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Oneida: From Free Love Utopia to the Well-Set Table
Ellen Wayland-Smith · Picador
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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A fascinating and unusual chapter in American history about a religious community that held radical notions of equality, sex, and religion---only to transform itself, at the beginning of the twentieth century, into a successful silverware company and a model of buttoned-down corporate propriety.In... |
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Choose Love: The Three Simple Choices That Will Alter the Course of Your Life
Stormie Omartian · Harvest House Publishers
Format: Paperback
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Stormie Omartian's bestselling books on the power of prayer have touched millions of lives. Recent books have taken a closer look at the leading of the Holy Spirit and the call to be a prayer warrior for God. Now Stormie takes a fresh look at another powerful aspect of knowing our Creator…His... |
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Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence
Karen Armstrong · Knopf; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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From the renowned and best-selling author of A History of God, a sweeping exploration of religion and the history of human violence. For the first time, religious self-identification is on the decline in American. Some analysts have cited as cause a post-9/11perception: that faith in general... |
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Karma: What It Is, What It Isn't, Why It Matters
Traleg Kyabgon · Shambhala
Format: Print book
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A jargon-free explanation of two central teachings of the Buddha: karma and rebirth. The Buddha's teaching on karma (literally, "action") is nothing other than his compassionate explanation of the way things are: our thoughts and actions determine our future, and therefore... |
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Rough Country: How Texas Became America's Most Powerful Bible-Belt State
Robert Wuthnow · Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Tracing the intersection of religion, race, and power in Texas from Reconstruction through the rise of the Religious Right and the failed presidential bid of Governor Rick Perry, Rough Country illuminates American history since the Civil War in new ways, demonstrating that Texass story... |
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Warrior Goddess Training: Become the Woman You Are Meant to Be
HeatherAsh Amara · Hierophant Pub
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
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The Path to Your Inner Warrior GoddessIt's no secret that women today are juggling a lot. We now make up more than half the workforce in the United States and are busier than ever with partners, children, family and friends, often putting the needs of others ahead of our own.And if we feel... |
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What Is an American Muslim?: Embracing Faith and Citizenship
Ê»Abd AllaÃŒ?h AhÌ£mad NaÊ»iÃŒ?m · Oxford Scholarship Online
Pages: 217
Format: Print book
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Since 2001, there has been a tremendous backlash against the very idea that it is possible to be both American and Muslim-the controversy over the so-called "Ground Zero Mosque" and the attempts to ban shari'a law are examples. Even within the Muslim community many leaders... |
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For the Love of the Gods: The History and Modern Practice of Theurgy
Brandy Williams · Llewellyn Publications
Pages: 339
Format: Print book
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Follow the Footsteps of History and Discover the Path to the Gods For the Love of the Gods tells the epic story of theurgy, from its roots in ancient Egypt to its modern day practice. The lives and passions of the early Pagan philosophers come alive in these pages, immersing you in the bustling... |
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The Book of Magic: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment
Brian P Copenhaver · Penguin Books
Pages: 643
Format: Print book
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A rich, wondrous anthology of the Western magical tradition, from the Old Testament to Doctor Faustus and Paradise Lost, in a beautiful hardcover edition ". . . as when iron is drawn to a magnet, camphor is sucked into hot air, crystal lights up in the Sun, sulfur and a volatile... |
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A History of Religion in 51/2 Objects: Bringing the Spiritual to Its Senses
S Brent Plate · Beacon Press
Pages: 248
Format: Print book
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A leading scholar explores the importance of physical objects and sensory experience in the practice of religion. Humans are needy. We need things: objects, keepsakes, stuff, tokens, knickknacks, bits and pieces, junk, and treasure. We carry special objects in our pockets and purses, and place... |
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Overwhelmed: Winning the War against Worry
Perry Noble · Tyndale House Publishers
Pages: 237
Format: Paperback
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Stressed out? Anxious? Overwhelmed? Good news -- you're not alone!No one ever said life was going to be easy. Between financial struggles, marital issues, health scares, and the regular, run-of-the-mill problems of everyday life, it's easy to feel weighed down and trapped by your... |
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