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Dipa Ma

by Amy Schmidt ...

Read the life story and spiritual teachings of Dipa Ma, a major figure in contemporary Buddhism. She was the teacher of such well-respected western Buddhists as Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Joseph Goldstein, Alice Walker and Sylvia Boorstein, among others. An accomplished yogi, she was an inspired teacher and a devoted mother and grandmother. A woman who found great freedom through profound ... Read more

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Read the life story and spiritual teachings of Dipa Ma, a major figure in contemporary Buddhism. She was the teacher of such well-respected western Buddhists as Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Joseph Goldstein, Alice Walker and Sylvia Boorstein, among others. An accomplished yogi, she was an inspired teacher and a devoted mother and grandmother. A woman who found great freedom through profound
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A Book Forged in Hell

Spinoza's Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age

by Steven Nadler ...

When it appeared in 1670, Baruch Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise was denounced as the most dangerous book ever published--"godless," "full of abominations," "a book forged in hell . . . by the devil himself." Religious and secular authorities saw it as a threat to faith, social and political harmony, and everyday morality, and its author was almost universally regarded as a religious ... Read more

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When it appeared in 1670, Baruch Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise was denounced as the most dangerous book ever published--"godless," "full of abominations," "a book forged in hell . . . by the devil himself." Religious and secular authorities saw it as a threat to faith, social and political harmony, and everyday morality, and its author was almost universally regarded as a religious
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Preparing for Easter

Fifty Devotional Readings from C. S. Lewis

by C. S. Lewis ...

Together in one special volume, selections from the best of beloved bestselling author C. S. Lewiss classic works for readers contemplating the "grand miracle" of Jesuss resurrection.Preparing for Easter is a concise, handy companion for the faithful of all Christian traditions and the curious to help them deepen their knowledge and consideration of this holy season-a time of reflection as we ... Read more

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Together in one special volume, selections from the best of beloved bestselling author C. S. Lewiss classic works for readers contemplating the "grand miracle" of Jesuss resurrection.Preparing for Easter is a concise, handy companion for the faithful of all Christian traditions and the curious to help them deepen their knowledge and consideration of this holy season-a time of reflection as we
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The Garden of Truth

Knowledge, Love, and Action

by Seyyed Hossein Nasr ...

The headlines are filled with the politics of Islam, but there is another side to the world's fastest-growing religion. Sufism is the poetry and mysticism of Islam. This mystical movement from the early ninth century rejects worship motivated by the desire for heavenly reward or the fear of punishment, insisting rather on the love of God as the only valid form of adoration. Sufism has made ... Read more

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The headlines are filled with the politics of Islam, but there is another side to the world's fastest-growing religion. Sufism is the poetry and mysticism of Islam. This mystical movement from the early ninth century rejects worship motivated by the desire for heavenly reward or the fear of punishment, insisting rather on the love of God as the only valid form of adoration. Sufism has made
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Managing Leadership Anxiety

Yours and Theirs

by Steve Cuss ...

You Can Learn to Handle the Onslaught of Internal and External PressuresDoes anxiety get in the way of your ability to be an effective leader? Is your inability to notice when you and those around you are anxious keeping you "stuck" in chronic unhealthy patterns? In Managing Leadership Anxiety, pastor and spiritual growth expert Steve Cuss offers powerful tools to help you move from being managed ... Read more

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You Can Learn to Handle the Onslaught of Internal and External PressuresDoes anxiety get in the way of your ability to be an effective leader? Is your inability to notice when you and those around you are anxious keeping you "stuck" in chronic unhealthy patterns? In Managing Leadership Anxiety, pastor and spiritual growth expert Steve Cuss offers powerful tools to help you move from being managed
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Brendan

A Novel

by Frederick Buechner ...

$11.99 CAD
Islam in the Modern World

Challenged by the West, Threatened by Fundamentalism, Keeping Faith with Tradition

by Seyyed Hossein Nasr ...

The foremost U.S. authority on Islam and, Seyyed Hossein Nasr discusses today’s hot button issues—including holy wars, women’s rights, the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, and the future of Moslems in the Middle East—in this groundbreaking discussion of the fastest-growing religion in the world.One of the great scholars in the modern Islamic intellectual tradition, and the acclaimed author of books ... Read more

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The foremost U.S. authority on Islam and, Seyyed Hossein Nasr discusses today’s hot button issues—including holy wars, women’s rights, the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, and the future of Moslems in the Middle East—in this groundbreaking discussion of the fastest-growing religion in the world.One of the great scholars in the modern Islamic intellectual tradition, and the acclaimed author of books
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The Book of Jasher (Book of the Upright)

by Anonymous ...

