Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Ne=6664&N=3+5853+7101 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1735896 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714719 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715488 In the tradition of Escape and Stolen innocence, the first look behind the curtains of the Westboro Baptist Church, by a young woman cast out from its clutches--Provided by the publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693176 The extraordinary life of the man who founded Islam, and the world he inhabited-- and remade. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715324 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713193 For more than twenty-five years John Thavis has reported on the inner workings of the Vatican. His daily exposure to the power, politics, and personalities in the seat of Roman Catholicism gave him a unique, behind-the-scenes perspective on an institution that is far less monolithic and unified than it first appears. Thavis reveals Vatican City as a place where Curia cardinals fight private wars, scandals threaten to undermine papal authority, and reverence for the past is continually upended by the practical considerations of modern life. Thavis takes listeners from a bell tower high above St. Peters to the depths of the basilica and the saints burial place, from the politicking surrounding the election of a new pope and the ever-growing sexual abuse scandals around the world to controversies about the Vaticans stand on contraception and more. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1674933 During the Gilded Age, Ingersoll raised his voice on behalf of Enlightenment reason, secularism, and the separation of church and state with a vigor unmatched since Americas revolutionary generation. Jacoby restores Ingersoll to his rightful place in an American intellectual tradition, as public figure who devoted his life to liberty of conscience belonging to the religious and nonreligious alike. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713194 For more than twenty-five years John Thavis has reported on the inner workings of the Vatican. His daily exposure to the power, politics, and personalities in the seat of Roman Catholicism gave him a unique, behind-the-scenes perspective on an institution that is far less monolithic and unified than it first appears. Thavis reveals Vatican City as a place where Curia cardinals fight private wars, scandals threaten to undermine papal authority, and reverence for the past is continually upended by the practical considerations of modern life. Thavis takes listeners from a bell tower high above St. Peters to the depths of the basilica and the saints burial place, from the politicking surrounding the election of a new pope and the ever-growing sexual abuse scandals around the world to controversies about the Vaticans stand on contraception and more. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712617 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714034 Reveals the truths behind heaven and the details of life after death, and explains how the physical life connects ones past to ones eternal future. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1615660 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1664003 An extraordinary and literary love story between a young mother and a much older Holocaust survivor that celebrates the unique and powerful bonds of friendship. It explores a complex relationship with someone from a different generation and socioeconomic background, and someone who happened to be one of the last surviving Holocaust witnesses of our time--Publishers summary. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748526 Joyce Meyer examines the nature of habits and provides guidance for listeners seeking to break bad habits. She argues that any immediate gratification gained from bad habits is outweighed by the spiritual toll they take on an individual. Here, she introduces fourteen fulfilling habits that she suggests using to replace the bad ones. She explains that by implementing the good habits, listeners will become spiritually fulfilled and will have no use for bad habits. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712618 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714014 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715278 Rob Bells bestselling book Love Wins struck a powerful chord with a new generation of Christians who are asking the questions church leaders have been afraid to touch. His new audiobook, What We Talk About When We Talk About God, will continue down this path, helping us with the ultimate big-picture issue: how do we know God? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696357 Pastor Mark Driscoll knows that underlying struggles in life are the issues of identity. He answers the one question people need to ask. Who am I in Christ? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713214 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712645 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1713167 Garry Wills spent five years at a Jesuit seminary and nearly became a priest himself. After a lifetime of study and reflection, he now poses some challenging questions: Why do we need priests at all? Why did the priesthood arise in a religion that began without it and opposed it? Would Christianity be stronger without priesthood? Wills does not expect the priesthood to fade entirely away. He just reminds listeners that Christianity did without it in the time of Peter and Paul with success. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1753966 Jonathan Rieder delves deeper than anyone before into the Kings Letter from Birmingham Jail --illuminating both its timeless message and its crucial position in the history of civil rights. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646968 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1696474 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687109 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684994 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684883 Based on more than two hundred personal interviews with both current and former Scientologists--both famous and less well known--and years of archival research, Lawrence Wright uses his extraordinary investigative skills to uncover for us the inner workings of the Church of Scientology: its origins in the imagination of science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard; its struggles to find acceptance as a legitimate (and legally acknowledged) religion; its vast, secret campaign to infiltrate the U.S. government; its vindictive treatment of critics; its phenomenal wealth; and its dramatic efforts to grow and prevail after the death of Hubbard--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693126 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694401 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675046 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685044 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712644 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714029 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682492 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682787 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712624 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684893 For the first thirty-five years of his life, J. Warner Wallace was a devout atheist. After all, how can you believe a claim made about an event in the distant past for which there is little forensic evidence? Then Wallace realized something. Christianity was a lot like the cold cases he solved as a homicide detective--cold cases that turned out to have enough evidence, eyewitnesses, and records to solve. When Wallace applied his skills as an expert detective to the assertions of the New Testament, he came to a startling realization: the case for Christianity was as convincing as any case hed ever worked as a detective.