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Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith
by Kathleen Norris

ISBN 1573220787 (1-57322-078-7)
Softcover, Riverhead Books

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"Our ridiculously fallible language becomes a lesson in how God's grace works despite and even through our human frailty. We will never get the words exactly right. There will always be room for imperfection, for struggle, growth and change. And this is as it should be." With observations like this one, Kathleen Norris, author of Dakota and The Cloister Walk, has again provided a salutary corrective for contemporary Christians in Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith. The book is about how she learned to use religious words, such as "incarnation," "idolatry," and "evangelism." Norris is a feminist, a theological conservative, a sophisticate, and a country bumpkin. And she's one of the few living Christian writers who can be described as truly great. [via]
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Asimov's Guide to the Bible
by Isaac Asimov

ISBN 0385073992 (0-385-07399-2)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group

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Asimov's Guide to the Bible Set : The Old and New Testaments
by Isaac Asimov, Rafael Palacios

ISBN 051734582X (0-517-34582-X)
Softcover, Random House Value Publishing

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Blankets
by Craig Thompson

ISBN 1891830430 (1-891830-43-0)
Softcover, Top Shelf Productions

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Thompson's touching memoir chronicles the sibling rivalry of two brothers growing up in the isolated country, the budding romance of two coming-of-age lovers, and the emotional conflict engendered by the author's rigidly fundamentalist upbringing. Blankets is already regarded as the genre-defining masterwork of Thompson's generation. [A] masterly telling of a moving, deeply human story.... this is highly recommended for adult collections. --Library Journal. [via]
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- Blankets: ISBN 1594972230 (1-59497-223-0)
  Hardcover, Public Square Books
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The Cloud of Unknowing
by Laurence Freeman

ISBN 1852309202 (1-85230-920-2)
Hardcover, Thorsons Element

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. [via]
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The Cloud of Unknowing
by Patrick J. Gallacher

ISBN 1879288893 (1-879288-89-3)
Softcover, Western Michigan Univ Medieval

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Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews A History
by James Carroll

ISBN 0618219080 (0-618-21908-0)
Softcover, Mariner Books

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Constantine's Sword is a sprawling work of history, theology, and personal confession by James Carroll (the author of An American Requiem, among many others). Carroll begins his landmark project by describing contemporary Catholic remembrances of the Holocaust and the Church's intolerable legacy of hostility towards Jews. He then surveys Catholic anti-Judaism beginning with the New Testament and proceeding through the early Church, the Crusades, the Inquisition, the Enlightenment, and World War II, before concluding with "A Call for Vatican III," a Church council that would make meaningful repentance for an entrenched tradition of hatred. Carroll's prescriptions for repentance, continued in a powerful epilogue, are bracingly concrete: "there is no apology for Holy Week preaching that prompted pogroms until Holy Week liturgies, sermons, and readings have been purged of the anti-Jewish slanders that sent the mobs rushing out of church.... Forgiveness for the sin of anti-Semitism presumes a promise to dismantle all that makes it possible." Carroll's personal reflections as an American Catholic infuse his historical narrative, and although his reflections are sometimes unnecessarily detailed, they are admirable for the principle they express: "I find myself unable to accuse my Church of any sin that I cannot equally accuse myself of," he writes. Carroll's judgments on the Church are rightly harsh, even agonizing. And yet his vision for a future rapprochement between Christians and Jews is hopeful, in part because he personally has come to understand the deep connections between Israel and the Church: "Jesus offers me, a non-Jew, access to the biblical hope that was his birthright as a son of Israel." --Michael Joseph Gross [via]
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The Early Church
by Henry Chadwick

ISBN 0140231994 (0-14-023199-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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Examines the beginning of the Christian movement during the first centureis AD, and the explosive force of its expansion throughout the Roman world.

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Early Church, Pelican History of the Church
by Henry Chadwick

ISBN 0140205020 (0-14-020502-0)
Softcover, Penguin USA

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Examines the beginning of the Christian movement during the first centureis AD, and the explosive force of its expansion throughout the Roman world.

