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The Greatest Gift Ever Given

A Living Spiritual Mystery, Studies in Esoteric Christianity

By: Michael S. Ridenour

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The Greatest Gift Ever Given

A Living Spiritual Mystery, Studies in Esoteric Christianity

By: Michael S. Ridenour

As a child in a non-religious family, Michael Ridenour found a Bible one day and began reading. Initially excited by its lively stories, he paused at the New Testament, faced with a baffling inner question: Where in the world is Christ today? An unexpected answer came during his teenage years with a spontaneous experience of the Christ being, but this only led to more questions. Later, discovering the work of Rudolf Steiner, he found the authentic vision and language he needed to clarify and better comprehend his own experiences, but the questions kept coming. The Greatest Gift Ever Given is a fruit of Ridenour’s life-long search for answers: a book that is at once deeply thoughtful, humorous, philosophical and poetic. In Part I, ‘Raising the Foundation’, he studies the Judeo-Christian mysteries. After humanity’s ‘fall’ into materialism, these mysteries signal the development of human individuality. The impulse for self-hood continues with Christ, who brings a new path of divine love. But the mystery of Christ leads naturally to his shadow. Today, we can no longer escape the question: Where in the world is Judas? Without Judas’s betrayal, Christ’s greatest gift could never have been given. We can’t reject Judas, but should transform him within ourselves. In Part II, ‘Lowering the Temple’, Ridenour relates the theme of metamorphosis to the contemporary world. Once guided by initiates, personal transformation now needs to blossom from within each individual human soul. The topic of evolution takes us to a consideration of the perennially-controversial Charles Darwin, as well as the intuitive approach of Goethe and the living thinking of Rudolf Steiner. A rich treasure-trove of ideas, The Greatest Gift Ever Given sharpens a dynamic focus on current spiritual needs and contributes a thought-provoking response to them.

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The Greatest Gift Ever Given

A Living Spiritual Mystery, Studies in Esoteric Christianity

By: Michael S. Ridenour

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A Brief History of Chemistry

By: Michael S Ridenour

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A Brief History of Chemistry

By: Michael S Ridenour

The book traces the history of chemistry from its ancient origins to the modern day changes that are being made. It is a multifaceted look as the evolution of chemistry as a science that lets the major scientists reveal how they did chemistry and what they thought about their science.

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136537601X

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To Be or Not to Be...an American

By: Michael S Ridenour

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To Be or Not to Be...an American

By: Michael S Ridenour

The play is based on American history from the colonial times to the present (civil rights movement and beyond),

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Meditations

on the Greatest Gift Ever Given

By: Michael S. Ridenour

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on the Greatest Gift Ever Given

By: Michael S. Ridenour

‘Finding unity with Christ is not a given; it depends on turning the ego – that provides our sense of experiencing ourselves as a unique being – into an instrument of loving perception that connects with other beings. Learning to do this makes the path to Christ a path of self-knowledge, where the freedom to make mistakes and consequent error lets us see ourselves with humility as we come to know how to bring love into what we say and do.’ (From the Introduction.) In order for human beings to progress, contends the author, we can no longer rely on outer authority in the form of dogma, power and control. Rather, we need to find spiritual and creative solutions from within. Fundamentally, we should discover what makes us truly human and not merely animal. ‘The direction of this book is to indicate how this may be addressed in artistic and imaginative terms that touch the powder, so to speak, with a different fire that ignites a different future.’ With Meditations, Michael S. Ridenour provides a fresh and varied look at themes explored in his recent book The Greatest Gift Ever Given. The more meditative, intimate format of this short volume allows content and mode of expression to complement each other by expanding these themes into realms of individual experience. Part One does this by making use of a shorter poetic-commentary presentation, allowing greater variety and flexibility of focus. Part Two builds on paths of individual initiation from the esoteric Christian tradition, showing how they address contemporary concerns for greater spiritual awareness and a more perceptive quality of consciousness. Meditations is a thoughtful work that offers support for understanding and practising the contemporary spiritual path.

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1912230313

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The Star of the Magi

By: Michael S Ridenour

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The Star of the Magi

By: Michael S Ridenour

The Star of the Magi is a Christmas play based on the author's experience teaching in New York to a class of mostly Jewish students.

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Meditations

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The Guide to Executive Recruiters

By: Michael Betrus

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The Guide to Executive Recruiters

By: Michael Betrus

Like a dating service, this edition (updated since the initial 1996 one) guides all levels of executives to the job recruiters most likely to match their industry and salary requirements. To avert perils akin to blind dating, a state-by-state recruiter directory and recruiter index by industry are provided, as well as a briefing on strategies for best utilizing both retainer and contingency-based search firms. Recruiter listings include contact information, minimum salary placed, and specialty area(s), but not fees, Internet presence, or any evaluative data on their placement record; nor is the overall success of such corporate "headhunters" addressed. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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McGraw-Hill Companies

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0070062803

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Easy Access

The Reference Handbook for Writers

By: Michael L. Keene,Katherine H. Adams

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The Reference Handbook for Writers

By: Michael L. Keene,Katherine H. Adams

Easy Access is the only handbook organized by the types of help student writers need. Part One (red tabs) provides a guide to writing processes and products. Solutions to common writing problems and ESL troublespots are found in Part Two (blue tab). Part Three (yellow tab) offers alphabetically organized definitions and examples of grammar, mechanics, and punctuation terms.

