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10 best books like All of the Women of the Bible (Edith Deen): Living with the Gods: On Beliefs and Peoples, Selected Essays, Parallels and Paradoxes: Explorations in Music and Society, The Battersea Park Road to Paradise, When Women Were Priests, Introduction to Christian Worship, The Heartache No One Sees: Real Healing for a Woman's Wounded Heart, The Other Bible, The Enlightenment: And Why It Still Matters, Secrets of Mary Magdalene: The Untold Story of History's Most Misunderstood Woman

Living with the Gods: On Beliefs and Peoples
AuthorNeil MacGregor
ISBN0241308291
One of the central facts of human existence is that every society shares a set of beliefs and assumptions - a faith, an ideology, a religion - that goes far beyond the life of the individual. These beliefs are an essential part of a shared identity. They have a unique power to define - and to divide - us, and...
Selected Essays
AuthorDavid Hume
ISBN0192836218
In his writings, David Hume set out to bridge the gap between the learned world of the academy and the marketplace of polite society. This collection, drawing largely on his Essays Mortal, Political, and Literary (1776 edition), comprehensively shows how far he succeeded.

As seen in these...
Parallels and Paradoxes: Explorations in Music and Society
AuthorDaniel Barenboim
ISBN1400075157
These free-wheeling, often exhilarating dialogues—which grew out of the acclaimed Carnegie Hall Talks—are an exchange between two of the most prominent figures in contemporary culture: Daniel Barenboim, internationally renowned conductor and pianist, and Edward W. Said, eminent literary...
The Battersea Park Road to Paradise
AuthorIsabel Losada
ISBN1907486399
In her bestseller The Battersea Park Road to Enlightenment, Isabel Losada set out with a modest aim to be absurdly happy every day. But a few years down the road, she's stuck in a pothole. No job (not good). No man (very not good). Nothing has turned out as she'd intended.

There's only one way to...
When Women Were Priests
AuthorKaren Jo Torjesen
ISBN0060686618
This is a challenging book, not in the sense that it is a tough read (it's very well written book), but in the sense that it forces readers to address their own assumptions and the way in which they view women and the church. In her book, Karen Jo Torjessen makes an attempt to both defend the reality of women's...
Introduction to Christian Worship
AuthorJames F. White
ISBN0687091098
Introduction to Christian Worship, Third Edition traces the development of the major forms of Christian worship, and includes discussion of the newest service books of the principal churches of North America and the British Isles. This staple of liturgical history is used widely in Protestant seminaries...
The Heartache No One Sees: Real Healing for a Woman's Wounded Heart
AuthorSheila Walsh
ISBN0785262903
At a time that should have been considered the highlight of her career, Sheila Walsh admitted herself to the psychiatric wing of a Washington, D.C. hospital. Having worked for five years as cohost of The 700 Club, the years of treading water while trying to keep so much around her afloat and keep various...
The Other Bible
AuthorAnonymous
ISBN0060815981
A new edition of our classic, The Other Bible, including a new index, new cover, and a new introduction from the author to bring The Other Bible up to date.

The Other Bible gathers in one comprehensive volume ancient, esoteric holy texts from Judeo–Christian tradition that were excluded...
The Enlightenment: And Why It Still Matters
AuthorAnthony Pagden
ISBN0679645314
One of our most renowned and brilliant historians takes a fresh look at the revolutionary intellectual movement that laid the foundation for the modern world.
 