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Glorious Koran
by Marmaduke Pickthall

ISBN 0042970369 (0-04-297036-9)
Hardcover, Harpercollins

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The Glorious Qu'Ran
by Marmaduke William Pickthall

ISBN 1879402513 (1-879402-51-3)
Softcover, Tahrike Tarsile Quran

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The first English translation of the Qur'an by an Englishman who is a Muslim, the aim of The Glorious Qur'an is to present to English readers what Muslims the world over hold to be the meaning of the words of the Qur'an. Concisely and in worthy language, with a view to the requirements of English Muslims, the Book is rendered almost literally and every effort has been made to choose befitting language. Fully indexed, the original Arabic accompanies the English translation and commentaries.
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The Glorious Qu'Ran
by Zaheer Uddin, Marmaduke William Pickthall

ISBN 0963896202 (0-9638962-0-2)
Hardcover, Crescent Pub House

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The Glorious Qur'an
by Marmaduke William Pickthall

ISBN 1879402165 (1-879402-16-5)
Softcover, Tahrike Tarsile Quran, Incorporated

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The Glorious Qur'an: Arabic Text and English Rendering
by Mohammad M. Pickthall

ISBN 1567440444 (1-56744-044-4)
Softcover, Kazi Pubns Inc

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Translator's forward: The aim of this work is to present to English readers what Muslims the world over hold to be the meaning of the words of the Qur'an and the nature of that Book, in not unworthy language and consiely, with a view to the requirements of English Muslims... [via]
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Glorious Quran: Its Meaning
by Marnaduke Pickthall

ISBN 1567441335 (1-56744-133-5)
Softcover, Kazi Pubns Inc

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Good News Bible: Today's English Version, Flex Burgandy
by American Bible Society

ISBN 1585161551 (1-58516-155-1)
Softcover, Amer Bible Society

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Good News Bible With Deuterocanonicals/apocrypha-tev
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ISBN 1585161578 (1-58516-157-8)
Softcover, Amer Bible Society

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The Good Book
by Peter J. Gomes

ISBN 1568954514 (1-56895-451-4)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc

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Written by the man Time magazine called one of the seven best preachers in America, The Good Book is a brilliant and inspiring look at the Bible today. Beginning with a bracing crash course in biblical literacy and interpretation, Gomes proceeds to rescue the Bible from those who would misuse its passages to alienate and exclude. In stirring chapters on what the Bible says to us about anti-Semitism, women, homosexuality, and race, Gomes suggests new ways to read and interpret Scripture. Finally, with compassion, humor, and refreshing originality, Gomes seeks to illuminate what the Bible has to say about suffering, joy, evil, temptation, wealth, science, mystery, and the good life. This wise book gives us the tools we need to make the Bible a dynamic, living, and transforming part of our daily lives.
-- A major national bestseller: The Good Book appeared on The New York Times, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Globe, and Wordstock bestseller lists.
"Brilliant and thought-provoking...a wonderful road map to a text that, if read properly, can provide solace and wisdom in troubled times". -- Boston Globe
"This fine work reflects Gomes's great intelligence, open mind, humanity, wisdom, and struggle to understand the meaning of life and God's word". -- Marian Wright Edelman, President, the Children's Defense Fund
"I am thrilled by this book...easily the best contemporaryy book on the Bible for thoughtful people...a triumph of scholarship and devotion". -- The Right Reverend Lord Runcie, 102nd Archbishop of Canterbury [via]
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The Good Book: Reading the Bible With Mind and Heart
by Peter J. Gomes

ISBN 0060088303 (0-06-008830-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins

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Biblical studies have historically been consigned to theological schools and church groups. In The Good Book, Peter Gomes, pastor of Harvard University's Memorial Church and a professor of theology, has written a vivid, common sense and wise analysis of what the Bible means for us today. As an African American gay man, Gomes is interested in re-viewing the biblical passages on sexuality and race, but The Good Book is much more than a revisionist look at controversial biblical passages. Gomes is interested in rediscovering how the Bible can find a place in our emotional and political lives, as well as in our religious beliefs. [via]
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Holy Quran
by Marmaduke Pickthall, Maulana Fateh Mohammed Jallendhri

ISBN 8171510000 (81-7151-000-0)
Hardcover, South Asia Books

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Idea of the Holy
by Rudolf Otto

ISBN 0195002105 (0-19-500210-5)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr

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The Illustrated World's Religions: A Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions
by Huston Smith

ISBN 0060674407 (0-06-067440-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins

