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Idiot's Guides: Catholicism
Idiot's Guides: Catholicism

Julie Young · Alpha
Format: Print book

More than 1.2 billion people in the world identify as Catholic. People outside this ancient faith sometimes have trouble comprehending its structure, values, traditions, and beliefs. Idiots Guides Catholicism is for any new — or renewed — believer. This thorough guide covers everything...
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Spiritual Resilience: 30 Days to Refresh Your Soul
Spiritual Resilience: 30 Days to Refresh Your Soul

Robert J. Wicks · Franciscan Media
Format: Print book

Weve all had times when bouncing back from the ordinary stress of daily life or an unexpected tragedy seems to be an insurmountable challenge. We need a way to recover resilience. If youre facing difficult times, Dr. Robert Wicks is here to help you regain your balance by discovering resources...
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Monsters Among Us: An Exploration of Otherworldly Bigfoots, Wolfmen, Portals, Phantoms, and Odd Phenomena
Monsters Among Us: An Exploration of Otherworldly Bigfoots, Wolfmen, Portals, Phantoms, and Odd Phenomena

Linda S Godfrey · Penguin Books
Pages: 368
Format: Print book

Have you ever seen something you couldn't explain? This meticulously researched and thrilling exploration of the otherworldly will challenge your idea of reality. Mysterious wolf-people, sentient mists, and UFOs ... if you've ever heard a curious bump in the night, caught a glimpse of a strange-looking...
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Defining Islamic Statehood: Measuring and Indexing Contemporary Muslim States
Defining Islamic Statehood: Measuring and Indexing Contemporary Muslim States

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf · Palgrave MacMillan
Pages: 318
Format: Hardcover

What is the real definition of an Islamic state? How do the majority of Muslims govern themselves? How much do Muslims and non-Muslims really understand about the elements of an Islamic state? How can a true Islamic state function in a modern world? These questions bear heavily on the international...
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Visual Theology: Seeing and Understanding the Truth About God
Visual Theology: Seeing and Understanding the Truth About God

Tim Challies · Zondervan
Pages: 155
Format: Print book

We live in a visual culture. Today, people increasingly rely upon visuals to help them understand new and difficult concepts. The rise and stunning popularity of the Internet infographic has given us a new way in which to convey data, concepts and ideas. But the visual portrayal of truth...
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God Is Always Near: Conversations with Pope Francis
God Is Always Near: Conversations with Pope Francis

Pope Francis · Our Sunday Visitor
Format: Print book

The Pope is a man who laughs, cries, is at peace with the world, and has friends like everyone else. A normal person! - Pope FrancisReluctant at first to speak with journalists-Its true that I do not give interviewsit requires quite an effort to do so-Pope Francis quickly and enthusiastically...
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God in the Whirlwind: How the Holy-love of God Reorients Our World
God in the Whirlwind: How the Holy-love of God Reorients Our World

David F. Wells · Crossway
Format: Print book

Building on years of research, writing, and cross-cultural ministry, renowned author and theologian David Wells calls our attention to that which defines God’s greatness and gives shape to the Christian life: the holy-love of God. In God in the Whirlwind, Wells explores the depths...
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A Farewell to Mars: An Evangelical Pastor's Journey Toward the Biblical Gospel of Peace
A Farewell to Mars: An Evangelical Pastor's Journey Toward the Biblical Gospel of Peace

Brian Zahnd · David C. Cook
Format: Paperback

We know Jesus the Savior, but have we met Jesus, Prince of Peace? When did we accept vengeance as an acceptable part of the Christian life? How did violence and power seep into our understanding of faith and grace? For those troubled by this trend toward the sword, perhaps there is a better...
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Be the Best Mom You Can Be: A Practical Guide to Raising Whole Children in a Broken Generation
Be the Best Mom You Can Be: A Practical Guide to Raising Whole Children in a Broken Generation

Marina Slayton · Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover

What if you could sit down with a wise, experienced mom--someone who has dealt with her child being bullied, who has seen the impact of permissiveness, who has been forced to depend on God for every single day, and still talks with grace and compassion?Through many years of tested faith,...
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Disquiet Time: Rants and Reflections on the Good Book by the Skeptical, the Faithful, and a Few Scoundrels
Disquiet Time: Rants and Reflections on the Good Book by the Skeptical, the Faithful, and a Few Scoundrels

Jennifer Grant · Jericho Books
Format: Hardcover

An engaging and hilarious collection that encourages readers to tackle those strange, awkward, worrying, yet endlessly compelling passages of the Bible. The Bible is full of not-so-precious moments, from murder and mayhem, to sex and slavery. Now, an incredible cast of contributors tackles...
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Holy Silence
Holy Silence

J Brent Bill · Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Pages: 143
Format: Print book

An invitation to experience more fully the life-changing power of sacred silence For over a decade, J. Brent Bill's Holy Silence has been regarded as a contemporary classic on sacred silence. With warmth, wisdom, and gentle humor, Bill presents the Quaker practice of silence and expectant...
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You Can Begin Again: No Matter What, It's Never Too Late
You Can Begin Again: No Matter What, It's Never Too Late

Joyce Meyer · FaithWords
Pages: 195
Format: Hardcover

It's never too late for a new beginning. Look closely and you'll see that theme all through the Bible. Page after page, God delights in turning tragic endings into new beginnings. A childless woman conceives in her old age; a fearful, self-conscious shepherd becomes a leader of millions;...
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The Hajj: Pilgrimage in Islam
The Hajj: Pilgrimage in Islam

Eric Tagliacozzo · Cambridge University Press
Pages: 343
Format: Print book

Every year hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from all over the world converge on Mecca and its precincts to perform the rituals associated with the Hajj and have been doing so since the seventh century. In this volume, scholars from a range of fields - including history, religion, anthropology,...
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The Power of Love: Connecting to the Oneness
The Power of Love: Connecting to the Oneness

James Van Praagh · Hay House
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

Your goal while inhabiting human form is to manifest love in this physical dimension. Yet, like many a courageous soul who has chosen to tackle this difficult task, you may need to be reminded to activate this innate force that dwells inside you. In this fascinating book, internationally...
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The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism
The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism

Robert E Buswell · Princeton University Press
Pages: 1265
Format: Print book

With more than 5,000 entries totaling over a million words, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of Buddhism ever produced in English. It is also the first to cover terms from all of the canonical Buddhist languages and traditions: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan, Chinese,...
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