Religion

Jon Krakauer’s literary reputation rests on insightful chronicles of lives conducted at the outer limits. He now shifts his focus from extremes of physic...

In the tradition of Bertrand Russell's Why I Am Not a Christian and Sam Harris's recent bestseller, The End of Faith, Christopher Hitchens makes the ultim...

For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harris’s latest New York Times bestseller is a guide to meditation as a rational...

"Superb. . . . A great American writer speaks with his own voice about matters that still resonate at the center of our lives." —New York Times Book Revie...

What secrets connect Egypt‘s Great Pyramids, the Freemasons, and the Council on Foreign Relations? In this astonishing book, celebrated journalist Jim Mar...

Tragic, comic, and utterly honest, this extraordinary memoir is at once a great family saga and a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth...

From the new afterword by the author:Humanity has had a long fascination with blood sacrifice. In fact, it has been by no means uncommon for a child to be b...

While the fathers were off founding the country, what were the women doing? Running their husband s businesses, raising their children plus providing polit...

New York Times Bestselling Author Phil Robertson Delivers A Blueprint For Standing Up For The Truth Of Jesus Christ In A Culture That Has Forgotten How To H...

For us to perceive any of the worlds that exist beside our own, not only do we have to covet them but we need to have sufficient energy to seize them. In ...

Sam Harris’s first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most people...

In the End of Faith, Sam Harris delivers a startling analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world. He offers a vivid, historical to...

Introduction : Personal Vocation And Social Conscience -- Sacred Voices : Listen, So That You May Live -- Discernment : The Inner Compass Of The Heart -- Au...

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What Would A Theology Of The Church Look Like That Took Seriously The Fact That North America Is Now Itself A Mission Field? This Question Lies At The Found...

The Headlines Are Clear: Religion Is On The Decline In America As Many People Leave Behind Traditional Religious Practices. Diana Butler Bass, Leading Comme...

About the Author MARSHA LEDERMAN is the Western Arts Correspondent for the Globe and Mail. Before joining the Globe, Marsha worked for CBC Radio, mostl...

One Of America's Most Beloved Spiritual Leaders And The New York Times Bestselling Author Of The Jesuit Guide To (almost) Everything And Jesus: A Pilgrimage...

In This Short Book, Sam Harris And Maajid Nawaz Invite You To Join An Urgently Needed Conversation: Is Islam A Religion Of Peace Or War? Is It Amenable To R...

Huston Smith, The Author Of The Classic Bestseller The World's Religions, Delivers A Passionate, Timely Message: The Human Spirit Is Being Suffocated By The...

The entry for kvetchn (the verbal form) in Uriel Weinreich's Modern English-Yiddish Yiddish-English Dictionary reads simply: press, squeeze, pinch; strain...

"Offers hope in the face of desperate odds" - ELLE Magazine, ELLE's Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2020 "[D]isturbing and unforgettable memoir...This wr...

A clear-sighted revelation, a deep penetration into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the now-classic study of al-Qaeda's 9/1...

Two Of America's Leading Experts On Violent Extremism And Terrorism Explain The Genesis, Evolution, And Implications Of Today's Most Barbaric Jihadist Army,...

The life Kamila Sidiqi had known changed overnight when the Taliban seized control of the city of Kabul. After receiving a teaching degree during the civil...

The award-winning author of Grateful goes beyond the culture wars to offer a refreshing take on the comprehensive, multi-faceted nature of Jesus, keeping ...

This is the first comprehensive history of the pietistic movement that shaped modern Judaism. The book's unique blend of intellectual, religious, and social...

An important and respected voice for liberal American Christianity for the past twenty years, Bishop John Shelby Spong integrates his often controversial st...

Irshad Manji calls herself a Muslim refusenik. "That doesn't mean I refuse to be a Muslim", she writes, "it simply means I refuse to join an army of automat...

A fascinating Castaneda-like spiritual journey into the wilderness of Manitoba, where Lynn Andrews meets Agnes Whistling Elk, the Native American "heyoehkah...

Why the conventional wisdom about the Arab Spring is wrong The Arab Spring promised to end dictatorship and bring self-government to people across the Midd...

September 11, 2001 saw the deadliest attack ever launched on American soil, leaving us asking questions such as: Why did God permit such a thing to happen? ...

judging By Today's Bestseller Lists, One Would Think That Religion Is Either Irrational Or Extreme. What's Missing Is A Genuine Debate Between The Atheists...

An investigative journalist uncovers a hidden custom in Afghanistan that will transform your understanding of what it means to grow up as a girl.In Afghanis...

The Nature and Destiny of Man issues a vigorous challenge to Western civilization to understand its roots in the faith of the Bible, particularly the Hebra...

Increasingly, Western culture embraces confusion as a virtue and decries certainty as a sin. Those who are confused about sexuality and identity are viewed...

No Longer The Exclusive Province Of The Far Right And Far Left, Anti-semitism Finds A Home In Identity Politics And The Reaction Against Identity Politics, ...

Ever since its emergence in colonial-era Cuba, Afro-Cuban Santería (or Lucumí) has displayed a complex dynamic of continuity and change in its institution...

Emmaus And Back Again: A New Way Of Knowing (changing Methods) Luke 24:13-35 -- Exodus: God Takes Sides (changing Sides) Exodus 1:8-14; 2:23-25; 3:7-10 -- D...

For Four Years, The Author Interviewed Extremist Members Of Three Religions Around The World: Christians, Jews, And Muslims. Traveling Extensively To Refuge...

Fresh with new insights, issues, and developments, thisintriguing book offers a sound analysis of religion as a social institutionthat is interdependent an...

Two Of America's Leading Experts On Violent Extremism And Terrorism Explain The Genesis, Evolution, And Implications Of Today's Most Barbaric Jihadist Army,...

The People Of God Throughout History Have Been A People Of Exile And Diaspora. For Much Of Its History, However, The Christian Church Lived With The Sense O...

ECPA 2017 Christian Book Award FinalistThe church in the West is at a critical moment. While the gospel is exploding throughout the global south, Western ci...

Baseball during the Great Depression of the 1930s galvanized communities and provided a struggling country with heroes. Jewish player Hank Greenberg gave t...

Exploring the subtle political philosophy within the Biblical narrative, this book presents enduring insights that complement Ancient Greek philosophy for ...

In this book the 2,000-year history of Christian worship is viewed from a sociological perspective. Martin Stringer develops the idea of discourse as a way ...

Communication, Media, And Identity: A Christian Theory Of Communication Is The First Comprehensive Theoretical Look At The Nature Of Communication From A Bi...