Religion Spirituality category: 222996 books
The Quran
God’S Word or Satan’S Great Deception?
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2011
Both the Quran and Bible purportedly hold the keys to creation, but when you examine both closely, only one of them holds up.
A closer examination of Muhammads life and the Quran shows that both are opposed to all that God declares pure and holy. Join author John Tharp, who has traveled the...
by Simon Blackstone
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2012
‘Conspiracy!’ exposes the shocking untold history of religion and how it took over the world. Tracing its origins to a very earthly phenomenon, the book shows how fantasy, fabrication, torture, murder and genocide have underpinned seven thousand years of human history, how the institutions of...
by Gillian Nolan
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2016
Everything you need to know about the Peaceful Wicca Religion
This book will show you the charming beliefs and traditions of the Wiccan way of life
This book is a great start for anyone interested in and curious about the Wiccan religion or already practicing Wiccans who want to learn...
Religion in the American South
Protestants and Others in History and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2005
This collection of essays examines religion in the American South across three centuries--from the beginning of the eighteenth century to the civil rights movement of the 1960s. The first collection published on the subject in fifteen years, Religion in the American South builds upon a new generation...
The Spiritual Mandela
Faith and Religion in the Life of Nelson Mandela
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
In the first book of its kind, an acclaimed South African journalist and former parliamentary spokesperson for the ANC shares how Nelson Mandela balanced his Christian faith with his political views, exploring how the beloved leader reconciled his own beliefs with the hard truth that religion had...
Theology for a Violent Age
Religious Beliefs Crippling African American Youth
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2010
Any politician or pundit will agree: we live in a violent and dangerous age. Our pent-up anger and rage fills our households and spills over into our neighborhoods and streets, leaving African American families who live in poverty and with limited capability to ward off shame and self-contempt as...
The God Factor
Inside the Spiritual Lives of Public People
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2006
When religion reporter Cathleen Falsani climbed aboard Bono's tour bus, it was to interview the rock start about AIDS awareness. Instead, they plunged into a lively discussion about faith. "This is a defining moment for us," Bono said. "For the culture we live in."
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Shopping for God
How Christianity Went from In Your Heart to In Your Face
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2007
Not so long ago religion was a personal matter that was seldom discussed in public. No longer. Today religion is everywhere, from books to movies to television to the internet-to say nothing about politics. Now religion is marketed and advertised like any other product or service. How did this happen?...
by Les Burgess
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2011
Gods Universe in Four Dimensions examines several subjects, such as economics and the cause of the unemployment problem, from a point of view that is a blend of science and philosophy. Author Les Burgesss controversial stances may upset some people, but his belief is that is better to present the...
How I Pray
People of Different Religions Share with Us That Most Sacred and Intimate Act of Faith
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
Religion writer Jim Castelli set out to answer these profound questions by talking with twenty-six spiritual leaders and practitioners representing the wide spectrum of faith in America today. How I Pray gathers these remarkable conversations into a thought-provoking, personal, and deeply meaningful...
Money. Sex. Beer. God.
Ditching Religion for the Joy of Incarnation
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2016
A biblical companion to the happy life! Learn how Gnostic dualism invaded the church, killed the party and taught you the world was evil. Religious mindsets of dualism have blinded us to the God-given joys and pleasures of this world. We have often separated our spirituality from earthiness. But...
A History of Religion in 5½ Objects
Bringing the Spiritual to Its Senses
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
A leading scholar explores the importance of physical objects and sensory experience in the practice of religion.
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Humans are needy. We need things: objects, keepsakes, stuff, tokens, knickknacks, bits and pieces, junk, and treasure. We carry special objects in our pockets and purses, and place...
by John Sloat
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2011
A Handbook For Heretics discusses the differences between religion and the Kingdom of God. Many mainline churches resist the current reformation, a gradual movement away from traditional Christianity toward a vital spirituality. Its adherents are frequently labeled "heretics" when in fact they are...
by Mahfooz Kanwar Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2015
After the Second World War, in the 1950s and beyond, we embraced revolutionary emancipation of women, among other things, which led to an unprecedented sexual and cultural revolution, especially in the West. We discarded some of the old ways of doing things, and we opened the door to a brand-new and...