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Lexington Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"This book examines the unlikely conversion stories of fifty former atheists as they move from belief in naturalistic atheism to strong belief in God and conservative Christianity. Their own perspectives and journeys provide deep insight for those who are interested in why and how such dramatic change is possible"--
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Publisher
Shambhala
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Everyone can benefit from the insight and tools contained in the foundations of Tibetan Buddhism when they find the right guide. In this book, Khenpo Sodargye, who has attracted hundreds of thousands of students worldwide with his concise, easy-to-follow teaching style, sketches the big picture of the Mahayana path in straightforward language with stories relevant to everyday life. He draws on authentic texts and teachings by renowned Buddhist masters...
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Publisher
Zondervan Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In Get Past Your Past, licensed therapist and popular online content creator Jason VanRuler offers understanding, empathy, grace, and a hand to hold as he shares from his own places of brokenness and his learnings as a therapist to help readers embark upon their own journeys toward healing from the hardships, pitfalls, and missteps of life"--
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English
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A Sociology of World Religions presents a comparative analysis of the world's religions, focusing on the differences and interrelationships between religious elites and lay masses. In each case the volume contextualizes how the relationships between these two religious forms fit within, and are influenced by, the wider socio-political environment.
After introducing the book's major themes, the volume introduces and builds upon an analysis of Weber's...
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English
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The current social and political climate makes it easy to benefit from religious misunderstanding. Political and religious leaders create fear of the religious other in order to drum up support for themselves. But the best way to combat deliberate misrepresentation is to provide accurate, timely information about the three great monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Originally published in 2007, What Do Our Neighbors Believe?...
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English
Description
The study of religion in American higher education is fraught with difficulties that raise important questions about the nature of faith and the purpose of advanced learning. Although religion has been foundational to some of the United States' most prestigious universities, religious studies is a relatively recent addition to the liberal arts curriculum. As a result, students often take courses in religion with expectations that exceed what professors...
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English
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An enlightening look at the surprising connections between spirituality and progressive thought in the United States. Religious liberalism in America is often associated with an ecumenical Protestant establishment. This book, however, draws attention to the broad diversity of liberal cultures that shapes America's religious movements. The essays gathered here push beyond familiar tropes and boundaries to interrogate religious liberalism's dense cultural...
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English
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By the twentieth century, science had become so important that religious traditions had to respond to it. Emerging religions, still led by a living founder to guide them, responded with a clarity and focus that illuminates other larger, more established religions' understandings of science. The Hare Krishnas, the Unification Church, and Heaven's Gate each found distinct ways to incorporate major findings of modern American science, understanding it...
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English
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Examining other religions provides Christians the opportunity to more deeply understand their own beliefs. Learning about other religions is not the same as learning from other religions, which can have great value to Christians who wish to strengthen their faith. In this book's ten easy-to-read chapters, Wogaman shows readers what Christians can learn from different religions, such as Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and even from atheism. From...
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Español
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En "Yewa: Danza de Almas en el Umbral de la Eternidad", los lectores serán cautivados por un relato místico que se desenvuelve en el cruce entre el mundo terrenal y el reino espiritual. Yewa, la deidad de las aguas y la muerte en la mitología yoruba, emerge como el hilo conductor de esta historia, donde las almas danzan en el umbral entre la vida y la eternidad.En un pequeño pueblo donde las aguas y los bosques se entrelazan, se teje una narrativa...
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English
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According to Rami Elias Kremesti, nothing in life is worse than living in ignorance… After many years of living in depression, fear, anxiety, hate and confusion, the author feels he is finally emancipated and enlightened and wants to bring a taste of this sweetness to the reader… In his third book, he talks about the accomplishments of the Jewish people, the same people that were and are still demonized in his home country of Lebanon. Rami was...
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Español
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"Travesía Eterna: El Abrazo de Iku en el Viaje a lo Desconocido" es un libro que explora la figura de Iku, la personificación de la muerte en la religión yoruba. A través de sus páginas, el lector se sumergirá en la rica cosmología yoruba, descubriendo la perspectiva única de esta deidad que guía a los seres humanos hacia el reino de los ancestros.La obra ofrece una profunda reflexión sobre el significado de la vida y la muerte en la cosmovisión...
18) War With Satan
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English
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War With Satan is about a man that gets demonically possessed, and gets into trouble with the law. Once he gets out of jail he repents and turns his life over to Jesus Christ. He was never the same since, even though he still had Satan and other demons to attend to. He quickly learned the gift of war, a gift detailed in the book. Even though he was still getting oppressed by demons he had given his life to Jesus and was baptized with the Holy Spirit....
19) In the Beginning
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English
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In The Beginning is a beautiful illustrated short story non-fiction book describing the love of God and his creation of mankind as told by the bible. It is to enlighten the minds of all who wants to know of how creation truly began.
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English
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This book is an attempt to bring comfort to anyone who may feel lonely, abandoned, or simply living on the margins of life. People who may be suffering from a feeling of having been forgotten by society and even by God. I have written it in the form of a series of reflections that engage with such feelings and try to offer a healing response. The book began life as a series I wrote, and still write, for residents of local care homes, where people...
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