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America's God

From Jonathan Edwards to Abraham Lincoln

by Mark A. Noll ...

Religious life in early America is often equated with the fire-and-brimstone Puritanism best embodied by the theology of Cotton Mather. Yet, by the nineteenth century, American theology had shifted dramatically away from the severe European traditions directly descended from the Protestant Reformation, of which Puritanism was in the United States the most influential. In its place arose a ... Read more

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Religious life in early America is often equated with the fire-and-brimstone Puritanism best embodied by the theology of Cotton Mather. Yet, by the nineteenth century, American theology had shifted dramatically away from the severe European traditions directly descended from the Protestant Reformation, of which Puritanism was in the United States the most influential. In its place arose a
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Historia de la Biblia

by Karen Armstrong ...

Translated by Mercedes Vaquero Granados ...

PREMIO PRINCESA DE ASTURIAS DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES 2017.La historia del libro más importante de todos los tiempos contada por Karen Armstrong, la mayor experta en religiones del mundo.La Biblia es el libro más famoso del mundo. Traducido a más de dos mil idiomas, se calcula que ha vendido más de seis mil millones de ejemplares solo en los últimos dos siglos. En esta excepcional crónica, Karen ... Read more

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PREMIO PRINCESA DE ASTURIAS DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES 2017.La historia del libro más importante de todos los tiempos contada por Karen Armstrong, la mayor experta en religiones del mundo.La Biblia es el libro más famoso del mundo. Traducido a más de dos mil idiomas, se calcula que ha vendido más de seis mil millones de ejemplares solo en los últimos dos siglos. En esta excepcional crónica, Karen
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Frequently Asked Questions - Divine Truth Session 4

FAQ, #32

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

Series Book 32 - FAQ
Mary questions Jesus about providing more detail about some of the specific "qualities" or "attributes" of God's Truth, and how the examination of these qualities can be applied practically in our personal daily lives. Qualities eleven and twelve, that Jesus mentioned in the last question of the first session on the subject, are discussed in far more detail in this session. Jesus has much more to ... Read more

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Mary questions Jesus about providing more detail about some of the specific "qualities" or "attributes" of God's Truth, and how the examination of these qualities can be applied practically in our personal daily lives. Qualities eleven and twelve, that Jesus mentioned in the last question of the first session on the subject, are discussed in far more detail in this session. Jesus has much more to
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Loonie

Crazy Talk about Faith and Finances

by John Wishart VanDuzer ...

The relentless pull to buy more stuff, our love/hate relationship with money, and the disconnect between how we spend our time and money and what makes life meaningful—LOONIE covers these topics and more using humour and a chatty style ... Read more

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The relentless pull to buy more stuff, our love/hate relationship with money, and the disconnect between how we spend our time and money and what makes life meaningful—LOONIE covers these topics and more using humour and a chatty style
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The Lost Light: An Interpretation of Ancient Scriptures

by Alvin Boyd Kuhn ...

Kuhn contended that the Bible derived its origins from other Pagan religions and that much of Christian history was pre-extant as Egyptian mythology. He also proposed that the Bible was symbolic and did not depict real events, and argued that the leaders of the church started to misinterpret the bible at the end of the third century. These controversial ideas outside of mainstream history and ... Read more

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Kuhn contended that the Bible derived its origins from other Pagan religions and that much of Christian history was pre-extant as Egyptian mythology. He also proposed that the Bible was symbolic and did not depict real events, and argued that the leaders of the church started to misinterpret the bible at the end of the third century. These controversial ideas outside of mainstream history and
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Why Angels Fall

A Journey Through Orthodox Europe from Byzantium to Kosovo

by Victoria Clark ...

Compelling, powerful, magnificent' THE TIMESIn revealing encounters with monks, nuns, bishops and archbishops, in monasteries ancient and modern Victoria Clark measures the depth and width of the gulf now separating Europe's Orthodox East from the Catholic and Protestant West. Many of the differences in outlook, priorities and even values can be traced back to the 1054 schism between the churches ... Read more

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Compelling, powerful, magnificent' THE TIMESIn revealing encounters with monks, nuns, bishops and archbishops, in monasteries ancient and modern Victoria Clark measures the depth and width of the gulf now separating Europe's Orthodox East from the Catholic and Protestant West. Many of the differences in outlook, priorities and even values can be traced back to the 1054 schism between the churches
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Puritanism

A Very Short Introduction

by Francis J. Bremer ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Written by a leading expert on the Puritans, this brief, informative volume offers a wealth of background on this key religious movement. This book traces the shaping, triumph, and decline of the Puritan world, while also examining the role of religion in the shaping of American society and the role of the Puritan legacy in American history. Francis J. Bremer discusses the rise of Puritanism in ... Read more

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Written by a leading expert on the Puritans, this brief, informative volume offers a wealth of background on this key religious movement. This book traces the shaping, triumph, and decline of the Puritan world, while also examining the role of religion in the shaping of American society and the role of the Puritan legacy in American history. Francis J. Bremer discusses the rise of Puritanism in
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The French Wars of Religion 1559-1598

by R. J. Knecht ...

