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The myths of the Norse god Thor were preserved in the Icelandic Eddas, set down in the early Middle Ages. The bane of giants and trolls, Thor was worshipped as the last line of defence against all that threatened early Nordic society. This title explores the extraordinary regard in which Thor has been held since medieval times.

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The myths of the Norse god Thor were preserved in the "Icelandic Eddas", set down in the early Middle Ages. The bane of giants and trolls, Thor was worshipped as the last line of defence against all that threatened early Nordic society. This title explores how the legend of Thor has been adopted, adapted and transformed through history.

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In this volume, the contributors practice interpretative thefts or, put differently, they pursue "lines of flight", not movements of escape but rather creative ways of contesting prevailing ideologies. These readings trace the contours and the effects of the canonical and creedal, as well as the academic, captivity of the gospels.

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The late Bishop John A T Robinson wrote this book early on in his life. It is about the notion of personality and it's relation to Christian theology, with particular reference to the contemporary "I-Thou Philosophy" of Martin Buber and it's relation to the doctrine of "The Trinity" and "The Person of Christ."

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Charles Handy may well be Britain's only world-class management guru (Director Magazine) but his thoughts about organisations and the role of the individual involve thoughts beyond pay and display.

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This is a collection of extracts from Thomas Merton's "Asian Journal", and other short works on Eastern religions written in the last few years of his life. It provides essential definitions of the Eastern religions that so interested him in the last years of his life.

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This work is a history of the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. The first half spans the mission to the Americans in the 18th century to the North China Mission in the late 19th century to today's programme in Bangladesh. The second half is a collection of essays on a wide theme.

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This intertextual study compares the classic biblical tragedy of Saul, the first king of Israel, with later reworkings in Lamartine's drama "Saul: Tragedie" and Thomas Hardy's novel "The Mayor of Casterbridge", exploring plot and characterization in detail.

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Featuring top scholars and edited by Paul Copan and Christopher L. Reese, Three Views on Christianity and Science presents the current main options for Christians seeking to relate Christianity and science responsibly.

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A fascinating look at both Eastern Orthodoxy and evangelicalism to uncover similarities and differences in the two traditions.

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Examines the state of those experiencing suffering, those engaged in the methods leading towards freedom from unhappiness and misery, and those fully enlightened ones who have attained the highest goal of omniscient awakening.

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Dr. Hart explores the stark rise in a phenomenon known as anhedonia, an inability to experience pleasure or happiness. This emotional numbness and loss of joy are results of the overuse of our brain's pleasure circuits. In Thrilled to Death, Dr. Hart explains the processes of the brain's pleasure center, the damaging trends of overindulgence and o

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In Thrive, the newest book by Mark Hall, the lead singer for the popular group Casting Crowns reminds us what it really looks like to walk with Jesus. With powerful and relatable stories, grounded teaching, and great application, Hall helps everyone who wants to take the next step of faith.

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Offering a treatment of visionary experience in some of the main texts of Jewish mysticism, this book reveals the visual nature of religious experience in Jewish spirituality from antiquity through the late Middle Ages. It shows how Jewish mystics preserved the invisible transcendence of God without doing away with the visual dimension of belief.

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From the author of Blue Like Jazz comes a road-trip memoir about three months spent crossing the country in a Volkswagen camping van, wondering out-loud if there is more to life than nine-to-five jobs, than the ruts the entire world seems to be stuck in.

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Through the Narrow Gate is Karen Armstrongs memoir of life inside a Catholic convent in the 1960s.

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