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For Such a Time as This: Hope and Forgiveness after the Charleston Massacre
Sharon Risher · Chalice Press
Pages: 144 Format: Paperback
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The instant her phone rang, Reverend Sharon Risher sensed something was horribly wrong. Something had happened at Emanuel AME Church, the church of her youth in Charleston, South Carolina, and she knew her mother was likely in the church at Bible study. Even before she heard the news, her chaplain's... |
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A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith
Timothy Egan · Viking
Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover
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"What a wondrous work! This beautifully written and totally clear-eyed account of his pilgrimage will have you wondering whether we should all embark on such a journey, either of the body, the soul or, as in Egan's case, both." --Cokie Roberts
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Rome: A History in Seven Sackings
Matthew Kneale · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 432 Format: Hardcover
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"Kneale's account is a masterpiece of pacing and suspense. Characters from the city's history spring to life in his hands." - The Sunday Times (London) Novelist and historian Matthew Kneale, a longtime resident of Rome, tells the story of the Eternal City - from... |
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Protestants: The Faith That Made the Modern World
ALEC RYRIE · VIKING
Pages: 528 Format: Print book
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Protestant Christianity began with one stubborn monk in 1517. Now it covers the globe and includes almost a billion people. On the 500th anniversary of Luther's theses, a global history of the revolutionary faith that shaped the modern world
Five hundred years ago an obscure monk... |
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Homespun: Amish and Mennonite Women in Their Own Words
Lorilee Craker · Herald Press
Pages: 192 Format: Paperback
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"A revealing and wide ranging resource. . . . This eclectic book will interest any reader who s curious about the plain lifestyle." PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Straight from the pens of Amish and Mennonite women . . . Ever wish you could visit with a group of Amish or Mennonite women over... |
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Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living
Krista Tippett · Penguin Press
Pages: 288 Format: Print book
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"I'm a person who listens for a living. I listen for wisdom, and beauty, and for voices not shouting to be heard. This book chronicles some of what I've learned in what has become a conversation across time and generations, across disciplines and denominations." Peabody... |
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