we would recommend these for anyone curious about Chrstianity as well as ...
593394
Very well written and presented quite clearly, my partner has ehjoyed them very much as I bought both this book and "Bible for Dummmies", we would recommend these for anyone curious about Chrstianity as well as Catholocism.
4884515
Great for readers who are interested and curious about the theories of science and the humanities.  Get an inside view from experts in various fields.
3733931
This is a fascinating look at the many ways The Christ of Christmas can be experienced in our lives. Reading them was an epiphany!
212319
This is actually three books in one: Part 1) a description and analysis of Gobekli Tepe, Part 2) a study of human cultural evolution and Part 3) a search for an earthly Garden of Eden.

Starting with Part 1) the book provides an excellent detailed description of the excavated site with needed detail on the location of specific pillars and carvings. The reasoning of Collin regarding their alignment to the north and the constellation Cygnus is well thought out and supported by the evidence he presents. Nice work!

My main interest in this review is his Part 2) concerning our cultural evolution. This middle section of the Book is fantastic! This is the first author who attempts to take us from the time of  Neanderthal/Human interactions to what can be seen as modern humans. He presents a complex hypothesis of the links of various cultures through pre-history. Of great significance he gets away from typical Eurocentric approaches to include significant cultures in Siberia and the middle East. Now to be honest, the complexity of the story and his presentation may make his arguments difficult to follow. For my part I have had to invest a couple of weeks preparing a Blog post that lays out his hypothesis so that I could verify his points and clarify their temporal and geographic settings (http://awhico.com/blog/eurasiatogbekli-tepe). His logic holds together quite well - but more importantly his attempt makes this book worth reading on its own. It is a marvellous effort to counter the commonly encountered, overly simple view that we were once apes in the jungle and then something odd happened which gave rise to cave paintings, pyramids, writing and then along came the Greeks who started Western Civilization. He makes the case that there is a lineage that we can perceive and investigate.

His hypothesis opens the door for more exploration, possible correction and ultimately improved clarification on where we have come from.

As in my book regarding the origins of spirituality (<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Awakening-Higher-Consciousness-Guidance-from-Ancient-Egypt-and-Sumer/dp/1620553945/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Awakening Higher Consciousness: Guidance from Ancient Egypt and Sumer</a>) our cultural history and evolution is an important piece of the puzzle in how we see ourselves in this World. Pushing the origins back to the end of the last Ice Age is significant and useful in understanding the later human developments.

As for Part 3) regarding an earthly Garden of Eden, this is not my interest, but it a nice addition to the rest of Collins' exploration.
4006026
I really enjoyed the memoir style of this fascinating book.  It helped me to understand a little about the quantum and relativity.  I recommend it for anyone interested in the latest ideas about what our universe might really be like.
4458407
We are finding this to be a great study- we are having lots of discussion about things that some of us have never considered before.
3597012
Very good information.  We will probably view again since there was so much covered.  Very helpful and kept our interests.
3022232
Helped me to better understand ideas about the Christ and his relation with me.

Def recommend this to people that want to untangle some of the knots the have in their mind about specific points in the bible, as well as historical information to back it up.

David Hulme helped me personally understand some things I had on my mind (the point about adult baptism), and why the Old Testament really matters.

I will watch again. Good stuff.
1867565
This book seemed to be focused a little more on clarifying things whereas the first was to work with some ideas of philosophy and getting a little better perspective. So far I have only read volume one and two but I have found them both to have great content about the thing that most truth seekers are searching for, though they do not know what it is called. I am in the process of reading the third volume and will say that these books are worth the time and will help point you out of the mountains of misinformation that is out there and onto your personal path of self knowing. If you are serious about raising your consciousness and spiritual understanding and are not just a spiritual dabbler who is out to reassure themselves of what they already think they know, then these are worth your while.
4784610
I didn't get this so I could become the next Lorraine and Warren.  I got this because demonology is so interesting to me and being in the paranormal field, it is the one thing I have never come across so far, or if I had, I brushed it off as the spirit of someone that was pissed off that we were there, rather than outright evil.  However, I was hungry for knowledge that could help us to identify what exactly we were dealing with.  It's logical that eventually we are going to find ourselves in one of those situations and we need to be prepared for when that happens.  This book also helps the reader to identify when an individual is just pulling the wool over your eyes.  There are things that you can do or say that will provoke a response, things that a typical person pulling a hoax would not recognize or respond to.  I found the reading easy and book interesting enough that I didn't want to put it down, though I may have skipped a couple of chapters to get to the good stuff.  Lots of information.  It is a little pricey though for what you get.
591014
These felt fairly good to read through. I wish there was a little more variety on them. Great for spiritual people.
1277031
I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a deeper understanding of their faith as a Christian, or for anyone with questions about Christianity.
963444
This set of articles really opened me to new inner resources as well as looking at my environment in a new light.  Like Diane mentions roads less taken turns into new behaviours with time.  Old things, thoughts, roads fade when they are not being used and eventually become obsolete.  I love looking at the world around us and drawing comparisons to our personal and spiritual growth, it grounds those lessons.

Beautiful collection of interesting and unique views of spirituality.
4344418
This is a great collection of documentaries from the History Channel and A&E about the early days of Christianity.  Unlike one of the other reviewers, I don't recall any time being spent on any modern Christian mysteries.  This set mostly dealt with finding out more about the apostles, Jesus, Mary, and Paul.  I skipped around a little, so perhaps I missed something.  But overall, the documentaries are well done and are more like the older documentaries from the History Channel which are less obsessed with speculation (like Ancient Aliens) and more about real history.
4019677
My kid loves these and learns about god and all the mysteries about creation and mythological stories ... some are true stores itihaasas ...
595588
This book was fascinating!  It covers some of the most well-known signs and symbols and each topic was two pages.  There are color photographs, a key verse and sidebars with facts or quotes from books or hymns.  The topics' literal meanings or uses are talked about along with their symbolism or use as a sign.  There are especially many Bible verses or references given where the topic is talked about.  If you're familiar with the Bible, you'll probably be pretty well acquainted with these topics, but there was still a lot of interesting background or cultural information I didn't know.  They were also good reminders for what I did already know.  You could almost read this as a devotional with the spiritual insight it gives and how the sign or symbol should impact your faith and walk.  It was easy to read and kept me engaged.  I would highly recommend it!

I received this book free from Baker Books in exchange for an honest review.
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I would recommend this to anyone wishing a brief introduction to UU beliefs and history. Easy to read, yet broad. Well done.