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10 Things Your Minister Wants to Tell You: (But Can't, Because He Needs the Job)
From the Publisher: """How did it all begin?"" ""What happens when we die?"" These are just two of the questions Reverend Oliver ""Buzz"" Thomas hears centrist Christians asking as he travels across the United States, and he knows that their voices are not being heard. They're people of faith, not of politics, and they want more from their religion than a voter's guide.<p>Now, Reverend Thomas has written a book that will become the liberal Christian answer to <i>The Purpose Driven Life</i>. Thomas writes sensitively about the reason we were put on this earth, the significance of the Bible, and how one pleases God. He answers difficult, contemporary questions like ""What about homosexuality?"" and ""What about other faiths?"" while weaving in a sensible Christian theology for modern living."... Show More
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Abraham and the Idols
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Addicted to Mediocrity: 20th Century Christians and the Arts
From the Publisher: "In this provocative book, Franky Schaeffer shows how Christians today have sacrificed the artistic prominence they enjoyed for centuries and settled instead for mediocrity. The evidence for this sad state of affairs abounds. We are flooded with “Christian” doodads, trinkets, tee shirts, and bumper stickers that use God’s name as an advertising slogan—“Things go better with Jesus”—putting the Creator of the universe on the same level as soda pop."... Show More
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African & African-American Religion
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All God's Children and Blue Suede Shoes
From the Publisher: "Where did popular culture come from? Why is it the way it is? How does it influence Americans in general and Christians in particular? Ken Myers offers fascinating answers. He sees pop culture as a culture of diversion, preventing people from asking questions about their origin and destiny and about the meaning of life. Two aspects stand out: a quest for novelty and a desire for instant gratification. In addition, this culture offers something very appealing: the illusion that we set our own standards, are the master of our fate, deserve a break, and are worth it."... Show More
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Amish Grace: [How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy]
From the Publisher: "The remarkable response of the Amish Community to the horrific shooting of ten schoolgirls at Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, in October 2006 stunned the larger world. Amish Grace tells the incredible story of this community’s reaction to this senseless shooting and explores its profoundly countercultural practice of forgiveness.<p>Outsiders often hold a stereotypical view of the Amish as a stubbornly backwards people—a view rooted In the picturesque images of buggies, beards, and bonnets. But there is a much more to know about the Amish as a people, as we discovered after the Nickel Mines incident. The community’s collective and radical act of forgiveness—the loving and compassionate response to the shooter and his family—gives us insights into who the Amish are and how they live their faith.<p>Amish Grace explores the many questions the story raises about the religious beliefs that led the Amish to forgive so quickly. In a world where religion spawns so much violence and vengeance, the surprising act of Amish forgiveness begs for deeper consideration."... Show More
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Apocalipsis de San Juan: El libro de las revelaciones
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Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas
From the Publisher: """ Spurred by personal tragedy, Elaine Pagels turns to a consideration of the Gnostic Gospels - in particular, the Gospel of Thomas. As opposed to the Gospel of John, which asserted that Jesus was an eternally existing aspect of God who came to earth to save humankind, the ""secret"" Gospel of Thomas agrees that Jesus was in some sense divine, but says that a streak of divinity can be found in all of us. The Church Fathers did not like Thomas's ideas, and attempted to suppress his Gospel as heretical. Pagels believes that Thomas's words lead to a more open, welcoming, and equitable kind of Christianity. If Beyond Belief is at odds with conservative theological certainties, it nonetheless speaks to Jesus's humanity - and to our own. """... Show More
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Buddha's Teachings
