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On God

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

On God contemplates our search for the sacred. "Sometimes you think life is mechanical, and at other times when there is sorrow and confusion, you revert to faith, looking to a supreme being for guidance and help." Krishnamurti explores the futility of seeking knowledge of the "unknowable" and shows that it is only when we have ceased seeking with our intellects that we may be "radically free" to ... Read more

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On God contemplates our search for the sacred. "Sometimes you think life is mechanical, and at other times when there is sorrow and confusion, you revert to faith, looking to a supreme being for guidance and help." Krishnamurti explores the futility of seeking knowledge of the "unknowable" and shows that it is only when we have ceased seeking with our intellects that we may be "radically free" to
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For the City

Proclaiming and Living Out the Gospel

by Matt Carter, Darrin Patrick ...

Series series Exponential Series
What makes a healthy church? Specifically, what defines a successful church in heavily populated, richly diverse areas? This book will:Explore what it means to be a church for the city God has called you to engage.Help you learn from past success stories as well as past mistakes in urban ministry.Guide you in developing a philosophy of ministry that can lead to restoration and renewal in your city ... Read more

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What makes a healthy church? Specifically, what defines a successful church in heavily populated, richly diverse areas? This book will:Explore what it means to be a church for the city God has called you to engage.Help you learn from past success stories as well as past mistakes in urban ministry.Guide you in developing a philosophy of ministry that can lead to restoration and renewal in your city
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The Alone Advantage

10 Behind-the-Scenes Habits That Drive Crazy Success

by Terri Savelle Foy ...

Master Your Minutes in Private and You’ll Master Your Life in PublicIn The Alone Advantage, Terri Savelle Foy shows how simple habits behind closed doors can reshape every aspect of your life.She knows what it’s like to be in a rut, repeating the same routine with no significant progress toward deep-down dreams. Terri started noticing that although the average person does not spend time alone—the ... Read more

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Master Your Minutes in Private and You’ll Master Your Life in PublicIn The Alone Advantage, Terri Savelle Foy shows how simple habits behind closed doors can reshape every aspect of your life.She knows what it’s like to be in a rut, repeating the same routine with no significant progress toward deep-down dreams. Terri started noticing that although the average person does not spend time alone—the
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Under Jerusalem

The Buried History of the World's Most Contested City

by Andrew Lawler ...

**A spellbinding history of the hidden world below the Holy City—a saga of biblical treasures, intrepid explorers, and political upheaval“A sweeping tale of archaeological exploits and their cultural and political consequences told with a historian’s penchant for detail and a journalist’s flair for narration.”—Washington Post**In 1863, a French senator arrived in Jerusalem hoping to unearth relics ... Read more

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**A spellbinding history of the hidden world below the Holy City—a saga of biblical treasures, intrepid explorers, and political upheaval“A sweeping tale of archaeological exploits and their cultural and political consequences told with a historian’s penchant for detail and a journalist’s flair for narration.”—Washington Post**In 1863, a French senator arrived in Jerusalem hoping to unearth relics
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Why Religion Matters

The Fate of the Human Spirit in an Age of Disbelief

by Huston Smith ...

An urgent defense of human wisdom against an age that mistakes scientific progress for the whole of reality.Huston Smith, the author of the classic bestseller The World's Religions, delivers a passionate, timely message: The human spirit is being suffocated by the dominant materialistic worldview of our times. Smith champions a society in which religion is once again treasured and authentically ... Read more

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An urgent defense of human wisdom against an age that mistakes scientific progress for the whole of reality.Huston Smith, the author of the classic bestseller The World's Religions, delivers a passionate, timely message: The human spirit is being suffocated by the dominant materialistic worldview of our times. Smith champions a society in which religion is once again treasured and authentically
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The Jewish Jesus

How Judaism and Christianity Shaped Each Other

by Peter Schäfer ...

How the rise of Christianity profoundly influenced the development of Judaism in late antiquityIn late antiquity, as Christianity emerged from Judaism, it was not only the new religion that was being influenced by the old. The rise and revolutionary challenge of Christianity also had a profound influence on rabbinic Judaism, which was itself just emerging and, like Christianity, trying to shape ... Read more

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How the rise of Christianity profoundly influenced the development of Judaism in late antiquityIn late antiquity, as Christianity emerged from Judaism, it was not only the new religion that was being influenced by the old. The rise and revolutionary challenge of Christianity also had a profound influence on rabbinic Judaism, which was itself just emerging and, like Christianity, trying to shape
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Reviewing Leadership

A Christian Evaluation of Current Approaches

by Robert Johnston, Robert Banks, Bernice Ledbetter, David Greenhalgh, William Dyrness ...

