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1	God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything more books like this by Christopher Hitchens Hitchens takes on his biggest subject yet--the increasingly dangerous role of religion in the world. With insight and wit, he describes the ways in which religion is man-made, immoral, and repressive and argues for a new enlightenment through science and reason. see all copies from £8.05! new only from £8.78! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Will the Circle Be Unbroken?: Reflections on Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith more books like this by Studs Terkel At the age of 88, Pulitzer Prize winner Studs Terkel has turned to the ultimate human experience, that of death and the possibility of life afterward. Death is the one experience we all share but cannot know. In his powerful new book, "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?, " a wide range of people address that final experience and its impact on the ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.15! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God? more books like this by Timothy Freke, Peter Gandy An extraordinary book that looks at one of the greatest cover-ups in history. The myth of Dionysus bears startling resemblances to the the story of Jesus Christ. It compares with the biblical story in the following ways: * Dionysus is God made flesh and is hailed as the 'Saviour of Mankind' and the 'Son of God' * His father is God and and his ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £10.04! \| first editions
4	The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason more books like this by Sam Harris An impassioned plea for reason in a world divided by faith. This important and timely book delivers a startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world. Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify harmful behavior and ... see all copies from £4.54! new only from £8.51! \| first editions
5	The Faith Club: A Muslim, a Christian, a Jew-- Three Women Search for Understanding more books like this by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, Priscilla Warner A groundbreaking book about Americans searching for faith and mutual respect, "The Faith Club" interweaves the stories of three women, their three religions, and their urgent request to understand one another. see all copies from £7.24! new only from £7.79! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Letter to a Christian Nation more books like this by Sam Harris From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "The End of Faith" comes a new, hard-hitting, and impassioned book that continues Harriss fight against the rigid adherence to Christian religious literalism that is altering the face of this nation. see all copies from £6.15! new only from £6.80!
7	The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions more books like this by Karen Armstrong From one of the world's leading writers on religion and the highly acclaimed author of the bestselling "A History of God" comes a major new work: a chronicle of the ninth century BCE, when the peoples of four distinct regions of the civilized world created the religious and philosophical traditions that have continued to nourish humanity into the ... see all copies from £5.54! new only from £7.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism more books like this by Max Weber For the first time in 70 years, a new translation of Max Weber's classic The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism - one of the seminal works in sociology - will be published in September 2001. Translator Stephen Kalberg is an internationally acclaimed Weberian scholar, and in this new translation he offers a precise and nuanced rendering ... see all copies from £3.44! new only from £7.14! \| first editions
9	Black Theology of Liberation more books like this by James H Cone First published in 1970, this book presents a searing indictment of white theology and society, while offering a radical reappraisal of Christianity from the perspective of an oppressed black North American community. Now 20 years later, Cone reviews the evolution of his own thinking, plus black theology in dialogue with feminist theory and third ... see all copies from £9.22! new only from £10.07!
10	How Should We Then Live?: The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture more books like this by Francis A Schaeffer Drawing upon forty years of study in theology, philosophy, history, sociology and the arts, Dr. Schaeffer contemplates the reasons for modern society's sorry state of affairs and argues for total affirmation of the Bible's morals, values, and meaning see all copies from £5.04! new only from £12.96! \| first editions
11 view cover	The Elementary Forms of Religious Life more books like this by Emile Durkheim, Karen Fields (Translator) 'If religion generated everything that is essential in society, this is because the idea of society is the soul of religion.' In The Elementary Forms of Religious Life (1912), Emile Durkheim set himself the task of discovering the enduring source of human social identity. He investigated what he considered to be the simplest form of documented ... see all copies from £6.84! new only from £8.84! \| first editions
12 view cover	Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know--And Doesn't more books like this by Stephen R Prothero The U.S. is one of the most religious places on Earth, but it is also a nation of shocking religious illiteracy. Religion scholar Prothero makes the provocative case that to remedy this problem, religion should be taught in the public schools. see all copies from £6.60! new only from £6.60! \| first editions
13 view cover	Why Christianity Must Change or Die: A Bishop Speaks to Believers in Exile more books like this by John Shelby Spong (Preface by) A reexamination of the doctrines of Christ, written by the controversial Episcopalian bishop of Newark, New Jersey. Spong calls for a Christianity based upon thought rather than blind belief, premised upon love and justice rather than judgement and literal-minded readings of the Bible. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £7.03! \| first editions
14 view cover	Why Religion Matters: The Fate of the Human Spirit in an Age of Disbelief more books like this by Huston Smith Huston Smith offers his passionate, vital message about the suffocation of the human spirit in a world dominated by materialism, consumerism, educational elitism, and a governmental and legal system without morality. Despite the widespread opinion that these are halcyon days for religion, Smith shows how current popular spiritual trends merely ... see all copies from £5.29! new only from £8.09! \| first editions
15 view cover	Speaking of Faith: Why Religion Matters--And How to Talk about It more books like this by Krista Tippett An intimate, thought-provoking, and original appraisal of the meaning of religion in our timea from the creator and host of public radioas "Speaking of Faith" Krista Tippett, widely becoming known as the Bill Moyers of radio, is one of the countryas most intelligent and insightful commentators on religion, ethics, and the human spirit. With this ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46!
