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The Antichrist : A New Biography
by Philip C. Almond
The first full history of the Antichrist in twenty-five years tells of the history of the Antichrist in both Eastern and Western Christianity from his beginnings in the New Testament through to the present.
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Phosphorescence : a memoir of finding joy when the world goes dark
by Julia Baird
After surviving a difficult heartbreak and battle with cancer, Julia Baird began to explore how she and others persevere through the most challenging circumstances life throws at us. She asks: when our world goes dark, when we are overwhelmed by illness or heartbreak, loss or pain, tragedy outside our control, how do we survive, stay alive and even bloom? Weaving together candid memoir with research and reflections on nature, Baird inspires readers to embrace new habits and adopt a phosphorescent outlook on life, to illuminate our days even in the darkest times.
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Somehow saints : more travels in search of the saintly
by Mary Lea Carroll
Mary Lea Carroll travels to shrines and hometowns to learn about such amazing people as Saint Marie of Quebec, who founded the first girls' school in the New World; philanthropist-turned-saint Katherine Drexel of Philadelphia; Saint Brigid, a patron saint of Ireland; Sudanese native Saint Josephine Bakhita, who ended upliving in Venice, Italy; and Pierre Touissant, the 19th-century slave-turned-hairdresser in New York City who is in the process of being canonized. In between her travels, Mary Lea connects with everyday heroes she encounters in her daily life, all inspiring her to continue her journey to be a better citizen of the world.
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A People's Tragedy : Studies in Reformation
by Eamon Duffy
Eamon Duffy is the pre-imminent historian on religion in medieval and early modern religion England. Here he tells the harrowing story of the Elizabethan regime's savage suppression of the last Catholic rebellion against the Reformation, the Rising of the Northern Earls in 1569. He also considers the changing ways in which the Reformation has been thought and written about and finally he looks at the changing ways in which attitudes to the Reformation have been reflected in fiction, culminating with Hilary Mantel's gripping trilogy on the rise and fall of Henry VIII's political and religious fixer, Thomas Cromwell, and her controversial portrayal of Cromwell's Catholic opponent and victim, Sir Thomas More.
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| Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future by Pope FrancisA concise and accessible call to reckon with the most pressing problems facing the world and to resist the urge to "return to the false securities of the political and economic systems we had before the crisis.
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Why Be Happy? : The Japanese Way of Acceptance
by Scott Haas
This beautiful and practical guide to ukeireru, the Japanese principle of acceptance, offers a path to well-being and satisfaction for the anxious and exhausted. By practicing acceptance, we learn to pause, take in the situation, and then deciding on a course of action that reframes things. Why Be Happy? Discover a place of contentment and peace in this harried world.
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Niksen : embracing the Dutch art of doing nothing
by Olga Mecking
Niksen is an increasingly popular Dutch relaxation technique where you relinquish control and just ... stop. At a time when meditative practices can feel like yet another thing to do, niksen is liberatingly simple!
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My Heart Sutra : A World in 260 Characters
by Frederik L. Schodt
The Heart Sutra is the most widely read, chanted, and copied text in East Asian Buddhism. Here Frederik L. Schodt explores his lifelong fascination with the sutra: its mesmerizing mantra, its ancient history, the emptiness theory, and the way it is used around the world as a metaphysical tool to overcome chaos and confusion and reach a new understanding of reality--a perfection of wisdom. Schodt's journey takes him to caves in China, American beats declaiming poetry, speculations into the sutra's true origins, and even a robot Avalokiteśvara at a Kyoto temple.
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Taoism for Beginners : A Guide to Balanced Living
by C. Alexander Simpkins
Taoism for Beginners is a practical guide to applying the key notions, concepts and beliefs underlying Taoism's various branches and schools. Authors C. Alexander and Annellen Simpkins tap into their years of training and study in meditation, martial arts and Eastern philosophy to provide readers with a comprehensive introduction to the spiritual tenets and attainments that mark the holistic pathway to a life more in balance.
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