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Proud: An American Story of Faith, Family and Olympic Glory
IBTIHAJ MUHAMMAD · Hachette Books Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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THE FIRST FEMALE MUSLIM AMERICAN TO MEDAL AT THE OLYMPIC GAMESNAMED ONE OF TIME'S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLEGrowing up in New Jersey as the only African American Muslim at school, Ibtihaj Muhammad always had to find her own way. When she discovered fencing, a sport traditionally reserved... |
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Against Dharma: Dissent in the Ancient Indian Sciences of Sex and Politics
Wendy Doniger · Yale University Press Pages: 248 Format: Hardcover
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An esteemed scholar of Hinduism presents a groundbreaking interpretation of ancient Indian texts and their historic influence on subversive resistance Ancient Hindu texts speak of the three aims of human life: dharma,artha, and kama. Translated, these might be called religion, politics,... |
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How to Survive the Apocalypse: Zombies, Cylons, Faith, and Politics at the End of the World
Robert Joustra · Eerdmans Publishing Company Pages: 176 Format: Print book
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Incisive insights into contemporary pop culture and its apocalyptic bentThe world is going to hell. So begins this book, pointing to the prevalence of apocalypse - cataclysmic destruction and nightmarish end-of-the-world scenarios - in contemporary entertainment. In How to Survive the Apocalypse... |
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Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires
Juan Cole · Nation Books Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover
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In the midst of the dramatic seventh-century war between two empires, Muhammad was a spiritual seeker in search of community and sanctuary. Many observers stereotype Islam and its scripture as inherently extreme or violent-a narrative that has overshadowed the truth of its roots. In this... |
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Ambivalent Embrace: Jewish Upward Mobility in Postwar America
Rachel Kranson · The University of North Carolina Press Pages: 216 Format: Paperback
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This new cultural history of Jewish life and identity in the United States after World War II focuses on the process of upward mobility. Rachel Kranson challenges the common notion that most American Jews unambivalently celebrated their generally strong growth in economic status and social... |
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Holy Rascals: Advice for Spiritual Revolutionaries
Rami M Shapiro · Sounds True Pages: 232 Format: Paperback
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God is real. Everything we say about God is made up. Holy Rascals is a rousing call to anyone ready to go beyond "isms" and ideologies, and live in the world as a liberating force of justice, compassion, and joy."Holy rascals are spiritual culture jammers who use humor, play,... |
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Haunted Lower Eastern Shore: Spirits of Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester Counties
Mindie Burgoyne · The History Press Pages: 128 Format: Paperback
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Strange lights float in the Pocomoke Forest, withering houses decay in lonely fields and spirits linger along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. The eerie landscape of Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore teems with stories of the supernatural. A spectral candle moves past a window at the Teackle... |
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A Reluctant Malachi
Thomas J Quinlan · HaveScripts Pages: 218 Format: Paperback
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A RELUCTANT MALACHI is a collection of Thomas J. Quinlan's sometimes serious, sometimes ribald, and often hilarious homilies, reflections, fantasies, and writings which point in the direction his beloved Catholic Church must go in the age of Vatican II. Between jousts at the ludicrous... |
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The Magickal Family: Pagan Living in Harmony with Nature
MONICA CROSSON · Llewellyn Publications Pages: 336 Format: Paperback
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The Magickal Family is a real-life guide for those who want to practice magick and simplicity but need a little nudge to break out of the work-a-day world. Filled with tips, ideas, and projects to bring you and your family closer to nature and to celebrate the Goddess, this book shows how to be true... |
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Paul Behaving Badly: Was the Apostle a Racist, Chauvinist Jerk?
E Randolph Richards · InterVarsity Press Pages: 224 Format: Print book
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The apostle Paul was kind of a jerk. He was arrogant and stubborn. He called his opponents derogatory, racist names. He legitimized slavery and silenced women. He was a moralistic, homophobic killjoy who imposed his narrow religious views on others. Or was he? Randolph Richards and Brandon... |
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Battlefield of the Mind: Winning the Battle in Your Mind
Joyce Meyer · FaithWords; Cmv Upd Gf edition Format: Book
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In celebration of selling 3 million copies, FaithWords is publishing a special updated edition of BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND. Worry, doubt, confusion, depression, anger and feelings of condemnation: all these are attacks on the mind. If readers suffer from negative thoughts, they can take... |
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