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Stars at Dawn: Forgotten Stories of Women in the Buddha's Life
Wendy Garling · Shambhala
Pages: 316
Format: Print book
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A contemporary and provocative examination of the life of the Buddha highlighting the influence of women from his journey to awakening through his teaching career--based on overlooked or neglected stories from ancient source material. In this retelling of the ancient legends of the women... |
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The Super Natural: A New Vision of the Unexplained
Whitley Strieber · Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin
Pages: 365
Format: Print book
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Two of today's maverick authors on anomalous experience present a perception-altering and intellectually thrilling analysis of why the paranormal is real, but radically different from what is conventionally understood.Whitley Strieber (Communion) and Jeffrey J. Kripal (J. Newton Rayzor... |
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A Little History of Religion
Richard Holloway · Yale University Press
Pages: 244
Format: Print book
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For curious readers young and old, a rich and colorful history of religion from humanity's earliest days to our own contentious times In an era of hardening religious attitudes and explosive religious violence, this book offers a welcome antidote. Richard Holloway retells the entire... |
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In God's Hands: The Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book 2015
Desmond Tutu · Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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In Gods Hands is the 2015 Archbishop of Canterburys Lent Book. It is a meditation on the infinite love of God and the infinite value of the human individual. Not only are we in Gods hands, says Desmond Tutu, our names are engraved on the palms of Gods hands. Throughout an often turbulent... |
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God: A Human History
REZA ASLAN · Random House
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Zealot and host of Believer explores humanity's quest to make sense of the divine, and sounds a call to embrace a deeper, more expansive understanding of God. In Zealot, Reza Aslan replaced the well-worn portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth with a startling... |
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How God Became God: What Scholars Are Really Saying About God and the Bible
Richard Smoley · Tarcher
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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This epic, thrilling journey through Bible scholarship and ancient religion shows how much of Scripture is historically false--yet the ancient writings also resound with theologies that crisscrossed the primeval world and that direct us today toward a deep, inner, authentic experience of the truly... |
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How to Love
Thich Nhat Hanh · Parallax Press
Format: Print book
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The third title in Parallax's Mindfulness Essentials Series of how-to titles by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Love introduces beginners and reminds seasoned practitioners of the essentials of mindfulness practice. This time Nhat Hanh brings his signature clarity, compassion, and humor... |
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Our Great Big American God: A Short History of Our Ever-Growing Deity
Matthew Paul Turner · Jericho Books
Format: Hardcover
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Americans love God. We stamp God on our money, our bumper stickers, and our bodies. With a church on nearly every street, it's hard to deny our country's deep connection with the divine. Yet culture critic Matthew Paul Turner says that God didn't just change America-America... |
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You Can Begin Again: No Matter What, It's Never Too Late
Joyce Meyer · FaithWords
Pages: 195
Format: Hardcover
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It's never too late for a new beginning. Look closely and you'll see that theme all through the Bible. Page after page, God delights in turning tragic endings into new beginnings. A childless woman conceives in her old age; a fearful, self-conscious shepherd becomes a leader of millions;... |
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Aliens: The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Jim Al-Khalili · Picador
Pages: 240
Format: Print book
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In these lively and fascinating essays, scientists from around the world weigh in on the latest advances in the search for intelligent life in the universe and discuss just what that might look like. Since 2000, science has seen a surge in data and interest on several fronts related to E.T.... |
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Living in a Mindful Universe: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Heart of Consciousness
Eben Alexander · Rodale Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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Dr. Eben Alexander, author of international phenomenon Proof of Heaven, shares the next phase of his journey to understand the true nature of consciousness and how to cultivate a state of harmony with the universe and our higher purpose.In 2008, Dr. Eben Alexander's brain was severely... |
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Unleashed: Being Conformed to the Image of Christ
Eric Mason · B&H Publishing Group
Pages: 208
Format: eBook
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You're a Christian, now what? God not only saved you from something, but for something. Pastor Eric Mason is passionate about helping Christians unleash the transformative power of God in their lives as they learn to be faithful disciples of Jesus. Being conformed to the image of Christ... |
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