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The Devil's Best Trick

par Randall Sullivan ...

Part true crime story, part religious and literary history, an investigation into the nature of evil and the figure of the Devil by acclaimed journalist Randall SullivanThroughout history, humans have struggled to explain the evils of the world and the darkest parts of ourselves. The Devil’s Best Trick is a unique and far-reaching investigation into evil and the myriad ways we attempt to ... En savoir plus

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Part true crime story, part religious and literary history, an investigation into the nature of evil and the figure of the Devil by acclaimed journalist Randall SullivanThroughout history, humans have struggled to explain the evils of the world and the darkest parts of ourselves. The Devil’s Best Trick is a unique and far-reaching investigation into evil and the myriad ways we attempt to
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There Were Giants Upon the Earth

Gods, Demigods, and Human Ancestry: The Evidence of Alien DNA

par Zecharia Sitchin ...

The crowning work of the best-selling Earth Chronicles series• Reveals the existence of physical evidence of alien presence on Earth in the distant past• Identifies and describes the demigods, such as Gilgamesh, descended from these visitors• Outlines the tests of this physical evidence of alien presence that could unlock the secrets of health, longevity, life, and deathIn whose genetic image were ... En savoir plus

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The crowning work of the best-selling Earth Chronicles series• Reveals the existence of physical evidence of alien presence on Earth in the distant past• Identifies and describes the demigods, such as Gilgamesh, descended from these visitors• Outlines the tests of this physical evidence of alien presence that could unlock the secrets of health, longevity, life, and deathIn whose genetic image were
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Church Unique

How Missional Leaders Cast Vision, Capture Culture, and Create Movement

par Will Mancini ...

Collections Livre 38 - Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series
Written by church consultant Will Mancini expert on a new kind of visioning process to help churches develop a stunningly unique model of ministry that leads to redemptive movement. He guides churches away from an internal focus to emphasize participation in their community and surrounding culture. In this important book, Mancini offers an approach for rethinking what it means to lead with clarity ... En savoir plus

$22.99 CAD

Written by church consultant Will Mancini expert on a new kind of visioning process to help churches develop a stunningly unique model of ministry that leads to redemptive movement. He guides churches away from an internal focus to emphasize participation in their community and surrounding culture. In this important book, Mancini offers an approach for rethinking what it means to lead with clarity
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When Prophecy Fails

A Social and Psychological Study of a Modern Group that Predicted the Destruction of the World

par Leon Festinger, Henry W. Riecken, Stanley Schachter ...

The study reported in this volume grew out of some theoretical work, one phase of which bore specifically on the behavior of individuals in social movements that made specific (and unfulfilled) prophecies. We had been forced to depend chiefly on historical records to judge the adequacy of our theoretical ideas until we by chance discovered the social movement that we report in this book. At the ... En savoir plus

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The study reported in this volume grew out of some theoretical work, one phase of which bore specifically on the behavior of individuals in social movements that made specific (and unfulfilled) prophecies. We had been forced to depend chiefly on historical records to judge the adequacy of our theoretical ideas until we by chance discovered the social movement that we report in this book. At the
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How Religion Evolved

And Why It Endures

par Robin Dunbar ...

Collections series Pelican Books
A fascinating analysis of the evolution of religion from the internationally renowned evolutionary psychologistWhen did humans develop spiritual thought? What is religion's evolutionary purpose? And in our increasingly secular world, why has it endured?Every society in the history of humanity has lived with religion. In How Religion Evolved, evolutionary psychologist Professor Robin Dunbar tracks ... En savoir plus

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A fascinating analysis of the evolution of religion from the internationally renowned evolutionary psychologistWhen did humans develop spiritual thought? What is religion's evolutionary purpose? And in our increasingly secular world, why has it endured?Every society in the history of humanity has lived with religion. In How Religion Evolved, evolutionary psychologist Professor Robin Dunbar tracks
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The Evolution of God

par Robert Wright ...

In this sweeping narrative that takes us from the Stone Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright unveils an astonishing discovery: there is a hidden pattern that the great monotheistic faiths have followed as they have evolved. Through the prisms of archaeology, theology, and evolutionary psychology, Wright's findings overturn basic assumptions about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and are sure ... En savoir plus

$23.99 CAD

In this sweeping narrative that takes us from the Stone Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright unveils an astonishing discovery: there is a hidden pattern that the great monotheistic faiths have followed as they have evolved. Through the prisms of archaeology, theology, and evolutionary psychology, Wright's findings overturn basic assumptions about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and are sure
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What the Gospels Meant

par Garry Wills ...

