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The Bible's Cutting Room Floor: The Holy Scriptures Missing From Your Bible
Joel M. Hoffman · Thomas Dunne Books; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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The Bible you usually read is not the complete story. Some holy writings were left out for political or theological reasons, others simply because of the physical restrictions of ancient bookmaking technology. At times, the compilers of the Bible skipped information that they assumed everyone... |
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Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution
Mona Eltahawy · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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The journalist Mona Eltahawy is no stranger to controversy. Through her articles and actions she has fought for the autonomy, security, and dignity of Muslim women, drawing vocal supporters and detractors. Now, in her first book, Headscarves and Hymens, Eltahawy has prepared a definitive... |
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Judaism: A Very Short Introduction
Norman Solomon · Oxford University Press; 2 edition
Format: Book
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Normon Solomons succinct book is an ideal introduction to Judaism as a religion and way of life. Demonstrating the diverse nature and ethnic origin of Jewish people, Solomon explores how the religion has developed in the 2,000 years since the days of the Bible. This Very Short Introduction... |
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Black Gods of the Asphalt: Religion, Hip-Hop, and Street Basketball
Onaje X O Woodbine · Columbia University Press
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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J-Rod moves like a small battle tank on the court, his face mean, staring down his opponents. "I play just like my father," he says. "Before my father died, he was a problem on the court. I'm a problem." Playing basketball for him fuses past and present, conjuring... |
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Being Hindu: Understanding a Peaceful Path in a Violent World
Hindol Sengupta · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover
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There are more than one billion Hindus in the world, but for those who don't practice the faith, very little seems to be understood about it. Followers have not only built and sustained the world's largest democracy but have also sustained one of the greatest philosophical streams... |
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God: A Human History
REZA ASLAN · Random House
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Zealot and host of Believer explores humanity's quest to make sense of the divine, and sounds a call to embrace a deeper, more expansive understanding of God. In Zealot, Reza Aslan replaced the well-worn portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth with a startling... |
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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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Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution
Mona Eltahawy · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: eBook
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A passionate manifesto decrying misogyny in the Arab world, by an Egyptian American journalist and activistWhen the Egyptian journalist Mona Eltahawy published an article in Foreign Policy magazine in 2012 titled Why Do They Hate Us? it provoked a firestorm of controversy. The response... |
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