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This insider's view of how North American Muslims think and live goes beyond false stereotypes and provides practical suggestions on how to establish friendships that can point to Christ. Since September 11, 2001, Americans are more curious about the followers of Islam. We can no longer afford to be ignorant of such an influential and historical world religion. Muslims Next Door dispels commonly held myths and helps readers to better understand how...
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An essential introduction to eight of the world's major religions. Gerald R. McDermott explains what you need to understand about major world religions in order to engage people of other faiths while better understanding your own Christian faith and practice. McDermott offers an overview of the central beliefs of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Shinto. Each chapter includes explanations of traditions and...
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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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"Sylvan's thesis furnishes far more of the same valued experiences than is usually realized: ritual activity, communal ceremony, a philosophy and worldview, a code for living one's life, a cultural identity, a social structure, a sense of belonging, and crucially, Sylvan argues encounters with the numinous."
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Most studies of the religious significance of popular music focus on music lyrics, offering little insight into the...
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Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places reunites spirituality and theology in a cultural context where these two vital facets of Christian faith have been rent asunder. Lamenting the vacuous, often pagan nature of contemporary American spirituality, Eugene Peterson here firmly grounds spirituality once more in Trinitarian theology and offers a clear, practical statement of what it means to actually live out the Christian life.
Writing in the conversational...
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We are calling this 'the saint maker series' because everyone that has read it has developed a greater love and devotion to Our Lord than they had before. The morning mediation is to be done sometime in the morning. The evening in the evening and the spiritual reading section either midday or whenever possible. When broken up these are very short in time but try not to rush it. The Lent volume covers everyday from Septuagesima to Holy Saturday along...
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"El Susurro de Oggun: Entre Hojas de Hierro y Caminos de Batalla" es una cautivadora obra que nos sumerge en el misterioso y poderoso mundo de Oggun, una deidad venerada en la tradición afrodescendiente y la santería. A través de las páginas de este libro, los lectores explorarán los mitos, leyendas y rituales que rodean a Oggun, el dios de la guerra y la metalurgia.La narrativa se teje con habilidad, llevando a los lectores por caminos inexplorados...
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This special edition two-in-one book and devotional includes: Sacred Marriage. Starting with the discovery that the goal of marriage goes beyond personal happiness, writer and speaker Gary Thomas invites readers to see how God can use marriage as a discipline and a motivation to love Him more and reflect more of the character of His Son. Devotions for a Scared Marriage. A companion to Sacred Marriage, these fifty-two devotions encourage you to build...
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Get the Summary of Abby Wynne's Energy Healing Made Easy in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Energy Healing Made Easy" by Abby Wynne explores the concept of energy healing as a transformative practice that extends beyond our physical senses. The book emphasizes the importance of recognizing and processing experiences, even those that defy logical explanation, to reconnect with one's authentic self. Wynne discusses...
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A 5 volume set of daily mediations on either the readings of the day, seasonal thoughts, or saint stories. This work is heavy on the time of the year so you will be drawn into the virtues and thoughts of each season. There is 1 week lost to history in this work, but that doesn't negate from the entire book. The major saints of the season are at the end of the book. This volume goes from the 1st Sunday of Advent through the last week of time after...
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Religious individuals have repeatedly asserted that they have had direct conversations with God. Wouldn't it be intriguing to listen in on those intimate chats just once? A few of those "divine" dialogues between God and renowned faith healer and television evangelist Reverend Peter Popoff was recorded on tape by a team of researchers endorsed by the Committee for the Scientific Examination of Religion (CSER), a new branch of the CSICOP (Committee...
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Get the Summary of Edward Feser's Aquinas in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Edward Feser's book on Thomas Aquinas provides an in-depth exploration of Aquinas's philosophical contributions, particularly his integration of Aristotle's philosophy with Christian theology, known as Thomism. Aquinas's metaphysical framework, which includes the act-potency distinction, hylemorphism, and the four causes, is presented as...
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"I surrender all" Three simple words hold a meaning few understand.
This book is a journey into the depths of what "I surrender all" means. I share eleven personal testimonies that demonstrate that no matter what season of life you are in that you are never outside of God's guiding hand.
He will use your greatest triumphs and failures for His glory. Surrender is giving up everything that you are and trusting God God in who He is. Who you...
14) La serie del Santo Hacedor: Meditaciones diarias de Cuaresma a partir de las obras de Aan Alfonso
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La llamamos "la serie del hacedor de santos" porque todos los que la han leído han desarrollado un amor y una devoción a Nuestro Señor mayores que antes. La mediación de la mañana debe hacerse en algún momento de la mañana. La de la tarde por la noche y la sección de lectura espiritual a mediodía o cuando sea posible. Cuando se dividen, son muy breves, pero hay que procurar no precipitarse. El volumen de Cuaresma abarca todos los días desde...
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Get the Summary of Richard Elliott Friedman's The Exodus in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Exodus" by Richard Elliott Friedman delves into the historical and religious significance of the Exodus narrative, focusing on Moses' leadership and the Israelites' escape from Egypt. The book examines the tale's impact on faith and the legitimacy of religious beliefs, addressing scholarly skepticism and the debate over...
16) Holy Spirit
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This handbook is a candid solid reminder of the strength of Christianity. That it indwells understanding and communing with the one granted the power of rule and authority in our order and dispensation. And the sobering truth, that until and unless you understand how to commune and to be subject to Him, your Christianity becomes just a powerless telltale.According to scripture it shows. No matter how much you eye and seek from the Lord, one sure thing...
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In this book, the authors discuss how increasing intimacy in marriage allows both partners to approach issues of communication, power, anger, and faith more creatively and effectively. With exercises tested by dozens of couples in marriage and family therapy and a clear discussion of contemporary perspectives on marriage, this book is an indispensable resource for couples.
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Have you ever found yourself wondering about the role of Faith in life? Questioned the relevance of Church, religion, or the existence of God, especially when faced with the world's hardships? Or perhaps you're grappling with religious studies homework and seeking some clarity.
This book offers a unique perspective from someone who isn't ordained, doesn't claim to be a theological expert, but is, as the title suggests, just an ordinary bloke. A bloke...
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The prophets of the Old Testament were speaking, in the first instance, to the people of their own time. This means that we need to locate the prophets in the history of their own time, in order to understand them in the first instance.
I propose to survey Israel's history mainly in terms of the work and role of the prophets, from Moses to Malachi. Of course, they were interacting with the temple priesthood and with the disciples of Machiavelli,...
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It is no mere ideal father that is described in The Christian Father, aspiring after unattainable or fanciful saintliness. It is a father such as God intended all fathers to be, such as should and might be found at the head of every Christian family. It is a genuine Christian father faithfully discharging the obligations of his state and sanctifying himself in the ordinary every-day duties of life.
The Christian father will naturally instill...
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