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Broken Signposts: How Christianity Makes Sense of the World
by N. T. Wright
What it's about: an argument that every world view has seven "signposts," indicators inherent to humanity, and an explanation how Christianity provides vision, guidance, and hope to make these fractured and damaged signposts whole once again.
Read it for: discussions drawing from the Gospel of John to explain the potential of such Christian tenets as justice, freedom, and truth to address the imbalances of today’s world.
You might also like: Simply Christian, Anglican Bishop N.T. Wright's best-known work, written in the tradition of C. S. Lewis's Mere Christianity, but for today's generation.
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Fly Into the Wind: How to Harness Faith and Fearlessness on Your Ascent to Greatness
by Dan Rooney
What it is: a motivational code for living a life filled with faith, purpose and connection.
What makes it unique? part spiritual guide and part call-to-action, the author combines fighter pilot stories with discovery of faith and purpose into a philosophy called CAVU, after the Air Force acronym that stands for "ceiling and visibility unrestricted."
About the author: Lt. Col. Dan Rooney is the founder of Folds of Honor, an F-16 Fighter Pilot with 3 combat tours in Iraq, and a PGA Golf Professional. He also wrote the bestseller A Patriot's Calling.
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| Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future by Pope FrancisWhat's inside: a concise and accessible call to reckon with the most pressing problems facing the world and to resist the urge to "return to the false securities of the political and economic systems we had before the crisis."
Why you might like it: Thoughtfully organized into digestible parts, Let Us Dream maintains an attitude that the world's seemingly insurmountable problems can be approached as opportunities to grow and change as individuals and as a whole.
Reviewers say: "Informed by spiritual sources and the thinking of some of the world's foremost scientists, economists, and activists, Pope Francis offers tools for creating a better, more just world" (Library Journal). |
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| The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.What it's about: This compelling history of the Black church in America looks at its central role in Black cultural life, including the ways it has helped (and sometimes hindered) social progress and political resistance.
Media buzz: The Black Church has been adapted by PBS into a documentary miniseries of the same name.
About the author: scholar, journalist, and Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. has published books such as Life Upon These Shores and The Trials of Phyllis Wheatley. He also hosts the PBS family history series Finding Your Roots. |
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Total Meditation: Practices in Living the Awakened Life
by Deepak Chopra
What it is: reinterprets and clarifies the physical, mental and spiritual benefits of an effective meditation practice while explaining how to use meditation to treat stress and heal suffering.
Topics include: new research on meditation and its benefits, practical awareness exercises, and a 52-week program of meditations.
Why you might like it: guides readers on how to wake up to new levels of awareness that will ultimately cultivate a clear vision, heal suffering in your mind and body, and help recover who you really are.
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