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Author
Publisher
University Press of Colorado
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Aveni traces the sources of American culture's obsession with predicting the apocalypse. He explores why Americans take millennial claims seriously, where and how end-of-the-world predictions emerge, how they develop with reference to a broader historical trajectory, and what we can learn from doomsday predictions of the past"--
Author
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
©1996
Language
English
Description
An authority on the mind/body connection explores the healing power of prayer, examining the ways in which prayer can help alleviate anxiety and promote health, and offering an inspirational guide on how to use prayer effectively.
Author
Series
Publisher
Wiley Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Religion For Dummies explains how the world's great religions answer questions that persist through generations. Authors Rabbi Marc Gellman and Monsignor Thomas Hartman are trusted religious advisors known as the God Squad. With wonderful wit and incredible wisdom, they host a daily talk show which reaches nearly 4 million homes in the New York area, and have appeared on numerous TV and radio shows. This book is not a scholarly theological treatise;...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.4 - AR Pts: 35
Language
English
Formats
Description
Where do we come from? Why do stars shine and the seasons change? What is evil? Since the beginning of time, people have answered such questions by crafting imaginative stories that have served as religion, science, philosophy, and popular literature. In his irreverent a question-and-answer style, Davis introduces and explains the great myths of the world, as well as the works of literature that have made them famous. He tackles Mesopotamia's Gilgamesh,...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show embark on a massive mission to write a book that summed up the human race: What we looked like; what we accomplished; our achievements in society, government, religion, science and culture. Here is the definitive guide to our species--completely unburdened by objectivity, journalistic integrity, or even accuracy
7) Galileo
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Heilbron takes in the landscape of culture, learning, religion, science, theology, and politics of late Renaissance Italy to produce a richer and more rounded view of Galileo, his scientific thinking, and the company he kept
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