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Reinhold Niebuhr: Major Works on Religion and Politics:

Reinhold Niebuhr · Library of America
Pages: 850
Format: Hardcover

A definitive collection of the theologian and public intellectual who was the conscience of the American Century. "One of my favorite philosophers," remarked Barack Obama about the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) in 2007. President Obama is but one of the many American...
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The Divine Magician: The Disappearance of Religion and the Discovery of Faith

Peter Rollins · Howard Books
Format: Book

In this mind-bending exploration of traditional Christianity, firebrand Peter Rollins turns the tables on conventional wisdom, offering a fresh perspective focused on a life filled with love. Peter Rollins knows one magic trick—now, make sure you watch closely. It has three parts the Pledge,...
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Inspired Baby Names from Around the World: 6,000 International Names and the Meaning Behind Them

Neala Shane · New World Library
Format: Print book

Thousands of Names and the Blessings They Can ImpartThis unique guide includes 6,000-plus names from all corners of the globe, and each entry illuminates the name's distinctive spiritual, historical, and cultural background - its poetry. Names, from the traditional to the newly coined,...
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Radical Spirituality: Repentance, Resistance, Revolution

Jason Storbakken · Orbis Books
Format: Paperback

" . . . an engaging globe-spanning spiritual journey for seekers today." --Publishers WeeklyA unique blend of autobiography, scriptural exegesis, political critique, and religious manifesto, this book is aimed at Christians who seek a deeper, more authentic spirituality. The author,...
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Christmas Ideals 2014

Ideals Editors · Ideals Publications; 70 Anv edition
Format: Book

A family favorite and time-honored Christmas tradition for 70 years. Loyal readers are drawn to Ideals for its celebration of life's most treasured moments. This, the 70th anniversary edition of the annual Christmas issue, will be no exception to the legacy of inspiration and comfort...
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Thank & Grow Rich: A 30-Day Experiment in Shameless Gratitude and Unabashed Joy

Pam Grout · Hay House Inc
Pages: 221
Format: Print book

Important disclaimer: This book is not for everyone - just those who want to have more fun, more adventures, and more magic in their life.


Thank & Grow Rich is for anyone interested in hooking up with the magnanimous energy field of the cosmos. Author Pam...

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Song of Songs

F Scott Spencer · Liturgical Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Arguably the biggest blockbuster love song ever composed, the Song of Songs holds a unique place in Jewish and Christian canons as the "holiest" book, in the minds of some readers, and the sexiest in its language and imagery. This commentary aims to interpret this vibrant Song...
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The Islamic Enlightenment: The Struggle Between Faith and Reason, 1798 to Modern Times

Christopher de Bellaigue · Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pages: 560
Format: Print book

A revelatory and game-changing narrative that rewrites everything we thought we knew about the modern history of the Islamic world.

With majestic prose, Christopher de Bellaigue presents an absorbing account of the political and social reformations that transformed the lands of Islam...
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Handbook on the Pentateuch: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

Victor P Hamilton · Baker Academic
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback

In this introduction to the first five books of the Old Testament, Victor Hamilton moves chapter by chapter through the Pentateuch, examining the content, structure, and theology. Hamilton surveys each major thematic unit of the Pentateuch and offers useful commentary on overarching themes...
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The Drop Box: How 500 Abandoned Babies, an Act of Compassion, and a Movie Changed My Life Forever

Brian Ivie · David C. Cook
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Brian Ivie was filled with compassion as he read an LA Times article about Pastor Lee's solution to unwanted newborns in South Korea - a baby drop box. Brian traveled halfway around the world to film the documentary The Drop Box. But God had even bigger plans. For in the midst of filming...
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Renaissance: The Power of the Gospel However Dark the Times

Os Guinness · IVP Books
Format: Paperback

Honorable Mention, 2014 Best Book of the Year from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore We live in dark times. Christians wonder: Are the best days of the Christian faith behind us? Has modernity made Christian thought irrelevant and impotent? Is society beyond all hope of redemption...
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Tattered and Mended: The Art of Healing the Wounded Soul

Cynthia Ruchti · Abingdon Press
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

For years, society and especially the church required that we hide our brokenness and pretend that all was well, even when it was terribly broken. Now, people have become comfortable with our tattered edges, our character weaknesses, our "old, familiar sins," and forgotten that...
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The Great and Holy War: How World War I Became a Religious Crusade

Philip Jenkins · HarperOne
Format: Print book

The Great and Holy War offers the first look at how religion created and prolonged the First World War. At the one-hundredth anniversary of the outbreak of the war, historian Philip Jenkins reveals the powerful religious dimensions of this modern-day crusade, a period that marked a traumatic...
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Rejoicing in Lament: Wrestling with Incurable Cancer and Life in Christ

J. Todd Billings · Brazos Press
Format: Print book

A Christian theologian shares his journey, struggle, and reflections on providence, lament, and life in Christ in light of his diagnosis of incurable cancer.,
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