The Book of Jasher is the English name of a work known in original Hebrew as Sefer haYashar, (ספר הישר; transliterated Sēper haiYāšār). It is the best-known of several "Lost books of the Old Testament", books which are referenced in the Hebrew Bible of which no copies are known to exist. The original Hebrew translates the Book of Jasher as the "Book of the Upright". ... Read more

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The Book of Jasher is the English name of a work known in original Hebrew as Sefer haYashar, (ספר הישר; transliterated Sēper haiYāšār). It is the best-known of several "Lost books of the Old Testament", books which are referenced in the Hebrew Bible of which no copies are known to exist. The original Hebrew translates the Book of Jasher as the "Book of the Upright".
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Hell and Damnation

A Sinner's Guide to Eternal Torment

by Marq de Villiers ...

In Hell and Damnation, bestselling author Marq de Villiers takes readers on a journey into the strange richness of the human imaginings of hell, deep into time and across many faiths, back into early Egypt and the 5,000-year-old Mesopotamian epic of Gilgamesh. This urbane, funny, and deeply researched guide ventures well beyond the Nine Circles of Dante’s Hell and the many medieval Christian ... Read more

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In Hell and Damnation, bestselling author Marq de Villiers takes readers on a journey into the strange richness of the human imaginings of hell, deep into time and across many faiths, back into early Egypt and the 5,000-year-old Mesopotamian epic of Gilgamesh. This urbane, funny, and deeply researched guide ventures well beyond the Nine Circles of Dante’s Hell and the many medieval Christian
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True Spirituality

Becoming a Romans 12 Christian

by Chip Ingram ...

A launching pad for your spiritual journey, this inspiring bookprovides clear, specific, and practical guidelines for becoming a Christian who lives like Christ.Christians today live in a world that is activity heavy and relationship light. The result is spiritual emptiness. We struggle to know what God wants from us and for us . . . and we’re unsure what a real relationship with God really looks ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

A launching pad for your spiritual journey, this inspiring bookprovides clear, specific, and practical guidelines for becoming a Christian who lives like Christ.Christians today live in a world that is activity heavy and relationship light. The result is spiritual emptiness. We struggle to know what God wants from us and for us . . . and we’re unsure what a real relationship with God really looks
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Wicca

A comprehensive guide to the Old Religion in the modern world

by Vivianne Crowley ...

Wicca is said to be the oldest religion in the world. Today, growing numbers of people are becoming attracted to the old way. In this bestselling, introductory book, Vivianne Crowley explains the way of the Witch and shows the relevance of modern Wicca in today's world.Full of practical information and diagrams, this thought-provoking book provides an in-depth guide to the Old Religion. Includes ... Read more

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Wicca is said to be the oldest religion in the world. Today, growing numbers of people are becoming attracted to the old way. In this bestselling, introductory book, Vivianne Crowley explains the way of the Witch and shows the relevance of modern Wicca in today's world.Full of practical information and diagrams, this thought-provoking book provides an in-depth guide to the Old Religion. Includes
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The Initiatory Process in Ancient Egypt

by Max Guilmot ...

Rosicrucian Egyptologist Max Guilmot presents the mystical meaning of some of the most important rites and rituals of the ancient Egyptian mystery schools. ... Read more

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Rosicrucian Egyptologist Max Guilmot presents the mystical meaning of some of the most important rites and rituals of the ancient Egyptian mystery schools.
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Awake My Soul

Contemporary Catholics on Traditional Devotions

by James Martin,SJ ...

Awake My Soul introduces the practice of devotions to a new generation of the faithful. The essays in this enlightening collection celebrate the traditional Catholic devotions those sensual, physical, time-honored forms of piety that have sustained generations of believers. Contemporary men and women are finding in the devotions what earlier generations found comfort in times of trial, models of ... Read more

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Awake My Soul introduces the practice of devotions to a new generation of the faithful. The essays in this enlightening collection celebrate the traditional Catholic devotions those sensual, physical, time-honored forms of piety that have sustained generations of believers. Contemporary men and women are finding in the devotions what earlier generations found comfort in times of trial, models of
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A Chosen Faith

An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism

by John Buehrens, Forrest Church ...

