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Santeria

African Spirits in America

by Joseph M. Murphy ...

Santería represents the first in-depth, scholarly account of a profound way of wisdom that is growing in importance in America today. A professional academic and himself a participant in the Santeríacommunity of the Bronx for several years, Joseph Murphy offers a powerful description and insightful analysis of this African/Cuban religion. He traces the survival of an ancient spiritual path from ... Read more

$19.19 CAD

Santería represents the first in-depth, scholarly account of a profound way of wisdom that is growing in importance in America today. A professional academic and himself a participant in the Santeríacommunity of the Bronx for several years, Joseph Murphy offers a powerful description and insightful analysis of this African/Cuban religion. He traces the survival of an ancient spiritual path from
... Read more
Les formes élémentaires de la vie religieuse - Le système totémique en Australie [édition intégrale revue et mise à jour]

by Emile Durkheim ...

Series series Faits & Documents
Dans le contexte actuel des religions dans le monde, dans ce contexte de tension et de guerre qui secouent une grande partie du monde, il est peut-être bon de lire Durkheim et de percevoir la religion comme un phénomène sociologique, sous le seul joug autorisé de la raison éclairé et éclairante. Se fondant sur des études menées au sein des communautés aborigènes australiennes, Durkheim pose les ... Read more

$4.99 CAD

Dans le contexte actuel des religions dans le monde, dans ce contexte de tension et de guerre qui secouent une grande partie du monde, il est peut-être bon de lire Durkheim et de percevoir la religion comme un phénomène sociologique, sous le seul joug autorisé de la raison éclairé et éclairante. Se fondant sur des études menées au sein des communautés aborigènes australiennes, Durkheim pose les
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The God Notes

How Sound Creates the World

by Lynne McTaggart ...

From the author who proved our intentions shape our reality, an awe-inspiring scientific detective story revealing the mysteries of sound—impacting everything within and around us, from our cells and brains to other living things, our relationships and even the cosmos.Specific sounds create major effects on the human mind and body, and there are both "good" sounds (or "God notes") capable of ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

From the author who proved our intentions shape our reality, an awe-inspiring scientific detective story revealing the mysteries of sound—impacting everything within and around us, from our cells and brains to other living things, our relationships and even the cosmos.Specific sounds create major effects on the human mind and body, and there are both "good" sounds (or "God notes") capable of
... Read more
Why I am not a Christian

and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects

by Bertrand Russell ...

Series series Routledge Classics
While its tone is playful and frivolous, this book poses tough questions over the nature of religion and belief.Religion provides comfortable responses to the questions that have always beset humankind - why are we here, what is the point of being alive, how ought we to behave? Russell snatches that comfort away, leaving us instead with other, more troublesome alternatives: responsibility, ... Read more

$42.99 CAD

While its tone is playful and frivolous, this book poses tough questions over the nature of religion and belief.Religion provides comfortable responses to the questions that have always beset humankind - why are we here, what is the point of being alive, how ought we to behave? Russell snatches that comfort away, leaving us instead with other, more troublesome alternatives: responsibility,
... Read more
Religions en 30 secondes

Les 50 plus grandes croyances religieuses

by Russell Re Manning ...

Saviez-vous que «nirvana» signifie en sanscrit «libération» et que la rédaction de la Bible s’étala sur 1 500 ans? Connaissez-vous les différences entre islam sunnite et chiite ou les principes du Talmud suivis par les Juifs? Religions en 30 secondes saura vous éclairer en un temps record sur tous ces points et sur nombre d’autres. Ce livre de «vulgarisation intelligente» vous aidera à cerner les ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Saviez-vous que «nirvana» signifie en sanscrit «libération» et que la rédaction de la Bible s’étala sur 1 500 ans? Connaissez-vous les différences entre islam sunnite et chiite ou les principes du Talmud suivis par les Juifs? Religions en 30 secondes saura vous éclairer en un temps record sur tous ces points et sur nombre d’autres. Ce livre de «vulgarisation intelligente» vous aidera à cerner les
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Cold-Case Christianity Participant's Guide

A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels

by J. Warner Wallace ...

