain clarity about the overall scheme of the poetry, examining its language and historical background. An award-winning author, he elucidates beautifully how the Song of Songs spoke to the ancient listener and how it continues to speak to our contemporary world. You will gain invaluable insight into the beauty and wisdom in the Song of Songs.

Explore the timeless power of the Song of Songs today.

This course is part of the Learn25 collection and includes a free PDF study guide.

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ID: 435911

Title: Introduction to the Christian Contemplative Tradition

Author: Donald Goergen

Narrator: Donald Goergen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:42:34

Language: English

Release date: 12-10-09

Publisher: Learn25

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Biography & Memoir, Christianity, Religious & Inspirational, Counseling & Inspirational

Summary:

Fr. Donald Goergen's erudite audio lectures are enjoyed by listeners in over 30 countries. A leading theologian and spirituality expert, Fr. Goergen presents a masterpiece of spiritually edifying insights gleaned from the 2,000 years contemplative tradition.

You will explore key themes in spiritual theology from a Catholic perspective. It draws on the spiritual masters as well as core truths of the Catholic faith to elucidate the experiences of prayer, darkness, faith, hope, and love.

Fr. Goergen helps you appropriate the spiritual wisdom of centuries passed so that you might deepen your interior life and relationship to God. His expert guidance will prepare you to face the challenges presented by our world and the Catholic Church today.

Topics such as Word and Sacrament, friendship and justice, joy and sadness are grounded in our innermost yearning for the living God. Contemplation is understood not as something for monks and nuns alone, but also as the natural culmination of life with Christ.

We are all called to be contemplative, and in fact the promotion of a more contemplative consciousness has become an important social ministry for our times. These spiritual talks will assist you in exploring what it means to live in the spirit, give one's life to Christ, or live out of one's innermost and truest self.

This course is part of the Learn25 collection and includes a free PDF study guide.

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ID: 443444

Title: From the Dark Ages to the Enlightenment: The Birth of Modernity

Author: David J. Collins

Narrator: David J. Collins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:27:13

Language: English

Release date: 12-03-09

Publisher: Learn25

Genres: Non-Fiction, Philosophy

Summary:

Join Georgetown University's Fr. David Collins, S. J. in an amazing tour of Western Civilization.

Where did our modern notions about God, science and humanity come from?

Begin in the Mediterranean world of late Antiquity with the decline of Rome and the ascent of Christianity. Explore vigorous Christian debates over the appropriation of pagan thought along with the implications of these debates for medieval thinking. Follow the lively arguments over the origin of the cosmos, the laws of nature, and the extent of God's direct role in natural changes and miraculous events.

Turning to the High Middle Ages, see the importance placed on human reason and logic. Explore reflections about both God and nature, the 13th century founding of the university, and the development of theology and natural philosophy-science's predecessor. Learn about the development of a heliocentric conception of the universe and the trial of Galileo. Examine the scientific foundations of witch-hunts and the affect of the Reformation on science while paying special attention to Europe's educators, the Jesuits and the Calvinists. Discover the mystical origins of alchemical studies and the rise of chemistry.

Finally, you will turn to such famous characters as Robert Boyle, who titled himself 'a priest of nature,' Isaac Newton, who has been called the most important figure of the Scientific Revolution and the last of the great Magicians, and finally, Immanuel Kant, foremost philosophical and scientific thinker of the Enlightenment, whose 'critical philosophy' fundamentally reconceived thinking about God and the natural world.

This course is part of the Learn25 collection.

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ID: 431253

Title: Politics and Religion: A Catholic's Guide to Faith and Public Life

Author: Thomas Massaro

Narrator: Thomas Massaro

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:01:00

Language: English

Release date: 11-19-09

Publisher: Learn25

Genres: History, Religion & Spirituality, North America, Christianity

Summary:

What is the relationship between our faith and public life?