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Retaining all the beloved qualities of Huston Smith's classic The World's Religions, this stunning pictorial presentation refines the text to its wonderful essentials. In detailed, absorbing, richly illustrated, and highly readable chapters on Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and primal religions, we find refreshing and fascinating presentations of both the differences and the similarities among the worldwide religious traditions.
The approach is at once classic and contemporary, retaining all the empathy, eloquence, and erudition that millions of readers love about the earlier edition, while being edited and designed for a contemporary general readership. This delightful marriage of engaging text and remarkable pictures vividly brings to life the scope and vision of Huston Smith's expertise and insight.
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Interpretation of the Meaning of the Glorious Qur'an
by Syed Vickar Ahamed

ISBN 1879402963 (1-879402-96-3)
Softcover, Tahrike Tarsile Quran, Incorporated

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Rendered in simple, accessible language, this translation aims to present younger English-speaking readers with what Muslims the world over hold to be the meaning of the words of the Qur'an. This translation deals with issues of self, mind, and spirit at a personal level, as well as those of family, culture, and community at a social level. Fully indexed, this volume includes the original Arabic key words accompanied by the English translation, and serves as a particularly useful reference for those learning English and Arabic with Qur'anic words.
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Jerusalem Bible
by Alexander Jones

ISBN 0385499183 (0-385-49918-3)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group

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When it comes to Bible translations, readability and reliability are what count; and on both counts, the original JERUSALEM BIBLE stands alone. A product of the age of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), THE JERUSALEM BIBLE (published in 1966) was the first truly modern Bible for Catholics. Using definitive original language texts such as the Dead Sea Scrolls, biblical scholars of L'École Biblique in Jerusalem produced a meticulously accurate, wonderfully readable French translation of the complete canon of Scripture (La Bible de Jérusalem). From this French original came the English edition, edited by renowned Bible scholar Alexander Jones.

For all the people around the world who are discovering or revisiting the mysteries contained in the Scriptures, only a clear, understandable Bible translation will do. With language as exquisite but more modern than the King James Version, THE JERUSALEM BIBLE is the one they can trust.

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Koren Tanach Medium

ISBN 0873069994 (0-87306-999-4)
Hardcover, Feldheim Pub

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Living Wicca: A Further Guide for the Solitary Practitioner
by Scott Cunningham

ISBN 0875421849 (0-87542-184-9)
Softcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd

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Living Wicca is the perfect companion to Cunningham's Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner, containing the same concise and comprehendible style that makes the first book so enjoyable. With Living Wicca, Cunningham goes beyond the mechanics of the faith and emphasizes the importance of making Wicca a part of your everyday life. Focusing on the solitary practitioner, Cunningham encourages you to make your own path within the Wiccan tradition, and offers simple suggestions, from recycling to visiting the park, that heighten your spiritual awareness of the mundane world. --Brian Patterson [via]
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The Meaning of the Glorious Koran
by Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall

ISBN 0451627458 (0-451-62745-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)

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An Explanatory Translation. [via]
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The Meaning of the Glorious Koran: An Explanatory Translation
by Marmaduke Pickthall

ISBN 0452011809 (0-452-01180-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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The Meaning of: The Glorious Koran/an Explanatory Translation by Marmaduke Pickthall
by Marmaduke William Pickthall

ISBN 0679417362 (0-679-41736-2)
Hardcover, Random House Inc

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While in the service of Indias Nizam of Hyderabad, Marmaduke Pickthall converted to Islam and, with the help of Muslim theologians and linguists, produced this clear and lovingly precise English interpretation of the Holy Koran. His work is honored by believer and non-believer alike for its unique combination of piety, scholarly rigor in its translation and explanatory notes, and deep feeling for the poetic beauty and moral grandeur of its Arabic original.

With an Introduction by William Montgomery Watt [via]
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The Meaning of the Glorious Qur'an
by Muhammad M. Pickthall, Arafat Kamil Ashshi

ISBN 0915957221 (0-915957-22-1)
Softcover, Amana Pubns

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Meaning of the Holy Quran
by M.M. Pickthall

ISBN 8185274002 (81-85274-00-2)
Softcover, Asia Book Corp of Amer

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The Meanings of the Glorious Quran: English Translation With Original 'Arabic Text
by M.M. Pickthall

ISBN 0836404157 (0-8364-0415-7)
Hardcover, South Asia Books

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The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
by Thich Nhat Hanh, Vo-Dinh Mai, Mobi Ho

ISBN 0807012394 (0-8070-1239-4)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin

