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American Veda
From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation How Indian Spirituality Changed the West
Written by Philip Goldberg
Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $15.00
In February 1968 the Beatles went to India for an extended stay with their new guru, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It may have been the most momentous spiritual retreat since Jesus spent those forty days in the wilderness.
With these words, Philip Goldberg begins his monumental work, American Veda, a fascinating look... Read more >
From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation How Indian Spirituality Changed the West
Written by Philip Goldberg
Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $15.00
In February 1968 the Beatles went to India for an extended stay with their new guru, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It may have been the most momentous spiritual retreat since Jesus spent those forty days in the wilderness.
With these words, Philip Goldberg begins his monumental work, American Veda, a fascinating look... Read more >
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Like a Hammer Shattering Rock
Written by Megan McKenna
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: February 5, 2013
Price: $9.99
Renowned Catholic author Megan McKenna celebrates her 50th book with a controversial interpretation of the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John and what they mean for the Church and society today.
In many ways, modern audiences have become so familiar with the gospels that we've stopped listening and integreting their wisdom... Read more >
Written by Megan McKenna
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: February 5, 2013
Price: $9.99
Renowned Catholic author Megan McKenna celebrates her 50th book with a controversial interpretation of the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John and what they mean for the Church and society today.
In many ways, modern audiences have become so familiar with the gospels that we've stopped listening and integreting their wisdom... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Like a Hammer Shattering Rock
Hearing the Gospels Today
Written by Megan McKenna
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: February 5, 2013
Price: $14.00
Renowned Catholic author Megan McKenna celebrates her 50th book with a controversial interpretation of the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John and what they mean for the Church and society today.
In many ways, modern audiences have become so familiar with the gospels that we've stopped listening and integreting their wisdom... Read more >
Hearing the Gospels Today
Written by Megan McKenna
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: February 5, 2013
Price: $14.00
Renowned Catholic author Megan McKenna celebrates her 50th book with a controversial interpretation of the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John and what they mean for the Church and society today.
In many ways, modern audiences have become so familiar with the gospels that we've stopped listening and integreting their wisdom... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Mormon People
The Making of an American Faith
Written by Matthew Bowman
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: August 28, 2012
Price: $17.00
“From one of the brightest of the new generation of Mormon-studies scholars comes a crisp, engaging account of the religion’s history.”—The Wall Street Journal
With Mormonism on the nation’s radar as never before, religious historian Matthew Bowman has written an essential book that pulls back the curtain on more than... Read more >
The Making of an American Faith
Written by Matthew Bowman
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: August 28, 2012
Price: $17.00
“From one of the brightest of the new generation of Mormon-studies scholars comes a crisp, engaging account of the religion’s history.”—The Wall Street Journal
With Mormonism on the nation’s radar as never before, religious historian Matthew Bowman has written an essential book that pulls back the curtain on more than... Read more >
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The Left Hand of God
A Biography of the Holy Spirit
Written by Adolf Holl
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: May 16, 2012
Price: $11.99
Adolf Holl's divine biography examines the life of the Holy Spirit in the context of the history of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Interweaving scholarship with religion, myth, and culture, Holl expertly traces the influence of the Holy Spirit on men and women from all walks of life, over the course of centuries. The... Read more >
A Biography of the Holy Spirit
Written by Adolf Holl
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: May 16, 2012
Price: $11.99
Adolf Holl's divine biography examines the life of the Holy Spirit in the context of the history of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Interweaving scholarship with religion, myth, and culture, Holl expertly traces the influence of the Holy Spirit on men and women from all walks of life, over the course of centuries. The... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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Fools, Martyrs, Traitors
The Story of Martyrdom in the Western World
Written by Lacey Baldwin Smith
Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: May 9, 2012
Price: $14.99
In this engrossing exploration of martyrdom, Lacey Baldwin Smith takes us on a riveting journey through history as he examines one of the most baffling characteristics of the human species: its willingness to die to sanctify a deity, to defend a cause, or simply to prove a point. In telling the... Read more >
The Story of Martyrdom in the Western World
Written by Lacey Baldwin Smith
Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: May 9, 2012
Price: $14.99
