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The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now

THICH NHAT HANH · HarperOne
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

In troubled times, there is an urgency to understand ourselves and our world. We have so many questions, and they tug at us night and day, consciously and unconsciously. In this important volume Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh - - one of the most revered spiritual leaders in the world today...
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The Religion of Democracy: Seven Liberals and the American Moral Tradition

Amy Kittelstrom · Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

A history of religion's role in the American liberal tradition through the eyes of seven transformative thinkersToday we associate liberal thought and politics with secularism. When we argue over whether the nation's founders meant to keep religion out of politics, the godless side...
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Why I Left, Why I Stayed: Conversations on Christianity Between an Evangelical Father and His Humanist Son

Anthony Campolo · Harper One
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

Bestselling Christian author, activist, and scholar Tony Campolo and his son Bart, an avowed Humanist, debate their spiritual differences and explore similarities involving faith, belief, and hope that they share.Over a Thanksgiving dinner, fifty-year-old Bart Campolo announced to his Evangelical...
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The Evangelicals You Don't Know: Introducing the Next Generation of Christians

Tom Krattenmaker · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; 1 edition
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover

So you have a problem with evangelical Christians? Which ones? These are the provocative questions Tom Krattenmaker poses to his fellow progressives in The Evangelicals You Don’t Know. He challenges stereotypes about evangelical Christians and introduces readers to a movement of “new...
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Good Health, Good Life: 12 Keys to Enjoying Physical and Spiritual Wellness

Joyce Meyer · FaithWords; First Ed 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

Meeting the demands of your busy life may leave little time for you to focus on maintaining your personal well-being. But it is important to remember that each part of you-mind, body, and emotions-serves a purpose in Gods exciting plan for your future. Embracing a healthier lifestyle will...
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Living the Secular Life: New Answers to Old Questions

Phil Zuckerman · Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

David Brooks, The New York TimesAs secularism becomes more prominent and self-confident, its spokesmen have more insistently argued that secularism should not be seen as an absence — as a lack of faith — but rather as a positive moral creed. Phil Zuckerman, a Pitzer College sociologist,...
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The Book of the People: How to Read the Bible

A.N. Wilson · Harper
Pages: 212
Format: Print book

From renowned historian, biographer and novelist, A.N. Wilson, a deep personal, literary, and historical exploration of the Bible.In The Book of the People, A. N. Wilson explores how readers and thinkers have approached the Bible, and how it might be read today. Charting his own relationship...
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Finding Your Way Back to God: Five Awakenings to Your New Life

Dave Ferguson · Multnomah Books
Format: Hardcover

God, if youre real, make yourself real to me.   Each of us spends our lives on a journey toward God. Yet often our most deeply felt longings—for meaning, for love, for significance—end up leading us away from, instead of toward, our Creator and the person he made us to be.   Finding...
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God's Bankers: A History of Money and Power at the Vatican

Gerald Posner · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A deeply reported, New York Times bestselling exposé of the money and the clerics-turned-financiers at the heart of the Vatican - the world's biggest, most powerful religious institution - from an acclaimed journalist with "exhaustive research techniques" (The New York Times)...
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Charity Detox: What Charity Would Look Like If We Cared About Results

Robert D. Lupton · HarperOne
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

The veteran urban activist and author of the revolutionary Toxic Charity returns with a headline-making book that offers proven, results-oriented ideas for transforming our system of giving.In Toxic Charity, Robert D. Lupton revealed the truth about modern charity programs meant to help...
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Intuitive Being: Connect with Spirit, Find Your Center, and Choose an Intentional Life

Jill Willard · HarperElixir
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

The revolutionary intuitive medium beloved by celebrities, CEOs, and tech leaders teaches you how to harness the intuitive power inside you to achieve radical self-empowerment and spiritual awakening.Intuitive medium Jill Willard has become a beloved spiritual guide to high-powered, high-achieving...
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More than Happy: The Wisdom of Amish Parenting

Serena B. Miller · Howard Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of Bringing Up Bebe and Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, an in-depth look at the practices and principles of Amish parents and how they raise children who are self-sufficient, hard-working, and remarkably happy.The more time Serena Miller spent in Holmes County, Ohio, doing...
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Eager to Love: The Alternative Way of Francis of Assisi

Richard Rohr O.F.M. · Franciscan Media
Format: Hardcover

Francis of Assisi is one of the most beloved of all saints. Both traditional and entirely revolutionary, he was a paradox. He was at once down to earth and reaching toward heaven, grounded in the rich history of the Church while moving toward a new understanding of the world beyond.   Globally...
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