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The lost art of Scripture : rescuing the sacred texts / by Armstrong, Karen,1944-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Today the Quran is used by some to justify war and acts of terrorism, the Torah to deny Palestinians the right to live in the Land of Israel, and the Bible to condemn homosexuality and contraception. The significance of Scripture--the holy texts at the centre of all religious traditions--may not be immediately obvious in our secular world but its misunderstanding is perhaps the root cause of most of today's controversies over religion. In this timely and important book, one of the world's leading commentators on religious affairs examines the meaning of Scripture. Today holy texts are not only used selectively to underwrite sometimes arbitrary and subjective views: they are seen to prescribe ethical norms and codes of behaviour that are divinely ordained--they are believed to contain eternal truths. But as Karen Armstrong shows in this fascinating trawl through millennia of religious history, this peculiar reading of Scripture is a relatively recent, modern phenomenon--and in many ways, a reaction to a hostile secular world. For most of their history, the world's religious traditions have regarded these texts as tools for the individual to connect with the divine, to transcend their physical existence, and to experience a higher level of consciousness that helped them to engage with the world in more meaningful and compassionate ways. Scripture was not a 'truth' that had to be 'believed.' Armstrong argues that only if the world's religious faiths rediscover such an open and spiritual engagement with their holy texts can they curtail the arrogance, intolerance and violence that flows from a narrow reading of Scripture as truth."--
Subjects: Religion and culture.; Religions.; Sacred books;
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Karen's roller skates / by Martin, Ann M.,1955-; Almeda, Christine.;
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Subjects: Karen (Fictitious character : Martin); Roller skating;
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Karen's kittycat club / by Martin, Ann M.,1955-; Almeda, Christine.;
It's fun to be a Baby-sitters Little Sister! We Heart Cats! Karen's best friend Hannie just got a new kitten. Now all her friends have cats. And Karen has a great idea. She can start a club like her big sister Kristy. It will be a Kittycat Club! What will the club do? Karen can't baby-sit like Kristy...but she can cat-sit! Will anyone want Karen as a cat-sitter? They'd better-running a club is hard work!
Subjects: Cats; Brothers and sisters; Clubs;
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Nom Nom Shapes. by Hirtzel, Russell,film director.; Strassman, Karen,actor.; Vooks (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Karen StrassmanOriginally produced by Vooks in 2020.It's food for thought! NOM NOM SHAPES makes learning shapes (and food) a real treat.Studying shapes is a piece of cake with this fun and educational title from Familius, a family focused publisher. NOM NOM SHAPES is written and created by Forrest Everett.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Children's stories.; History and science.;
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The other family doctor : a veterinarian explores what animals can teach us about love, life, and mortality / by Fine, Karen R.,author.;
"All Creatures Great and Small meets Being Mortal in this compelling memoir of one woman's dream to become a veterinarian in a field historically dominated by men, and how, through her work both with her patients and their people, she comes to better understand humanity, mortality, and the unique role animals play in our lives. Karen Fine always knew that she wanted to be a vet and wasn't going to let anything stop her: not her allergy to cats, and not the fact that in the '80s veterinary medicine was still a mostly male profession. Inspired by her grandfather, a compassionate doctor who paid house calls to all his (human) patients, Dr. Fine persevered, and brought her Oupa's principles into her own practice, which emphasizes the need to contextualize pets' care in terms of their stories. And in The Other Family Doctor, Dr. Fine shares all these touching, joyful, heartbreaking, and life-affirming tales that make up her career as a vet. There's the feral cat who becomes a creature out of a fable when he puts his trust in a young vet to heal his injured paw; the pot-bellied pig who grows too big to fit in the car but remains a cherished part of her family; the surprising colony of perfectly behaved ferrets; the beloved aging pet who gives her people the gift of accompanying them on one final family vacation; and the dog who saves his owner's life in a most unexpected way. Woven into Dr. Fine's story are, of course, also the stories of her own pets: the birds, cats, and dogs who have taught her the most valuable lessons--how we can be better caretakers of the animals in our lives and, ultimately, of ourselves"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Fine, Karen R.; Veterinarians; Veterinarians; Veterinary medicine;
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Yoga bear : yoga for youngsters / by Pierce, Karen Behan,1964-; Brinkman, Paula.;
Subjects: Hatha yoga for children;
© c2004., NorthWord Press,
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The complete photo guide to slipcovers, pillows & bedding / by Erickson, Karen,sewing instructor.; Zentgraf, Carol.;
Includes Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Slip covers.; Pillows.; Bedding.; Sewing.;
© c2014., Creative Pub. International,
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Hieroglyphs / by Price Hossell, Karen,1957-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.Discusses the hieroglyphic system of writing used by people of the ancient Egyptian civilization along the Nile River.
Subjects: Egyptian language;
© c2002., Heinemann Library,
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Nom nom formas. by Hirtzel, Russell,film director.; Strassman, Karen,actor.; Vooks (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Karen StrassmanOriginally produced by Vooks in 2020.It's food for thought! NOM NOM SHAPES makes learning shapes (and food) a real treat.Studying shapes is a piece of cake with this fun and educational title from Familius, a family focused publisher. NOM NOM SHAPES is written and created by Forrest Everett.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Children's stories.; History and science.;
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The good wife of Bath : a (mostly) true story / by Brooks, Karen(Australian author),author.;
In 1364 England, one of literature's most unforgettable characters--Chaucer's Wife of Bath--tells her story in her own words as she rises through society from a cast-off farm girl to a woman of fortune fighting to control her own life.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400; Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400.; Characters and characteristics in literature; Friendship; Man-woman relationships; Middle Ages; Power (Social sciences); Sex role; Wife of Bath (Fictitious character);
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