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Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus
Elaine Pagels
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . From a renowned National Book Award-winning scholar, an extraordinary new account of the life of Jesus that explores the mystery of how a poor young man inspired a religion that reshaped the world. "This is a brilliant and necessary book. Sober,...
The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage
Richard Rohr
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In his first major work since The Universal Christ, one of our most prominent spiritual voices offers a wholehearted and hope-filled model for the world today, grounded in the timeless wisdom of the Hebrew prophets. "Richard Rohr is one of...
Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious
Ross Douthat
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller "Truly a Mere Christianity for the 21st century"--World magazine From the host of the Interesting Times podcast Do you ever wish you had more faith Here is a blueprint for thinking your way from doubt to belief. As a...
Seeing the Supernatural: Investigating Angels, Demons, Mystical Dreams, Near-Death Encounters, and Other Mysteries of the Unseen World
Lee Strobel
Paper Book
Now a New York Times bestseller, discover solid answers to the provocative questions you've been asking about the supernatural world through the investigative work of a former spiritual skeptic. We hear stories all the time about the supernatural--miraculous healings,...
Tame Your Thoughts Three Tools to Renew Your Mind and Transform Your Life
Max Lucado
NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! When was the last time you awakened to a swirl of out-of-control thoughts Perhaps you were overwhelmed with the weight of worry, the fear of failing, or the grip of guilt. The way we think directly...
The Lost Mary: Rediscovering the Mother of Jesus
James D. Tabor
A world-renowned historian of early Christianity and ancient Judaism lifts the veil on the life of Mary--revealing her revolutionary role as the matriarch of the Jesus movement "A great leap forward in understanding and contextualizing Mary's life, after two millennia of her...
A Change of Habit: Leaving Behind My Husband, Career, and Everything I Owned to Become a Nun
Sister Monica Clare
Paper Book
The soulful, hilarious memoir of a chronic people pleaser who surprised everyone in her life by abandoning an unfulfilling career and marriage to join a convent-and learned how much we stand to gain when we fully embrace our authentic selves "A Change of Habit follows...
The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture’s Most Controversial Issues
Dan McClellan
Paper Book
NOW A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Bible scholar and popular TikToker Dan McClellan confronts misconceptions about the Bible. The Bible is the world's most influential book, but do we really know what it says? Every day...
Twelve Churches: An Unlikely History of the Buildings That Made Christianity
Reverend Fergus Butler-Gallie
Karen Armstrong meets Pico Iyer in this sweeping history of Christianity that visits a dozen places of worship on every inhabited continent to tell their often wild stories and examine their sometimes difficult legacies. Christianity is the largest religion in the US with upwards...
Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds
John Fugelsang
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In the spirit of George Carlin and Christopher Hitchens, the son of a former Catholic nun and a Franciscan brother delivers a deeply irreverent and biblically correct takedown of far-right Christian hatred--a book for believers, atheists, agnostics, and anyone...
Heart of a Stranger: An Unlikely Rabbi's Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging
Angela Buchdahl
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "A story that begs to be told. . . engrossing." -The Washington Post From the first Asian American to be ordained as a rabbi, a stirring account of one woman's journey from feeling like an outsider to becoming one of...
Sister, Sinner: The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson
Claire Hoffman
Paper Book
A Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year A Must-Read: The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, The Millions, Alta Long-listed for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography "Magnificent."<...
The Courage to Change
Joyce Meyer
Change is inevitable. And sometimes it's confusing and difficult, even when it's good. We can't keep change from coming, but we can allow it to transform us rather than derail us by facing it and embracing it through the lens of God's unchanging promises to us. We...
Holy Disruptor: Shattering the Shiny Facade by Getting Louder with the Truth
Amy Duggar King
Jesus Doesn't Care About Your Messy House: He Cares About Your Heart
Dana K. White
Paper Book
The phrase "cleanliness is next to godliness" isn't found in the Bible. Your house can never be good enough to please God--not because you can't scrub it or declutter hard enough, but because that is never what He was looking for in the first place. Join Dana K. White, author of...
The Girl Who Baptized Herself: How a Lost Scripture About a Saint Named Thecla Reveals the Power of Knowing Our Worth
Meggan Watterson
Paper Book
This riveting exploration of a nearly lost first-century scripture tells the story of a courageous saint named Thecla and offers us a road map to knowing our worth. "Meggan Watterson writes with a prophet's vision and a mystic's heart."-Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO,...
Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm into a Tool of Healing (Four New Lenses for Making Sense of Scripture)
Zach W. Lambert
Paper Book
As a pastor for more than ten years, Zach Lambert has seen the Bible used countless times as something far from the "Good Book"-both in his own life and in the experiences of others. In Better Ways to Read the Bible, he dismantles four common lenses for reading the Bible that lead to harm, then...
Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life
Shunryu Suzuki
Paper Book
From the beloved author of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind comes a new book of teachings on the essence of Zen practice "I felt a burden being lifted from my shoulders just by reading this remarkable book." --Oliver Burkeman "Our way of sitting is for you to become...
Shamanism: The Timeless Religion
Manvir Singh
Paper Book
From a brilliant, young, Harvard-trained anthropologist and contributor to The New Yorker comes a fascinating investigation into the spiritual practice of shamanism, from its beginnings to the present moment, for readers disaffected with organized religion who seek a more personal approach...
Hell Bent: How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of Love
Brian Recker
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A former evangelical pastor explains why we can stop worrying about hell and start focusing on love "If you've ever struggled with...the idea of eternal conscious torment, Hell Bent is for you."-Pete Enns There is a black hole...
