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English
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"Journalist Tim Alberta, himself a practicing Christian and the son of a Presbyterian pastor, paints an expansive and troubling portrait of the American evangelical movement. Through the eyes of televangelists and small-town preachers, celebrity revivalists and everyday churchgoers, Alberta tells the story of a faith cheapened by ephemeral fear, a promise corrupted by partisan subterfuge, and a reputation stained by perpetual scandal" --
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Publisher
Image
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 137 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
This book is Pope Francis's reflections on ten vital issues the world is facing today. Amongst other prayers, Pope Francis is asking in the name of God: for the media to reject fake news and renounce the language of hate; to put a stop to the madness of war; for the welcoming of migrants and refugees; for the eradication of the culture of abuse from within the Church"--
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Growing up in a deeply evangelical family, Sarah McCammon was strictly taught to fear God, obey him, and not question the faith. McCammon was a rule-follower and--most of the time--a true believer. But through it all, she was increasingly plagued by fears and deep questions as the belief system she'd been carefully taught clashed with her expanding understanding of the outside world. After spending her early adult life striving to make sense of an...
Author
Publisher
Herald Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
247 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
White settlers saw land for the taking. They failed to consider the perspective of the people already here. In 'The Land Is Not Empty', author Sarah Augustine unpacks the harm of the Doctrine of Discovery - a set of laws rooted in the fifteenth century that gave Christian governments the moral and legal right to seize lands they "discovered" despite those lands already being populated by indigenous peoples. Legitimized by the church and justified...
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