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After Jihad: America and the struggle for Islamic democracy
Par Noah Feldman. 2003
Explores the question whether democracy can "be made to flourish in the lands where Islam prevails." Discusses the political terrain…
in Iran, Turkey, Asia, Pakistan, and Arab countries to ascertain the compatibility of the Islamic religion with democratic values. Claiming there is no inherent conflict, Feldman suggests ways to refute anti-Americanism. 2003Saint Thérèse of Lisieux: a Penguin life
Par Kathryn Harrison. 2003
Portrait of a French Carmelite nun sanctified in 1925, only eighteen years after her death at twenty-four in the "fastest…
canonization to date in the history of the Catholic Church." Discusses her parents, childhood influences, character and personality, and her religious fervor. 2003A time to love: stories from the Old Testament (Other or No Series)
Par Walter Dean Myers, Christopher Myers. 2003
A retelling from the perspective of teenage characters of six Bible episodes exploring the complexities of love. Includes the stories…
of Delilah, Reuben, Naomi, Isaac, Zillah, and Aser. For junior and senior high readers. 2003Muhammad: a biography of the prophet
Par Karen Armstrong. 1992
Prolific writer on the Middle East examines the religious beliefs of the founder of Islam. Investigates the West's distorted view…
of the Muslim faith and traces the life of Muhammad. Explains how "Islam shares many of the ideals and visions that have inspired both Judaism and Christianity." 2001 preface by the author. 1992"My heart became attached": the strange journey of John Walker Lindh
Par Mark Kukis. 2003
Biography of the "American Taliban," first U.S. citizen charged under the Patriot Act. Traces Lindh's odyssey from affluent California childhood…
through Arabic studies in Yemen, terrorist training in Pakistan, and combat alongside the Taliban in the Afghanistan war to his eventual U.S. trial as an enemy combatant. Research included copious author interviews. 2003Bringing Elizabeth home: a journey of faith and hope
Par Ed Smart. 2003
Mormon parents' describe their ordeal when their fourteen-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, was kidnapped in June 2002 and their joy when she…
was found alive in March 2003. The Smarts recall the deep faith in God that sustained their family and to which they attribute Elizabeth's miraculous return. Bestseller. 2003The Lord is my shepherd: healing wisdom of the Twenty-third Psalm
Par Harold S Kushner. 2003
Rabbi Kushner, When Bad Things Happen to Good People (BR 16801), reflects on the solace in the words of the…
Twenty-Third Psalm and their meaning after the terrorist events of September 11, 2001. Kushner's nonsectarian discussion examines each stanza of the psalm as it relates to life and loss. 2003Israelis and palestinians: why do they fight? can they stop?
Par Bernard Wasserstein. 2003
History professor offers reasons for the conflict in Israel other than ethnic and religious differences. Posits that neither Jews nor…
Arabs "are animated by crazed psychopathy" but rather fight over definable interests. Suggests that multifaceted analysis of demographic, socioeconomic, environmental, and territorial dimensions of the struggle may facilitate a peaceful resolution. 2003Experiencing the passion of Jesus: a discussion guide on history's most important event
Par Lee Strobel, Garry D. Poole. 2004
Two writers offer a topical guide for exploring the themes of Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ. Includes…
six discussion questions with biblical sources about the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. 2004A man called Peter: the story of Peter Marshall
Par Catherine Marshall. 1951
Widow writes the biography of her husband, a poor Scottish immigrant who became the senior minister at New York Avenue…
Presbyterian Church in the nation's capital and chaplain of the United States Senate. Fiftieth anniversary edition includes additional selections of his prayers and sermons with a foreword by Marshall's son. 2001The road to Assisi: the essential biography of St. Francis
Par Paul Sabatier. 2003
French protestant's biography of St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) portrays the Italian friar as a forerunner of the Italian Renaissance…
and as a "gentle mystic and passionate reformer guided by an unwavering vision of fulfilling the ideals of Christ." Edited with 2003 introduction and annotations by Jon M. Sweeney. 1894The Bible for children from Good Books
Par Murray Watts. 2002
More than two hundred stories from the Old and New Testaments retold in chapter format and accompanied by corresponding biblical…
references. Recounts major events, parables, psalms, words of wisdom, and prophecies. For grades 4-7. 2002The good life: truths that last in times of need
Par Peter J Gomes. 2002
"Out of all this moral discourse and analysis, what can I find and use to make a life, and not…
just a living?" Inspired by this type of moral curiosity from his students, Harvard minister and bestselling author addresses the theological and practical foundations for pursuing the virtuous life. 2002The life of Saint Teresa of Avila by herself
Par Teresa. 1957
Autobiography of St. Teresa (1515-1582), written at the request of her confessors. The devout Spanish Carmelite nun and mystic founded…
seventeen convents in Spain. A classic spiritual work translated and with an introduction by J.M. Cohen. 1957This edition of the King James Version of the Bible, a translation from the original languages authorized in 1611, includes…
the Apocrypha, fourteen books removed from the Protestant canon during the Reformation. Introduction by Stephen Prickett. Notes by Robert Carroll. 1997The Holy Bible with the Apocrypha: revised standard version
Par Oxford University Press. 2002
Fiftieth anniversary edition of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible (1952), which revised the American Standard Version (published in…
1901) that was, in turn, a revision of the King James Version (published in 1611). Includes Apocrypha. 2002The autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux: the story of a soul
Par Thérèse. 2001
A spiritual life account written by a devout French Carmelite nun a few years before her death in 1897 at…
the age of twenty-four. St. Thérése, known as the "Little Flower," was canonized in 1925. Includes an introduction by John Beevers, translator of the work. 2001A guide to the Passion: 100 questions about The Passion of the Christ
Par Matthew Pinto, Catholic Exchange Staff. 2004
A Catholic guide to theological and artistic aspects of Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ, which depicts Jesus's…
crucifixion and resurrection. Contains advice for spiritual seekers and poses and answers some questions about the movie. 2004Pope John XXIII
Par Thomas Cahill. 2002
Portrait of the legendary and beloved Italian pope John XXIII (1881-1963), who was concerned not only for Catholics but for…
all of humankind. Cahill retraces the "labyrinthine history of the papacy, which gave him his platform," and covers the pontiff's career and impact on the Vatican. 2002130 questions children ask about war and terrorists
Par Stephen Arterburn. 2002
Christian authors respond to children's questions prompted by the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the…
Pentagon. Presents Bible-based answers to reassure children and allay their fears while explaining world events. 2002