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    After Jesus, Before Christianity

    From the creative minds of the scholarly group behind the groundbreaking Jesus Seminar comes this provocative and eye-opening look at the roots of Christianity that offers a thoughtful reconsideration of the first two centuries of the Jesus movement,...
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  • Palaces of Revolution
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    Palaces of Revolution

    The story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings that span Europe from Scotland, via Denmark, Holland and Spain to England. Life in the court of the House of Stuart has been shrouded...
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    Color Of Compromise
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    Color Of Compromise

    A New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller!An acclaimed, timely narrative of how people of faith have historically--up to the present day--worked against racial justice. And a call for urgent action by all Christians today in...
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  • Bullies and Saints Bullies and Saints
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    Bullies and Saints

    John Dickson gives an honest account of the mixed history of Christianity, the evil and the good. He concedes the Christians' complicity for centuries of bullying but also shows the myriad ways the beautiful teaching of Christ has enriched our world and...
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    A Doubter's Guide to Jesus A Doubter's Guide to Jesus
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    A Doubter's Guide to Jesus

    A Doubter's Guide to Jesus is an introduction to the major portraits of Jesus found in the earliest historical sources.
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  • The Nag Hammadi Scriptures The Nag Hammadi Scriptures
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    The Nag Hammadi Scriptures

    The Nag Hammadi Scriptures, edited by Marvin Meyer, is the most complete, up-to-date, one-volume, English-language edition of the renowned library of Gnostic manuscripts discovered in Egypt in 1945, which rivaled the Dead Sea Scrolls find in significance...
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    Women in the Hindu World
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    Women in the Hindu World

    Women in the Hindu World explores the role of womanhood in Hindu religious culture and how the faith influences women’s social experiences. Women in the Hindu World encourages readers to develop and nurture their own understanding of the life of a woman...
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  • Ganesh (Mini Book)
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    Ganesh (Mini Book)

    The life and legends of the god Ganesh in your hand, accompanied by a glorious gallery of historical imagery and art, including paintings by the renowned Indian artist, Indra Sharma.Son of the Hindu deities Shiva and Parvati, Ganesh is the...
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    Gnostic Philosophy
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    Gnostic Philosophy

    An extensive examination of the history of gnosticism and how its philosophy has influenced the Western esoteric tradition • Explains how the Gnostic understanding of self-realization is embodied in the esoteric traditions of the Rosicrucians and...
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    Jesus the Wicked Priest
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    Jesus the Wicked Priest

    Decodes the Dead Sea Scrolls to reveal Christianity’s hidden Essene origins • Reveals the Essenes as key figures behind Jesus’s trial, torture, and crucifixion • Shows how Jesus, a former Essene himself, was deemed “the Wicked Priest” for his...
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    Montségur and the Mystery of the Cathars
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    Montségur and the Mystery of the Cathars

    The history and philosophy of the mysterious Cathar religion and its lost treasure• Demonstrates that Catharism is not simply a heretical Christian cult as it is often portrayed• Examines the evidence for the existence of a lost Cathar treasure and its...
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    Journey to the Lord of Power
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    Journey to the Lord of Power

    Journey to the Lord of Power is the first English translation of Ibn 'Arabi's twelfth-century text dealing with spiritual ascent. 'Arabi, whose metaphysical teachings have had a profound influence on both the Muslim and Christian worlds, is known as one...
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    Francis of Assisi
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    Francis of Assisi

    An accessible introduction to the life of this most-venerated saint.This is an original and historically informed account of Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscans, and one of the most venerated figures in Christianity. The book explores how...
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    Critical Muslim 49
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    Critical Muslim 49

    There is more to Scotland than the intensifying debate on independence. This is a rich land, with a rich culture and past that defy commonly held stereotypes of the Scottish people. But their nation also played a central role in the British Empire and...
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    A History of the Muslim World
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    A History of the Muslim World

    A panoramic history of the Muslim world from the age of the Prophet Muammad to the birth of the modern era.This book describes and explains the major events, personalities, conflicts, and convergences that have shaped the history of the Muslim world. The...
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    Christian Materiality
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    Christian Materiality