From the Publisher: "Like all great religions, Buddhism teaches the importance of spiritual, or holy, values. This religion teaches that, if a person has a pure mind, everything he does will be pure and decent and that, if one has a pure heart, all happiness will come to him. Buddha’s Teachings is a concise and nonsectarian guide to basic Buddhist teachings, including the Fourfold Noble Truth, the Noble Eightfold Path, the Buddha Nature, the Way of Purification, and the Ways of Practice."... Show More
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Buddhism
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C.H. Spurgeon Autobiography. Volume 2 The Full Harvest, 1860-1892
From the Publisher: "Spurgeon’s last thirty years, from the building of the Metropolitan Tabernacle to his death in 1892, saw long years of the full harvest of his youthful efforts. With a congregation of nearly 6,000 in the heart of London and a wider audience of perhaps a million to be addressed weekly through his printed sermon, Spurgeon not only sustained his productivity but even increased the quality of his work. But there is more to Spurgeon than the preacher: we see him also as author, as editor of a monthly magazine, as founder and director of his Pastors' College, and organizer of two orphanages.<p>Throughout the autobiography, Spurgeon records those aspects of life that only an autobiography can: his family circle, the daily labor behind his public works, and the feelings which led him to resist the reformation of the Faith of the Churches. Above all, he records his experiences of God’s grace. "... Show More
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Called Out of Darkness: a Spiritual Confession
From the Publisher: "For her readers old and new, this book explores the continuing interior pilgrimage of Anne Rice. In 2005, Anne Rice startled her readers with her novel Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, and by revealing that, after years as an atheist, she had returned to her Catholic faith. Now, in her powerful and haunting memoir, CALLED OUT OF DARKNESS, Rice tells the story of the spiritual transformation that produced a complete change in her literary goals.She writes about loss and tragedy (her mother’s drinking, the death of her daughter and, later, her beloved husband, Stan Rice); about new joys; about the birth of her son, Christopher; about the family’s return in 1988 to the city of New Orleans, the city that inspired so much of her work. She tells how after an adult lifetime of questioning, she experienced the intense conversion and consecration to Christ that lie behind her most recent novels."... Show More
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Celebration of Discipline: [Path to Spiritual Growth]
Special 20th Anniversary Ed.
From the Publisher: "Over the centuries, devout believers have sought for the best ways to bring their lives and thoughts closer to God. Richard Foster points the way to a new level of spiritual maturity through a rediscovery of the time-honored disciplines of Christian devotion.<p>Foster provides a wealth of examples to demonstrate how daily practice of the inward disciplines of meditation and prayer, the outward discipline of simplicity, and the corporate discipline of celebration can help us toward inner transformation. He demonstrates how the biblical view of simplicity, properly understood and applied, brings joy and balance to our lives and discusses how celebration, often the most neglected of the spiritual disciplines, stands at the heart of the way to Christ. Celebration of Discipline guides all Christians to an enriched spiritual life infused with joy, peace, and a deep understanding of God."... Show More
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Changed Life: The Greatest Thing in the World
From the Publisher: "Once again, these beautiful and deeply moving reflections by renowned nineteenth-century Scottish evangelist Henry Drummond can be enjoyed as originally intended, as a sermon designed to inspire a positive change within the listener. "... Show More
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Christian's Secret of a Happy Life
From the Publisher: "“The truths I have to tell are not theological, but practical. They are, I believe, the fundamental truths of life and experience.” —from the book"... Show More
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Classical Religions & Myths of the Mediterranean Basin
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Code Name God: the Spiritual Odyssey of a Man of Science
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Confessions of Saint Augustine
From the Publisher: "This is a timeless work, completely applicable to everyone who has experienced the struggle between good and evil in his own soul. Augustine was raised by a devout Christian mother. He abandoned the Christianity in which he had been brought up, from his own account living a life of sin, including having an illegitimate son. After hearing the sermons of Ambrose, he went through great internal struggle that led to his conversion in 387. "... Show More
