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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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- Her only wish / by Gray, Shelley Shepard,author.;
"New York Times bestselling author delivers a sweet, enchanting Amish romance between a sheltered young woman eager for adventure and a young man who hopes she's the adventure he's been waiting for"--- Subjects: Christian fiction.; Religious fiction.; Novels.; Amish; Man-woman relationships;
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- The librarian of Boone's Hollow : a novel / by Sawyer, Kim Vogel,author.;
"Traveling librarian ventures into the mining towns of Kentucky on horseback and rediscovers her passions in this powerful novel from the best-selling author of A Silken Thread"--- Subjects: Religious fiction.; Historical fiction.; Librarians; Man-woman relationships;
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- Hooked on you / by Fuller, Kathleen,author.;
"When her grandmother injures herself sliding into third base, Riley McAllister must return to her small hometown to help run the family yarn store in this sweet, lighthearted romantic comedy"--- Subjects: Religious fiction.; Families; Homecoming; Small cities; Man-woman relationships;
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- Come rain or come shine [sound recording] / by Karon, Jan,1937-author.; McDonough, John(Narrator),narrator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by John McDonough.- Subjects: Christian fiction.; Religious fiction.; Audiobooks.; Clergy; Episcopalians; Kavanagh, Timothy (Fictitious character); Mitford (N.C. : Imaginary place);
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- A season of change / by Wiseman, Beth,1962-author.;
"From beloved bestselling author Beth Wiseman comes the third and final novel in the Amish Inn series-charming, sweet stories about two widowed innkeeping sisters who are determined to help their guests find love"--- Subjects: Religious fiction.; Amish; Hotelkeepers; Hotels; Man-woman relationships; Sisters;
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- Ours for a season : a novel / by Sawyer, Kim Vogel,author.;
"An Old Order Mennonite couple's vows and beliefs are challenged in this stirring contemporary novel for fans of Cindy Woodsmall or Shelley Shepherd Gray"--- Subjects: Religious fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Spouses; Childlessness; Friendship; Resilience (Personality trait); God; Mennonites;
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- When stars rain down : a novel / by Jackson-Brown, Angela,1968-author.;
"Award-winning author Angela Jackson-Brown delivers a moving coming-of-age story about a summer that changes a young girl's life, told in a distinctive Southern literary style"--- Subjects: Religious fiction.; Historical fiction.; Race relations;
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- Moondust Lake / by Bunn, T. Davis,1952-author.;
A disillusioned business executive seeking to escape from his tyrannical father's shadow and a psychotherapist with a tragic past discover unexpected healing, freedom, and love in the solitude of a Miramar Bay retreat.- Subjects: Religious fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Spiritual retreats;
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- A seat by the hearth / by Clipston, Amy,author.;
"In the third installment of Amy Clipston's Amish Heirloom series, Priscilla Allgyer returns to the Amish community she'd dreamt of escaping and learns the hard lessons of love and forgiveness from a surprising source"--- Subjects: Religious fiction.; Amish; Man-woman relationships;
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