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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Maqālāt al-ghulūw al-dīnī wa-al-lā-dīnī Maqālāt al-ghulūw al-dīnī wa-al-lā-dīnī Muḥammad ʻImārah Religious fanaticism; Islam; Islam and secularism. OL10871075W
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
Revival Revival Stephen King In a small New England town over half a century ago, a boy is playing with his new toy soldiers in the dirt when he looks up to see a striking man, the new minister, Jamie learns later he is a man wh… OL17200413W
The Cresswell plot The Cresswell plot Eliza Wass Six siblings living in the isolated woods of upstate New York start to test their boundaries and glimpse a life of freedom and choice, but only if they can escape their strict, religious father who h… OL17899361W
The blood of Alexander The blood of Alexander Tom Wilde "Jonathan Blake makes a living stealing antiquities--stealing them back, that is. A field agent for the Argo Foundation, a company that makes it their business to preserve humanity's history by liber… OL19709415W
La Sangre de los Inocentes La Sangre de los Inocentes Julia Navarro Así empieza la crónica que escribe en el siglo XIII fray Julián sobre el cruel asedio a Montségur y la lucha entre cátaros y católicos. Siglos desués, en 1939, un medievalista agnóstico emprende un … OL2183096W
When God becomes a drug When God becomes a drug Leo Booth The twelve-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous has been adapted to help turn compulsive, religious addiction into a healthy, Christ-like spiritual recovery regimen. OL3534723W
Leaving Fishers Leaving Fishers Margaret Peterson Haddix After joining her new friends in the religious group called Fishers of Men, Dorry finds herself immersed in a cult from which she must struggle to extricate herself. OL548199W
The True Believer:Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements The True Believer:Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements Eric Hoffer,Eric Hoffer This book presents ideas about how mass movements work and the psychology of people that awaken/join mass movements. The author uses examples of movements of all types from the past, as well as movem… OL927028W