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Death and Bereavement Across Cultures

Second edition

Edited by Colin Murray Parkes, Pittu Laungani, William Young ...

All societies have their own customs and beliefs surrounding death. In the West, traditional ways of mourning are disappearing, and although Western science has had a major impact on how people die, it has taught us little about the way to die or to grieve. Many whose work brings them into contact with the dying and the bereaved from Western and other cultures are at a loss to know how to offer ... Read more

$88.99 CAD

All societies have their own customs and beliefs surrounding death. In the West, traditional ways of mourning are disappearing, and although Western science has had a major impact on how people die, it has taught us little about the way to die or to grieve. Many whose work brings them into contact with the dying and the bereaved from Western and other cultures are at a loss to know how to offer
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The Medieval Church

A Brief History

by Joseph Lynch ...

The Medieval Church: A Brief History argues for the pervasiveness of the Church in every aspect of life in medieval Europe. It shows how the institution of the Church attempted to control the lives and behaviour of medieval people, for example, through canon law, while at the same time being influenced by popular movements like the friars and heresy.This fully updated and illustrated second ... Read more

$98.99 CAD

The Medieval Church: A Brief History argues for the pervasiveness of the Church in every aspect of life in medieval Europe. It shows how the institution of the Church attempted to control the lives and behaviour of medieval people, for example, through canon law, while at the same time being influenced by popular movements like the friars and heresy.This fully updated and illustrated second
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Conversations with Scripture: The Gospel of Matthew

The Gospel of Matthew

by John Yieh ...

Series series Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars
This book invites readers to enter the narrative world and the historical context of Matthew’s gospel to encounter Jesus Christ in his mighty works and words. Focusing on particular social and theological issues, such as eschatology and Jewish-Christian conflict, it shows how Matthew used Jesus’ stories and teachings to instruct and sustain his racially-mixed church to meet the severe challenges ... Read more

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This book invites readers to enter the narrative world and the historical context of Matthew’s gospel to encounter Jesus Christ in his mighty works and words. Focusing on particular social and theological issues, such as eschatology and Jewish-Christian conflict, it shows how Matthew used Jesus’ stories and teachings to instruct and sustain his racially-mixed church to meet the severe challenges
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12 Major World Religions

The Beliefs, Rituals, and Traditions of Humanity's Most Influential Faiths

by Jason Boyett ...

For billions of people, having a religious belief system provides purpose in life. For some, religion serves as a guide for moral behavior. Today's world is one in which our understanding of world religions is both understatedly important, as well as increasingly complex.After many years exploring the foundations of various world religions, Jason Boyett has written this comprehensive, easy-to ... Read more

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For billions of people, having a religious belief system provides purpose in life. For some, religion serves as a guide for moral behavior. Today's world is one in which our understanding of world religions is both understatedly important, as well as increasingly complex.After many years exploring the foundations of various world religions, Jason Boyett has written this comprehensive, easy-to
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Redeemed from Poverty

Receiving God's Promise of Provision and Prosperity

by Bill Winston ...

Series series Redeemed
Unlock God's Promises of Provision and Prosperity!Are you ready to experience a life of abundance and overcome financial limitations? In Redeemed from Poverty, Bill Winston reveals how you can claim God's promises for a long and satisfying life filled with blessings for you, your family, and your community.Discover how the Blessing of Abraham is for you today.Become an heir of God's promise to ... Read more

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Unlock God's Promises of Provision and Prosperity!Are you ready to experience a life of abundance and overcome financial limitations? In Redeemed from Poverty, Bill Winston reveals how you can claim God's promises for a long and satisfying life filled with blessings for you, your family, and your community.Discover how the Blessing of Abraham is for you today.Become an heir of God's promise to
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The Science of Religion (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. A Universal Yoga Philosophy Bridging Faith, Reason, Meditation, and Direct Spiritual Experience

by Paramahansa Yogananda, June Umberley ...

The Science of Religion is a concise yet ambitious treatise in which Paramahansa Yogananda argues that religion, properly understood, is not sectarian belief but a verifiable science of human fulfillment. Written in lucid, aphoristic prose, the book joins Vedantic metaphysics with a modern vocabulary of experiment, psychology, and practical method. Its literary context is the early twentieth ... Read more

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The Science of Religion is a concise yet ambitious treatise in which Paramahansa Yogananda argues that religion, properly understood, is not sectarian belief but a verifiable science of human fulfillment. Written in lucid, aphoristic prose, the book joins Vedantic metaphysics with a modern vocabulary of experiment, psychology, and practical method. Its literary context is the early twentieth
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The Apocryphal New Testament

A Collection of Apocryphal Christian Literature in an English Translation

Edited by J. K. Elliott ...

