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American Freemasonry: Its Revolutionary History and Challenging Future
Alain de Keghel - Inner Traditions Format: Hardcover
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Explores the American Masonic system and its strengths and failings * Examines the history of Freemasonry in the United States from the colonial era and the Revolutionary War to the rise of the Scottish branch onward * Investigates the racial split in American Freemasonry between black... |
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Grace Without God: The Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Belonging in a Secular Age
Katherine Ozment - Harperwave Format: Print book
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Meet "the Nones" - In this thought-provoking exploration of secular America, celebrated journalist Katherine Ozment takes readers on a quest to understand the trends and ramifications of a nation in flight from organized religion.Studies show that religion makes us happier, healthier... |
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Jewish South Florida: A History and Guide to Neighborhoods, Synagogues, and Eateries
Paul Kaplan - Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. Format: Paperback
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Beyond the stereotype of elderly Jews visiting sunny beaches before stopping in at a New York-style deli, a rich history and Jewish cultural tradition lie beneath the surface of South Florida. The area is populated by Ashkenazi Jews, Sephardic Jews with roots in Spain or Turkey, and those... |
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Unholy Alliance: A History of Nazi Involvement with the Occult
Peter Levenda - Continuum; 1 edition Format: Paperback
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Engagingly written, Unholy Alliance is a comprehensive, popular history of the occult background and roots of the Nazi movement, showing how the ideas of a vast international network of late 19th- and early 20th-century occult groups influenced Nazi ideology. Levenda takes readers through... |
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The Ground Zero Cross
OFM Brian J. Jordan - Xlibris Format: Hardcover
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Two days after the terrible attack against the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, a union construction worker made a remarkable discovery within the ruins of World Trade Center 6. He saw a cross-like beam that stood on top of a heap of debris. He was stunned by its significance as were... |
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A History of Judaism
MARTIN GOODMAN - Princeton University Press Format: Hardcover
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A sweeping history of Judaism over more than three millenniaJudaism is one of the oldest religions in the world, and it has preserved its distinctive identity despite the extraordinarily diverse forms and beliefs it has embodied over the course of more than three millennia. A History... |
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God's Library: The Archaeology of the Earliest Christian Manuscripts
BRENT NONGBRI - Yale University Press Format: Hardcover
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A provocative book from a highly original scholar, challenging much of what we know about early Christian manuscripts In this bold and groundbreaking book, Brent Nongbri provides an up-to-date introduction to the major collections of early Christian manuscripts and demonstrates that much... |
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The History of Jihad: From Muhammad to ISIS
ROBERT SPENCER - Bombardier Books Format: Hardcover
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The comprehensive history of the role of war and terror in the spread of Islam. It is taken for granted, even among many Washington policymakers, that Islam is a fundamentally peaceful religion and that Islamic jihad terrorism is something relatively new, a product of the economic and political... |
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I Think You're Wrong
Sarah Stewart Holland - Thomas Nelson Format: Hardcover
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Two friends on opposite sides of the aisle provide a practical guide to grace-filled political conversation while challenging readers to put relationship before policy and understanding before argument.More than ever, politics seems driven by conflict and anger. People sitting together... |
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The Name of God Is Mercy
Francis Pope - Random House Format: Print book
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In his first book published as Pope, and in conjunction with the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, Pope Francis here invites all humanity to an intimate and personal dialogue on the subject closest to his heart - mercy - which has long been the cornerstone... |
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The Butcher's Daughter: A Novel
VICTORIA GLENDINNING - The Overlook Press Format: Hardcover
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The atmospheric novel set during the Tudor era of a young woman's struggle to define herself in a world of uncertainty, intrigue, and danger in a period of great upheavalIn 1535, England is hardly a wellspring of gender equality; it is a grim and oppressive age where women -- even the privileged... |
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Godless Citizens in a Godly Republic: Atheists in American Public Life
R Laurence Moore - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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If the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects religious liberty, why doesn't it protect atheists?God occupies our nation's consciousness, even defining to many what it means to be American. Nonbelievers have often had second-class legal status and have had to fight for their... |
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Feng Shui Plain & Simple: The Only Book You'll Ever Need
Sarah Bartlett - Hampton Roads Publishing Format: Paperback
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This simple guide to the art of feng shui provides easy-to-use tips and techniques for improving the energy in your life. You will learn to harmonize and lay out spaces in your home to enhance your personal energy, improve your overall wellbeing, and bring good fortune and balance into... |
