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The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao

Ian Johnson · Pantheon
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a revelatory portrait of religion in China today - its history, the spiritual traditions of its Eastern and Western faiths, and the ways in which it is influencing China's future. The Souls of China tells the story of one of the world's great...
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Indie Spiritualist: A No Bullshit Exploration of Spirituality

Chris Grosso · Atria Books/Beyond Words

Brutally honest and radically unconventional, Chris Grossos collection of stories and musings about his meandering journey of self-inquiry, recovery, and acceptance shows what it means to live a truly authentic spiritual life. Set amongst the backdrop of Grossos original music included...
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America's Secret Jihad: The Hidden History of Religious Terrorism in the United States

Stuart Wexler · Counterpoint
Pages: 417
Format: Print book

The conventional narrative concerning religious terrorism inside the United States says that the first salvo occurred in 1993, with the first attack on the World Trade Center in New York City. This narrative has motivated more than a decade of wars, and re-prioritized America's domestic...
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World Religions DeMYSTiFieD

Ebrahim Moosa · McGraw-Hill Education
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

Navigate the world's belief systems with this faith-filled resource! Want to learn more about Judaism? Confused about Confucianism? This book is the answer to your prayers! World Religions DeMYSTiFieD is filled with the knowledge you need to ace a religion exam or satisfy your own curiosity....
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Goddess Spells for Busy Girls: Get Rich, Get Happy, Get Lucky

Jen McConnel · Weiser Books
Format: Paperback

Exhausted? Angry? Broke?The Goddesses are here to help!Goddess magic is powerful magic: with the help of the right goddess, simple spells can yield amazing results. In this book, author Jen McConnel offers spells imbued with the vibrant force of twenty-five goddesses from around the globe....
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The Witch's Eight Paths of Power: A Complete Course in Magick and Witchcraft

Lady Sable Aradia · Weiser Books
Format: Book

In his Book of Shadows, Gerald Gardner writes about the witch's Eightfold Way as a means of developing one's magickal abilities. In this contemporary take on the Eightfold Way, author, Witch, and High Priestess Lady Sable Aradia invites readers to explore the eight different components...
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Four Testaments: Tao Te Ching, Analects, Dhammapada, Bhagavad Gita: Sacred Scriptures of Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Hinduism

Brian Arthur Brown · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover

Four Testaments brings together four foundational texts from world religions - the Tao Te Ching, Dhammapada, Analects of Confucius, and Bhagavad Gita - inviting readers to experience them in full, to explore possible points of connection and divergence, and to better understand people who practice...
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Haunted Boston: Famous Phantoms, Sinister Sites, and Lingering Legends

Taryn Plumb · Globe Pequot Press
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback

Among Massachusetts's many treasures is Boston, a city rich in culture and history. Haunted Boston, a collection of stories of ghosts, mysteries, and paranormal happenings in Beantown, will leave readers delightfully frightened.
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Taking Sacred Back: The Complete Guide to Designing and Sharing Group Ritual

Nels Linde · Llewellyn Worldwide
Pages: 360
Format: Print book

Whether you're designing a group ritual for fifty people or five hundred, Taking Sacred Back will help you define your intent, create an outline, and bring your ritual to life. Join authors Nels Linde and Judith E. Olson-Linde as they explore creative and unique ideas for all the stages...
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Good Grief: Heal Your Soul, Honor Your Loved Ones, and Learn to Live Again

THERESA CAPUTO · ATRIA BOOKS
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

The star of TLC's Long Island Medium and New York Times bestselling author Theresa Caputo provides a guide to overcoming grief, filled with inspiring lessons from Spirit and astonishing stories from the clients who have been empowered by Theresa's spiritual readings.After more than a decade...
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Three Testaments: Torah, Gospel, and Quran

Ellen Frankel · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

From disagreement over an Islamic Center in New York to clashes between Christians and Muslims in Egypt, tension between the three Abrahamic faiths often runs high. Yet for all their differences, these three traditions—Judaism, Islam, and Christianity—share much in common. Three...
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To Ride A Silver Broomstick: New Generation Witchcraft

Silver RavenWolf · Llewellyn Publications
Pages: 300
Format: Paperback

Selling more than 300,000 copies, this popular guide to the Craft has been helping a new generation of Witches-those practicing or wishing to practice the Craft on their own-for over a decade. Filled with Silver RavenWolf's warmth, humor, and personal anecdotes, To Ride a Silver Broomstick...
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The Agony that Remains: A Paranormal Investigation in America's Heartland

Brandon Callahan · Llewellyn
Pages: 360
Format: Print book

In the northeast corner of Oklahoma, where the deadly path known as the Trail of Tears ended and where one of the world's large clusters of ley lines intersect, there's a place of extreme paranormal activity that has received little attention from the outside world. Join Brandon...
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A Ceremony Called Life: When Your Morning Coffee Is as Sacred as Holy Water

Tehya Sky · Sounds True
Pages: 232
Format: Print book

When we gather in ceremony - to welcome a newborn, celebrate a marriage, or bid farewell to those we've lost - we are fully present to our lives and in touch with the deep meaning that feeds our souls. Imagine how our lives might change if we brought the same loving attention to every...
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A Death on Diamond Mountain: A True Story of Obsession, Madness, and the Path to Enlightenment

Scott Carney · Gotham Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

An investigative reporter explores an infamous case where an obsessive and unorthodox search for enlightenment went terribly wrong. When thirty-eight-year-old Ian Thorson died from dehydration and dysentery on a remote Arizona mountaintop in 2012, The New York Times reported the story under...
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