Kategorie: Book of the Week
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Book Of The Week Curiosity Kept Me Striving
Helfritz, Hans (2007). Curiosity Kept Me Striving: Hans Helfritz in Yemen 1931–1935. Story behind the Book Choice It is a challenge for people like us to not get on a plane for more than a year. Yes, of course, some people still travel all the time. For them, Covid hardly exists anymore. Still, I decided…
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Book Of The Week Ich Habe Gott Gesehen
John, Klaus-Dieter (2017/2010). “Ich habe Gott gesehen.” Diospi Suyana — Hospital der Hoffnung Story behind the Book Choice, This book was a gift, I mean literally. Someone from the church I attended at the time gave it to me. Actually, it was the sister of the author. If you are “scared” by the title, no worries. This book…
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Book Of The Week Vom Mythos Lesen Zum Lesen Nutzen Special
Benesch, Klaus (2021). Mythos Lesen: Buchkultur und Geisteswissenschaften im Informationszeitalter. Geschichte hinter der Buchauswahl Wie bereits am Titel erkennbar weiche ich in meiner heutigen Buchbesprechung in vielerlei Hinsicht von meiner sonntäglichen Praxis ab. Das hat mehrere Gründe. Der wesentliche ist natürlich: Das Buch selbst. Der als Mini-Buch veröffentlichte Essay Mythos Lesen von Klaus Benesch repräsentiert…
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Book Of The Week The Roads We Take Seven Short Stories
Henry, O. (1983). The Roads We Take. Seven Short Stories. Story behind the Book Choice This week I felt like reading prose. But there was no novel that caught my attention when I looked at my shelf with the “to be read” books. What did catch my attention was this collection of short stories by O….
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Book Of The Week The Land Of Osiris
Mehler, Stephen S. (2001). The Land of Osiris. Story behind the Book Choice In case you wonder where the heck “The Land of Osiris” is, if you can book a last-minute trip there, and if you need to go into quarantine after your return — let me explain. Osiris was the God of the Dead in Ancient Egypt….
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Book Of The Week The Hermetica
Freke, Timothy, and Peter Gandy (1999). The Hermetica: The Lost Wisdom of the Pharaos. Story behind the Book Choice As you can see — I am still deep into my research on ancient Egyptian philosophy and spirituality. If you do that, The Hermetica plays a crucial role. It is actually the collected wisdom of the Egyptian God and…
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Book Of The Week Madame Blavatzky
Lachman, Gary (2012). Madame Blavatzky: The Mother of Modern Spirituality. Story behind the Book Choice Many books just come to you via other people. This was the case with this one as well. If I had seen this book in a store or on the screen in the online book store, I would not have…
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Book Of The Week The First And Last Freedom
Krishnamurti, J. (2013/1954). The Last Best Freedom. Story behind the Book Choice Krishnamurti has been on my reading and learning list for a long time. In a way, his teachings have already reached me via different channels. Still, it needed the project I am currently working on to finally read one of his books. This one…
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Book Of The Week Teresa Von Avila
Prinz, Alois (2017). Teresa von Avila: Die Biographie. Geschichte hinter der Buchauswahl Diese Biographie über Teresa von Avila ist sozusagen eine Biographie über die Biographie. Teresa selbst schrieb zu ihren Lebzeiten ihre Geschichte in La Vida auf. Prinz integriert Erkenntnisse aus dieser und weiteren Schriften in seine eigene historische Recherche. Diese Mischung erlaubt es, zwischen…
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Book Of The Week Projekt Weltethos
Küng, Hans (1990). Projekt Weltethos. Story behind the Passage This book was recommended to me by my pastor. Well, he is not exactly “my” pastor, of course, and I am not even “his” church member anymore, but that is a different story. Or, wait a minute, actually, it is not a different story at all!…