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A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Author: Karen Armstrong
ASIN : 0345384563
Sales Rank : 4700
Studio : Ballantine Books
Binding : Paperback
EAN : 9780345384560
ISBN : 0345384563
Number Of Pages : 496
Publication Date : December 09, 1994
Release Date : December 09, 1994
Publisher : Ballantine Books
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"An admirable and impressive work of synthesis that will give insight and satisfaction to thousands of lay readers."
THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD
In this stunningly intelligent book, Karen Armstrong, one of Britain's foremost commentators on religious affairs, traces the history of how men and women have perceived and experienced God, from the time of Abraham to the present. From classical philsophy and medieval mysticism to the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the modern age of skepticism, Karen Armstrong performs the near miracle of distilling the intellectual history of monotheism into one superbly readable volume, destined to take its place as a classic.

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Armstrong, a British journalist and former nun, guides us along one of the most elusive and fascinating quests of all time--the search for God. Like all beloved historians, Armstrong entertains us with deft storytelling, astounding research, and makes us feel a greater appreciation for the present because we better understand our past. Be warned: A History of God is not a tidy linear history. Rather, we learn that the definition of God is constantly being repeated, altered, discarded, and resurrected through the ages, responding to its followers' practical concerns rather than to mystical mandates. Armstrong also shows us how Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have overlapped and influenced one another, gently challenging the secularist history of each of these religions. --Gail Hudson

Ghosts Among Us: Uncovering the Truth About the Other Side

Author: James Van Praagh
ASIN : 0061553395
Sales Rank : 4988
Studio : HarperOne
Binding : Hardcover
EAN : 9780061553394
ISBN : 0061553395
Number Of Pages : 224
Publication Date : December 01, 2008
Release Date : December 13, 2008
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Everyone loves a good ghost story. Perhaps the human fascination with the supernatural stems from the fact that most of us, at some point in our lives, have experienced something we couldn't quite explain. From a very young age James Van Praagh was aware of a dimension that most of us cannot see, and he has dedicated his life to explaining it to the rest of us. Ghosts Among Us takes us on an incredible journey into the spirit world that brings to light one of our greatest mysteries—what happens to us after we die?

Van Praagh, the New York Times bestselling author and co-executive producer of the CBS series The Ghost Whisperer, shares his knowledge and life experience about ghosts, a subject that can seem to many of us both bizarre and terrifying. But when the world beyond is explained fully by an experienced guide, dismissal and apprehension can be turned into knowledge and inspiration. With incredible true ghost stories and surprising details about how ghosts actively participate in our lives, Van Praagh challenges us to question our perceptions and shows us how we can live more fully through understanding the world of spirits. Including eerily accurate readings, the author's development as a medium, and detailed how-to information, Ghosts Among Us is an all-encompassing guide to the supernatural.

Led By Faith: Rising from the Ashes of the Rwandan Genocide

Authors: Immaculee Ilibagiza, Steve Erwin
ASIN : 1401918875
Sales Rank : 7498
Studio : Hay House
Binding : Hardcover
EAN : 9781401918873
ISBN : 1401918875
Number Of Pages : 264
Publication Date : December 16, 2008
Release Date : December 16, 2008
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The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching

Author: Thich Nhat Hanh
ASIN : 0767903692
Sales Rank : 2279
Studio : Broadway
Binding : Paperback
EAN : 9780767903691
ISBN : 0767903692
Number Of Pages : 304
Publication Date : December 08, 1999
Release Date : December 08, 1999
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In The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching, Thich Nhat Hanh introduces us to the core teachings of Buddhism and shows us that the Buddha's teachings are accessible and applicable to our daily lives. With poetry and clarity, Nhat Hanh imparts comforting wisdom about the nature of suffering and its role in creating compassion, love, and joy--all qualities of enlightenment. Covering such significant teachings as the Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path, the Three Doors of Liberation, the Three Dharma Seals, and the Seven Factors of Awakening, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching is a radiant beacon on Buddhist thought for the initiated and uninitiated alike.

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What should we think when on the one hand Buddhism tells us that life is suffering and on the other we are told to enjoy life's every moment? Loved around the world for his simple, straightforward explanations of Buddhism, Thich Nhat Hanh has finally turned his hand to the very core of Buddhism and conundrums such as this. In the traditional way, Thich Nhat Hanh takes up the core teachings one by one--the Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path, the Twelve Links of Interdependent Co-Arising--but his approach is as fresh as a soft breeze through a plum orchard. For illustration, he dips into the vast stores of Buddhist literature right alongside contemporary anecdotes, pointing out subtleties that can get glossed over in other popular introductions. He also includes three short but key sutras, essential source teachings from which all Buddhism flows. Studying the basics of Buddhism under Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh is like learning basketball from Michael Jordan. --Brian Bruya

Gandhi An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth

Authors: Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Gandhi, Mahadev H. Desai
ASIN : 0807059099
Sales Rank : 3771
Studio : Beacon Press
Binding : Paperback
EAN : 9780807059098
ISBN : 0807059099
UPC : 046442059091
Number Of Pages : 528
Publication Date : December 01, 1993
Publisher : Beacon Press
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Translated by Mahadev Desai and with a New Preface
The only authorized American edition
Mohandas K. Gandhi is one of the most inspiring figures of our time. In his classic autobiography he recounts the story of his life and how he developed his concept of active nonviolent resistance, which propelled the Indian struggle for independence and countless other nonviolent struggles of the twentieth century.

