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1) Beyond belief: Islamic excursions among the converted peoples

Author

Naipaul, V. S

2) Awakening: a Sufi experience

Author

Inayat Khan, Pir Vilayat

3) A call for revolution: a vision for the future

Author

Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV

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Acknowledging the many struggles and dangers we face globally, His Holiness the Dalai Lama offers a hopeful way forward in our troubled times. A Call to Revolution is about transformation: reshaping our institutions, our attitudes toward the natural world, and the way we treat one another. His Holiness centers his argument on the concept of a “Revolution of Compassion.” “Compassion is the basis of everything,” he reminds us. “When I call...

4) Paradise in plain sight: lessons from a Zen garden

Author

Miller, Karen Maezen

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"Reflections on finding peace, beauty, and fulfillment in everyday life, illustrated by the author's experiences with tending her new home's venerable but neglected Japanese garden. Author is a Zen Buddhist priest and meditation teacher"-- Provided by publisher.

5) new meditation handbook meditations to make our li

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6) Not always so: practicing the true spirit of Zen

Author

Suzuki, Shunryu

7) The faith instinct: how religion evolved and why it endures

Author

Wade, Nicholas

8) Approaching the Qur'an: the early revelations

9) The Holy Bible: English Standard Version : the ESV Study Bible

10) Atheism: a reader

11) The portable atheist: essential readings for the non-believer

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Presents excerpts on the subject of religion from the writings of such notable non-believers as John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, Charles Darwin, Mark Twain, H. L. Mencken, Albert Einstein, Richard Dawkins, and Salman Rushdie.

12) Encyclopedia of goddesses and heroines

Author

Monaghan, Patricia

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"Documents goddesses and mythological heroines from cultures around the world, covering Africa, the eastern Mediterranean, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, including the pantheons of the world's religious traditions. By a pioneer in women's spirituality"-- Provided by publisher.

13) The case for Christ: [journalist's personal investigation of the evidence for Jesus]

Author

Strobel, Lee

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Case for

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Book, CD Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God? Retracing his own spiritual journey from atheism to faith, Lee Strobel, former legal editor of the Chicago Tribune, cross-examines a dozen experts with doctorates from schools like Cambridge, Princeton, and Brandeis who are recognized authorities in their own fields.Strobel challenges them with questions like, How reliable is the New Testament? Does evidence for Jesus exist...

14) The age of atheists: how we have sought to live since the death of God

Author

Watson, Peter

15) The atheist's guide to reality: enjoying life without illusions

Author

Rosenberg, Alexander

16) The happy atheist

Author

Myers, PZ

17) end of white christian america

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18) The twilight of atheism: the rise and fall of disbelief in the modern world

Author

McGrath, Alister E

19) Mystics and messiahs: cults and new religions in American history

Author

Jenkins, Philip

20) Religion vs. science: what religious people really think

Author

Ecklund, Elaine Howard

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At the end of a five-year journey to find out what religious Americans think about science, Ecklund and Scheitle emerge with the real story of the relationship between science and religion in American culture. Based on the most comprehensive survey ever done-representing a range of religious traditions and faith positions-Religion vs. Science is a story that is more nuanced and complex than the media and pundits would lead us to believe. The way religious...