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The HarperCollins Dictionary of Religion by Jonathan Z Smith Publisher Comments Led by general editor Jonathan Z. Smith, a team drawn from the American Academy of Religion has collected more than 3,200 entries written by 327 leading experts from around the world and across the theological and religious spectrum. The exceptional... (read more) List Price $47.50 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Tales of Wonder: Adventures Chasing the Divine, an Autobiography by Huston Smith Publisher Comments “In this delightful autobiography, Smith tells us how he became the dean of world religion experts. Along the way we meet the people who shaped him and shared his journey—a Whos Who of 20th century spiritual America: the Rev. Martin... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Worldwide Laws of Life: 200 Eternal Spiritual Principles by John Templeton Synopsis An easy-to-use handbook of powerful thoughts for everyday use and inspiration, "Worldwide Laws of Life" offers 200 laws culled from the world's wisdom traditions, both sacred and secular. These spiritual principles can be used as a daily inspiration... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Return to the Center by Bede Griffiths Publisher Comments Here Bede Griffiths offers the fruits of a lifetime spent in prayer and meditation. Griffiths is convinced that modern man has lost touch with the center of his own life and therefore with life itself. We must return to the center, ?the place of meeting... (read more) Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness by Karen Armstrong Publisher Comments Karen Armstrong begins this spellbinding story of her spiritual journey with her departure in 1969 from the Roman Catholic convent she had entered seven years before hoping, but ultimately failing, to find God. She knew almost nothing of the... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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One Heart: Universal Wisdom from the World's Scriptures by Bonnie Loui Kuchler Publisher Comments The wisest words from the seven major religious traditions are thoughtfully assembled to illuminate 65 virtues common to them all.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Evolution of God (09 Edition) 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: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Portable World Bible (Viking Portable Library) by Robert O Ballou Publisher Comments The Portable World Bible presents the fundamental tenets of the world's basic source religions. Contemporary readers are offered, in concise, authoritative translations, the religious thought of the ages, selected, interpreted, and arranged in... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Jesus and Buddha: The Parallel Sayings by Marcus J Borg Synopsis This beautifully designed gift edition of Jesus and Buddha: The Parallel Sayings is treasured for both its message and its presentation. The teachings — whether about love, wisdom, or materialism — of two great spiritual leaders from... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $12.50 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 Case for God by Karen Armstrong Staff Pick Karen Armstrong writes about religion the way that Michael Pollan writes about food methodically, insightfully, and with an obvious passion for the subject matter. Covering everything from antiquity's caves deep below the earth to the modern... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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History of Religious Ideas Volume 2 by Mircea Eliade Publisher Comments In volume 2 of this monumental work, Mircea Eliade continues his magisterial progress through the history of religious ideas. The religions of ancient China, Brahmanism and Hinduism, Buddha and his contemporaries, Roman religion, Celtic and German... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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God in all worlds :an anthology of contemporary spiritual writing by Lucinda Vardey Publisher Comments From Thomas Merton and Krishnamurti to Albert Einstein and Mother Teresa, this magnificent collection of spiritual writings features works designed to renew the soul and celebrate its journey toward the divine.... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Religion: the Classical Theories by James Thrower Publisher Comments This comprehensive introduction to theories of religion is the first single-volume exploration of ideas put forward by both believers and non-believers.<P>James Thrower analyzes the different types of explanations of religion, not just the thoughts... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $19.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Tongues of Fire a Bible of Sacred Script by Grace Hill Turnbull Publisher Comments I have chosen those passages which seem to have the greatest beauty and spiritual appeal, leaving it to the reader to enter on his own account into a more intensive study of that religion which interests him most... I hope it may lead others to compile... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Sacred East by C Scott Littleton Publisher Comments A guide to the spiritual and philosophical traditions of Asia, explaining the key ideas that have entered our spiritual vocabulary - such as karma and enlightenment.... (read more) Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Practicing Religion in the Age of the Media: Explorations in Media, Religion, and Culture by Stewart M Hoover Publisher Comments Focusing on this intersection of the sacred and the secular, this volume gathers together the work of media experts, religious historians, sociologists of religion, and authorities on American studies and art history. Topics range from Islam on the... (read more) List Price $37.50 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Women in Religion by Jean Holm Publisher Comments The place of women in the religions, both as expressed in the classical writings and as experienced in life is carefully considered in this book. It deals with the role women can, and do, play in religious institutions; how relevant religion is to their... (read more) Your price: $1.98 Used - Trade Paper
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Gathering Sparks: Interviews from Parabola Magazine by David Appelbaum Publisher Comments Over the course of its twenty-five years of publication, Parabola Magazine has interviewed some of the most brilliant, wise, compassionate, and fascinating people from a wide variety of the world’s religious, spiritual, and cultural traditions... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Revelations, Illusions, and True Confessions: The Spiritual Journey Demystified by Sarah Eames Publisher Comments "Here is a book filled with insight and eternal wisdom." --Neale Donald Walsch, author of "Conversations with God" "A beautiful reflection on the extraordinary nature of every life, when lived with heart and a sense of awe before the Spirit at the center... (read more) List Price $21.50 Your price: $2.25 Used - Trade Paper
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