Series series Engaging Culture
Evaluating Current Approaches to LeadershipThis book offers a comprehensive evaluation of current approaches to leadership from a discerning Christian perspective. Combining expertise in leadership, theology, and ministry, the authors take a historical look at leadership and how it is viewed and used in today's context. The book is informed by both biblical and leadership studies scholarship and ... Read more

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Evaluating Current Approaches to LeadershipThis book offers a comprehensive evaluation of current approaches to leadership from a discerning Christian perspective. Combining expertise in leadership, theology, and ministry, the authors take a historical look at leadership and how it is viewed and used in today's context. The book is informed by both biblical and leadership studies scholarship and
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Dining with the Devil

The Megachurch Movement Flirts with Modernity

by Os Guinness ...

What shapes the message of the church? The Bible and Spirit? Or society and culture? Os Guinness points out perils of compromise in the church growth movement. ... Read more

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What shapes the message of the church? The Bible and Spirit? Or society and culture? Os Guinness points out perils of compromise in the church growth movement.
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Edmund Campion: Jesuit and Martyr

by Evelyn Waugh ...

Series series Penguin Modern Classics
In 1581 Edmund Campion, a Jesuit priest working underground in Protestant England, was found guilty of treason and hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn. Years later he would be beatified. Evelyn Waugh's compelling and elegant narrative is a homage to the man he revered as a poet, scholar, hero and martyr. He tells Campion's story with a novelist's eye for detail, from his success as an Oxford ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

In 1581 Edmund Campion, a Jesuit priest working underground in Protestant England, was found guilty of treason and hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn. Years later he would be beatified. Evelyn Waugh's compelling and elegant narrative is a homage to the man he revered as a poet, scholar, hero and martyr. He tells Campion's story with a novelist's eye for detail, from his success as an Oxford
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The Human Soul - Logic, Emotions & Truth

The Human Soul, #2

by Jesus (AJ Miller) ...

Series Book 2 - The Human Soul
Jesus describes how to use our intellect and our emotions together to discover God's, or absolute, Truth.Document source filename: 20120512 The Human Soul - Logic, Emotions & Truth.This ebook is a transcript of a seminar delivered by Jesus (AJ Miller)on 12th May 2012 in Melbourne, Australia, as part of the Human Soul series. ... Read more

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Jesus describes how to use our intellect and our emotions together to discover God's, or absolute, Truth.Document source filename: 20120512 The Human Soul - Logic, Emotions & Truth.This ebook is a transcript of a seminar delivered by Jesus (AJ Miller)on 12th May 2012 in Melbourne, Australia, as part of the Human Soul series.
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Life in a Medieval Monastery

The Monks of Durham Cathedral

by Anne Boyd ...

A fascinating glimpse into the world of Medieval Monasticism.Durham Cathedral is one of the most complete sets of monastic buildings in Europe, housing clues to the life of a prominent and thriving medieval Benedictine community.Through its buildings, and the books, treasures and records housed within, the world of Durham’s monastic past comes alive once more, offering clues to the history of this ... Read more

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A fascinating glimpse into the world of Medieval Monasticism.Durham Cathedral is one of the most complete sets of monastic buildings in Europe, housing clues to the life of a prominent and thriving medieval Benedictine community.Through its buildings, and the books, treasures and records housed within, the world of Durham’s monastic past comes alive once more, offering clues to the history of this
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India Discovered

The Recovery of a Lost Civilization

by John Keay ...

Two hundred years ago, India was seen as a place with little history and less culture.Today it is revered for a notable prehistory, a magnificent classical age and a cultural tradition unique in both character and continuity. How this extraordinary change in perception came about is the subject of this fascinating book.The story, here reconstructed for the first time, is one of painstaking ... Read more

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Two hundred years ago, India was seen as a place with little history and less culture.Today it is revered for a notable prehistory, a magnificent classical age and a cultural tradition unique in both character and continuity. How this extraordinary change in perception came about is the subject of this fascinating book.The story, here reconstructed for the first time, is one of painstaking
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Le livre perdu du Dieu Enki

Mémoires et prophéties d’un dieu extraterrestre

by Zecharia Sitchin ...

