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Spirituality and Religion July 2017
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In the days of rain : a daughter, a father, a cult
by Rebecca Stott
The author of the best-selling Ghostwalk describes her childhood in a mid-20th-century cult and her struggles to understand her late father's high-ranking position as a cult minister, describing the restrictions, contradictions and choices that led to numerous tragedies and her father's imprisonment.
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| Protestants: The Faith That Made the Modern World by Alec RyrieMarking 500 years since Martin Luther unintentionally launched the Protestant Reformation, Christian History professor Alec Ryrie surveys Protestantism's impact on European civilization. Crediting the movement with promoting free speech and the sovereignty of individual conscience, Ryrie addresses developments that range from the emergence of democratic government to contemporary controversies such as legalized abortion and the challenges of secularism. |
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I am number 8 : overlooked and undervalued, but not forgotten by God
by John W. Gray
Explaining how the miracles of God can inspire believers to trust that they are destined for redemption, the associate pastor of Houston's Lakewood Church cites the examples of the biblical David and how to cultivate leadership, wisdom and sacred gifts to tap hidden personal values.
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Anti-Judaism : the Western tradition
by David Nirenberg
Describes how Judaism has been viewed as a dangerous force to be opposed, criticized, attacked and eliminated for centuries, from the Roman's destruction of the Second Temple, through the Spanish Inquisition and up to the German Holocaust.
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Christianity : the first three thousand years
by Diarmaid MacCulloch
The National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of The Reformation presents a modern reader's history of Christianity that traces the origins of the Hebrew Bible and chronicles three major strands of the Christian faith, documenting the religion's spread, the formation of the New Testament and the role of Christianity in America.
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What's so great about Christianity
by Dinesh D'Souza
What's So Great about Christianity provides believers with a straightforward tool kit for meeting the challenge of modern atheism and secularism; for nonbelievers, it offers a compelling apologetic that will challenge their assumptions and affirm that there really is something great about Christianity.
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Reconciliation : Islam, democracy, and the West
by Benazir Bhutto
A former prime minister of Pakistan offers a provocative assessment of the growing tensions between Islam and the western world, in an account that shares historical information that traces the roots of international terrorism to American support for former dictator Zia ul Haq and reveals how democracy and Islam can be compatible.
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Why the Dalai Lama matters : his act of truth as the solution for China, Tibet, and the world
by Robert A. F. Thurman
Robert Thurman, renowned Tibetan scholar, teacher, and activist, presents his provocative, five-point plan that will enable China to win the respect of the entire world by allowing Tibet to regain its cultural, economic, and political autonomy. Thurman shows how the Dalai Lama’s tireless work is the harbinger of peace for the world and essential for human survival.
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