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Spirituality and Religion January 2019
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Our Father : Reflections on the Lord's Prayer
by Francis
What's in it: Pope Francis provides new insights into the most popular prayer in Christianity, offering readers a guide to living a life of meaning, purpose and strength.
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Box of Butterflies: Discovering the Unexpected Blessings All Around Us
by Roma Downey
Author alert: Fans of the television show Touched by an Angel will recognize Roma Downey's name; here, she shares stories and reflections from her life, along with inspiring quotes, poems, scripture, and artwork.
Why you might like it: readers looking for encouragement will find hope in Downey's faith in -- and gratitude for -- God.
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Judgment detox : release the beliefs that hold you back from living a better life
by Gabrielle Bernstein
What's it in: The best-selling author of The Universe Has Your Back outlines a proactive, step-by-step program for eliminating judgmental habits and achieving oneness, citing judgment as the source of most discomforts while drawing on principles ranging from yoga and meditation to EFT and metaphysical teachings to explain how to release negative beliefs.
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Lost Christianities : the battles for Scripture and the faiths we never knew
by Bart D. Ehrman
What's it in: An intriguing look at the early history of the Christian Church provides a study of these ancient forms of Christianity and how they came to be suppressed, reformed, or forgotten, discussing their key texts, theological beliefs, conflict with orthodoxy, historical development, and more. History Dual Main. (Religion--Christianity)
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Christianity : a global history
by David Chidester
What's it in: A sweeping history of Christianity surveys the personalities, trends, movements, and strands of theological and philosophical thought that have made the religion successful around the world.
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The lost history of Christianity : the thousand-year golden age of the church in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-- and how it died
by Philip Jenkins
What's it in: This book offers a revolutionary view of the history of the Christian church. Subtitled "The Thousand-Year Golden Age of the Church in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia--and How It Died," it explores the extinction of the earliest, most influential Christian churches of China, India, and the Middle East, which held the closest historical links to Jesus and were the dominant expression of Christianity throughout its first millennium. The remarkable true story of the demise of the institution that shaped bothAsiaand Christianity as we know them today, The Lost History of Christianity is a controversial and important work of religious scholarship that sounds a warning that must be heeded.
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The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
by Bart D. Ehrman
What it is: the 400-year story of Christianity's growth, from a fringe sect of 20 illiterate peasants into Western civilization's dominant faith. New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman follows the birth of the religion from Galilee to the Roman Empire, including the conversion of Emperor Constantine in 312 AD. Further reading: The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World's Largest Religion by Rodney Stark.
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Apostle: Travels Among the Tombs of the Twelve
by Tom Bissell
What's it in: In this combination of travelogue and Christian history, author Tom Bissell explores the lives and deaths of 13 men specifically identified in the New Testament as close followers of Jesus (the twelve Apostles plus Paul). He analyzes the New Testament and other historical sources while enlivening his narrative with anecdotes about people he meets at the apostles' burial places in far-flung locations that include Rome, Turkey, Jerusalem, and India. He also considers how stories about the saints influence and shape the Christian faith -- both official teachings and individual beliefs. Bissell's "crafty rhetoric and irresistible charm" (Publishers Weekly) make Apostle a compelling read.
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