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Only One Christ: A Review of Christian Denominations" is a comprehensive exploration of various Christian denominations, emphasizing their shared foundation in Christ while highlighting their diverse theological beliefs, practices, and traditions. This book delves into the history, doctrinal differences, worship styles, and core teachings of different Christian branches, providing readers with a nuanced understanding of the rich tapestry of Christianity....
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El Libro de los Mártires es un clásico de la literatura mundial cuyo impactante contenido resultó en fuertes cambios en la conciencia religiosa y política de Inglaterra. El autor, John Foxe, no ahorra a los lectores los detalles de las torturas sufridas por mártires como Andrés, Mateo, Santiago, Juan Wycliffe, Juan Huss, entre muchos otros. Foxe, que también fue perseguido y acusado de herejía, recurrió a la escritura con la esperanza de...
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Alan Jacobs is Distinguished Professor of the Humanities in the Honors Program at Baylor University. He is the author of several books, including The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction (Oxford) and Original Sin: A Cultural History (HarperOne), and he has edited W. H. Auden's long poems For the Time Being and The Age of Anxiety (both Princeton).
How The Book of Common Prayer became one of the most influential works in the English language
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Smith gives the theological and spiritual background of the sacrament of reconciliation in the Book of Common Prayer, and offers practical suggestions for the practice of hearing and making a confession. The author overviews the theological and spiritual background of the sacrament of reconciliation, and offers practical suggestions for the practice of hearing and making a confession.
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How did a thirteenth-century Italian friar become one of the best-loved saints in America? Around the nation today, St. Francis of Assisi is embraced as the patron saint of animals, beneficently presiding over hundreds of Blessing of the Animals services on October 4, St. Francis's Catholic feast day. Not only Catholics, however, but Protestants and other Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, and nonreligious Americans commonly name him as one of their...
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The journey to loving people more than theological concepts requires faith and hope. The connections between these virtues are not immediately obvious, but to those on the journey these virtues are the rubber that meets the road to life. They help us grow in emotional stability and peace and help keep us teachable so that we continue to learn how to love the people in our lives through caring as they change. If you want inspiration to overcome procrastination,...
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xvi, 316 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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"Carrie Sheffield grew up fifth of eight children with a violent, mentally ill, street-musician father who believed he was a modern-day Mormon prophet destined to become U.S. president someday. She and her seven siblings were often forced to live as vagabonds, remaining on the move across the country. They frequently subsisted in sheds, tents, and, most notably, motorhomes. They often lived a dysfunctional drifter existence, camping out in their motorhome...
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