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When One Religion Isn't Enough: The Lives of Spiritually Fluid People
Duane R. Bidwell · Beacon Press
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover
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An exploration into the lives of people who embrace two or more religious traditions, and what this growing community tells us about change in our society
In the United States, we often assume religious and spiritual identity are pure, static, and singular. But some people regularly... |
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The Accusation: Blood Libel in an American Town
Edward Berenson · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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A chilling investigation of America's only alleged case of blood libel, and what it reveals about antisemitism in the United States and Europe. On Saturday, September 22, 1928, Barbara Griffiths, aged 4, strayed into the woods surrounding the upstate village of Massena, New York.... |
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Magical Destinations of the Northeast: Sacred Sites, Occult Oddities & Magical Monuments
Natalie Zaman · Llewellyn Worldwide
Pages: 432
Format: Print book
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Every state in America has sacred sites -- places that change you, heal you, and make you feel alive. Magical Destinations of the Northeast details more than 300 spiritual destinations perfect for meditation, magic, and just plain fun. This hands-on guidebook also includes spells and rituals... |
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Travel Guide to Jewish Europe, A: Fourth Edition
Ben G Frank · Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Pages: 656
Format: Paperback
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Travel doesn't have to forgo religion. More than six decades after World War II, an abundance of Jewish institutions and cultural activities endures within a world that dates back over two thousand years -- Jewish Europe. This newly updated handbook guides first-time and well-seasoned... |
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Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas
Dietrich Bonhoeffer · Plough Publishing House
Pages: 344
Format: Hardcover
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Though Christians the world over make yearly preparations for Lent, there's a conspicuous lack of good books for that other great spiritual season: Advent. All the same, this four-week period leading up to Christmas is making a comeback as growing numbers reject shopping-mall frenzy... |
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The Buddha Walks into the Office: A Guide to Livelihood for a New Generation
Lodro Rinzler · Shambhala
Format: Book
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From the author of the best-selling Buddha Walks into a Bar . . ., wisdom for "Generation Next" on how to make your work meaningful, satisfying, and of benefit to others. Does it ever seem that a lot of the people you work with are, well, jerks? This book is about how not to let work... |
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Silence: A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements of Our Lives
Jane Brox · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of the "dazzling epic"* Brilliant, a compelling history of silence as a powerful shaper of the human mind - in prisons, in places of contemplation, and in our own lives
Through her evocative intertwined histories of the penitentiary and the monastery,... |
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Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living
Krista Tippett · Penguin Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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"I'm a person who listens for a living. I listen for wisdom, and beauty, and for voices not shouting to be heard. This book chronicles some of what I've learned in what has become a conversation across time and generations, across disciplines and denominations."
Peabody... |
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Lives Reclaimed: A Story of Rescue and Resistance in Nazi Germany
Mark Roseman · Tantor Audio
Format: Audiobook
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In the early 1920s amidst the upheaval of Weimar Germany, a small group of peaceable idealists began to meet, practicing a quiet, communal life focused on self-improvement. For the most part, they had come to know each other while attending adult education classes in the city of Essen.... |
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The Magickal Family: Pagan Living in Harmony with Nature
MONICA CROSSON · Llewellyn Publications
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
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The Magickal Family is a real-life guide for those who want to practice magick and simplicity but need a little nudge to break out of the work-a-day world. Filled with tips, ideas, and projects to bring you and your family closer to nature and to celebrate the Goddess, this book shows how to be true... |
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All This Could Be Yours
Jami Attenberg · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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From New York Times best-selling author Jami Attenberg comes a sharp, funny, and emotionally powerful novel about a family reuniting at the deathbed of its patriarch. In reckoning with his secret past, can they rebuild and begin anew?
"If I know why he is the way he is then... |
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A Lens of Love: Reading the Bible in Its World for Our World
Jonathan L. Walton · Westminster John Knox Press
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
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In order to engage the Bible in the spirit of justice, compassion, and love, Jonathan L. Walton suggests reading the Bible in its world for our world. Perfect for individual or group study, A Lens of Love helps Christians to read and interpret the Bible morally and confidently as they engage... |
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