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Author
Publisher
W.H. Freeman and Company
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
"Recent polls report that 96% of Americans believe in God. Why is this? Why, despite the rise of science, technology, and secular education, are people turning to religion in greater numbers than ever before? Why do people believe in God at all?" "These provocative questions lie at the heart of How We Believe, an illuminating new study of God, faith, and religion by best-selling author Michael Shermer. Offering fresh and often startling insights into...
Author
Series
Publisher
Herder Editorial
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
Description
"Presenta a cada una de las grandes religiones--judaísmo, cristianismo, islam, hinduismo y budismo--desde su estructura interna para hacerlas comprensibles en su relación. De esta manera, la presenta obra despliega lo que podrián ser los temas esenciales del diálogo interreligioso ofreciendo a este, a su vez, una espléndida contribución Tanto para quienes reflexionen sobre el fenómeno religioso como para aquellos que profesen una creencia,...
63) Kumare
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A provocative social experiment-turned-documentary, Kumare follows American filmmaker Vikram Gandhi as he transforms himself into a wise Indian guru, hoping to prove the absurdity of blind faith. Instead, he finds himself forging profound connections with people from all walks of life -- and wondering if and when to reveal his true self. Will his followers accept his final teaching? Can this illusion reveal a greater spiritual truth? Winner of South...
Publisher
Excel Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Missionary John H. Groberg returns to Tonga in the '60s with his wife and their five young daughters. The Grobergs face their ultimate test of faith but are surrounded by the love and prayers of thousands of Tongans. Barriers of inter-religious strife are soon broken down as all unite in hopes of a miracle.
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999.
Language
English
Description
Bess, a pious, young Scottish woman, prays to God to send her husband, Jan, home from his job on an offshore oil rig. When an accident sends him home paralyzed, she's filled with guilt and submits to his wish that she take on other lovers, convinced that this will aid in his recovery.
Author
Publisher
Tin House
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"For Sarah Krasnostein, it begins with a Mennonite choir performing on a subway platform, a fleeting moment of witness that sets her on a fascinating journey to discover why people need to believe in absolute truths and what happens when their beliefs crash into her own. Some of the people Krasnostein interviews believe in things many people do not: ghosts, UFOs, the literal creation of the universe in six days. Some believe in things most people...
68) Unfailing love
Author
Series
When hope calls volume 3
Language
English
Description
Lillian Walsh and Grace Bennett have learned so much already about caring for children in distress. It hasn't been easy, but it becomes even more difficult when they suddenly discover that three children have run away. Concerned for the trio's safety, the sisters will do all they can to find the children. But the runaways are not the only thing putting the future of the children's home in question. Lillian is faced with choosing between her dreams...
Publisher
Candlelight Media Group
Pub. Date
c2009.
Language
English
Description
Two best friends reconnect after years apart, only to discover each faces a devastating series of hardships. They reminisce about their favorite summer, when as girls they joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Looking to their past to face the present, the two friends must find the strength to overcome the challenges in their lives with the faith that inspired them as children.
73) The visitation
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Miracles are happening in the sleepy town of Antioch, and everyone is talking about the mysterious drifter with incredible powers. Who is this mysterious stranger-- the true messiah, a false prophet, or something far more sinister?
Author
Publisher
Multnomah
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Majors knows how hard it can be to receive God's peace instead of giving in to fear and worry. Family emergencies, life--shifting events, and the busy rhythms of family life have at times left her reeling. Here she offers reflections and stories from around the world, and her personal journey toward living from a place of surrendered trust. God has promised us a peace that transcends all understanding. We can accept His promise, and trust that in...
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Disguised as everyday citizens and blessed with spiritual powers, Jonathan Smith and his trusted sidekick Mark Gordon travel from small towns to bustling cities touching troubled lives from all corners of America. From mending the emotional wounds of a Vietnam nurse to helping a minister who is facing a crisis of conscience, this farewell season celebrates faith and family.
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Hägglund argues that a faith not in God or eternal life, but in the finite, temporal life we lead here on earth is one that gives that life far greater depth of meaning. In contrast to the traditional religious faith in eternity, he proposes a secular faith in the value of living in time. His book provides not only a critique of religious ideals, but also a positive, alternative understanding of the beliefs and values that can motivate us to live...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Dubbed "a heroic gate-crasher" by New York Times bestselling author Glennon Doyle, Brian McLaren explores reasons to leave or stay within the church and if so how... "Any thoughtful Christian has been asking the questions McLaren tackles here, but many of us are afraid to voice them aloud. In Do I Stay Christian? we're gifted a gentle guide who opens ideas and voices the questions we cannot, naming our frustration, fear, and hesitant hope." -Rev....
Series
Criterion collection volume 210
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
On a cold winter's Sunday, the pastor of a small rural church (Tomas Ericsson) performs service for a tiny congregation; though he is suffering from a cold and a severe crisis of faith. After the service, he attempts to console a fisherman (Jonas Persson) who is tormented by anxiety, but Tomas can only speak about his own troubled relationship with God. A school teacher (Maerta Lundberg) offers Tomas her love as consolation for his loss of faith....
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