Religion
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Under the Same Sky: From Starvation in North Korea to Salvation in AmericaAn inspirational memoir about an abandoned young boy who escaped the devastating famine in North Korea and came to America in search of survival, freedom, and the pursuit of his wildest dreams. "Riveting."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) Inside the hidden and mysterious world of North...
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The Reason for My Hope: SalvationThe saving message of the Gospel is the heartbeat of this preacher and evangelist. Millions around the world heard Billy Graham proclaim this unchanging truth. He never forgot the transformation of his own life, when he first said yes to God's gift of salvation,...
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Contagious Disciple Making: Leading Others on a Journey of DiscoveryIt is hard to deny that today's world can seem apathetic toward Christians. Some may look down at their iPhones when we mention God, motion for the check when we bring up church, or casually change the subject when we talk about prayer. In...
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The Cambridge Companion to Black TheologyThis volume discusses normative theological categories from a black perspective and argues that there is no major Christian doctrine on which black theology has not commented. Part One explores introductory questions such as: what have been the historical and social factors fostering a black...
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An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and PracticesIn this new edition of the best-selling Introduction to Buddhism, Peter Harvey provides a comprehensive introduction to the development of the Buddhist tradition in both Asia and the West. Extensively revised and fully updated, this new edition draws on recent scholarship in the field,...
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Ritual and Religion in the Making of HumanityThis book argues that religion can and must be reconciled with science. Combining adaptive and cognitive approaches, it is a comprehensive analysis of religion's evolutionary significance, and its inextricable interdependence with language. It is also a detailed study of religion's main component, ritual, which...
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Terror in the Mind of God, Fourth Edition: The Global Rise of Religious Violence Volume 13Why would anybody believe that God could sanction terrorism? Why has the rediscovery of religion's power in recent years manifested in such a bloody way? What, if anything, can be done about it? Terror in the Mind of God, now in its fourth edition,...
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Dangerous Games: What the Moral Panic Over Role-Playing Games Says about Play, Religion, and Imagined WorldsThe 1980s saw the peak of a moral panic over fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons. A coalition of moral entrepreneurs that included representatives from the Christian Right, the field of psychology, and law enforcement claimed that these games were not only...
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America's Favorite Holidays: Candid HistoriesAmerica's Favorite Holidays explores how five of America's culturally important holidays--Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, and Thanksgiving--came to be what they are today, seasonal and religious celebrations heavily influenced by modern popular culture. Deftly distilling information from a wide range of sources, Bruce David...
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A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America Volume 15American society has changed dramatically since A Culture of Conspiracy was first published in 2001. In this revised and expanded edition, Michael Barkun delves deeper into America's conspiracy sub-culture, exploring the rise of 9/11 conspiracy theories, the "birther" controversy surrounding Barack Obama's American citizenship,...
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Two Nations in Your Womb: Perceptions of Jews and Christians in Late Antiquity and the Middle AgesSince it was first published in Hebrew in 2000, this provocative book has been garnering acclaim and stirring controversy for its bold reinterpretation of the relationship between Judaism and Christianity in the Middle Ages, especially in medieval Europe. Looking at a remarkably wide array...
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Creative Haven Psalms Coloring BookO sing unto the Lord a new song rejoices Psalm 98:1, and adult colorists will find fresh sources of inspiration from this collection of divinely rendered King James Bible quotations. Thirty-one full-page designs combine flowers, stars, birds, and other motifs with calligraphic inscriptions of...
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Initiations and Initiates in TibetNestled amid the high peaks and eternal snows of the Himalayas and other mountain ranges, Tibet is home to a centuries-old Buddhist tradition, rich in mystic rites and rituals aimed at helping adherents achieve spiritual bliss. In this fascinating volume, a noted authority delves...
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History of the Later Roman Empire, Vol. 2: From the Death of Theodosius I to the Death of Justinianvolume 2Generally acknowledged to be Professor Bury's masterpiece, this panoramic and painstakingly accurate reconstruction of the Western and Byzantine Roman empire covers the period from 395 A.D., the death of Theodosius I, to 565 A.D., the death of Justinian. Quoting contemporary documents in full or...
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Swimming UPstream: My Journey from Adversity to Hope, Inspiration & a BIG LIFE with Winter the DolphinLet the IRONMAN and Winter the Dolphin show you how to swim upstream and alter the trajectory of your life. This book was written for one specific purpose: to show you how to throw off the shackles of your past and find the BIG...
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God's Red Son: The Ghost Dance Religion and the Making of Modern AmericaThe definitive account of the Ghost Dance religion, which led to the infamous massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890 Winner of the Bancroft Prize in American History In 1890, on Indian reservations across the West, followers of a new religion danced in circles until...
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A Time to Every Purpose: Letters to a Young JewAt the turn of the twenty-first century, the central question confronting Jewish leaders in America is simple: Why be Jewish?Jonathan D. Sarna, acclaimed scholar of American Judaism, believes that "Why be Jewish?" is the wrong question. Judaism, he believes, is not so much a...
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Hearing from God Each Morning: 365 Daily DevotionsIn the hustle and bustle of today's busy world, sometimes it's hard enough to hear yourself think, much less take a minute to stop and listen for the voice of God. But learning to recognize God's voice and the many ways in which He...
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The Good DaughterWe were a world of two, my mother and I, until I started turning into an American girl. That's when she began telling me about The Good Daughter. It became a taunt, a warning, an omen. Jasmin Darznik came to America from Iran when...
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There's No Such Thing as Business Ethics: There's Only One Rule for Making DecisionsThere's no such thing as business ethics. How can that be? Because a single standard applies to both your business and personal life-and it's one we all know and trust: the Golden Rule. Now bestselling author John C. Maxwell shows you how this revered...
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