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Natural law Natural law Jacques Maritain "Can there be universal moral principles in a culturally and religiously diverse world? Are such principles provided by a theory of natural law? Jacques response to both questions is "yes."". "These… OL1192072W
Cries in the new wilderness Cries in the new wilderness Eve Adler,Mikhail N. Epstein,Mikhail Ėpshteĭn "Inside the disintegrating Soviet Union, Raisa Gibaydulina, a professor of scientific atheism at the Moscow Institute of Atheism, compiles a selection of articles, sermons, manifestos, and other writ… OL12027636W
Black mass Black mass John Gray Philosopher John Gray examines the history of utopianism, links it to apocalyptic religious beliefs, and argues that utopianism currently dominates mainstream politics, discussing its impact in Iraq … OL12344W
In the absence of God In the absence of God Sam Keen Challenges the notions and habits we've formed about religion over the centuries in order for us to build a deeper faith, that is relevant today. Sets out to recover the elemental experience of the s… OL15483851W
Born again Born again Kelly A. Kerney While surreptitiously reading Darwin's "Origin of the Species," hoping to prove it wrong, fourteen-year-old Mel, a "Jesus freak," uncovers a family secret that makes her fear that inheritance will pr… OL15841837W
Continued Warnings of Son Ahman to the Leaders of the Nations of the Earth Continued Warnings of Son Ahman to the Leaders of the Nations of the Earth Warren S. Jeffs The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church) is one of the largest Mormon fundamentalist denominations and one of United States' largest practitioners of polygamy. The… OL15876618W
The Scopes trial The Scopes trial Michael Burgan "Provides comprehensive information on the Scopes trial, evolution, fundamentalism, and American education and the differing perspectives accompanying them"--Provided by publisher. OL15907411W
Americus Americus M. K. Reed Oklahoma teen Neal Barton stands up for his favorite fantasy series, The Chronicles of Apathea Ravenchilde, when conservative Christians try to bully the town of Americus into banning it from the pub… OL15910164W
Hell No! Hell No! Frank Charles Gillihan,Charles Gillihan This critique of the Christian vision of hell and how it is used in ministry and Christian education challenges one of the most basic concepts in western religion. Is "hell" really described in the B… OL16079738W
The shooting salvationist The shooting salvationist David R. Stokes The Shooting Salvationist chronicles what may be the most famous story you have never heard. In the 1920's, the Reverend J. Frank Norris railed against vice and conspiracies he saw everywhere to a co… OL16116817W
Disfellowshiped Disfellowshiped Gerald W. King Employing studies in population ecology as a framework for understanding the growth of religious movements, Disfellowshiped traces the growth of the Pentecostal movement. The author explores how the … OL16299804W
Faking Faith Faking Faith Josie Bloss After a humiliating incident involving some bad decisions on her part, seventeen-year-old Dylan discovers the blogs of fundamentalist Christian girls and starts passing herself off as one of them in … OL16471029W
Digital Jesus Digital Jesus Robert Glenn Howard In the 1990s, Marilyn Agee developed one of the most well-known amateur evangelical websites focused on the "End Times", The Bible Prophecy Corner. Around the same time, Lambert Dolphin, a retired St… OL16806088W
Piety and Politics Piety and Politics Michael Cromartie,Richard John Neuhaus This three-part anthology places the Evangelicals' and Fundamentalists' political resurgence within its proper theological and historical context. It includes representative essays by Evangelical lea… OL17124767W
In the name of God In the name of God Cameron Stauth "An anonymous caller tells a detective in a small Oregon town that a woman has just bitten off a man's finger. But the man is not the victim, the caller says. The woman is. She's being held against h… OL17666085W
Doctrine and Race Doctrine and Race Mary Beth Swetnam Mathews By presenting African American Protestantism in the context of white Protestant fundamentalism, Doctrine and Race: African American Evangelicals and Fundamentalism between the Wars demonstrates that … OL17782129W
Resurrection Resurrection Mandy Hager "When Maryam arrives back at Onewere and tries to loosen the Apostles' religious stranglehold by sharing the miraculous remedy for the deadly plague known as Te Matee lai, she finds herself captured … OL17872725W
Vivian Apple at the end of the world Vivian Apple at the end of the world Katie Coyle "Sixteen-year-old Vivian Apple returns home after the alleged 'Rapture' to find her devout parents gone and two mysterious holes in the roof. Vivian never believed in the Rapture, or the uber powerfu… OL17874858W
The Conservative Soul The Conservative Soul Andrew Sullivan what does it mean to be a conservative anymore?With the Iraq war, the rise of Christian fundamentalism, exploding government spending, soaring debt, insecure borders, and an executive branch with gre… OL1855721W
Racing toward Armageddon Racing toward Armageddon Michael Baigent Discusses the conspiracy of religious extremists in the Holy Land and their efforts to bring about the end of the world in our time. OL18609657W
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