--p. [4] of cover http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1693087 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682863 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1685095 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1715397 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684992 Two bestselling authors team up to tell one womans amazing story of what happens when radical faith meets raw obedience to Gods promptings--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712623 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714027 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748567 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712621 Bestselling author helps believers truly understand how Gods grace and presence empowers them to do more, change lives, and live in a supernatural way--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1704559 the niece of controversial Scientology leader David Miscavige presents a tell-all memoir about her life in the Church of Scientology. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1712620 Respected messianic rabbi and television host Jonathan Bernis reveals surprising insights about popular misconceptions, Israel, the end times, and a clear sign Christians are ignoring--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1680199 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1680200 This third and final volume of the Popes bestselling Jesus of Nazareth series focuses exclusively on the Gospel accounts of Jesus life as a child. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646961 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1657463 Provides a fully realized portrait of Mormon leader Brigham Young, a colossal figure in American religion, politics, and westward expansion. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1669195 Features thirty-one declarations based on Scripture that acknowledge Gods blessings in such areas as family, health, and finance, and emphasizes the importance of positive speech in realistically prophesying the future. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668251 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1647891 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679211 Though Kristine McGuire was raised in a Christian home, at an early age she became fascinated by the occult. At sleepovers she and her friends told fortunes and held sances. As a teenager she accepted conviction by the Holy Spirit and put all games of mysticism aside. She went to a Christian college and married a Christian man. But despite her decision to follow God, a longing for the occult persisted, leading her to leave her church and husband and to fully embrace witchcraft. Escaping the Cauldron takes you deep inside Kristines eight-year journey as a witch, medium, and ghost hunter. Part Bible study, part memoir, it exposes the subtle occult influences that affect us as it reveals how God mercifully delivered her out of the occult altogether and restored her faith and life in Christ. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1616263 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1422751 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679269 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1623841 A MacArthur Fellow presents a surprising perspective on Noahs Flood and how the mystery of the Bibles greatest story shaped geology. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679212 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667749 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668344 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1616264 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1613405 Story about leaving behind the innocence of childhood belief and embracing the complications and heartbreaks that come to every adult life of faith. Explores the authors journey through her faith, and the experience of being a Mormon. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667480 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1678582 Joyce Meyer discusses the power of words and provides a guide to smart talk that can change your life--Provided by the publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1576447 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668335 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667430 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684589 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668345 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1545524 Having translated The Diamond Sutra and The Heart Sutra, and following with The Platform Sutra, Red Pine now turns his attention to perhaps the greatest Sutra of all. The Lankavatara Sutra is the holy grail of Zen. Zens First Patriarch, Bodhidharma, gave a copy of this text to his successor, Hui-ko, and told him everything he needed to know was in this book. Passed down from teacher to student ever since, this is the only Zen sutra ever spoken by the Buddha. Although it covers all the major teachings of Mahayana Buddhism, it contains but two teachings: that everything we perceive as being real is nothing but the perceptions of our own mind and that the knowledge of this is something that must be realized and experienced for oneself and cannot be expressed in words. In the words of Chinese Zen masters, these two teachings became known as have a cup of tea and taste the tea. This is the first translation into English of the original text used by Bodhidharma, which was the Chinese translation made by Gunabhadra in 443 and upon which all Chinese Zen masters have relied ever since. In addition to presenting one of the most difficult of all Buddhist texts in clear English, Red Pine has also added summaries, explanations and notes, including relevant Sanskrit terms on the basis of which the Chinese translation was made. This promises to become an essential text for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding or knowledge of Zen. --Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1649252 Ryan Kelly spends plenty of time at The Bridge--the oldest bookstore in historic downtown Franklin, Tennessee--remembering the times he and Molly Allen--who moved to Portland--once spent there, and now, with the bookstore in deep financial trouble, it will take a miracle to keep tragedy from unfolding. