Angelic Inspirations

This beautifully presented, full-colour book, written and illustrated with over 40 brand-new artworks by best-selling artist and author Toni Carmine Salerno, is the perfect gift for yourself or your loved ones. Filled with inspirational sayings, quotes and affirmations, 'Angelic Inspirations' is a book you will want to use and refer to daily as it can also be used as an oracle, guiding you with positive and life-affirming messages from the Angelic Realm.

"He was a good little monkey and always very curious." This is how H. A. Rey and his wife, Margret, first introduced their now beloved troublemaker-hero to young readers in 1941. In this hefty 192-page hardcover treasury, Curious George fans will find eight stories based on the popular primate, painted in Rey's original watercolor and charcoal style: Curious George Takes a Train (2002), Curious George Visits a Toy Store (2002), Curious George and the Dump Truck (1999), Curious George and the Birthday Surprise (2003), Curious George Goes Camping (1999), Curious George Goes to a Costume Party (2001), Curious George Visits the Library (2003), and Curious George in the Big City (2001). A wonderful collection for your own mischievous monkey. For more monkey fun, investigate www.curiousgeorge.com and discover all the latest on Curious George books, promotions, games, activities, and more!

In our day, which is characterized by a great misunderstanding of Islam, this work outlines the ideal of an Islamic society at the time of the Prophet Muhammad.

From Allen Ginsberg's 'angel-headed hipsters' to angelic outlaws in Essex Hemphill's Conditions, angelic imagery is pervasive in queer American art and culture. This book examines how the period after 1945 expanded a unique mixture of sacred and profane angelic imagery in American literature and culture to fashion queer characters, primarily gay men, as embodiments of 'bad beatitudes'. Deutsch explores how authors across diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds, including John Rechy, Richard Bruce Nugent, Allen Ginsberg, and Rabih Alameddine, sought to find the sacred in the profane and the profane in the sacred. Exploring how these writers used the trope of angelic outlaws to celebrate men who rebelled wilfully and nobly against religious, medical, legal and social repression in American society, this book sheds new light on dissent and queer identities in postmodern American literature.

When the popular Commune with the Angels was released in 1992, America's intense interest in angels was just beginning. But Jayne Howard Feldman had been listening to the angels for most of her life. She shared those experiences and sketched for the reader what she had learned about the angel hierarchy. Now she begins Driving Under the Influence of Angels where that earlier book left off. Her adventures with the angels have continued, and her life has been filled with the love, laughter and lessons that only the angels could provide. Journey with Jayne across the wonderful country as she follows her "angelic assignments" and weaves their light energy from coast to coast. Join her in the love that touches all who connect with the "Angel Lady" and her messengers. The inspirational stories included here show how a life guided by angels can be rewarding, full of synchronicity, and blessings. As Jayne travels, as she copes with and helps others cope with the death of loved ones, we see how God touches every aspect of our lives, using angels as His constant caregivers. No joy, no tragedy is unattended by these helpers in the Spirit Join in Jayne's angelic journeys and loving adventures as she follows the angels and their guidance, sharing her insights and the lessons she has learned from a lifetime association with the angels.

The Nur community is one of the most significant religious and social movements in contemporary Turkey, with millions of adherents and a strong institutional and educational system throughout the country. This volume presents a picture of its spiritual dimensions by focusing on the ideas of its founder, Turkish theologian Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (1877-1960). Prominent scholars in contemporary Islamic studies and comparative spirituality examine the various facets of Nursi's spirituality as revealed in his magnum opus, Risale-i Nur, which began to take shape in the 1920s and is considered Nursi's deep reflection on the Qur'an in light of rapidly changing conditions in Turkey. Nursi argued that Islam must be organically linked to empire in order to preserve its identity in the modern era, fostering a spiritual tradition that has steadfastly survived the secular project of Kemalism. Book jacket.

It is now obvious that something has gone very wrong in the West, and that psychological and social alternatives have become pressing issues. In this timely book, Dr Badawi reminds us that Islam has a historically verifiable track record for healing social chaos and individual tragedy. Sadly, the principles of Islam have all too often been suppressed by the deluge of educational materials, media and socio-economic strangulation from the West. Dr Badawi provides a powerful overview of Islamic metaphysics and unearths its spiritual, social and ethical values as well as a diagnosis of modern man. This is an urgent piece of writing about what we are and where we are.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1966.