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Which Koran?
Variants, Manuscripts, Linguistics
Edited by Ibn Warraq
Format: Hardcover, 631 pages
On Sale: August 31, 2008
Price: $37.99
For many millions of Muslims there is one and only one true Koran that offers the word of Allah to the faithful. Few Muslims realize, however, that there are several Korans in circulation in the Islamic world, with textual variations whose significance, extent, and meaning have never been properly examined. The... Read more >
Variants, Manuscripts, Linguistics
Edited by Ibn Warraq
Format: Hardcover, 631 pages
On Sale: August 31, 2008
Price: $37.99
For many millions of Muslims there is one and only one true Koran that offers the word of Allah to the faithful. Few Muslims realize, however, that there are several Korans in circulation in the Islamic world, with textual variations whose significance, extent, and meaning have never been properly examined. The... Read more >
Abraham's Curse
The Roots of Violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Written by Bruce Chilton
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2008
Price: $13.99
The Roots of Violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Written by Bruce Chilton
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2008
Price: $13.99
"When they arrived at the place which God had indicated to him, Abraham built an altar there, and arranged the wood. Then he bound his son and put him on the altar on top of the wood. Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to kill his son..." --The...
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The Christian World
A Global History
Written by Martin Marty
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $12.99
In this cogent volume, renowned Christian historian Martin Marty delivers a brief yet sweeping account of Christianity and how it spread from a few believers two thousand years ago to become the world’s largest religion.
Comprising nearly one third of the world’s population–more than two billion followers–Christianity is distinctive among major faiths... Read more >
A Global History
Written by Martin Marty
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $12.99
In this cogent volume, renowned Christian historian Martin Marty delivers a brief yet sweeping account of Christianity and how it spread from a few believers two thousand years ago to become the world’s largest religion.
Comprising nearly one third of the world’s population–more than two billion followers–Christianity is distinctive among major faiths... Read more >
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The Discovery of God
Abraham and the Birth of Monotheism
Written by David Klinghoffer
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $12.99
Fifty-three percent of the world’s population practices Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, religions that all trace their lineage to the towering, quasi-mythological figure of Abraham. In this reverent biography of the man who invented–or discovered–God, David Klinghoffer disentangles history from myth and uncovers the profound impact of Abraham’s message on his time... Read more >
Abraham and the Birth of Monotheism
Written by David Klinghoffer
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $12.99
Fifty-three percent of the world’s population practices Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, religions that all trace their lineage to the towering, quasi-mythological figure of Abraham. In this reverent biography of the man who invented–or discovered–God, David Klinghoffer disentangles history from myth and uncovers the profound impact of Abraham’s message on his time... Read more >
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The New Stations of the Cross
The Way of the Cross According to Scripture
Written by Megan McKenna
Format: eBook, 144 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.99
One of today’s most popular and respected Catholic writers presents the first guide to the new Stations of the Cross, reflecting the revisions made by Pope John Paul II.
A traditional devotion for Catholics for more than four hundred years, the Stations of the Cross commemorates the route Jesus traveled from being... Read more >
The Way of the Cross According to Scripture
Written by Megan McKenna
Format: eBook, 144 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.99
One of today’s most popular and respected Catholic writers presents the first guide to the new Stations of the Cross, reflecting the revisions made by Pope John Paul II.
A traditional devotion for Catholics for more than four hundred years, the Stations of the Cross commemorates the route Jesus traveled from being... Read more >
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The Popes Against the Jews
The Vatican's Role in the Rise of Modern Anti-Semitism
Written by David I. Kertzer
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $13.99
In this meticulously researched, unflinching, and reasoned study, National Book Award finalist David I. Kertzer presents shocking revelations about the role played by the Vatican in the development of modern anti-Semitism. Working in long-sealed Vatican archives, Kertzer unearths startling evidence to undermine the Church’s argument that it played no direct role... Read more >
The Vatican's Role in the Rise of Modern Anti-Semitism
Written by David I. Kertzer
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $13.99
In this meticulously researched, unflinching, and reasoned study, National Book Award finalist David I. Kertzer presents shocking revelations about the role played by the Vatican in the development of modern anti-Semitism. Working in long-sealed Vatican archives, Kertzer unearths startling evidence to undermine the Church’s argument that it played no direct role... Read more >
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The Sikhs
Written by Patwant Singh
Format: eBook, 312 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $15.99
Five hundred years ago, Guru Nanak founded the Sikh faith in India. The Sikhs defied the caste system; rejected the authority of Hindu priests; forbade magic and idolatry; and promoted the equality of men and women -- beliefs that incurred the wrath of both Hindus and Muslims. In the centuries that... Read more >
Written by Patwant Singh
Format: eBook, 312 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $15.99
Five hundred years ago, Guru Nanak founded the Sikh faith in India. The Sikhs defied the caste system; rejected the authority of Hindu priests; forbade magic and idolatry; and promoted the equality of men and women -- beliefs that incurred the wrath of both Hindus and Muslims. In the centuries that... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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Prayer in America
A Spiritual History of Our Nation
Written by James P. Moore, Jr.
