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               The Essence of Sufism
               Baldock, John
 Chartwell 2004   ISBN: 078581860X
 New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Pictorial laminated binding. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover.
 John Baldock explores the rich body of literature the Sufis have produced to guide spiritual travelers.
                     
 MYSTICISM,MYSTICS,SPIRITUALITY       Book #7557
 
US$10.00
     


               Holy Places
               Calamari, Barbara & Sandra DiPasqua
 Viking Studio / Penguin First Edition 2002   ISBN: 0670030813
 Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover.
 Sacred sites in Catholicism. Very nicely illustrated.
                     
 CATHOLICISM,ASSISI,CATACOMBS,LOURDES,MONT SAINT MICHEL,SAINT PETERS,CHIMAYO       Book #7600
 
US$12.00
    


               Breaking Faith: Can the Catholic Church Save Itself?
               Cornwell, John
 Penguin Compass 2002   ISBN: 0142196088
 Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked.
 As scandals continue to erupt and John Paul II's papacy draws to a close, the Catholic Church, its policies,
 and its future are being scrutinized around the globe. In this penetrating overview of an institution at the crossroads,
 bestselling author John Cornwell brings into play his eloquent disagreement with - and deeply felt commitment to -
 the Catholic Church.
                     
 ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH,CATHOLICISM,CATHOLIC CLERGY,CATHOLIC PRIESTS,PAPACY,VATICAN,
 POPE JOHN PAUL II        Book #5857
 
US$8.50
     


               Desert Father: A Journey in the Wilderness with Saint Anthony
               Cowan, James
 Shambhala First Edition 2004   ISBN: 1590301455
 New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover.
 The spiritual exploits of Saint Anthony the Great - the prototype of the Christian “Desert Father” - have been immortalized
 in stories and art since the fourth century. Here is the stunning account of a modern seeker’s quest to get beneath the legends
 that surround Anthony and to determine whether his extreme way of life has something to offer people in today’s world.
                     
 SPIRITUALITY,HAGIOGRAPHY,CHRISTIAN SAINTS,EARLY CHURCH,CHURCH FATHERS,HERMITS,MONKS,
 MONASTICISM       Book #7642
 
US$14.00
    


               Mysticism:The Origins of Wisdom
               Duane, O.B.
 Brockhampton First Edition 1997   ISBN: 1860195520
 New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover.
 The history of Christian Mysticism is a fascinating journey through the minds of the world’s greatest thinkers,
 a journey which began over two thousand years ago. Beautifully illustrated.
                     
 MYSTICS,SPIRITUALITY,CHRISTIANITY,MIDDLE AGES,EARLY CHURCH       Book #7730
 
US$12.00
    


               The Final Move Beyond Iraq
               Evans, Mike
 FrontLine First Edition 2007   ISBN: 978-1-59979-188-3
 New Unread Oversized Trade Paperback. Unmarked.
 “New York Times best-selling author Mike Evans is an award winning journalist who has served as a confidant to leaders in the Middle East
 for more than two decades.” In The Final Move Beyond Iraq he gives us a wake-up call concerning Iran and Islamofascism.
                     
 TERRORISM,IRAN,IRAQ,ISLAM,ISLAMOFASCISM,BIBLICAL PROPHECY,MIDDLE EAST,ISRAEL,NETANYAHU,AHMADINEJAD       
 Book #7790,7791
 
US$10.50
    


               Children and Religion: Making Choices in a Secular Age
               Fay, Martha
 Simon & Schuster 1994   ISBN: 0671885820
 Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Appears unread.
 The issue of religion - of belief, of observance, of tradition, and the desire or reluctance to pass it on -
 is one of the most complicated questions for American families today.
                     
 CHILDREARING,EDUCATION,CHILDHOOD,ORGANIZED RELIGION       Book #6437
 
US$5.75
    


               The Discovery of God: Abraham and the Birth of Monotheism
               Klinghoffer, David
 Doubleday Second Printing 2003   ISBN: 0385499736
 New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover.
 In this reverent biography of the man who invented - or discovered - God, David Klinghoffer disentangles history from myth
 and uncovers the profound impact of Abraham’s message on his time and on the development of the modern world.
                     
