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Author
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
Samson is a strong man with legendary powers who meets the beautiful Delilah and is later seduced by her into giving up the secret of his strength, tells the story of Moses' journey from prince of Egypt to prophet and leader of the Hebrew slaves; dramatization of the early life of St. Francis of Assisi; follows the story of the Biblical character David as he rises from lowly shepherd boy to the throne of Israel; a man is given the task of rescuing...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
x, 244 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"In this inspiring memoir, Curry tells her story for the first time, beginning with her childhood in rural Virginia and moving through the peaks and valleys of an incredible life--from raising her immensely gifted but sometimes headstrong children, to becoming an educator and founding a Montessori school, to discovering a profound, life sustaining connection to God and faith"--
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
384 pages
Description
"Moved by his mother's death and his Irish Catholic family's complicated history with the church, Timothy Egan decided to follow in the footsteps of centuries of seekers to force a reckoning with his own beliefs. He embarked on a thousand-mile pilgrimage through the theological cradle of Christianity, exploring one of the biggest stories of our time: the collapse of religion in the world that it created. Egan sets out along the Via Francigena, once...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
278 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
"Shahbaz Taseer's memoir of his experience leading up to and throughout his kidnapping by Islamic extremists, one of Pakistan's highest-profile kidnapping incidents"--
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xiv, 315 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Marilynne Robinson has plumbed the human spirit in her renowned novels, including Lila, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Gilead, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. In this new essay collection she trains her incisive mind on our modern political climate and the mysteries of faith. Whether she is investigating how the work of great thinkers about America like Emerson and Tocqueville inform...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
438 pages ; 25 cm
Description
"The legendary biologist, provocateur, and bestselling author mounts a timely and passionate defense of science and clear thinking with this career-spanning collection of essays, including twenty pieces published in the United States for the first time. For decades, Richard Dawkins has been the world's most brilliant scientific communicator, consistently illuminating the wonders of nature and attacking faulty logic. Science in the Soul brings together...
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 8
Description
"Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance. Will a roll of the dice turn things around, or is Greg's life destined to be just another hard-luck story?"--
12) Woman of God
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"St. Peter's Square, Rome. White smoke signals that a new Pope has been chosen. Is it possible that the new Pope is a woman? The world is watching as historic crowds gather in Rome, waiting for news of a new Pope, one who promises to be unlike any other in the Church's history. Some followers are ecstatic, but the leading candidate has made a legion of powerful enemies. From a difficult childhood with drug addled parents, to a career as a doctor...
13) Women talking
Pub. Date
2023
Formats
Description
Do nothing. Stay and fight. Or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith.
14) A spark of light
Author
Description
"The warm fall day starts like any other at the Center--a women's reproductive health services clinic--its staff offering care to anyone who passes through its doors. Then, in late morning, a desperate and distraught gunman bursts in and opens fire, taking all inside hostage. After rushing to the scene, Hugh McElroy, a police hostage negotiator, sets up a perimeter and begins making a plan to communicate with the gunman. As his phone vibrates with...
16) Mel fell
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 x 22 cm
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Description
"...follow Mel on her journey from downward fall to triumphant flight in this tale of self-confidence and taking a leap of faith."--
Author
Publisher
FaithWords
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
556 (large print); 22 cm
Description
Disagreements happen. Priorities and attitudes change. To keep their relationship strong, every couple needs regular, quiet moments together to renew their love and commitment to each other. The Osteens share daily readings to help you discover and unlock the seeds of greatness that God has placed within each of you. He has given you the tools to live a victorious life and marriage-- it's up to you to put them to work.
18) Walking wounded
Author
Publisher
Canongate
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
189 pages ; 20 cm
Description
These are the stories of the casualties of social and emotional struggle, who defy defeat with humour, resilience and inspiring faith in their dreams. The walking wounded. These are the stories of ordinary people.
19) Sing
Formats
Description
A koala impresario stages a grand singing competition for the world's animals in order to save his elegant theater and bring it back to its former glory.
20) Redeployment
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Formats
Description
"Phil Klay's Redeployment takes readers to the frontlines of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, asking us to understand what happened there, and what happened to the soldiers who returned. Interwoven with themes of brutality and faith, guilt and fear, helplessness and survival, the characters in these stories struggle to make meaning out of chaos. In "Redeployment", a soldier who has had to shoot dogs because they were eating human corpses must learn...
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