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I Don't Know What to Believe: Making Spiritual Peace with Your Religion
Ben Kamin · Central Recovery Press
Pages: 209
Format: Print book
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Americans - especially young people - are more un-churched and less affiliated with organized religion than at any other time in our history. I Don't Know What to Believe addresses that decline and presents an insightful examination of authentic spirituality for those who desire answers,... |
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New World A-Coming: Black Religion and Racial Identity during the Great Migration
Judith Weisenfeld · New York University Press 2017.
Pages: 368
Format: Print book
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When Joseph Nathaniel Beckles registered for the draft in the 1942, he rejected the racial categories presented to him and persuaded the registrar to cross out the check mark she had placed next to Negro and substitute "Ethiopian Hebrew." "God did not make us Negroes,"... |
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The Awakening Ground: A Guide to Contemplative Mysticism
David Chaim Smith · Inner Traditions
Pages: 201
Format: Print book
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Author David Chaim Smith offers a guide to the practice of mystical contemplation from the perspective of a highly unusual form of non-dual Kabbalah, unfettered by both religious mythology and psychological reductionism. The path articulates the ultimate quest for meaning, which seeks to pass... |
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Near-Death Experiences: Understanding Visions of the Afterlife
John Martin Fischer · Oxford University Press
Pages: 208
Format: Print book
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Near-death experiences offer a glimpse not only into the nature of death but also into the meaning of life. They are not only useful tools to aid in the human quest to understand death but are also deeply meaningful, transformative experiences for the people who have them. In a unique contribution... |
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The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State
Graeme Wood · Random House
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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The author of the explosive Atlantic cover story "What ISIS Really Wants" has written the definitive, electrifying account of the strategy, psychology, and theology driving the Islamic StateTens of thousands of men and women have left comfortable, privileged lives to join the Islamic... |
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Decoding Bible Messages
John A. Mapp Jr. · WestBow Press
Pages: 138
Format: Hardcover
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To Christians, Jesus of Nazareth is the pivotal figure in human history. The entire Bible is about Him. Passages in the Old Testament forecast His life. In some Scriptures, references to Jesus are clear. In others, biblical writers relied on symbolism to foretell Jesus's time on earth.... |
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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
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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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How the Wise Men Got to Chelm: The Life and Times of a Yiddish Folk Tradition
Ruth von Bernuth · New York University Press
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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When God created the world, so it is said, he sent out an angel with a bag of foolish souls with instructions to distribute them equally all over the world - one fool per town. But the angel's bag broke and all the souls spilled out onto the same spot. They built a settlement where... |
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Song of Exile: The Enduring Mystery of Psalm 137
David W Stowe · Oxford University Press
Pages: 232
Format: Print book
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Oft-referenced and frequently set to music, Psalm 137 - which begins "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion" - has become something of a cultural touchstone for music and Christianity across the Atlantic world. It has been a top single... |
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Emptiness: A Practical Guide for Meditators
Guy Armstrong · Wisdom Publications
Pages: 328
Format: Hardcover
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If everything is empty, then what ceases in Nirvana and is born in rebirth? How can you live in the world without feeling trapped by it? Guy Armstrong tackles these questions and more in this richly informed, practical guide to emptiness for the meditator.It may seem odd for emptiness to serve... |
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Hints of Heaven
George W Rutler · Sophia Institute Press
Pages: 149
Format: Print book
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Christ knew that the splendor of heaven is too great for us to bear just now, and so he used parables as clues to the mystery of paradise. In them are hints of heaven, and they offer profound spiritual advice meant to guide us on the road to eternal glory. In our age, Christ's Parables... |
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