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The Monk and the Skeptic: Dialogues on Sex, Faith, and Religion
Trebor Healey · Soft Skull Press
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
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Publishers Weekly09/23/2013
NPR correspondent Browning (A Queer Geography) presents an idiosyncratic examination of reconciling Catholic faith with same-sex desire. Structured loosely around conversations with a sexually active priest, he meanders into brief discussions of ecclesiastical... |
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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
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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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An Introduction to the Study of Luke-Acts
V G Shillington · Bloomsbury T&T Clark
Pages: 172
Format: Print book
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V. George Shillington introduces readers to the text, texture and context of Luke-Acts in this tried and tested introduction, now in its second edition. Using various approaches currently practiced by biblical scholars Shillington outlines the methods of biblical interpretation and then... |
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Growing Up Duggar: It's All About Relationships
Jana Duggar · Howard Books; First Ed 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover
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Its All About Relationships! In this delightful and very personal book, the four oldest Duggar girls share their hearts and their core beliefs, explaining that its all about relationships! Relationship with self The girls share their own personal journeys to self-acceptance and navigating... |
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The New Sectarianism: The Arab Uprisings and the Rebirth of the Shi'a-Sunni Divide
Geneive Abdo · Oxford University Press
Pages: 264
Format: Print book
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The Shi'a-Sunni conflict is one of the most significant outcomes arising from the Arab rebellions. Yet, there is little understanding of who is driving this tension and the underlying causes. By delving deeply into the historical factors leading up to the present-day conflict, The New Sectarianism... |
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How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain: The New Science of Transformation
Andrew B Newberg · Avery
Format: Hardcover
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The bestselling authors of How God Changes Your Brain reveal the neurological underpinnings of enlightenment, offering unique strategies to help readers experience its many benefits. In this original and groundbreaking book, Andrew Newberg, M.D., and Mark Robert Waldman turn their attention... |
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Simply Open: A Guide to Experiencing God in the Everyday
Greg Paul · Thomas Nelson
Format: Book
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The simplest, most transformative prayer you may ever pray―the five senses prayer. This book invites you to a simple practice of prayer and awareness that can turn each ordinary workday into a deepening spiritual journey. No matter where you are or how busy you get, your five senses... |
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The Gospel in Brief: The Life of Jesus
Leo Tolstoy · Harper Perennial; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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The most celebrated novelist of all time retells "the greatest story ever told," integrating the four Gospels into a single twelve-chapter narrative of the life of Jesus. Based on his study of early Christian texts, Leo Tolstoy's remarkable The Gospel in Brief—virtually... |
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Become the Force: 9 Lessons on How to Live as a Jediist Master
Daniel M. Jones · Watkins Publishing
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
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For anyone who has watched and fallen in love with the Star Wars films and wanted to become a Jedi (just as Daniel M Jones did as a young boy) . This is the first and only Jedi Bible.Daniel M Jones founded the Church of Jediism in 2007 following the Jedi Census phenomenon of 2001; it now has over... |
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