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Occupy Spirituality: A Radical Vision for a New Generation (with Adam Bucko)

Hildegard of Bingen, a Saint for Our Times: Unleashing Her Power in the 21 st Century

The Popes War: Why Ratzingers Secret Crusade Has Imperiled the Church and What Can Be Saved

Christian Mystics: 365 Readings and Meditations

The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine

The A.W.E. Project: Reinventing Education, Reinventing the Human

A New Reformation: Creation Spirituality & the Transformation of Christianity

Creativity: Where the Divine and the Human Meet

Prayer: A Radical Response to Life (formerly On Becoming a Musical, Mystical Bear )

One River, Many Wells: Wisdom Springing From Global Faiths

Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh: Lessons for Transforming Evil in Soul and Society

Passion for Creation, The Earth-Honoring Spirituality of Meister Eckhart (formerly

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The Reinvention of Work: A New Vision of Livelihood For Our Time

Sheer Joy: Conversations with Thomas Aquinas on Creation Spirituality

Creation Spirituality: Liberating Gifts for the Peoples of the Earth

The Coming of the Cosmic Christ: The Healing of Mother Earth and The Birth of a Global Renaissance

Illuminations of Hildegard of Bingen

Original Blessing: A Primer in Creation Spirituality

Meditations with Meister Eckhart

A Spirituality Named Compassion

Confessions: The Making of a Post-Denominational Priest

Hildegard of Bingens Book of Divine Works, Songs & Letters

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Religion USA: Religion and Culture by way of TIME Magazine

Manifesto for a Global Civilization (with Brian Swimme)

Passion for Creation: Meister Eckharts Creation Spirituality (formerly Breakthrough: Meister Eckharts Creation Spirituality in New Translation )

In the Beginning there was Joy (childrens book, illustrated)

Western Spirituality: Historical Roots, Ecumenical Routes, editor

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The Presence of the Past : Morphic Resonance and the Habits of Nature The Rebirth of Nature: The Greening of Science and God

Seven Experiments That Could Change the World

Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home

The Sense of Being Stared At

Science Set Free / The Science Delusion

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APPENDIX

Angels in the Bible

The earlier writings of the Hebrew Bible are somewhat reticent about angelology. This owes no doubt to the fact that in developing a monotheism amid many peoples who were polytheistic, the Israelites were cautious about reintroducing old ways of thought about spirits and divine messengers. Only three angelsGabriel, Michael, and Raphaelare mentioned by name in the Hebrew Bible, and the prophetic books rarely mention angels at all. In the later books, angels appear more frequently, especially in apocalyptic writings such as the Book of Daniel, where they play an important role. At this time monotheism was so well established in Jewish thinking that angels had no reason to be feared as objects of worship. At this time, too, other traditions such as the Zoroastrian religion of Persia influenced Israel with its emphasis on spirits.

In addition to the terms angels or messengers, other titles of angels in the Hebrew scriptures include sons of God, the host of the Lord, the host of heaven, and the holy ones.

Angels abound in the Christian scriptures. This is especially the case with the infancy narratives of Jesus, with the ministry and mission of Christ, and with the apocalyptic literature such as the Book of Revelation. Angels represent the cosmic forces that come together in Jesus and that he employs for the good of the people. Paul mentions the nine choirs of angels or heavenly spirits, but his main emphasis is on how Christ holds power over the angels and all spiritual powers. Thus the temptation to be pessimistic about cosmic forces is done away with. The universe is essentially benign in all its aspects. Evil spirits cannot triumph over the power of the love of Christ.

In the Book of Revelation the angels play several roles, including praising at heavenly worship, ministering in the work of prophetic revelation, assisting in the governing of the world and the execution of the divine wishes, and guarding the seven churches of Asia, their leaders, and their communities.

Following is a list of biblical references to angels.

I. HEWBREW BIBLE

Genesis 16.7-11: The angel of Yahweh meets Hagar and instructs her to return to Sarai to bear a child (Ishmael). (Cf. 21.17.)

Genesis 19.1-26: Two angels whom Lot befriends with hospitality save him and his family from the destruction of Sodom.

Genesis 22.11-15: An angel intervenes to save Isaac from Abrahams knife.

Genesis 24.7, 40: Abraham promises his servant that an angel will lead him back to his homeland to choose a wife for Abrahams son, Isaac.

Genesis 28.12: Jacob dreams about angels of God going up and down a ladder to heaven.

Genesis 3 1. 11: An angel speaks to Jacob in a dream.

Genesis 32. 1: Angels meet Jacob on his journey and he calls the place of encounter Mahanaim, saying, this is Gods camp.

Genesis 48.16: Manasseh blesses Joseph saying, May the angel who has been my savior from all harm, bless these boys

Exodus 3.2: The angel of Yahweh appears to Moses in a burning bush.

Exodus 14.19: The angel of Yahweh marches at the front of the army of Israel.

Exodus 23.20-24: Yahweh promises an angel to protect the Israelites against their foes.

Exodus 32.34, 33.2: Yahweh promises to send an angel to go before the Israelites and protect them and fight their enemies.

Numbers 20.16: Moses sends a letter to the king of Edom saying that an angel brought the Israelites out of Egypt.

Numbers 22.22-35: The angel of Yahweh teaches Balaam to treat his donkey more kindly.

Deuteronomy 32.17: The Canticle of Moses rebukes those who sacrificed to demons who are not God, to gods they did not know.

Judges 2.1, 4: The angel of Yahweh tells the Israelites that he has brought them from the land of Egypt.

Judges 5.23: In the Song of Deborah and Barak, Yahwehs angel curses Meroz.

Judges 6.11-24: An angel of Yahweh visits Gideon and tells him to deliver Israel.

Judges 13.3-25: An angel of Yahweh appears to Manoahs wife and informs her that she will give birth to a son; she names him Samson.

1 Samuel 29.9: David is said by Achish to be as blameless as an angel.

2 Samuel 14.17, 20: Davids wisdom is like the angel of God, i.e., divine. (Cf. 2 Samuel 19.27.)

2 Samuel 24.16, 17: An angel carries out vengeance because of Davids sins.

1 Kings 13.18: An angel tests whether a prophet will obey Yahweh.

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