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Confucianism & Taoism
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Cross and the Switchblade
From the Publisher: "David Wilkerson, a man on a mission, stepped onto some of the world's most dangerous streets armed only with the simple message of God's love and the promise of the Holy Spirit's power. Then the miracles began to happen.<p>Led by incredible faith, Wilkerson left his country pulpit in 1958 for the streets of New York City, where a murder trial of seven teenaged boys churned society’s antipathy toward them. Even Wilkerson was bewildered by his sense of compassion, but in spite of doubt, he followed the Spirit’s prompting to help the boys. This is the amazing story of his journey, and of the mighty power of God to accomplish the impossible. One of the most inspiring and challenging true stories of all time, it has sold millions of copies throughout the world and has been made into a feature film."... Show More
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Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
From the Publisher: "This book, one of the sources for Mel Gibson’s motion picture, The Passion of the Christ, is taken from the eighteenth-century journals of the Catholic nun who had visions of scenes from the life of Christ."... Show More
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Dorothy Day: a Radical Devotion
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The End of Christendom
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Foxe's Book of Martyrs
From the Publisher: "John Foxe carefully compiled records of the suffering and persecution of Christians. The Book of Martyrs became a sensational best-seller as a result. As interesting as fiction, it is written with both passion and tenderness, telling the dramatic story of some of the most thrilling periods in Christian history. "... Show More
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Gnostic Gospels
From the Publisher: """The Gnostic Gospels provides engaging listening for those seeking a broader perspective on the early development of Christianity. Author and noted scholar Elaine Pagels suggests that Christianity could have developed quite differently if Gnostic texts had become part of the Christian canon. Without a doubt: Gnosticism celebrates God as both Mother and Father, shows a very human Jesus's relationship to Mary Magdalene, suggests the Resurrection is better understood symbolically, and speaks to self-knowledge as the route to union with God. Pagels argues that Christian orthodoxy grew out of the political considerations of the day, serving to legitimize and consolidate early church leadership. Her contrast of that developing orthodoxy with Gnostic teachings presents an intriguing trajectory on a world faith as it ""might have become."" """... Show More
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God's Harvard: A Christian College On a Mission to Save America
From the Publisher: "Rosin’s account follows America's most ambitious young evangelicals who, since 2000, have been making their way to Patrick Henry College, where they are groomed to become the Christian elite of tomorrow, waging battle on the frontlines of politics, entertainment, and science. "... Show More
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God in Sandals: When Jesus Walked Among Us
From the Publisher: "This intimate biography about the human side of Jesus is an imaginative journey through the Biblical narratives of his life so that, by sharing in the experiences of those who knew him, we, too, can better understand the meaning of his coming. "... Show More
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God in the Dock
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God of All Comfort
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God of Second Chances: the Remaking of Moses
From the Publisher: "Subtitled The Remaking of Moses, this book offers encouragement for the hurting and the heartbroken. What we need in the midst of life’s bewildering experiences is not an explanation but a deeper understanding of the God who gives second chances."... Show More
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God Who Hung on the Cross: How God Uses Ordinary People to Build His Church
From the Publisher: "You won’t hear these stories in the local news, but Jesus Christ is doing miracles in some of the most unlikely places around the world. His faith propelled Dois Rosser out of the boardroom and into villages in Mongolia, India, Congo, Cuba, and dozens of other needy nations to invest his earthly fortune in building churches and broadcasting the gospel. In this inspiring memoir, Rosser takes you on a jolting jeep ride to a village in India, where feeble lepers are joyfully building their church, stone by stone. He invites you to a funeral in Cuba, where the gospel’s message of hope brings a Communist tour guide to new life in Christ. And with Cambodian villagers staring execution in the face, you’ll stand in awe at the power and mercy of Christ. The God Who Hung on the Cross lets you experience the abundant, liberating power of God at work in everyday life."... Show More
