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|  | An Introduction to Buddhism by B. Peter Harvey
This book is a comprehensive introduction to Buddhist tradition as it has developed in three major cultural areas in Asia, and to Buddhism as it is now developing in the West. It is intended to be a textbook for students of religious and Asian studies, but it will also be of interest to those who want a general survey of Buddhism and its beliefs. Unlike many other general books about Buddhism, it not only explores the world views of the religion but also attempts to show how Buddhism functions as a set of practices. It thus includes chapters on devotion, ethics, monastic practices and meditation. Such practices are related to Buddhist teachings and historical developments. Emphasizing as it does the diversity found within different Buddhist traditions, the book aims throughout to underline common threads of belief, practice and historical continuities which unify the Buddhist world. Dr. Harvey answers questions that are often asked by people on first meeting the tradition, and in his section on Nirvana offers a novel interpretation of this ultimate, transcendent mystery. AUTHOR: B. Peter Harvey
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality 
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 | James, Brother of Jesus by Robert H. Eisenman
In a profound and provocative work of scholarly detection, Professor Robert Eisenman establishes James--a figure marginalized in the New Testament--as the leader of all opposition groups in the Jerusalem of his day and spiritual heir to his famous brother Jesus. James, not Peter, was the true successor to the movement we now call Christianity. Drawing on the Dead Sea Scrolls and on long-overlooked early church texts, Eisenman reveals the Christianity of Paul as a distortion of what James and Jesus preached. Whereas James and his followers, zealous for the law of Moses, were nationalistic and apocalyptic, Paul?s Hellenized movement promoted itself as pacifist, cosmopolitan, and based in faith. In an argument with enormous implications, Eisenman identifies Paul as deeply compromised by Roman contacts and James as not simply the leader of Christianity of his day but the popular Jewish leader of this time. By rescuing James from the oblivion into which he was deliberately cast, James, the Brother of Jesus reveals one of the most successful historical rewrite enterprises ever accomplished. A Publishers Weekly religion bestseller, and cited as one of the best books available on the origins of Christianity. AUTHOR: Robert H. Eisenman
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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 | Descartes' Error by Antonio R. Damasio
In examining the case histories of Phineas Gage as well as his own patients who suffer from mental illness, Damasio, Head of the Department of Neurology at the University of Iowa, makes a case for the necessary role of emotions in reason. AUTHOR: Antonio R. Damasio
PUBLISHER: Morrow/Avon
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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 | Hidden Keys of a Loving, Lasting Marriage by Gary Smalley
Good marriages don't just happen. They take both husband and wife working together to understand, appreciate, and honor one another. This book shows couples how to do just that. AUTHOR: Gary Smalley
PUBLISHER: Zondervan
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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 | Mystics, Masters, Saints & Sages by Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, Robert Ullman
These profiles of and excerpts from the writings of enlightened beings are drawn from the world's major religions. Included are the thoughts of the Baal Shem Tov, Rumi, Saint Catherine of Siena, and others. AUTHOR: Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, Robert Ullman
PUBLISHER: Red Wheel/Weiser
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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 | The End Battle by Corrie Ten Boom
These twenty-seven short devotionals by the beloved Corrie ten Boom will inspire you to live victoriously and use spiritual warfare effectively to overcome the powers of darkness. AUTHOR: Corrie Ten Boom
PUBLISHER: Revell, Fleming H. Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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