Baptist and Methodist Faiths in America
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Date : 07 Jun 2008 03:20 |
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Julie Ingersoll, "Baptist and Methodist Faiths in America" (Faith in America)
Facts on File (2003) | English | ISBN 0816049920 | 131 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Baptist and Methodist Faiths in America is the second of two books in the Faith in America series dealing with the many communities tied to the Protestant Christian faith. Focusing on those groups formed after the European Reformation who broke with the idea of a state-related dominant church in a given country, and organized denominations unattached to government control, this book explores the beliefs of Methodists, Baptists, Cumberland Presbyterians, Pentecostalists, and Disciples of Christ.
Mormon Faith in America
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Date : 07 Jun 2008 03:14 |
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Maxine Hanks & Jean Kinney Williams, "Mormon Faith in America" (Faith in America)
Facts on File (2003) | English | ISBN 0816049912 | 131 pages | PDF | 2 MB
The Church of the Latter-day Saints, or the Mormon faith, is said to be the fastest growing religion in the world today. This volume explores the unique personality of the Mormon faith, its birth in early America, and the ways that Mormonism and America have grown up together.
Mother Teresa: Caring for the World's Poor
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Date : 07 Jun 2008 03:04 |
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Louise Chipley Slavicek, "Mother Teresa: Caring for the World's Poor" (Modern Peacemakers)
Chelsea House Publishers (2007) | English | ISBN 0791094332 | 122 pages | PDF | 2.94 MB
Mother Teresa is one of the most admired Nobel laureates of all time. Born in Eastern Europe of Albanian parents, she became a Catholic missionary nun in India when she was still a teenager.
Mother Teresa is a stirring biography of a woman who gave voice to those most often ignored and neglected by society at large, and whose name has forever become synonymous with tireless charity.
Menhirs, Dolmen, and Circles of Stone: The Folklore and Magic of Sacred Stone
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Date : 07 Jun 2008 02:52 |
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Gary R. Varner, "Menhirs, Dolmen, and Circles of Stone: The Folklore and Magic of Sacred Stone"
Algora Publishing (2004) | English | ISBN 0875863493 | 235 pages | PDF | 6.98 MB
From the Stone Age to today, humans have erected stones, shaped stones, and attributed special powers to stones large and small. Gary Varner presents a sweeping historical and cultural overview of the symbolic significance of stones over the ages. This is an excellent reference for anyone interested in folklore, history, and the development of religion.
Freemasonry
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Date : 07 Jun 2008 02:43 |
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Giles Morgan, "Freemasonry" (Pocket Essentials)
Pocket Essentials (2007) | English | ISBN 1904048870 | 163 pages | PDF | 1.44 MB
The world of Freemasonry exerts a powerful influence on the modern imagination. Giles Morgan begins by exploring the obscure and uncertain origins of Freemasonry. It has been variously argued that it derives from the practices of medieval stonemasons, that it dates to events surrounding the construction of the Temple of Solomon and that it is connected to ancient Mystery Cults.
Alchemy, the Ancient Science
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Date : 04 Jun 2008 14:09 |
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Neil Powell “Alchemy, the Ancient Science"
DoubleDay | 1976 | ISBN: 0385113234 | 144 pages | PDF | 6,4 MB
Music in the Life of the African Church
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Date : 04 Jun 2008 03:24 |
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Roberta King, Jean Ngoya Kidula, James R. Krabill & Thomas A. Oduro, "Music in the Life of the African Church"
Baylor University Press (2008) | English | ISBN 1602580227 | 209 pages | PDF | 2.94 MB
During the twentieth century, the number of Christians in Africa grew from an estimated 4 million to more than 300 million. One of the forces that has propelled the church's remarkable growth is its liturgical music, which has been heavily influenced by indigenous musical traditions. This rewarding book takes readers inside the music for the first time.