Series series Seminar Studies
In the second half of the sixteenth century, France was racked by religious civil wars and peace was only restored when Henry of Navarre finally converted to Catholicism, deciding – in his immortal phrase – that 'Paris is worth a mass'.In this lucid introduction to a complex period in French history, Robert Knecht:Explains the evangelical and Lutheran origins of the Huguenot Church in ... Read more

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In the second half of the sixteenth century, France was racked by religious civil wars and peace was only restored when Henry of Navarre finally converted to Catholicism, deciding – in his immortal phrase – that 'Paris is worth a mass'.In this lucid introduction to a complex period in French history, Robert Knecht:Explains the evangelical and Lutheran origins of the Huguenot Church in
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30 Days with Augustine

A Prayer Book

by Richard Buckner ...

30 Days with Augustine is a prayer book designed to help readers renew and intensify their fellowship with Jesus.Filled with prayers, psalms, readings from the writings of St. Augustine, and self-examination questions, 30 Days with Augustine will guide readers through rich content and lead them into a deeper life of prayer.This prayerbook contains 30 days of morning and evening prayers, including: ... Read more

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30 Days with Augustine is a prayer book designed to help readers renew and intensify their fellowship with Jesus.Filled with prayers, psalms, readings from the writings of St. Augustine, and self-examination questions, 30 Days with Augustine will guide readers through rich content and lead them into a deeper life of prayer.This prayerbook contains 30 days of morning and evening prayers, including:
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The Spirit-Wrestlers (Text Only)

by Philip Marsden ...

From the acclaimed author of The Crossing Place and The Bronski House.In Moscow, a man points on a map to the place where he was born. He is a Doukhobor, a ‘spirit-wrestler’, a member of a group of radical Russian sectarians. He is pointing to a village beyond the southern steppe, at the far south of the old Russian empire: ‘I was born here,’ he says. ‘On the edge of the world.’So begins Philip ... Read more

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From the acclaimed author of The Crossing Place and The Bronski House.In Moscow, a man points on a map to the place where he was born. He is a Doukhobor, a ‘spirit-wrestler’, a member of a group of radical Russian sectarians. He is pointing to a village beyond the southern steppe, at the far south of the old Russian empire: ‘I was born here,’ he says. ‘On the edge of the world.’So begins Philip
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The Brethren

by H. Rider Haggard ...

This work captures the Crusades in their essence and entirety. The religious passions of men who were ready to lay down their lives the triumph of men at the battlefield the gratitude of capturing the sacred places and the emotions and feelings are reflected from the very words of the book. Captivating! ... Read more

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This work captures the Crusades in their essence and entirety. The religious passions of men who were ready to lay down their lives the triumph of men at the battlefield the gratitude of capturing the sacred places and the emotions and feelings are reflected from the very words of the book. Captivating!
... Read more
Evolving God

A Provocative View on the Origins of Religion

by Barbara J. King ...

The author of How Animals Grieve "contends that religion . . . is a consequence of primate evolution" in this "brilliant book" ( Booklist, starred review).Religion has been a central part of human experience since at least the dawn of recorded history. The gods change, as do the rituals, but the underlying desire remains—a desire to belong to something larger, greater, most lasting than our mortal ... Read more

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The author of How Animals Grieve "contends that religion . . . is a consequence of primate evolution" in this "brilliant book" ( Booklist, starred review).Religion has been a central part of human experience since at least the dawn of recorded history. The gods change, as do the rituals, but the underlying desire remains—a desire to belong to something larger, greater, most lasting than our mortal
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Le Coran

by Allah ...

Interprétation en français du Saint Coran, avec table interactive des sourates et index des numéros des versets. ... Read more

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Interprétation en français du Saint Coran, avec table interactive des sourates et index des numéros des versets.
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Abraxas: Beyond Good And Evil

by Michael Faust ...