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You Are the Universe: Discovering Your Cosmic Self and Why It Matters
Deepak Chopra - Harmony Format: Hardcover
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Now a New York Times Bestseller! "A riveting and absolutely fascinating adventure that will blow your mind wide open!" - Dr. Rudolph E. TanziDeepak Chopra joins forces with leading physicist Menas Kafatos to explore some of the most important and baffling questions about... |
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Become the Force: 9 Lessons on How to Live as a Jediist Master
Daniel M. Jones - Watkins Publishing Format: Paperback
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For anyone who has watched and fallen in love with the Star Wars films and wanted to become a Jedi (just as Daniel M Jones did as a young boy) . This is the first and only Jedi Bible.Daniel M Jones founded the Church of Jediism in 2007 following the Jedi Census phenomenon of 2001;... |
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Llewellyn's Little Book of Halloween
Mickie Mueller - Llewellyn Publications Format: Hardcover
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This fun, pocket-size book shares everything you need to know to celebrate the festival when the veil between the worlds is at its thinnest. Filled with crafts, recipes, spells, tutorials, and other unique ideas, this little book will help you make the most out of this special time of year.... |
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The House of Islam: A Global History
Ed Husain - Bloomsbury Publishing Format: Hardcover
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"Ed Husain has become one of the most vital Muslim voices in the world. The House of Islam could very well be his magnum opus." -Reza Aslan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Zealot"This should be compulsory reading." -Peter Frankopan, author of the international... |
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Mining for Gold: Essays Exploring the Relevancy of Torah in the Modern World
Rabbi Daniel Cohen - Iuniverse Com Format: Book
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Most of us would agree that we want to live a successful life. But what constitutes a successful life? How do we measure a life well lived? Mining for Gold: Essays Exploring the Relevancy of Torah in the Modern World focuses on these questions of life's values. Editor Rabbi Daniel Cohen... |
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How to Read Tarot: A Practical Guide
Skye Alexander - Adams Media Format: Print book
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Learn how to anticipate the future and shape the present in this new guide about reading Tarot cards.For centuries, mystics and clairvoyants have used Tarot cards to predict the future. But no special power is needed to read the cards with How to Read Tarot. This easy-to-follow guide can show... |
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Food, Feasts, and Faith
Paul Fieldhouse - ABC-CLIO Format: Hardcover
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An indispensable resource for exploring food and faith, this two-volume set offers information on food-related religious beliefs, customs, and practices from around the world. * Provides up-to-date factual information, introduces concepts of food as being more than just nutrients, and enables... |
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Introduction to Islam
Tariq Ramadan - Oxford University Press Format: Paperback
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Whether the issue is violence, terrorism, women's rights, or slavery, Muslims today are expected to provide answers and to justify what Islam is-or is not. But little opportunity exists, either in the media or in society as a whole, to describe Islam. In simple, direct language, An Introduction... |
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For This We Left Egypt?: A Passover Haggadah for Jews and Those Who Love Them
Dave Barry - Flatiron Books Format: Print book
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This is no ordinary Haggadah. If you've ever suffered through a Passover Seder, you're well aware of the fact that the entire evening can last as long as the exodus from Egypt itself. There are countless stories, dozens of blessings, and far too many hand-washings while the meal turns cold.... |
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The Power of I Am: Two Words That Will Change Your Life Today
Joel Osteen - Faith Words Format: Print book
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#1 "New York Times" bestselling author Joel Osteen shares the secret that Oprah said "changed her life": Transform your destiny by changing what you say about yourself. I AM. What follows these two words will determine the course of your life. When you speak about yourself,... |
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Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy
Anne Lamott - Riverhead Books Format: Hardcover
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From the bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow and Stitches comes a powerful exploration of mercy, its limitless (if sometimes hidden) presence, why we ignore it, and how we can embrace it."Mercy is radical kindness," Anne Lamott writes in her enthralling and heartening... |
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Hex Your Ex: And 100 Other Spells to Right Wrongs and Banish Bad Luck for Good
Adams Media - Adams Media Format: Hardcover
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100 edgy spells and rituals to help you get what you want - whether it's money, love, revenge, happiness, or whatever else your heart desires. It's time to get what you want on your own terms. From making more money, righting wrongs, getting revenge, and finding much-deserved happiness,... |
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The Five Day War
Mendy Ganchrow M.D. - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Format: Paperback