In this engrossing exploration of martyrdom, Lacey Baldwin Smith takes us on a riveting journey through history as he examines one of the most baffling characteristics of the human species: its willingness to die to sanctify a deity, to defend a cause, or simply to prove a point. In telling the... Read more >
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When God Was A Woman
Written by Merlin Stone
Format: eBook, 265 pages
On Sale: May 9, 2012
Price: $13.99
Here, archaeologically documented,is the story of the religion of the Goddess. Under her, women’s roles were far more prominent than in patriarchal Judeo-Christian cultures. Stone describes this ancient system and, with its disintegration, the decline in women’s status. Read more >
Written by Merlin Stone
Format: eBook, 265 pages
On Sale: May 9, 2012
Price: $13.99
Here, archaeologically documented,is the story of the religion of the Goddess. Under her, women’s roles were far more prominent than in patriarchal Judeo-Christian cultures. Stone describes this ancient system and, with its disintegration, the decline in women’s status. Read more >
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Immortality
The Quest to Live Forever and How It Drives Civilization
Written by Stephen Cave
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: April 3, 2012
Price: $25.00
A fascinating work of popular philosophy and history that both enlightens and entertains, Stephen Cave’s Immortality investigates whether it just might be possible to live forever and whether we should want to. But it also makes a powerful argument, which is that it’s our very preoccupation with defying mortality that drives... Read more >
The Quest to Live Forever and How It Drives Civilization
Written by Stephen Cave
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: April 3, 2012
Price: $25.00
A fascinating work of popular philosophy and history that both enlightens and entertains, Stephen Cave’s Immortality investigates whether it just might be possible to live forever and whether we should want to. But it also makes a powerful argument, which is that it’s our very preoccupation with defying mortality that drives... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Immortality
The Quest to Live Forever and How It Drives Civilization
Written by Stephen Cave
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: April 3, 2012
Price: $12.99
A fascinating work of popular philosophy and history that both enlightens and entertains, Stephen Cave’s Immortality investigates whether it just might be possible to live forever and whether we should want to. But it also makes a powerful argument, which is that it’s our very preoccupation with defying mortality that drives... Read more >
The Quest to Live Forever and How It Drives Civilization
Written by Stephen Cave
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: April 3, 2012
Price: $12.99
A fascinating work of popular philosophy and history that both enlightens and entertains, Stephen Cave’s Immortality investigates whether it just might be possible to live forever and whether we should want to. But it also makes a powerful argument, which is that it’s our very preoccupation with defying mortality that drives... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
Mysteries of Jesus
Exploring the Secrets of Easter
Written by Jean-Pierre Isbouts
Format: eBook, 55 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $3.99
Join National Geographic and bestselling author Jean-Pierre Isbouts to investigate ten enduring mysteries of Jesus in this original ebook short. Who was the unnamed "Beloved Disciple', who leaned on Jesus during the Last Supper? What did the Holy Grail look like—and could it possibly still exist? What do alternative tales of... Read more >
Exploring the Secrets of Easter
Written by Jean-Pierre Isbouts
Format: eBook, 55 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2012
Price: $3.99
Join National Geographic and bestselling author Jean-Pierre Isbouts to investigate ten enduring mysteries of Jesus in this original ebook short. Who was the unnamed "Beloved Disciple', who leaned on Jesus during the Last Supper? What did the Holy Grail look like—and could it possibly still exist? What do alternative tales of... Read more >
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The Mormon People
The Making of an American Faith
Written by Matthew Bowman
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2012
Price: $14.99
“From one of the brightest of the new generation of Mormon-studies scholars comes a crisp, engaging account of the religion’s history.”—The Wall Street Journal
With Mormonism on the nation’s radar as never before, religious historian Matthew Bowman has written an essential book that pulls back the curtain on more than... Read more >
The Making of an American Faith
Written by Matthew Bowman
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2012
Price: $14.99
“From one of the brightest of the new generation of Mormon-studies scholars comes a crisp, engaging account of the religion’s history.”—The Wall Street Journal
With Mormonism on the nation’s radar as never before, religious historian Matthew Bowman has written an essential book that pulls back the curtain on more than... Read more >
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The Mormon People
The Making of an American Faith
Written by Matthew Bowman
Read by Mark Deakins
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: January 24, 2012
Price: $40.00
With Mormonism on the verge of an unprecedented cultural and political breakthrough, an eminent scholar of American evangelicalism explores the history and reflects on the future of this native-born American faith and its connection to the life of the nation.
In 1830, a young seer and sometime treasure hunter named Joseph Smith... Read more >
The Making of an American Faith
Written by Matthew Bowman
Read by Mark Deakins
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: January 24, 2012
Price: $40.00
With Mormonism on the verge of an unprecedented cultural and political breakthrough, an eminent scholar of American evangelicalism explores the history and reflects on the future of this native-born American faith and its connection to the life of the nation.
