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The current social and political climate makes it easy to benefit from religious misunderstanding. Political and religious leaders create fear of the religious other in order to drum up support for themselves. But the best way to combat deliberate misrepresentation is to provide accurate, timely information about the three great monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Originally published in 2007, What Do Our Neighbors Believe?...
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The study of religion in American higher education is fraught with difficulties that raise important questions about the nature of faith and the purpose of advanced learning. Although religion has been foundational to some of the United States' most prestigious universities, religious studies is a relatively recent addition to the liberal arts curriculum. As a result, students often take courses in religion with expectations that exceed what professors...
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An enlightening look at the surprising connections between spirituality and progressive thought in the United States. Religious liberalism in America is often associated with an ecumenical Protestant establishment. This book, however, draws attention to the broad diversity of liberal cultures that shapes America's religious movements. The essays gathered here push beyond familiar tropes and boundaries to interrogate religious liberalism's dense cultural...
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Examining other religions provides Christians the opportunity to more deeply understand their own beliefs. Learning about other religions is not the same as learning from other religions, which can have great value to Christians who wish to strengthen their faith. In this book's ten easy-to-read chapters, Wogaman shows readers what Christians can learn from different religions, such as Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and even from atheism. From...
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"I surrender all" Three simple words hold a meaning few understand.
This book is a journey into the depths of what "I surrender all" means. I share eleven personal testimonies that demonstrate that no matter what season of life you are in that you are never outside of God's guiding hand.
He will use your greatest triumphs and failures for His glory. Surrender is giving up everything that you are and trusting God God in who He is. Who you...
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We are calling this 'the saint maker series' because everyone that has read it has developed a greater love and devotion to Our Lord than they had before. The morning mediation is to be done sometime in the morning. The evening in the evening and the spiritual reading section either midday or whenever possible. When broken up these are very short in time but try not to rush it. The Chirstmas/Epiphany volume covers every day of the Christmas season...
7) Holy Spirit
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This handbook is a candid solid reminder of the strength of Christianity. That it indwells understanding and communing with the one granted the power of rule and authority in our order and dispensation. And the sobering truth, that until and unless you understand how to commune and to be subject to Him, your Christianity becomes just a powerless telltale.According to scripture it shows. No matter how much you eye and seek from the Lord, one sure thing...
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"Ofrendas Sagradas: Explorando el Poder y la Tradición del Ebbo en la Espiritualidad Yoruba" es una obra cautivadora que sumerge a los lectores en el fascinante mundo de las prácticas espirituales yoruba. A través de estas páginas, se desentrañan los misterios del Ebbo, una ceremonia de ofrendas profundamente arraigada en la rica tradición religiosa de la cultura yoruba.Desde los fundamentos de la creencia yoruba hasta la intricada elaboración...
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American cities are in the midst of fundamental changes. De-industrialization of large, aging cities has been enormously disruptive for urban communities, which are being increasingly fragmented. Though often overlooked, religious organizations are important actors, both culturally and politically in the restructuring metropolis.
Public Religion and Urban Transformation provides a sweeping view of urban religion in response to these transformations....
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Get the Summary of Richard Elliott Friedman's The Exodus in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Exodus" by Richard Elliott Friedman delves into the historical and religious significance of the Exodus narrative, focusing on Moses' leadership and the Israelites' escape from Egypt. The book examines the tale's impact on faith and the legitimacy of religious beliefs, addressing scholarly skepticism and the debate over...
11) La serie del Santo Hacedor: Meditaciones diarias de Cuaresma a partir de las obras de Aan Alfonso
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La llamamos "la serie del hacedor de santos" porque todos los que la han leído han desarrollado un amor y una devoción a Nuestro Señor mayores que antes. La mediación de la mañana debe hacerse en algún momento de la mañana. La de la tarde por la noche y la sección de lectura espiritual a mediodía o cuando sea posible. Cuando se dividen, son muy breves, pero hay que procurar no precipitarse. El volumen de Cuaresma abarca todos los días desde...
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Word Up displays the realities in life, depicting the signs of the times through headline events as well as what happens in the home, on the job, or in social gatherings. Life can be a struggle. There are pros and cons in the ways that we deal with what is happening around us and, most importantly, what happens inside of us. Consider the following questions:
Are we appropriately handling the challenges that can adversely impact our lives?
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13) LINE UPON LINE
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My purpose for writing this book is to correct and encourage proper understanding and application of the scriptures rather than traditional stories and beliefs that have misled many for centuries. I believe it has been placed upon my heart to finally write down and share some of the things God has given me over the years, to cause people to really think about where they will spend eternity and with whom.
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The first collection to distinguish religion's role in the creation of race and ethnic categories
Religion and the Creation of Race and Ethnicity is the first collection devoted to demonstrating the role that religion and myth have played in the creation of the categories of "race" and "ethnicity."
When scholars approach religion and race, they tend to focus on such issues as how African Americans have expressed Christianity, or how Japanese...
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The truth about the end time is that the end time does not end the world but ends the circle of a sinful world and it is the beginning of the new and sinless world thus the new earth and the new heaven. There are two types of tribulations, general tribulations from Satan and great tribulations from God. The mark of the beast will be made manifest during the tribulation of Satan and is already here. No rapture before the great tribulation but after...
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What used to be a serpent in the book of Genesis, is now leviathan in the book of Job and in the book of Revelation it has become the dragon.As the end is fast approaching Satan is not having enough time on his side to accomplish his aim of taking as many as he could to hell. His aim is to take all to hell but he has failed for many are dead as saints already and there are still saints around, nevertheless he is not slowing down. Unknowingly the mark...
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The prophets of the Old Testament were speaking, in the first instance, to the people of their own time. This means that we need to locate the prophets in the history of their own time, in order to understand them in the first instance.
I propose to survey Israel's history mainly in terms of the work and role of the prophets, from Moses to Malachi. Of course, they were interacting with the temple priesthood and with the disciples of Machiavelli,...
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All men born by women have one battle or the other. We are all bound by Satan from the creation and we all need to be loosed and only Yeshua HaMashiach can truly loose man and loose man indeed. All other freedom which is not from God will end up in hell. Many of us have life but not life in abundant, many of us are free but not free indeed.The Bible says you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. There are things and truth you need...
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"El Camino de la Pureza: Travesía Espiritual con Obatalá" es una obra que nos sumerge en el fascinante mundo de la religión yoruba, explorando la figura venerada de Obatalá, el Orisha de la pureza y la sabiduría. A través de relatos cautivadores, esta narrativa transporta a los lectores a un viaje espiritual donde la luz de Obatalá ilumina caminos de virtud y autoconocimiento.En este libro, se entrelazan mitos antiguos, tradiciones sagradas...
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In this book, the authors discuss how increasing intimacy in marriage allows both partners to approach issues of communication, power, anger, and faith more creatively and effectively. With exercises tested by dozens of couples in marriage and family therapy and a clear discussion of contemporary perspectives on marriage, this book is an indispensable resource for couples.
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