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First published posthumously in 1779, "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion" is Scottish philosopher David Hume's classic work of religious philosophy. This detailed and exhaustive examination of the nature and existence of God was begun by Hume in 1750, but not completed until shortly before his death in 1776. Hume was an important and influential English Empiricist, along with other English philosophers such as Francis Bacon, John Locke, and Thomas...
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Viking
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[2019]
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xxv, 310 pages ; 24 cm
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"So begins Serene Jones's epic work of raw truth, fierce love, and spiritual teaching as muscular as the fractured soul of this century demands. From her abiding Oklahoma roots to her historic leadership of a legendary New York seminary, her story illuminates the deep fault lines of this age--and points beyond them. With a voice that is at once frank and poetic, humble and prophetic, intimate and practical, Jones makes complex teachings around hatred,...
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Thomas Nelson
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c2012
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xv, 211 p. ; 25 cm.
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In this book the author, Lucando defines God's grace and illuminates the changes it can bring into a person's life. The author makes an effort to help us understand that Grace is the voice that calls us to change and then gives us the power to pull it off, that Grace is another word for God's reservoir of strength and protection, and that God has enough grace to pardon every sin, solve every dilemma, wipe every tear, and answer every question.
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"Influential social justice leader and President of HOPE International reveals how "doing good" can be spiritually disastrous for Christians--and how to prevent service from leading to pride, disillusionment, burnout, failed relationships, or loss of faith"--Provided by publisher
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Editorial CLIE
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2022.
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131 pages
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José María Baena Acebal en el libro Pastores según el corazón de Dios se aproxima al profundo carácter espiritual de tan privilegiada misión como es la de pastorear la iglesia de Dios. Para ello se adentra entra en el corazón o el contenido más íntimo del ministerio, adentrándose en la necesidad de buscar y cultivar la intimidad con Dios, área que todo pastor debe desarrollar y mantener, para el buen ejercicio de su ministerio. El título...
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Conversations with God volume 6
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Atria Books
Pub. Date
c2002
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ix, 358 p. ; 22 cm.
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Penguin Press
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2006
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xviii, 284 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
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"Sagan sets down his detailed thoughts on the relationship between religion and science and describes his personal search to understand the nature of the sacred in the vastness of the cosmos. In 1985, Sagan was invited to give the famous Gifford Lectures in Scotland on the grand occasion of the lectureship's centennial. The result is this delightfully intimate discussion of his views on topics ranging from the likelihood of intelligent life on other...
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W.W. Norton & Company
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[2022]
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xiv, 513 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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"A magisterial history of the centuries-long conflict between "progress" and "tradition" in the world's largest international institution. The story of Roman Catholicism has never followed a singular path. In no time period has this been more true than over the last two centuries. Beginning with the French Revolution, extending to the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s, and concluding with present-day crises, John T. McGreevy chronicles the dramatic...
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Beacon Press
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2020.
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264 pages cm
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"The widespread confusion of Nature with God and "natural" with holy has far-reaching negative consequences, from misinformation about everyday food and health choices to mistaken justifications of sexism, racism, and flawed economic policies"--
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"John Pavlovitz examines the bedrock ideas of our religion: the existence of hell, the utility of prayer, the way we treat LGBTQ people, the value of anger, and other doctrines to help all of us take a good, honest look at how the beliefs we hold can shape our relationships with God and our fellow humans---and to make sure that love has the last, loudest word"--
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2014.
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"Anne Lamott writes about community, family and faith in essays that are wise, irreverent, funny and poignant--a style that has become her trademark. Now in Small Victories, Lamott has once again written a brilliant and insightful book that offers a message of hope that celebrates the triumph of light over the darkness in our lives. Our victories over hardships and pain may be small, they may be infrequent, but they keep us going and they often come...
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Hay House, Inc
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2019.
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239 pages
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A gospel, as ancient and authentic as any of the gospels that the Christian bible contains, was buried deep in the Egyptian desert after an edict was sent out in the 4th century to have all copies of it destroyed. Fortunately, some rebel monks were wise enough to refuse-and thanks to their disobedience and spiritual bravery, we have several manuscripts of the only gospel that was written in the name of a woman: The Gospel of Mary Magdalene.
19) The City of God
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This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.
No book except the Bible itself had a greater influence on the Middle Ages than City of God. Since medieval Europe was the cradle of today's Western civilization, this work by consequence is vital for understanding our world and how it came into being.
Saint Augustine is often regarded as the most influential Christian thinker after Saint Paul, and City of God is...
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