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In the battles over religion and politics in America, both liberals and conservatives often appeal to history. Liberals claim that the Founders separated church and state. But for much of American history, David Sehat writes, Protestant Christianity was intimately...
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Oxford University Press
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2011-01-14
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In the battles over religion and politics in America, both liberals and conservatives often appeal to history. Liberals claim that the Founders separated church and state. But for much of American history, David Sehat writes, Protestant Christianity was intimately...
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Oxford University Press
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2011-01-14
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In the field of comparative legal history, Ethiopia is still an unknown country. One of its treasures is the Fetha Nagast, a book of law which had a great influence in the history of Ethiopia and still has great consideration in the society, with its richness in...
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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2011-01-14
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A gentle new way for church leader’s to survive stress and burnout Bruce Miller debunks the idea of balance—basically trying to have it all, all the time. Most churches and their pastors try to do everything at once and feel guilty if any one aspect (worship,...
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Jossey-Bass
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2011-01-13
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Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series
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The world's religions affirm it to be so and recent research across a number of disciplines tell us that "Helping others not only benefits those we assist but is good for us as well."The recent and astonishingly generous outpouring of help and donations in response to...
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Jossey-Bass
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2011-01-13
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The Buddha and His Dhamma was B.R. Ambedkar's last work. Published posthumously, it presented a radical reorientation of Buddhist thought and literature, aptly called navayana. It deals with Ambedkar's conceptualization of Buddhism and the possibilities it offered for...
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OUP India
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2011-01-11
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The past quarter-century has seen an explosion of interest in the history of science and religion. But all too often the scholars writing it have focused their attention almost exclusively on the Christian experience, with only passing reference to other traditions of...
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Oxford University Press
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2011-01-11
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Adding to the contributions made by Soul Searching and Souls in Transition--two books which revolutionized our understanding of the religious lives of young Americans--Lisa Pearce and Melinda Lundquist Denton here offer a new portrait of teenage faith.
Drawing on the...
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Oxford University Press
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2011-01-07
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This unique commentary on Paul’s early letters by an outstanding New Testament specialist, provides a broad range of original perspectives of how people have interpreted, and been influenced by, Paul’s first two letters. Addresses questions concerning the content,...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2011-01-06
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Wiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries
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Using the method of critical intertextual research, this book analyses the phenomena of hypertextuality and ethopoeia in the New Testament writings against the background of the Second Temple literature, the historical Jesus, and the historical Paul. The work...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2011-01-06
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Sarah Harper is driven to achieve success no matter what the cost. She wants to do good and not hurt the people she loves - especially children and her husband, Joe -but her desire to succeed in her career too often leaves little time for family. One cold, autumn...
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Hodder & Stoughton
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2011-01-06
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'What God does for us every day is a thousand times more than what the best of friends and neighbours do for us.'The question is: are we thankful? That is what this book is about. It is all about learning gratitude and remembering to thank God for everything: the big...
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Hodder & Stoughton
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2011-01-06
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In this compelling volume in the What Everyone Needs to Know® series, Paul Waldau expertly navigates the many heated debates surrounding the complex and controversial animal rights movement.
Organized around a series of probing questions, this timely resource offers...
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Oxford University Press
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2010-12-31
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"If we harbor thoughts of violence or hatred, or seek revenge or retribution, we are contributing to the wounding of the world; if we transform those thoughts into forgiveness and compassion, and then move beyond them to actually make amends or restitution, we are...
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Jossey-Bass
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2010-12-29
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The topic of certitude is much debated today. On one side, commentators such as Charles Krauthammer urge us to achieve "moral clarity." On the other, those like George Will contend that the greatest present threat to civilization is an excess of certitude. To address...
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Oxford University Press
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2010-12-28
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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, dreams, and intuition....
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Jossey-Bass
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2010-12-28
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Through personal stories, proven experience and a thorough analysis of the biblical text, Building a Healthy Multi-ethnic Church illustrates both the biblical mandate for the multi-ethnic church as well as the seven core commitments required to bring it about. Mark...
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Jossey-Bass
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2010-12-23
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Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series
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Das Werk befasst sich im Rahmen der optimierenden Rechtseuropäisierung in der Europäischen Union schwerpunktmäßig mit dem Konzept der Grundrechte der finnischen Verfassung von 2000. Diese werden mit der Europäischen Menschenrechtskonvention (1950), der Europäischen...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2010-12-21
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Self-restraint or self-mastery may appear to be the opposite of erotic desire. But in this nuanced, literary analysis, Diane Lipsett traces the intriguing interplay of desire and self-restraint in three ancient tales of conversion: The Shepherd of Hermas, the Acts of...
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Oxford University Press
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2010-12-21
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