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|  | History of Christianity by Owen Chadwick
Owen Chadwick, an eminent church historian, has written an original, sweeping history of the Christian faith from the perspective of a people's religion. A History of Christianity will be fascinating reading for anyone interested in one of the most powerful influences on global civilization. Starting with Christianity's origins as a Jewish sect, the author shows how Europe was converted; and then how the Christian faith was accepted by the Americas, much of Africa and parts of the East. He discusses the effects of the faith on the lives of believers throughout two millennia: the mutually uneasy relationship of the early Christians with the State; the rise of great monastic and clerical institutions, the different holy orders and their roles in disseminating the faith; Christ's imitators, and the canonization of exemplary Christians; the coming of the Protestants, and their attitudes towards work, worship and religious toleration; and Christianity's decline in Europe but expansion into the wider world, alongside twentieth-century issues such as the emancipation of women, birth control, Muslim fundamentalism, Nazi racism and Marxist atheism. In addition, he explains the evolution of the faith's artistic expression: the development of ecclesiastical architecture, from discreet house churches in the Roman age, via the soaring splendour of the Middle Ages, to the studios of the TV evangelists; the rituals, including the interpretations of the sacred texts, vestments, and the rise of choral music, from oratorio to hymns and spirituals. He discusses the Church's role in caring within the community - both medical and pastoral care - and its shifting attitudes to cruelty and war, from themartyrdoms of the Spanish Inquisition to the pacifism of this century. AUTHOR: Owen Chadwick
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality 
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 | How to Practice by Jeffrey Hopkins, Dalai Lama
An instructional & inspirational guide broken up into the basic steps to enlightenment: how to practice morality, how to practice meditation & how to practice wisdom AUTHOR: Jeffrey Hopkins, Dalai Lama
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Audio
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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 | The Body & the Book by Julia Kasdorf
In the essays and poems collected here, Kasdorf draws on her Mennonite background to address aspects of her unique culture, including martyrdom, silence, the body, and community. AUTHOR: Julia Kasdorf
PUBLISHER: Johns Hopkins University Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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 | The Religious Sense by John Zucchi, Luigi Giussani
This new translation of one of Giussani's seminal works explores the search for meaning in life. Giussani shows that the nature of reason expresses itself in the ultimate need for truth, goodness, and beauty. These needs constitute the fabric of the religious sense, which is evident in every human being everywhere and in all times. AUTHOR: John Zucchi, Luigi Giussani
PUBLISHER: McGill-Queen's University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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 | Miracle of Change by Dennis Wholey
Featuring the personal reflections on more than 60 individuals--from well-known celebrities to anonymous contributors--this book offers an enlightened way to use the gift of change successfully in life and to reap the freedom, contentment, and happiness that life's transitions can bring. AUTHOR: Dennis Wholey
PUBLISHER: Atria Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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 | The Five Gospels by Robert W. Funk, Roy W. Hoover
One of the more provocative developments in recent scholarly activity involving the New Testament is provided by the Jesus Seminar, an ongoing think-tank of distinguished biblical scholars, historians, exegetes, and other experts engaged by contemporary debates over the historical Jesus. Working from the group's own translations of the original Greek and Coptic texts, the Seminar's first book summarizes its critical assessment of the authenticity of the 1,500 sayings of Jesus found in the four canonical gospels as well as The Gospel of Thomas , an equally ancient text found in 1945. AUTHOR: Robert W. Funk, Roy W. Hoover
PUBLISHER: HarperSanFrancisco
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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