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How did a libertine who lacks even the most basic knowledge of the Christian faith win 81 percent of the white evangelical vote in 2016? And why have white evangelicals become a presidential reprobate's staunchest supporters? Jesus and John Wayne is a sweeping account of the last 75 years of white evangelicalism, showing how American evangelicals have worked for decades to replace the Jesus of the Gospels with an idol of rugged masculinity and Christian nationalism.

A Preface to Paradise Lost is one of C. S. Lewis's most famous scholarly works. The book had its genesis in Lewis's Ballard Matthews Lectures, which he delivered at the University College of North Wales in 1941. It discusses the epic poem Paradise Lost, by John Milton.

Sparked by a controversial debate in February 2014, Bill Nye has set off on an energetic campaign to spread awareness of evolution and the powerful way it shapes our lives. In Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation, he explains why race does not really exist; evaluates the true promise and peril of genetically modified food; reveals how new species are born, in a dog kennel and in a London subway; takes a stroll through 4.5 billion years of time; and explores the new search for alien life, including aliens right here on Earth.

The Byzantine Empire: A Thousand Years of Power, Drama, and Legacy An epic story of emperors, intrigue, and a forgotten empire that shaped the modern world. Whether you’re a curious reader, student, or history lover, this is your gateway to one of the most fascinating empires of all time. While Europe sank into the so-called Dark Ages, the Byzantine Empire thrived — keeping ancient knowledge alive and influencing everything from religion to politics for over a thousand years. Based in the city of Constantinople, this powerful empire was home to brilliant rulers, daring generals, and ...

Many have heard about the Book of Enoch, a fascinating extra-biblical tale of a seer’s heavenly journey, fallen angels, giants, and visions of God’s throne. But few realize that there is more than one ancient book ascribed to the famed biblical hero. This volume is a collection of updated and easy-to-read modern English translations of three books: The Book of Watchers (1 Enoch), The Book of Secrets (2 Enoch), and The Book of Palaces (3 Enoch). Countless readers of Enoch enjoy ancient stories but are often discouraged by struggling through the obscure and archaic language of older ...

Widely recognized as one of the most respected and indispensable reference books on Jewish life, culture, tradition, and religion, Jewish Literacy covers every essential aspect of the Jewish people and Judaism. Rabbi Telushkin discusses everything from the Jewish Bible and Talmud to Jewish notions of ethics to antisemitism and the Holocaust; from the history of Jews around the world to Zionism and the politics of a Jewish state; from the significance of religious traditions and holidays to how they are practiced in daily life.

En este libro el doctor Hawkins nos describe los estados emocionales del ser humano y explica el camino de ascenso desde la depresión y la ira hasta los estados de paz y alegría. Es el trabajo lúicido y genial de un hombre que ha sabido aunar la ciencia, era médico psiquiatra, con la conciencia, realizando una síntesis única que resulta muy aclaratoria para quienes entender el camino del desarrollo humano y el crecimiento personal. El doctor Hawkins es un hombre muy respetado en los círculos especializados y su trabajo recibió elogios de Madre Teresa de Calcuta.

Most of us remember the basics from science classes about how Earth came to be the only known planet that sustains complex life. But what most people don't know is that the more thoroughly researchers investigate the history of our planet, the more astonishing the story of our existence becomes. The number and complexity of the astronomical, geological, chemical, and biological features recognized as essential to human existence have expanded explosively within the past decade.

El esperado nuevo libro de Jordan B. Peterson. Una obra que desvela la psicología de la Biblia y sus grandes historias. EL ESPERADO Y REVOLUCIONARIO NUEVO LIBRO DE JORDAN B. PETERSON, AUTOR DEL BEST SELLER INTERNACIONAL 12 REGLAS PARA VIVIR. Una obra que desvela la psicología de la Biblia y sus grandes historias. Un texto esencial para comprender los fundamentos del mundo occidental, que analiza desde un punto de vista psicológico las historias bíblicas de rebelión, sacrificio, sufrimiento y triunfo que nos unen y nos inspiran aún hoy.

