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Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus

C. Christopher Smith · IVP Books
Format: Paperback

Fast food. Fast cars. Fast and furious. Fast forward. Fast . . . church? The church is often idealized (or demonized) as the last bastion of a bygone era, dragging our feet as we're pulled into new moralities and new spiritualities. We guard our doctrine and our piety with great vigilance....
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The Work of Art: Rethinking the Elementary Forms of Religious Life

Michael Jackson · Columbia University Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

How are we to think of works of art? Rather than treat art as an expression of individual genius, market forces, or aesthetic principles, Michael Jackson focuses on how art effects transformations in our lives. Art opens up transitional, ritual, or utopian spaces that enable us to reconcile...
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Grace Without God: The Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Belonging in a Secular Age

Katherine Ozment · Harperwave
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Meet "the Nones" - In this thought-provoking exploration of secular America, celebrated journalist Katherine Ozment takes readers on a quest to understand the trends and ramifications of a nation in flight from organized religion.Studies show that religion makes us happier, healthier...
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The Poems of Jesus Christ

Willis Barnstone · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

The words of Jesus Christ are restored to their original poetic form ?in this extraordinary volume. Jesus Christ, whose teachings have been on the lips of millions for two millennia, is revealed here as one of the greatest poets of all time. What happened to deafen us to the poetic nature...
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Non-Duality Questions, Non-Duality Answers: Exploring Spirituality and Existence in the Modern World

Richard Sylvester · New Harbinger Publications
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

Non-Duality Questions, Non-Duality Answers is an organic, interactive exploration of non-duality - the understanding that in life there is no separation, only seamless Oneness. Structured around reader questions, this book invites you to participate in the argument for non-separation, inquire...
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Notes from a Blue Bike: The Art of Living Intentionally in a Chaotic World

Tsh Oxenreider · Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover

Life is chaotic. But we can choose to live it differently.  It doesn’t always feel like it, but we do have the freedom to creatively change the everyday little things in our lives so that our path better aligns with our values and passions. The popular blogger and founder...
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Everyday Hinduism

Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger · Wiley Blackwell, 2015.
Pages: 244
Format: Print book

This innovative introductory textbook explores the central practices and beliefs of Hinduism through contemporary, everyday practice. Introduces and contextualizes the rituals, festivals and everyday lived experiences of Hinduism in text and images Includes data from the author's...
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Coming Out Christian in the Roman World: How the Followers of Jesus Made a Place in Caesar's Empire

Douglas Boin · Bloomsbury Press, 2015.
Pages: 206
Format: Print book

The supposed collapse of Roman civilization is still lamented more than 1,500 years later -- and intertwined with this idea is the notion that a fledgling religion, Christianity, went from a persecuted fringe movement to an irresistible force that toppled the empire. The "intolerant...
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Life Stories Life Readings: True Stories Of Reincarnation, Karma, And Sexuality

T S Matthews · Wheatmark
Pages: 220
Format: Print book

Author Numa Jay Pillion set out to achieve the dream he had nurtured for a lifetime. Years later, with only the clothes on his back he began to question his purpose in life. He discovered it a Life Reading -- a communication from spirit planes delivered through a medium. In the process...
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