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Hedges Hedges Jerry B. Jenkins With the divorce rate steadily climbing and infidelity creeping into even the happiest marriages, in a society that trivializes adultery and its devastating effects, with temptation and opportunity c… OL108025W
Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus Max Weber In The Protestant Ethic, Max Weber opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and relates the rise of the capitalist economy to the Calvinist belief in the moral value of hard work and th… OL1362905W
Catching Light Catching Light Roy M. Anker Films have come to not only entertain modern minds but also inform and shape them. Many of the best cinematic works have profound religious elements -- some obvious, some more subtle. In Catching Lig… OL14867233W
Living beyond your feelings Living beyond your feelings Joyce Meyer "A comprehensive guide to the range of emotions that we feel every day and shows how to manage them--instead of letting them manage you"--Provided by the publisher. OL15936569W
Godly seed Godly seed Allan C. Carlson In an ironic twist, American evangelical leaders are joining mainstream acceptance of contraception. Godly Seed: American Evangelicals Confront Birth Control, 1873-1973, examines how mid-twentieth-ce… OL15947325W
Selling All Selling All Sandra Marie Schneiders Does religious life still make sense today? Author of New Wineskins, Sandra Schneiders began a brilliant yet controversial examination of modern religious life in her acclaimed book Finding the Treas… OL16064987W
Change your words, change your life Change your words, change your life Joyce Meyer "Joyce Meyer discusses the power of words and provides a guide to 'smart talk' that can change your life"--Provided by the publisher. OL16283404W
Is God Anti-Gay? Is God Anti-Gay? Sam Allberry This book provides a practical and sensitive exploration of the Bible's teaching on homosexuality. It's the hot topic of the moment. Christians, the church and the Bible seem to be out of step with m… OL16807693W
Désirs, passions et spiritualité Désirs, passions et spiritualité Daniel Odier Fondé sur les enseignements du tantrisme, ce livre montre comme on peut se libérer des interdits et dépasser les règles en découvrant l'autonomie, la conscience et la félicité, en s'acceptant totalem… OL1705148W
First phone call from heaven First phone call from heaven Mitch Albom The story of a small town on Lake Michigan that gets worldwide attention when its citizens start receiving phone calls from the afterlife. Is it the greatest miracle ever or a massive hoax? As news o… OL17074962W
Every Square Inch Every Square Inch Bruce Riley Ashford How does our faith impact our everyday lives? To what extent should we be involved with the culture? Christians have wrestled with these questions throughout history. Drawing on such sources as Ab… OL17184500W
Flames from the Unconscious Flames from the Unconscious Michael Eigen xi, 163 p. ; 23 cm OL17527660W
Daughters of Abraham Daughters of Abraham Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad,John L. Esposito "Important for a general audience interested in women and religion, this book will be especially valuable to scholars in the fields of feminist theology, comparative religion, and interfaith studies.… OL17775281W
A New Worldly Order A New Worldly Order George Weigel The encyclical issued in May 1991 by Pope John Paul II, Centesimus Annus, drew a great deal of attention not only within the Catholic Church but outside it as well. One striking feature was the Pope'… OL17903457W
Only the Lover Sings Only the Lover Sings Josef Pieper The popular and highly regarded Pieper speaks of the necessity for human persons to be able to contemplate and appreciate beauty to develop their full humanity. Pieper expresses succinctly that the f… OL17926215W
Daniel's music Daniel's music Jerome Preisler "Daniel's music is the gripping story of Daniel's recovery against odds experts said were insurmountable; of medical science, faith, and perseverance combining for a miracle; and of an average family… OL18007402W
The coherence of theism The coherence of theism Richard Swinburne A philosophical analysis of the coherence of claims made about a spirit that is eternal, free, able to do anything, knows everything, is perfectly good, is the proper object of human worship and obed… OL1822674W
Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes Adrian Tomer,Grafton Eliason,Paul T. P. Wong Existential and Spiritual Issues in Death Attitudes provides: an in-depth examination of death attitudes, existentialism, and spirituality and their relationships; a review of the major theoretical m… OL18397916W
Muslim Palestine Muslim Palestine Andrea Nusse This detailed study provides an insightful analysis of the Palestinian Hamas movement's world-view, and explains the fundamentalist position on recent events, such as the Gulf War and the Hebron mass… OL19889722W
The leadership baton The leadership baton Jeff Jones,Rowland Forman,Bruce Miller The demand for quality leaders constantly outstrips the supply. If you're a pastor, team leader, staff member, or board member, you're always challenged with a leadership shortage. But what can you d… OL20946981W
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