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A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century

PAUL KENGOR · Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Pages: 648
Format: Hardcover

A Singular Bond That Changed HistoryEven as historians credit ­Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II with hastening the end of the Cold War, they have failed to recognize the depth or significance of the bond that developed between the two leaders.Acclaimed scholar and bestselling author...
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Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World

Charles J Chaput · Henry Holt
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

A vivid critique of American life today and a guide to how Christians -- and particularly Catholics--can live their faith vigorously, and even with hope, in a post-Christian public square. From Charles J. Chaput, author of Living the Catholic Faith and Render unto Caesar comes Strangers...
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To Change The Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism

Ross Douthat · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times columnist and one of America's leading conservative thinkers considers Pope Francis's efforts to change the church he governs.Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in 1936, today Pope Francis is the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Francis's stewardship of the Church,...
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This Life I Live: One Man's Extraordinary, Ordinary Life and the Woman Who Changed It Forever

Rory Feek · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

The story she said he was born to write. Her story. His story. The love story of Joey and Rory. By inviting so many into the final months of Joey's life as she battled cancer, Joey and Rory Feek captured hearts around the world with how they handled the diagnosis; the inspiring, simple...
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Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free

Linda Kay Klein · Touchstone
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

From a woman who has been there and back, the first inside look at the devastating effects evangelical Christianity's purity culture has had on a generation of young women - in a potent combination of journalism, cultural commentary, and memoir.In the 1990s, a "purity industry"...
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The Other Jesus: Stories from World Religions

Todd Outcalt · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

We’re familiar with the Jesus portrayed in the New Testament, but many people are surprised to learn that a wealth of stories and traditions about Jesus have always existed alongside the usual Biblical sources. Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism—among other religions—have created...
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WHISPERS OF GLORY : a story of choosing hope and finding home

KATIE DAVIS MAJORS · Multnomah
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

How do you hold on to hope when you don't get the ending you asked for?When Katie Davis Majors moved to Uganda, accidentally founded a booming organization, and later became the mother of thirteen girls through the miracle of adoption, she determined to weave her life together with the people...
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Catholic Women Confront Their Church: Stories of Hurt and Hope

Celia Viggo Wexler · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 216
Format: Print book

Catholic Women Confront Their Church tells the stories of nine exceptional women who have chosen to remain Catholic despite their deep disagreements with the institutional church. From Barbara Blaine, founder of Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP) , to Sister Simone Campbell,...
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Seven Women: And the Secret of Their Greatness

Eric Metaxas · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

In this highly anticipated follow-up to the enormously successful Seven Men, New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas gives us seven captivating portraits of some of history's greatest women, each of whom changed the course of history by following God's call upon their lives...
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The Case for Grace: A Journalist Explores the Evidence of Transformed Lives

Lee Strobel · Zondervan
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

The Case for a Creator explored the scientific evidence for God; The Case for Christ investigated the historical evidence for Jesus; The Case for Faith responded to eight major objections about Christianity; The Case for The Real Jesus refuted the current challenges to the Bible and Christ...
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The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving

Lisa J Miller · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BestsellerUSA TODAY BestsellerPublishers Weekly BestsellerIn The Spiritual Child, psychologist Lisa Miller presents the next big idea in psychology: the science and the power of spirituality. She explains the clear, scientific link between spirituality and health and shows...
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Lies We Believe About God

Wm Paul Young · Atria Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the twenty million plus copy bestselling novel The Shack and the New York Times bestsellers Cross Roads and Eve comes a compelling, conversational exploration of the wrong-headed ideas we sometimes have and share about God.Wm. Paul Young has been called a heretic for the ways...
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Brand Luther: How an Unheralded Monk Turned His Small Town into a Center of Publishing, Made Himself the Most Famous Man in Europe--and Started the Protestant Reformation

Andrew Pettegree · Penguin Books, 2015.
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

A revolutionary look at Martin Luther, the Reformation, and the birth of publishing, on the eve of the Reformation's 500th anniversary When Martin Luther posted his "theses" on the door of the Wittenberg church in 1517, protesting corrupt practices, he was virtually unknown....
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Angels on Earth: Inspiring Stories of Fate, Friendship, and the Power of Connections

Laura Schroff · Howard Books
Pages: 299
Format: Print book

"This shining book gives us story after story reminding us that God is always near." - Roma Downey "Filled with narratives about people whose lives have been changed forever by simple acts of kindness, Angels on Earth is inspiring, entertaining, and immensely readable."...
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Everybody, Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People

BOB GOFF · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

What happens when we stop avoiding difficult people and simply love everyone? In his wildly entertaining and inspiring follow-up to the New York Times bestselling phenomenon Love Does, Bob Goff takes readers on a life-altering journey into the secret of living without fear, care, constraint,...
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