An extraordinary division exists between Western and Eastern religious thinking. No one in the mainstream media ever draws any attention to it. It's never discussed. Its ramifications are never considered. Why not? Why is this particular debate never allowed to happen? Who is it that benefits from ensuring that ordinary people are never confronted with the astounding differences between Western ... Read more

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An extraordinary division exists between Western and Eastern religious thinking. No one in the mainstream media ever draws any attention to it. It's never discussed. Its ramifications are never considered. Why not? Why is this particular debate never allowed to happen? Who is it that benefits from ensuring that ordinary people are never confronted with the astounding differences between Western
... Read more
Relationship with God - Why we Resist God

Relationship With God, #9

by Jesus (AJ Miller) ...

Series Book 9 - Relationship With God
Jesus describes why we resist a relationship with God, how this resistance towards God began historically, and how to discover the truth about God.Document source filename: 20120617 Relationship With God - Why We Resist God.This ebook is a transcript of a seminar delivered by Jesus (AJ Miller) on 17th June 2012 in Bathurst, Australia,as part of the Relationship with God series. ... Read more

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Jesus describes why we resist a relationship with God, how this resistance towards God began historically, and how to discover the truth about God.Document source filename: 20120617 Relationship With God - Why We Resist God.This ebook is a transcript of a seminar delivered by Jesus (AJ Miller) on 17th June 2012 in Bathurst, Australia,as part of the Relationship with God series.
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The Cross and the Crescent

The Dramatic Story of the Earliest Encounters Between Christians and Muslims

by Richard Fletcher ...

A short, brilliant account of the relations between Islam and Christianity from Muhammad to the Reformation. Fletcher argues that though there were trading and cultural interactions between Islam and Christianity during the period when Arabs controlled most of the Mediterranean world, neither side was remotely interested in the religion of the other. "Christian and Moslem lived side by side in a ... Read more

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A short, brilliant account of the relations between Islam and Christianity from Muhammad to the Reformation. Fletcher argues that though there were trading and cultural interactions between Islam and Christianity during the period when Arabs controlled most of the Mediterranean world, neither side was remotely interested in the religion of the other. "Christian and Moslem lived side by side in a
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The A to Z of Sikhism

by W. H. McLeod ...

Series series The A to Z Guide Series
Contrary to popular opinion, there is more to Sikhism than the distinctive dress. First of all, there is the emergence of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, and the long line of his successors. There are the precepts, many related to liberation through the divine name or nam. There is a particularly turbulent history in which the Sikhs have fought to affirm their beliefs and resist external ... Read more

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Contrary to popular opinion, there is more to Sikhism than the distinctive dress. First of all, there is the emergence of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, and the long line of his successors. There are the precepts, many related to liberation through the divine name or nam. There is a particularly turbulent history in which the Sikhs have fought to affirm their beliefs and resist external
... Read more
The Buddha

A Beginner's Guide

by John Strong ...

Series series Beginner's Guides
Revealing the man behind the icon.Today the Buddha is honoured throughout the world as one of the great religious figures in the history of humankind. His greatness lies in his teachings, and in the religious community that he founded, but also in his exemplary life story. In this authoritative biography, John Strong presents that story the way Buddhists have told it - from accounts of his ... Read more

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Revealing the man behind the icon.Today the Buddha is honoured throughout the world as one of the great religious figures in the history of humankind. His greatness lies in his teachings, and in the religious community that he founded, but also in his exemplary life story. In this authoritative biography, John Strong presents that story the way Buddhists have told it - from accounts of his
... Read more
Religion Explained

by Pascal Boyer ...

Why are there religious beliefs in all cultures? Do they have features in common and why does religion persist in the face of science? Pascal Boyer shows how experimental findings in cognitive science, evolutionary biology and cultural anthropology are now providing precise answers to these general questions, and providing, for the first time, real answers to the question: Why do we believe? ... Read more

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Why are there religious beliefs in all cultures? Do they have features in common and why does religion persist in the face of science? Pascal Boyer shows how experimental findings in cognitive science, evolutionary biology and cultural anthropology are now providing precise answers to these general questions, and providing, for the first time, real answers to the question: Why do we believe?
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The Ancient World

Greece, Egypt and Persia in the 4th century BC

by J.b. Bury, A. W. Picard-Cambridge ...

