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The Age of Atheists: How We Have Sought to Live Since the Death of God
Peter Watson · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 626
Format: Paperback
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A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2014 From one of England's most distinguished intellectual historians comes "an exhilarating ride ... that will stand the test of time as a masterful account of" (The Boston Globe) one of the West's most important intellectual movements:... |
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October 31, 1517: Martin Luther and the Day that Changed the World
Martin E Marty · Paraclete Press
Pages: 114
Format: Print book
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Released in time for the 500th Anniversary of Martin Luther's 95 Theses, and the Protestant Reformation. "This is an invitation to a party, one which commemorates events that began five hundred years ago in Europe and have consequences throughout the world today. My title suggests... |
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Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now
Ayaan Hirsi Ali · Harpercollins
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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Continuing her journey from a deeply religious Islamic upbringing to a post at Harvard, the brilliant, charismatic and controversial New York Times and Globe and Mail #1 bestselling author of Infidel and Nomad makes a powerful plea for a Muslim Reformation as the only way to end the horrors... |
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Wicca for Beginners: Fundamentals of Philosophy & Practice
Thea Sabin · Llewellyn Publications
Format: Paperback
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"In her first book-length work, Sabin presents a first-rate, fresh, and thorough addition to the burgeoning field of earth-based spiritual practice volumes...written in a light, informative style that magically mines depth, breadth and brevity."--Publishers Weekly, starred... |
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You Can, You Will: 8 Undeniable Qualities of a Winner
Joel Osteen · Faithwords
Pages: 192
Format: Print book
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In YOU CAN, YOU WILL, Joel Osteen shares eight undeniable qualities of winners that can help you to reach your potential and achieve new levels of success in your life. You are created to be a winner. Get these eight principles deep down on the inside and boldly go in the direction of your... |
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The Dark Box: A Secret History of Confession
John Cornwell · Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group,
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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Confession is a crucial ritual of the Catholic Church, offering absolution of sin and spiritual guidance to the faithful. Yet this ancient sacrament has also been a source of controversy and oppression, culminating, as prize-winning historian John Cornwell reveals in The Dark Box, with... |
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Shariah Law: Questions and Answers
Mohammad Kamali · Oneworld Publications
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
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Shariah law is one of the most controversial and politicized concepts in the Islamic world. Typically regarded with suspicion if not outright disdain in the West, it is a complex subject poorly understood by many. In this volume, Mohammad Hashim Kamali, a world-renowned expert on the topic,... |
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The Ten Commandments: A Short History of an Ancient Text
Michael David Coogan · Yale University Press, 2014.
Pages: 176
Format: Print book
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In this lively and provocative book, Michael Coogan guides readers into the ancient past to examine the iconic Ten Commandments, also known as the Decalogue. How, among all the laws reportedly given on Mount Sinai, did the Ten Commandments become the Ten Commandments? When did that happen?... |
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One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America
Kevin M. Kruse · Basic Books
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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We're often told that the United States is, was, and always has been a Christian nation. But in One Nation Under God, historian Kevin M. Kruse reveals that the idea of "Christian America" is an invention - and a relatively recent one at that.As Kruse argues, the belief that America... |
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The Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft and Wicca
Rosemary Guiley · Facts On File
Pages: 436
Format: Hardcover
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Uncover the magic and truth behind this compelling topic.In more than 480 entries, "The Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft, and Wicca, Third Edition" is an exciting update to one of the landmark references on the subject - by paranormal expert Rosemary Ellen Guiley. This new edition... |
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The Gods of Olympus: A History
Barbara Graziosi · Holt & Company, Henry
Pages: 290
Format: Print book
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An elegant and entertaining account of the transformations of the Greek gods across the ages, from antiquity to the Renaissance and the present dayThe gods of Olympus are the most colorful characters of Greek civilization: even in antiquity, they were said to be cruel, oversexed, mad, or just... |
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Thoughts Are Not the Enemy: An Innovative Approach to Meditation Practice
Jason Siff · Shambhala
Format: Paperback
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A revolutionary new approach to meditation: a mindfulness of thinking that accepts and investigates the thoughts that arise as you meditate--from the author of Unlearning Meditation. In most forms of meditation, the meditator is instructed to let go of thoughts... |
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Redeeming the Kamasutra
Wendy Doniger · Oxford University Press
Pages: 184
Format: Print book
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The Kamasutra, composed in the third century CE, is the world's most famous textbook of erotic love. There is nothing remotely like it even today, and for its time it was astonishingly sophisticated. Yet it is all but ignored as a serious work in its country of origin-sometimes taken... |
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