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Grace (Eventually): Thoughts On Faith
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Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions
From the Publisher: """ From one of the world’s leading writers on religion and the highly acclaimed author of the bestselling A History of God, The Battle for God and The Spiral Staircase, comes a major new work: a chronicle of one of the most important intellectual revolutions in world history and its relevance to our own time. In one astonishing, short period – the ninth century BCE – the peoples of four distinct regions of the civilized world created the religious and philosophical traditions that have continued to nourish humanity into the present day: Confucianism and Daoism in China; Hinduism and Buddhism in India; monotheism in Israel; and philosophical rationalism in Greece. Historians call this the Axial Age because of its central importance to humanity’s spiritual development. Now, Karen Armstrong traces the rise and development of this transformative moment in history, examining the brilliant contributions to these traditions made by such figures as the Buddha, Socrates, Confucius and Ezekiel.Armstrong makes clear that despite some differences of emphasis, there was remarkable consensus among these religions and philosophies: each insisted on the primacy of compassion over hatred and violence. She illuminates what this “family” resemblance reveals about the religious impulse and quest of humankind. And she goes beyond spiritual archaeology, delving into the ways in which these Axial Age beliefs can present an instructive and thought-provoking challenge to the ways we think about and practice religion today.A revelation of humankind’s early shared imperatives, yearnings and inspired solutions – as salutary as it is fascinating."""... Show More
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Happiness Is an Inside Job: Practicing for a Joyful Life
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Heaven
From the Publisher: "Perhaps the greatest American evangelist of the nineteenth century, Dwight L. Moody inspired millions with his sermons. Although a century and a half separates us from his impassioned explications of the Bible, Moody's ardor rings with overtones of today's fundamentalist Christianity and can offer critical clues to understanding the orthodox religious outlook still dramatically influencing our culture in the twenty-first century. Moody explains why Christians believe that the Bible is invariably correct (""None of the other religious volumes, like the Koran, that claim a divine origin, agree with common sense.""); who resides in heaven (""The inhabitants of Heaven will be select.""); that they are set apart from the larger culture (""We must go against the current of this world.""); and more."... Show More
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Hinds' Feet on High Places: an Allegory Dramatizing the Journey Each of Us Must Take Before We Can Live in "High Places"
From the Publisher: "Hinds’ Feet on High Places is one of Hannah Hurnard’s best-known and loved books, a beautiful allegory dramatizing the yearning of God’s children to be led to new heights of love, joy, and victory. "... Show More
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Hinduism
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History of the Jews
From the Publisher: "This historical magnum opus covers 4,000 years of the extraordinary history of the Jews as a people, a culture, and a nation. It shows the impact of Jewish character on the world: their genius, imagination and, most of all, their ability to persevere despite severe persecutions. Compelling insights into events and individuals are chronologically detailed, from Moses and Jesus to Spinoza, Marx, Freud, the Rothschilds, and Golda Meir.<p>""Why have I written a history of the Jews?…When I was working on my History of Christianity, I became aware for the first time in my life of the magnitude of debt Christianity owes to Judaism…the book gave me the chance to reconsider objectively, in the light of a study covering nearly 4,000 years, the most intractable of all human questions: what are we on earth for? Is history merely a series of events whose sum is meaningless?""—from the Prologue"... Show More
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How Can I Deal With Rejection?
