The Difficult Words of Jesus: A Beginner's Guide to His Most Perplexing Teachings
By: Amy-Jill Levine
3.94
Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition
Examine the most difficult teachings of Jesus with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine. Jesus provided his d…
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1. What Is the Bible?: How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything
By: Rob Bell
4.32
Format: 336 pages, ebook
Rob Bell, the beloved author of Love Wins and What We Talk About When We Talk About God, goes deep … read more
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2. Is God anti-gay?: And other questions about homosexuality, the Bible and same-sex attraction
By: Sam Allberry
4.31
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
It's the hot topic of the moment. Christians, the church and the Bible seem to be out of step with … read more
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"But the fact is that the gospel demands everything of all of us. If someone thinks the gospel has slotted into their life quite easily, without causing any major adjustments to their lifestyle or asp…"-Sam Allberry, Is God anti-gay?: And other questions about homosexuality, the Bible and same-sex attraction
3. The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans and Heretics
By: Elaine Pagels
3.88
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
From the religious historian whose The Gnostic Gospels won both the National Book Award and the Nat… read more
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4. The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy: Building and Rebuilding the Human Brain
By: Louis Cozolino
4.12
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In contrast to this view, recent theoretical perspectives and technological advances in brain imagi… read more
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6. Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
By: Scott Hahn , Brant Pitre
4.60
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A revelatory exploration of the Jewish roots of the Last Supper that seeks to understand exactly wh… read more
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"The whole context of Jesus' bread of life discourse is centered on the Jewish hopes for the coming of a new Moses and the return of the manna from heaven."-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
"People were not to consume blood because "the life" or "the soul" (Hebrew nephesh) of the animal is in the blood. As Leviticus states, "It is the blood that makes atonement, by the power of its life.…"-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
"Some ancient rabbis believed that the manna was protological--that it had existedsince the very dawn of creation. As such, the manna was the perfect food, untouched by the sin of humanity's first par…"-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
"For, as any ancient Jew would have known, the Passover sacrifice was not completed by the death of the lamb, but by eating its flesh. Five times the Bible states that they must "eat" the lamb; five t…"-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
7. The Ghost and the Dead Man's Library (Haunted Bookshop Mystery, #3)
By: Alice Kimberly
4.27
Format: 412 pages, Paperback
Bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure has just received a rare collection of Poe's complete work… read more
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8. Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time: The Historical Jesus and the Heart of Contemporary Faith
By: Marcus J. Borg
3.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Of the many recent books on the historical Jesus, none has explored what the latest biblical schola… read more
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9. Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now
By: Walter Brueggemann
3.89
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Discussions about the Sabbath often center around moralistic laws and arguments over whether a pers… read more
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10. The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief
By: Francis S. Collins
4.14
Format: None pages,
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11. The Backyard Bird Chronicles
By: Amy Tan
4.14
Format: 320 pages, Flexibound
A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight. … read more
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"If there is anything I have learned these past six years, it is this: Each bird is surprising and thrilling in its own way. But the most special is the bird that pauses when it is eating, looks and a…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"The (Anna's Hummingbird) males are deadbeat dads that contribute nothing to making the nest, or to feeding either the female or the nestlings. They are off to find other females they can impress with…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"During daylight hours, they (Anna's Hummingbirds) feed every 15 minutes, be it tiny insects or nectar from flowers or feeders. If they don't consume food often enough, they can die during the day. If…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"I asked Bernd Heinrich if he knew why feeder birds, like finches, discard so many seeds. It turns out he and other scientiests did research on this back in the 1990s - of course, he did -measuring di…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
12. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
By: Tim Alberta
4.45
Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition
Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in Americ… read more
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13. The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
By: Bart D. Ehrman
3.94
Format: None pages, Audio CD
The “marvelous” (Reza Aslan, bestselling author of Zealot), New York Times bestselling story of how… read more
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"Today we are familiar with the funereal abbreviation “RIP"-Bart D. Ehrman, The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
"Because of the open nature of polytheism, there was virtually no such thing as “conversion."-Bart D. Ehrman, The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
"atheism was an exceedingly rare phenomenon in antiquity: very few people believed there were literally no gods. The word “atheism"-Bart D. Ehrman, The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
"Ancient people, whether pagans, Jews, or Christians, did not neatly differentiate between the religious and the political. They would have had a hard time understanding the difference."-Bart D. Ehrman, The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
14. Rez Ball
By: Byron Graves
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
This debut novel by Byron Graves tells the story of a young athlete determined to play like the her… read more
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15. I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations
By: Sarah Stewart Holland
4.08
Format: 205 pages, Hardcover
More than ever, politics seems driven by conflict and anger. People sitting together in pews every … read more
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"Molds are for Jell-O, not for people."-Sarah Stewart Holland, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations
"We have to stop fearing difficult discussions and start seeing them as opportunities for growth."-Sarah Stewart Holland, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations
"Paradox is disorienting at times. It is also empowering. It can be empowering to say “I don’t know."-Sarah Stewart Holland, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations
"Learning to have healthy conflict with each other over political challenges is of utmost importance; in fact, it is a spiritual imperative."-Sarah Stewart Holland, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations
16. Beating Guns: Hope for People Who Are Weary of Violence
By: Shane Claiborne
4.31
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Parkland. Las Vegas. Dallas. Orlando. San Bernardino. Paris. Charleston. Sutherland Springs. Newtow… read more
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"Violence is often the instrument of those who are impatient, those who lack imagination, those who cannot wait on justice or freedom or redemption."-Shane Claiborne, Beating Guns: Hope for People Who Are Weary of Violence
"Idols are things we put our trust in. They are not God, but we treat then like they are. They take on a transcendent, magical character. We hold them with a sacred reverence that should only be given…"-Shane Claiborne, Beating Guns: Hope for People Who Are Weary of Violence
17. Wrestling with Doubt Finding Faith
By: Adam Hamilton
4.45
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Does your faith make room for questions? Everyone has doubts. Where is God when bad things happen?… read more
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18. The Difficult Words of Jesus: A Beginner's Guide to His Most Perplexing Teachings
By: Amy-Jill Levine
3.94
Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition
Examine the most difficult teachings of Jesus with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine. Jesus provided his d… read more
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19. Prepare the Way for the Lord: Advent and the Message of John the Baptist
By: Adam Hamilton
4.25
Format: 169 pages, Kindle Edition
Prepare to receive Christ this Advent with the message of John the Baptist and best-selling author … read more
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20. How (Not) to Read the Bible: Making Sense of the Anti-Women, Anti-Science, Pro-Violence, Pro-Slavery and Other Crazy-Sounding Parts of Scripture
By: Dan Kimball
4.20
Format: None pages, Audio CD
When Dan Kimball first sat down to meet with a student who was disillusioned by Christianity, he wa… read more
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21. Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives
By: Sami Sage
4.13
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A whip-smart combo of self-help and political manifesto that is perfect for anyone who wants to sav… read more
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"There's a small handful of very wealthy and powerful people who actively strategize and spend a lot of money (numbers with multiple commas) to make sure that you ignore politics and neglect your priv…"-Sami Sage, Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives