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This novel is based on an actual invitation from the Saudi Arabian government to the author to serve as a surgeon in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Rob Savarin, a Board-Certified surgeon, is completing his residency in colo-rectal surgery when such an invitation arrives unexpectedly. The problem... |
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The Face of Water: A Translator on Beauty and Meaning in the Bible
Sarah Ruden - Pantheon Books Format: Print book
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A dazzling reconsideration of the language and translation of the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, from the acclaimed scholar and translator of classical literature ("The best translation of The Aeneid, certainly the best of our time" - Ursula Le Guin; "The first... |
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An Appeal to the World: The Way to Peace in a Time of Division
DALAI LAMA - William Morrow Format: Hardcover
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In this brief, urgent "appeal to the world," His Holiness the Dalai Lama addresses our time of division, calling on us to draw upon the innate goodness of our shared humanity to overcome the rancor, mistrust, and divisiveness that threaten world peace and sustainability. "I... |
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God's Generals: The Military Lives of Moses, the Buddha, and Muhammad
Richard A. Gabriel - Skyhorse Publishing Format: Print book
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Examines how the military experience of three religious founders shaped their spiritual legacy.It is one of the more startling facts of military history that the founders of three of the four "great religions" - Judaism, Buddhism, and Islam - were also accomplished field generals... |
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Journey into Europe: Islam, Immigration, and Identity
AKBAR AHMED - Brookings Institution Press Format: Hardcover
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"Akbar Ahmed has a well-earned reputation as one of the most balanced, learned and original interpreters of Islam in its engagement with the non-Muslim world. It is hard to exaggerate the importance of this work, like so much else he has done, at a time when myths and fantasies still... |
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Fresh Eyes on Jesus' Parables: Discovering New Insights in Familiar Passages
DOUG NEWTON - David C. Cook Format: Paperback
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How does the parable of the good Samaritan redefine acts of social justice, not just acts of mercy? What does the story of the five talents teach us about daily spiritual life? Fresh Eyes on Jesus' Parables offers a new perspective on the stories Jesus told to His closest disciples.... |
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The Signs: Decode the Stars, Reframe Your Life
Carolyne Faulkner - Ballantine Books Format: Hardcover
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In this inspiring guide to achieving happiness and wellness in life, work, and relationships, a "go-to life coach for those in the know" (InStyle) reveals how to use astrology as a roadmap to success. For thousands of years, people have looked to the night sky for guidance.... |
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Jewish Artists of the School of Paris, 1905-1939
Nadine Nieszawer - Somogy editions d'art Format: Print book
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From 1905 to 1939, Paris attracted artists from all over the globe as the capital of the art world. This period of artistic proliferation became known as the School of Paris, and includes a great diversity of artistic expression. Within the teeming art world centred on Montparnasse, one group... |
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The Sensual God: How the Senses Make the Almighty Senseless
Aviad M Kleinberg - Columbia University Press, 2015. Format: eBook
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In the Old Testament, God wrestles with a man (and loses) . In the Talmud, God wriggles his toes to make thunder and takes human form to shave the king of Assyria. In the New Testament, God is made flesh and dwells among humans. For religious thinkers trained in Greek philosophy and its deep... |
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A Palace of Pearls: The Stories of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav
Naḥman, of Bratslav - Oxford University Press Format: Hardcover
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Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav (1772-1810) is widely considered to be one of the foremost visionary storytellers of the Hasidic movement. The great-grandson of the Ba'al Shem Tov, founder of the movement, Rabbi Nachman came to be regarded as a great figure and leader in his own right,... |
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The Four Horsemen: The Conversation That Sparked an Atheist Revolution
Christopher Hitchens - Random House Format: Hardcover
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In 2007, Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett filmed a landmark discussion about modern atheism. The video went viral. Now in print for the first time, the transcript of their conversation is illuminated by new essays from three of the original participants... |
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Basic Witches: How to Summon Success, Banish Drama, and Raise Hell with Your Coven
JAYA SAXENA - Quirk Books Format: Hardcover
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Tap your inner sorceress and channel the magical arts with this bewitching lifestyle guide. Need to exorcise a toxic friendship? Say the right symbolic curse and banish it from your life. Want to enhance your attractiveness? Pick the right power eye-shadow color and project otherworldly... |
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From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds
Daniel C Dennett - Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc. Format: Hardcover
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One of America's foremost philosophers offers a major new account of the origins of the conscious mind.How did we come to have minds?For centuries, this question has intrigued psychologists, physicists, poets, and philosophers, who have wondered how the human mind developed its unrivaled... |
