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Spirituality and Religion July 2024
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| Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart by Brian D. McLarenReaders interested in the intersections between their faith and the looming specter of climate change will want to check out this thought-provoking and surprisingly inspiring analysis of the detrimental effects of modern social structures on the planet, with examples from scripture of ways to meet potential calamity without succumbing to despair. |
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| The Devil's Best Trick: How the Face of Evil Disappeared by Randall SullivanDrawing as much from the conventions of true crime as from social history and folklore, journalist Randall Sullivan examines the pervasive nature of concepts of the Devil (and lowercase-D devils) across an array of cultures and how depictions of the satanic have changed over time. |
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| Rift: A Memoir of Breaking Away from Christian Patriarchy by Cait WestWith great candor and thoughtfulness, podcast host Cait West shares this unflinching account of what it was like to grow up in a religiously oppressive, emotionally neglectful family with parents whose primary concern was enforcing a rigid gender binary, with an emphasis on perpetuating the unequal, patriarchal power dynamics that aligned with their faith. Available on Hoopla |
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The Life of the Qur'an: From Eternal Roots to Enduring Legacy
by Mohamad Jebara
Richly detailed yet approachable, this sweeping chronicle of the Qur'an explores its history as both holy scripture and transmitted text, across the historical, cultural, and linguistic contexts through which it traveled as it spread across the world.
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Somehow: Thoughts on Love by Anne LamottReligious memoir mainstay Anne Lamott brings her well-established candor and thoughtfulness to this examination of love in its many forms, from the parental to sacred to the love of one's community. Who it's for: established fans of Lamott's work. Newer readers might want to start with her other titles like Help Thanks Wow or Traveling Mercies. Also available on Libby
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Reading Genesis
by Marilynne Robinson
Just as she does in her fiction, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Marilynne Robinson pairs her love of literature with her interest in theology in this thought-provoking close reading of the book of Genesis. Topics include: the "show, don't tell" storytelling rule of thumb, character archetypes as applied to biblical figures, and concepts like grace and justice.
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