SALAMIS and Plataea settled that Persia should not expand into Europe. Her European conquests could no longer be held; in 479 she lost Sestos and the Hellespont, in 478 Byzantium and the Bosporus; with the fall of Eion soon afterwards Thrace and Macedonia recovered their independence, Doriscus and some forts in the Gallipoli peninsula remained, but were lost after the Eurymedon. During the rest of ... Read more

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SALAMIS and Plataea settled that Persia should not expand into Europe. Her European conquests could no longer be held; in 479 she lost Sestos and the Hellespont, in 478 Byzantium and the Bosporus; with the fall of Eion soon afterwards Thrace and Macedonia recovered their independence, Doriscus and some forts in the Gallipoli peninsula remained, but were lost after the Eurymedon. During the rest of
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Spirit Relationships - The Loving Use of Mediumship Session 2

Spirit Relationships, #7

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

Series Book 7 - Spirit Relationships
Jesus and Mary Magdalene discuss the regular mediumship meetings that occur at Kyabra, and how to conduct the meetings in a more loving manner.Document source filename: 20120412 Spirit Relationships - The Loving Use Of Mediumship S2.This ebook is a transcript of a seminar delivered by Jesus (AJ Miller) and Mary Magdalene (Mary Luck) on 12th April 2012 in Kyabra, New South Wales, Australia. ... Read more

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Jesus and Mary Magdalene discuss the regular mediumship meetings that occur at Kyabra, and how to conduct the meetings in a more loving manner.Document source filename: 20120412 Spirit Relationships - The Loving Use Of Mediumship S2.This ebook is a transcript of a seminar delivered by Jesus (AJ Miller) and Mary Magdalene (Mary Luck) on 12th April 2012 in Kyabra, New South Wales, Australia.
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Disbelief

The Origins of Atheism in a Religious Species

by Will M. Gervais Ph.D ...

Does God exist? This straightforward question has spawned endless debate, ranging from apologists’ supposed proofs of God’s existence to New Atheist manifestos declaring belief in God a harmful delusion. In Disbelief, Will M. Gervais, Phd., a global leader in the psychological study of atheism, shows that the ubiquity of religious belief and the peculiarities of atheism are connected pieces in the ... Read more

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Does God exist? This straightforward question has spawned endless debate, ranging from apologists’ supposed proofs of God’s existence to New Atheist manifestos declaring belief in God a harmful delusion. In Disbelief, Will M. Gervais, Phd., a global leader in the psychological study of atheism, shows that the ubiquity of religious belief and the peculiarities of atheism are connected pieces in the
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The Fall Feasts Of Israel

by Zhava Glaser, Mitch Glaser ...

Understanding the purpose and traditions of the Jewish feasts will give you a deeper appreciation for your God, your heritage, and the gift of redemption provided by the sacrificial death of Christ. The Fall Feasts of Israel will help you understand three of Israel's most significant festivals: Rosh Hashannah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot. A complete examination of each feast includes a look at its ... Read more

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Understanding the purpose and traditions of the Jewish feasts will give you a deeper appreciation for your God, your heritage, and the gift of redemption provided by the sacrificial death of Christ. The Fall Feasts of Israel will help you understand three of Israel's most significant festivals: Rosh Hashannah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot. A complete examination of each feast includes a look at its
... Read more
Afro-Caribbean Religions

An Introduction to Their Historical, Cultural, and Sacred Traditions

by Nathaniel Samuel Murrell ...

Religion is one of the most important elements of Afro-Caribbean culture linking its people to their African past, from Haitian Vodou and Cuban Santeria—popular religions that have often been demonized in popular culture—to Rastafari in Jamaica and Orisha-Shango of Trinidad and Tobago. In Afro-Caribbean Religions, Nathaniel Samuel Murrell provides a comprehensive study that respectfully traces the ... Read more

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Religion is one of the most important elements of Afro-Caribbean culture linking its people to their African past, from Haitian Vodou and Cuban Santeria—popular religions that have often been demonized in popular culture—to Rastafari in Jamaica and Orisha-Shango of Trinidad and Tobago. In Afro-Caribbean Religions, Nathaniel Samuel Murrell provides a comprehensive study that respectfully traces the
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America's God

Historia de la Biblia

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Loonie

The Lost Light: An Interpretation of Ancient Scriptures

Why Angels Fall

Puritanism

The French Wars of Religion 1559-1598

30 Days with Augustine

The Spirit-Wrestlers (Text Only)

The Brethren

Evolving God

Le Coran

Abraxas: Beyond Good And Evil

Relationship with God - Why we Resist God

The Cross and the Crescent

The A to Z of Sikhism

The Buddha

Religion Explained

The Ancient World

Spirit Relationships - The Loving Use of Mediumship Session 2

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