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Talking God: Philosophers on Belief
Gary Gutting - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Paperback
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Through interviews with twelve distinguished philosophers -- including atheists, agnostics, and believers -- Talking God works toward a philosophical understanding and evaluation of religion. Along the way, Gary Gutting and his interviewees challenge many common assumptions about religious... |
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Thanksgiving: The Holiday at the Heart of the American Experience
Melanie Kirkpatrick - Encounter Books Format: Print book
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We all know the story of Thanksgiving. Or do we? This uniquely American holiday has a rich and little known history beyond the famous feast of 1621.In Thanksgiving, award-winning author Melanie Kirkpatrick journeys through four centuries of history, giving us a vivid portrait of our nation's... |
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What If It's True?: A Storyteller's Journey with Jesus
Charles Martin - Thomas Nelson Format: Hardcover
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With the same depth, sensitivity, and emotion that has made his novels beloved to millions, Charles Martin helps us engage the fundamental principles of our faith in new and inspiring ways. Years ago, Martin cracked open his Bible and began wrestling with a few fundamental questions. He asked,... |
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The Qur'an and the Bible: Text and Commentary
Gabriel Said Reynolds - Yale University Press Format: Hardcover
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A groundbreaking comparative study that illuminates the connections between the Qur'an and the Bible While the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament are understood to be related texts, the sacred scripture of Islam, the third Abrahamic faith, has generally been considered separately. Noted... |
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A Little Book of Mystical Secrets: Rumi, Shams of Tabriz, and the Path of Ecstasy
Maryam Mafi - Hampton Roads Publishing Format: Paperback
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At long last, an accessible little book that focuses on the teachings of Rumi's teacher and inspiration, Shams of Tabriz. Included in this slim, charming volume is a biographical sketch of the great Sufi teacher and mystic and a new translation of 500 of his core teachings that bring... |
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What's Wrong with Mindfulness
Robert Rosenbaum - Wisdom Publications Format: Print book
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Mindfulness seems to be everywhere - but are we sure that's a good thing? Teachers Sallie Jiko Tisdale, Gil Fronsdal, Norman Fischer, and more explain how removing mindfulness from Buddhism may set a dangerous precedent. Mindfulness is in fashion. Oprah loves it, Google teaches it to employees... |
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Talking Back to the Bible: A Historian's Approach to Bible Study
Edward G Simmons - Dorrance Publishing Co. Format: Paperback
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In a fascinating rumination, Edward G. Simmons combines a lifetime's experiences and biblical research in a voice that is as comfortable and welcoming as if one was seated in an easy chair in his study. With his fierce intellect and honesty, Simmons layers his philosophical lessons... |
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How to Interpret Dreams: A Practical Guide
Adams Media - Adams Media Format: Print book
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Discover the hidden meaning of your dreams! Everyone dreams. But what do your dreams mean?How to Interpret Dreams shows you how to remember your dreams and how to understand them. It includes easy-to-follow instructions to help you analyze your own dreams, and a dictionary of symbols so you'll... |
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Chanting the Hebrew Bible, Second, Expanded Edition: The Art of Cantillation
Joshua R Jacobson - The Jewish Publication Society Format: Hardcover
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In this encyclopedic text, completely revised and updated in this second edition, Joshua R. Jacobson presents the history of the ancient Jewish tradition of chanting the Bible and a comprehensive explanation of cantillation practice with its grammatical rules and regional variations. His unique... |
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Interreligious/Interfaith Studies: Defining a New Field
Eboo Patel - Beacon Press Format: Paperback
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A groundbreaking academic anthology that explores the emerging field of interreligious/interfaith studiesAs it is now backed by an impressive number of courses, academic programs and centers, faculty positions, journals and publications, funding, and professional partnerships, there is no longer... |
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On Living
Kerry Egan - Riverhead Books Format: Print book
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A hospice chaplain passes on wisdom on giving meaning to life, from those taking leave of it. As a hospice chaplain, Kerry Egan didn't offer sermons or prayers, unless they were requested; in fact, she found, the dying rarely want to talk about God, at least not overtly. Instead, she discovered... |
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The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook
Niall Ferguson - Penguin Press Format: Hardcover
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A brilliant recasting of the turning points in world history, including the one we're living through, as a collision between old power hierarchies and new social networksMost history is hierarchical: it's about emperors, presidents, prime ministers and field marshals. It's about states,... |
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The Origin of the Jews: The Quest for Roots in a Rootless Age
STEVEN WEITZMAN - Princeton University Press Format: Hardcover
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The first major history of the scholarly quest to answer the question of Jewish originsThe Jews have one of the longest continuously recorded histories of any people in the world, but what do we actually know about their origins? While many think the answer to this question can be found... |
