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The Gospel of Thomas: the hidden sayings of Jesus

By Harold Bloom, Marvin W Meyer. 1992

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Religious biography, Christianity, Religious texts

An English translation of 114 wise sayings attributed to Jesus as collected in the Coptic text found near Nag Hammadi… in Upper Egypt. Discusses the history of the writings. Explanatory notes follow. Includes an interpretive essay by Harold Bloom. c1992.

The five silent years of Corrie ten Boom

By Pamela Rosewell Moore. 1986

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Religious biography, Christianity, Inspirational and family life

Relates the silent ministry of the unsophisticated theologian, Corrie ten Boom, who continued to touch people's lives even after a series of strokes rendered her speechless. 1986.

The far-off hills

By Rita Anton. 1979

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Biography, Religious biography, Women biography, Travel and geography, Asian travel and geography

Following her husband's death in 1976, Anton spent several years in India as a volunteer Jesuit Lay Missionary. Having travelled… extensively in India, she presents a realistic look at this nation in transition. 1979.

The hidden Jesus: a new life

By Donald Spoto. 1998

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Religious biography, Religious texts

The author, a former Catholic monk and a theologian, examines Jesus in the context of the Holy Bible, other ancient… texts, and discoveries in biblical scholarship. In a series of meditations, Spoto offers his views on the significance of Jesus' life from his conception to his resurrection. 1998.

The hadj: an American's pilgrimage to Mecca

By Michael Wolfe. 1993

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Biography, Religious biography

Account of a pilgrimage to Mecca -- the hadj, or sacred journey -- that all Muslims must make once in… their lives. The author, a convert to Islam, chronicles his indoctrination by a Moroccan family into Islamic life and culture, and describes his deepening understanding of the religion. c1993.

The convert: a tale of exile and extremism (ITK audio)

By Deborah Baker. 2012

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Biography, Religious biography, Women biography

Baker offers an eye-opening account of Margaret Marcus' dramatic conversion from an American secular Jew to a proponent of radical… Islam. In 1962, Margaret left New York for Lahore, Pakistan, changed her name, and quickly became one of Islam's loudest critics of the West. 2012.

The dance of the dissident daughter: a woman's journey from Christian tradition to the sacred feminine

By Sue Monk Kidd. 1996

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Biography, Literature biography, Religious biography, Women biography, Social issues

The author writes of her conversion from a Southern Baptist with a patriarchal view of the world to a feminist… who glories in the spiritual consciousness of womanhood. Kidd includes research from the Bible, fairy tales, myths, and feminist religious leaders to illustrate her beliefs. 1996.

The changing faces of Jesus

By Géza Vermès. 2001

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Religious biography

Rather than attempting to retrieve the historical Jesus by eliminating later theological accretions, this book starts by setting out our… fully developed portraits, beginning with the most evolved and retreating towards the more primitive. 2001.

The case for the real Jesus: a journalist investigates current attacks on the identity of Christ

By Lee Strobel. 2007

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Religious biography, Christianity, Inspirational and family life

Atheist-turned-Christian, Strobel focuses on rediscovering the real Jesus, whose identity and message have come under attack in recent years. He… addresses six major challenges and claims. He attacks the issues as an investigative journalist. He searches out experts to refute each objection, offering readers evangelical scholarship revealed in everyday language while challenging the claims of liberal writers. c2007.

The case for faith: a journalist investigates the toughest objections to Christianity

By Lee Strobel. 2000

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Religious biography, Christianity, Inspirational and family life

Strobel turns his journalistic skills to the most persistent emotional objections to belief - the eight "heart" barriers to faith.… The Case for Faith is for those who may be feeling attracted to Jesus but who are faced with intellectual barriers. It will also deepen the convictions of Christians and give them fresh confidence in discussing Christianity with even their most skeptical friends. c2000.

The bloody red hand: a journey through truth, myth and terror in Northern Ireland

By Derek Lundy. 2006

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Canadian fiction, Historical biography, Religious biography, Family biography, History, European history

Author Derek Lundy, bearing in mind that the name "Lundy" is synonymous with traitor in Ulster, delves into the lives… of ancestors Robert Lundy, Protestant governor of Derry in 1688, William Steel Dickson, a Protestant preacher of the early 19th century who advocated resisting the English, and Billy Lundy, born in 1890 and the embodiment of what the Ulster Protestants became - a tribe united in their hostility to Catholics and to the prospect of an independent Ireland. 2006.

