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Secularism: Politics, Religion, and Freedom
Andrew Copson · Oxford University Press
Pages: 153
Format: Print book
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Until the modern period the integration of church (or other religion) and state (or political life) had been taken for granted. The political order was always tied to an official religion in Christian Europe, pre-Christian Europe, and in the Arabic world. But from the eighteenth century... |
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The Friends of Jesus
Karen Kingsbury · Howard Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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America's favorite inspirational novelist and #1 New York Times bestselling author offers a richly told tale about six of Jesus' closest friends and companions, bringing biblical truths to life in this captivating continuation of her Life-Changing Bible Study series.In our everyday... |
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The Four Horsemen: The Conversation That Sparked an Atheist Revolution
Christopher Hitchens · Random House
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
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In 2007, Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett filmed a landmark discussion about modern atheism. The video went viral. Now in print for the first time, the transcript of their conversation is illuminated by new essays from three of the original participants... |
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America's Secret Jihad: The Hidden History of Religious Terrorism in the United States
Stuart Wexler · Counterpoint LLC
Pages: 417
Format: Hardcover
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The conventional narrative concerning religious terrorism inside the United States says that the first salvo occurred in 1993, with the first attack on the World Trade Center in New York City. This narrative has motivated more than a decade of wars, and re-prioritized America's domestic... |
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Pope Francis Among the Wolves: The Inside Story of a Revolution
Marco Politi · Columbia University Press,
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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Marco Politi takes us deep inside the power struggle roiling the Roman Curia and the Catholic Church worldwide, beginning with Benedict XVI, the pope who famously resigned in 2013, and intensifying with the contested and unexpected election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos... |
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What's Wrong with Mindfulness
Robert Rosenbaum · Wisdom Publications
Pages: 208
Format: Print book
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Mindfulness seems to be everywhere - but are we sure that's a good thing? Teachers Sallie Jiko Tisdale, Gil Fronsdal, Norman Fischer, and more explain how removing mindfulness from Buddhism may set a dangerous precedent. Mindfulness is in fashion. Oprah loves it, Google teaches it to employees... |
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Seven Types of Atheism
John Gray · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
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From the provocative author of Straw Dogs comes an incisive, surprising intervention in the political and scientific debate over religion and atheismWhen you explore older atheisms, you will find that some of your firmest convictions -- secular or religious -- are highly questionable. If this... |
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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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Q, the Earliest Gospel: An Introduction to the Original Stories and Sayings of Jesus
John S. Kloppenborg · Westminster John Knox Press
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
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Estimated to date back to the very early Jesus movement, the lost Gospel known as Q offers a distinct and remarkable picture of Jesus and his significance--and one that differs markedly from that offered by its contemporary, the apostle Paul.Q presents Jesus as a prophetic critic of unbelief... |
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Siddhartha's Brain: The Science of Enlightenment
James Kingsland · William Morrow
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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By the longtime Guardian science journalist, a groundbreaking exploration of the science of enlightenment and mental wellness, illuminated by twin perspectives, ancient and modern: the spiritual wisdom of Siddhartha Gautama and the revelations of today's scientists, who are confirming the Buddha's... |
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Damaged Goods: New Perspectives on Christian Purity
Dianna Anderson · Jericho Books
Format: Hardcover
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Dianna Anderson offers a fresh approach to the purity conversation, one that opens a new dialogue with the most influential Christian authors of her generation. Anderson's new sexual ethics draw on core biblical principles and set a standard for today's Christians that may be as influential... |
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What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters
GARRY WILLS · Viking
Pages: 226
Format: Hardcover
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America's leading religious scholar and public intellectual introduces lay readers to the Qur'an with a measured, powerful reading of the ancient textGarry Wills has spent a lifetime thinking and writing about Christianity. In What the Qur'an Meant, Wills invites readers to join him as he embarks... |
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American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, Technology
D.W. Pasulka · Oxford University Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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More than half of American adults and more than seventy-five percent of young Americans believe in intelligent extraterrestrial life. This level of belief rivals that of belief in God. American Cosmic examines the mechanisms at work behind the thriving belief system in extraterrestrial... |
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