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A Fool's Guide to Actual Happiness
Mark Van Buren - Wisdom Publications Format: Paperback
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Happiness lies within us - but we could all use a little help finding it. In a refreshing new voice, The Fool's Guide to Actual Happiness shows us how to feel and be better - without having to be perfect. Let's face it: we all have a motivating drive to become "better."... |
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The Jewish Joke: A Short History?with Punchlines
DEVORAH BAUM - Pegasus Books Format: Hardcover
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Heard the one about the Rabbi and the cow from Minsk? Look no further than this witty compendium, a fascinating and revealing celebration of the great Jewish Joke.Comedy is full of famously funny Jews, from Groucho Marx to Sarah Silverman, from Larry David to Jerry Seinfeld. This smart... |
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Out of Many Faiths: Religious Diversity and the American Promise
EBOO PATEL - Princeton University Press Format: Hardcover
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A timely defense of religious diversity and its centrality to American identityAmerica is the most religiously devout country in the Western world and the most religiously diverse nation on the planet. In today's volatile climate of religious conflict, prejudice, and distrust, how do we affirm... |
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The New Testament: A Translation
David Bentley Hart - Yale University Press Format: Hardcover
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From one of our most celebrated writers on religion comes this fresh, bold, and unsettling new translation of the New Testament David Bentley Hart undertook this new translation of the New Testament in the spirit of "etsi doctrina non daretur," "as if doctrine is not given."... |
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The Jewish Wedding Now
ANITA DIAMANT - Scribner Format: Paperback
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Newly revised and updated, the definitive guide to planning a Jewish wedding, written by bestselling novelist Anita Diamant - author of The Red Tent and The Boston Girl - and one of the most respected writers of guides to contemporary Jewish life.This complete, easy-to-use... |
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When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
Pema ChoÌdroÌn - Shambhala Format: Print book
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Pema Chodron's perennially best-selling classic on overcoming life's difficulties cuts to the heart of spirituality and personal growth--now in a newly designed 20th-anniversary edition with a new afterword by Pema--makes for a perfect gift and addition to one's spiritual library.... |
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The Old Testament Is Dying: A Diagnosis and Recommended Treatment
Brent A Strawn - Baker Book House Format: Book
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The Old Testament constitutes the majority of the Christian Bible and provides much of the language of Christian faith. However, many churches tend to neglect this crucial part of Scripture. This timely book details a number of ways the Old Testament is showing signs of decay, demise, and imminent... |
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UFOs Over America: Scariest Cases
Joseph Flammer - Schiffer Publishing Format: Print book
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In this collection of terrifying possibilities, follow a New York Field Investigator for the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) as he investigates and discusses over 70 important Ufology topics that gravely affect the US. This book is broken into three parts -- The Biggest, Baddest, Scariest UFO Events... |
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The Illuminati: The Secret Society That Hijacked the World
Jim Marrs - Visible Ink Press Format: Paperback
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Chilling initiations. Big banks and money manipulations. Possible links to the Rockefellers, Rothschilds, Adamses, and Bushes. Reviewing the evidence, documents, and connections, The Illuminati: The Secret Society That Hijacked the World by award-winning journalist and author Jim Marrs... |
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Inside Vasubandhu's Yogacara: A Practitioner's Guide
Ben Connelly - Wisdom Publications Format: Print book
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A practical guide to Vasubandhu's classic work "Thirty Verses of Consciousness Only" that can transform modern life and change how you see the world.In this down-to-earth book, Ben Connelly sure-handedly guides us through the intricacies of Yogacara and the richness of the "Thirty... |
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The New American Judaism: How Jews Practice Their Religion Today
JACK WERTHEIMER - Princeton University Press Format: Hardcover
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A leading expert provides an engaging firsthand portrait of American Judaism todayAmerican Judaism has been buffeted by massive social upheavals in recent decades. Like other religions in the United States, it has witnessed a decline in the number of participants over the past forty years,... |
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God Is in the Crowd: Twenty-First-Century Judaism
Tal Keinan - Spiegel & Grau Format: Hardcover
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A bold proposal for discovering relevance in Judaism and ensuring its survival, from a pioneering social activist, business leader, and fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force God Is in the Crowd is an original and provocative blueprint for Judaism in the twenty-first century. Presented... |
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Legendary Ladies: 50 Goddesses to Empower and Inspire You
Ann Shen - Chronicle Books Format: Hardcover
