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How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian: Struggling with Divine Violence from Genesis Through Revelation

John Dominic Crossan · HarperOne; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The acclaimed Bible scholar and author of The Historical Jesus and God Empire—the greatest New Testament scholar of our generation John Shelby Spong —grapples with Scriptures two conflicting visions of Jesus and God, one of a loving God, and one of a vengeful God, and explains how Christians...
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The Secret

Rhonda Byrne · Atria Books/Beyond Words; First Edition edition
Pages: 198
Format: Hardcover

Fragments of a Great Secret have been found in the oral traditions, in literature, in religions and philosophies throughout the centuries. For the first time, all the pieces of The Secret come together in an incredible revelation that will be life-transforming for all who experience it. In this...
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Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy

Anne Lamott · Riverhead Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow and Stitches comes a powerful exploration of mercy, its limitless (if sometimes hidden) presence, why we ignore it, and how we can embrace it."Mercy is radical kindness," Anne Lamott writes in her enthralling and heartening book,...
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The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible

A J Jacobs · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 388
Format: Paperback

From the bestselling author of The Know-It-All comes a fascinating and timely exploration of religion and the Bible. A.J. Jacobs chronicles his hilarious and thoughtful year spent obeying -- as literally as possible -- the tenets of the Bible.Raised in a secular family but increasingly...
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The Church of Scientology (Studies in Contemporary Religions, series volume 1)

J. Gordon Melton · Signature Books
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback

L. Ron Hubbard best-selling science fiction writer, former naval officer, and people's philosopher did not initially intend to found a new religion. But neither did he object when followers organized a church based on his teachings. The resulting movement has attracted millions of adherents...
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