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Released: Dec. 1, 2012
"Not for general readers, but an illuminating, challenging look at the original significance of many of the Bible's stories."
A meticulously researched primer on the Hebrew Bible's role as part of an evolving theological and political discourse.
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Released: Nov. 27, 2012
"A knowledgeable appraisal of an overlooked but important figure in our colonial history."
A specialist in Puritan New England submits a biography of the clergyman who founded New Haven.
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Released: Nov. 13, 2012
"A brave, cleareyed look at the contemporary flourishing of Islam."
A poignant journey through Muslim lands by a half-Indian, half-Muslim son attempting to find answers to his paternal identity.
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Released: Nov. 13, 2012
"Despite the seemingly esoteric topic, the authors skillfully enliven daily life in the distant past, whether detailing amphoras or wine gods--a worthy complement to literature on agriculture in antiquity."
History of biblical viticulture, from Genesis through the New Testament, and the role wine played in the "evolution of humanity from nomadism to a settled society."
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Released: Nov. 13, 2012
"A profound celebration of the human spirit."
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Released: Nov. 13, 2012
"Though fans may be dismayed at the brevity of the book, there's more here than meets the eye."
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Released: Nov. 13, 2012
"His ultimate claim that Paul saw himself as a second Messiah seems like an inflated reading of the Pauline letters, and it will prove controversial with most Christians."
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Released: Nov. 13, 2012
"Though tribes of believers will again take the author's classic soothsaying to heart, it's essentially the same song with slightly different lyrics."
"Finance is just one of the many areas where an increasingly obsolete, materially based worldview is proving inadequate to the challenges of the times in which we live," writes spiritual activist, teacher and author Williamson (
A Course in Weight Loss, 2010, etc.), whose concern about the country's fragile financial state has her procuring alternative pathways toward a fulfilling livelihood.
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Released: Nov. 13, 2012
"Lee's writing is approachable, and he shows compassion for those on all sides of this debate."
Gay Christian Network founder Lee argues that sexual preference doesn't need to be a source of division for the Christian church.
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Released: Nov. 11, 2012
"Will appeal primarily to specialists or to general readers with an abiding interest in Israel's future."
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Released: Nov. 6, 2012
"Brave and refreshingly open-minded."
The searching, intelligent account of a gay man's experiences growing away from God and into a thoughtful and humane atheist.
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Released: Nov. 6, 2012
"Heavenly bliss for believers; hokum for skeptics."