Soeur Emmanuelle: la biographie

By Pierre Lunel, Carine Marret. 2005

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Religious biography, Christianity

Le quatrième ouvrage de l'auteur consacré à Soeur Emmanuelle. Il retrace le parcours de cette femme hors du commun, religieuse… missionnaire qui a consacré sa vie à aider les plus déshérités, notamment au Soudan et en Égypte. Maintenant nonagénaire, elle reste très impliquée dans sa communauté du sud de la France, en particulier auprès des sans-abri de Fréjus. 2005.

Stories from the life of Jesus: stories from the Bible

By Celia Barker Lottridge. 2004

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Religious biography, Christianity

A retelling of the events in Jesus' life and the stories he told, as they may have been heard in… his own time. Includes such stories as "Elizabeth and Mary", "Jesus is Born", "Walking on Water", and "The Risen Jesus". Grades 3-6. 2004.

Sold: a story of modern day slavery

By Andrew Crofts, Zana Muhsen. 1994

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Biography, Law and crime biography, Religious biography, Family biography, Women biography, Islam

Fifteen year old Zana Muhsen and her younger sister Nadia, born and raised in Birmingham, travelled to visit relatives in… North Yemen for a holiday, to discover their father had sold them into marriage. They were helpless prisoners, forced to adapt to a primitive way of life, rape and frequent beatings. After eight years of misery and humiliation Zana escaped. This book tells of her experience and her fight to bring her sister home. 1994.

Selected to live

By Johanna-Ruth Dobschiner. 1971

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Biography, Religious biography, Family biography, Women biography, World War II

Johanna-Ruth Dobschiner tells of a Jewish childhood ravaged by Nazis, and of her own shocked witness to the total destruction… of her family - even as she miraculously escaped the same fate. The story of a girl who was picked out from thousands of condemned people and selected to live. 1971.

Saint Nicholas, bishop of Myra: the life and times of the original Father Christmas

By D. L Cann. 2002

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Biography, Religious biography

The man thought of today as Santa Claus was born in the small town of Patara on the coast of… what was then the Roman province of Lycia, now Turkey, in the year 275. In his time, Saint Nicholas was a staunch protector of his people and a vocal advocate for justice, persecuted and imprisoned with thousands of other Christians in a struggle against Rome. Not only was there a real 'Saint Nick', but he lived an heroic and holy life at a revolutionary moment in history. Some descriptions of violence. 2002.

Sainte Marguerite Bourgeoys, de Montréal et de Troyes

By Moïse Blatrix. 1982

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Biography, Historical biography, Religious biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, Lifestyle

La vie de sainte Marguerite Bourgeoys, sa vocation, sa venue au Canada. 1982.

Saints preserve us!: everything you need to know about every saint you'll ever need

By Rosemary Rogers, Sean Kelly. 1993

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Religious biography, Christianity

Designed to help you determine your patron saints, this book provides a biographical listing of saints arranged alphabetically, a calendar… of saints by day of the year, and a list of patron saints for such categories as ethnicity, occupation, illness, and lifestyle. 1993.

Ruth Montgomery, herald of the new age: Herald Of The New Age

By Ruth Shick Montgomery, Joanne Garland. 1986

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Biography, Religious biography, Women biography, Paranormal

The author describes her journeys into the world of spiritualism, reincarnation and communication with those on the "other side of the veil." 1986.

Ruth, a portrait: the story of Ruth Bell Graham

By Patricia Daniels Cornwell. 1997

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Forensic fiction, Women sleuths, Biography, Religious biography

Written by a popular crime novelist -- a family friend -- this account of the wife of evangelist Billy Graham… begins with Ruth Bell's early life in China as a child of missionaries. Because she wanted to follow in her parents' footsteps, it took persuasion on Graham's part to convince her to marry him and become his helpmate. 1997.

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