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The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors
DAN JONES · Viking
Pages: 428
Format: Hardcover
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A narrative history of the Knights Templar draws on extensive original sources to separate fact from myth, exploring their actual work and influence, the reasons they fell out of favor, and whether or not they were guilty of heresy. |
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Saving My Assassin
Virginia Prodan · Tyndale House Publishers
Pages: 310
Format: Print book
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Strong women who stand up for justice in the face of deadly opposition have been featured recently in the international media--from the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner boldly standing up for the educational rights of Pakistani girls, to an Iranian professor whose secret book club defied... |
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The Murderous History of Bible Translations: Power, Conflict, and the Quest for Meaning
Harry Freedman · Bloomsbury
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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In 1535, William Tyndale, the first man to produce an English version of the Bible in print, was captured and imprisoned in Belgium. A year later he was strangled and then burned at the stake. His co-translator was also burned. In that same year the translator of the first Dutch Bible was arrested... |
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Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World
MAX LUCADO · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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Anxiety is at an all time high, but there's a prescription for dealing with it. Max Lucado invites readers into a study of Philippians 4:6-7 where the Apostle Paul admonishes the followers of Christ, "Do not be anxious about anything . . ." Philippians 4:6 encourages the believer... |
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Confessions of a Funeral Director: How the Business of Death Saved My Life
CALEB WILDE · HarperOne
Pages: 193
Format: Hardcover
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The blogger behind Confessions of a Funeral Director - what Time magazine called a "must read" - reflects on mortality and the powerful lessons death holds for every one of us in this compassionate and thoughtful spiritual memoir that combines the humor and insight of Smoke Gets... |
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Happiness in This Life: A Passionate Meditation on Earthly Existence
POPE FRANCIS · Random House
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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A collection of homilies, speeches, and "messages of the day" that brings together Pope Francis's wisdom on finding happiness in the here and now For Pope Francis, appreciating our everyday lives is a spiritual undertaking. Joy is a divine attribute, and creating joy around... |
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Benjamin Franklin: The Religious Life of a Founding Father
THOMAS S KIDD · Yale University Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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A major new biography, illuminating the great mystery of Benjamin Franklin's faith Renowned as a printer, scientist, and diplomat, Benjamin Franklin also published more works on religious topics than any other eighteenth-century American layperson. Born to Boston Puritans, by his teenage... |
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Catholic History for Today's Church: How Our Past Illuminates Our Present
John W. O'Malley SJ · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 248
Format: Hardcover
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We can't understand the issues swirling in today's Catholic church without understanding the past. In Catholic History for Today's Church acclaimed historian John W. O'Malley, SJ, illuminates some of today's most contentious issues - from celibacy to the role of the pope... |
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In God's Hands: The Spiritual Diaries of Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul Ii · Harper One
Pages: 640
Format: Print book
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Available for the first time in English, the private reflections of the modern pope recently elevated to sainthood - deeply personal writings that reveal a spiritual leader who agonized over his service to God, continually questioning whether he was doing enough.As the head of the Roman... |
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Lies We Believe About God
Wm Paul Young · Atria Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of the twenty million plus copy bestselling novel The Shack and the New York Times bestsellers Cross Roads and Eve comes a compelling, conversational exploration of the wrong-headed ideas we sometimes have and share about God.Wm. Paul Young has been called a heretic for the ways... |
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Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved
KATE BOWLER · Random House
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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A divinity professor and young mother with a Stage IV cancer diagnosis explores the pain and joy of living without certainty. Thirty-five-year-old Kate Bowler was a professor at the school of divinity at Duke, and had finally had a baby with her childhood sweetheart after years of trying,... |
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Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World
Charles J Chaput · Henry Holt
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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A vivid critique of American life today and a guide to how Christians -- and particularly Catholics--can live their faith vigorously, and even with hope, in a post-Christian public square. From Charles J. Chaput, author of Living the Catholic Faith and Render unto Caesar comes Strangers... |
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Hidden Christmas: The Surprising Truth Behind the Birth of Christ
Timothy Keller · Viking
Pages: 160
Format: Print book
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From pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller comes the perfect gift for the holidays - a profoundly moving and intellectually provocative examination of the Nativity story Even people who are not professing Christians think they are familiar with the story of the Nativity.... |
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Trade Your Cares for Calm
M LUCADO · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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Be Free from the Worries That Weigh You Down.If you're trembling on a tightrope of fear and worry, get ready for the best trade ever: your cares for God's calm.What if faith, not fear, could be your default reaction to circumstances? Imagine being able to walk away from worry, conquer... |
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