In 1830, a young seer and sometime treasure hunter named Joseph Smith... Read more >
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The Mormon People
The Making of an American Faith
Written by Matthew Bowman
Read by Mark Deakins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: January 24, 2012
Price: $20.00
With Mormonism on the verge of an unprecedented cultural and political breakthrough, an eminent scholar of American evangelicalism explores the history and reflects on the future of this native-born American faith and its connection to the life of the nation.
In 1830, a young seer and sometime treasure hunter named Joseph Smith... Read more >
The Making of an American Faith
Written by Matthew Bowman
Read by Mark Deakins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: January 24, 2012
Price: $20.00
With Mormonism on the verge of an unprecedented cultural and political breakthrough, an eminent scholar of American evangelicalism explores the history and reflects on the future of this native-born American faith and its connection to the life of the nation.
In 1830, a young seer and sometime treasure hunter named Joseph Smith... Read more >
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Jesus of Nazareth
Written by Paul Verhoeven
Translated by Susan Massotty
Foreword by Rob Van Scheers
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: November 29, 2011
Price: $17.95
Building on the work of biblical scholars—Rudolph Bultmann, Raymond Brown, Jane Schaberg, and Robert Funk, among others—filmmaker Paul Verhoeven disrobes the mythical Jesus to reveal a man who has much in common with other great political leaders throughout history—human beings who believed that change was coming in their lifetimes. Gone is... Read more >
Written by Paul Verhoeven
Translated by Susan Massotty
Foreword by Rob Van Scheers
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: November 29, 2011
Price: $17.95
Building on the work of biblical scholars—Rudolph Bultmann, Raymond Brown, Jane Schaberg, and Robert Funk, among others—filmmaker Paul Verhoeven disrobes the mythical Jesus to reveal a man who has much in common with other great political leaders throughout history—human beings who believed that change was coming in their lifetimes. Gone is... Read more >
Jesus of Nazareth
Written by Paul Verhoeven
Translated by Susan Massotty
Foreword by Rob Van Scheers
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 29, 2011
Price: $17.95
Building on the work of biblical scholars—Rudolph Bultmann, Raymond Brown, Jane Schaberg, and Robert Funk, among others—filmmaker Paul Verhoeven disrobes the mythical Jesus to reveal a man who has much in common with other great political leaders throughout history—human beings who believed that change was coming in their lifetimes. Gone is... Read more >
Written by Paul Verhoeven
Translated by Susan Massotty
Foreword by Rob Van Scheers
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 29, 2011
Price: $17.95
Building on the work of biblical scholars—Rudolph Bultmann, Raymond Brown, Jane Schaberg, and Robert Funk, among others—filmmaker Paul Verhoeven disrobes the mythical Jesus to reveal a man who has much in common with other great political leaders throughout history—human beings who believed that change was coming in their lifetimes. Gone is... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Catholicism
A Journey to the Heart of the Faith
Written by Robert Barron
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: September 6, 2011
Price: $27.99
“What I propose to do in this book is to take you on a guided exploration of the Catholic world, but not in the manner of a docent, for I am not interested in showing you the artifacts of Catholicism as though they were dusty objets d’art in a museum of... Read more >
A Journey to the Heart of the Faith
Written by Robert Barron
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: September 6, 2011
Price: $27.99
“What I propose to do in this book is to take you on a guided exploration of the Catholic world, but not in the manner of a docent, for I am not interested in showing you the artifacts of Catholicism as though they were dusty objets d’art in a museum of... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Catholicism
A Journey to the Heart of the Faith
Written by Robert Barron
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: September 6, 2011
Price: $14.99
“What I propose to do in this book is to take you on a guided exploration of the Catholic world, but not in the manner of a docent, for I am not interested in showing you the artifacts of Catholicism as though they were dusty objets d’art in a museum of... Read more >
A Journey to the Heart of the Faith
Written by Robert Barron
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: September 6, 2011
Price: $14.99
“What I propose to do in this book is to take you on a guided exploration of the Catholic world, but not in the manner of a docent, for I am not interested in showing you the artifacts of Catholicism as though they were dusty objets d’art in a museum of... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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No god but God (Updated Edition)
The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
Written by Reza Aslan
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: August 30, 2011
Price: $17.00
The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
Written by Reza Aslan
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: August 30, 2011
Price: $17.00
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
A finalist for the Guardian First Book Award
In No god but God, internationally acclaimed scholar Reza Aslan explains Islam—the origins and evolution of the faith—in all its beauty and complexity. This updated edition addresses the events of the past decade, analyzing how they have influenced Islam’s position in modern...
Also available as an
eBook.
