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Torn

Rescuing The Gospel From The Gays-Vs.-Christians Debate

Justin Lee was raised in a conservative Southern Baptist home and was so committed to his faith that classmates called him "God Boy." But as he entered high school, Lee came face to face with feelings he had tried to suppress and realized that he was gay. As a gay man who felt called to service in the evangelical Christian ministry, Lee has urged people on both sides of the debate to promote peace. In his new book, he remembers his path to self-acceptance and encourages gay Christians, their families and their churches to enter into dialogue.

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• May 13-19: A Rumrunner, A Swashbuckler And A Team Of Spies
• 'Torn': Living As An Openly Gay Christian

The Color of Christ

The Son of God & The Saga of Race in America

The Color of Christ explores the dynamic nature of Christ worship in the U.S., addressing how his image has been visually remade to champion the causes of white supremacists and civil rights leaders alike, and why the idea of a white Christ has endured.

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• 'Color Of Christ': A Story Of Race And Religion In America

Help, Thanks, Wow

The Three Essential Survival Prayers

Help, Thanks, Wow describes the three simple prayers — asking for assistance from a higher power, expressing gratitude and feeling awe — that help to deal with the hardships of daily life.NPR Bestseller

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• Anne Lamott Distills Prayer Into 'Help, Thanks, Wow'

When God Talks Back

Understanding the American Evangelical Relationship With God

Draws on anthropological and psychological perspectives to analyze the American evangelical experience, drawing on intimate interviews with members of the Vineyard church while explaining the scientific aspects of intensely practiced prayer and collective supernatural experiences.

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• 'When God Talks Back' To The Evangelical Community
• 'When God Talks Back' To The Evangelical Community

Life After Life

The Investigation of a Phenomenon—Survival of Bodily Death

Reports on and draws careful conclusions from the out-of-the-body experiences of people who, revived from clinical death or near-death, regained consciousness.

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• Death, But Softly

Man Seeks God

My Flirtations With the Divine

After a health scare, an atheist travels the world searching for an experience of the divine, from meditating with Tibetan lamas in Nepal and unblocking his chi in China, to studying the Kabbalah in Israel.

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• New In Paperback Nov. 5-11
• 'Man Seeks God,' Finds Wayne Of Staten Island

The Lakota Way of Strength and Courage

Lessons in Resilience from the Bow and Arrow

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• Lakota Spiritual Guidance From The Bow And Arrow

Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road?

Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World

Brian D. McLaren's book discusses the importance of interfaith relations and of reclaiming benevolence, suggesting that understanding religious doctrines and learning about Christian and colonial history can instill within Christians empathy and humility.

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• Embracing Diversity In A 'Multi-Faith World'

Am I a Jew?

Lost Tribes, Lapsed Jews, and One Man's Search for Himself

Traces the author's personal journey in search of his Jewish heritage after being raised by a mother who renounced the family's Jewish faith, describing the author's soul-searching visits to Jewish communities and religious sites in America and Israel.

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• What Does It Mean To Be A Jew?

The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture

Yoram Hazony proposes a new framework for approaching the Hebrew scriptures. He makes the case that the Hebrew Bible is not a revelation about the next life, but a guide for how to live ethically on Earth.

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• An Individualist Approach To The Hebrew Bible

Giving Up the Ghost

A Story About Friendship, 80s Rock, a Lost Scrap of Paper, and What It Means to Be Haunted

An award-winning NPR producer recounts how as a misfit youngster, he became convinced he was haunted by the ghost of a little girl, a belief that resulted in his commitment in a psychiatric hospital before a bittersweet relationship compelled him to confront his phobias by visiting reputedly haunted sites throughout America. Original. 40,000 first printing.

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• 'Giving Up The Ghost': Letting Go Of A Haunted Past

Jerusalem, Jerusalem

How the Ancient City Ignited Our Modern World

James Carroll traces the evolution of the belief that Jerusalem is the center of the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious worlds and argues that this fixation is a main cause of the modern-day Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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• New In Paperback July 2-8
• 'Jerusalem, Jerusalem' Tells A Tale Of Two Cities

All Pro Dad

Seven Essentials to Be a Hero to Your Kids

NFL player Mark Merrill offers advice on how to be an effective father.

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• Raising Dad: Books For A New Kind Of Fatherhood