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Buddha For Beginners, Stephen Asma

Stephen T Asma

Originally published by Writers and Readers in 1998, this is an iconoclastic, illustrated romp through the life of the Buddha both a credible exploration of his life and teachings and an entertaining introduction to the philosophy of Buddhism.

Many Westerners know about the meditation practices of Buddhism, but few understand the Buddha's philosophical teachings. This book puts the teachings (dharma) in their proper context and unravels some of the more dense knots of Buddha's thinking. And it does all this while entertaining the reader with humorous illustrations and pop-culture sensibility. This primer, constructed like a graphic novel, cuts through the …

Review Of Katherine Dell, Opening The Old Testament, George Heider

George C. Heider

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Eloquence And Reason: Creating A First Amendment Culture, Robert L. Tsai

Robert L Tsai

This book presents a general theory to explain how the words in the Constitution become culturally salient ideas, inscribed in the habits and outlooks of ordinary Americans. "Eloquence and Reason" employs the First Amendment as a case study to illustrate that liberty is achieved through the formation of a common language and a set of organizing beliefs. The book explicates the structure of First Amendment language as a distinctive discourse and illustrates how activists, lawyers, and even presidents help to sustain our First Amendment belief system. When significant changes to constitutional law occur, they are best understood as the results …

"Interview: Theology And Economy", William Cavanaugh

William T. Cavanaugh

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Review Of Ancient Gnosticism: Traditions And Literature, James Mcgrath

James F. McGrath

Article reviews the book "Ancient Gnosticism: Traditions and Literature," by Birger A. Pearson.

Articles On "Biblical Criticism", "Kabbalah", David Pettus

David D Pettus

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Review Of Becoming A High Performance Mentor: A Guide To Reflection And Action, Sheila Mcginn

Sheila E McGinn

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Editorial Note / Note Éditoriale, Antonio Calcagno

Antonio Calcagno

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Being Consumed: Economics And Christian Desire, William Cavanaugh

William T. Cavanaugh

Are Christians for or against the free market? Should we not think of ourselves as consumers? Are we for or against globalization? How to we live in a world of scare resources? William Cavanaugh brings us a theological view and practice of everyday economic life with the use of Christian resources. He argues that we should not take the free market, consumer culture, globalization, and scarcity as givens, but change the terms of debate in each case. His consideration of the free market is not a question of for or against, but when exactly a market is truly free. He …

Nikolaus Von Hontheim: Justinus Febronius Abbreviatus Et Emendatus (1777), Ulrich Lehner

Ulrich L. Lehner

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Lauren Winner Interviewed By Jerry Rushford, Jerry Rushford

Jerry Rushford

Lauren Winner, author of the books, Girl Meets God, Mudhouse Sabbath, and Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity, recently sat down with Pepperdine's Jerry Rushford to discuss her writing. She has appeared on PBS's Religion and Ethics Newsweekly and has written for The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post Book World, Publishers Weekly, Books and Culture, and Christianity Today. Her essays have been included in The Best Christian Writing for the years 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006. Winner has degrees from Duke, Columbia, and Cambridge universities, and holds a Ph.D. in history. The former book editor for …

The History Of Medieval Canon Law In The Classical Period, 1140-1234, Ed. Hartmann And Pennington, --

David M. Freidenreich

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Nikolaus Von Hontheim: Justini Febronii Commentarius In Suam Retractationem (1781), Ulrich Lehner

Ulrich L. Lehner

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Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, Zeki Saritoprak

Zeki Saritoprak

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Jesus As False Prophet, James Mcgrath

James F. McGrath

Note: full-text not available due to publisher restrictions. Link takes you to an external site where you can purchase the book or borrow it from a local library.

Black Religion: Malcolm X, Julius Lester, And Jan Willis, William Hart

William D. Hart

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Atonement And The Gospels, George Heider

George C. Heider

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"Zhu Xi's Spiritual Practice As The Basis Of His Central Philosophical Concepts", Joseph Adler

Joseph Adler

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"Faith And The Claims Of Reason, Scott Paeth

Scott R. Paeth

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The Most Important Question, Craig Mousin

Craig B. Mousin

A Guide To The Church : Its Origin And Nature, Its Mission And Its Ministries, Lawrence Porter

Rev. Lawrence B. Porter, Ph.D

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“Ten Decades To A More Christ-Like You!”: Liturgy As God's Workout Plan For The Church, M. Therese Lysaught

M. Therese Lysaught

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