    Late Medieval Christianity's encounter with miraculous materials viewed in the context of changing conceptions of matter itself.In the period between 1150 and 1550, an increasing number of Christians in western Europe made pilgrimage to places where...
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    Nonviolent Soldier of Islam

    The story of the great Muslim peacemaker Badshah Khan, who joined Mahatma Gandhi in nonviolent resistance to British rule in India. Khn Abdul Ghaffr Khn (Badshah Khan or Bacha Khan) came from a Pathan society that was steeped in a tradition of blood...
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    The English Soul
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    The English Soul

    The English Soul portrays the spirit and nature of English Christianity as it has developed over the last 1,400 years. As the predominant faith of the people, Christianity has been the reflection, perhaps the embodiment, of the English soul. This...
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    The Story of the Philadelphia Eleven

    Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the ordinations of "The Philadelphia Eleven," this expanded and revised edition serves as the definitive account of the courageous women who shattered stained glass ceilings and sparked a global movement to...
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    Israel Warrior
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    Israel Warrior

    In light of the October 7th massacre of fourteen hundred Israeli and American Jews at the hands of the savage terrorists of Hamas, and the brazen tsunami of antisemitism that has been overtaking the media and college campuses, it's now time to fight back...
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    Body, History, and Myth
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    Body, History, and Myth

    The first major exploration of the mural tradition in early modern South IndiaAn astonishing variety of murals greet visitors to the temples and palaces of southern India. Beautiful in execution and extensive in scope, murals painted on walls and...
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    Slaves of God
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    Slaves of God

    A provocative look at the central role of slavery in Augustine's religious, ethical, and political thoughtAugustine believed that slavery is permissible, but to understand why, we must situate him in his late antique Roman intellectual context. Slaves of...
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    The Shochet
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    The Shochet

    This book is conceivably the first time that a halachically-informed Jew offers a full picture of his life with the trials, tribulations, and difficulties that he encountered. It also describes the difficulties that rabbis and other Jewish religious...
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    The Necessity of Exile
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    The Necessity of Exile

    A timely, progressive collection of essays on the Jewish relationship to Zionism and exile.What is exile? What is diaspora? What is Zionism? Jewish identity today has been shaped by prior generations' answers to these questions, and the future of Jewish...
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    Judaism for Everyone
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    Judaism for Everyone

    With the publication of his runaway bestseller Kosher Sex, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach gained instant fame as a sage and savvy commentator on public and private life. Now he turns his outspoken energy and vast erudition to the core teachings of Judaism itself...
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    Buddhism: The Religion of No-Religion
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    Buddhism: The Religion of No-Religion

    'Although Alan Watts' famous voice and happy laughter are missing now, his penetrating vision of Buddhism remains, and his lectures become brilliant prose in book form.' - Publishers WeeklyBuddhism: The Religion of No-Religion...
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    Christian Iconography
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    Christian Iconography

    An illuminating look at the iconography of the early church and its important place in the history of Christian artIn this book, historian Andr Grabar demonstrates how early Christian iconography assimilated contemporary imagery of the time. Grabar looks...
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    Muslim Women in Britain, 18501950
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    Muslim Women in Britain, 18501950

    The history of British Islam and British Muslims is a growing area of interest among historians and the general public. But, whilst Muslim women have featured in some research, their lives and experiences prior to the present day have remained obscure,...
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    Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha

    A comprehensive guide to the understanding and practicing Buddhist meditationThe very idea that the teachings can be mastered will arouse controversy within Buddhist circles. Even so, Ingram insists that enlightenment is an attainable goal, once our...
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    The Rise of Christianity
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    The Rise of Christianity

    The idea that Christianity started as a clandestine movement among the poor is a widely accepted notion. Yet it is one of many myths that must be discarded if we are to understand just how a tiny messianic movement on the edge of the Roman Empire became...
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    Recalling the Caliphate
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    Recalling the Caliphate

    As late as the last quarter of the twentieth century there were expectations that Islam's political and cultural influence would dissipate as the advance of westernization brought modernization and secularization in its wake. Not only has Islam...
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    River of Memory
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    River of Memory