This fully-illustrated, eight-session guide takes participants through ten important principles employed by detectives, applying these techniques to the New Testament Gospel accounts.Designed to work seamlessly with the original book and DVD, this guide is accessible and engaging for participants and leaders alike. It includes questions for reflection, notes for discussion, and examples to help ... Read more

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This fully-illustrated, eight-session guide takes participants through ten important principles employed by detectives, applying these techniques to the New Testament Gospel accounts.Designed to work seamlessly with the original book and DVD, this guide is accessible and engaging for participants and leaders alike. It includes questions for reflection, notes for discussion, and examples to help
... Read more
Le désenchantement du monde. Une histoire politique de la religion

by Marcel Gauchet ...

Il est des ouvrages qui, très vite, s'imposent comme des classiques contemporains. Depuis sa parution en 1985, cette Histoire politique de la religion est tenue pour telle. L'ouvrage comble, il est vrai, une grande lacune, depuis les travaux pionniers de Durkheim, Max Weber et Rudolf Otto, en rendant au sujet la place qu'il mérite. Car le religieux a modelé activement, et plus profondément qu'il n ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

Il est des ouvrages qui, très vite, s'imposent comme des classiques contemporains. Depuis sa parution en 1985, cette Histoire politique de la religion est tenue pour telle. L'ouvrage comble, il est vrai, une grande lacune, depuis les travaux pionniers de Durkheim, Max Weber et Rudolf Otto, en rendant au sujet la place qu'il mérite. Car le religieux a modelé activement, et plus profondément qu'il n
... Read more
Early Mormonism and the Magic World View

by D. Michael Quinn ...

In this ground-breaking book, D. Michael Quinn masterfully reconstructs an earlier age, finding ample evidence for folk magic in nineteenth-century New England, as he does in Mormon founder Joseph Smith’s upbringing. Quinn discovers that Smith’s world was inhabited by supernatural creatures whose existence could be both symbolic and real. He explains that the Smith family’s treasure digging was ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

In this ground-breaking book, D. Michael Quinn masterfully reconstructs an earlier age, finding ample evidence for folk magic in nineteenth-century New England, as he does in Mormon founder Joseph Smith’s upbringing. Quinn discovers that Smith’s world was inhabited by supernatural creatures whose existence could be both symbolic and real. He explains that the Smith family’s treasure digging was
... Read more
Families and Faith

How Religion is Passed Down across Generations

by Vern L. Bengtson ...

Winner of the Distinguished Book Award from American Sociology Association Sociology of Religion Section Winner of the Richard Kalish Best Publication Award from the Gerontological Society of America Few things are more likely to cause heartache to devout parents than seeing their child leave the faith. And it seems, from media portrayals, that this is happening more and more frequently. But is ... Read more

$20.79 CAD

Winner of the Distinguished Book Award from American Sociology Association Sociology of Religion Section Winner of the Richard Kalish Best Publication Award from the Gerontological Society of America Few things are more likely to cause heartache to devout parents than seeing their child leave the faith. And it seems, from media portrayals, that this is happening more and more frequently. But is
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Born Believers

The Science of Children's Religious Belief

by Justin L. Barrett ...

Infants have a lot to make sense of in the world: Why does the sun shine and night fall; why do some objects move in response to words, while others won’t budge; who is it that looks over them and cares for them? How the developing brain grapples with these and other questions leads children, across cultures, to naturally develop a belief in a divine power of remarkably consistent traits––a god ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

Infants have a lot to make sense of in the world: Why does the sun shine and night fall; why do some objects move in response to words, while others won’t budge; who is it that looks over them and cares for them? How the developing brain grapples with these and other questions leads children, across cultures, to naturally develop a belief in a divine power of remarkably consistent traits––a god
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The Crystal Spheres of the Illuminati

by Adam Weishaupt ...

