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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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A world Bible for our time from Buddhist, Hindu, Confucian, Taoist, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and primal religion sources! In this perfect companion to Huston Smith's bestselling The World's Wisdom, Philip Novak distills the most powerful and elegant expressions of the wisdom of humankind. Authentic, poetic translations of key texts are coupled with insightful introductions and "grace notes."
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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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An experienced teacher of the prophetic materials provides students with an accessible entre into this fascinating aspect of Hebrew Bible studies.
The author begins by asking five basic questions about Israelite prophecy and the prophetic books.
Do the prophetic books witness to a real phenomenon of prophecy in Israel?
What is the relationship of the "classical" or "writing" prophets to the "pre-classical" prophets?
Where do we look for the origins...
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The second volume of Thomas Merton's "gusty, passionate journals" (Thomas Moore) chronicles Merton's advancements to priesthood and emergence as a bestselling author with the surprise success of his autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain. Spanning an eleven-year period, Entering the Silence reflects Merton's struggle to balance his vocation to solitude with the budding literary career that would soon established him as one of the most important...
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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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Luke's remarkable work has moved beyond its original audience. Over time it has become a means of nourishing countless individuals on their spiritual and religious journeys. Luke's gospel is valuable not only in its religious context, for it offers a captivating window into the intricacies of the first century world, its history, literature, its sacred as well as its secular beliefs. This book will be useful not only for those with a religious worldview...
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"Sombras Místicas: El Arte del Vudú Oculto" sumerge a los lectores en un mundo donde la magia y lo sobrenatural se entrelazan con la realidad. En las profundidades de la oscuridad, se revela la antigua práctica del vudú, desentrañando sus secretos más oscuros y sus poderes inexplorados.La historia sigue a un protagonista que, cautivado por la fascinación de lo desconocido, se embarca en un viaje intrépido hacia los rincones más recónditos...
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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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New York Times bestsellers Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts offer a unique, personalized vision of the traditional Passover Haggadah, combining their own family traditions with favorites from other families in a fun, intimate guide written especially for couples of mixed faiths. A fresh and informative tour through the rituals of the Pesach Seder as well as a compelling rendition of the Exodus story, Our Haggadah is the perfect book for any interfaith...
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Secularización, transhumanismo, crisis de civilización y valores cristianos, cuidados, fraternidad abierta, diálogo entre fe y cultura, pastoral con jóvenes emigrantes, pastoral rural… Estos y otros conceptos de presente y de futuro se entreveran en este volumen que recoge las aportaciones de la XXXIII Semana de Estudios de Teología Pastoral.
El futuro del cristianismo está al servicio de un mundo que se busca a sí mismo. La misión sigue...
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Bruce Feiler's New York Times bestsellers Abraham, Walking the Bible, and Where God Was Born brilliantly explored the roots of faith. With America's Prophet, Feiler looks at Moses and the essential role the prophet has played in our nation's history and development. Bruce Feiler's most fascinating and thought-provoking book to date, America's Prophet delves deeply into how the Exodus story and America's true "Spiritual Founding Father" have inspired...
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"El Legado de Nana Buruku: Entretejiendo los Hilos de la Creación y la Fertilidad" invita a los lectores a adentrarse en el fascinante mundo de la religión yoruba, explorando la rica mitología que rodea a la venerada deidad Nana Buruku. A través de las páginas de este libro, los lectores descubrirán la historia, los mitos y la influencia de Nana Buruku en la cosmogonía yoruba.La narrativa se sumerge en la antigüedad, desentrañando la conexión...
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"El Resplandor del Arco Iris: Misterios de Oshumare" es un viaje fascinante hacia las profundidades de la mitología yoruba, explorando los misterios y la esencia única de la deidad Oshumare. A través de estas páginas, los lectores se sumergirán en un mundo lleno de colores vibrantes, simbolismo sagrado y enseñanzas espirituales.Desde las raíces ancestrales de la cultura yoruba hasta las prácticas contemporáneas, el libro ofrece una visión...
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God has set the stage for our life story to be acted out on and with the gift of a free will, it's up to each of us to decide what role we want to play; wilderness wanderers as the Israelites of ancient times, so close to the Promised Land yet not permitted to enter; or a believer in God's eternal promises fulfilled in Christ. There are only two options.
God does have a plan for humanity; he has set forth a calendar, established a timetable; and...
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