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Goddesses - Mythology - InspirationReaders who have enjoyed Warrior Goddess Training or Women Who Run with the Wolves will love Ann Shen's Legendary LadiesGoddesses from mythology: Goddess mythology from our past are celebrated in this lushly illustrated goddess book by Ann Shen, the author... |
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Spirituals and the Birth of a Black Entertainment Industry
Sandra J Graham - University of Illinois Press Format: Paperback
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Spirituals performed by jubilee troupes became a sensation in post-Civil War America. First brought to the stage by choral ensembles like the Fisk Jubilee Singers, spirituals anchored a wide range of late nineteenth-century entertainments, including minstrelsy, variety, and plays by both... |
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The Tongue of Adam
Abdelfattah Kilito - New Directions Publishing Corporation Format: Print book
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A playful and erudite look at the origins of language In the beginning there was one language -- one tongue that Adam used to compose the first poem, an elegy for Abel. "These days, no one bothers to ask about the tongue of Adam. It is a naive question, vaguely embarrassing and irksome,... |
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The Magical Home: Inspired ideas and simple spells for an enchanted life
Cerridwen Greenleaf - CICO Books Format: Paperback
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Transform your living space into a comforting home with a little magic.From step-by-step instructions for divine decluttering to "pagan feng shui" for every room, Cerridwen Greenleaf's guide to a happy home is essential reading for anyone who wants to live the good life. Replete... |
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Archaeology: The Essential Guide to Our Human Past
Paul G Bahn - Smithsonian Books Format: Hardcover
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Epic in scope, yet filled with detail, this illustrated guide takes readers through the whole of our human past. Spanning the dawn of human civilization through the present, it provides a tour of every site of key archaeological importance. From the prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux... |
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Oneida: From Free Love Utopia to the Well-Set Table
Ellen Wayland-Smith - Picador Format: Print book
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A fascinating and unusual chapter in American history about a religious community that held radical notions of equality, sex, and religion---only to transform itself, at the beginning of the twentieth century, into a successful silverware company and a model of buttoned-down corporate propriety.In... |
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The Orchard
Yokhi Brandes - Gefen Publishing House Format: Paperback
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This spellbinding historical novel by celebrated Israeli author Yochi Brandes tells the story of the venerated yet enigmatic Rabbi Akiva, placing him in the context of his contemporaries, the Sages of Jewish tradition and of early Christianity. Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Ishmael, Rabban Gamaliel,... |
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To Heal the World?: How the Jewish Left Corrupts Judaism and Endangers Israel
JONATHAN NEUMANN - All Points Books Format: Hardcover
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A critique of the Jewish social justice movement and its presumed theological basis in the concept of tikkun olam or "healing the world."What is tikkun olam? This obscure Hebrew phrase means literally "healing the world," and according to Jonathan Neumann, it is the master... |
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Books of the People: Revisiting Classic Works of Jewish Thought
Yeshiva University Straus Center - MAGGID Format: Print book
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The Jews have ever been a people molded by the written word. It is no coincidence, therefore, that certain texts have come to play key roles in the continuum of Jewish discourse. Books of the People: Revisiting Classic Works of Jewish Thought presents ten foundational books written between... |
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Ten Times Chai: 180 Orthodox Synagogues of New York City
Michael J Weinstein - Brown Books Publishing Group Format: Hardcover
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Inspired by his own heritage and dedicated to the Holocaust survivors he met on his journeys, Michael Weinstein gives readers a tour of 180 beautiful synagogues throughout the boroughs of New York City. For two years, Michael's desire to learn as much as he could moved him to visit... |
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Shariah: What Everyone Needs to Know
JOHN L DELONG-BAS NATANA J ESPOSITO - Oxford University Press Format: Paperback
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Most Americans and Europeans have by now heard of Shariah. In the West, politicians, media commentators, televangelists, and others have stoked fears that Muslims intend to impose a repressive rule based on Shariah in America and Europe. Shariah has been portrayed as a medieval system that... |
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Heavens on Earth: The Scientific Search for the Afterlife, Immortality, and Utopia
MICHAEL SHERMER - Henry Holt and Co. Format: Hardcover
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A scientific exploration into humanity's obsession with the afterlife and quest for immortality from the bestselling author and skeptic Michael ShermerIn his most ambitious work yet, Shermer sets out to discover what drives humans' belief in life after death, focusing on recent scientific... |
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HausMagick: Transform Your Home with Witchcraft
Erica Feldmann - HarperOne Format: Hardcover
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Harness the power of magic to create a beautiful, healing living space with this unique illustrated guide from the founder of HausWitch, the popular Salem, Massachusetts, store and online lifestyle brand.Anyone looking to put together their ideal home - full of beauty, comfort, protection,... |
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The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao
