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Practicing the way : be with Jesus, become like him, do as he did
Comer, John Mark
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry calls us to rediscover the path that leads to a deeper life with God. "One of the most important books I have read in a decade . . . If we would all follow in this way,...
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Reading Genesis
Robinson, Marilynne
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of our greatest novelists and thinkers presents a radiant, thrilling interpretation of the book of Genesis. For generations, the book of Genesis has been treated by scholars as a collection of documents by various...
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Jesus for everyone : not just Christians
Levine, Amy-Jill
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Why Jesus's historic and cultural influence makes him fascinating, provocative, and relevant for everyone, not only Christians. Two thousand years after his birth and death, Jesus of Nazareth continues to be of vital interest. Yet much of the scholarship around Jesus focuses...
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The exvangelicals : loving, living, and leaving the white evangelical church
McCammon, Sarah
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BESTSELLER "An intimate window into the world of American evangelicalism. Fellow exvangelicals will find McCammon's story both startlingly familiar and immensely clarifying, while those looking in from the outside can find no...
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Mostly what God does : reflections on seeking and finding his love everywhere
Guthrie, Savannah
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#1 New York Times Bestseller Guthrie persuasively renders the evolution of a hard-won religious belief that makes room for imperfection and "does not require us to ignore... the sorrows we experience or the unjustness we see but to believe past it." This openhearted offering...
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God's ghostwriters : enslaved Christians and the making of the Bible
Moss, Candida
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From an award-winning biblical scholar, the "monumental and eye-opening" story of how enslaved people created, gave meaning to, and spread the message of the New Testament, shaping the very foundations of Christianity in ways both subtle and profound (Reza Aslan). For the...
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It Is finished : a 40-day pilgrimage back to the cross
Martin, Charles
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A Publishers Weekly and ECPA Bestseller Across forty days of vivid storytelling, It Is Finished offers you a unique and vital roadmap to trace the power and necessity of the cross throughout the Bible, from the book of Genesis all the way to your present-day reality. ...
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Judaism is about love : recovering the heart of Jewish life
Held, Shai
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A profound, startling new understanding of Jewish life, illuminating the forgotten heart of Jewish theology and practice: love. A dramatic misinterpretation of the Jewish tradition has shaped the history of the West: Christianity is the religion of love, and Judaism the...
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To be a Jew today : a new guide to God, Israel, and the Jewish people
Feldman, Noah
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A New York Times Bestseller A leading public intellectual's timely reckoning with how Jews can and should make sense of their tradition and each other. What does it mean to be a Jew? At a time of worldwide crisis, venerable answers to this question...
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American Zion : a new history of Mormonism
Park, Benjamin E.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 in the so-called "burned-over district" of upstate New York, which was producing seers and prophets daily. Most of the new creeds flamed out; Smith's would endure, becoming the most significant homegrown religion in...
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Black liturgies : prayers, poems, and meditations for staying human
Arthur Riley, Cole
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A collection of prayer, poetry, and spiritual practice centering the Black interior world, from the author of This Here Flesh and creator of Black Liturgies "A true spiritual balm for our troubled times."--Michael Eric Dyson,...
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The false white gospel : rejecting Christian nationalism, reclaiming true faith, and refounding democracy
Wallis, Jim
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NOW A NEW YORK TIMES AND A USA TODAY BESTSELLER "Everyone who claims to be 'Christian' or else claims to be upset by 'Christianity' needs to read this book, especially politicians using people's supposed faith for their own ends." --Margaret E. Atwood <...
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Is God real? : exploring the ultimate question of life
Strobel, Lee
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Lee Strobel, former atheist and legal editor of the Chicago Tribune, weaves together the latest evidence from a range of brilliant scientific and philosophical minds to answer the most consequential question of all time. "Is God real" More than two hundred times a...
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The life of the Qurʼan : from eternal roots to enduring legacy
Jebara, Mohamad
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"Appropriately epic and consistently erudite, yet accessible for lay readers." --Kirkus (Starred review) Based on extensive scholarship, an innovative biography of the central text of Islam Over a billion copies of the Qur`an exist - yet it remains...
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The great disappearance : 31 ways to be rapture ready
Jeremiah, David
Paper Book
An Instant Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller The rapture is the central event in biblical prophecy. But what does it mean for us today How can this crucial end times event draw us nearer to God in a world that is seemingly on the brink of chaos...
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Cloistered : my years as a nun
Coldstream, Catherine
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"A profoundly moving memoir which gripped me . . . It's about spirituality and asceticism and silence and sisterhood, but also about how flawed human beings can abuse power and how hermetically sealed communities, which should care for and protect their members, can be dangerously vulnerable...
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Ask Pastor John : 750 Bible answers to life's most important questions
Reinke, Tony
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Distilled from the popular podcast Ask Pastor John, this comprehensive book compiles pastor-theologian and bestselling author John Piper's answers to life's perplexing questions about situational ethics, spiritual disciplines, theology, and more.
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I am asking in the name of God : ten prayers for a future of hope
Francis, Pope
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The beloved Pope Francis's long-awaited prayers for the ten most pressing issues the world is facing today, inspiring action to radically unite humanity in hope for a peaceful future "The clock is ticking, and all life is in danger, yet we still have time. . . ....
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