 OLD TESTAMENT,TANAK,HOLY LAND,MONOTHEISM       Book #7281
 
US$15.00
     


               The Temple: Meeting Place of Heaven and Earth
               Lundquist, John M.
 Thames and Hudson 1993   ISBN: 0500810400
 New Unread Oversized Trade Paperback. Unmarked.
 The idea of the temple - the holy precinct, the meeting place of God and man - is central to all religions.
 John Lundquist follows it back to the darkness of prehistory... Very well illustrated.
                     
 ANCIENT HISTORY,PREHISTORY,HISTORY OF RELIGION       Book #7506,7507
 
US$10.00
    


               St. Mary Magdalene: The Gnostic Tradition Of The Holy Bride
               Malachi, Tau
 Llewellyn First Printing 2006   ISBN: 073870783X
 New Unread Trade Paperback. Unmarked.
 In the Gospels of the Bible there are few comments about Mary Magdalene here and there, but in the Gnostic scriptures
 there are tantalizing hints that both her relationship to Jesus and her role among Jesus’ disciples may have been profoundly important.
                     
 JESUS CHRIST,GNOSTICISM,GNOSTICS,DISCIPLES,HOLY LAND       Book #7591
 
US$10.00
    


               The Cathers
               Martin, Sean
 Chartwell First Edition 2006   ISBN: 0785821716
 New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover.
 The story of the most successful heresy of the Middle Ages.
                     
 HERESY,HERETICS,ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH,CHURCH HISTORY,
 MIDDLE AGES,CHURCH DOCTRINE,LANGUEDOC       Book #7520
 
US$12.00
     


               John Paul the Great: Remembering A Spiritual Father
               Noonan, Peggy
 Viking Penguin First Edition 2005   ISBN: 0670037486
 New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover.
 John Paul the Great is Peggy Noonan’s extraordinary portrait of this remarkable leader, a portrait that illuminates
 both his character and the reverent devotion he inspired in millions of people.
                     
 PAPACY,VATICAN,ROMAN CATHOLICISM,KAROL WOJTYLA       Book #7741
 
US$10.00
     


               The Ideals Guide to Historic Places of Worship in the United States
               Skarmeas, Nancy J.
 Ideals Press First Edition 2004   ISBN: 082494304X
 New Unread Oversized Trade Paperback. Unmarked.
 Text, photographs, and maps featuring over one hundred historic places of worship in forty-four states.
                     
 CHURCHES,CATHEDRALS,TEMPLES,SYNAGOGUES,RELIGIOUS SITES,TRAVEL,WORSHIP       Book #7627
 
US$10.00 
   


               The View from a Monastery
               Tvedten, Brother Benet
 Riverhead/Penguin Putnam First Edition 1999   ISBN: 1573221341
 New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover.
 A member of the Benedictine community at South Dakota's Blue Cloud Abbey for more than forty years invites us to explore
 with him the little-known world of the monastery.
                     
 MONASTICISM,MONASTERIES,MONKS,BENEDICTINES,SAINT BENEDICT,BENEDICTINE ORDER,
 BENEDICTINE RULE,RELIGIOUS LIFE,MONASTIC LIFE,CATHOLICISM,ROMAN CATHOLICISM,CHRISTIANITY       
Book #3700
 
US$14.50
     


               Rogue Messiahs: Tales of Self-Proclaimed Saviors
               Wilson, Colin
 Hampton Roads 2000   ISBN: 1571741755
 New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover.
 In Rogue Messiahs, Colin Wilson recounts the stories and outrageous claims, acts, and abuses of 25 self-proclaimed messiahs
 who have arisen in the last 300 years.
                     
 JIM JONES,WACO,DAVID KORESH,AUGUST COMTE,JOSEPH SMITH       Book #7350
 
US$12.00
    

         
               Prayer, A History
               Zaleski, Philip & Carol Zaleski
 Houghton Mifflin First Edition 2005   ISBN: 0618152881
 New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover.
 This landmark book presents prayer in all its richness and variety throughout history, across traditions, and around the globe.
 Illustrated.
                     
 SPIRITUALITY,SUPERNATURAL       Book #7488
 
US$16.00