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The Way of Kindness: Readings for a Graceful Life
Michael Leach · Orbis Books
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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"Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind." -- Henry JamesA collection of essays, fiction, poems, meditations, and inspired ideas on the grace and rewards of being kind. Contributors include Anne Lamott,... |
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A House Full of Females: Plural Marriage and Women's Rights in Early Mormonism, 1835-1870
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 484
Format: Print book
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From the author of A Midwife's Tale, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Bancroft Prize for History, and The Age of Homespun--a revelatory, nuanced, and deeply intimate look at the world of early Mormon women whose seemingly ordinary lives belied an astonishingly revolutionary spirit,... |
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Seven Last Words: An Invitation to a Deeper Friendship with Jesus
James Martin · HarperOne, 2016.
Pages: 144
Format: Print book
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Based on his talks at New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral on Good Friday 2015, the New York Times bestselling author and editor at large of America magazine offers a portrait of Jesus, using his last words on the cross to reveal how deeply he understood our predicaments, what it means to be fully... |
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The Founders and the Bible
Carl J. Richard · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 396
Format: Hardcover
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The religious beliefs of America's founding fathers have been a popular and contentious subject for recent generations of American readers. In The Founders and the Bible, historian Carl J. Richard carefully examines the framers' relationship with the Bible to assess the conflicting... |
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The Miracle Lady: Kathryn Kuhlman and the Transformation of Charismatic Christianity
Amy Collier Artman · Eerdmans
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback
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A smart, powerful, charismatic preacher brought back to lifeOn October 15, 1974, Johnny Carson welcomed his next guest on The Tonight Show with these words: "I imagine there are very few people who are not aware of Kathryn Kuhlman. She probably, along with Billy Graham, is one of the best-known... |
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The Bible in a Disenchanted Age: The Enduring Possibility of Christian Faith
R W L Moberly · Baker Academic
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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In our increasingly disenchanted age, can we still regard the Bible as God's Word? Why should we consider it trustworthy and dare to believe what it says? Top Old Testament theologian R. W. L. Moberly sets forth his case for regarding the Bible as unlike any other book by exploring... |
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When God Becomes Real
Brian Johnson · Printopya
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
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Panic snuck up on Brian Johnson while he was out with his son, and it clung to him on his desperate drive home. Feeling almost outside of himself, his family called 911. He was spiraling into darkness. Waiting for the ambulance to arrive, unsure of what was happening, he gathered his family... |
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Call to mercy
Mother Teresa · Image
Pages: 364
Format: Print book
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Published to coincide with Pope Francis's Year of Mercy and the Vatican's canonization of Mother Teresa, this new book of unpublished material by a humble yet remarkable woman of faith whose influence is felt as deeply today as it was when she was alive, offers Mother Teresa's profound... |
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Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise
Thich Nhat Hanh · HarperOne
Pages: 189
Format: Print book
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The Zen master and one of the world's most beloved teachers returns with a concise, practical guide to understanding and developing our most powerful inner resource - silence - to help us find happiness, purpose, and peace.Many people embark on a seemingly futile search for happiness, running... |
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Catholic Women Confront Their Church: Stories of Hurt and Hope
Celia Viggo Wexler · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 216
Format: Print book
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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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