Overview :The choice of whether or not to consume animals is more than merely a dietary one. It frequently reflects deep ethical commitments or religi... Read More
Overview :Atheism: A Guide for the Perplexed moves beyond the polemics to present an overview of atheism that is rigorous but still accessible to the ... Read More
Overview :All of us are mystics and prophets, says Kerry Walters, but this natural calling lies sleeping within us. We have played it safe by settling... Read More
Overview :No single person is more responsible for preparing the way for the ordination of women in the Church of England and the Episcopal Church tha... Read More
Overview :Founder of missions, preacher of the faith, and center of controversy, Franciscan Junipero Serra was a man of complexity and contradictions.... Read More
Overview :Full of true stories more dramatic than any fiction, The Underground Railroad: A Reference Guide offers a fresh, revealing look at the effor... Read More
Overview :His adult life was unremarkable; in his role as Papal Nuncio to France, he was considered an "affable amateur." When he was elected pope in ... Read More
Overview :Against the religious backdrop of pre- and postcolonial America stands the towering figure--and mind--of Benjamin Franklin. A Renaissance ma... Read More
Overview :"Carry on, always seeking truth, justice, peace, and freedom. Christ will give us strength so that we won't lose heart along the way."
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Overview :Everyday life requires courage. From physical challenges to moral and spiritual ones, Profiles in Christian Courage tells the stories of ins... Read More
Overview :A Quaker mystic and social activist, Rufus Jones won a Nobel Prize as co-founder of the American Friends Service Committee. Widely considere... Read More
Overview :The whole world's looking for happiness, but few seem to find it. And it's no wonder, when we're told to seek it in pleasure, conspicuous co... Read More
Overview :For two decades, colleges and universities have regularly offered, and in some cases required, courses in thinking skills. Such courses gene... Read More
Overview :For vegetarians seeking the historical roots of vegetarianism, for animal rights activists and the environmentally concerned, and for those ... Read More
Overview :Here is a clear, concise and judicious examination of the bedrock Christian moral principles of mercy and meekness that leads the author, a ... Read More
Overview :Harriet Tubman served a pivotal role in leading slaves to freedom in the decade before the Civil War. This biography offers a demythologized... Read More
Overview :This illuminating discussion of deism in the early American colonies presents an overview of its main tenets, showing how its influence rose... Read More