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The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature
Adam Kirsch · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 384
Format: Print book
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An essential exploration of a rich literary tradition from the Bible to modern times, by a "rare literary authority" (New York Times Book Review) . Jews have long embraced their identity as "the people of the book." But outside of the Bible, much of the Jewish literary... |
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Common Ground: Lessons and Legends from the World’s Great Faiths
Todd Outcalt · Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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As the spice maker’s cabinet is full of many herbs, so should a scholar be full of Scripture, Talmud, and Legend—an ancient Jewish proverbThis reference to legend—or the teaching tales used by the sages—is a remarkable testimony to the power of story and its place in the history,... |
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An Atheist's History of Belief: Understanding Our Most Extraordinary Invention
Matthew Kneale · Counterpoint LLC
Pages: 262
Format: Print book
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What first prompted prehistoric man, sheltering in the shadows of deep caves, to call upon the realm of the spirits? And why has belief thrived since, shaping thousands of generations of shamans, pharaohs, Aztec priests and Mayan rulers, Jews, Buddhists, Christians, Nazis, and Scientologists?As... |
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Wild way : designing spiritual gardens
Mary Reynolds · Uit Cambridge Ltd.
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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An award-winning garden designer's unique union of a practical how-to book with stories and philosophy The Garden Awakening is a step-by-step manual to creating a garden in harmony with the life force in the earth, addressing not only what the people in charge of the land want but also... |
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The Meaning of Belief: Religion from an Atheist's Point of View
Tim Crane · Harvard University Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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Contemporary debate about religion seems to be going nowhere. Atheists persist with their arguments, many plausible and some unanswerable, but these make no impact on religious believers. Defenders of religion find atheists equally unwilling to cede ground. The Meaning of Belief offers... |
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The Story of the Jews Volume 2
Simon Schama · Ecco
Pages: 768
Format: Hardcover
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In the second of three volumes of this magnificently illustrated cultural history, the tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews, Simon Schama details the story of the Jewish people from 1492 through the end of nineteenth centurySimon Schama's great project continues and the Jewish... |
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America's Most Haunted Hotels: Checking In with Uninvited Guests
Jamie Davis Whitmer · Llewellyn Worldwide
Pages: 264
Format: Print book
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Journey into the mysterious world of haunted hotels, where uninvited guests roam the lavish halls, phantom sounds ring throughout the rooms, and chills run along the spine of anyone who dares to check in for a night. Join Jamie Davis Whitmer, author of Haunted Asylums, Prisons, and Sanatoriums,... |
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How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee
Bart D. Ehrman · HarperOne; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times bestselling author and Bible expert Bart Ehrman reveals how Jesuss divinity became dogma in the first few centuries of the early church.The claim at the heart of the Christian faith is that Jesus of Nazareth was, and is, God. But this is not what the original disciples believed... |
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Instinct: The Power to Unleash Your Inborn Drive
T. D. Jakes · FaithWords; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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An instant 1 New York Times bestseller for six weeks, Bishop T.D. Jakess smash-hit INSTINCT shows readers how to tap into their God-given intuition to achieve ultimate success. Whether you call it following your heart, a gut feeling, a hunch or intuition, instinct-the inner knowledge bubbling... |
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Addiction to Religion
Mahfooz A Kanwar · Xlibris
Pages: 620
Format: Hardcover
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The author presents his belief that different religions all exhibit some type of religious fundamentalism, a precursor to addiction of religion causing global havoc and leading to terrorism. |
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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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