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Meister Eckhart: Philosopher of Christianity

Kurt Flasch · Yale University Press
Pages: 321
Format: Print book

Renowned philosopher Kurt Flasch offers a full-scale reappraisal of the life and legacy of Meister Eckhart, the medieval German theologian, philosopher, and alleged mystic who was active during the Avignon Papacy of the fourteenth century and posthumously condemned as a heretic by Pope...
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Protestants: The Faith That Made the Modern World

ALEC RYRIE · VIKING
Pages: 528
Format: Print book

Protestant Christianity began with one stubborn monk in 1517. Now it covers the globe and includes almost a billion people. On the 500th anniversary of Luther's theses, a global history of the revolutionary faith that shaped the modern world Five hundred years ago an obscure monk challenged...
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Bringing Up Boys: Practical Advice and Encouragement for Those Shaping the Next Generation of Men

James C. Dobson · Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Pages: 284
Format: Hardcover

2002 Gold Medallion Award winner! With so much confusion about the role of men in our society, it's no wonder so many parents and teachers are at a loss about how to bring up boys. Our culture has vilified masculinity and, as a result, boys are suffering. Parents, teachers, and others...
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Whatever the Cost: Facing Your Fears, Dying to Your Dreams, and Living Powerfully

David Benham · Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover

"Two nationally-acclaimed real estate entrepreneurs share biblical principles to revolutionize your work and family life, and give you the courage to stand up for what is right." This book follows the story of highly motivated and entrepreneurial twin brothers, David and Jason...
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The Food and Feasts of Jesus: Inside the World of First Century Fare, with Menus and Recipes

Douglas E. Neel · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

The New Testament is filled with stories of Jesus eating with people—from extravagant wedding banquets to simple meals of loaves and fishes. The Food and Feasts of Jesus offers a new perspective on life in biblical times by taking readers inside these meals. Food production and distribution...
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Think and Eat Yourself Smart: A Neuroscientific Approach to a Sharper Mind and Healthier Life

Dr. Caroline Leaf · Baker Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Science is beginning to understand that our thinking has a deep and complicated relationship with our eating. Our thoughts before, during, and after eating profoundly impact our food choices, our digestive health, our brain health, and more. Yet most of us give very little thought to our food...
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Cancer Mom: Hearing God in an Unknown Journey

Susan Parris · Pointe Press
Pages: 226
Format: Paperback

At thirty-four, Susan Parris had just gotten her children settled into kindergarten and preschool when she received a breast cancer diagnosis that turned her life upside down. Cancer Mom chronicles her courageous battle with cancer, a clinical trial, and the power of God's presence...
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My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer

Christian Wiman · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Seven years ago, Christian Wiman, a well-known poet and the editor of Poetry magazine, wrote a now-famous essay about having faith in the face of death. My Bright Abyss, composed in the difficult years since and completed in the wake of a bone marrow transplant, is a moving meditation on what...
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Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet

Lyndal Roper · Random House
Pages: 592
Format: Print book

From a star historian, this definitive biography reveals the inner life of Martin Luther, the founding leader of the Reformation, whose Ninety-five Theses began the greatest upheaval and transformation of Christianity in history.
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To Heaven and Back: A Doctor's Extraordinary Account of Her Death, Heaven, Angels, and Life Again: A True Story

Mary C. Neal · WaterBrook Press; 1st edition
Format: Book

A kayak accident during a South American adventure takes one woman to heaven mdash where she experienced Godrsquos peace joy and angels mdash and back to life again In in the Los Rios region of southern Chile orthopedic surgeon devoted wife and loving mother Dr Mary Neal drowned in a kayak...
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