This collection of apocryphal writings supersedes the best-selling edition by M. R. James, first published in 1924. Since then, several new works have come to light, and the textual base for some of the works previously translated by James is now more secure. In this volume, J. K. Elliott presents new translations of the texts into modern English, together with a short introduction and ... Read more

$61.99 CAD

This collection of apocryphal writings supersedes the best-selling edition by M. R. James, first published in 1924. Since then, several new works have come to light, and the textual base for some of the works previously translated by James is now more secure. In this volume, J. K. Elliott presents new translations of the texts into modern English, together with a short introduction and
... Read more
Holy Hell

Islam's Abuse of Women and the Infidels Who Enable It

by Robert Spencer ...

The Shocking Truth About the Islamic View of Non-Muslim WomenHoly Hell reveals how Islam sanctions the rape and sex slavery of infidel women, and how non-Muslim officials prefer to deny that fact rather than confront it.The extent of the “grooming gang” scandal in Britain is horrifying beyond measure. As many as a million British girls were raped, and many were forced into prostitution, while ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

The Shocking Truth About the Islamic View of Non-Muslim WomenHoly Hell reveals how Islam sanctions the rape and sex slavery of infidel women, and how non-Muslim officials prefer to deny that fact rather than confront it.The extent of the “grooming gang” scandal in Britain is horrifying beyond measure. As many as a million British girls were raped, and many were forced into prostitution, while
... Read more
1844: Convergence in Prophecy for Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baha'i Faith

by Eileen Maddocks ...

What in the world happened in 1844? Followers of William Miller and the Millerite movement expected the Advent, the Second Coming of Jesus, in 1844. When the Advent did not happen as expected, the Great Disappointment ensued. Miller was wrong. But was he? Did the spirit of Christ return in 1844 in the Middle East? The dawn of God's Prophets of today's major religions had all arisen in the East. ... Read more

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What in the world happened in 1844? Followers of William Miller and the Millerite movement expected the Advent, the Second Coming of Jesus, in 1844. When the Advent did not happen as expected, the Great Disappointment ensued. Miller was wrong. But was he? Did the spirit of Christ return in 1844 in the Middle East? The dawn of God's Prophets of today's major religions had all arisen in the East.
... Read more
Your Personalized Angels Guide

Angel and Spiritual

by Dawn Hazel ...

Series series Angel and Spiritual
Your Personalized Angel GuideDo you believe in angels?What was the moment you decided that you were a believer?What if I told you that you may have already met an angel without even knowing it? Perhaps your angel reached out to you in your time of need and helped you back onto your feet when you were down and out.When we are at our most helpless, we often turn to God. We pray for courage, luck, or ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Your Personalized Angel GuideDo you believe in angels?What was the moment you decided that you were a believer?What if I told you that you may have already met an angel without even knowing it? Perhaps your angel reached out to you in your time of need and helped you back onto your feet when you were down and out.When we are at our most helpless, we often turn to God. We pray for courage, luck, or
... Read more
The Other 80 Percent

Turning Your Church's Spectators into Active Participants

by Scott Thumma, Warren Bird ...

Series Book 56 - Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series
A research-based approach to developing more active and involved congregationsIn this practical resource, well-known and respected researcher Scott Thumma and professional co-writer Warren Bird draw upon new and heretofore unpublished research across a broad range of Protestant churches of all sizes and show how to create more active members. Offers solid information of what church leaders need to ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

A research-based approach to developing more active and involved congregationsIn this practical resource, well-known and respected researcher Scott Thumma and professional co-writer Warren Bird draw upon new and heretofore unpublished research across a broad range of Protestant churches of all sizes and show how to create more active members. Offers solid information of what church leaders need to
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A Little Angel Love

Spread Happiness and Inspiration, with Help from the Angels

by Jacky Newcomb ...

SPECIAL PRICE FOR A LIMITED TIMEBring love, happiness and fulfilment into your own life and those around you, with this gift book of inspirational guidance, quotes and stories of angels and spirits from the other side."I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." ~ MichelangeloA Little Angel Love is a delightful gift book of messages, stories, affirmations and quotes based on ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

SPECIAL PRICE FOR A LIMITED TIMEBring love, happiness and fulfilment into your own life and those around you, with this gift book of inspirational guidance, quotes and stories of angels and spirits from the other side."I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." ~ MichelangeloA Little Angel Love is a delightful gift book of messages, stories, affirmations and quotes based on
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What's Next? Israel-Gaza War

by Jimmy Evans, Mark Hitchcock ...

