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Your Guide to the Jewish Holidays: From Shofar to Seder

Matt Axelrod · Jason Aronson
Pages: 203
Format: Print book

Recent years have seen an increased interest in Jewish life, its culture, and its celebrations. There are many new students of Judaism, often potential converts or members of interfaith families who are seeking to learn more about the religion and its rituals. Unfortunately, many of the existing...
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How to Read the Bible

Harvey Cox · HarperOne
Pages: 257
Format: Print book

Renowned religion expert and Harvard Divinity School professor Harvey Cox deepens our experience of the Bible, revealing the three primary ways we read it, why each is important, and how we can integrate these approaches for a richer understanding and appreciation of key texts throughout...
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How to Be Secular: A Call to Arms for Religious Freedom

Jacques Berlinerblau · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

“Berlinerblau mounts a careful, judicious, and compelling argument that America needs more secularists—not only among nonbelievers but among believers as well. It will change the way we think and talk about religious freedom.”—Randall Balmer, author of Thy Kingdom...
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Walking with Jesus: A Way Forward for the Church

Pope Francis · Loyola Press

Two thousand years ago, Jesus said, Follow me. What if the 21st-century Church actually heeded that call? What would the world look like if the Church were truly on the move? Simply put, very different. But these ponderings beg one more critical question What exactly should the Church be moving...
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A Little Salty to Cut the Sweet: Southern Stories of Faith, Family, and Fifteen Pounds of Bacon

Sophie Hudson · Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.; 5.5.2013 edition

There's nothing quite like family--and some people would say that there's nothing better. But in a world where we sometimes know more about the Kardashians than we do about the people sleeping right down the hall, it's easy to forget that walking through life with our family...
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God Is Not Mad at You: You Can Experience Real Love, Acceptance & Guilt-free Living

Joyce Meyer · FaithWords; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

When bestselling author Joyce Meyer posted Gods not mad at you on Facebook she didnt anticipate that her words would trigger thousands of responses of gratitude and relief Apparently many Christians struggle to reconcile their perception of God as both a loving parent and a stern judgeIn...
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The Religions Book

DK Publishing · DK
Format: Hardcover

Surveying the worlds religions, from Buddhism to Zoroastrianism, and providing succinct yet thought-provoking insight into the philosophy and practices of each, The Religions Book is ideal for anyone seeking to gain a better understanding of the worlds religions. With intriguing artwork,...
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Ghosts Among Us: True Stories of Spirit Encounters

Leslie Rule · Andrew McMeel
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Do you believe in ghosts? Whether you are a believer or a skeptic, the stories of the supernatural in Ghosts Among Us: True Stories of Spirit Encounters will keep you riveted.Macabre and fascinating, Ghosts Among Us offers true-life, haunting accounts of eerie visitations and paranormal...
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A Short History of Christianity

Geoffrey Blainey · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

A Short History of Christianity vividly describes many of the significant players in the religion's rise and fall through the ages, from Jesus himself to Francis of Assisi, Martin Luther, Francis Xavier, John Wesley, and even the Beatles, who claimed to be "more popular than Jesus."...
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