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Spirituality and Religion March 2021
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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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| Religion and the Rise of Capitalism by Benjamin M. FriedmanWhat it is: a scholarly exploration of the role that Protestant Christianity played in the development of modern economic thought and how it continues to influence contemporary beliefs about the free market.
Who it's for: readers interested in religion as a social force.
Don't miss: the discussion of Adam Smith's ideas about scarcity and how they might have been shaped by hot-button religious topics of his day. |
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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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