Seven hundred years ago, it was rational to be religious. Religion was the apex of a coherent worldview linking all of the knowledge of the world then available, including the science and cosmology of the time. Religion nowadays seems ridiculous because the modern paradigm of scientific materialism has destroyed the link between humanity and the divine order. To be religious in the past wasn't ... Read more

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Seven hundred years ago, it was rational to be religious. Religion was the apex of a coherent worldview linking all of the knowledge of the world then available, including the science and cosmology of the time. Religion nowadays seems ridiculous because the modern paradigm of scientific materialism has destroyed the link between humanity and the divine order. To be religious in the past wasn't
... Read more
Fast Facts on Jehovah’s Witnesses

Fast Facts, #4

by John Ankerberg, John G. Weldon ...

Series Book 4 - Fast Facts
From blood transfusions to salvation by works, John Ankerberg and John Weldon expose the unorthodox doctrines that put Jehovah's Witnesses at risk physically and spiritually. With its easy–to–follow, question–and–answer format, this book allows readers to quickly discover: Who founded Jehovah's Witnesses and why; why medical care essential to life is refused; why few Jehovah's Witnesses look ... Read more

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From blood transfusions to salvation by works, John Ankerberg and John Weldon expose the unorthodox doctrines that put Jehovah's Witnesses at risk physically and spiritually. With its easy–to–follow, question–and–answer format, this book allows readers to quickly discover: Who founded Jehovah's Witnesses and why; why medical care essential to life is refused; why few Jehovah's Witnesses look
... Read more
Rethinking Secularism

Edited by Craig Calhoun, Mark Juergensmeyer, Jonathan VanAntwerpen ...

This collection of essays presents groundbreaking work from an interdisciplinary group of leading theorists and scholars representing the fields of history, philosophy, political science, sociology, and anthropology. The volume will introduce readers to some of the most compelling new conceptual and theoretical understandings of secularism and the secular, while also examining socio-political ... Read more

$33.99 CAD

This collection of essays presents groundbreaking work from an interdisciplinary group of leading theorists and scholars representing the fields of history, philosophy, political science, sociology, and anthropology. The volume will introduce readers to some of the most compelling new conceptual and theoretical understandings of secularism and the secular, while also examining socio-political
... Read more
In Gods We Trust

The Evolutionary Landscape of Religion

by Scott Atran ...

Series series Evolution and Cognition
This ambitious, interdisciplinary book seeks to explain the origins of religion using our knowledge of the evolution of cognition. A cognitive anthropologist and psychologist, Scott Atran argues that religion is a by-product of human evolution just as the cognitive intervention, cultural selection, and historical survival of religion is an accommodation of certain existential and moral elements ... Read more

$40.99 CAD

This ambitious, interdisciplinary book seeks to explain the origins of religion using our knowledge of the evolution of cognition. A cognitive anthropologist and psychologist, Scott Atran argues that religion is a by-product of human evolution just as the cognitive intervention, cultural selection, and historical survival of religion is an accommodation of certain existential and moral elements
... Read more
The Human Soul - Denial of the Soul

The Human Soul, #7

by Jesus (AJ Miller) ...

Series Book 7 - The Human Soul
Jesus describes how to identify when we are in denial, the internal and external tools that we use to deny our soul, and out to get out of denial.Document source filename: 20081012 The Human Soul - Denial Of The Soul.This ebook is a transcript of a seminar delivered by Jesus (AJ Miller)on 12th October 2008 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from the Human Soul series of talks. ... Read more

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Jesus describes how to identify when we are in denial, the internal and external tools that we use to deny our soul, and out to get out of denial.Document source filename: 20081012 The Human Soul - Denial Of The Soul.This ebook is a transcript of a seminar delivered by Jesus (AJ Miller)on 12th October 2008 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from the Human Soul series of talks.
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The Human Soul - Facing Personal Truth

The Human Soul, #14

by Jesus (AJ Miller) ...