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1674749 Draws on lessons from the Book of Job to offer advice on how to retain faith in the face of adversity and explains how to recognize controllable and uncontrollable factors. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646975 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1722559 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1623126 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667707 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1520497 Sharing his experience of growing older, a world-renowned author, preacher, and evangelist teaches some important lessons on how to view our time here on Earth and makes it clear that God has a specific reason for keeping us here. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1624039 Two authors--one from the field of physics, the other from the realm of spirituality--debate the most fundamental questions about human existence. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668938 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668272 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1682770 In 2008, to commemorate the completion of the English translation of Tsongkhapas classic text Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (Tib. Lam Rim Chen Mo), the Dalai Lama gave a six-day teaching on this text at Lehigh University. From Here to Enlightenment makes this momentous event available for a wider general readership. The basic topics of Buddhism are woven together for his Western audience. With dependent relatedness as the primary theme of the teachings, the Dalai Lama explores this from various viewpoints throughout the book. True to the Dalai Lamas profound sense of compassion, these fundamental issues of Buddhism are always presented within the context of basic human values and concerns-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1596961 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1674622 Bishop of the Episopal Dioces of New Hampshire Gene Robinson uses the Bible to argue for gay marriage, looking at ten significant questions about the subject. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1647817 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1681606 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1671167 Written under pseudonym to protect herself and her sources, McCord depicts sharing the love and truth of Christ with women living in Afghanistan. These stories are honest and true, and the harsh reality of their lives is not sugar-coated. McCord shows how people who dont know Christ come to see Him, His truth and His beauty. They reveal the splendor of Christ, the desire of human hearts, and that precious instance where the two meet. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667492 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1545525 Can Christianity and evolution coexist? Traditional Christian teaching presents Jesus as reversing the effects of the fall of Adam. However, an evolutionary view of beginnings doesnt allow for a historical Adam, making evolution seem incompatible with what Genesis and the apostle Paul say about him. For Christians who accept evolution and want to take the Bible seriously, this presents a tension that endangers faith. Peter Enns offers a way forward by explaining how this tension is caused not by the discoveries of science but by false expectations about the biblical texts. Focusing on key biblical passages in the discussion, Enns demonstrates that the author of Genesis and the apostle Paul wrote to ask and answer ancient questions for ancient people; the fact that they both speak of Adam does not determine whether Christians can accept evolution. This thought-provoking book reconciles the teachings of the Bible with the widely held evolutionary view of beginnings and will appeal to anyone interested in the Christianity-evolution debate, including college and seminary students in science and religion courses. -- Publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1629111 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1687676 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1667468 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679919 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668998 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1646970 This book tells the story of the Scientific Buddha, born in Europe in the 1800s but commonly confused with the Buddha born in India 2,500 years ago. The Scientific Buddha was sent into battle against Christian missionaries, who were proclaiming across Asia that Buddhism was a form of superstition. He proved the missionaries wrong, teaching a dharma that was in harmony with modern science. And so his influence continues. Today his teaching of mindfulness is heralded as the cure for all manner of maladies, from depression to high blood pressure.In this potent critique, a well-known chronicler of the Wests encounter with Buddhism demonstrates how the Scientific Buddhas teachings deviate in crucial ways from those of the far older Buddha of ancient India. Donald Lopez shows that the Western focus on the Scientific Buddha threatens to bleach Buddhism of its vibrancy, complexity, and power, even as the superficial focus on mindfulness turns Buddhism into merely the latest self-help movement. The Scientific Buddha has served his purpose, Lopez argues. It is now time for him to pass into nirvana. This is not to say, however, that the teachings of the ancient Buddha must be dismissed as mere cultural artifacts. They continue to present a meaningful challenge, even to our modern world--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1623880 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1623127 Prior to the popularization of Kabbalah, Kabbalist Rav Berg synthesized the wisdoms key concepts into a progressive system, rather than the non-linear manner of exploration previously available. This book is the result. The kabbalistic lineage is inextricably tied to the study of the knowledge itself. To this end, Rav Berg includes historical milestones, as well as insights about master kabbalists whose lives and deaths provide a basis for learning and connection. Kabbalah for the Layman is a profound study of deep kabbalistic concepts made applicable to daily life in the 21st century. At the time of its first printing in 1981, this title was considered a revolutionary portal to expanded consciousness, Kabbalah for the Layman Volumes 1, 2, and 3 became classics. Newly edited, this book contains all three volumes for a comprehensive introduction to Kabbalah--P. [2] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1480975 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1486641 Charles Hodge (1797-1878) was one of nineteenth-century Americas leading theologians, owing in part to a lengthy teaching career, voluminous writings, and a faculty post at one of the nations most influential schools, Princeton Theological Seminary. Surprisingly, the only biography of this towering figure was written by his son, just two years after his death. Paul Gutjahrs book, therefore, is the first modern critical biography of a man some have called the Pope of Presbyterianism.