**“A remarkable achievement—a learned yet eminently readable and provocative exploration of the four small books that reveal most of what’s known about the life and death of Jesus.” (Los Angeles Times)Look out for a new book from Garry Wills, What the Qur'an Meant, coming fall 2017.**In his New York Times bestsellers What Jesus Meant and What Paul Meant**,** Garry Wills offers tour-de-force inter. ... En savoir plus

$13.99 CAD

**“A remarkable achievement—a learned yet eminently readable and provocative exploration of the four small books that reveal most of what’s known about the life and death of Jesus.” (Los Angeles Times)Look out for a new book from Garry Wills, What the Qur'an Meant, coming fall 2017.**In his New York Times bestsellers What Jesus Meant and What Paul Meant**,** Garry Wills offers tour-de-force inter.
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The World's Last Night

And Other Essays

par C. S. Lewis ...

A repackaged edition of the revered authors anthology of satirical yet serious essays on evil.In these spirited essays, C. S. Lewis-the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics-discusses evil in the world. Blending ... En savoir plus

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A repackaged edition of the revered authors anthology of satirical yet serious essays on evil.In these spirited essays, C. S. Lewis-the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics-discusses evil in the world. Blending
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The Secret History of Lucifer (New Edition)

par Lynn Picknett ...

In her new account of an old religion, Lynn Picknett explains that Lucifer means 'the light bringer' and was a personification of the Morning Star, the planet Venus and its goddess. 'He' was originally 'she' -- a divine representation of love, light and human warmth. The early Christian Church appropriated the name Lucifer, and it became synonymous with darkness and the Devil. Yet many great ... En savoir plus

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In her new account of an old religion, Lynn Picknett explains that Lucifer means 'the light bringer' and was a personification of the Morning Star, the planet Venus and its goddess. 'He' was originally 'she' -- a divine representation of love, light and human warmth. The early Christian Church appropriated the name Lucifer, and it became synonymous with darkness and the Devil. Yet many great
... En savoir plus
The Prince of Darkness

Radical Evil and the Power of Good in History

par Jeffrey Burton Russell ...

The Devil, Satan, Lucifer, Mephistopheles - throughout history the Prince of Darkness, the Western world's most powerful symbol of evil, has taken many names and shapes. Jeffrey Burton Russell here chronicles the remarkable story of the Devil from antiquity to the present. While recounting how past generations have personified evil, he deepens our understanding of the ways in which people have ... En savoir plus

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The Devil, Satan, Lucifer, Mephistopheles - throughout history the Prince of Darkness, the Western world's most powerful symbol of evil, has taken many names and shapes. Jeffrey Burton Russell here chronicles the remarkable story of the Devil from antiquity to the present. While recounting how past generations have personified evil, he deepens our understanding of the ways in which people have
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Spiritual Evolution

A Scientific Defense of Faith

par George Vaillant ...

In our current era of holy terror, passionate faith has come to seem like a present danger. Writers such as Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens have been happy to throw the baby out with the bathwater and declare that the danger is in religion itself. God, Hitchens writes, is not great.But man, according to George E. Vaillant, M.D., is great. In Spiritual Evolution, Dr. Vaillant ... En savoir plus

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In our current era of holy terror, passionate faith has come to seem like a present danger. Writers such as Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens have been happy to throw the baby out with the bathwater and declare that the danger is in religion itself. God, Hitchens writes, is not great.But man, according to George E. Vaillant, M.D., is great. In Spiritual Evolution, Dr. Vaillant
... En savoir plus
Walking With Nanak

par Haroon Khalid ...

Haroon Khalid's lifelong fascination with Guru Nanak was reignited when he came upon 'Baburbani', a poem written by the saint. This, and the discovery that Guru Nanak spent a large part of his life in Pakistan, inspired Khalid to undertake a journey that he hoped would help him learn more about the revered founder of Sikhism.In this wonderful paean to Guru Nanak, Khalid describes his travels ... En savoir plus

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Haroon Khalid's lifelong fascination with Guru Nanak was reignited when he came upon 'Baburbani', a poem written by the saint. This, and the discovery that Guru Nanak spent a large part of his life in Pakistan, inspired Khalid to undertake a journey that he hoped would help him learn more about the revered founder of Sikhism.In this wonderful paean to Guru Nanak, Khalid describes his travels
... En savoir plus
How Do You Know You're Not Wrong?

Responding to Objections That Leave Christians Speechless

par Paul Copan ...

In today's postmodern world, believers more than ever before are faced with a host of objections to Christianity. Expert apologist Paul Copan describes these objections as "anti-truth" claims and with "How Do You Know You're Not Wrong" he provides a helpful resource with thorough, biblical answers to such regularly used objections as- "Whatever works for you"- "Just as long as it makes you happy"- ... En savoir plus

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In today's postmodern world, believers more than ever before are faced with a host of objections to Christianity. Expert apologist Paul Copan describes these objections as "anti-truth" claims and with "How Do You Know You're Not Wrong" he provides a helpful resource with thorough, biblical answers to such regularly used objections as- "Whatever works for you"- "Just as long as it makes you happy"-
... En savoir plus
Servant Leadership

Jesus and Paul

par Efrain Agosto ...