For those contemplating religious choices, Unitarian Universalism offers an appealing alternative to religious denominations that stress theological creeds over individual conviction and belief. In this new edition of the classic introductory text on Unitarian Universalism, which includes a revealing, entertaining foreword by best-selling author Robert Fulghum (All I Really Need to Know I Learned ... Read more

$17.59 CAD

For those contemplating religious choices, Unitarian Universalism offers an appealing alternative to religious denominations that stress theological creeds over individual conviction and belief. In this new edition of the classic introductory text on Unitarian Universalism, which includes a revealing, entertaining foreword by best-selling author Robert Fulghum (All I Really Need to Know I Learned
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Understanding the Koran

A Quick Christian Guide to the Muslim Holy Book

by Mateen Elass ...

Find out how the Koran resembles the Bible—and the drastic ways in which it differs.Understanding the Koran gives you an essential grasp of Islam's holy book: where it came from, what it teaches, how Muslims view it, and how the Allah of the Koran compares with the God of the Bible.Cherished as the final, perfect revelation of God's will by 1.2 billion Muslims worldwide, the Koran has become a ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

Find out how the Koran resembles the Bible—and the drastic ways in which it differs.Understanding the Koran gives you an essential grasp of Islam's holy book: where it came from, what it teaches, how Muslims view it, and how the Allah of the Koran compares with the God of the Bible.Cherished as the final, perfect revelation of God's will by 1.2 billion Muslims worldwide, the Koran has become a
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Palestine

A Four Thousand Year History

by Nur Masalha ...

This rich and magisterial work traces Palestine's millennia-old heritage, uncovering cultures and societies of astounding depth and complexity that stretch back to the very beginnings of recorded history.Starting with the earliest references in Egyptian and Assyrian texts, Nur Masalha explores how Palestine and its Palestinian identity have evolved over thousands of years, from the Bronze Age to ... Read more

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This rich and magisterial work traces Palestine's millennia-old heritage, uncovering cultures and societies of astounding depth and complexity that stretch back to the very beginnings of recorded history.Starting with the earliest references in Egyptian and Assyrian texts, Nur Masalha explores how Palestine and its Palestinian identity have evolved over thousands of years, from the Bronze Age to
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Buried Hope or Risen Savior?

The Search for the Jesus Tomb

Edited by Charles L. Quarles ...

Buried Hope or Risen Savior? argues for the credibility of Jesus Christ’s resurrection, engaging the issue in relation to the recent “Jesus Family Tomb” claims that continue making headlines around the world.Among the contributors, Steve Ortiz (professor of Biblical Archaeology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) discusses the general background of this type of tomb and the archaeology ... Read more

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Buried Hope or Risen Savior? argues for the credibility of Jesus Christ’s resurrection, engaging the issue in relation to the recent “Jesus Family Tomb” claims that continue making headlines around the world.Among the contributors, Steve Ortiz (professor of Biblical Archaeology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) discusses the general background of this type of tomb and the archaeology
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Create Your Own Religion

A How-To Book Without Instructions

by Daniele Bolelli ...

"One of the most refreshing, humorous, and radically honest books about practical and comparative religion this reviewer has ever come across."— Library Journal (starred review)Create Your Own Religion is a call to arms—an open invitation to question all the values, beliefs, and worldviews that humanity has so far held as sacred in order to find the answers we need to the very practical problems ... Read more

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"One of the most refreshing, humorous, and radically honest books about practical and comparative religion this reviewer has ever come across."— Library Journal (starred review)Create Your Own Religion is a call to arms—an open invitation to question all the values, beliefs, and worldviews that humanity has so far held as sacred in order to find the answers we need to the very practical problems
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Roman Britain: A New History 55 BC - AD 450

A New History 55 BC-AD 450

by Patricia Southern ...

For nearly four centuries, from AD 43 to 410, Britain was a small province on the north western edge of the vast Roman Empire. Patricia Southerns masterly new history tells the story from first contact, through invasion and conquest, coexistence to eventual decline incorporating the political, social and cultural history of Britannia. For the first time the wealth of voices from the varied ... Read more

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For nearly four centuries, from AD 43 to 410, Britain was a small province on the north western edge of the vast Roman Empire. Patricia Southerns masterly new history tells the story from first contact, through invasion and conquest, coexistence to eventual decline incorporating the political, social and cultural history of Britannia. For the first time the wealth of voices from the varied
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The Holy Science

by Swami Sri Yukteswar ...

