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The God of Yes: How Faith Makes All Things New

Jud Wilhite · Faithwords
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

The Christian life is often defined as "no." What starts with a desire to reject descructive things morphs into a "no" to people, enjoyment, laughter, pleasure, success, and ultimately life itself. Before we know it, we've reduced the Christian faith to a huge rejection...
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Integral Buddhism: And the Future of Spirituality

Ken Wilber · Shambhala
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

An edifying view of Buddhism from one of today's leading philosophers: a look at its history and foundational teachings, how it fits into modern society, and how it (and other world religions) will evolve.What might religion look like in the future? Our era of evolution in social consciousness...
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Inspired Baby Names from Around the World: 6,000 International Names and the Meaning Behind Them

Neala Shane · New World Library
Format: Print book

Thousands of Names and the Blessings They Can ImpartThis unique guide includes 6,000-plus names from all corners of the globe, and each entry illuminates the name's distinctive spiritual, historical, and cultural background - its poetry. Names, from the traditional to the newly coined,...
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Being Hindu: Understanding a Peaceful Path in a Violent World

Hindol Sengupta · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover

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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The Death of Politics: How to Heal Our Frayed Republic After Trump

Peter Wehner · HarperOne
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times opinion writer, media commentator, outspoken Republican and Christian critic of the Trump presidency offers a spirited defense of politics and its virtuous and critical role in maintaining our democracy and what we must do to save it before it is too late. "Any nation...
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The New Sectarianism: The Arab Uprisings and the Rebirth of the Shi'a-Sunni Divide

Geneive Abdo · Oxford University Press
Pages: 264
Format: Print book

The Shi'a-Sunni conflict is one of the most significant outcomes arising from the Arab rebellions. Yet, there is little understanding of who is driving this tension and the underlying causes. By delving deeply into the historical factors leading up to the present-day conflict, The New Sectarianism...
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God's Message to the World:: You've Got Me All Wrong

Neale Donald Walsch · Rainbow Ridge Books
Format: Print book

Is it possible that everything we think we know about God, and what God wants, is wrong?Could humanity s ideas about all this be the greatest inaccuracies . . . ever? Would it matter if they were? The author of the multi-million-selling Conversations with God series places the question...
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Chasing American Monsters: Creatures, Cryptids, and Hairy Beasts

Jason Offutt · Llewellyn Publications
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback

From Alabama to Wyoming and every state in between, the United States is crawling with monsters lurking in the dark corners, just waiting for the right moment to scare the pants off unsuspecting victims. This eye-opening book is a state-by-state guide to monsters, myths, cryptids, and things...
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Grace Without God: The Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Belonging in a Secular Age

Katherine Ozment · Harperwave
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Meet "the Nones" - In this thought-provoking exploration of secular America, celebrated journalist Katherine Ozment takes readers on a quest to understand the trends and ramifications of a nation in flight from organized religion.Studies show that religion makes us happier, healthier...
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The Case for the Psalms: Why They Are Essential

N T Wright · HarperOne
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback

The Case for the Psalms by N. T. Wright has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.
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The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great

Ben Shapiro · Broadside Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

America has a God-shaped hole in its heart, argues New York Times bestselling author Ben Shapiro, and we shouldn't fill it with politics and hate.In 2016, Ben Shapiro spoke at UC Berkeley. Hundreds of police officers were required from 10 UC campuses across the state to protect his speech,...
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Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others

Barbara Brown Taylor · HarperOne
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

New York Times BestsellerThe renowned and beloved New York Times bestselling author of An Altar in the World and Learning to Walk in the Dark recounts her moving discoveries of finding the sacred in unexpected places while teaching the world's religions to undergraduates in rural Georgia,...
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The Paradigm: The Ancient Blueprint That Holds the Mystery of Our Times

Jonathan Cahn · Frontline
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

This May Be the Most Explosive and Amazing Thing You've Ever ReadIs it possible that an ancient blueprint holds the secret behind the events of our times?Could this blueprint lie behind the rise and fall of leaders and governments?Could events that took place nearly three thousand years...
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Handbook of Denominations in the United States 13th Edition

Craig D. Atwood · Abingdon Press; 13 edition
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

A helpful resource for clergy, laity, journalists, and researchers, this authoritative guidebook to U.S. religions is grouped in family categories of Abrahamic religions, arranged chronologically: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The information for each group within these families has been...
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Glamour Magic: The Witchcraft Revolution to Get What You Want

DEBORAH CASTELLANO · Llewellyn Publications
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback

Are you ready to revolutionize your magical practice? Glamour is a feminine occult art that can be used by all genders and encourages you to look at Witchcraft through a different lens than most traditional paths. Learn how to take what makes you exciting and interesting to others and use it as leverage...
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