Format: Trade Paperback, 542 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2007
Price: $27.00
A Spiritual History of Our Nation
Written by James P. Moore, Jr.
Format: Trade Paperback, 542 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2007
Price: $27.00
A stirring chronicle of the spiritual life of a nation, Prayer in America shows how the faith of Americans—from the founding fathers to corporate tycoons, from composers to social reformers, from generals to slaves—was an essential ingredient in the formation of American culture, character, commerce, and creed.
Prayer in America brings...
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The Tent of Abraham
Stories of Hope and Peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims
Written by Arthur Waskow, Joan Chittister and Saadi Shakur Chishti
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2007
Price: $18.00
The Tent of Abraham is the first book to tell the entire story of Abraham and to reenergize it as a basis for peace. Written by three leaders belonging to different faiths, the book explores in accessible language the mythic quality and the teachings of reconciliation that are embedded in the... Read more >
Stories of Hope and Peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims
Written by Arthur Waskow, Joan Chittister and Saadi Shakur Chishti
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2007
Price: $18.00
The Tent of Abraham is the first book to tell the entire story of Abraham and to reenergize it as a basis for peace. Written by three leaders belonging to different faiths, the book explores in accessible language the mythic quality and the teachings of reconciliation that are embedded in the... Read more >
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The Great Transformation
The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions
Written by Karen Armstrong
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: April 10, 2007
Price: $16.95
From Karen Armstrong, the bestselling author of A History of God and The Spiral Staircase, comes this extraordinary investigation of a critical moment in the evolution of religious thought.In the ninth century BCE, events in four regions of the civilized world led to the rise of religious traditions that have endured... Read more >
The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions
Written by Karen Armstrong
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: April 10, 2007
Price: $16.95
From Karen Armstrong, the bestselling author of A History of God and The Spiral Staircase, comes this extraordinary investigation of a critical moment in the evolution of religious thought.In the ninth century BCE, events in four regions of the civilized world led to the rise of religious traditions that have endured... Read more >
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American Gospel
God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation
Written by Jon Meacham
Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2007
Price: $16.00
The American Gospel–literally, the good news about America–is that religion shapes our public life without controlling it. In this vivid book, New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham tells the human story of how the Founding Fathers viewed faith, and how they ultimately created a nation in which belief in God... Read more >
God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation
Written by Jon Meacham
Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: March 20, 2007
Price: $16.00
The American Gospel–literally, the good news about America–is that religion shapes our public life without controlling it. In this vivid book, New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham tells the human story of how the Founding Fathers viewed faith, and how they ultimately created a nation in which belief in God... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and an
eBook.
American Gospel
God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation
Written by Jon Meacham
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 20, 2007
Price: $11.99
God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation
Written by Jon Meacham
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 20, 2007
Price: $11.99
The American Gospel–literally, the good news about America–is that religion shapes our public life without controlling it. In this vivid book, New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham tells the human story of how the Founding Fathers viewed faith, and how they ultimately created a nation in which belief in God...
Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
trade paperback.
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The Book of Mormon
Another Testament of Jesus Christ
Written by Joseph Smith, Jr.
Format: Hardcover, 608 pages
On Sale: October 24, 2006
Price: $13.99
For the twelve million members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worldwide (six million in the United States), The Book of Mormon is literally the word of God, a companion volume to the Bible that contains the everlasting gospel. With the faith now of one of the fastest-growing... Read more >
Another Testament of Jesus Christ
Written by Joseph Smith, Jr.