Servant Leadership addresses a fundamental concern of the contemporary church by asking pertinent questions of the New Testament: Who became a leader in the Jesus movement and in Pauline Christianity? What was the social status of these leaders in the outside world as compared to the importance of such social status within the faith community? What practices characterized their leadership within ... En savoir plus

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Servant Leadership addresses a fundamental concern of the contemporary church by asking pertinent questions of the New Testament: Who became a leader in the Jesus movement and in Pauline Christianity? What was the social status of these leaders in the outside world as compared to the importance of such social status within the faith community? What practices characterized their leadership within
... En savoir plus
Discovering the City of Sodom

The Fascinating, True Account of the Discovery of the Old Testament's Most Infamous City

par Dr. Steven Collins, Dr. Latayne C. Scott ...

The fascinating, true account of the quest for one of the Old Testament’s most infamous cities.Like many Christians today in the academic world, Dr. Steven Collins felt pulled in different directions when it came to apparent conflicts between the Bible and scholarly research and theory—an intellectual crisis that inspired him to lay it all on the line as he set off to locate the lost city of Sodom ... En savoir plus

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The fascinating, true account of the quest for one of the Old Testament’s most infamous cities.Like many Christians today in the academic world, Dr. Steven Collins felt pulled in different directions when it came to apparent conflicts between the Bible and scholarly research and theory—an intellectual crisis that inspired him to lay it all on the line as he set off to locate the lost city of Sodom
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Becoming Fully Human

The Greatest Glory of God

par Sister Joan Chittister ...

Drawing from the folklore and scripture of other cultures, as well as her own monastic tradition, Sister Joan Chittister develops a spirituality that understands what it means to be human and the importance of seeing others for what they truly are-sacred.Centered around twelve questions-from "What does it mean to be enlightened?" to "How is caring for the earth spiritual?"-Becoming Fully Human ... En savoir plus

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Drawing from the folklore and scripture of other cultures, as well as her own monastic tradition, Sister Joan Chittister develops a spirituality that understands what it means to be human and the importance of seeing others for what they truly are-sacred.Centered around twelve questions-from "What does it mean to be enlightened?" to "How is caring for the earth spiritual?"-Becoming Fully Human
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Secrets of the Shroud of Turin

par Richard Jackson ...

The Shroud Of Turin is the most famous and mysterious Christian relic in our history. Many experts have examined and tested the Shroud to determine if it is the Shroud that wrapped around Christ's body at his burial or just a fake. To this day, not a single expert has proven that the Shroud is a fake or that it is real. They provide only personal theories and flawed carbon dating tests.The author, ... En savoir plus

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The Shroud Of Turin is the most famous and mysterious Christian relic in our history. Many experts have examined and tested the Shroud to determine if it is the Shroud that wrapped around Christ's body at his burial or just a fake. To this day, not a single expert has proven that the Shroud is a fake or that it is real. They provide only personal theories and flawed carbon dating tests.The author,
... En savoir plus
Dad, How Do I?

Practical "Dadvice" for Everyday Tasks and Successful Living

par Rob Kenney ...

From the host of the YouTube channel that went viral—Dad, How Do I?—comes a book that’s part memoir/part inspiration/part DIY.Rob Kenney’s father left him and his seven siblings when he was fourteen years old, and the youngest had to fend for themselves. He wished that he had someone who could teach him the basics—how to tie a tie, jump-start a car, unclog a drain, use tools properly—as well as ... En savoir plus

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From the host of the YouTube channel that went viral—Dad, How Do I?—comes a book that’s part memoir/part inspiration/part DIY.Rob Kenney’s father left him and his seven siblings when he was fourteen years old, and the youngest had to fend for themselves. He wished that he had someone who could teach him the basics—how to tie a tie, jump-start a car, unclog a drain, use tools properly—as well as
... En savoir plus
Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms

Journeys Into the Disappearing Religions of the Middle East

par Gerard Russell ...

Despite its reputation for religious intolerance, the Middle East has long sheltered many distinctive and strange faiths: one regards the Greek prophets as incarnations of God, another reveres Lucifer in the form of a peacock, and yet another believes that their followers are reincarnated beings who have existed in various forms for thousands of years. These religions represent the last vestiges ... En savoir plus

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Despite its reputation for religious intolerance, the Middle East has long sheltered many distinctive and strange faiths: one regards the Greek prophets as incarnations of God, another reveres Lucifer in the form of a peacock, and yet another believes that their followers are reincarnated beings who have existed in various forms for thousands of years. These religions represent the last vestiges
... En savoir plus
The Varieties of Religious Experience

par William James ...

