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Miracles and wonder : the historical mystery of Jesus
Pagels, Elaine H.
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
Rohr, Richard
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
Douthat, Ross Gregory
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
Strobel, Lee
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
Lucado, Max
Paper Book
NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! When was the last time you awakened to a swirl of anxious, out-of-control thoughts Perhaps you were overwhelmed with the weight of worry, the fear of failing, or the grip...
The lost Mary : rediscovering the mother of Jesus
Tabor, James D.
Paper Book
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
Monica Clare, Sister
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
McClellan, Daniel O.
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
Butler-Gallie, Fergus
Paper Book
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
Fugelsang, John
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
Buchdahl, Angela
Paper Book
Angela Buchdahl was born in Korea and grew up in Tacoma, Washington, the daughter of a Korean Buddhist mother and Jewish American father. Profoundly spiritual from a young age, she felt a connection to God when only a child and felt the first stirrings to become a rabbi at age sixteen. Despite the...
Sister, sinner : the miraculous life and mysterious disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson
Hoffman, Claire (Journalist)
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 : saying goodbye to good enough and embracing the promise of what can be
Meyer, Joyce
Paper Book
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
Duggar King, Amy
Paper Book
"Not only was I singled out and shamed, but I was lied to as well. I'm still trying to untangle the lies--some of them televised across the country--from the truth." You've heard some of the story: the manipulation and abuse hidden behind the traditional Christian values that...
Jesus doesn't care about your messy house : he cares about your heart
White, Dana K.
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
Watterson, Meggan
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
Lambert, Zach W.
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
Suzuki, Shunry
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
Singh, Manvir
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
Recker, Brian
Paper Book
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...
Buddha, Socrates, and us : ethical living in uncertain times
Batchelor, Stephen
Paper Book
A renowned Buddhist teacher turns to two of the most influential figures in history for guidance on how to face the ethical challenges of our time "[Batchelor] draws on a different tradition of doubt--Socratic questioning--and explores the wisdom that Buddhist and Hellenistic...
Augustine the African
Conybeare, Catherine
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 Promise of Heaven: 31 Reasons to Get Excited about Your Eternal Home
Jeremiah, David
Paper Book
An Instant NY Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller Have you ever looked around and thought, There has to be more than this You're not alone . . . and you're right. Heaven is your forever home. In The Promise of Heaven, Dr. David Jeremiah invites you to lift your...
The avatar
Cahn, Jonathan
Paper Book
THE AVATAR, #1 New York Times bestselling author, Jonathan Cahn's explosive newest book will change the way you see the world.      THE AVATAR contains revelations so stunning and so shocking that they cannot even be revealed...
Mother Emanuel : two centuries of race, resistance, and forgiveness in one Charleston church
Sack, Kevin
Paper Book
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES' TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR * A sweeping history of one of the nation's most important African American churches and a profound story of courage and grace amid the fight for racial justice--from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kevin Sack "A...
Struck down, not destroyed : keeping the faith as a Vatican reporter
Dulle, Colleen
Paper Book
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
Meyer, Joyce/ Stache, Ginger
Paper Book
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
Fletcher, Holly Berkley
Paper Book
"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
Barr, Beth Allison
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...
Blazing eye sees all : Love Has Won, false prophets and the fever dream of the American new age
Sottile, Leah
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
Paper Book
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...
Leo XIV: The New Pope and Catholic Reform
Altieri, Christopher R
Paper Book
When Robert Francis Prevost OSA appeared on the loggia of St. Peter's on 8th May 2025, he surprised the world. The first North American pope is a quiet man few had heard of, following the legacy of one the most media savvy pontiffs in history. Yet with subtle gestures, Pope...
The biblio diet : transforming your health the way God intended
Rubin, Jordan
Paper Book
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
Grylls, Bear
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
Sidley, Kate
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 cost of ambition : how striving to be better than others makes us worse
Volf, Miroslav
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Miroslav Volf on why striving for superiority is at odds with the Christian faith Christianity Today 2025 Book Award Winner (Popular Theology) "[A] smart take on a world obsessed with forward motion."--<...
Undercover kindness : saying yes to love, no to fear, and embracing the life-changing power of ordinary generosity
Darts, Jimmy
Paper Book
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