Contemporary Religion

Samantha Owens' estranged stepfather has died, leaving her his cottage in Nantucket - a place she fled years ago, never planning to return. As a single mom, Samantha can't afford to pass up a financial windfall like oceanfront property. So she travels home to fix up the house and sell it...never suspecting that Landon Reed still lives two doors down. As their long-dormant romance begins to bud again, Samantha must face a past that separated her from the God of her childhood. And she must tell Landon why she fled the island in the first place - a secret that could tear them apart.

في مجتمع يقدس مبدأ التلقَي من علٍ وبأن الأفضل دائماً هو ... ما كان وبأن أسباب النصر تكمن في العودة (إلى) وليس في التقدم (نحو) بين ثنايا ذهنية عامة تخاف من (السؤال) وتُبجل (الإجابة) ترتعب من الجدال وترتكن إلى الاستماع نسقٌ يكره أشد ما يكره أدوات الاستفهام وبخاصة .. لماذا؟ بين كل ما سبق .. تدور موضوعات هذا الكتاب نواجه عقليات اعتادت أن تتلقى في حذر كل ما يٌلقى إليها

International art dealer Louis Dubose has been murdered, and the police are certain that they've got their man. Ben Robinson, recently fired by Dubose, has a motive backed by a convincing trail of evidence, and it looks like an open-and-shut case. But one woman, who knows Ben all too well, isn't convinced. Sharon Robinson is about to gamble her own well-being on Ben's innocence, even though her personal indictment against him is almost as bitter as murder.

Buddhism aims for the development of a flexible mind and skillful responsiveness-whether toward problems in one's personal life or broader issues like the ecological crisis. But in a culture now saturated with cliches about mindfulness and unrealistic fantasies about happiness, what does it truly mean to walk this path? The key practice is that of embodied aliveness.

Struggling to succeed in the Nashville music scene, talented singer/songwriter Parker James finds the competition fierce...even deadly. A young womans murder, industry corruption, and a menacing stalker draw Parker into danger and intrigue. Nothing is as it appears, and unraveling the truth challenges everything Parker believes about her talent, her future, and her faith.

Enjoy this voice-only audio recording of the Bengali Contemporary Version™, read by one reader. The Bengali Contemporary Version™ offers a faithful rendering of Scripture’s original word order while also delivering the most comprehensive and clear translation of the Bible’s stories and concepts in the Bengali language.

Dinah Taylor has an orderly life that is just how she likes it. A perfectly furnished luxury apartment, a satisfying career as a scientist and CEO of her own company, and an uncomplicated personal life. But all of that changes when she meets seven-year-old Jonah. The boy shows up one day, a scruffy dog by his side, in front of her office building. Dinah knows nothing about kids and even less about animals, but after she buys him breakfast, he shows up the next day...and the next. She tries to learn more about him, to help him, but he's remarkably skilled at evading her questions.

Transcending Architecture considers the mysterious, profound, and real power of designed environments to address the spiritual dimension of our humanity. The book offers a wide, critical, and nuanced understanding of the lived relationship between the built and the numinous worlds. It examines phenomenological, symbolic and designerly ways in which the holy gets fixed and experienced through buildings, landscapes, and urban forms, and not just in institutionally defined religious or sacred places. Transcending Architecture brings together a stellar group of scholars and practitioners to share their insights: architect Juhani Pallasmaa and philosopher Karsten Harries, comparative religion scholar Lindsay Jones and architectural theoretician Karla Britton, sacred architecture researcher Thomas Barrie and theologian Kevin Seasoltz, landscape architect Rebecca Krinke and Faith & Form magazine editor Michael Crosbie, are among the illustrious contributors.

American Millennials - the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s - have been leaving organized religion in unprecedented numbers. For a long time, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was an exception: Nearly three-quarters of people who grew up Mormon stayed that way into adulthood. In The Next Mormons, Jana Riess demonstrates that things are starting to change.

Modern Witchcraft and Magic for Beginners will help you learn the joys of modern witchcraft, and it will teach you how all the information you need to know to get started on your own craft. You’ll learn how you can empower yourself to create magic using tools that seem ordinary. Magic has long been a mystery, and too few sources compile the history and craft of magic into one book. Thus, this book seeks to illuminate many of the secrets that have long been kept about witchcraft because witchcraft should be accessible to everyone!

September 11, 2001 saw the deadliest attack ever launched on American soil, leaving us asking questions such as: Why did God permit such a thing to happen? Was the attack a divine judgment or was it merely an atrocity perpetrated by the forces of evil? How can human beings be capable of such diabolical savagery in the name of religion? And what is the right course of action for our government to take? John MacArthur points us to the Bible for answers to these and many other questions arising out the recent atrocities.

Der Trapezkünstler Nico ging zum Magnesia-Behälter, rieb sich die Hände ein und murrte: "Ich weiß nicht, wie man jemanden trainiert, der unter dem speziellen Schutz der Obrigkeit steht!" Roby, das Zirkuskind, lachte und fügte dann ernst hinzu: "Der Schirm des Höchsten ist doch auch über dir..."

Enjoy this voice-only audio recording of the Indian Tamil Contemporary Version™ New Testament, read by one reader. The Indian Tamil Contemporary Version™ offers a faithful rendering of Scripture’s original word order while also delivering the most comprehensive and clear translation of the Bible’s stories and concepts in the Indian Tamil language.

Enjoy this audio recording of the Bibelen på hverdagsdansk™ New Testament, read by one reader. Bibelen på hverdagsdansk™ offers a faithful rendering of Scripture’s original word order while also delivering the most comprehensive and clear translation of the Bible’s stories and concepts in the Danish language.

Christmas Eve, 1936. On a foggy December night, a pregnant woman walks out in front of a trolley bus and is knocked unconscious. She is rushed to the Nightingale hospital, and a healthy baby is delivered. But the mother claims to have lost her memory, and cannot believe that the child is hers. It seems that the Nightingale nurses may need to perform a Christmas miracle.

Enjoy this audio recording of the Kikuyu Bible, read by two readers. The Holy Bible in Kikuyu offers both a faithful rendering of Scripture’s original word order while also delivering the most comprehensive and clear translation of the Bible’s stories and concepts in the Kikuyu language.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to become a witch? Maybe you are interested in understanding the rich history of witchcraft and all of the intricacies that come from different paths the Pagan world has to offer? Perhaps you already have a basic understanding of witchcraft’s history, but you want to know what witchcraft looks like in the modern world? Modern Witchcraft for Beginners is the ideal place to start your journey into becoming a witch, and making sure you learn everything you need to be successful.

Enjoy this single-voice recording of the Luganda Contemporary Version. The Luganda Contemporary Version offers both a faithful rendering of Scripture's original word order while also delivering the most comprehensive and clear translation of the Bible's stories and concepts in the Ganda language.

Enjoy this audio recording of the Thai New Contemporary Version read by two readers. The Thai New Contemporary Version offers both a faithful rendering of Scripture’s original word order while also delivering the most comprehensive and clear translation of the Bible’s stories and concepts in the Thai language.

Enjoy this audio recording of the Kiswahili Contemporary Version Bible, read by four readers. The Kiswahili Contemporary Version offers both a faithful rendering of Scripture’s original word order while also delivering the most comprehensive and clear translation of the Bible’s stories and concepts in the Swahili language.