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No god but God (Updated Edition)
The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
Written by Reza Aslan
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: August 30, 2011
Price: $11.99
The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
Written by Reza Aslan
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: August 30, 2011
Price: $11.99
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
A finalist for the Guardian First Book Award
In No god but God, internationally acclaimed scholar Reza Aslan explains Islam—the origins and evolution of the faith—in all its beauty and complexity. This updated edition addresses the events of the past decade, analyzing how they have influenced Islam’s position in modern...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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History of God
Written by Karen Armstrong
Format: eBook, 496 pages
On Sale: August 10, 2011
Price: $11.99
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Karen Armstrong's Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life.
In this stunningly intelligent book, Karen Armstrong, one of Britain's foremost commentators on religious affairs, traces the history of how men and women have perceived and experienced God, from the time of Abraham to the present. From... Read more >
Written by Karen Armstrong
Format: eBook, 496 pages
On Sale: August 10, 2011
Price: $11.99
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Karen Armstrong's Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life.
In this stunningly intelligent book, Karen Armstrong, one of Britain's foremost commentators on religious affairs, traces the history of how men and women have perceived and experienced God, from the time of Abraham to the present. From... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Jerusalem
One City, Three Faiths
Written by Karen Armstrong
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: August 10, 2011
Price: $13.99
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Karen Armstrong's Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life.
Venerated for millennia by three faiths, torn by irreconcilable conflict, conquered, rebuilt, and mourned for again and again, Jerusalem is a sacred city whose very sacredness has engendered terrible tragedy. In this fascinating volume, Karen Armstrong, author... Read more >
One City, Three Faiths
Written by Karen Armstrong
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: August 10, 2011
Price: $13.99
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Karen Armstrong's Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life.
Venerated for millennia by three faiths, torn by irreconcilable conflict, conquered, rebuilt, and mourned for again and again, Jerusalem is a sacred city whose very sacredness has engendered terrible tragedy. In this fascinating volume, Karen Armstrong, author... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Paul Among the People
The Apostle Reinterpreted and Reimagined in His Own Time
Written by SARAH RUDEN
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: August 2, 2011
Price: $14.00
The Apostle Reinterpreted and Reimagined in His Own Time
Written by SARAH RUDEN
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: August 2, 2011
Price: $14.00
In Paul Among the People, Sarah Ruden explores the writings of the evangelist Paul in the context of his time and culture, to recover his original message of freedom and love while overturning the common—and fundamental—misconception that Paul represented a puritanical, hysterically homophobic, misogynist, or reactionary vision.
By setting famous and...
Also available as an
eBook.
Santeria
African Spirits in America
Written by Joseph M. Murphy
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 1, 2011
Price: $20.00
Santería represents the first in-depth, scholarly account of a profound way of wisdom that is growing in importance in America today. A professional academic and himself a participant in the Santería community of the Bronx for several years, Joseph Murphy offers a powerful description and insightful analysis of this African/Cuban religion. He... Read more >
African Spirits in America
Written by Joseph M. Murphy
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 1, 2011
Price: $20.00
Santería represents the first in-depth, scholarly account of a profound way of wisdom that is growing in importance in America today. A professional academic and himself a participant in the Santería community of the Bronx for several years, Joseph Murphy offers a powerful description and insightful analysis of this African/Cuban religion. He... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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A Reforming People
Puritanism and the Transformation of Public Life in New England
Written by David D. Hall
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: April 26, 2011
Price: $29.95
A revelatory account of the aspirations and accomplishments of the people who founded the New England colonies, comparing the reforms they enacted with those attempted in England during the period of the English Revolution.
Distinguished historian David D. Hall looks afresh at how the colonists set up churches, civil governments, and... Read more >
Puritanism and the Transformation of Public Life in New England
Written by David D. Hall
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: April 26, 2011
Price: $29.95
A revelatory account of the aspirations and accomplishments of the people who founded the New England colonies, comparing the reforms they enacted with those attempted in England during the period of the English Revolution.
Distinguished historian David D. Hall looks afresh at how the colonists set up churches, civil governments, and... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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A Reforming People
Written by David D. Hall
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: April 26, 2011
Price: $14.99
A revelatory account of the aspirations and accomplishments of the people who founded the New England colonies, comparing the reforms they enacted with those attempted in England during the period of the English Revolution.
Distinguished historian David D. Hall looks afresh at how the colonists set up churches, civil governments, and... Read more >
Written by David D. Hall
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: April 26, 2011
Price: $14.99
A revelatory account of the aspirations and accomplishments of the people who founded the New England colonies, comparing the reforms they enacted with those attempted in England during the period of the English Revolution.
Distinguished historian David D. Hall looks afresh at how the colonists set up churches, civil governments, and... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