Ian Johnson - Pantheon Format: Hardcover
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a revelatory portrait of religion in China today - its history, the spiritual traditions of its Eastern and Western faiths, and the ways in which it is influencing China's future. The Souls of China tells the story of one of the world's... |
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The Bible Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff - DK Format: Hardcover
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The stories, events, and teachings contained in the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelations explained with accessible text and bold graphics.The Bible Book explores the ideas and beliefs key to the teachings of the most widely printed religious... |
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Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to Donald Trump
JOHN FEA - Eerdmans Format: Hardcover
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A historian's acute take on current American politics "Believe me" may be the most commonly used phrase in Donald Trump's lexicon. Whether about building a wall or protecting the Christian heritage, the refrain is constant. And to the surprise of many, about eighty percent... |
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Living with the Living Dead: The Wisdom of the Zombie Apocalypse
GREG GARRETT - Oxford University Press Format: Hardcover
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When humankind faces what it perceives as a threat to its very existence, a macabre thing happens in art, literature, and culture: corpses begin to stand up and walk around. The dead walked in the fourteenth century, when the Black Death and other catastrophes roiled Europe. They walked... |
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Aliens: The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Jim Al-Khalili - Picador Format: Print book
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In these lively and fascinating essays, scientists from around the world weigh in on the latest advances in the search for intelligent life in the universe and discuss just what that might look like. Since 2000, science has seen a surge in data and interest on several fronts related to E.T.... |
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Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms
Tim Tebow - WaterBrook Format: Hardcover
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Who are you when life is steady? Who are you when storms come? Most of us have been on the receiving end of rejection, a broken dream, or heartbreak. And while this is not an easy space to go through, when we are grounded in the truth, we can endure the tough times. In this powerful book,... |
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Village Atheists: How America's Unbelievers Made Their Way in a Godly Nation
Leigh Eric Schmidt - Princeton University Press Format: Print book
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A much-maligned minority throughout American history, atheists have been cast as a threat to the nation's moral fabric, barred from holding public office, and branded as irreligious misfits in a nation chosen by God. Yet, village atheists--as these godless freethinkers came to be known... |
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Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
Colin Dickey - Penguin Books Format: Hardcover
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One of NPRs Great Reads of 2016. "A lively assemblage and smart analysis of dozens of haunting stories ... absorbing ... [and] intellectually intriguing." - The New York Times Book Review. From the author of The Unidentified, an intellectual feast for fans of offbeat history... |
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No Recipe: Cooking as Spiritual Practice
Edward Espe Brown - Sounds True Format: Paperback
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Discover How to Cook - with Your Senses, Your Hands, and Your Heart "Making your love manifest, transforming your spirit, good heart, and able hands into food is a great undertaking," writes renowned chef and Zen priest Edward Espe Brown, "one that will nourish you in the doing,... |
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Indecent
Paula Vogel - Theatre Communications Group Format: Paperback
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"Revelatory ... As intimate and immediate as a whispered secret. Vogel's play thrums with music, desire, and fear, and it's shrewd about the ways in which America isn't free, and about how art does and doesn't transcend the perilous winds of history." - New Yorker... |
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Evolving Brains, Emerging Gods: Early Humans and the Origins of Religion
E. Fuller Torrey - Columbia University Press Format: Hardcover
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Religions and mythologies from around the world teach that God or gods created humans. Atheist, humanist, and materialist critics, meanwhile, have attempted to turn theology on its head, claiming that religion is a human invention. In this book, E. Fuller Torrey draws on cutting-edge neuroscience... |
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The Great Shift: Encountering God in Biblical Times
James Kugel - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Format: Hardcover
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A world-renowned scholar brings a lifetime of study to reveal how a pivotal transformation in spiritual experience during the Biblical Era made us who we are today Why does the Bible depict a world in which humans, with surprising regularity, encounter the divine - wrestling an angel, addressing... |
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The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature
Adam Kirsch - W.W. Norton & Company Format: Print book
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An essential exploration of a rich literary tradition from the Bible to modern times, by a "rare literary authority" (New York Times Book Review) . Jews have long embraced their identity as "the people of the book." But outside of the Bible, much of the Jewish literary... |
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Shinto: A History
Helen Hardacre - Oxford University Press Format: Print book