16 view cover	Integral Spirituality: A Startling New Role for Religion in the Modern and Postmodern World more books like this by Ken Wilber "Integral Spirituality" answers the question: how can we validate the existence of spiritual realities - specifically, the higher levels of mystical experience claimed by the world's wisdom traditions - in the face of modern and postmodern attacks that deny those realities as unscientific or reduce them to social constructions? Applying his highly ... see all copies from £6.52! new only from £11.16! \| first editions
17 view cover	The sociology of religion more books like this by Max Weber In The Sociology Of Religion, first published in the United States in 1963, he looks at the significant role religion has played in social change throughout history. This book was a formative text of the new disciple of sociology and has gone on to become a classic in the social sciences. see all copies from £7.68! new only from £19.99! \| first editions
18 view cover	Thank God for Evolution: How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World more books like this by Michael Dowd (Read by) Reverend and social activist Dowd offers a revolutionary and inclusive perspective on the relationship between religion and science that builds a bridge between people of all beliefs. Unabridged. 7 CDs. see all copies from £10.24! new only from £12.04! \| first editions
19 view cover	Living in Sin?: A Bishop Rethinks Human Sexuality more books like this by John Shelby Spong Is celibacy the only moral alternative to marriage? In answering provocative questions on the nature of sexual relationships, Bishop Spong proposes for the church a positive and pastoral response to the changing patterns of human relationships in the world today. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £7.34! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Good News about Injustice: A Witness of Courage in a Hurting World more books like this by Gary Haugen Gary Haugen says "the good news about injustice is that God is against it!" Offering his own and others' stories alongside proven, practical strategies, he shows how you too can stand against injustice wherever it occurs. see all copies from £3.23! new only from £7.68!
21 view cover	The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb: A Spirituality for Leadership in a Multicultural Community more books like this by Eric H F Law This groundbreaking work explores how certain cultures consciously and unconsciously dominate in multicultural situations and what can be done about it. see all copies from £6.37! new only from £10.88!
22 view cover	A Primer on Postmodernism more books like this by Stanley J Grenz Grenz examines the topography of postmodernism, a phenomenon everyone acknowledges, but has difficulty describing with precision. Of particular significance is his discussion of the challenges this cultural shift presents to the church. see all copies from £7.51! new only from £12.01!
23 view cover	Americas Real War more books like this by Daniel Lapin, Rabbi Using his thorough knowledge of Christianity, history, political theory, and business, Rabbi Lapin provides a sound defense for Christianity as the backbone of our society, maintains that our best days lie ahead of us, and offers a road map for getting there. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.11! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	The ritual process: structure and anti-structure more books like this by Victor Witter Turner The Ritual Process has acquired the status of a small classic. Turner demonstrates how the analysis of ritual behavior and symbolism may be used as a key to understanding social structure and processes. The American Anthropologist called Turner's book "ingenious and erudite, rich in highly stimulating ideas. see all copies from £6.80! new only from £17.31! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God more books like this by George Weigel Why do Europeans and Americans see the world so differently? Why do Europeans and Americans have such different understandings of democracy in the twenty-first century? Why is Europe dying, demographically? In "The Cube and the Cathedral," George Weigel offers a penetrating critique of "Europe's problem" and draws out its lessons for the rest of ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions

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