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Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 2-Volume Set, Sixth Edition

By: Michael A. Grippi,Danielle E. Antin-Ozerkis,Charles S. Dela Cruz,Robert Kotloff,Camille N. Kotton,Allan I. Pack

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Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 2-Volume Set, Sixth Edition

By: Michael A. Grippi,Danielle E. Antin-Ozerkis,Charles S. Dela Cruz,Robert Kotloff,Camille N. Kotton,Allan I. Pack

The definitive guide to the clinical and scientific aspects of pulmonary medicine―fully updated with the latest advances in the field A Doody's Core Title for 2023! Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders delivers unparalleled coverage of pulmonary medicine. With nearly 2500 illustrations, 60 videos, and 22,000 references, this peerless, two-volume resource provides a comprehensive overview of the scientific basis of lung function in health and disease. You’ll find detailed coverage of the broad array of disorders affecting the respiratory system, including obstructive and restrictive diseases, pulmonary vascular disorders, sleep-disordered breathing, lung neoplasms, respiratory infections, and respiratory failure. In addition, you’ll learn about all the latest advances, including molecular development of the lung, stem cells and respiratory disease, the genetics of pulmonary disease, the growth of personalized medicine, technical advances in lung transplantation, and much more. Notable new content in the 6th edition includes discussion of the respiratory effects of vaping, detailed consideration of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonitides, state-of the-art discussion of lung nodules, a summary of the use of immunotherapy in the treatment of lung cancer, COVID-19-related lung disease and its management, and a comprehensive discussion of noninvasive ventilation, including its use in ambulatory and ICU settings. In addition, new chapters on cystic lung disease, lung cancer screening, the lung microbiome, developmental lung disorders, nocardiosis and actinomycosis, and application of ECMO are included.

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1260474062

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Chartres

A Human Temple of Heaven and Earth

By: Michael S. Ridenour

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Chartres

A Human Temple of Heaven and Earth

By: Michael S. Ridenour

Why does the cathedral of Chartres continue to attract visitors and pilgrims from all over the world? Why does it rank among the holiest shrines of Christendom and yet defy religious boundaries? From whence the universal appeal that speaks directly to mind and heart in a way that transcends time and space? And perhaps most of all, why can it seem like the end of a quest and yet provoke a desire to learn more about the living science and ambient mystery that pervade its being? Which is what makes any answer to such questions even more difficult-Chartres is like a living being that is always more than we see, that has deep roots in a distant past that defy analysis. Not only that, but the cathedral can be like a living being that seems to be singing a song to itself-a song that sings in its own way to each of us. It affects people in living, intimate ways. It can cause people to just sit and listen to something no one else can hear. It makes people stare off into seemingly empty space for no apparent reason. Yet there is a reason and therein lies both the science and the mystery: there is a reason why Chartres produces such a profound an intimate affect on those who partake of the "cathedral experience." It is the task of this book to explore the ancient science that lays the foundation for this experience. And yet in some ways this science is as modern as recent discoveries in how a cell behaves as an integrated organism rather than a mere system of reactions initiated by DNA. Just as DNA cannot turn itself on or off no one part of the cathedral turns itself on or off; all of its parts are relational; it is an integrated and harmonic field of relationships that creates both the cell and the cathedral. This is no accident. The science of Chartres is essentially organic, it derives from a body of wisdom that understood how nature works in a field of harmonic relationships that mutually support one another. Such wisdom reaches back to antiquity. It reaches back to the beginnings of sacred architecture that sought to unify human experience with mysteries of the earth and cosmos. To help discover how the goals of ancient architecture still live in Chartres the book delves into the wisdom that sought to harmonize form and structure with living proportion. It looks into medieval thought and beyond in ways that allow us to see the timeless truths therein. And perhaps most of all it allows us to see ourselves in the context of an inner cathedral that speaks to the future. Therein lies the true wisdom of Chartres.

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Book's by Michael S Ridenour

The Greatest Gift Ever Given

The Greatest Gift Ever Given

The Greatest Gift Ever Given

The Greatest Gift Ever Given

A Brief History of Chemistry

A Brief History of Chemistry

To Be or Not to Be...an American

To Be or Not to Be...an American

Meditations

Meditations

The Star of the Magi

The Star of the Magi

Meditations

Meditations

The Guide to Executive Recruiters

The Guide to Executive Recruiters

Easy Access

Easy Access

Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 2-Volume Set, Sixth Edition

Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 2-Volume Set, Sixth Edition

Chartres

Chartres

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