Join top moral theologian and award-winning professor Thomas Massaro, S.J., in exploring the fascinating intersection of personal faith and our work, family, and political lives.

Most of the Founding Fathers seemed to assume that private religiosity could be sealed off neatly from the institutions and affairs of state, but history has demonstrated otherwise. Many of the crucial reforms our nation has undergone, from the abolition of slavery to the achievement of civil rights for all, have been inspired by religious sentiment and activism.

This series offers a wide perspective on the role of religion in our public life. You will examine the challenge of secularization, the workings of civil society, and the pattern of thought called civil religion. You'll explore precisely how religious voices make themselves heard in the public arena. You will also consider controversial issues such as whether America is actually experiencing a culture war and the possible merits of faith-based initiatives for the provision of public social services.

You will come away with an appreciation of the complex relationships among public theology, American culture, and a philosophy of government that emphasizes the pursuit of the common good. By surveying the major features of the church-state landscape today, you will assess the potential for constructive engagement of faith and public life in the years ahead.

This course is part of the Learn25 collection and includes a free PDF study guide.

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ID: 448074

Title: Morality, Law and Justice in the Bible

Author: Daniel L. Smith-Christopher

Narrator: Daniel L. Smith-Christopher

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:10:21

Language: English

Release date: 10-15-09

Publisher: Learn25

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Biblical Studies

Summary:

Understand what the Bible says about Morality, Law and Justice.

Begin by exploring modern ideas of justice and morality and how these concepts are similar and different from biblical notions.

Examine the meaning of the classic term for justice,"Mishpat," and see how law, morality, and justice are discussed in different types of Biblical literature, from the early Hebrew writings and traditions through to the New Testament era -over 1,000 years of Biblical history. Consider Mosaic Law, as expressed in the Torah (the"Books of Moses"), and then examine how the"legal system" of Ancient Israel actually functioned.

Discover why the Kings and Aristocracy of ancient Israel incurred the anger of these Prophets, who were especially furious about the mistreatment of the"widow, the orphan, and the foreigner" in Israelite society. What do these three categories of society refer to? See how ideas about Justice go through interesting changes as the Hebrew people face their later Biblical existence as a minority under massive World Empires (Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greek Empires, and finally the Roman Empire in the New Testament era).

Finally, consider issues surrounding the"problems" of the teachings of Jesus and Paul in relation to Roman rule and the Christian community especially when everything changes in the 4th Century AD, and Christianity becomes itself a"religion of Empire."

While the Bible gives no simple"definition" of justice, nor dictates a specific societal system, it certainly provides many key ideas about morality, law and justice that are provocative, often controversial, and ultimately, deeply hopeful about what the Bible suggests are God's intentions for human society and the common good.

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ID: 448071

Title: History of Women Religious in the United States

Author: Margaret Susan Thompson

Narrator: Margaret Susan Thompson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:24:28

Language: English

Release date: 09-17-09

Publisher: Learn25

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Summary:

The year 2009 marks the bicentennial of the founding of the first apostolic sisters in the United States: St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton's Sisters of Charity.

To a great extent, when we think about what the Catholic church in America is all about, we think about the contributions of sistersthe parochial school system, hundreds of hospitals, untold numbers of charitable organizations founded and staffed by sisters. These ministries have transformed the lives of millions of Catholics and the social and humanitarian character of the nation itself.

Now, you can explore the remarkable personal stories of these sisters, and the great ministries and institutions they made possible. This vital history has until now been largely inaccessible. Through reading hundreds of books, visiting over 6-dozen congregational archives, and interviewing countless sisters, Professor Thompson is able to share with you a wealth of knowledge and insight.

Through 18 lively rich lectures, you'll explore the origins of women's religious life, the often treacherous foundlings of the first North American communities, the lives of pioneer nuns, ethnic and assimilation issues, tensions with clergy, Vatican II and its impacts, current circumstances, and much more. You will find this course surprising, fascinating, well researched, and enjoyable.

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