Format: Hardcover, 608 pages
On Sale: October 24, 2006
Price: $13.99
For the twelve million members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worldwide (six million in the United States), The Book of Mormon is literally the word of God, a companion volume to the Bible that contains the everlasting gospel. With the faith now of one of the fastest-growing... Read more >
The Tent of Abraham
Stories of Hope and Peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims
Written by Arthur Waskow, Joan Chittister and Saadi Shakur Chishti
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 31, 2006
Price: $17.00
In recent years there has been an explosion of curiosity and debate about Islam and about the role of religion, both in the world and in the Arab-Israeli conflict. The numerous books published on these questions speak to issues of politics, history, or global security. None speaks to the heart and... Read more >
Stories of Hope and Peace for Jews, Christians, and Muslims
Written by Arthur Waskow, Joan Chittister and Saadi Shakur Chishti
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 31, 2006
Price: $17.00
In recent years there has been an explosion of curiosity and debate about Islam and about the role of religion, both in the world and in the Arab-Israeli conflict. The numerous books published on these questions speak to issues of politics, history, or global security. None speaks to the heart and... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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American Gospel
God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation
Written by Jon Meacham
Read by Grover Gardner
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: April 4, 2006
Price: $16.48
In American Gospel (literally meaning the "good news about America"), New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham sets the record straight on the history of religion in American public life. As Meacham shows, faith --meaning a belief in a higher power, and the sense that we are God's chosen people-- has... Read more >
God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation
Written by Jon Meacham
Read by Grover Gardner
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: April 4, 2006
Price: $16.48
In American Gospel (literally meaning the "good news about America"), New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham sets the record straight on the history of religion in American public life. As Meacham shows, faith --meaning a belief in a higher power, and the sense that we are God's chosen people-- has... Read more >
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eBook and a
trade paperback.
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The Great Transformation
The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions
Written by Karen Armstrong
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 28, 2006
Price: $14.99
From Karen Armstrong, the bestselling author of A History of God and The Spiral Staircase, comes this extraordinary investigation of a critical moment in the evolution of religious thought.In the ninth century BCE, events in four regions of the civilized world led to the rise of religious traditions that have endured... Read more >
The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions
Written by Karen Armstrong
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 28, 2006
Price: $14.99
From Karen Armstrong, the bestselling author of A History of God and The Spiral Staircase, comes this extraordinary investigation of a critical moment in the evolution of religious thought.In the ninth century BCE, events in four regions of the civilized world led to the rise of religious traditions that have endured... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download and a
trade paperback.
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The Great Transformation
The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions
Written by Karen Armstrong
Read by Karen Armstrong
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: March 28, 2006
Price: $30.00
From one of the world’s leading writers on religion and the highly acclaimed author of the bestselling A History of God, The Battle for God and The Spiral Staircase, comes a major new work: a chronicle of one of the most important intellectual revolutions in world history and its relevance to... Read more >
The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions
Written by Karen Armstrong
Read by Karen Armstrong
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: March 28, 2006
Price: $30.00
From one of the world’s leading writers on religion and the highly acclaimed author of the bestselling A History of God, The Battle for God and The Spiral Staircase, comes a major new work: a chronicle of one of the most important intellectual revolutions in world history and its relevance to... Read more >
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The Great Transformation
The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions
Written by Karen Armstrong
Read by Karen Armstrong
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: March 28, 2006
Price: $22.48
From one of the world’s leading writers on religion and the highly acclaimed author of the bestselling A History of God, The Battle for God and The Spiral Staircase, comes a major new work: a chronicle of one of the most important intellectual revolutions in world history and its relevance to... Read more >
The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions
Written by Karen Armstrong
Read by Karen Armstrong
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: March 28, 2006
Price: $22.48
From one of the world’s leading writers on religion and the highly acclaimed author of the bestselling A History of God, The Battle for God and The Spiral Staircase, comes a major new work: a chronicle of one of the most important intellectual revolutions in world history and its relevance to... Read more >
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Rabbi Paul
An Intellectual Biography
Written by Bruce Chilton
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: November 15, 2005
Price: $14.99
A brilliant new biography of Saint Paul, whose interpretations of the life and teachings of Jesus transformed a loosely organized, grassroots peasant movement into the structured religion we know today
Without Paul, there would be no Christianity. His letters to various churches scattered throughout the Roman Empire articulated, for the first time... Read more >
An Intellectual Biography
Written by Bruce Chilton
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: November 15, 2005
Price: $14.99
A brilliant new biography of Saint Paul, whose interpretations of the life and teachings of Jesus transformed a loosely organized, grassroots peasant movement into the structured religion we know today
Without Paul, there would be no Christianity. His letters to various churches scattered throughout the Roman Empire articulated, for the first time... Read more >
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Prayer in America (One Nation Under God)
A Spiritual History of our Nation
Written by James P. Moore, Jr.
