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The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross
- A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity Within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East
- By: John M. Allegro
- Narrated by: Martyn Swain
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 254
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 216
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Story4 out of 5 stars 216
Where did God come from? What do the bible stories really tell us? Who or what was Jesus Christ? This audiobook challenges everything we think we know about the nature of religion.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Hated it,
- By Troy Sunde on 12-22-22
- The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross
- A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity Within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East
- By: John M. Allegro
- Narrated by: Martyn Swain
Interesting premise, but doesn't work well as audiobook
Reviewed: 07-19-24
Just too many spelling out of words and overuse of the same words over and over to work well as an audiobook. The premise is intriguing, but in the end seemed overly forced.
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Homo Deus
- A Brief History of Tomorrow
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27,202
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 23,578
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23,410
Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically acclaimed New York Times best seller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity's future and our quest to upgrade humans into gods.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun But With A Couple O' Caveats--
- By Gillian on 02-22-17
- Homo Deus
- A Brief History of Tomorrow
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
Insightful but disturbing
Reviewed: 04-16-24
At points, I wondered if the author was even being serious, as some of the extrapolations are extreme and based on relatively shallow understanding. On several fronts, such as science, philosophy, religion, etc., the author shortchanges the complexity and nuance necessary to provide a realistic assessment and instead pushes a materialistic, technocratic paradigm without challenge. To what end? Certainly it doesn't seem to have much to do with and honest search for truth or a measured assessment of future developments.
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The Omnivore's Dilemma
- A Natural History of Four Meals
- By: Michael Pollan
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,385
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,371
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,361
"What should we have for dinner?" To one degree or another, this simple question assails any creature faced with a wide choice of things to eat. Anthropologists call it the omnivore's dilemma. Choosing from among the countless potential foods nature offers, humans have had to learn what is safe, and what isn't. Today, as America confronts what can only be described as a national eating disorder, the omnivore's dilemma has returned with an atavistic vengeance.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book; didn't love the reading
- By Lily on 11-02-08
- The Omnivore's Dilemma
- A Natural History of Four Meals
- By: Michael Pollan
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
Epic journey into mindful eating
Reviewed: 03-05-23
The approach Pollan takes to explore different modes of food production is educational but even moreso entertaining. Every reader who hangs with the author all the way through is given a new foundation for making food choices.
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God
- An Anatomy
- By: Francesca Stavrakopoulou
- Narrated by: Francesca Stavrakopoulou
- Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 241
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 214
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Story5 out of 5 stars 213
The scholarship of theology and religion teaches us that the God of the Bible was without a body, only revealing himself in the Old Testament in words mysteriously uttered through his prophets, and in the New Testament in the body of Christ. The portrayal of God as corporeal and masculine is seen as merely metaphorical, figurative, or poetic. But, in this revelatory study, Francesca Stavrakopoulou presents a vividly corporeal image of God: a human-shaped deity who walks and talks and weeps and laughs, who eats, sleeps, feels, and breathes, and who is undeniably male.
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5 out of 5 stars
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GREAT READ!!
- By Chester Johnson on 04-27-23
- God
- An Anatomy
- By: Francesca Stavrakopoulou
- Narrated by: Francesca Stavrakopoulou
Totally unique and well executed
Reviewed: 01-01-23
This is an epic work, both the research, writing and narration. I found it to be compelling, educational and entertaining. Also, a fantastic job by the author with her narration.
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Grace Saves All: The Necessity of Christian Universalism
- By: David Artman
- Narrated by: George W. Sarris
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 42
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 40
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Story5 out of 5 stars 39
Grace is amazing. About this all Christians agree. Yet nearly all forms of Christianity put significant limits on grace. In Grace Saves All, David Artman argues that grace saves alone and goes to all. This inclusive approach to Christianity is variously called universal reconciliation, universal salvation, or perhaps most accurately, Christian universalism. He contends that the inclusive/Christian universalist approach is necessary because it offers the only Christian theology that successfully defends the goodness of God.
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5 out of 5 stars
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God's Goodness Expounded
- By Rose Anne on 09-26-20
Accessible, beautiful and honest
Reviewed: 06-08-21
The message in this book is good news. You can trust in God's goodness! All will be reconciled to Him in the end. None will be lost. After listening to this audiobook, I am inspired to uphold God's goodness, sharing this wonderful understanding to counter the harmful narratives involving eternal punishment or annihilation.
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The End Is Always Near
- Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
- By: Dan Carlin
- Narrated by: Dan Carlin
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,343
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9,101
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,048
In The End Is Always Near, Dan Carlin looks at questions and historical events that force us to consider what sounds like fantasy; that we might suffer the same fate that all previous eras did. Will our world ever become a ruin for future archaeologists to dig up and explore? The questions themselves are both philosophical and like something out of The Twilight Zone.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hardcore Histories Greatest Hits
- By Steven Glover on 10-31-19
- The End Is Always Near
- Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
- By: Dan Carlin
- Narrated by: Dan Carlin
Compelling and vital message
Reviewed: 06-01-21
Dan Carlin delivers an overview of historical moments where societies took a turn for the worse. Do tough times make tougher people?
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Radical Wholeness
- By: Philip Shepherd, Jeff Brown, Grover Gardner
- Narrated by: Philip Shepherd
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 462
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 402
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 396
There are qualities we all yearn to experience in our lives - peace, simplicity, grace, connection, clarity. Yet these qualities evade us, because each of them arises from an experience of wholeness, and we live in a culture that enforces divisions within each of us. In Radical Wholeness, Philip Shepherd shows the countless ways in which we are persuaded to separate from the body and live in the head. Disconnected from the body's intelligence, we also disconnect from the wholeness of the present.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wisdom in unusual abundance and simplicity
- By Nigel on 03-19-19
- Radical Wholeness
- By: Philip Shepherd, Jeff Brown, Grover Gardner
- Narrated by: Philip Shepherd
Life-changing insights
Reviewed: 04-30-21
What an unexpected delight this audiobook turned out to be. It explains the root of our chronic disconnect in western culture that keeps us from feeling truly at home. A beautiful, thoughtful and deep treatise.
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Until the End of Time
- Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
- By: Brian Greene
- Narrated by: Brian Greene
- Length: 14 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,570
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,311
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,306
Until the End of Time is Brian Greene's breathtaking new exploration of the cosmos and our quest to find meaning in the face of this vast expanse. Greene takes us on a journey from the big bang to the end of time, exploring how lasting structures formed, how life and mind emerged, and how we grapple with our existence through narrative, myth, religion, creative expression, science, the quest for truth, and a deep longing for the eternal.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Uneven
- By NJ on 03-03-20
- Until the End of Time
- Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
- By: Brian Greene
- Narrated by: Brian Greene
intellectual journey into the physicalist paradigm
Reviewed: 01-18-21
Greene guides the reader through an epic tour of his physicalist view of the world. Part science, part religion, and I would argue, part religion, Greene's masterful storytelling and intellectual integrity make for a gripping treatise.
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