Series series Savoirs Anciens
Dans ses précédents travaux, Zecharia Sitchin a décrit par le menu l’impact des Anunnakis sur la civilisation humaine, en temps de paix et en temps de guerre, se basant pour cela sur des fragments disséminés dans des textes sumériens, akkadiens, babyloniens, assyriens, hittites, égyptiens, cananéens et israélites ; en un mot, dans les « mythes » de tous les peuples de l’Antiquité, du Vieux et du ... Read more

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Dans ses précédents travaux, Zecharia Sitchin a décrit par le menu l’impact des Anunnakis sur la civilisation humaine, en temps de paix et en temps de guerre, se basant pour cela sur des fragments disséminés dans des textes sumériens, akkadiens, babyloniens, assyriens, hittites, égyptiens, cananéens et israélites ; en un mot, dans les « mythes » de tous les peuples de l’Antiquité, du Vieux et du
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The Bloomsbury Reader in Religion, Sexuality, and Gender

Edited by Dr Donald L. Boisvert, Professor Carly Daniel-Hughes ...

How do religion, gender and sexuality interact? How have they impacted, and continue to impact, human culture? The Bloomsbury Reader in Religion, Sexuality and Gender brings together, for the first time, the key texts in the field. Designed as a textbook for use in a classroom setting, it offers thought-provoking selections of some of the most compelling and timely readings available today.The ... Read more

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How do religion, gender and sexuality interact? How have they impacted, and continue to impact, human culture? The Bloomsbury Reader in Religion, Sexuality and Gender brings together, for the first time, the key texts in the field. Designed as a textbook for use in a classroom setting, it offers thought-provoking selections of some of the most compelling and timely readings available today.The
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Going Global

A Congregation’s Introduction to Mission Beyond Our Borders

by Dr. Gordon W. King, Dr. Terry Smith, Rev. Dr. Gary Nelson ...

Series series TCP The Columbia Partnership Leadership Series
The ways to be effective in global missions have changed. The authors believe that content and values must undergird the North American local church’s approach to global mission. It is not enough to “do something.” It is in fact possible to do all of the right things in all of the wrong ways, with negative results. It is also possible that mission “over there” can have as much — or more — on the ... Read more

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The ways to be effective in global missions have changed. The authors believe that content and values must undergird the North American local church’s approach to global mission. It is not enough to “do something.” It is in fact possible to do all of the right things in all of the wrong ways, with negative results. It is also possible that mission “over there” can have as much — or more — on the
... Read more
Engage

A Theological Field Education Toolkit

Edited by Matthew Floding ...

Series series Explorations in Theological Field Education
Theological field education, in which a ministry student steps out of the classroom and begins practicing with the supervision of a mentor, is a critical part of accredited ministry programs. Engage equips both students and their supervisor-mentors to engage in this important opportunity with energy and imagination, and it prepares students for the challenging work of integrating theory into real ... Read more

$37.99 CAD

Theological field education, in which a ministry student steps out of the classroom and begins practicing with the supervision of a mentor, is a critical part of accredited ministry programs. Engage equips both students and their supervisor-mentors to engage in this important opportunity with energy and imagination, and it prepares students for the challenging work of integrating theory into real
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Nonduality

In Buddhism and Beyond

by David R. Loy ...

One of Western Buddhism’s most sophisticated thinkers on one of Buddhism’s most central topics.The concept of nonduality lies at the very heart of Mahayana Buddhism. In the West, it’s usually associated with various kinds of absolute idealism in the West, or mystical traditions in the East—and as a result, many modern philosophers are poorly informed on the topic. Increasingly, however, nonduality ... Read more

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One of Western Buddhism’s most sophisticated thinkers on one of Buddhism’s most central topics.The concept of nonduality lies at the very heart of Mahayana Buddhism. In the West, it’s usually associated with various kinds of absolute idealism in the West, or mystical traditions in the East—and as a result, many modern philosophers are poorly informed on the topic. Increasingly, however, nonduality
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The Jews

A History

by John Efron, Steven Weitzman, Matthias Lehmann ...

The Jews: A History is a comprehensive and accessible text that explores the religious, cultural, social, and economic diversity of the Jewish people and their faith.Placing Jewish history within its wider cultural context, the book covers a broad time span, stretching from ancient Israel to the modern day. It examines Jewish history across a range of settings, including the ancient Near East, the ... Read more

$169.99 CAD

The Jews: A History is a comprehensive and accessible text that explores the religious, cultural, social, and economic diversity of the Jewish people and their faith.Placing Jewish history within its wider cultural context, the book covers a broad time span, stretching from ancient Israel to the modern day. It examines Jewish history across a range of settings, including the ancient Near East, the
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The Art of Self-Improvement

Ten Timeless Truths

by Anna Katharina Schaffner ...