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Miracle of Mindfulness is a sly commentary on the Anapanasati Sutra, the Sutra on Breath to Maintain Mindfulness. "Sly" because it doesn't read like a dry commentary at all. One of Thich Nhat Hanh's most popular books, Miracle of Mindfulness is about how to take hold of your consciousness and keep it alive to the present reality, whether eating a tangerine, playing with your children, or washing the dishes. A world-renowned Zen master, Nhat Hanh weaves practical instruction with anecdotes and other stories to show how the meditative mind can be achieved at all times and how it can help us all "reveal and heal." Nhat Hanh is a master at helping us find a calm refuge within ourselves and teaching us how to reach out from there to the rest of the world. --Brian Bruya [via]
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The Miracle of Mindfulness: A Manual on Meditation
by Thich Nhat Hanh

ISBN 0807012327 (0-8070-1232-7)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin

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Miracle of Mindfulness is a sly commentary on the Anapanasati Sutra, the Sutra on Breath to Maintain Mindfulness. "Sly" because it doesn't read like a dry commentary at all. One of Thich Nhat Hanh's most popular books, Miracle of Mindfulness is about how to take hold of your consciousness and keep it alive to the present reality, whether eating a tangerine, playing with your children, or washing the dishes. A world-renowned Zen master, Nhat Hanh weaves practical instruction with anecdotes and other stories to show how the meditative mind can be achieved at all times and how it can help us all "reveal and heal." Nhat Hanh is a master at helping us find a calm refuge within ourselves and teaching us how to reach out from there to the rest of the world. --Brian Bruya [via]
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Out of the Silent Planet
by C. S. Lewis

ISBN 0684823802 (0-684-82380-2)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster

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The first book in C. S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which continues with Perelandra and That Hideous Strength, Out of the Silent Planet begins the adventures of the remarkable Dr. Ransom. Here, that estimable man is abducted by a megalomaniacal physicist and his accomplice and taken via spaceship to the red planet of Malacandra. The two men are in need of a human sacrifice, and Dr. Ransom would seem to fit the bill. Once on the planet, however, Ransom eludes his captors, risking his life and his chances of returning to Earth, becoming a stranger in a land that is enchanting in its difference from Earth and instructive in its similarity. First published in 1943, Out of the Silent Planet remains a mysterious and suspenseful tour de force. [via]
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The Reformation
by Owen Chadwick

ISBN 0140137572 (0-14-013757-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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Owen Chadwick stands out as the trustsed authority on Reformation history. Not only is his scholorly knowledge outlined with enough precision to impress any aspiring historian, but Chadwick also manages to convey the facts with a level of underlying passion.

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Religion and the Decline of Magic: Studies in Popular Beliefs in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century England
by Keith Thomas

ISBN 0195213602 (0-19-521360-2)
Softcover, Oxford University Press

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Religion Explained: The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Thought
by Pascal Boyer

ISBN 0465006965 (0-465-00696-5)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group

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What's it all about? Though we might never answer the really big questions--with good reason--maybe we can understand why we ask them. Cognitive anthropologist Pascal Boyer tackles this topic in the unapologetically titled Religion Explained, and it is sure to polarize his readers. Some will think it's an impermissible invasion of mental territory beyond the reach of reason; others will see it as the first step toward a more complete understanding of human nature--and Boyer is acutely aware of the emotionally charged nature of his work. This knowledge informs his decision to proceed without caution, as he warns readers early on that most will risk being offended by some of his considerations. Readers who can lay aside their biases will find great rewards here; Boyer's wide scholarship and knack for elegant writing are reasons enough for reading his book.

That gods and spirits are construed very much like persons is probably one of the best-known traits of religion. Indeed, the Greeks had already noticed that people create gods in their own image.... All this is familiar, indeed so familiar that for a long time anthropologists forgot that this propensity requires an explanation. Why then are gods and spirits so much like humans?
Peppering his study with examples from all over the world, particularly the Fang people of Africa, Boyer offers plenty of evidence for his theory that religious institutions exist to maintain particular threads of social integrity. Though he uses the tools of evolutionary psychology, he is more careful than most EP proponents to avoid ad hoc and circular arguments. Best of all, at least to those unmortified at the idea of examining religion critically, his theories are potentially testable. Even if he turns out to be dead wrong, at least Religion Explained offers a new and powerful framework for thinking about our spiritual lives. --Rob Lightner [via]
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The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
by Morgan Scott Peck