Series Book 14 - The Human Soul
Jesus discusses the need to take personal emotional responsibility and face the truth emotionally within oneself if one truly desires at-onement with God.Document source filename: 20060827 The Human Soul - Facing Personal Truth.This ebook is a letter written by Jesus (AJ Miller) to various people on 27th August 2006. ... Read more

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Jesus discusses the need to take personal emotional responsibility and face the truth emotionally within oneself if one truly desires at-onement with God.Document source filename: 20060827 The Human Soul - Facing Personal Truth.This ebook is a letter written by Jesus (AJ Miller) to various people on 27th August 2006.
... Read more
ISIS, Iran, Israel

And the End of Days

by Mark Hitchcock ...

What's Next for the Middle East...and How Will It Affect Us?Iran has repeatedly declared its intention to destroy Israel. ISIS continues to gain ground, leaving a trail of death and terror in its wake. And Russia is inserting itself into Middle Eastern affairs in a power play prophesied long ago.ISIS, Iran, Israel is an updated edition of the book Iran and Israel by prophecy scholar Mark Hitchcock ... Read more

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What's Next for the Middle East...and How Will It Affect Us?Iran has repeatedly declared its intention to destroy Israel. ISIS continues to gain ground, leaving a trail of death and terror in its wake. And Russia is inserting itself into Middle Eastern affairs in a power play prophesied long ago.ISIS, Iran, Israel is an updated edition of the book Iran and Israel by prophecy scholar Mark Hitchcock
... Read more
The Twelve Steps to Holiness and Salvation

by St. Alphonsus Liguori ...

The 12 virtues we must all acquire to be happy in this world and to save our souls. Many of our readers rate this the most beautiful and inspiring book they have ever read. For absolutely all! One of TAN's top 5 best-selling books. Impr. 210 pgs, ... Read more

$7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The 12 virtues we must all acquire to be happy in this world and to save our souls. Many of our readers rate this the most beautiful and inspiring book they have ever read. For absolutely all! One of TAN's top 5 best-selling books. Impr. 210 pgs,
... Read more
A Woman's Place

A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home, and the World

by Katelyn Beaty ...

The managing editor of Christianity Today and founder of the popular Her.meneutics blog encourages women to find joy in vocation in this game-changing look at the importance of women and work.Women today inhabit and excel in every profession, yet many Christian women wonder about the value of work outside the home. And in circles where the traditional family model is highly regarded, many working ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

The managing editor of Christianity Today and founder of the popular Her.meneutics blog encourages women to find joy in vocation in this game-changing look at the importance of women and work.Women today inhabit and excel in every profession, yet many Christian women wonder about the value of work outside the home. And in circles where the traditional family model is highly regarded, many working
... Read more
Un pèlerin russe au XXIe siècle

entretiens avec Édouard Shatov

by Édouard Shatov ...

Ce livre dévoile l'itinéraire hors du commun et la réflexion originale d'un jeune prêtre d'aujourd'hui. Édouard Shatov est né en 1973 dans une famille chrétienne orthodoxe, en plein coeur de la Russie communiste. Sa conversion au catholicisme et sa vocation l'ont conduit en France et en Angleterre, où il a fréquenté de grands spirituels juifs et anglicans, puis au Québec, où il exerce maintenant ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

Ce livre dévoile l'itinéraire hors du commun et la réflexion originale d'un jeune prêtre d'aujourd'hui. Édouard Shatov est né en 1973 dans une famille chrétienne orthodoxe, en plein coeur de la Russie communiste. Sa conversion au catholicisme et sa vocation l'ont conduit en France et en Angleterre, où il a fréquenté de grands spirituels juifs et anglicans, puis au Québec, où il exerce maintenant
... Read more
Christ in the Passover/Christ in the Feast of Pentecost/Christ in the Feast of Tabernacles Set

by Ceil Rosen, Moishe Rosen, David Brickner ...

