Summary: For more than a millennium Western civilization looked to the Church for answers to questions about life’s meaning. But for many, acceptance of ecclesiastical doctrine wasn’t enough. This program traces the roots of modern religious skepticism back over 400 years to examine both the unraveling and the endurance of Christian belief. It explores challenges to established theologies in the ideas...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Friedman, Benjamin M.
Summary: "Where do our ideas about economics and economic policy come from? Critics of contemporary economics complain that belief in free markets, among economists and many ordinary citizens too, is a form of religion. It turns out that there is something to the idea: not in the way the critics mean, but in a deeper, more historically grounded sense. Contrary to the conventional historical view of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.12 FRIAllen, Jennie
Summary: "Speaker and Bible teacher Jennie Allen hears all the time from women who feel stuck in patterns of frustration and defeat. In her search for a solution, she's learned that the greatest spiritual battle of our generation is taking place between our ears.How we think shapes how we live. So it's crucial that we learn how to stop our spinning thoughts and refuse to be victims of toxic thinking...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WaterBrook 2020
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Summary: "Leaning on Scripture, scientific studies of memory, and the power of a renewed mind, Bible teacher and blogger Katie Westenberg equips you to focus on what truly matters. You'll discover practical, real-world tools to help you apply the hope of his Word and live out a focused faith in a frenzied world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 WESPark, Benjamin E.
Summary: "The first major history of Mormonism in a decade, drawing on newly available sources to reveal a profoundly divided faith that has nevertheless shaped the nation"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2024
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Summary: We've all tried to think our way out of bad habits and unhealthy thought patterns, only to find ourselves stuck with an out-of-control mind and off-track daily life. Groeschel understands this daily battle against self-doubt and negative thinking, and here he reveals the strategies he's discovered to help change your mind and your life for the long-term. Drawing upon Scripture and the latest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan Books 2021
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Summary: The founder of the United Church of Religious Science, an international religious movement, presents his basic spiritual tenets, showing readers how to get in touch with nature's forces and God's healing power.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jeremy P. Tarcher 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 299.93 HOLManseau, Peter
Summary: "An illustrated history of how scientific study and religious thought have influenced each other in throughout American history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 215.0973 MANJakes, T. D.
Summary: "For most of our lives, we are encouraged to trudge along the well-worn paths of those who have come before us. We learn the rules-- in our families, in our schools, in our workplaces, in our churches-- and most of the messages we receive tell us that following the rules will allow us to arrive at the lives we desire. But when change becomes not only desirable but also urgently necessary, this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: FaithWords 2023
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Summary: "Joyce Meyer, #1 New York Times bestselling author, explores the power of positive thinking and the undeniable connection between the mind, mouth, moods, and attitudes. Thoughts can seem random and meaningless, but they impact your life every day. It's all connected. What you think affects your words, attitude, decisions, and emotions and influences how you relate to yourself, to other people,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: FaithWords 2015
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Summary: Our thought lives have incredible power over our mental, emotional, and even physical well-being. In fact, our thoughts can either limit us to what we believe we can do or release us to experience abilities well beyond our expectations. When we choose a mindset that extends our abilities rather than placing limits on ourselves, we will experience greater intellectual satisfaction, emotional...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BakerBooks, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 LEASummary: This program examines the historical relations between Islam and Christianity and the long history of conflict between them. Iran's ambassador to the Vatican, Mohammad Masjed Jame'i, explains the basic differences and similarities between Islam and Christianity: the roles of Christ and Mohammad, the Bible and the Koran, and the main differences of approach. The program also examines the reasons...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006