Are you ready to take a stand?The world is closely watching Israel following a severe conflict with Hamas. As tensions escalate, the potential for a broader regional conflict looms. What implications does this hold for Israel's future and biblical prophecy? This insightful book delves into Israel's historic and prophetic role in God's plan. Authors Jimmy Evans and Mark Hitchcock offer perspective ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

Are you ready to take a stand?The world is closely watching Israel following a severe conflict with Hamas. As tensions escalate, the potential for a broader regional conflict looms. What implications does this hold for Israel's future and biblical prophecy? This insightful book delves into Israel's historic and prophetic role in God's plan. Authors Jimmy Evans and Mark Hitchcock offer perspective
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Sacred Pain

Hurting the Body for the Sake of the Soul

by Ariel Glucklich ...

Why would anyone seek out the very experience the rest of us most wish to avoid? Why would religious worshipers flog or crucify themselves, sleep on spikes, hang suspended by their flesh, or walk for miles through scorching deserts with bare and bloodied feet? In this insightful new book, Ariel Glucklich argues that the experience of ritual pain, far from being a form of a madness or superstition, ... Read more

$52.99 CAD

Why would anyone seek out the very experience the rest of us most wish to avoid? Why would religious worshipers flog or crucify themselves, sleep on spikes, hang suspended by their flesh, or walk for miles through scorching deserts with bare and bloodied feet? In this insightful new book, Ariel Glucklich argues that the experience of ritual pain, far from being a form of a madness or superstition,
... Read more
Religion, Modernity, Globalisation

Nation-State to Market

by François Gauthier ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Religion
This book argues that the last four decades have seen profound and important changes in the nature and social location of religion, and that those changes are best understood when cast against the associated rise of consumerism and neoliberalism. These transformations are often misunderstood and underestimated, namely because the study of religion remains dependent on the secularisation paradigm ... Read more

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This book argues that the last four decades have seen profound and important changes in the nature and social location of religion, and that those changes are best understood when cast against the associated rise of consumerism and neoliberalism. These transformations are often misunderstood and underestimated, namely because the study of religion remains dependent on the secularisation paradigm
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Multiplier

How Healthy Leaders Create Lasting Impact

by Dave Ferguson ...

Series series Exponential Series
Expanding the mission of Jesus isn't a short-term sprint--it's a marathon. If you don't lead with health, you won't last.So how do healthy leaders start and grow movements? They multiply.Multiplication isn't about burning out in a flurry of activity. It's about leading in a way that is sustainable, healthy, and lasts for the next 10, 20, or even 50 years.There is an unstoppable force inside you, a ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

Expanding the mission of Jesus isn't a short-term sprint--it's a marathon. If you don't lead with health, you won't last.So how do healthy leaders start and grow movements? They multiply.Multiplication isn't about burning out in a flurry of activity. It's about leading in a way that is sustainable, healthy, and lasts for the next 10, 20, or even 50 years.There is an unstoppable force inside you, a
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Standing Tall

How a Man Can Protect His Family

by Steve Farrar ...

A leader must stand tall enough for his followers to find him. "As the God-appointed captain of his family," says Steve Farrar, "a man faces the challenge of spying out the social territory, marking danger zones, and taking stands to protect those in his charge." It's an active leadership role -- and Farrar's been training men to succeed in it for over ten years. In this paperback rerelease of his ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

A leader must stand tall enough for his followers to find him. "As the God-appointed captain of his family," says Steve Farrar, "a man faces the challenge of spying out the social territory, marking danger zones, and taking stands to protect those in his charge." It's an active leadership role -- and Farrar's been training men to succeed in it for over ten years. In this paperback rerelease of his
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The Old Enemy

Satan and the Combat Myth

by Neil Forsyth ...

The description for this book, The Old Enemy: Satan and the Combat Myth, will be forthcoming. ... Read more

$65.99 CAD

The description for this book, The Old Enemy: Satan and the Combat Myth, will be forthcoming.
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A Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church Year B

by Wilda C. Gafney ...

