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ID: 448065

Title: Learning from Paul the Apostle

Author: Thomas D. Stegman

Narrator: Thomas D. Stegman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:58:53

Language: English

Release date: 09-03-09

Publisher: Learn25

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Biblical Studies

Summary:

Paul the Apostle was instrumental in creating the Christian Church. Now, you can discover how he cultivated the early Church and electrified audiences throughout the world.

In this special series by Jesuit scholar and gifted teacher, Fr. Thomas Stegman, you will encounter Paul the pastor as never before. Whether you are seeking new insights into Church history and the Bible or simply wish to deepen your faith, you will find this course invaluable. By learning about Christianitys most famous pastor, you will gain new insights into the Church today.

Commenting on Fr. Stegmans written work, Fr. Gerald O'Collins, former Dean of Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University said, A blessing offered to the whole Church, Tom Stegmans commentary presents the heart of St. Pauls message. Indeed, Fr. Stegmans excellent presentations will help you understand the life and letters of St. Paul as never before.

Find out how Paul understood himself as a pastor. What formative experiences influenced his self-understanding and ministry? What were the principal theological and Christological ideas that inspired and guided his work? How did Paul understand life in the Spirit and the Spirits significance for individuals and local communities? How did he bring theology and spirituality to bear on particular questions and crises that arose in his churches?

In this series of twelve lectures, Fr. Stegman answers these and many other questions about the theme of Paul as pastor. You will gain tremendous insight into this most important Christian saint, apostle, and pastor.

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ID: 443490

Title: Spirituality, Psychology, and Virtue: Your Guide to a Flourishing Life

Author: John J. Cecero

Narrator: John J. Cecero

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:10:51

Language: English

Release date: 07-30-09

Publisher: Learn25

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Health & Wellness, Christianity, Naturopathy & New Age

Summary:

Learn how positive psychology and your faith can help you flourish in this life-affirming audio series. 

Flourishing is characterized by an enthusiastic commitment to personal and professional growth and resilience in the face of disappointment. Sadly, only 20% of the US population appears to be flourishing by this definition.

Psychologists traditionally focused on relieving depression and anxiety. Now, positive psychology helps you maximize positive emotions in the face of life's challenges by living a virtuous life. 

You’ll explore the role of Christian spirituality in living a virtuous – and therefore flourishing – life. Your guide, pioneering psychologist, professor, and Jesuit priest John J. Cecero, applies concepts from his book, Praying Through Lifetraps: A Psycho-Spiritual Path to Freedom to explain how lifetraps—core fears and insecurities—prevent us from flourishing. With fresh insight, he will explore depression, anxiety, and isolation, as well as various forms of impulsivity and addiction. 

These talks illustrate how Christian spiritual tools can powerfully supplement psychology to help you flourish. You will learn specific guidelines and spiritual practices that will allow you to cultivate gratitude, temperance, humility, and forgiveness, among other key virtues. 

The series concludes with specific recommendations for developing and sustaining a spiritual path, with the final talk addressing an issue of paramount importance in today’s world: the call to forgive.

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

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ID: 443461

Title: Introduction to Catholic Theology

Author: Kevin F. Burke

Narrator: Kevin F. Burke

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:59:08

Language: English

Release date: 07-16-09

Publisher: Learn25

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Summary:

This is the theology course you wish you had taken in college or graduate school.

This special series surveys the rich landscape of Catholic theology and presents it clearly and passionately. ?Begin by following your presenter, Rev. Kevin Burke, S. J. , dean of the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, through the ancient origins and modern developments of our rich Catholic tradition. Each lecture builds on the next so that you will gain a keen sense for the synthesis of theological thought.

Journey through 2,000 years of prayerful and intelligent reflection and explore what that reflection has revealed about God, human life, the Catholic Church, and Catholic beliefs.

This course will challenge and engage you while exploring the major theological questions that have gripped our minds and hearts. You'll discover that your questions about God, scripture, right living, evil, and love connect you with a rich legacy.

Encounter the great theological ideas with which thoughtful Christians have grappled for centuries and meet the great theologians who have bequeathed us such a powerful legacy. You will come out of this series with a far deeper and more meaningful understanding of what it means to be Catholic.

This course is part of the Learn25 collection.

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ID: 448033

Title: Discerning God's Will the Jesuit Way

Author: Joseph A. Tetlow

Narrator: Joseph A. Tetlow

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:55:34

Language: English

Release date: 07-02-09

Publisher: Learn25

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Summary:

It is impossible to overstate the power of right discernment.

Drawn from his Spiritual Exercises, spiritual discernment is one of St. Ignatius Loyola's most enduring legacies. Now you can explore Ignatius' discernment method with one of the world's leading Jesuit spirituality masters as your guide.