A brilliant distillation of the key ideas behind successful self-improvement practices throughout history, showing us how they remain relevant todaySelf-help today is a multi-billion-dollar global industry, one often seen as a by-product of neoliberalism and capitalism. Far from being a recent phenomenon, however, the practice of self-improvement has a long and rich history, extending all the way ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

A brilliant distillation of the key ideas behind successful self-improvement practices throughout history, showing us how they remain relevant todaySelf-help today is a multi-billion-dollar global industry, one often seen as a by-product of neoliberalism and capitalism. Far from being a recent phenomenon, however, the practice of self-improvement has a long and rich history, extending all the way
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Saying Goodbye

by Ruth Burgess ...

A resource book for anyone who is planning a funeral. You may be a family member or a friend of someone who has died. You may be planning your own funeral. You may arrange and conduct funerals professionally. Here you will find an abundance of words and ideas for celebrating a life in ways that are personal and honest. ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

A resource book for anyone who is planning a funeral. You may be a family member or a friend of someone who has died. You may be planning your own funeral. You may arrange and conduct funerals professionally. Here you will find an abundance of words and ideas for celebrating a life in ways that are personal and honest.
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World Religions

A Guide to the Essentials

by Thomas Robinson, Hillary Rodrigues ...

This masterful survey of world religions presents a clear and concise portrait of the history, beliefs, and practices of Eastern and Western religions. The authors, both respected scholars of world religions, have over 50 years of combined teaching experience. Their book is accessibly written for introductory classes, can be easily adapted for one- or two-semester courses, and employs a neutral ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

This masterful survey of world religions presents a clear and concise portrait of the history, beliefs, and practices of Eastern and Western religions. The authors, both respected scholars of world religions, have over 50 years of combined teaching experience. Their book is accessibly written for introductory classes, can be easily adapted for one- or two-semester courses, and employs a neutral
... Read more
Introduction to the New Testament

by Raymond Collins ...

A massive survey of New Testament scholarship--its history, methodology, and findings--from a Catholic standpoint. Fr. Collins (Catholic U. of Louvain) has a masterful grasp of his subject; and this book is a model of clarity, organization, and fair-mindedness. ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

A massive survey of New Testament scholarship--its history, methodology, and findings--from a Catholic standpoint. Fr. Collins (Catholic U. of Louvain) has a masterful grasp of his subject; and this book is a model of clarity, organization, and fair-mindedness.
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Frequently Asked Questions - Bible & Bible Quotations Session 1

FAQ, #2

by Jesus (AJ Miller), Mary Magdalene (Mary Luck) ...

Series Book 2 - FAQ
Jesus discusses the truth and error contained within the Bible, how the flaws in the Bible have impacted on the Christian faith, and the Bible verses about his life in the first century and the second coming of Christ.Document source filename: 20130121 FAQ - Bible S01.This ebook is a collection of answers given by Jesus (AJ Miller) on the topic of the Christian Bible. The answers were given in an ... Read more

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Jesus discusses the truth and error contained within the Bible, how the flaws in the Bible have impacted on the Christian faith, and the Bible verses about his life in the first century and the second coming of Christ.Document source filename: 20130121 FAQ - Bible S01.This ebook is a collection of answers given by Jesus (AJ Miller) on the topic of the Christian Bible. The answers were given in an
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The Political Pope

How Pope Francis Is Delighting the Liberal Left and Abandoning Conservatives

by George Neumayr ...

The untold story of the left's efforts to politicize the Vatican and the battle to stop it-before the Catholic Church as we know it is destroyed.Pope Francis is the most liberal pope in the history of the Catholic Church. He is not only championing the causes of the global Left, but also undermining centuries-old Catholic teaching and practice. In the words of the late radical Tom Hayden, his ... Read more

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The untold story of the left's efforts to politicize the Vatican and the battle to stop it-before the Catholic Church as we know it is destroyed.Pope Francis is the most liberal pope in the history of the Catholic Church. He is not only championing the causes of the global Left, but also undermining centuries-old Catholic teaching and practice. In the words of the late radical Tom Hayden, his
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On God

For the City

The Alone Advantage

Under Jerusalem

Why Religion Matters

The Jewish Jesus

Reviewing Leadership

Dining with the Devil

Edmund Campion: Jesuit and Martyr

The Human Soul - Logic, Emotions & Truth

Life in a Medieval Monastery

India Discovered

Le livre perdu du Dieu Enki

The Bloomsbury Reader in Religion, Sexuality, and Gender

Going Global

Engage

Nonduality

The Jews

The Art of Self-Improvement

Saying Goodbye

World Religions

Introduction to the New Testament

Frequently Asked Questions - Bible & Bible Quotations Session 1

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