From the Publisher: "I've just been rejected--what should I do? Boy, does it feel bad to be rejected.  If you will be honest we have all felt rejected before.  Felicia explains how to deal with rejection in dating and marriage, in a parent and child relationship or even when you've been overlooked regarding a promotion or released from your job by your employer."... Show More
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Hurlbut's Story of the Bible
From the Publisher: "Hurlbut’s classic retelling of the Bible contains 168 stories from the Bible, each one complete in itself, while together combining to form one narrative. It is the complete Bible story, running from Genesis to Revelation, told in the language of today for both young and old alike."... Show More
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Into the Region of Awe: Mysticism in C.S. Lewis
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Islam
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Jesus: His Life and Teachings
From the Publisher: "Joseph Girzone, who so powerfully captured the spirit of Jesus in his Joshua novels and in his best-selling A Portrait of Jesus, brings his work to a beautiful culmination with this retelling of the life and work of Jesus, based on the accounts in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Girzone captures the greatest story ever told in language that will open the hearts of readers from all backgrounds. From the birth of the Messiah to the wedding at Cana, the Sermon on the Mount, the Passion, and the triumphant Resurrection, each episode and lesson from the life of Jesus is rendered with wisdom and freshness."... Show More
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Jesus of Nazareth
From the Publisher: When he was elected Pope Benedict XVI in April 2005, Joseph Ratzinger became the most accomplished theologian to ascend to the Papacy in several hundred years. Over the prior 50 years of his life he had authored scores of theological works and even his critics have acknowledged his erudition and superior intellect. In this, his first major work published as Pope Benedict XV?and certainly his most personal one, Joseph Ratzinger shares an intimate, profound, and fresh rediscovery of Jesus of the Gospels: a face-to-face meeting with the authentic center of Christian belief. “This book is…solely an expression of my personal search ‘for the face of the Lord’ (Ps 27:8).” Ranging from the scholarly to the deeply personal, His Holiness puts forward a unique and uplifting view on what it means to have faith in Jesus today. “The great question that will be with us throughout this entire book: But what has Jesus really brought, then, if he has not brought world peace, universal prosperity, and a better world? What has he brought? The answer is very simple: God. He has brought God. He has brought the God who once gradually unveiled his countenance first to Abraham, then to Moses and the prophets, and then in the wisdom literature—the God who showed his face only in Israel, even though he was also honored among the pagans in various shadowy guises. It is this God, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, the true God, whom he has brought to the peoples of the earth. He has brought God, and now we know his face, now we can call upon him. Now we know the path that we human beings have to take in this world. Jesus has brought God and with God the truth about where we are going and where we come from: Faith, hope, and love.”... Show More
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Journey: How to Live By Faith in an Uncertain World
From the Publisher: """ You will only make this journey once. What kind of journey will it be?""–Billy GrahamIn this culminating work of a lifetime, the remarkable Billy Graham invites you to join him in discovering God's plan for this exciting journey called life. Wherever you are in your journey, you've already learned that life offers a variety of paths. And each fork and crossroad requires a decision. How do you choose the right path and maneuver the inevitable speed bumps and potholes that lie before you?With characteristic clarity and passion the world-renowned author and evangelist leads us step by step, offering insight that only comes from a life spent with God.This magnum opus from Billy Graham, seasoned with personal stories from his own life, offers wisdom, encouragement, hope, and inspiration–for anyone who wants to make the most of. . .THE JOURNEY. """... Show More
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Judaism
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Know What You Believe: a Practical Discussion of the Fundamentals of the Christian Faith
From the Publisher: "Know What You Believe has helped countless new and longtime believers understand the basic truths of their Christian faith. The book clearly explains what the Bible teaches with regard to the Holy Trinity, Christ’s death and resurrection, the angelic and demonic realms, sin and salvation, and coming events."... Show More
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Know Why You Believe: a Clear Affirmation for the Reasonableness of the Christian Faith
From the Publisher: Know Why You Believe will help you think through the answers to such questions as: How do I know there’s a God? Are miracles possible? Why is there pain and evil? Know Why You Believe is a thinking person’s book by a man regarded by many as one of the best communicators of Christian truth in our day.... Show More
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Late Great Planet Earth
From the Publisher: This blockbuster of the 1970s offered a wake-up call to events heralding the return of Jesus Christ. The years since have confirmed Lindsey's insights into what biblical prophecy says about the times we live in.... Show More
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Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation
From the Publisher: "Finding one’s calling is not just about finding something we can do—it is about finding what we can’t not do. “Let your life speak” is a time-honored Quaker admonition to live one’s life as witness to the deepest truths one knows. But as Parker Palmer explains, those words can also mean “listen to your life, and let it tell you what your truth is.” Vocation, he writes, comes not from external demands but from listening to the true self, a listening that will always call us into some form of service to others. Though the details of our journey are singular, we draw from it that which is universal. This book is a moving and illuminating guide for anyone who seeks not just a job but a calling and companionship along the way."... Show More
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