Grounded in the centuries of Jesuit scholarship and decades of teaching and spiritual direction experience, Fr. Joe Tetlow clearly explains the theory and practice of discernment. When leading Jesuits have questions about Jesuit spirituality, they go to Fr. Tetlow. Now, we bring Fr. Tetlow's distilled wisdom on discernment to you.

See how, through Ignatian spirituality and discernment, you can better seek the God who is acting in every moment. Through this series, you will explore spiritual discernment as both a way of life and a set of processes. You'll explore regular prayer, worship in community, and life examination.

Follow a process of discernment that goes well beyond"what one ought to do." Through real incidents in real (but disguised) lives, Fr. Tetlow illustrates how Ignatian discernment furnishes a compass for living and a proven way of coming to holy choices and secure decisions.

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ID: 448008

Title: Theology and Science

Author: Matthew C. Ogilvie

Narrator: Matthew C. Ogilvie

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:48:57

Language: English

Release date: 06-24-09

Publisher: Learn25

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Summary:

You will be informed, fascinated, and enthralled by this unique course.

Debate between science and theology rages on with no sign of abatement. This course sets the terms of the debate in context historically, theologically, and scientifically, giving you a deep understanding of the issues.

Through this series of 12 lectures, Professor Matthew Ogilvie examines the historical trends and themes since the 17th century in the relationship between theology and science. He focuses especially on issues regarding evolution and Catholic theology. Throughout the course you will be considering the question 'How should science and theology be related?' The course conclusion will address that question explicitly and propose how Christians can be both faithful to their religious tradition and intellectually authentic in an age of science.

Along the way, you will deal with the achievements and challenges of Darwin's theory of natural selection. You'll explore the vital yet often neglected work of Pope John Paul II on science. Examine the Church's developing understanding of the Galileo case. Learn what the fuss about intelligent design theory is all about.

You'll examine the scientifically inspired atheism of Richard Dawkins and see how he presents a caricature of theism and fails to account for a sophisticated understanding of God or faith. Next, explore bioethics, a key intersection of science and theology. You'll review the principles of Donum Vitae and explore John Paul II's description of the 'Culture of Death.'

Science and theology are vital and productive fields. Understand how they relate and differ. Through this course, you will gain a deep understanding of how we can be both faithful and scientific.

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ID: 443449

Title: Moral Theology: God's Guide to a Good Life

Author: Kenneth R. Himes

Narrator: Kenneth R. Himes

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:07:35

Language: English

Release date: 05-21-09

Publisher: Learn25

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Summary:

Join one of America's leading theologians in exploring a question of timeless importance: What does it mean to lead a good life?

Your professor for this provocative 24-lecture course is Kenneth R. Himes, O.F.M. (Ph.D., Duke University), an award-winning author and professor of theology at Boston College. Under his expert guidance, you will explore the following questions:

- How does the Catholic theological tradition enable us to interpret moral experience?

- What does it mean to be a moral person in light of a theological understanding of the human situation?

- What resources are available to the Catholic community for the formation of conscience and wise discernment?

First, you will explore the meaning of moral theology generally, and then examine how moral theology conceives of freedom, character, conscience, sin, and conversion. Finally, you will explore how to use the Bible, reason, natural law, ecclesial context, and the Church's teaching office to inform moral theology. 

In these lectures, you will learn to translate your religious beliefs into values and actions. Fr. Himes’s course uses the best ideas from Catholic moral theology to help you make the most important choices of your life. You will become a more reflective person who is better able to assist others in moral discernment.

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

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ID: 435972

Title: Psalms: Your Model and Guide to Prayer

Author: Michael D. Guinan

Narrator: Michael D. Guinan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:50:28

Language: English

Release date: 05-07-09

Publisher: Learn25

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Biblical Studies

Summary:

Fr. Michael Guinan's award-winning audio lectures are enjoyed by listeners in over 30 countries. Now, you are invited to take the greatest prayer book ever compiled as a guide to your life.

With one of the world's best Old Testament professors as your teacher, you will explore the many paths of prayer created for us by the Book of Psalms' divinely inspired brilliance.

Now you can explore and learn about these treasures with one of our most popular presenters, Scripture scholar Fr. Michael Guinan, OFM, PhD. Enter into the ancient world of the psalms in this essential audio course. You will explore the literary forms of the psalms, especially praise and lament. You will learn how the New Testament writers and early Christians used the psalms. The psalms have their origin in the worship and prayer of ancient Israel, and now you, too, can discover them as models and guides for your life of prayer.