ISBN 0743243153 (0-7432-4315-3)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster

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By melding love, science, and religion into a primer on personal growth, M. Scott Peck launched his highly successful writing and lecturing career with this book. Even to this day, Peck remains at the forefront of spiritual psychology as a result of The Road Less Traveled. In the era of I'm OK, You're OK, Peck was courageous enough to suggest that "life is difficult" and personal growth is a "complex, arduous and lifelong task." His willingness to expose his own life stories as well as to share the intimate stories of his anonymous therapy clients creates a compelling and heartfelt narrative. [via]
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The Road Less Traveled
by M. Scott Peck

ISBN 0671673009 (0-671-67300-9)
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The Road Less Traveled Set: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spritual Growth
by Michael Scott Peck

ISBN 0684847280 (0-684-84728-0)
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The Road Less Traveled: The Psychology of Spiritual Growth
by Morgan Scott Peck

ISBN 0671240862 (0-671-24086-2)
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Rocks of Ages
by Stephen Jay Gould

ISBN 034545040X (0-345-45040-X)
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Rocks of Ages : Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life
by Stephen Jay Gould

ISBN 0345430093 (0-345-43009-3)
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Revered and eminently readable essayist Stephen Jay Gould has once again rendered the complex simple, this time mending the seeming split between the two "Rocks of Ages," science and religion. He quickly, and rightfully, admits that his thesis is not new, but one broadly accepted by many scientists and theologians. Gould begins by suggesting that Darwin has been misconstrued--that while some religious thinkers have used divinity to prove the impossibility of evolution, Darwin would have never done the reverse.
Gould eloquently lays out not "a merely diplomatic solution" to rectify the physical and metaphysical, but "a principled position on moral and intellectual grounds," central to which is the elegant concept of "non-overlapping magisteria." (Gould defines magisteria as a "four-bit" word meaning domain of authority in teaching.) Essentially, science and religion can't be unified, but neither should they be in conflict; each has its own discrete magisteria, the natural world belonging exclusively to science and the moral to religion.
Gould's argument is both lucid and convincing as he cites past religious and scientific greats (including a particularly touching section on Darwin himself). Regardless of your persuasions, religious or scientific, Gould holds up his end of the conversation with characteristic respect and intelligence. --Paul Hughes [via]
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The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne

ISBN 1591940729 (1-59194-072-9)
Softcover, Townsend Press

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The Scarlet Letter (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (B&N Classics) [Paperback] Nancy Stade Nathaniel Hawthorne (Author) [via]
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Teachings of the Compassionate Buddha
by Edwin A. Burtt

ISBN 0451627113 (0-451-62711-3)
Softcover, New Amer Library

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Paperback: 248 pages Publisher: Signet; mass market edition (May 1, 1955) Language: English [via]
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Teachings of the Compassionate Buddha : Early Discourses, the Dhammapada and Later Basic Writing
by Edwin Arthur Burtt

ISBN 0451200772 (0-451-20077-2)
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Three Pillars of Zen
by Roshi P. Kapleau

ISBN 0385147864 (0-385-14786-4)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group

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With essays, lectures, and accounts of personal experiences of enlightenment, this is a guide for all spiritual seekers and an excellent introduction to Zen Buddhism. 2 cassettes. [via]
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The Three Pillars of Zen
by Roshi Philip Kapleau

ISBN 0385260938 (0-385-26093-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc

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Unauthorized Version : Truth and Fiction in the Bible
by Robin L. Fox

ISBN 0679744061 (0-679-74406-1)
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A look at the Bible and its origins demonstrates how Genesis presents two incompatible versions of Creation, that the story of the Nativity in Matthew and Luke is nonsensical, and other hidden truths. History Bk Club Main. BOMC Alt. [via]
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Wisdom from the Road Less Traveled
by Ariel Books Staff, Jennifer Fox, M. Scott Peck

ISBN 0740714651 (0-7407-1465-1)
Hardcover, Andrews McMeel Publishing

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By melding love, science, and religion into a primer on personal growth, M. Scott Peck launched his highly successful writing and lecturing career with this book. Even to this day, Peck remains at the forefront of spiritual psychology as a result of The Road Less Traveled. In the era of I'm OK, You're OK, Peck was courageous enough to suggest that "life is difficult" and personal growth is a "complex, arduous and lifelong task." His willingness to expose his own life stories as well as to share the intimate stories of his anonymous therapy clients creates a compelling and heartfelt narrative. [via]
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
by Robert M. Pirsig

