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If I Had Lunch with C. S. Lewis: Exploring the Ideas of C. S. Lewis on the Meaning of Life

Alister McGrath · Tyndale House Publishers
Pages: 241
Format: Hardcover

What if you could ask C. S. Lewis his thoughts on some of the most difficult questions of life? If you could, the result would be Dr. Alister McGrath's provocative and perceptive book, If I Had Lunch with C. S. Lewis. Best-selling author, prominent academic, and sought-after speaker,...
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Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

Joyce Meyer · Faith Words, 2015.
Pages: 186
Format: Large Print Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer teaches listeners how to transform their lives by tapping into the power of hope. One of the most powerful forces in the universe is hope--the happy and confident anticipation that something good is going to happen. Regardless of where one is in life,...
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Ohio's Historic Haunts: Investigating the Paranormal in the Buckeye State

James A. Willis · Kent State
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

Many of Ohio s historically significant locations have developed a reputation for being haunted. While it might be almost impossible to prove the validity of the paranormal tales that surround them, one thing is clear: ghost stories help to keep history alive. But the questions remain:...
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The Spirit of Saint Francis: Inspiring Words from Pope Francis

Pope Francis · Franciscan Media
Format: Hardcover

Some people want to know why I wished to be called Francis. For me, Francis of Assisi is the man of poverty, the man of peace, the man who loves and protects creation.  -- Pope Francis, March 16, 2013. Published in cooperation with the Vatican, this original collection brings the life...
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The Evangelicals You Don't Know: Introducing the Next Generation of Christians

Tom Krattenmaker · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; 1 edition
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover

So you have a problem with evangelical Christians? Which ones? These are the provocative questions Tom Krattenmaker poses to his fellow progressives in The Evangelicals You Don’t Know. He challenges stereotypes about evangelical Christians and introduces readers to a movement of “new...
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Conspiracies and Secret Societies: The Complete Dossier

Brad Steiger · Visible Ink Press; Second Edition, Second edition edition

Startling allegations. Suppressed evidence. Missing witnesses. Assassinations. Cover-ups and threats. Documented connections to even deeper intrigue. Allusions to the New World Order. Coincidences? Too many to be mere coincidence? American history is replete with warnings of hidden plots...
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Faith Ed: Teaching About Religion in an Age of Intolerance

Linda K. Wertheimer · Beacon Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

An intimate cross-country look at the new debate over religion in the public schools A suburban Boston school unwittingly started a firestorm of controversy over a sixth-grade field trip. The class was visiting a mosque to learn about world religions when a handful of boys, unnoticed by their...
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The Jesuits: A History from Ignatius to the Present

John W. O'Malley S.J. · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

As Pope Francis continues to make his mark on the church, there is increased interest in his Jesuit background—what is the Society of Jesus, how is it different from other religious orders, and how has it shaped the world? In The Jesuits, acclaimed historian John W. O’Malley,...
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American Apostles: When Evangelicals Entered the World of Islam

Christine Leigh Heyrman · Hill and Wang
Pages: 340
Format: Print book

The surprising tale of the first American Protestant missionaries to proselytize in the Muslim worldIn American Apostles, the Bancroft Prize-winning historian Christine Leigh Heyrman brilliantly chronicles the first fateful collision between American missionaries and the diverse religious...
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