The psalms "constitute the masterwork of prayer in the Old Testament. They present two inseparable qualities: the personal, and the communal. Prayed and fulfilled in Christ, the Psalms are an essential and permanent element of the prayer of the church. They are suitable for people of every condition and time."

This course will help you enter more fully and personally into this great collection of inspired prayer.

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ID: 447997

Title: Women and the Bible

Author: Barbara E. Reid

Narrator: Barbara E. Reid

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:47:17

Language: English

Release date: 04-23-09

Publisher: Learn25

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Religious Studies

Summary:

Women have always been central to the faith. In the Bible, women have played vital and often surprising roles. To understand these remarkable women, we are honored to bring you one of our most highly regarded scholars and teachers, Professor Barbara Reid, O. P., Ph.D.

Professor Reid begins this series by exploring the creation stories in Genesis 1 and 2, examining how God created male and female equally in the divine image.

Turning to the New Testament, you will look first at Mary, the mother of Jesus. Explore Mary especially through the Gospels of Luke and John.

Professor Reid explores Jesus' friendship with Mary and Martha. Meet the women disciples named in the gospels: Mary Magdalene and the other women who accompanied Jesus on mission, who ministered with him in Galilee, and who followed him to Jerusalem where they witnessed his death and burial. These women were the first to discover the empty tomb and to see the risen Christ.

In the Pauline communities, women held leadership positions in ministry. Examine some strongly egalitarian texts in Paul's letters, such as Galatians 3:28: 'No more Jew or Greek, slave or free, male and female. ' Other texts, such as 'Women keep silent in church' (1 Cor 14:34-36), seem contrary to what Paul says elsewhere. Sr. Reid will help you try to sort out some of the complexity in Paul's thinking on women.

Finally, you will focus not on a text that has female characters, but on a text that often is misconstrued to reinforce the suffering and subordination of women. Jesus' saying in Mark 8:34, 'Whoever wants to be my disciple must take up their cross and come follow me,' is often interpreted by women to mean that they should bear every kind of suffering, even that which comes from abuse or injustice, as their way of carrying the cross with Jesus. Explore the saying in its gospel context along with another image from the Gospel of John, which could be more freeing.

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ID: 344399

Título: Enrique la garza impaciente

Autor: Donna Love

Narrador: Azilde Worley

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 00:08:06

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 03-10-09

Editor: Arbordale Publishing

Categorías: Kids, Animals & Nature

Resumen:

¡Enrique la garza no podía estarse quieto! ¡Él siempre se estaba moviendo, y esto los volvía loco a todos! Su hermano y hermana le gritaban porque caminaba en sus cabezas, y mamá y papá apenas podían ponerle alimento en su pequeña boca de bebé. Pero las garzas tienen que estar quietas para poder capturar su alimento entonces, ¿Podría Enrique ser capaz de alimentarse solo? En Enrique la garza impaciente, la autora Donna Love lleva a los lectores junto a Enrique mientras él aprende una lección valiosa con ¡el rey del camuflaje! Ilustraciones divertidísimas y alegres por Christina Wald complementan lo importante de la lección en el texto - ¡la importancia de mantenerse quieto! Esta es una lección significativa tanto para las garzas como para los niños.

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ID: 443425

Title: Christian Life: An Adventure in Love

Author: Ilia Delio

Narrator: Ilia Delio

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:33:51

Language: English

Release date: 01-29-09

Publisher: Learn25

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Summary:

What does it really mean to be a Christian today?

What is "good" about the good news Christians profess? Join acclaimed spirituality scholar, author and professor Sr. Ilia Delio in exploring the Christian adventure.

As we enter into a period marked by the science of evolution, global consciousness, technological connectedness and religious pluralism, the question of Christian life is more urgent now than ever before. Does Christian life make a difference? Or is it simply a program of duties and obligations, a life that anticipates an otherworldly heaven? In these talks, you will explore the heart of Christian life as an adventure in love.

You will begin with a discussion of God, who calls us into life. What is God and who is God as Trinity? How is the new creation story today, especially through the lens of evolution, helping us to see the triune God in a new way? Professor Delio will highlight the centrality of the cross as the mark of Christian life that sets it apart from other religions.

Professor Delio will then turn your focus to Christian life as a spiritual life, asking, how does the Gospel help shape spirituality? What is the place of sin and conversion? You will examine a spirituality of transformation through the cross, using the lens of Franciscan spirituality, and explore the relationship between contemplation and compassion as the deepening of love.

The final section will take up the challenging question, where is Christian life going as the dawn of a new age draws upon us?

This Christian adventure in love is an invitation to live a Christian life as the way to proclaim it.

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