In a new foreword, noted peace expert and teacher Sissela Bok urges us to adopt Gandhi's "attitude of experimenting, of tesing what will and will not bear close scrutiny, what can and cannot be adapted to new circumstances," in order to bring about change in our own lives and communities. All royalties earned on this book are paid to the Navajivan Trust, founded by Gandhi, for use in carrying on his work.

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Gandhi's nonviolent struggles in South Africa and India had already brought him to such a level of notoriety, adulation, and controversy that when asked to write an autobiography midway through his career, he took it as an opportunity to explain himself. Although accepting of his status as a great innovator in the struggle against racism, violence, and, just then, colonialism, Gandhi feared that enthusiasm for his ideas tended to exceed a deeper understanding. He says that he was after truth rooted in devotion to God and attributed the turning points, successes, and challenges in his life to the will of God. His attempts to get closer to this divine power led him to seek purity through simple living, dietary practices (he called himself a fruitarian), celibacy, and ahimsa, a life without violence. It is in this sense that he calls his book The Story of My Experiments with Truth, offering it also as a reference for those who would follow in his footsteps. A reader expecting a complete accounting of his actions, however, will be sorely disappointed.

Although Gandhi presents his episodes chronologically, he happily leaves wide gaps, such as the entire satyagraha struggle in South Africa, for which he refers the reader to another of his books. And writing for his contemporaries, he takes it for granted that the reader is familiar with the major events of his life and of the political milieu of early 20th-century India. For the objective story, try Yogesh Chadha's Gandhi: A Life. For the inner world of a man held as a criminal by the British, a hero by Muslims, and a holy man by Hindus, look no further than these experiments. --Brian Bruya

Bringing Up Boys

Author: James C. Dobson
ASIN : 1414304501
Sales Rank : 8649
Studio : Tyndale House Publishers
Binding : Paperback
EAN : 9781414304502
ISBN : 1414304501
Number Of Pages : 288
Publication Date : December 08, 2005
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Sensible advice and caring encouragement on raising boys from the nation's most trusted parenting expert, Dr.James Dobson. With so much confusion about the role of men in our society, it's no wonder so many parents and teachers are at a loss about how to bring up boys. Our culture has vilified masculinity and, as a result, boys are suffering. Parents, teachers, and others involved in shaping the character of boys have lots of questions. In Bringing Up Boys, Dr. Dobson tackles these questions and offers advice and encouragement based on a firm foundation of biblical principles.

The Weight of Glory

Author: C. S. Lewis
ASIN : 0060653205
Sales Rank : 8372
Studio : HarperOne
Binding : Paperback
EAN : 9780060653200
ISBN : 0060653205
Number Of Pages : 208
Release Date : December 20, 2001
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Selected from sermons delivered by C. S. Lewis during World War II, these nine addresses offer guidance and inspiration in a time of great doubt. These are ardent and lucid sermons that provide a compassionate vision of Christianity.

Remember, Be Here Now

Author: Ram Dass
ASIN : 0517543052
Sales Rank : 6619
Studio : Hanuman Foundation
Binding : Paperback
EAN : 9780517543054
ISBN : 0517543052
UPC : 045863543059
Number Of Pages : 416
Publication Date : December 12, 1978
Release Date : December 12, 1971
Publisher : Hanuman Foundation
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A Lama Foundation Book. Describes one man's transformation upon his acceptance of the principles of Yoga and gives a modern restatement of the importance of the spiritual side of man's nature. Illustrated.

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It's easy to dismiss Be Here Now as the relic of a whacked-out '60s acid tripper. Paging through the center section of the book, with its inch-high print and psychedelic drawings, you come across lines like:

Magic Theatre
For madmen only
price of admission
your
mind

Then you turn to the first page of the book, and you are suddenly sucked into the story of a Harvard psychiatrist who has reached the pinnacle of success, discovers the mind-expanding powers of acid, and ends up trooping through India with a 23-year-old holy man from Laguna Beach, California. In the story, you see all the trappings of your own life and begin to wonder if India might hold the answers after all. Before booking your ticket, turn to the last section of the Be Here Now, "Cookbook for a Sacred Life." Ram Dass saves you the trouble by proffering a sober introduction to the basics of Hindu religion. Although he still can't resist CAPITAL LETTERS, he has done his homework, presenting a whole range of concepts and practices having to do with yoga postures, meditation, renunciation, dying, and sexual energy. So, for the most part, Be Here Now stands the test of time, and if you can entertain the center section in a retro kind of a spirit, it might be just what you're looking for: "The opposite of craving is saying, baby, this is the way it is, yeah, OK, here and now, this is it. I ACCEPT THE HERE & NOW FULLY." --Brian Bruya

The Apologetics Study Bible: Understand Why You Believe

Author: Ram Dass
ASIN : 158640024X
Sales Rank : 11298
Studio : Holman Bible Publishers
Binding : Hardcover
EAN : 9781586400248
ISBN : 158640024X
Number Of Pages : 2048
Publication Date : December 01, 2007
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Kingdom Come: The Final Victory: The Final Victory (Left Behind Sequel)

Authors: Jerry B. Jenkins, Tim LaHaye
ASIN : 0842361901
Sales Rank : 6373
Studio : Tyndale House Publishers
Binding : Paperback
EAN : 9780842361903
ISBN : 0842361901
Number Of Pages : 416
Publication Date : December 19, 2007
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The horrors of the Tribulation are over, and Jesus Christ has set up his perfect kingdom on earth. Believers all around the world enjoy a newly perfected relationship with their Lord, and the earth itself is transformed. Yet evil still lurks in the hearts of the unbelieving. As the Millennium draws to a close, the final generation of the unrepentant prepares to mount a new offensive against the Lord Himself--sparking the final and ultimate conflict from which only one side will emerge the eternal victor.