本书广泛吸收了近几十年来中国各种传统宗教史研究的成果应用新的思路和方法对整个中国宗教史进行了更深入的探讨和大规模的综合构建了一个规模宏大结构严整层次分明脉络清晰的中国宗教通史学术体系上迄史前时代的原始宗教下至20世纪各种现存宗教各种曾经出现于中国历史舞台上的宗教都在本书卷页中得到历史的展现一卷在手读者可从本书得到有关中国各种传统宗教的完备知识

What happens when ancient scrolls whisper a different truth about love? Embark on a spiritual detective story that shatters the stained-glass ceiling of traditional religious interpretation. In "God's Law or Man's Interpretation?", Alvaro Roberson unravels the golden threads of divine love woven through sacred texts, only to find them tangled in human hands across centuries. Journey from moonlit Tibetan monasteries to hidden Jerusalem archives, where forgotten manuscripts tell tales of acceptance that history tried to erase.

EL SECRETO PARA LA VICTORIA EN LA GUERRA ESPIRITUAL Y PARA CAMINAR EN EL PODER DEL ESPÍRITU SANTO El libro La llave secreta al cielo de Thomas Brooks es un manifiesto crucial sobre la oración privada, donde se indaga en su significado, necesidad y los múltiples beneficios que aporta a la vida del creyente. Brooks realiza un análisis exhaustivo de la oración íntima, abordando no solo aspectos prácticos sino revelando también su importancia fundamental como sostén de la vida cristiana, que es a la vez centrada en Dios y fructífera. Brooks sustenta su obra en una creencia firme: la ...

THE MORMON MOVEMENT The "Mormons" prefer to be called "The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints." They are divided into two major groups - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah).. and The Reorganised Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (with headquarters in Independence, Missouri. Each charge the other as being "schismatic" and each claim to be "the true church." The Mormons are very zealous evangelists and encourage their young people to dedicate two years of their lives to missionary work on a self-supporting basis. ...

Jehovah's Witnesses is the name by which this group is most popularly recognised. They are also known as "The Millennial Dawn", "The International Bible Students Association" and "The Watchtower Association". They also use the titles "Metropolitan Pulpit", "Brooklyn Tabernacle Pulpit" and "Watchtower Bible and Tract Society". Who are they? And what do they believe? Jehovah's Witnesses: What Do They Believe? compares the teaching of this group with basic fundamental Biblical doctrine. This eBook is not designed to ridicule or scorn the teaching of those who differ in faith and doctrine, but ...

The writer of the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament said that "there is no new thing under the sun" (Eccl. 1:9) and students of church history never cease to be amazed that the same theories and philosophies arise from time to time in the Church of Jesus Christ. The ONENESS doctrines, which, we are told, have come as a result of a present-day "revelation", are, in reality, a revival of old errors, which were propagated and developed during the early centuries of the Christian era. These old discredited theories were rejected then because they were weighed and found wanting - and, ...

TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION (T.M. to its devotees) claims more than 15,000 "converts" a month. Posters and pamphlets inviting one to free introductory lectures promise "True Peace of Mind without Pills" ... "Freedom from Depression" ... "Personality Fulfilment" .. "A fruitful thought life" ... "A new depth o.f physical relaxation and health" ... calmness, super-energy and co-ordination. Who are they? And what do they believe? Transcendental Meditation: What Do They Believe? compares the teaching of this group with basic fundamental Biblical doctrine. This eBook is not designed to ridicule or ...

Freemasonry has been defined as "a system of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols", founded in the purest principles of piety, virtue, brotherly love, relief and trust. It is viewed by man as a friendly society or fraternity for mutual help and relief in time of need ... a movement providing good fellowship, a sense of belonging, undertaking many charitable acts ... an exclusive club with some secret rituals. ANCIENT FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS (their full name) is reputed to be one of the largest and oldest fraternal (brotherly) organisations in the world and Freemasons are ...

THE OLD AND NEW APOSTLES The movements known as the NEW APOSTOLIC CHURCH and the OLD APOSTOLIC CHURCH have no association with any other orthodox Christian organisation - Pentecostal or otherwise. The term "Apostolic" is used to emphasise the claim that they are a truly "Biblical" movement, headed and governed by "Apostles" as in New Testament times. As a point of interest, we shall note that they have a surprising likeness to Roman Catholicism in their church governmental system. Who are they? And what do they believe? the Old and New Apostles: What Do They Believe? compares the teaching ...

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If you’re a member of the human race, then you’re no stranger to one of the most destructive forces in the Universe: cynicism. Instead of seeing the beauty in life, the cynical mind sees only ugliness and in doing so changes that beauty into something ugly. To better understand how to resist such a mindset is the subject of this work: The Joy of Cynicism and the Death of Beauty: How Your Worldview Shapes the World You Live In.