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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"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...
10) The Bible unearthed: archaeology's new vision of ancient Israel and the origin of its sacred texts
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Broadleaf Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Before the sacred Scriptures were ever written, there was a much earlier text: The Book of Nature. Barbara Mahany invites us to discover an ancient theology that focuses on the text of God first revealed through creation--nature in all its kaleidoscopic turnings." --
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Publisher
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Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
An authoritative introduction to the sacred text reveals how it represents Islam, describing the origins of the faith in seventh-century Arabia while offering insight into how the Qur'an remains a pivotal influence on modern society and politics.
Author
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
"This is a book about poetry: about its sacred underpinnings, its broad presence in everyday life, and its necessity to the human community. Reading the Voice examines poetry's abiding importance among Native Americans from ancient times to the present. It also seeks connections between an ancient tribal way of making and diffusing poetry and more recent print-oriented or electronic means." "Drawing on years of experience with Seneca and Navajo singers...
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Publisher
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Pub. Date
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Language
English
Description
"In the 2014 New York Times bestseller Jesus on Trial, David Limbaugh made a case for the Gospels as hard evidence of the existence of God, drawing on his own spiritual journey from skeptic to believer. Now, Limbaugh looks deeper into the Scriptures and discovers that Jesus Christ's very being reveals itself in a close reading of the sacred texts. The Emmaus Code is a powerful, intimate journey toward an understanding of Christ as man, savior, and...
Author
Publisher
Pluto Press
Pub. Date
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Language
English
Description
"Written by 55 of the richest white men, and signed by only 39 of them, the US constitution is the sacred text of American nationalism. Popular perceptions of it are mired in idolatry, myth and misinformation. We the Elites examines the Constitution for what it is-- a rulebook empowering elites to protect capitalism from democracy. Social movements have misplaced faith in the Constitution as a tool for achieving justice when it actually impedes social...
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