The Nicene Creed: What You Need to Know about the Most Important Creed Ever Written (Foundational Tools for Our Faith)
Kevin DeYoung
Ebook
Bestselling Author Kevin DeYoung Explores the History, Meaning, and Importance of the Nicene Creed The Nicene Creed is a fundamental text that Christians have memorized and recited in church services and personal prayers for centuries. Despite its deep roots, many believers today...
Augustine the African
Catherine Conybeare
Paper Book
Augustine of Hippo (354-430), also known as Saint Augustine, was one of the most influential theologians in history. His writings, including the autobiographical Confessions and The City of God, helped shape the foundations of Christianity and Western philosophy. But for...
The Rise of the Gods
Jonathan Cahn
THE AVATAR , #1 BEST SELLING BOOK IN AMERICA and Jonathan Cahn's newest release will change the way you see the world.       THE AVATAR contains revelations so stunning and so shocking that they cannot even be revealed...
The Kingdom of Cain: Finding God in the Literature of Darkness
Andrew Klavan
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Andrew Klavan explores how artists' imaginative engagement with the darkness can point the way to living beautifully in the midst of a tragic world. "Andrew Klavan's book illuminates even as it explores the deepest darkness, finding truth...
Struck Down, Not Destroyed: Keeping the Faith as a Vatican Reporter
Colleen Dulle
A bold, inspiring call not to lose spiritual hope from a Vatican reporter who has seen the Catholic Church's darkness-and has learned that it cannot overpower the light "A compelling, fortifying read for anyone who is grappling with the fallen side of the church."-Abigail...
Healing the wounds of rejection : moving forward with strength, confidence, and the ability to trust again
Joyce Meyer
An intimate, vulnerable and, compassionate conversation about the pain of rejection, filled with practical, biblical guidance to heal and move on with personal stories from beloved Bible teacher Joyce Meyer, Ginger Stache, and other women who have risen from the ashes of loss. ...
The Missionary Kids: Unmasking the Myths of White Evangelicalism
Holly Berkley Fletcher
"Historian Fletcher incisively explores the dark underbelly of American evangelical missionary work via the experiences of missionaries' children." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "Insightful and hard-hitting." --Library Journal What do we learn about white evangelicalism from...
Becoming the Pastor's Wife: How Marriage Replaced Ordination as a Woman's Path to Ministry
Beth Allison Barr
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A blistering critique of the narrowing options for female leadership in the evangelical church. . . . A powerful indictment of an unequal system."--Publishers Weekly As a pastor's wife for twenty-five years, Beth...
Rescue at the Reef: The Miraculous True Story of a Little Boy with Big Faith
Jameson Reeder
Paper Book
In the vein of #1 New York Times bestseller Soul Surfer, this inspiring story of loss and resilience follows the Reeder family after a horrific shark attack. A two-week vacation to the Florida Keys meant Mary and Jameson Sr. could share the beauty of...
Blazing Eye Sees All: Love Has Won, False Prophets, and the Fever Dream of the American New Age
Leah Sottile
Paper Book
In this "unflinching and wildly entertaining" investigation of the modern New Age movement in America, a journalist aims to understand how women like Amy Carlson (the leader of Love Has Won) and others become devoutly invested in their beliefs (Talia Lavin, author of Culture Warlords)....
There Is No Other: The Way to Harmony and Wholeness
Ram Dass
An essential balm for these tumultuous times, this thoughtful and inspiring guide features newly gathered teachings to abandon the idea there is an "other," bridging differences and cherishing our lives in the world, from beloved spiritual leader Ram Dass. With the world...
Islam: A New History from Muhammad to the Present
John Tolan
Paper Book
A concise new narrative history of Islam that draws on the transformative insights of recent research to emphasize the diversity and dynamism of the tradition Today's Muslim world is in upheaval: legalists and mystics engage in intense debates, radical groups invoke Sharia,...
The Biblio Diet: Live Long, Master Metabolism, Reduce Pain, Fight Depression, and Conquer Cancer with Healing Secrets from the Bible
Jordan Rubin
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Two of America's most revered ancient nutrition experts combine forces to give you a holistic plan for creating lasting health and well-being.   In this breakthrough book, New York...
The Greatest Story Ever Told: An Eyewitness Account
Bear Grylls
Paper Book
The incredible true story about a Galilean stonemason who changed the course of the world forever. Beautifully told through the eyewitness accounts of those who knew him best. This real-life story will never leave you. This is the...
How to Be a Saint: An Extremely Weird and Mildly Sacrilegious History of The Catholic Church's Biggest Names
Kate Sidley
Paper Book
Part history lesson. Part sacrilege. An entirely good time. Think you have what it takes to be a saint? Lucky for you, thousands of souls have paved the way to heaven-creating a clear formula for getting the job done while also leaving a rich, disturbing history behind them. And...
The Benefit of Doubt: How Confronting Your Deepest Questions Can Lead to a Richer Faith
Craig Groeschel
Paper Book
Struggling with Doubt Doesn't Make You a Bad Christian--It Might Be What Saves Your Faith. If you're secretly wrestling with questions about God, faith, or the Bible, you're not alone--and you're not broken. In The Benefit of Doubt, bestselling pastor Craig Groeschel...
Undercover Kindness: Saying Yes to Love, No to Fear, and Embracing the Life-Changing Power of Ordinary Generosity
Jimmy Darts
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