Brown, William P.
Summary: All too often Scripture is read only to find answers to life’s perplexing questions, to prove a theological point, or to formulate doctrine. But William Brown argues that if read properly, what the Bible does most fundamentally is arouse a sacred sense of life-transforming wonder. In this book Brown helps readers develop an orientation toward the biblical text that embraces wonder. He explores...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 220.6 BROKeltner, Dacher
Summary: "From professor of psychology at U. C. Berkeley and one of the foremost experts on the science of emotions comes a groundbreaking and essential exploration into the history, science, and understanding of awe, and a guide for how we might all cultivate a deeper sense of awe and transform our lives and our world Awe, one of the most elusive emotions, is hard to pin down. How do we begin to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152.4 KELParker, Monica C.
Summary: "The Power of Wonder takes readers on a multidisciplinary journey through psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, literature, and business to share some of the surprising secrets behind the mechanics of wonder and guides readers in bringing more of it into their lives. Readers will learn about the components and elicitors of wonder, and how it can transform our bodies and brains. From taking a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: TarcherPerigee 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152.4 PARFuller, Robert C.
Contents: Emotion and evolution -- A life shaped by wonder : John Muir -- Adaptation and humanity's appetite for wonder -- A life shaped by wonder : William James -- Wonder and psychological development -- A life shaped by wonder : Rachel Carson -- Experience and personal transformation -- Wonder, emotion, and the religious sensibility.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of North Carolina Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 204.2 FULMay, Katherine
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author of Wintering, an invitation to rediscover the feelings of awe and wonder available to us all. Many of us feel trapped in a grind of constant change: rolling news cycles, the chatter of social media, our families split along partisan lines. We feel fearful and tired, on edge in our bodies, not quite knowing what has us perpetually depleted. For...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2023
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Summary: "This comprehensive and in-depth study delves into the life and works of the most famous director who has ever lived, Steven Spielberg." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: White Lion Publishing, an imprint of Quarto
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Summary: "The sun sets, and an aye-aye wakes up! Learn all about how the awesome aye-aye survives the forest at night"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.8 SEXTHEESatisfaction
Summary: THEESatisfaction are Stasia Irons & Catherine Harris-White. The pair live/laugh/love/dance and create in Seattle, WA. They write, produce and perform their own material: funk-psychedelic feminista sci-fi epics with the warmth & depth of Black Jazz and Sunday morning soul, frosted with icy raps that evoke equal parts Elaine Brown, Ursula Rucker & Q-Tip. Like their comrades Shabazz Palaces,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sub Pop 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RAP THEYoung Jesus (Musical group)
Contents: Rose eater -- Ocean -- Johno -- Shepherd head -- Good line awe -- Satsuma -- Believer -- A lake.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK YOURundell, Katherine
Summary: "A tour of the natural world's most awe-inspiring animals currently facing extinction"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 591.68 RUNHampton, Dan.
Summary: One of the most decorated F-16 pilots in American history, who was one of the "Wild Weasels"--a select cadre of gutsy fighters who flew into hostile territory first to draw enemy fire--shares gripping stories of rescue missions and combat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2012
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B HAMPTON HAMSchwartz, Sandi
Summary: "Raise calmer, happier, healthier children with these fun, hands-on nature activities for parents and kids to enjoy together. Are your kids stressed? Are they feeling a bit down? Do your children-and you-need a break from screens? Nature can help. What weall suspected intuitively for generations, science has now confirmed: spending time connecting to nature is a safe, effective tool to help...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Driver Books 2022