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Amish Society by John A Hostetler Publisher Comments Highly acclaimed in previous editions, this classic work by John Hostetler has been expanded and updated to reflect current research on Amish history and culture as well as the new concerns of Amish communities throughout North America.... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Rolling Away the Stone: Mary Baker Eddy's Challenge to Materialism (Religion in North America) by Stephen Gottschalk Publisher Comments This richly detailed study highlights the last two decades of the life of Mary Baker Eddy, a prominent religious thinker whose character and achievement are just beginning to be understood. It is the first book-length discussion of Eddy to make full use... (read more) Your price: $28.00 New - Trade Paper
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Plain and Simple: A Journey to the Amish (Ohio) by Sue Bender Publisher Comments "I had an obsession with the Amish. Plan and simple. Objectively it made no sense. I, who worked hard at being special, fell in love with a people who valued being ordinary." So begins Sue Bender's story, the captivating and inspiring true story of... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Rumspringa: To Be or Not to Be Amish by Tom Shachtman Publisher Comments Rumspringa is Tom Shachtman's celebrated look at a littleknown Amish coming-of-age ritual, the rumspringa--the period of running around that begins for their youth at age sixteen. During this time, Amish youth are allowed to live outside the bounds of... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism by John A Buehrens Publisher Comments For those contemplating religious choices, Unitarian Universalism offers an appealing alternative to religious denominations that stress theological creeds over individual conviction and belief. In this new edition of the classic introductory text on... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Welcome to the Episcopal Church: An Introduction by Christopher Webber Publisher Comments An introduction to the Episcopal Church's history, structure, and beliefs. The perfect book for adult newcomers and adult education classes.... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Quaker Spirituality: Selected Writings by Emilie Griffin Publisher Comments Simplicity in forms of worship, opposition to violence, and the importance of compassionate living and thoughtful listening are hallmarks of the spirituality of the Quakers. From their beginnings in seventeenth–century England to today, the Friends... (read more) List Price $11.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Recapturing the Wesleys' Vision: An Introduction to the Faith of John and Charles Wesley by Paul Wesle Chilcote Publisher Comments Scholar and teacher Paul Wesley Chilcote provides a full and clear introduction to the dynamic faith of John and Charles Wesley. The vital theology of John is skillfully gleaned from his voluminous writings. The corresponding faith of Charles is culled... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Abandoned: What Is God's Will for the Jewish People and the Church? by Stan Telchin Publisher Comments In this book we learn about the modern, often secular face of contemporary Jewry.... (read more) List Price $20.95 Your price: $1.50 Used - Trade Paper
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John Wesley by Charles Yrigoyen Publisher Comments John Wesley: Holiness of Heart and Life is a six-week study on John Wesley, the major themes of his theology, the spread of Wesleyanism to North America, and renewal in the Wesleyan tradition. Chapters include reflection questions. The Study Guide offers... (read more) List Price $12.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Bread of Angels by Barbara Brown Taylor Publisher Comments As Barbara Brown Taylor reminds us, the Israelites received the bread of angels manna as they made their way through the wilderness. So too is God made known to us in the simple things that sustain our lives. With humor and an eye for human stubbornness,... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Plain Wisdom: An Invitation Into an Amish Home and the Hearts of Two Women by Cindy Woodsmall Publisher Comments Introduction In 2001 Miriam and I lived seven hundred miles apart geographically—but a century apart by customs. Miriam is an Old Order Amish woman trying to keep the Old Ways and avoid modernization. I am a typical American woman trying to... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy by Donald B Kraybill Publisher Comments Praise for Amish Grace "A story our polarized country needs to hear: It is still grace that saves." —Bill Moyers, Public Affairs Television "Amish Grace tells a story of forgiveness informed by deep faith, rooted in a rich history, and practiced in... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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American Methodist Worship (Religion in America Life) by Karen B Wes Tucker Publisher Comments This book offers a comprehensive examination of Methodist practice, tracing its evolution from the earliest days up to the present. Using liturgical texts as well as written accounts in popular and private sources, Karen Westerfield Tucker investigates... (read more) List Price $133.50 Your price: $50.00 Used - Hardcover
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Quaker Spirituality: Selected Writings (Classics of Western Spirituality) by Douglas V Steere Publisher Comments Here are the writings of the major voices of the Quaker movement from the 18th to the 20th centuries, including the Journals of George Fox, The Journal of John Woolman, Thomas Kelly's Testament of Devotion, and selections from Caroline Stephens and Rufus... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Barn at the End of the World: The Apprenticeship of a Quaker, Buddhist Shepherd by Mary Rose Oreilley Synopsis Transcendence can come in many forms. For Mary Rose OReilley a year tending sheep seemed a way to seek a spirituality based not on climbing out of the body” but rather on existing fully in the world, at least if she could overlook some of its... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Reconciliation: Preparing for Confession in the Episcopal Church by Martin L Smith Publisher Comments The author overviews the theological and spiritual background of the sacrament of reconciliation, and offers practical suggestions for the practice of hearing and making a confession.... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Affirmations of a Dissenter by C Joseph Sprague Publisher Comments Like many churchgoers, C. Joseph Sprague finds himself in a quandary: he loves the church but often finds himself at odds with its principles and/or practices. What makes his situation unique is that in addition to his role as worshiper, he is a bishop... (read more) List Price $12.00 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Stretching Lessons by Sue Bender Publisher Comments Written with all the clarity, honesty, and insight that made Plain and Simplea phenomenal New York Times bestseller, this final volume of the Plain and Simple trilogy is about taking risks to grow spiritually and how to "stretch" to grow beyond our self... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Polity, Practice and the Mission of the United Methodist Church by Thomas Edward Frank Synopsis In this in-depth analysis of the connection between United Methodist polity and theology, Thomas E. Frank addresses the ways in which historical developments have shaped -- and continue to shape -- the organization of the church. The author discusses... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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