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Love Thy Neighbor: A Muslim Doctor's Struggle for Home in Rural America

Ayaz Virji M.D. - Convergent Books
Format: Hardcover

A powerful true story about a Muslim doctor's service to a small town and the hope of overcoming our country's climate of hostility and fear.In 2013, Ayaz Virji left a comfortable job at an East Coast hospital and moved to a town of 1,400 in Minnesota, feeling called to address the shortage...
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Living with the Gods: 40,000 Years of Peoples, Objects and Beliefs

NEIL MACGREGOR - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

In the same format as his best-selling books A History of the World in 100 Objects and Germany: Memories of a Nation--the acclaimed art historian now gives us a magnificent new book that explores the relationship between faith and society.Until fairly recently, religion as a major...
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The Religion of American Greatness: What's Wrong with Christian Nationalism

Paul David Miller - IVP Academic
Format: Hardcover

Long before it featured dramatically in the 2016 presidential election, Christian nationalism had sunk deep roots in the United States. From America's beginning, Christians have often merged their religious faith with national identity. But what is Christian nationalism? How is it different...
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The Mountain Rose Herbs Book of Natural Body Care: 68 Simple Recipes for Health and Beauty

Shawn Donnille - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

Make time for self care with this gorgeous, step-by-step guide to natural beauty care.. The Mountain Rose Herbs Book of Natural Body Care is a must-have introduction to DIY self-care. Built specifically for the beginner in mind, it starts with foundation knowledge on tools and supplies,...
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The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy

Philip S. Gorski
Format: Hardcover

A bracing examination of a force that imperils American democracy Most Americans were shocked by the violence they witnessed at the nation's Capital on January 6th, 2021. And many were bewildered by the images displayed by the insurrectionists: a wooden cross and wooden gallows; "Jesus...
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St. Peter's Bones: How the Relics of the First Pope Were Lost and Found . . . and Then Lost and Found Again

Thomas J. Craughwell - Image
Format: Paperback

   In this fascinating account of the search for the remains of the world's first pope, none other than Peter, the chief apostle of Jesus, Thomas J. Craughwell takes us on one of the most exciting archaeological finds of the twentieth century.   In...
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The Meaning of Happiness: The Quest for Freedom of the Spirit in Modern Psychology and the Wisdom of the East

Alan Watts - New World Library
Format: Paperback

Deep down, most people think that happiness comes from having or doing something. Here, in Alan Watts's groundbreaking third book (originally published in 1940) , he offers a more challenging thesis: authentic happiness comes from embracing life as a whole in all its contradictions...
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Zen Vegan Food: Delicious Plant-based Recipes from a Zen Buddhist Monk

Koyu Iinuma - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Hardcover

The 73 recipes showcased in Zen Vegan Food are incredibly beautiful and tasty, while also being nutritious, sustainable and ethically responsible. Color photos show the finished dishes, while comprehensive information on Japanese ingredients like seaweed, miso and tofu helps home cooks...
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A History of Judaism

Martin Goodman
Format: Paperback


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The Koran: A Very Short Introduction

Michael Cook - Oxford Univ. Press
Format: Paperback

The Koran has constituted a remarkably resilient core of identity and continuity for a religious tradition that is now in its fifteenth century. In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Cook provides a lucid and direct account of the significance of the Koran both in the modern world and in that...
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