The Holy Science was written by Sri Yukteswar at the behest of Mahavatar Babaji. In it, Sri Yukteswar compares Sanskrit slokas to the writings of the New Testament. Also explained is the great cycle of world ages (yugas). Yukteshwar was an educator, astronomer, a Jyotisha (Vedic astrologer), a yogi, and a believer in the Bhagavad Gita and the Bible. He was a disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya of Varanasi ... Read more

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The Holy Science was written by Sri Yukteswar at the behest of Mahavatar Babaji. In it, Sri Yukteswar compares Sanskrit slokas to the writings of the New Testament. Also explained is the great cycle of world ages (yugas). Yukteshwar was an educator, astronomer, a Jyotisha (Vedic astrologer), a yogi, and a believer in the Bhagavad Gita and the Bible. He was a disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya of Varanasi
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Dieu

by Frédéric Lenoir, Marie Drucker ...

" Quand les dieux sont-ils apparus dans l'histoire de l'humanité ? Les juifs sont-ils les inventeurs du Dieu unique ? Pourquoi la figure de Dieu est-elle presque toujours masculine et les religions bien souvent misogynes ? Dieu est-il une personne, une force, une énergie, un principe créateur ? Le Dieu des juifs, des chrétiens et des musulmans est-il le même ? Qui a écrit la Bible et le Coran ? De ... Read more

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" Quand les dieux sont-ils apparus dans l'histoire de l'humanité ? Les juifs sont-ils les inventeurs du Dieu unique ? Pourquoi la figure de Dieu est-elle presque toujours masculine et les religions bien souvent misogynes ? Dieu est-il une personne, une force, une énergie, un principe créateur ? Le Dieu des juifs, des chrétiens et des musulmans est-il le même ? Qui a écrit la Bible et le Coran ? De
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NIV, Once-A-Day: 31 Days of Wisdom

by Zondervan ...

Series series Once-A-Day
"This 31-day reading from the book of Proverbs from the New International Version of the Bible will speak to your deepest needs as you engage with God’s Word. Practical and insightful, these devotions—written by the staff at trusted ministry Walk Thru the Bible—will fill each day with wisdom and understanding about who God is and what he has intended for the lives of his people. NIV ©2011. The New ... Read more

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"This 31-day reading from the book of Proverbs from the New International Version of the Bible will speak to your deepest needs as you engage with God’s Word. Practical and insightful, these devotions—written by the staff at trusted ministry Walk Thru the Bible—will fill each day with wisdom and understanding about who God is and what he has intended for the lives of his people. NIV ©2011. The New
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Egypt's Ancient Heritage

by Rodman R. Clayson ...

Much of what we know today began in Egypt! Out of that ancient civilization, which lasted three thousand years, came the first concepts of the origin of the universe, clothed in a symbology that showed a marvelous insight into natural law. Truth, righteousness, justice, and moral codes were first taught in the ancient mystery schools of Egypt as was the belief in a mind cause, or thought, as the ... Read more

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Much of what we know today began in Egypt! Out of that ancient civilization, which lasted three thousand years, came the first concepts of the origin of the universe, clothed in a symbology that showed a marvelous insight into natural law. Truth, righteousness, justice, and moral codes were first taught in the ancient mystery schools of Egypt as was the belief in a mind cause, or thought, as the
... Read more
Will and Spirit

by Gerald G. May ...

"A rich book covering many areas of human experience. . . .Gerald G. May draws on his psychiatric practice to examine how personal willpower continually collides with the deeper impulse toward spiritual surrender. The text assesses how modern coping, happiness, and growth mentalities attempt to manage human emotion, contrasting that driven effort with the quiet discipline of willingness.Tracing ... Read more

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"A rich book covering many areas of human experience. . . .Gerald G. May draws on his psychiatric practice to examine how personal willpower continually collides with the deeper impulse toward spiritual surrender. The text assesses how modern coping, happiness, and growth mentalities attempt to manage human emotion, contrasting that driven effort with the quiet discipline of willingness.Tracing
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Dipa Ma

A Book Forged in Hell

Preparing for Easter

The Garden of Truth

Managing Leadership Anxiety

Brendan

Islam in the Modern World

The Book of Jasher (Book of the Upright)

Hell and Damnation

True Spirituality

Wicca

The Initiatory Process in Ancient Egypt

Awake My Soul

A Chosen Faith

Understanding the Koran

Palestine

Buried Hope or Risen Savior?

Create Your Own Religion

Roman Britain: A New History 55 BC - AD 450

The Holy Science

Dieu

NIV, Once-A-Day: 31 Days of Wisdom

Egypt's Ancient Heritage

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