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The Moment: Barack Obama, Jeremiah Wright, and the Firestorm at Trinity United Church of Christ

Carl A Grant · Rowman Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 174
Format: Print book

In 2008 a media firestorm erupted when snippets of Reverend Jeremiah Wright Jr.'s sermons were picked up by media outlets around the world. At that time presidential candidate Barack Obama was a member of Wright's church, Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. Wright's...
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Monster Trek: The Obsessive Search for Bigfoot

Joe Gisondi · University of Nebraska Press
Pages: 306
Format: Paperback

Bigfoot sightings have been reported in every state except Hawaii. Interest in this creature, which many believe to be as mythical as a leprechaun, is as strong today as ever, with the wildly popular show Finding Bigfoot persisting on the Animal Planet network and references to bigfoot...
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Sweet Freedom: A Devotional

Sarah Palin · Regnery Faith
Format: Hardcover

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the word gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." - John 14:27 In Sweet Freedom, Sarah Palin invites you to draw strength and inspiration from 260 meditations based on guiding Biblical...
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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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How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian: Struggling with Divine Violence from Genesis Through Revelation

John Dominic Crossan · HarperOne; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The acclaimed Bible scholar and author of The Historical Jesus and God Empire—the greatest New Testament scholar of our generation John Shelby Spong —grapples with Scriptures two conflicting visions of Jesus and God, one of a loving God, and one of a vengeful God, and explains how Christians...
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The Handy Islam Answer Book

John Renard Ph.D. · Visible Ink Press

In an age of continued Middle East volatility, religious extremists, and terrorist threats, the mere mention of Islam and Muslims too often provokes misunderstanding and even rancor. Often overlooked are the important links between the Qur'an and the Bible. Also ignored are the significant...
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Pope Francis Among the Wolves: The Inside Story of a Revolution

Marco Politi · Columbia University Press,
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Marco Politi takes us deep inside the power struggle roiling the Roman Curia and the Catholic Church worldwide, beginning with Benedict XVI, the pope who famously resigned in 2013, and intensifying with the contested and unexpected election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos...
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Growing Up Social: Raising Relational Kids in a Screen-Driven World

Gary D Chapman · Northfield Pub
Pages: 233
Format: Paperback

Is technology bring­ing your family closer together or driving you farther apart?In this digital age, children are spending more and more time interacting with a screen and less time playing outside, reading a book, or interacting with a parent. While technology can benefit us, it can also...
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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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Exploring the Joy of Christmas: A Duck Commander Faith and Family Field Guide

Phil Robertson · Regnery Faith
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

Phil and Miss Kay present a field guide exploring the joys of Christmas in Duck Commander fashion.
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