Based on a pioneering eight-year study, this is a fascinating and ultimately reassuring look at the belief systems that surround death and dying in cultures around the world -- revealing the startling similarities found in traditional...
Religion and spirituality
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Author:Miller, SukieSummary: - Author:Vearncombe, ErinSummary:
From the creative minds of the scholarly group behind the groundbreaking Jesus Seminar comes this provocative and eye-opening look at the roots of Christianity that offers a thoughtful reconsideration of the first two centuries of the...
- Author:Wilcox, Merrie-EllenSummary:
Why do we die? Why can't we live forever? What happens to us after death? Moving between science and culture, After Life: Ways We Think About Death takes a straightforward look at these and other questions long taboo in our society...
- Author:Greer, John MichaelSummary:
Progress is not just a goal in the West—it's a religion. Most people believe in its inherent value as enthusiastically and uncritically as medieval peasants believed in heaven and hell. Our faith in progress drives the popular...
- Author:Hazleton, LesleySummary:
In this gripping narrative history, Lesley Hazleton tells the tragic story at the heart of the ongoing rivalry between the Sunni and Shia branches of Islam, a rift that dominates the news now more than ever. Even as Muhammad lay dying,...
- Author:Wilkinson, Michael, Ambrose, Linda M.Summary:
Early Pentecostal revivals swept through Canadian communities, big and small, in the early 1900s. Reports abounded of worshippers falling down at the altar, speaking in tongues, having dreams and visions, and experiencing divine healing...
- Author:Crosby, John F.Summary:
The issue or debate about the existence of God is one thing. But learning to restructure one's life, especially if one has been a believer whether devout or casual, is quite another. Aftermath comes to grip with the vital issues that...
- Author:Salzberg, Sharon, Thurman, RobertSummary:
Libérez-vous des émotions et des personnes nocives qui empoisonnent votre vie grâce à de puissants alliés : la sagesse, la tolérance et l’amour. Inspirés par des enseignements spirituels tibétains, les auteurs prennent la parole à tour...
- Author:Waugh, Earle H.Summary:
Edmonton's Al Rashid Mosque has played a key role in Islam's Canadian development. Founded by Muslims from Lebanon, it has grown into a vibrant community fully integrated into Canada's cultural mosaic. The mosque continues to be a...
- Author:Kilpatrick, Joel, Thornton, ShawnSummary:
After waking from a coma, Beverly Thornton's once sweet disposition had been replaced by mood swings and fits of rage, a constant source of frustration for her family. Then one day, a surprise discovery finally helped the Thornton...
- Author:Jenkins, Emma MaeSummary:
Young women are under more pressure than ever before: pressure to be pretty, to be successful, to have a perfect selfie game. Is it possible for them to be their true selves? Or must they fit into the same mold as the rest of their...
- Author:Volf, MiroslavSummary:
Allah offers a constructive vision for a new pluralism. The claim that Muslims and Christians worship the same God yet have different understandings of that one God is an expression of just such pluralism. If a "clash of...
- Author:Lamott, AnneSummary:
From Anne Lamott, the New York Times-bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow, comes the book we need from her now: How to bring hope back into our lives. A perfect gift to give this holiday season."I am stockpiling antibiotics for...
- Author:Ellis, CourtneySummary:
With the honesty of a close friend, the hilarity of a late-night comic, and the humility of a mom up to her eyeballs in diapers and dishes, Courtney Ellis invites us on a journey to draw closer to God amidst the joyful, mundane,...
- Author:Gandhi, Mohandas K.Summary:
The remarkable life and inspiring beliefs of a legendary peacemaker and liberator of India-in his own words. Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end...
- Author:Christmas, JaneSummary:
Jane Christmas takes a decidedly unconventional journey to find out whether she is, as she puts it, "nun material". This is no carefree adventure. The call toward a religious vocation has beckoned Jane since she was a teenager, and now...
- Author:Graham, BillySummary:
The Bible mentions angels nearly 300 times, yet until recently many doubted their existence.
- Author:Kielley, KimSummary:
Angels and Miracles is about real people who have had the rare opportunity to have an angel visit them or experience a miracle in their lives. Their stories are true and from the heart. While some people practised a specific...
- Author:Stewart, LaverneSummary:
The inspiration for this book began on June 12, 2009. Author Laverne Stewart was at a women’s retreat. At 5 a.m. she was alone in her room thinking about her frustration over various works of fiction which she hadn't been able to...
- Author:Porche, Jean, Vaughan, DeborahSummary:
Why do angels so fire the imagination of people today? Connecting with heavenly friends who watch over us, and care for us, brings great comfort in pain or stress. It also takes us into the realm of the divine, where we find guidance...
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