ISBN 0060589469 (0-06-058946-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins

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In his now classic Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert Pirsig brings us a literary chautauqua, a novel that is meant to both entertain and edify. It scores high on both counts.
Phaedrus, our narrator, takes a present-tense cross-country motorcycle trip with his son during which the maintenance of the motorcycle becomes an illustration of how we can unify the cold, rational realm of technology with the warm, imaginative realm of artistry. As in Zen, the trick is to become one with the activity, to engage in it fully, to see and appreciate all details--be it hiking in the woods, penning an essay, or tightening the chain on a motorcycle.
In his autobiographical first novel, Pirsig wrestles both with the ghost of his past and with the most important philosophical questions of the 20th century--why has technology alienated us from our world? what are the limits of rational analysis? if we can't define the good, how can we live it? Unfortunately, while exploring the defects of our philosophical heritage from Socrates and the Sophists to Hume and Kant, Pirsig inexplicably stops at the middle of the 19th century. With the exception of Poincaré, he ignores the more recent philosophers who have tackled his most urgent questions, thinkers such as Peirce, Nietzsche (to whom Phaedrus bears a passing resemblance), Heidegger, Whitehead, Dewey, Sartre, Wittgenstein, and Kuhn. In the end, the narrator's claims to originality turn out to be overstated, his reasoning questionable, and his understanding of the history of Western thought sketchy. His solution to a synthesis of the rational and creative by elevating Quality to a metaphysical level simply repeats the mistakes of the premodern philosophers. But in contrast to most other philosophers, Pirsig writes a compelling story. And he is a true innovator in his attempt to popularize a reconciliation of Eastern mindfulness and nonrationalism with Western subject/object dualism. The magic of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance turns out to lie not in the answers it gives, but in the questions it raises and the way it raises them. Like a cross between The Razor's Edge and Sophie's World, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance takes us into "the high country of the mind" and opens our eyes to vistas of possibility. --Brian Bruya [via]
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Zen Art of Motorcycle
by Robert Pirsig

ISBN 055325748X (0-553-25748-X)
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In his now classic Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert Pirsig brings us a literary chautauqua, a novel that is meant to both entertain and edify. It scores high on both counts.
Phaedrus, our narrator, takes a present-tense cross-country motorcycle trip with his son during which the maintenance of the motorcycle becomes an illustration of how we can unify the cold, rational realm of technology with the warm, imaginative realm of artistry. As in Zen, the trick is to become one with the activity, to engage in it fully, to see and appreciate all details--be it hiking in the woods, penning an essay, or tightening the chain on a motorcycle.
In his autobiographical first novel, Pirsig wrestles both with the ghost of his past and with the most important philosophical questions of the 20th century--why has technology alienated us from our world? what are the limits of rational analysis? if we can't define the good, how can we live it? Unfortunately, while exploring the defects of our philosophical heritage from Socrates and the Sophists to Hume and Kant, Pirsig inexplicably stops at the middle of the 19th century. With the exception of Poincaré, he ignores the more recent philosophers who have tackled his most urgent questions, thinkers such as Peirce, Nietzsche (to whom Phaedrus bears a passing resemblance), Heidegger, Whitehead, Dewey, Sartre, Wittgenstein, and Kuhn. In the end, the narrator's claims to originality turn out to be overstated, his reasoning questionable, and his understanding of the history of Western thought sketchy. His solution to a synthesis of the rational and creative by elevating Quality to a metaphysical level simply repeats the mistakes of the premodern philosophers. But in contrast to most other philosophers, Pirsig writes a compelling story. And he is a true innovator in his attempt to popularize a reconciliation of Eastern mindfulness and nonrationalism with Western subject/object dualism. The magic of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance turns out to lie not in the answers it gives, but in the questions it raises and the way it raises them. Like a cross between The Razor's Edge and Sophie's World, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance takes us into "the high country of the mind" and opens our eyes to vistas of possibility. --Brian Bruya [via]
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Et L'homme Crea Les Dieux: Comment Expliquer La Religion
by Pascal Boyer

ISBN 2221090462 (2-221-09046-2)
Hardcover, R. Laffont

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