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Life Together
by Dietrich Bonhoeffer  Publisher Comments After his martyrdom at the hands of the Gestapo in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer continued his witness in the hearts of Christians around the world. His Letters and Papers from Prison became a prized testimony to Christian faith and courage, read by...
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The Nag Hammadi Library in English: Revised Edition
by James Robinson Publisher Comments This revised, expanded, and updated edition of The Nag Hammadi Library is the only complete, one-volume, modern language version of the renowned library of fourth-century manuscripts discovered in Egypt in 1945.First published in 1978, The Nag Hammadi...
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Misquoting Jesus (05 Edition)
by Bart D. Ehrman Publisher Comments When world-class biblical scholar Bart Ehrman first began to study the texts of the Bible in their original languages he was startled to discover the multitude of mistakes and intentional alterations that had been made by earlier translators. In...
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Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism (03 Edition)
by Max Weber Publisher Comments This brilliant study opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and its view that change takes place through the conflict of opposites. Instead, Weber relates the rise of a capitalist economy to the Puritan determination to work out anxiety...
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The Ten Commandments
by Emmet Fox Publisher Comments The master key to life--a universal guide to all that matters in making life more satisfying....
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The Authentic Gospel of Jesus
by Geza Vermes Synopsis An illuminating new look at the true teaching of Jesus is offered by "the greatest Jesus scholar of his generation" ("Sunday Telegraph")....
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God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible (P.S.)
by Adam Nicolson Publisher Comments A network of complex currents flowed across Jacobean England. This was the England of Shakespeare, Jonson, and Bacon; the era of the Gunpowder Plot and the worst outbreak of the plague. Jacobean England was both more godly and less godly than the country...
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Letter to a Christian Nation
by Sam Harris 
Powells.com Staff Pick Sam Harris is a wonderful, courageous independent thinker. His Letter to a Christian Nation is a dynamic exposé of the hypocrisy inherent in organized religion. Recommended by Adrienne, Powells.com (See all of our Staff Top 5s of 2006)...
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The History of the Church: From Christ to Constantine (Penguin Classics)
by Eusebius Synopsis Thoroughly revised, this edition supplies a new introduction, bibliography and notes, and has updated E.G.M. Williamson 's translation where necessary....
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The Rivers North of the Future: The Testament of Ivan Illich
by David Cayley Publisher Comments In this provocative new book, respected Canadian journalist David Cayley compiles and reflects upon the thoughts of Ivan Illich, one of the 20th century's most visionary cultural critics. Illich believed that the West could only be understood as a...
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The Birth of Christianity: Discovering What Happened in the Years Immediately After the Execution of Jesus
by John Crossan Publisher Comments In this national bestseller, John Dominic Crossan, the world's leading expert on the historical Jesus, reveals how Christianity emerged in the period following Jesus' death. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Crossan shines new light on the...
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That Old-time Religion in Modern America : Evangelical Protestantism in the Twentieth Century (03 Edition)
by D. G. Hart Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-236) and index....
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Christianity in the West 1400-1700
by John Bossy Publisher Comments A study not of the institution of the Church but of Christianity itself, this book explores the Christian people, their beliefs, and their way of life, providing a new understanding of Western Christianity at the time of the Reformation. Bossy begins...
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The Habit: A History of the Clothing of Catholic Nuns
by Elizabeth Kuhns Publisher Comments Curiosity about nuns and their distinctive clothing is almost as old as Catholicism itself. The habit intrigues the religious and the nonreligious alike, from medieval maidens to contemporary schoolboys, to feminists and other social critics. The first...
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The Mind of the Maker
by Dorothy L. Sayers Publisher Comments This classic, with a new introduction by Madeleine L'Engle, is by turns an entrancing mediation on language; a piercing commentary on the nature of art and why so much of what we read, hear, and see falls short; and a brilliant examination of the...
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Journals of Thomas Merton #07: The Other Side of the Mountain: The End of the Journey
by Thomas Merton Publisher Comments With the election of a new Abbot at the Abbey of Gethsemani, Merton enters a period of unprecedented freedom, culminating in the opportunity to travel to California, Alaska, and finally the Far East – journeys that offer him new possibilities and...
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The Lost Apostle: Searching for the Truth about Junia Paperback Reprint
by Rena Pederson Publisher Comments Praise for The Lost Apostle Pederson--a former editorial page editor at the Dallas Morning News . . . presents the linguistic, historical, and theological rationales used to justify displacing the biblical reference to a female apostle. What she finds is...
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Paul's World Paul's World (Pauline Studies Pauline Studies)
by Stanley E. (edt) Porter Synopsis This volume treats some of the most important and germane factors that went into making up the world in which Paul lived, and that consequently defined who he was and became....
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The Magdalene Moment: A Vision for a New Christianity
by Joanna Manning Publisher Comments In recent years, scandals involving sexual abuse, politics, money, and morality have rocked mainstream Christianity. At the same time, The Da Vinci Code spent over two years on the bestseller lists and sparked massive interest in Mary Magdalene. Joanna...
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The Way We Were: A Story of Conversion and Renewal
by Joan Chittister Publisher Comments Among those affected by the renewal of Vatican II, none experienced the changes more than women religious. Habits were replaced by secular dress; separation behind the cloister gave way to service in the world. But the deepest changes were less visible-a...
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