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The Francis Effect: A Radical Pope's Challenge to the American Catholic Church
John Gehring · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 267
Format: Print book
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The Francis Effect explores how a church once known as a towering force for social justice became known for a narrow agenda most closely aligned with one political party, and then looks at the opportunities for change in the "age of Francis." Pope Francis has become an unlikely... |
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Top Ten Clues You're Clueless
Liz Czukas · HarperTeen; Original edition
Format: Paperback
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Top Five Things That Are Ruining Chloe's Day5) Working the 6:30 a.m. shift at GoodFoods Market4) Crashing a cart into a customer's car right in front of her snarky coworker Sammi3) Trying to rock the "drowned rat" look after being caught in a snowstorm2) Making zero progress... |
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Life's Too Short to Pretend You're Not Religious
David Dark · IVP Books
Pages: 199
Format: Print book
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For many of us, the word "religious" immediately evokes thoughts of brainwashing, violence and eye-rubbingly tiresome conversations. Why not be done with it? David Dark argues that it's not that simple. The ease with which we put the label on others without applying it to ourselves... |
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Sweet Freedom: A Devotional
Sarah Palin · Regnery Faith
Format: Hardcover
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"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the word gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." - John 14:27 In Sweet Freedom, Sarah Palin invites you to draw strength and inspiration from 260 meditations based on guiding Biblical... |
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What Are We Doing Here?: Essays
Marilynne Robinson · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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New essays on theological, political, and contemporary themes, by the Pulitzer Prize winnerMarilynne Robinson has plumbed the human spirit in her renowned novels, including Lila, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Gilead, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National... |
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A Letter to My Anxious Christian Friends
David P Gushee · Westminster John Knox Press
Pages: 130
Format: Paperback
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The last few years have seen dizzying social change in the United States. Many of these changes - such as the Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage - seem to challenge or overturn long-standing Christian teachings, while disputes over issues such as immigration, racism, and the abuse... |
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Happiness in This Life: A Passionate Meditation on Earthly Existence
POPE FRANCIS · Random House
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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A collection of homilies, speeches, and "messages of the day" that brings together Pope Francis's wisdom on finding happiness in the here and now For Pope Francis, appreciating our everyday lives is a spiritual undertaking. Joy is a divine attribute, and creating joy around... |
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The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery
Ian Morgan Cron · InterVarsity Press
Pages: 220
Format: Print book
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Ignorance is bliss -- except in self-awareness. What you don't know about yourself can hurt you and your relationships -- and even keep you in the shallows with God. Do you want help figuring out who you are and why you're stuck in the same ruts? The Enneagram is an ancient personality... |
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Madison Park: A Place of Hope
Eric L. Motley · Zondervan
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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Welcome to Madison Park, a small community in Alabama founded by freed slaves in 1880. And meet Eric Motley, a native son who came of age in this remarkable place where constant lessons in self-determination, hope, and unceasing belief in the American dream taught him everything he needed... |
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My Battle Against Hitler: Faith, Truth, and Defiance in the Shadow of the Third Reich
John Henry Crosby · Image; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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How does a person become Hitlers enemy number one? Not through espionage or violence, it turns out, but by striking fearlessly at the intellectual and spiritual roots of National Socialism. Dietrich von Hildebrand was a German Catholic thinker and teacher who devoted the full force of his intellect... |
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Play with Fire: Discovering Fierce Faith, Unquenchable Passion, and a Life-Giving God
Bianca Olthoff · Zondervan
Pages: 192
Format: Print book
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Play with Fire, the debut book by popular speaker and teacher Bianca Juarez Olthoff, is the reminder that God isn't waiting until you have more resources or a spouse or a job so he can use you. He's ready to use you now. Using the mythical creature, the Phoenix, which was also referenced... |
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Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved
KATE BOWLER · Random House
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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A divinity professor and young mother with a Stage IV cancer diagnosis explores the pain and joy of living without certainty. Thirty-five-year-old Kate Bowler was a professor at the school of divinity at Duke, and had finally had a baby with her childhood sweetheart after years of trying,... |
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