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Secular Buddhism: Imagining the Dharma in an Uncertain World
Stephen Batchelor · Yale University Press
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover
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An essential collection of Stephen Batchelor's most probing and important work on secular Buddhism As the practice of mindfulness permeates mainstream Western culture, more and more people are engaging in a traditional form of Buddhist meditation. However, many of these people have little... |
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Killing History: Jesus in the No-Spin Zone
Robert M. Price · Prometheus Books
Format: Book
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Killing Jesus the bestselling blockbuster by Bill OReilly claims to be a purely historical account of the events in the life of Jesus leading up to his crucifixion New Testament scholar Robert M Price a member of the Jesus Seminar shows how unfounded this claim is in this critical review... |
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The Book of Immortality: The Science, Belief, and Magic Behind Living Forever
Adam Leith Gollner · Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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What have we not done to live forever? Adam Leith Gollner, the critically acclaimed author of The Fruit Hunters, weaves together religion, science, and mythology in a gripping exploration of the most universal of human obsessions immortality. Raised without religion, Adam Leith Gollner... |
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Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World
Gale · MacMillan
Pages: 820
Format: Hardcover
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The second edition of this well-received two-volume study of Islam updates and adds to its predecessor 40 percent new content. It updates and revises most of the original 500 entries and adds new topics to reflect changes in the Muslim world since 2004, from the emergence/re-emergence... |
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Dancing on the Head of a Pen: The Practice of a Writing Life
Robert Benson · WaterBrook Press
Format: Hardcover
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In this masterful blend of the practical and the spiritual, Robert Benson invites you into the work and rewards of a writer’s life. More than a primer on effective writing, Dancing on the Head of a Pen is a winsome guide to the place in the heart where the life of the spirit meets... |
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Kabbalah: An Introduction to the Esoteric Heart of Jewish Mysticism
Tim Dedopulos · Carlton Books; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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The ancient mysteries of Kabbalah, rooted in Judaic law and lore, are a well of wisdom at which sages and celebrities alike have come to drink. The unique map of consciousness central to Kabbalah is the Tree of Life, which aims to integrate all aspects of our selves: mind, body, and spirit.... |
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Seven Ways of Looking at Religion: The Major Narratives
BENJAMIN SCHEWEL · Yale University Press
Pages: 248
Format: Hardcover
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An ambitious young scholar's lucid analysis of religion's shifting place in the modern world Western intellectuals have long theorized that religion would undergo a process of marginalization and decline as the forces of modernity advanced. Yet recent events have disrupted this... |
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Killing Lions: A Guide Through the Trials Young Men Face
John Eldredge · Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover
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The Challenge Before You Is a Bold One: To Accept the Wild, Daring Adventure of Becoming a Man We want to be self-sufficient. Find our own direction as we pursue our dreams. Know it all and never ask for help. Isn't this how most guys approach manhood? On our own, pretending we are doing... |
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Vexed with Devils: Manhood and Witchcraft in Old and New England
Erika Gasser · NYU Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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Stories of witchcraft and demonic possession from early modern England through the last official trials in colonial New England. Those possessed by the devil in early modern England usually exhibited a common set of symptoms: fits, vomiting, visions, contortions, speaking in tongues, and an antipathy... |
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The End of Protestantism: Pursuing Unity in a Fragmented Church
Peter J Leithart · Brazos Press
Pages: 240
Format: Print book
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The Failure of Denominationalism and the Future of Christian UnityOne of the unforeseen results of the Reformation was the shattering fragmentation of the church. Protestant tribalism was and continues to be a major hindrance to any solution to Christian division and its cultural effects.... |
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Wasted Prayer: Know When God Wants You to Stop Praying and Start Doing
Greg Darley · Thomas Nelson
Format: Book
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Faith without obedience is dead. Prayer without action is wasted. What would your life look like if you stopped praying about God’s will and just did it instead? How would your church look if it spent as much time serving as it spent praying about serving? The truth is, sometimes... |
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