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Author: Otto Reimherr
Publisher: Susquehanna University Press
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780941664264
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of essays that portray the role and diverse expressions of religious freedom in Pennsylvania history and point to Pennsylvania's unique contribution to the rise of religious liberty in America. Illustrated.
Author: Joseph Loconte
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2012-06-04
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 1595554475
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNever before had they known such hope. In a world drenched in violence and oppression, here was a man armed with a message of peace and freedom. Into lives nearly overwhelmed by grief and sorrow, he brought compassion and healing and the deepest joy. To people who felt like outcasts and aliens, he showed the way home. And then, in one devastating night, all their hopes collapsed. This is where our story begins—in the valley of despair. It is a tale of two friends, a stranger, and a search for truth in a world gone mad with doubt. Historian Joseph Loconte unlocks the meaning of their exchange, set in the chaotic days following the execution of Jesus of Nazareth. Drawing from literature, film, philosophy, history, and politics, Loconte shows how this biblical drama is an integral part of our own story. Sooner or later, we will find ourselves among the searchers.
Author: Jack Weatherford
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2016-10-25
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 0735221162
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA landmark biography by the New York Times bestselling author of Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World that reveals how Genghis harnessed the power of religion to rule the largest empire the world has ever known. Throughout history the world's greatest conquerors have made their mark not just on the battlefield, but in the societies they have transformed. Genghis Khan conquered by arms and bravery, but he ruled by commerce and religion. He created the world's greatest trading network and drastically lowered taxes for merchants, but he knew that if his empire was going to last, he would need something stronger and more binding than trade. He needed religion. And so, unlike the Christian, Taoist and Muslim conquerors who came before him, he gave his subjects freedom of religion. Genghis lived in the 13th century, but he struggled with many of the same problems we face today: How should one balance religious freedom with the need to reign in fanatics? Can one compel rival religions - driven by deep seated hatred--to live together in peace? A celebrated anthropologist whose bestselling Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World radically transformed our understanding of the Mongols and their legacy, Jack Weatherford has spent eighteen years exploring areas of Mongolia closed until the fall of the Soviet Union and researching The Secret History of the Mongols, an astonishing document written in code that was only recently discovered. He pored through archives and found groundbreaking evidence of Genghis's influence on the founding fathers and his essential impact on Thomas Jefferson. Genghis Khan and the Quest for God is a masterpiece of erudition and insight, his most personal and resonant work.
Author: Kersten Hamilton
Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company
Published: 2007-09-18
Total Pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9781934306130
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the 1830s, Laylie Colbert and her brother Luke attempt escape from the Southern Carolina plantation where they are slaves, and their faith helps them along the way.
Author: Sidney Hook
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Published: 1961
Total Pages: 272
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKEssays by a contemporary American philosopher on secularism, religion, moral freedom, etc., published in journals covering the years 1934-1960.
Author: Brian D. McLaren
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2000-06-27
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 0310238382
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIs there a God? - What might God be like? - What is the relationship between faith and certainty? - Can intelligent people believe in spiritual realities? - Why are there so many religions? - Is it possible to experience a relationship with God--and if so, how? If you've asked questions like these, you're in good company. From songwriters such as Bob Dylan and Jewel Kilcher to TV shows such as The X Files and Touched by an Angel, the media and the arts reflect postmodern men and women's search for a living faith and a spiritually oriented life. Real faith isn't blind believism. It is a process that engages your intellect as well as your emotions. If you think faith requires turning your back on truth and intellectual honesty, then Finding Faith is one book you really ought to read. With logic, passion, and even-handedness that the thinking person will appreciate, this book helps you face your obstacles to faith by focusing not on what to believe, but on how to believe. Whether you want to strengthen the faith you have, renew the faith you lost, or discover faith for the first time, Finding Faith can coach, inspire, encourage, and guide you, and help you discover more in life than you'd ever imagined or hoped for.
Author: Corina Pataki
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2023-09-05
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKWolf dogs, mud pits and capture... oh my! Immerse yourself in "The Quest for Freedom: Revised Edition," a captivating journey recounted by Corina Pataki, a native of Romania, from Romania's era of suffocating communism and stifling government. Amidst seemingly insurmountable odds, Corina unveils her family's unyielding pursuit of freedom while shedding light on the remarkable power of hope. Venture alongside them into a realm where supernatural forces intertwine with the mortal realm, transcending boundaries between space and time, between the supernatural, ethereal and cosmic planes. Within this captivating narrative, we witness this family's unwavering determination and the beacon of a brighter future that steered them through perilous trials, guided by interventions from unexpected sources, both spiritual, celestial, and human. Corina's vivid storytelling reminds readers that even in the bleakest moments a spark of hope, faith, and the unwavering spirit to endure breaks through the shadows of despair. Through this incredible journey, we're reminded that the Divine Creator orchestrates circumstances for our ultimate good, even in the seeming face of death. Each of us at times must embark on a personal quest for freedom, striving to break the chains that confine us and walk out our liberation. Just as supernatural interventions propelled their path to freedom, the same awaits anyone choosing their own liberation. Our inherent connection to the Divine Source will always empower us to overcome any obstacle on our personal quest for freedom. Order your copy today and then order one for your friend or family that maybe needs encouragement to engage in their quest for freedom!
Author: Steven Charleston
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2015-05-01
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 0819231746
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA unique look at Christian biblical interpretation and theology from the perspective of Native American tradition. This book focuses on four specific experiences of Jesus as portrayed in the synoptic gospels. It examines each story as a “vision quest,” a universal spiritual phenomenon, but one of particular importance within North American indigenous communities. Jesus’ experience in the wilderness is the first quest. It speaks to a foundational Native American value: the need to enter into the “we” rather than the “I.” The Transfiguration is the second quest, describing the Native theology of transcendent spirituality that impacts reality and shapes mission. Gethsemane is the third quest. It embodies the Native tradition of the holy men or women, who find their freedom through discipline and concerns for justice, compassion, and human dignity. Golgotha is the final quest. It represents the Native sacrament of sacrifice (e.g., the Sun Dance). The chapter on Golgotha is a discussion of kinship, balance, and harmony: all primary to Native tradition and integral to Christian thought.
Author: Thomas F. Farr
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008-11-07
Total Pages: 382
ISBN-13: 0199720665
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVirtually every trouble spot on the planet has some sort of religious component. One need only consider Iraq and Afghanistan, Iran, Israel and Palestine, Turkey, India, Pakistan, Russia, and China, to name but a few. Looming behind national issues, of course, is the problem of regional Islamist extremism and transnational Islamist terrorism. In all of these sectors, religious tensions, ideas and actors are of great geo-political importance to the United States. Yet, argues Thomas Farr, our foreign policy is gravely handicapped by an inability to understand the role of religion either nationally or globally. There is a strong disinclination in American diplomacy to consider religious factors at all, either as part of the problem or part of the solution. In this engaging and well-written insider account, Farr offers a closely reasoned argument that religious freedom, the freedom to practice one's own religion in private and in public, is an essential prerequisite for a stable, durable democratic society. If the U.S. wants to foster democracy that lasts, he says, it must focus on fostering religious liberty, especially in its public manifestations, properly limited in a way that advances the common good. Although we ourselves have developed a remarkably successful model of religious freedom, our foreign policy favors an aggressive secularism that is at odds with the American model. It is essential, says Farr, that we take an approach that recognizes the great importance of religion in people's lives.
Author: Wessel Stoker
Publisher: Rodopi
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9789042000407
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