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1) Conversionary sites: transforming medical aid and global Christianity from Madagascar to Minnesota
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Author
Series
An Amish bookstore novel volume 3
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
"In the third and final novel of Beth Wiseman's Amish Bookstore series, two young people must find the courage to defy expectations and become who they're meant to be. Sixteen-year-old Eden Hale doesn't want to be defined by her current circumstances. Hermother is in prison, she doesn't know her father, and she's had her own run-ins with the law, but Eden refuses to become what people expect. When she is sent to live with an Amish cousin she's never...
Author
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Understanding Scientology covers one of the world's newest religions. Scientology, founded in the 1950s by L. Ron Hubbard, has become a controversial faith. Followers believe its philosophies can change the world for the better. Critics point to the religion's legal troubles and alleged misdeeds"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Understanding the Nonreligious examines the diverse set of people who hold no religious beliefs. In addition to atheist or agnostic, they have a variety of ways to label themselves, as well as opinions on how to find fulfillment in life and what values to hold"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Whitaker House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Rejection is an all-too-common human experience that can cause emotional and spiritual wounds. This expanded edition of God's Remedy for Rejection shows how God has planned for us a life of acceptance and freedom from rejection, and how we can leave the effects of rejection behind permanently"--
Author
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Understanding Hinduism covers the history of Hinduism and explores how the religion has evolved and expanded. Readers learn about spiritual leaders, how Hindus perceive the world, and how Hindus live in the modern world. This title also discusses the complex interactions between Hinduism and Indian politics. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Amazon.com....
Author
Publisher
Richins Advisory Group
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"To believe or not to believe?" It's a question many of us face in our challenging world. But we are not left alone. This inspirational book outlines a systematic process to follow that will enable us to know there is a God - not merely believe, but actually know; and how to maintain that sacred knowledge during a personal trial of faith.
Author
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Understanding Christianity covers the history of Christianity and how the religion has evolved and expanded. Readers learn about its branches, church services, and world contributions. This title also discusses challenges that have arisen as Christians interact with people of other faiths.
Author
Publisher
Essential library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Understanding Sikhism covers the history of Sikhism and explores how the religion has evolved and expanded. Readers learn about the guru leaders and the peaceful practices they promoted, as well as the prejudice Sikhs have endured, particularly in the United States after September 11.
Author
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Understanding Judaism covers the history of Judaism and explores how the religion has evolved and expanded. Readers learn about the branches of Judaism, Jewish beliefs, and the influence Jews have had on the world. This title also discusses anti-Semitism Jews have faced, both today and during history.
Author
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Understanding Buddhism covers the history of Buddhism and explores how the religion has evolved and expanded. Readers learn about monks and nuns, the branches of Buddhism, and important rituals. This title also discusses misunderstandings about Buddhism and the challenges some women have faced in the religion.
Author
Publisher
Tyndale Elevate
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Here the reader will find the current Christian deconstruction movement set against the broad background of postmodernism and explained both in terms of contemporary idiom and issues and basic biblical foundations. . . . Alisa and Tim help the reader to deconstruct the deconstructionists and thus to respond to them, both with arguments and with pastoral love and sensitivity."
Author
Publisher
Forget Me Not Romances, a division of Winged Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Karen Chapman came to her grandfather's orchard to rest. She finds herself, however, in the midst of a family feud - and falling for a descendant of her grandfather's archrival. Eric Kendall found Karen in his grandfather's tree - and lost his own heart. He finds Karen's faith refreshing, though he knows his own is lacking. Eric soon realizes that he wants Karen to be part of the future he's trying to define - but he can't be the man she needs until...
Author
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Understanding Islam covers the history of Islam and explores how the religion has evolved and expanded. Readers learn about worship practices, women's roles, and the world contributions Muslims have made. This title also discusses the discrimination Muslims have faced in the West, and explores controversies surrounding terrorism"--Amazon.com
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The former Vice President looks at the challenges of balancing the demands of life while maintaining a deep commitment to family and faith and how gathering around the dinner table every evening can help keep these principles intact.
18) A slippery slope
Series
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A girl loses her faith and walks through the process of seeing if she can ever find it again.
Publisher
Kino Lorber, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
Vietnamese
Description
After a car accident claims the life of his sister-in-law and leaves his 5-year-old nephew an orphan, a thirtysomething man named Thien leaves Saigon for a trip back to his rural hometown. During his meditative, wandering visit, Thien wrestles with his own agnosticism in the face of others' religious beliefs, summons memories of his long-disappeared brother, and reconnects with a former girlfriend who now lives as a nun at a Christian church and school,...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Dayton, Tennessee. 1925. It is in this sleepy mountain town where Annabel, a devout woman, falls in love with George Craig, a cosmopolitan defense attorney. Annabel's outlook on everything from life to love to the law is shaped by her faith; George sees the law something to bend to his will, and sees a world shaped by science and reason alone. By the end of the year, their marriage, and the private battle waged within it, will come up against the...