Handbook of Christianity in Japan
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Date : 04 Jun 2008 03:11 |
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Mark R. Mullins, "Handbook of Christianity in Japan" (Handbook of Oriental Studies)
Brill (2003) | English | ISBN 9004131566 | 437 pages | PDF | 1.23 MB
This volume provides researchers and students of religion with a valuable reference work on the history, cultural impact and reshaping of Christianity in Japan.
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African American Religious Leaders
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Date : 04 Jun 2008 03:06 |
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Jim Haskins & Kathleen Benson, "African American Religious Leaders" (Black Stars)
Jossey-Bass (2008) | English | ISBN 0471736325 | 174 pages | PDF | 1.31 MB
This book presents inspiring profiles of more than 25 African American religious leaders for young adults. This new addition to the
Black Stars series tells the fascinating stories of African American religious leaders from different periods in history.
The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier
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Date : 04 Jun 2008 02:57 |
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Tony Jones, "The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier"
Jossey-Bass (2008) | English | ISBN 0787994715 | 294 pages | PDF | 2 MB
What is the "emergent church movement" all about and why does it matter to the future of Christianity? Following on the questions raised by Brian McLaren and others about faith in a postmodern age, Tony Jones has written an engaging exploration of the emergent church movement that points the way toward a new kind of Christianity.
The Irrational Augustine
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Date : 04 Jun 2008 02:51 |
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Catherine Conybeare, "The Irrational Augustine" (Oxford Early Christian Studies)
Oxford University Press (2006) | English | ISBN 019926208X | 245 pages | PDF | 1.22 MB
The Irrational Augustine takes the notion of St Augustine as rigid and dogmatic Father of the Church and turns it on its head. Catherine Conybeare reads Augustine's earliest works to discover the anti-dogmatic Augustine, who values changeability and human interconnectedness and deplores social exclusion.
Kierkegaard's Upbuilding Discourses: Philosophy, Literature and Theology
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Date : 04 Jun 2008 02:46 |
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George Pattison, "Kierkegaard's Upbuilding Discourses: Philosophy, Literature and Theology" (Routledge Studies in Nineteenth Century Philosophy)
Routledge (2003) | English | ISBN 0203272781 | 245 pages | PDF | 4.29 MB
George Pattison provides a bold and innovative reassessment of Kierkegaard's
Eighteen Upbuilding Discourses and our reading of his work as a whole. The first full length assessment of the discourses in English, this volume will be essential reading for philosophers and theologians, and anyone interested in Kierkegaard and the history of philosophy.
Encounters of the Spirit: Native Americans and European Colonial Religion
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Date : 04 Jun 2008 02:39 |
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Richard W. Pointer, "Encounters of the Spirit: Native Americans and European Colonial Religion" (Religion in North America)
Indiana University Press (2007) | English | ISBN 0253349125 | 314 pages | PDF | 6.24 MB
Historians have long been aware that the encounter with Europeans affected all aspects of Native American life. But were Indians the only ones changed by these cross-cultural meetings? Might the newcomers' ways, including their religious beliefs and practices, have also been altered amid their myriad contacts with native peoples?
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Repost)
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Date : 04 Jun 2008 02:30 |
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Eckhart Tolle, "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" (Oprah's Book Club)
Penguin (2008) | English | ISBN 0452289963 | 193 pages | PDF | 1.99 MB
Building on the astonishing success of
The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle presents readers with an honest look at the current state of humanity: He implores us to see and accept that this state, which is based on an erroneous identification with the egoic mind, is one of dangerous insanity.
Singing for the Gods: Performances of Myth and Ritual in Archaic and Classical Greece
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Date : 04 Jun 2008 02:16 |
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Barbara Kowalzig, "Singing for the Gods: Performances of Myth and Ritual in Archaic and Classical Greece" (Oxford Classical Monographs)
Oxford University Press (2007) | English | ISBN 0199219966 | 530 pages | PDF | 4.44 MB
Singing for the Gods develops a new approach towards an old question in the study of religion - the relationship of myth and ritual. Focusing on ancient Greek religion, Barbara Kowalzig exploits the joint occurrence of myth and ritual in archaic and classical Greek song-culture.
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