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Distinguished scholar of Japanese religions and culture Helen Hardacre offers the first comprehensive history of Shinto, the ancient and vibrant tradition whose colorful rituals are still practiced today. Under the ideal of Shinto, a divinely descended emperor governs through rituals offered... |
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Why We Need Religion
Stephen T Asma - Oxford University Press Format: Hardcover
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How we feel is as vital to our survival as how we think. This claim, based on the premise that emotions are largely adaptive, serves as the organizing theme of Why We Need Religion. This book is a novel pathway in a well-trodden field of religious studies and philosophy of religion. Stephen... |
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Zen Chants: Thirty-Five Essential Texts with Commentary
Kazuaki Tanahashi - Shambhala, 2015. 2015 Format: Print book
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An introduction to Zen chanting practice, with new accurate and chantable translations of the texts used in Zen centers and monasteries throughout the English-speaking world - by the renowned translator of Dogen and Ryokan.A Zen chant is like a compass that sets us in the direction... |
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With Liberty and Justice: The Fifty Day Journey from Egypt to Sinai
JOE LIEBERMAN - Maggid Format: Hardcover
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Passover and Shavuot are two acts in the same drama. The Exodus on Passover remains incomplete without the Revelation on Shavuot. Charting the fifty-day count of the Omer between the two holidays, Senator Joe Lieberman together with Rabbi Ari Kahn presents fifty short essays on the interplay... |
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Beyond Chrismukkah: The Christian-Jewish Interfaith Family in the United States
Samira K Mehta - The University of North Carolina Press Format: Hardcover
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The rate of interfaith marriage in the United States has risen so radically since the sixties that it is difficult to recall how taboo the practice once was. How is this development understood and regarded by Americans generally, and what does it tell us about the nation's religious... |
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What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters
GARRY WILLS - Viking Format: Hardcover
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America's leading religious scholar and public intellectual introduces lay readers to the Qur'an with a measured, powerful reading of the ancient textGarry Wills has spent a lifetime thinking and writing about Christianity. In What the Qur'an Meant, Wills invites readers to join... |
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Good Grief: Heal Your Soul, Honor Your Loved Ones, and Learn to Live Again
THERESA CAPUTO - ATRIA BOOKS Format: Print book
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The star of TLC's Long Island Medium and New York Times bestselling author Theresa Caputo provides a guide to overcoming grief, filled with inspiring lessons from Spirit and astonishing stories from the clients who have been empowered by Theresa's spiritual readings.After... |
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War and Religion
Jeffrey M Shaw - ABC-CLIO Format: Hardcover
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This three-volume reference provides a complete guide for readers investigating the crucial interplay between war and religion from ancient times until today, enabling a deeper understanding of the role of religious wars across cultures.* Enables readers to explore the ongoing and important... |
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Gods and Goddesses: The Rise of Divine Mythologies
Gabiann Marin - Rockpool Publishing Format: Hardcover
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This book is an accessible and comprehensive primer to the main gods and goddesses from across the world--from Aztec to Greek, Celtic to African, and all the gods and goddesses in between--along with their myths, rituals, and influence on popular culture.Discover the feuding goddesses of Babylon,... |
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The Year of Our Lord 1943: Christian Humanism in an Age of Crisis
Alan Jacobs - Oxford University Press Format: Hardcover
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By early 1943, it had become increasingly clear that the Allies would win the Second World War. Around the same time, it also became increasingly clear to many Christian intellectuals on both sides of the Atlantic that the soon-to-be-victorious nations were not culturally or morally prepared... |
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Jewish New York: A History and Guide to Neighborhoods, Synagogues, and Eateries
Paul Kaplan - Pelican Publishing Format: Book
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Use this as your roadmap to Jewish immigration in New York! Featured sites are divided by their location, traveling from the south to the farthest northern tip of Manhattan. Each section provides a map of the area and a broad introduction to the district's place in the historic timeline... |
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The Rational Bible: Exodus
Dennis Prager - Regnery Faith Format: Hardcover
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For many, the Bible is anything but rational. It is often seen as a collection of religious fairy tales. In this remarkable new work, The Rational Bible: Exodus, the second book of the Bible, is explained by Dennis Prager, not employing faith but reason. Stories and laws which for the non-believer... |
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Secular Buddhism: Imagining the Dharma in an Uncertain World
Stephen Batchelor - Yale University Press Format: Hardcover
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An essential collection of Stephen Batchelor's most probing and important work on secular Buddhism As the practice of mindfulness permeates mainstream Western culture, more and more people are engaging in a traditional form of Buddhist meditation. However, many of these people have little... |
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