Read by Leonardo Leoncavallo
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: November 1, 2005
Price: $35.00
Read more >
A Spiritual History of our Nation
Written by James P. Moore, Jr.
Read by Leonardo Leoncavallo
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: November 1, 2005
Price: $35.00
Read more >
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The Cave of John the Baptist
The First Archaeological Evidence of the Historical Reality of the Gospel Story
Written by Shimon Gibson
Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: October 18, 2005
Price: $23.00
The first archaeological evidence of the historical reality of the Gospel story.
From a historical point of view, the uniqueness of this cave is that it contains archaeological evidence that comes to us from the very time of the personalities and events described in the Gospels. For here is the largest ritual... Read more >
The First Archaeological Evidence of the Historical Reality of the Gospel Story
Written by Shimon Gibson
Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: October 18, 2005
Price: $23.00
The first archaeological evidence of the historical reality of the Gospel story.
From a historical point of view, the uniqueness of this cave is that it contains archaeological evidence that comes to us from the very time of the personalities and events described in the Gospels. For here is the largest ritual... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Geography of Religion
Where God Lives, Where Pilgrims Walk
Written by John Esposito, Susan Tyler Hitchcock, Desmond Tutu and Mpho Tutu
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2004
Price: $40.00
From its introduction by Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu to the epilogue by the Dalai Lama, Geography of Religion encourages new understanding of the world's great religions and of their evolution from ancient roots to vital roles in modern life. With a text as fascinating as it is authoritative; vivid photographs that... Read more >
Where God Lives, Where Pilgrims Walk
Written by John Esposito, Susan Tyler Hitchcock, Desmond Tutu and Mpho Tutu
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2004
Price: $40.00
From its introduction by Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu to the epilogue by the Dalai Lama, Geography of Religion encourages new understanding of the world's great religions and of their evolution from ancient roots to vital roles in modern life. With a text as fascinating as it is authoritative; vivid photographs that... Read more >
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The Resurrection Of Christ
A Historical Inquiry
Written by Gerd Ludemann
Format: Hardcover, 248 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2004
Price: $27.99
Although the resurrection is the keystone dogma of Christian belief, and Sunday churchgoers rarely if ever think to question it, scholarly research shows with the utmost clarity that from a historical standpoint Jesus was not raised from the dead. In fact, it is almost universally recognized among scholars of New Testament... Read more >
A Historical Inquiry
Written by Gerd Ludemann
Format: Hardcover, 248 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2004
Price: $27.99
Although the resurrection is the keystone dogma of Christian belief, and Sunday churchgoers rarely if ever think to question it, scholarly research shows with the utmost clarity that from a historical standpoint Jesus was not raised from the dead. In fact, it is almost universally recognized among scholars of New Testament... Read more >
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The Discovery of God
Abraham and the Birth of Monotheism
Written by David Klinghoffer
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: September 21, 2004
Price: $14.95
Fifty-three percent of the world’s population practices Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, religions that all trace their lineage to the towering, quasi-mythological figure of Abraham. In this reverent biography of the man who invented–or discovered–God, David Klinghoffer disentangles history from myth and uncovers the profound impact of Abraham’s message on his time... Read more >
Abraham and the Birth of Monotheism
Written by David Klinghoffer
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: September 21, 2004
Price: $14.95
Fifty-three percent of the world’s population practices Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, religions that all trace their lineage to the towering, quasi-mythological figure of Abraham. In this reverent biography of the man who invented–or discovered–God, David Klinghoffer disentangles history from myth and uncovers the profound impact of Abraham’s message on his time... Read more >
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The Cave of John the Baptist
The Stunning Archaeological Discovery that has Redefined Christian History
Written by Shimon Gibson
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 17, 2004
Price: $18.99
The first archaeological evidence of the historical reality of the Gospel story.
From a historical point of view, the uniqueness of this cave is that it contains archaeological evidence that comes to us from the very time of the personalities and events described in the Gospels. For here is the largest ritual... Read more >
The Stunning Archaeological Discovery that has Redefined Christian History
Written by Shimon Gibson
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 17, 2004
Price: $18.99
The first archaeological evidence of the historical reality of the Gospel story.
From a historical point of view, the uniqueness of this cave is that it contains archaeological evidence that comes to us from the very time of the personalities and events described in the Gospels. For here is the largest ritual... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