Collections series Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction Books
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all timeThe Varieties of Religious Experience is certainly the most notable of all books in the field of the psychology of religion and probably destined to be the most influential [one] written on religion in the twentieth century' said Walter Houston Clark in Psychology Today. The book was an immediate bestseller upon its ... En savoir plus

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Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all timeThe Varieties of Religious Experience is certainly the most notable of all books in the field of the psychology of religion and probably destined to be the most influential [one] written on religion in the twentieth century' said Walter Houston Clark in Psychology Today. The book was an immediate bestseller upon its
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The Jesus Family Tomb

The Discovery, the Investigation, and the Evidence that Could Change History

par Simcha Jacobovici, Charles Pellegrino ...

New York Times Bestseller: The story of what may be the greatest archaeological find of all time—the family tomb of Jesus of Nazareth.Following the accidental bulldozing of a tomb during the building of a housing complex in suburban Jerusalem in 1980, archaeologists from the Israeli Antiquities Authority were immediately called to the scene. Inside, the archaeologists found ten ossuaries—limestone ... En savoir plus

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New York Times Bestseller: The story of what may be the greatest archaeological find of all time—the family tomb of Jesus of Nazareth.Following the accidental bulldozing of a tomb during the building of a housing complex in suburban Jerusalem in 1980, archaeologists from the Israeli Antiquities Authority were immediately called to the scene. Inside, the archaeologists found ten ossuaries—limestone
... En savoir plus
The Golden Throne

The Story of Suleyman the Magnificent

par Christopher de Bellaigue ...

'Wolf Hall for the Ottoman Empire . . . History at its most gripping' Daily Telegraph on The Lion HouseA ground-breaking, present-tense reconstruction of the life and world of one of the most consequential figures in world history, Suleyman the Magnificent, from the author of The Lion HouseChosen by The Times as one of the Best Books of 2025‘A wonderful book – ent... ... En savoir plus

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'Wolf Hall for the Ottoman Empire . . . History at its most gripping' Daily Telegraph on The Lion HouseA ground-breaking, present-tense reconstruction of the life and world of one of the most consequential figures in world history, Suleyman the Magnificent, from the author of The Lion HouseChosen by The Times as one of the Best Books of 2025‘A wonderful book – ent...
... En savoir plus
Lost Enlightenment

Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane

par S. Frederick Starr ...

**"History is constantly being rewritten. This book reminds us that the center always changes.”—David ByrneThe forgotten story of Central Asia's enlightenment—its rise, fall, and enduring legacy**In this sweeping and richly illustrated history, S. Frederick Starr tells the fascinating but largely unknown story of Central Asia's medieval enlightenment through the eventful lives and astonishing ... En savoir plus

$28.99 CAD

**"History is constantly being rewritten. This book reminds us that the center always changes.”—David ByrneThe forgotten story of Central Asia's enlightenment—its rise, fall, and enduring legacy**In this sweeping and richly illustrated history, S. Frederick Starr tells the fascinating but largely unknown story of Central Asia's medieval enlightenment through the eventful lives and astonishing
... En savoir plus
Biblical Archaeology

A Very Short Introduction

par Eric H Cline ...

Collections series Very Short Introductions
Public interest in biblical archaeology is at an all-time high, as television documentaries pull in millions of viewers to watch shows on the Exodus, the Ark of the Covenant, and the so-called Lost Tomb of Jesus. Important discoveries with relevance to the Bible are made virtually every year--during 2007 and 2008 alone researchers announced at least seven major discoveries in Israel, five of them ... En savoir plus

$7.99 CAD

Public interest in biblical archaeology is at an all-time high, as television documentaries pull in millions of viewers to watch shows on the Exodus, the Ark of the Covenant, and the so-called Lost Tomb of Jesus. Important discoveries with relevance to the Bible are made virtually every year--during 2007 and 2008 alone researchers announced at least seven major discoveries in Israel, five of them
... En savoir plus

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The Devil's Best Trick

There Were Giants Upon the Earth

Church Unique

When Prophecy Fails

How Religion Evolved

The Evolution of God

What the Gospels Meant

The World's Last Night

The Secret History of Lucifer (New Edition)

The Prince of Darkness

Spiritual Evolution

Walking With Nanak

How Do You Know You're Not Wrong?

Servant Leadership

Discovering the City of Sodom

Becoming Fully Human

Secrets of the Shroud of Turin

Dad, How Do I?

Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms

The Varieties of Religious Experience

The Jesus Family Tomb

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Lost Enlightenment

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