Liberty and equality. Human rights. Freedom of thought and expression. Belief in reason and progress. The value of scientific...
Secrets of Mary Magdalene: The Untold Story of History's Most Misunderstood Woman
AuthorDan Burstein
ISBN1593152051
"Secrets of Mary Magdalene: The Untold Story of History's Most Misunderstood Woman" addresses one of the defining mysteries of the last two millennia. With essays, interviews, stories, and art by some of the greatest thinkers and writers of our time, including Elaine Pagels, Anna Quindlen, and James...
The Power Tactics of Jesus Christ and Other Essays
AuthorJay Haley
ISBN1845900219
In this classic volume available now once again, Jay Haley in the controversial title article, proposes an original interpretation of the Bible analysing Jesus actions as a man trying to build a mass movement to topple a power structure. Using wit and wry humor, Haley in the other essays discusses such...
Native American Wisdom
AuthorKent Nerburn
ISBN0931432782
We recognize the philosophy of the original Americans as coming from the earth we walk on, from those who preceded us. As we read the wisdom of these peoples, it is possible to feel a reconnection with our land and ourselves. This beautiful collection of the best of Native American wisdom features the...
A History of Women in the West. Vol 1. From Ancient Goddesses to Christian Saints
AuthorGeorges Duby
In the words of the general editors, A History of Women seeks "to understand women's place in society, their condition, the roles they played and the powers they possessed, their silence, their speech, and their deeds. It is the variety of the representations of women--as gods, Madonnas, witches,...
Just a Sister Away: Understanding the Timeless Connection Between Women of Today and Women in the Bible
AuthorRenita J. Weems
ISBN0446578940
The "Essence" bestselling author of "Listening for God" reveals the timeless connection between today's women and their biblical sisters—and how to live a better life because of it..
Creation and Fall Temptation: Two Biblical Studies
AuthorDietrich Bonhoeffer
ISBN0684825872
In this enlightening study, renowned twentieth-century theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer offers a careful textual analysis of the story of creation, approaching the biblical tale of Genesis with the eye of a philosopher and the soul of a true Christian.

“Creation and Fall” is Bonhoeffer’s...
Understanding the Old Testament
AuthorBernhard W. Anderson
Presents a study of the Old Testament by interweaving historical, archeological, literary, and religious perspectives. The book traces the story of the people of Israel from the Exodus in the time of Moses through the dawn of the Common Era. It considers the importance of literary criticism and other...
What's In The Bible: The Story Of God Through Time And Eternity
AuthorR.C. Sproul
ISBN0849916127
Explore the most monumental story ever recorded, a story filled with intrigue, drama, and real-life accounts of God at work in the universe. Theologian R.C. Sproul and best-selling author Robert Wolgemuth have collaborated to highlight the essence of God's voice, activity, and purpose throughout...
Every Heart Restored: A Wife's Guide to Healing in the Wake of a Husband's Sexual Sin
AuthorFred Stoeker
This book is not for someone with fresh wounds, which is who needs healing the most. Although a reader will be introduced to empathy for what her husband has faced, the book was painful to read because of an unbalanced amount of empathy handed to the wife. Comparing to another healing book I just read, the...
Life And Miracles Of St. Benedict
AuthorPope Gregory I
ISBN0814603211
Pope Gregory I, commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great (born in 540), became Pope in 590 and was a vigilant guardian of the Church’s doctrine. He was the founder of numerous monasteries including a school for the training of church musicians. He collected the melodies and plain chant so associated...
Posers, Fakers, and Wannabes: Unmasking the Real You
AuthorBrennan Manning
ISBN1576834654
Adapted from another work, this quick read by Manning is primarily an exhortation to love and be loved. The way Manning writes and the method in which Hancock edits is a perfect combination for younger audiences looking for an overview of the Christian narrative.

The story Manning tells is...
Fantastic Tales
AuthorMircea Eliade
ISBN0948259922
Three stories with parallel Romanian/English texts share a common quality - fantasy - but their backgrounds differ. One is set in Bucharest in 1944, another in the Transylvanian Alps, and the third in the Greek Isles. As a study aid this is intended primarily for English speaking people who have some...
My Reminiscences
AuthorRabindranath Tagore
ISBN0524073023
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references,...
My Name Is Georgia: A Portrait by Jeanette Winter
AuthorJeanette Winter
From the time she was just a young girl, Georgia O'Keeffe viewed the world in her own way. While other girls played with toys and braided their hair, Georgia practiced her drawing and let her hair fly free. As an adult, Georgia followed her love of art from the steel canyons of New York City to the vast plains...
Hospital: Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity, Plus Red Tape, Bad Behavior, Money, God and Diversity on Steroids
AuthorJulie Salamon
ISBN1594201714
A bestselling author and award winning journalist follows a year in the life of a big urban hospital, painting a revealing portrait of how medical care is delivered in America today

Most people agree that there are complicated issues at play in the delivery of health care today, but those issues...
The Journey of the Mind to God
AuthorBonaventure
ISBN0872202003
The Hackett edition of this classic of medieval philosophy and mysticism--a plan of pilgrimage for the learned Franciscan wishing to reach the apex of the mystical experience--combines the highly regarded Boehner translation with a new introduction by Stephen Brown focusing on St. Francis as a...
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