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Spirituality and Religion March 2017
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Letters to a young Muslim
by Omar Saif Ghobash
"Omar Saif Ghobash was born in 1971 in the United Arab Emirates--the same year the country was founded--to an Arab father and a Russian mother. After a traumatizing experience losing his father to a violent attack in 1977, when he was only six years old,Ghobash began to realize the severe violence that surrounded him in his home country. As he grew older, eventually being appointed as the UAE Ambassador to Russia in 2008, he began to reflect on what it means to be a Muslim, establishing a moral foundation rooted in the belief of the hard grind that is the crux of spiritual and practical living. This book is the result of the personal exploration Ghobash went through in the years after his father's death. The new generation of Muslims is tomorrow's leadership, and yet many are vulnerable to taking the violent shortcut to paradise and ignoring the traditions and foundations of Islam. The burning question, Ghobash argues, is how moderate Muslims will unite and find a voice that is true to Islam while actively and productively engaging in the modern world. Letters to a Young Muslim will explore how Arabs can provide themselves, their children, and their youth with a better chance of prosperity and peace in a globalized world, while attempting to explain thehistory and complications of the modern-day Arab landscape and how the younger generation can solve problems with extremists internally, contributing to overall world peace"
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On living
by Kerry Egan
A hospice chaplain shares the meaning the dying make of their lives, to help people understand what is ultimately important and to make the most of their own still-being-lived lives
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| Called Again: A Story of Love and Triumph by Jennifer Pharr DavisIn this inspiring account of author Jennifer Pharr Davis' record-time completion of the Appalachian Trail, we read of her emotional and physical challenges on the 272-mile journey. Sustained not only by her partner and husband, Brew, but also by her Christian faith, Davis walked from Maine to North Carolina in 46 days. She also came to a deeper understanding of her relationship with God. This memoir may motivate you to undertake long hikes, but even if it doesn't, it could encourage you to make the most of your own spiritual gifts. |
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Jesus : a pilgrimage
by James Martin
Helping readers to re-experience the stories of the Gospels in a whole new way, a gifted storyteller and spiritual director presents a bold "retelling" of the Gospels, along with personal stories from his own life and powerful anecdotes by beloved spiritual teachers and saints.
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Where God was born : a journey by land to the roots of religion
by Bruce S. Feiler
An NPR commentator takes readers to biblical sites in the Middle East to investigate the historical origins of and commonalities between the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religions, in a historical tour that visits the locales of key events and considers the role of religion in peacemaking efforts between cultures. By the author of Abraham.
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Jerusalem : city of longing
by Simon Goldhill
Readers will discover through layers of buried and exposed memories the long history, forgotten stories, and lesser-known aspects of contemporary politics that make Jerusalem one of the most embattled cities in the world, in an illustrated tour through the holy city.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Central Mississippi Regional Library System
100 Tamberline Street
Brandon, Mississippi 39042
601-825-0100
http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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