This package includes the complete three-volume set of the Christ in the Feasts series: Christ in the Passover, Christ in the Feast of Pentecost, and Christ in the Feast of Tabernacles.In Christ in the Passover, Ceil and Moishe Rosen explore the meaning behind the different elements of the feast such as the bitter herbs, salty water, a sweet apple mixture, and the shankbone of a lamb. This book ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

This package includes the complete three-volume set of the Christ in the Feasts series: Christ in the Passover, Christ in the Feast of Pentecost, and Christ in the Feast of Tabernacles.In Christ in the Passover, Ceil and Moishe Rosen explore the meaning behind the different elements of the feast such as the bitter herbs, salty water, a sweet apple mixture, and the shankbone of a lamb. This book
... Read more
The Forgotten Books Of Eden

by Jr., Rutherford H. Platt ...

Suppressed by the early Church Fathers who compiled the Bible, these Forgotten Books have for centuries been shrouded in silence. Now, for the first time in easy to read digital format, the reader can discover the hidden beauties of the Lost Books. ... Read more

$3.99 CAD

Suppressed by the early Church Fathers who compiled the Bible, these Forgotten Books have for centuries been shrouded in silence. Now, for the first time in easy to read digital format, the reader can discover the hidden beauties of the Lost Books.
... Read more
The Committed Marriage

A Guide to Finding a Soul Mate and Building a Relationship Through Timeless Biblical Wisdom

by Esther Jungreis ...

In our turbulent world, it sometimes seems difficult to forge and maintain the bonds of a committed, loving relationship. In The Committed Marriage, Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, esteemed teacher, counselor, and matchmaker, helps even the most pressured modern couples find harmony and unity, guided by the timeless wisdom of the Torah. Starting with the first stagesof finding a soul mate, and ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

In our turbulent world, it sometimes seems difficult to forge and maintain the bonds of a committed, loving relationship. In The Committed Marriage, Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, esteemed teacher, counselor, and matchmaker, helps even the most pressured modern couples find harmony and unity, guided by the timeless wisdom of the Torah. Starting with the first stagesof finding a soul mate, and
... Read more
The Historical Jesus and Mythical-Christ

by Gerald Massey ...

Eighteen centuries are a long while in the life-time of a lie, but a brief span in the eternity of Truth. The Fiction is sure to be found out, and the Lie will fall at last! At last! At last!!!In presenting my readers with some of the data which show that much of the Christian History was pre-extant as Egyptian Mythology, I have to ask you to bear in mind that the facts, like other foundations, ... Read more

$2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Eighteen centuries are a long while in the life-time of a lie, but a brief span in the eternity of Truth. The Fiction is sure to be found out, and the Lie will fall at last! At last! At last!!!In presenting my readers with some of the data which show that much of the Christian History was pre-extant as Egyptian Mythology, I have to ask you to bear in mind that the facts, like other foundations,
... Read more

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Santeria

Les formes élémentaires de la vie religieuse - Le système totémique en Australie [édition intégrale revue et mise à jour]

The God Notes

Why I am not a Christian

Religions en 30 secondes

Cold-Case Christianity Participant's Guide

Le désenchantement du monde. Une histoire politique de la religion

Early Mormonism and the Magic World View

Families and Faith

Born Believers

The Crystal Spheres of the Illuminati

Fast Facts on Jehovah’s Witnesses

Rethinking Secularism

In Gods We Trust

The Human Soul - Denial of the Soul

The Human Soul - Facing Personal Truth

ISIS, Iran, Israel

The Twelve Steps to Holiness and Salvation

A Woman's Place

Un pèlerin russe au XXIe siècle

Christ in the Passover/Christ in the Feast of Pentecost/Christ in the Feast of Tabernacles Set

The Forgotten Books Of Eden

The Committed Marriage

The Historical Jesus and Mythical-Christ

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