Religion and Spirituality

A Conversation with Harold Kushner
The Lord Is My Shepherd
by Rabbi Harold S. Kushner
Q: You say you have been thinking about this book for years. Why did you decide to write it now? This is your first book post 9/11. Did that tragedy affect your writing it?

Introduction
Angel Watch - Goosebumps, Signs, Dreams and Other Divine Nudges
by Catherine Lanigan
Miracles are possible. If you are you seeking a spiritual connection, or are interested in other unexplainable phenomenon, Angel Watch will offer you a compelling and inspirational read.

Introduction
God in the Machine: What Robots Teach Us About Humanity and God
by Anne Foerst, Ph.D.
A provocative look at the theological implications of artificial intelligence from the founder of MIT's God and Computers Project. Get ready to meet two remarkable characters, Cog and Kismet.

Prologue
The Question of God
by Armand M. Nicholi, Jr., M.D.
On the morning of September 26, 1939, at Golders Green in northwest London, a group of friends and family gathered to mourn the death of Sigmund Freud. After his body was cremated, Ernest Jones, in his funeral oration, noted that "he was being buried

The Tragic Legacy, Christian Soldiers
God Against the Gods
by Jonathan Kirsch
The strict and uncompromising attitude of monotheism, approvingly described in the Bible itself as 'zeal' for the True God, sometimes manifests itself in a strange phenomenon that historians of religion call rigorism - that is, 'extreme strictness'

A Parade of Horribles
God Against the Gods
by Jonathan Kirsch
Over the last thirty centuries of religious propaganda, starting in the Bible and continuing through the TV evangelists of our own era, paganism has been painted as a parade of horribles.

Four Kings
God Against the Gods
by Jonathan Kirsch
Monotheism is classically understood to be a 'gift of the Jews,' according to Thomas Cahill's felicitous phrase, but the fact is that an eccentric young pharaoh of ancient Egypt was apparently inspired to worship a single god even before 'one-god-ism'

The First Decision
Nothing is Impossible
by Christopher Reeve
As the old saying goes, you better know what you want because you might get it and you've got to accept it. Whether you succeed or whether you encounter adversity you always have to believe in your worth as a person. That's what counts.

Introduction
The Battle for God; A History of Fundamentalism
by Karen Armstrong
One of the most startling developments of the late twentieth century has been the emergence within every major religious tradition of a militant piety popularly known as fundamentalism. Its manifestations are sometimes shocking.

Deciding on the Dream
Building Your Field of Dreams
by Mary Manin Morrissey
Building Your Field of Dreams is both a compelling personal story and a practical and inspiring guide for anyone who has ever hoped for a better life. Mary Morrissey's own dreams were nearly shattered at age 16, when pregnancy forced her into a reluctant

A Spirit Woman's Vision of Transition and Change
Tree of Dreams
by Lynn V. Andrews
Face in the Water looked down at the red chief's blanket we were sitting on. With her long, elegant fingers, she traced a thread of black wool woven in the pattern. I wondered at all her hands had touched in the many years of her life.

Part 1
A Match Made in Heaven: American Jews, Christian Zionists, and One Man's Exploration of the Weird and Wonderful Judeo-Evangelical Alliance
by Zev Chafets
In a time of jihad 'against Jews and Crusaders,' the Jews of America and Israel find themselves with a powerful albeit unlikely ally: tens of millions of American evangelicals. As the conflict in the Middle East roils and divisions harden, Israel

Kidney in Common
It's a Miracle 2: More Inspiring True Stories Based on the PAX TV Series, It's A Miracle
by Richard Thomas
Teresa Dravk is a native of York, Pennsylvania. For most of her life, she has suffered from serious heart and kidney problems that have kept her housebound. But in 1997, Teresa discovered the Internet - and it was about to open a whole new world for her.

Genesis
Creationists: Selected Essays: 1993-2006
by E. L. Doctorow
The King James Version of the Bible, an early-seventeenth-century translation, seems, by its now venerable diction, to have added a degree of poetic luster to the ancient tales, genealogies, and covenantal events of the original.

Apes to Angels
Evolving God: A Provocative View on the Origins of Religion
by Barbara J. King, Ph.D.
The study of evolution has uncovered invaluable information about many aspects of human behavior and culture, from the physiology of our bodies and brains to the development of hunting, technology, and social groups.

One Step at a Time
Through These Doors: A true inspirational story of a family overcoming crisis
by Dwight Alexander
One moment life is normal and in the next you have somehow stepped through a doorway and everything is in pieces. It was a beautiful summer day when Dwight Alexander received the news that his family had been in a deadly car crash.

Putting It Mildly
God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
by Christopher Hitchens, Ph.D.
In the tradition of Bertrand Russell's Why I Am Not a Christian and Sam Harris's recent bestseller, The End of Faith, Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion. With a close and erudite reading of the major religious texts

Spray-on Charisma
Charisma: The Gift of Grace, and How It Has Been Taken Away from Us
by Philip Rieff
Charisma has come to be understood today as a special gift or talent that celebrities-artistic performers, athletes, movie stars, or political leaders-possess, a quality that makes their lives exemplary and transforms them into objects of universal appeal

The Winning Ticket
It's a Miracle 3: Extraordinary Real-Life Stories Based on the PAX TV Series It's a Miracle
by Richard Thomas
Dozens of real-life inspirational tales from the tv show that has touched the heart of America. Here are true stories of wonder and joy to lift your spirits and get you through tough times ... stories to celebrate and offer comfort when you need a little

Asra: The Axial Peoples
The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions
by Karen Armstrong
In the ninth century BCE, events in four regions of the civilized world led to the rise of religious traditions that have endured to the present day - the development of Confucianism and Daoism in China, Hinduism and Buddhism in India