    The memories, dreams and reflections of a modern lama born in the West who became heir to the traditions of Tibetan Buddhism.River of Memory: Dharma Chronicles tells the remarkable story of the scholar and meditation master Lama Jampa Thaye one of the...
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    Wisdom in Exile
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    Wisdom in Exile

    Wisdom in Exile provides a new insight into Buddhism's encounter with Western culture and the Western mind in the early 21st century. Jampa Thaye has trained for over 40 years with some of the foremost lamas of Tibetan Buddhism, yet is a Westerner,...
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    Audacity and Tradition
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    Audacity and Tradition

    The masters of a Buddhist tradition are part of a succession of successions while prolonging it. Their thoughts and teachings echo those of their lineage, but each master presents them in a new light, according to the needs of the time.This is the case...
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    The Great Evil

    In this account of the history between Indigenous Peoples and the United States government, readers will learn the role of the bible played in the perpetration of genocide, massive land theft, and the religious suppression and criminalization of Native...
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    Dissimilar Similitudes
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    Dissimilar Similitudes

    From an acclaimed historian, a mesmerising account of how medieval European Christians envisioned the paradoxical nature of holy objects.Between the twelfth and the sixteenth centuries, European Christians used in worship a plethora of objects, not only...
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  • Shinto - Simple Guides
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    Shinto - Simple Guides

    This book will help you to appreciate the significance of Japan's own religion in everyday life to recognize the key traditions and festivals (matsuri) of the Shinto year to understand what you will see at Shinto shrines and in Shinto ritual to gain...
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    Critical Muslim 15
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    Critical Muslim 15

    Jeremy Henzel-Thomas argues that educational reform is the biggest challenge facing Muslim societies, Richard Pringle highlights the purpose of education, Abdelwahab El-Affendi suggests how Muslim education should be reconfigured, Abdulkader Tayob argues...
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    Inevitable Caliphate?
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    Inevitable Caliphate?

    While in the West 'the Caliphate' evokes overwhelmingly negative images, throughout Islamic history it has been regarded as the ideal Islamic polity. In the wake of the 'Arab Spring' and the removal of long-standing dictators in the Middle East, in which...
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    The Final Prophet
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    The Final Prophet

    FOURTEEN CENTURIES AGO, the final revelation descended upon Muhammad (PBUH). This message, Islam, spread rapidly across Arabia to nearby lands, and across the world. Today, over a billion people believe in and follow his message. But who was Muhammad...
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    Muslim Woman's Participation in Social Life

    The emancipation of women cannot be complete unless it is coupled with the emancipation of men. This can only be accomplished by drawing our social values from the Qur'an and the sunnah. In this volume, the author shows that mixed social life was the...
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    Index of Prohibited Books
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    Index of Prohibited Books

    The first comprehensive history of the Catholic Church's notorious Index, with resonance for ongoing debates over banned books, censorship, and free speech.For more than four hundred years, the Catholic Church's Index Librorum Prohibitorum...
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    Sara Coleridge and the Oxford Movement
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    Sara Coleridge and the Oxford Movement

    The first scholarly edition of Sara Coleridge's religious writings.Sara Coleridge and the Oxford Movement reveals a significant body of virtually unknown religious works by a woman writer. The first scholarly edition of Sara Coleridge's religious...
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    Jesus and the Essenes
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    Jesus and the Essenes

    UFO Sightings and Abductions by aliens were the beginning, the tip of the iceberg. With the emergence of the Dead Sea Scrolls, carefully kept quiet, has opened Pandora's Box and has shown how much dogma and censorship there is in the Church. Dolores...
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    All Things Move
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    All Things Move

    Contemporary themes: the search for meaning and for spirituality in a secular world; the art of attention; reconciliation with the Catholic Church; the meaning and value of art (and the humanities) in the 21st century, especially art from cultures and...
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    Constantine at the Bridge
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    Constantine at the Bridge

    Award-winning author Stephen Dando-Collins brings his renowned expertise to Constantine at the Bridge, where he unveils how the Battle of the Milvian Bridge marked the point of no return for Rome and shaped the Western world as we know it.The AD 312...
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