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48 Days to the Work You Love: Preparing for the New Normal
Dan Miller · B&H Publishing Group
Pages: 226
Format: Print book
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In Any Economy, It Pays to Discover Your Calling According to financial expert Dave Ramsey, "Few categories of our lives define us and grow us spiritually, emotionally, relationally, and as people. Our work is one of those defining areas. Sadly, a 'j-o-b' is what most people settle... |
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Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
ROBERT WRIGHT · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times Bestseller From one of America's greatest minds, a journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness.Robert Wright famously explained in The Moral Animal how evolution shaped the human... |
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The Basic Beliefs of Judaism: A Twenty-first-Century Guide to a Timeless Tradition
Lawrence J. Epstein · Jason Aronson, Inc.
Format: Hardcover
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One of the oldest monotheistic religions known to humankind, Judaism has withstood the tests of time. So what exactly are the tenets of this ancient faith that have been passed down over the millennia, and how do they apply to our lives in the 21st century? The Basic Beliefs of Judaism... |
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An Appeal to the World: The Way to Peace in a Time of Division
DALAI LAMA · William Morrow
Pages: 128
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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Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
BREN BROWN · Random House
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A timely and important new book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture, from the #1 bestselling author of Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of ImperfectionHELLO... |
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A History of Judaism
MARTIN GOODMAN · Princeton University Press
Pages: 656
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 of Judaism... |
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An Essay on Man
Alexander Pope · Princeton University Press
Pages: 248
Format: Print book
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Voltaire called it "the most sublime didactic poem ever written in any language." Rousseau rhapsodized about its intellectual consolations. Kant recited long passages of it from memory during his lectures. And Adam Smith and David Hume drew inspiration from it in their writings.... |
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The New Sectarianism: The Arab Uprisings and the Rebirth of the Shi'a-Sunni Divide
Geneive Abdo · Oxford University Press
Pages: 264
Format: Print book
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The Shi'a-Sunni conflict is one of the most significant outcomes arising from the Arab rebellions. Yet, there is little understanding of who is driving this tension and the underlying causes. By delving deeply into the historical factors leading up to the present-day conflict, The New Sectarianism... |
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The Dawning Moon of the Mind: Unlocking the Pyramid Texts
Susan Brind Morrow · Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
Pages: 289
Format: Print book
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A stunning and original interpretation of an ancient system of poetic, religious, and philosophical thoughtBuried in the Egyptian desert some 4,000 years ago, the Pyramid Texts are among the world's oldest poetry. Yet ever since the discovery of these hieroglyphs in 1881, they have been... |
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Adam and the Genome: Reading Scripture after Genetic Science
Dennis R Venema · Brazos Press
Pages: 225
Format: Paperback
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Genomic science indicates that humans descend not from an individual pair but from a large population. What does this mean for the basic claim of many Christians: that humans descend from Adam and Eve?Leading evangelical geneticist Dennis Venema and popular New Testament scholar Scot McKnight... |
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Defeating Jihad
Sebastian Gorka · Regnery Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Since September 11, 2001, America has been at war. And that's about all anyone can say with certainty about a conflict that has cost 7,000 American lives and almost $2 trillion. As long as the most basic strategic questions - Who is the enemy? Why are we fighting? - remain unanswered, victory... |
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I Ching: The Book of Change
David Hinton · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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A master translator's beautiful and accessible rendering of the seminal Chinese textIn a radically new translation and interpretation of the I Ching, David Hinton strips this ancient Chinese masterwork of the usual apparatus and discovers a deeply poetic and philosophical text. Teasing... |
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Good Words: Memorializing Through a Eulogy
Ph. D. Beth L. Hewett · Westbow Press
Format: Hardcover
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This little book fills a big need for anyone faced with the task of writing a eulogy. —Dr. Richard Ottenstein The eulogy its not about the bowling scores. Its about who our loved ones were—the human qualities, virtues, and noble deeds that made them people of value in the world. Good... |
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Intuition on Demand: A step-by-step guide to powerful intuition you can trust
Lisa K · Findhorn Press
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
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Has your intuition been giving you messages but you don't know what they mean? Do you find it hard to trust your intuition because you think you might be making it up? Would you like to have intuitive guidance at your fingertips, but you're not sure if your intuition is working... |
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Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence
Karen Armstrong · Knopf; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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From the renowned and best-selling author of A History of God, a sweeping exploration of religion and the history of human violence. For the first time, religious self-identification is on the decline in American. Some analysts have cited as cause a post-9/11perception: that faith in general... |
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