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Breakaway Amish

Growing Up with the Bergholz Beard Cutters

by Johnny Mast, Shawn Smucker
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016

“I am the grandson of Bishop Sam Mullet, who was arrested for the Amish beard-cutting attacks. This is my story.” Beard-cutting attacks on Amish people in the middle of the night. Five incidents. Nine victims. How could members of a Christian tradition known for peace and forgiveness enact...
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by Amber Schamel
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2018

The remarkable lives of twelve sisters who changed the course of history. Historians paint pictures of amazing men and women who influenced the world, but seldom do we hear about sister duos that forever altered the course of history. Whether fighting together—or against each other—these twelve...
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by A.H. Fitch
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2016

The best and most interesting method of obtaining historical information is the biographical. This is equally true whether the reader is studying a particular period relating to his own country or is taking a broad survey of universal history. Biography, especially when supplemented by extracts from...
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by Brian Morgan
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2014

Saint Jude: The Story That"s Never Been ToldAt the start of the third millennium after the birth of Christ, a man long dead is alive in the hearts of millions, and this book sets out to unravel what is one of the most intriguing mysteries in Christian history – who is Saint Jude?Jude...
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Kindler of Souls

Rabbi Henry Cohen of Texas

by Rabbi Henry, II Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2009

In September 1930, the New York Times published a list of the clergy whom Rabbi Stephen Wise considered "the ten foremost religious leaders in this country." The list included nine Christians and Rabbi Henry Cohen of Galveston, Texas. Little-known today, Henry Cohen was a rabbi to be reckoned with, a...
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Rebirth

Triumphant Comeback 2

by SHAMIKA LADELL MARSHALL
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2019

Rebirth Triumphant Comeback 2   A series of poems with author given dialogue, written to minister to the heart while shedding light on the devasting effects of depression.  Ladell speaks from experience, questioning her self-worth, the pain of the deafest attitude and feeling stagnated in...
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Between a Church and a Hard Place

One Faith-Free Dad's Struggle to Understand What It Means to Be Religious (or No t)

by Andrew Park
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2010

Read Andrew Park's post on the Penguin Blog. At age thirty-five, Andrew Park hit a parenting snag. Teaching his children about ethics, good manners, and how to shoot a free throw posed no problem. When they started asking about religion, he came up empty-handed. Raised in a faith- free family...
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Pascal's Wager

The Man Who Played Dice with God

by James A. Connor
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009

In a major biography of Blaise Pascal, James Connor explores both the intellectual giant whose theory of probability paved the way for modernity and the devout religious mystic who dared apply probability to faith.
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The Undertaker's Wife

A True Story of Love, Loss, and Laughter in the Unlikeliest of Places

by Dee Oliver
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015

On Dee Branch’s first date with Johnnie Oliver, a fourth-generation funeral director, she knew she was in for a unique relationship when he had to leave “for just a minute”—and he came back to the car with a corpse. Over twenty years later, Dee was still in love with her charming southern...
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The Travelling Rabbi

My African Tribe

by Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013

Tracing the journeys of the “Travelling Rabbi,” this book highlights Rabbi Silberhaft’s invaluable work in Africa, from caring for the graves of the forgotten and performing wedding ceremonies to providing kosher food and religious insight to various communities. Including numerous stories—some...
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by John Algate
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016

'My clinic now has a new Dani name, the house of needles. Quite appropriate don't you think?'  Jessie wrote to her hundreds of supporters back home. Jessie Williamson was a courageous missionary nurse who devoted 35 years of her life to tribal people in the remote and dangerous highlands of...
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For Kirk and Covenant

The Stalwart Courage of John Knox

by Douglas Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2000

This volume in the Leaders in Action Series looks at the leadership qualities of a man long known for his bold, courageous stand against political and religious tyranny and corruption in medieval Scotland.
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William Tyndale

A Very Brief History

by Melvyn Bragg
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017

Part One: The History (What do we know?) This brief historical introduction to William Tyndale explores the social, political and religious factors that formed the original context of his life and writings, and considers how those factors affected the way he was initially received. What was...
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The Hidden Pope

The Untold Story of a Lifelong Friendship That Changed the Relationship Between Catholics and Jews

by Darcy O'Brien
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014

From a PEN/Hemingway Award–winning author: The true story of Pope John Paul II, his Jewish childhood friend, and a milestone in religious history. In October 1978, Karol Wojtyla, Polish Archbishop of Krakow, became Pope John Paul II, the first non-Italian pontiff in 455 years. He had a mission...
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