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What Did the Biblical Writers Know and When Did They Know It? : What Archaeology Can Tell Us About the Reality of Ancient Israel (01 Edition) by William G. Dever Publisher Comments For centuries the Hebrew Bible has been the fountainhead of the Judeo-Christian tradition. Today, however, the entire biblical tradition, including its historical veracity, is being challenged. Leading this assault is a group of scholars described as the... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Jesus and Buddha: The Parallel Sayings by Marcus Borg and Ray Riegert Publisher Comments Jesus and Buddha were separated by five hundred years, three thousand miles, and two drastically different cultures. Yet this trade paper edition of the highly acclaimed hardback juxtaposes passages from the New Testament and ancient Buddhist scriptures... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Enlightened Heart by Stephen Mitchell Publisher Comments An anthology of poetry chosen from the world's great religious and literary traditions--the perfect companion to the bestselling Tao Te Ching. • The Upanishads • The Book of Psalms • Lao-tzu • The Bhagavad Gita &... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Abraham (P.S.) by Bruce S. Feiler Publisher Comments Both immediate and timeless, Abraham tells the powerful story of one man's search for the shared ancestor of Judaism, Christianity, andIslam. Traveling through war zones, braving violence at religious sites, andseeking out faith leaders, Bruce Feiler... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Battle For God by Karen Armstrong From Powells.com "In The Battle for God, Armstrong brilliantly traces the struggle between the burgeoning Western secularism and the religious fundamentalism that has dogged its heels for the past five hundred years, culminating in that greatest of all fundamentalist... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Notes from the Edge Times by Daniel Pinchbeck Publisher Comments In this unsparing tour of the perils and promises of the current era, visionary author Daniel Pinchbeck helps us understand that we don't need to wait for the dawning of the next age to radically change our perspectives. In the years since his pioneering... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Red Book: A Deliciously Unorthodox Approach to Igniting Your Divine Spark by Sera J Beak Publisher Comments The Red Book is nothing less than a spiritual fire starter -- a combustible cocktail of Hindu Tantra and Zen Buddhism, Rumi and Carl Jung, goddesses and psychics, shaken with cosmic nudges, meaningful subway rides, haircuts, relationships, sex,... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries by R. Gordon Wasson Publisher Comments The secretive Mysteries conducted at Eleusis in Greece for nearly two millennia have long puzzled scholars with strange accounts of initiates experiencing otherworldly journeys. In this groundbreaking work, three experts—a mycologist, a chemist,... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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In the Arms of Angels by Joan Wester Anderson Publisher Comments I am going to send an angel in front of you, to guard you on the way. Exodus 23:20 NRSV When Joan Wester Anderson wrote Where Angels Walk, millions of readers were captivated by her inspiring collection of true stories of angelic intervention. The... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Discovering the City of Sodom: The Fascinating, True Account of the Discovery of the Old Testament's Most Infamous City by Latayne C. Scott Publisher Comments Like many Christians today in the academic world, Dr. Steven Collins felt pulled in different directions when it came to apparent conflicts between the Bible and scholarly research and theory—an intellectual crisis that inspired him to lay it... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses by Bruce Feiler Publisher Comments From the acclaimed author of The Wild Places, an exploration of walking and thinking In this exquisitely written book, Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge, England, home to follow the ancient tracks, holloways, drove roads, and sea paths that... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World by Stephen Prothero Publisher Comments Stephen Prothero, the New York Times bestselling author of Religious Literacy, makes a fresh and provocative argument that, contrary to popular understanding, all religions are not simply different paths to the same end… and why this matters... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Society for New Testament Studies Monograph #134: Greco-Roman Culture and the Galilee of Jesus by Mark A. Chancey Publisher Comments Examining architecture, inscriptions, coins, and art from Alexander the Great's conquest until the early fourth century CE, Mark Chancey argues that the extent of Greco-Roman culture in the time of Jesus has often been greatly exaggerated. Antipas's... (read more) Your price: $51.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Faith Club: A Muslim, a Christian, a Jew-- Three Women Search for Understanding by Ranya Idliby Publisher Comments A groundbreaking book about Americans searching for faith and mutual respect, The Faith Club weaves the story of three women, their three religions, and their urgent quest to understand one another. When an American Muslim woman befriends two other... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A History of God: The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam by Karen Armstrong From Powells.com In 1965, at the tender age of seventeen, Karen Armstrong took vows of poverty and chastity and entered a Catholic convent. However, she soon realized she was not suited to monastic life and left. Her 1981 memoir of her years as a novice became a... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Evolution of God (Back Bay Readers' Pick) by Robert Wright Staff Pick Robert Wright's The Evolution of God is a fascinating history of religion in all its forms, from the beginning stirrings of theology to the conflicting faiths we live with today. This intelligent, accessible, and thorough book gives us new insight into... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Companion Greek Religion (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World) by Daniel Ogden Publisher Comments A Companion to Greek Religion covers all aspects of religion in the ancient Greek world from the archaic, through the classical, and into the hellenistic period. Each of the volume’s 27 essays is written by an international expert and provides a... (read more) List Price $63.95 Your price: $45.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Devils, Women, and Jews (97 Edition) by Joan Young Gregg Publisher Comments Contemporary misogyny and antisemitism have their roots in the demonization of women and Jews in medieval Christendom. In church art and mass preaching, the construct of the devil as an outcast from heaven and the source of all evil was linked both to... (read more) List Price $31.95 Your price: $24.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Master's Tool-Box by Jim Williams Publisher Comments This book is a book for minister's, church leaders, and teacher. It is written by the preacher's preacher whose content represent sound preparation providing for interested reading. His homiletics are noticed but enhanced with a heart for those looking... (read more) Your price: $12.99 New - Trade Paper
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There is Hope: A Celebration of Scripture about the Rapture of the Church by Elwood Mcquaid Publisher Comments What's Ahead for the Church?<P>-- Programmed for a sudden departure<P>-- Where death has no domain<P>-- No fear of the Antichrist<P>-- Beyond His "Coming with Clouds"... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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