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The Islamic Jesus: How the King of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims

Mustafa Akyol · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

When Reza Aslan's bestseller Zealot came out in 2013, there was criticism that he hadn't addressed his Muslim faith while writing the origin story of Christianity. In fact, Ross Douthat of The New York Times wrote that "if Aslan had actually written in defense of the Islamic...
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Pray Like a Gourmet: Creative Ways to Feed Your Soul

David Brazzeal · Paraclete Press; Signed edition
Format: Print book

Imagine that prayer could be like savoring a fine French meal - a flow of engaging courses featuring creative recipes, infusing all your senses, and enticing a return for more. Is it possible? Yes! "Creative" doesn't actually do this book justice. David Brazzeal stirs together...
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Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World

Eric Metaxas · Viking
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas comes a brilliant and inspiring biography of the most influential man in modern history, Martin Luther, in time for the 500th anniversary of the Reformation On All Hallow's Eve in 1517, a young monk named Martin Luther posted a document...
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Methodist Morals: Social Principles in the Public Church's Witness

Darryl W Stephens · The University of Tennessee Press
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Methodist Morals offers keen insight into the public church, interpreting the United Methodist Social Principles as a dynamic discourse about morality and human rights in light of faith. Revised every fouryears by the General Conference of the United Methodist Church, the Social Principles...
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Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America

Jack Barsky · Tyndale Momentum
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

One decision can end everything . . . or lead to unlikely redemption.Millions watched the CBS 60 Minutes special on Jack Barsky in 2015. Now, in this fascinating memoir, the Soviet KGB agent tells his story of gut-wrenching choices, appalling betrayals, his turbulent inner world, and the secret...
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Don't Settle for Safe: Embracing the Uncomfortable to Become Unstoppable

Sarah Jakes Roberts · Nelson Books
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Popular speaker and author Sarah Jakes Roberts shows women they are not disqualified by their pain and failures and offers encouragement and strength to believe God's best is still possible. Everyone has experiences in their lives that stop them in their tracks and become burdens they...
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The Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape America

Frances FitzGerald · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 752
Format: Hardcover

"A page turner ... We have long needed a fair-minded overview of this vitally important religious sensibility, and FitzGerald has now provided it." - The New York Times Book Review "Massively learned and electrifying ... magisterial." - The Christian Science Monitor...
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Lies We Believe About God

Wm Paul Young · Atria Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the twenty million plus copy bestselling novel The Shack and the New York Times bestsellers Cross Roads and Eve comes a compelling, conversational exploration of the wrong-headed ideas we sometimes have and share about God.Wm. Paul Young has been called a heretic for the ways...
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Present over perfect : leaving behind frantic for a simpler, more soulful way of life

Shauna Niequist · Zondervan
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

LIVE A LIFE OF MEANING AND CONNECTIONInstead of pushing for perfectionA few years ago, I found myself exhausted and isolated, my soul and body sick. I was tired of being tired, burned out on busy. And, it seemed almost everyone I talked with was in the same boat: longing for connection,...
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The Power of Positive Energy: Powerful Thinking,Powerful Life: 9 Powerful Ways for Self-Improvement,Increasing Self-Esteem,& Gaining Positive ... & Peace of Mind.

Andrian Teodoro · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 119
Format: Paperback

Do you want "peace of mind" every day? Do you want "freedom" from negative thoughts?Do you imagine yourself free from any negative thoughts? Do you imagine yourself happy, optimistic, and peaceful every day?In this Christian book, The Power of Positive Energy: Powerful...
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Confessions of a Funeral Director: How the Business of Death Saved My Life

CALEB WILDE · HarperOne
Pages: 193
Format: Hardcover

The blogger behind Confessions of a Funeral Director - what Time magazine called a "must read" - reflects on mortality and the powerful lessons death holds for every one of us in this compassionate and thoughtful spiritual memoir that combines the humor and insight of Smoke Gets...
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Days of Awe and Wonder: How to Be a Christian in the Twenty-first Century

Marcus J Borg · Harper One
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Showcasing some of his most enduring and insightful writings, including many previously unpublished works, a concise and illuminating introduction to Marcus J. Borg, the late spokesman for progressive Christianity and one of the most revered and influential theologians of our time.In his acclaimed...
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Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World

Charles J Chaput · Henry Holt
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

A vivid critique of American life today and a guide to how Christians -- and particularly Catholics--can live their faith vigorously, and even with hope, in a post-Christian public square. From Charles J. Chaput, author of Living the Catholic Faith and Render unto Caesar comes Strangers...
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Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis

Mark Shriver · Random House
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

A down-to-earth and deeply intimate portrait of Pope Francis and his faith, based on interviews with the men and women who knew him simply as Jorge Mario Bergoglio Early on the evening of March 13, 2013, the newly elected Pope Francis stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica...
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The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation

Rod Dreher · Penguin Publishing Group
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

In a radical new vision for the future of Christianity, NYT bestselling author and conservative columnist Rod Dreher calls on American Christians to prepare for the coming Dark Age by embracing an ancient Christian way of life. The light of the Christian faith is flickering out all over...
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