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Coming Out Christian in the Roman World: How the Followers of Jesus Made a Place in Caesar's Empire

Douglas Boin - Bloomsbury Press, 2015.
Format: Print book

The supposed collapse of Roman civilization is still lamented more than 1,500 years later -- and intertwined with this idea is the notion that a fledgling religion, Christianity, went from a persecuted fringe movement to an irresistible force that toppled the empire. The "intolerant...
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The Woman Beyond the Attic: The V.C. Andrews Story

Andrew Neiderman - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover


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Aliens: The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

Jim Al-Khalili - Picador
Format: Print book

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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Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy

Anne Lamott - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover

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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Gods of Ground Zero

Carl Gallups - Defender Publishing
Format: Paperback

"This explains everything!"From Amazon TOP-60, and critically acclaimed bestselling author Carl Gallups So many renowned biblical scholars have been trying to tell us these truths but their findings have been largely ignored and often disconnected from conventional theological...
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Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom: A Tarot Journey to Self-Awareness

Rachel Pollack - Weiser Books
Format: Paperback

The bestselling tarot classic in a new edition with a new preface by the author.When it was first published nearly 40-years-ago, Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom was an instant classic and inspired generations of tarot students. Often referred to as the "bible of tarot books" it has now helped...
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Religion and the Rise of Capitalism

Benjamin M. Friedman - Vintage
Format: Hardcover

From one of the nations preeminent experts on economic policy, a major reassessment of the foundations of modern economic thinking that explores the profound influence of an until-now unrecognized force - religion."Friedman has given us an original and brilliant new perspective on the terrifying...
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Wounded in Spirit: Advent Art and Meditations

David Bannon - Paraclete Press
Format: Hardcover

Christmas can be a time of joy but also of tears, memory and prayer. Celebration does not always come easily. In twenty-five illustrated daily readings we commune with Scripture and the wounded artists that gave the world masterpieces of hope: Gauguin, Tissot, Caravaggio, Tanner, Delacroix,...
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How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey Toward Racial Justice

Jemar Tisby - Zondervan
Format: Hardcover

Racism is pervasive in today's world, and many are complicit in the failure to confront its evils. Jemar Tisby, author of the award-winning The Color of Compromise, believes we need to move beyond mere discussions about racism and begin equipping people with the practical tools to fight...
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The Power of a Praying Parent

Stormie Omartian - Harvest House Publishers; Reprint edition
Format: Book

Stormie Omartian's bestselling The Power of a Praying(R) series (more than 28 million copies sold) is rereleased with fresh new covers and new material to reach a still-growing market of readers eager to discover the power of prayer for their lives. After 20 years of raising her son and daughter...
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