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GOD-centric :

A life centered on the pursuit of a good and fair God of love

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GOD-centric Table of Contents


Preface

Ch. 1 The Invitation

Ch. 2 The Practice of the Presence of God

Burned Alive

Buddha Nature

Confession

God's House

Ch. 3 The Boot

Ch. 4 The Dark Night of the Soul

Thinking a Thought Whole

My Catholic Imagination

My Catholic Questions

The Nicene Creed

Ch. 5 The Quest

Religious Traditions

Judaism

Eastern Orthodoxy

Protestantism

Islam

Hinduism

Buddhism

Taoism

Baha'i

Unitarian (& Quaker) Universalism

Liberal Christianity

New Age/New Thought/New Anything

Perennial Philosophy

Philosophy of Religion

Arguments for God’s Existence

Qualities of God

Wagers: Aurelius vs. Pascal

Faith & Reason

The Problem of Evil

Process Theology & Theistic Existentialism

Social Sciences & Religion

Stages of Faith

The Lazarus Life

No Golden Fleece

Ch. 6 The God Statement

The Original God Statement

Non-God Statement

A Note to Atheists, Agnostics & Other Miscreants

Celeste's Wager

For Those Of You Miscreants Who Are Scientists

GOD-centric Statement

Qualities of God

The Natural World

Human Nature / Social Nature

Revelation through Texts & Prophets

Faith, Doubt & Commitment

Spiritual Practices & Disciplines

Evil & Suffering

Sin, Salvation & Afterlife

Are you really GOD-centric?

Ch. 7 The GOD-Centric Challenge

The Challenge of “Others”

The Underlying Challenge

My “Other” Challenge

GOD-centric and the “Other”

Ch. 8 The GOD-Centric Response

Step 1: Relationship with God

Step 2: Quality of Being

Step 3: Attitude Towards Others

Step 4: Action On Behalf of Others

Ch. 9 The GOD-Centric Conversation

GOD-centric Intra-Religious Conversation

Conversation with the Non GOD-centric

Rules of GOD-centric Inter-Religious Conversation

Practical Rules

Theoretical Guidelines

GOD-centric Inter-Religious Conversation

Establishing Trust

Sharing Our Religion

Employing Jefferson With a Twist

Mediating Issues

Ch. 10 The Eternal

The Eternal Question of God

The Eternal Question of Humanity

To Be or Not To Be

To Live In God & To Live Out God

The Eternal Question of Life

Eternity: Ending with a Bang, Not a Whimper

Closing Thoughts

Epilogue: The GOD-Centric Process

The GOD-centric Process in 10 Easy Steps



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