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The Art of the Qur'an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Massumeh Farhad · Smithsonian Books
Pages: 384
Format: Print book
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In the early twentieth century, the Ottoman Empire was in political turmoil. Officials moved valuable artworks--including thousands of sumptuous Qur'an (Koran) manuscripts and loose pages dating from the 7th to 17th century--to Istanbul to ensure their safety. Penned by celebrated... |
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Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms
Tim Tebow · WaterBrook
Pages: 213
Format: Hardcover
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Who are you when life is steady? Who are you when storms come? Most of us have been on the receiving end of rejection, a broken dream, or heartbreak. And while this is not an easy space to go through, when we are grounded in the truth, we can endure the tough times. In this powerful book,... |
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How We Fight: Ethics in War
Helen Frowe · Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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How We Fight: Ethics in War presents a substantial body of new work by some of the leading philosophers of war. The ten essays cover a range of topics concerned with both jus ad bellum (the morality of going to war) and jus in bello (the morality of fighting in war). Alongside explorations... |
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The Genius of Judaism
Bernard-Henri Le?vy · Random House
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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From world-renowned public intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy comes an incisive and provocative look at the heart of Judaism. For more than four decades, Bernard-Henri Lévy has been a singular figure on the world stage - one of the great moral voices of our time. Now Europe's foremost... |
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The Girl from Human Street: Ghosts of Memory in a Jewish Family
Roger Cohen · Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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An intimate and profoundly moving Jewish family history - a story of displacement, prejudice, hope, despair, and love.In this luminous memoir, award-winning New York Times columnist Roger Cohen turns a compassionate yet discerning eye on the legacy of his own forebears. As he follows them... |
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Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Lawrence Wright · Knopf; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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National Book Award Finalist A clear-sighted revelation, a deep penetration into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower, the now-classic study of al-Qaeda’s 9/11 attack. Based on more than two hundred personal interviews with current... |
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Being Hindu: Understanding a Peaceful Path in a Violent World
Hindol Sengupta · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover
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There are more than one billion Hindus in the world, but for those who don't practice the faith, very little seems to be understood about it. Followers have not only built and sustained the world's largest democracy but have also sustained one of the greatest philosophical streams... |
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Kaddish: Women's Voices
Michal Smart · Urim Publications
Format: Hardcover
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Winner of:2013 National Jewish Book AwardFor centuries, Jews have turned to the Mourner’s Kaddish prayer upon experiencing a loss. This groundbreaking book explores what the recitation of Kaddish has meant specifically to women. Did they find the consolation, closure, and community... |
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Holy Lands: Reviving Pluralism in the Middle East
Nicolas Pelham · Columbia Global Reports
Pages: 174
Format: Print book
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The news from the Middle East these days is bad. Whatever hopes people may have for the region are being dashed over and over, in country after country. Nicolas Pelham, a veteran correspondent for The Economist, has seen much of the tragedy first hand, but in Holy Lands he presents a strikingly... |
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Glimpsing Heaven: The Stories and Science of Life After Death
Judy Bachrach · National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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If you caught a glimpse of heaven, would you choose to come back to life? Investigative journalist Judy Bachrach has collected accounts of those who died and then returned to life with lucid, vivid memories of what occurred while they were dead, and the conclusions are astonishing. Clinical... |
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Boswell's Enlightenment
Robert Zaretsky · Belknap Press
Format: Hardcover
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Throughout his life, James Boswell struggled to fashion a clear account of himself, but try as he might, he could not reconcile the truths of his era with those of his religious upbringing. Boswells Enlightenment examines the conflicting credos of reason and faith, progress and tradition... |
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The Book of Immortality: The Science, Belief, and Magic Behind Living Forever
Adam Leith Gollner · Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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What have we not done to live forever? Adam Leith Gollner, the critically acclaimed author of The Fruit Hunters, weaves together religion, science, and mythology in a gripping exploration of the most universal of human obsessions immortality. Raised without religion, Adam Leith Gollner... |
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Luther's Fortress: Martin Luther and His Reformation Under Siege
James Reston Jr. · Basic Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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In 1521, the Catholic Church declared war on Martin Luther. The German monk had already been excommunicated the year before, after nailing his Ninety-Five Theseswhich accused the Church of rampant corruptionto the door of a Saxon church. Now, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V called for Luther... |
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