The next installment in the critically acclaimed lectionary series that focuses on women's stories.In this second volume of the three-volume Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church, widely praised womanist bible scholar and priest Wil Gafney selects scripture readings that emphasize women's stories. Focusing especially on the Gospel of Mark, Year B of A Women's Lectionary features Gafney's fresh, ... Read more

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The next installment in the critically acclaimed lectionary series that focuses on women's stories.In this second volume of the three-volume Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church, widely praised womanist bible scholar and priest Wil Gafney selects scripture readings that emphasize women's stories. Focusing especially on the Gospel of Mark, Year B of A Women's Lectionary features Gafney's fresh,
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The Newest Testament According to San Tronco

by San Daniel ...

When San Tronco walks towards the light, he unwillingly changes into the "Enoch". Slowly but surely, the sleepy Andalusian village changes along with him. Until everyone is in the Enoch and life takes on a completely different meaning. From schizophrenic vintner he becomes a leader. The village will never be the same after that. A story that flawlessly exposes cult formation in all its aspects. ... Read more

$2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

When San Tronco walks towards the light, he unwillingly changes into the "Enoch". Slowly but surely, the sleepy Andalusian village changes along with him. Until everyone is in the Enoch and life takes on a completely different meaning. From schizophrenic vintner he becomes a leader. The village will never be the same after that. A story that flawlessly exposes cult formation in all its aspects.
... Read more
Les religions du monde

Les découvrir, les comprendre et les comparer

by Michel Soriano ...

Series series ESSAI
L'objectif de cet ouvrage est de découvrir les grandes religions du monde par leurs textes fondateurs et de prendre conscience de leurs influences sur nos sociétés et nos comportements. Michel Soriano met en évidence les principes et les croyances sur lesquelles reposent les religions pour mieux les comprendre et, surtout, pour les comparer. Il y est question de la Bible, du Coran, des Véda, des ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

L'objectif de cet ouvrage est de découvrir les grandes religions du monde par leurs textes fondateurs et de prendre conscience de leurs influences sur nos sociétés et nos comportements. Michel Soriano met en évidence les principes et les croyances sur lesquelles reposent les religions pour mieux les comprendre et, surtout, pour les comparer. Il y est question de la Bible, du Coran, des Véda, des
... Read more
Fearless Church Fundraising

The Practical and Spiritual Approach to Stewardship

by Charles LaFond ...

Considering how essential fundraising is to ministry, many church leaders remain terrified of asking for or talking about money. Fearless Church Fundraising removes the terror from stewardship, urging leaders to focus on deep spiritual conversion and a clear, compelling mission before they design the pledge cards. In this rich resource part handbook, part workbook, part spiritual guidebook former ... Read more

$36.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Considering how essential fundraising is to ministry, many church leaders remain terrified of asking for or talking about money. Fearless Church Fundraising removes the terror from stewardship, urging leaders to focus on deep spiritual conversion and a clear, compelling mission before they design the pledge cards. In this rich resource part handbook, part workbook, part spiritual guidebook former
... Read more
Frequently Asked Questions - Christian Religion Session 1

FAQ, #4

by Jesus (AJ Miller) ...

Series Book 4 - FAQ
Jesus answers some of the many questions asked about the Christian Religious faith, including; life in the 1st century with Jesus and Mary's friends, having faith in the Bible, different Church based doctrines which Jesus disagrees with (specifically the Trinity), and how Christians generally feel when they pass into the spirit world.Document source filename: 20130304 FAQ - Religion Christian S01 ... Read more

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Jesus answers some of the many questions asked about the Christian Religious faith, including; life in the 1st century with Jesus and Mary's friends, having faith in the Bible, different Church based doctrines which Jesus disagrees with (specifically the Trinity), and how Christians generally feel when they pass into the spirit world.Document source filename: 20130304 FAQ - Religion Christian S01
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Religion at Ground Zero

Theological Responses to Times of Crisis

by Rev Dr Christopher Craig Brittain ...

'The world will never be the same!' How many times have human beings uttered this cry after a tragic event? This book analyzes how such emotive reactions impact on the way religion is understood, exploring theological responses to human tragedy and cultural shock by focusing on reactions to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and 7/7, the two World Wars and the Holocaust, the 2004 South-East Asian ... Read more

$51.99 CAD

'The world will never be the same!' How many times have human beings uttered this cry after a tragic event? This book analyzes how such emotive reactions impact on the way religion is understood, exploring theological responses to human tragedy and cultural shock by focusing on reactions to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and 7/7, the two World Wars and the Holocaust, the 2004 South-East Asian
... Read more

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