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Shadow child: an apprenticeship in love and loss
Par Beth Powning. 2005
Like many young women, Beth Powning faced decisions of whether and when to start a family. At age twenty-four she…
became pregnant, but eleven days past her due date, she delivered a perfect, stillborn son. In this exploration of motherhood and loss, we're taken on a powerful journey into the heart of grief and renewal. National Bestseller. 2005.Jihad: the rise of militant Islam in Central Asia
Par Ahmed Rashid. 2002
Pakistani journalist examines the history of Central Asia and its indigenous Islamic movements and then focuses on three of the…
most significant--the Islamic Renaissance Party (IRP), the Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT), and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU). Discusses their origins, beliefs, influence, activities, rapid spread, and the secrecy shrouding their leaders. 2002.Islamic fundamentalism (At issue)
Par Auriana Ojeda. 2003
Some of the best-known commentators on the current relationship of Islam with the industrial countries of the West present their…
views in short essays. Topics include Islam and democracy, the place of women, threats to the United States, terrorism and Islam, and the nature of fundamentalism. For senior high and older readers. Some descriptions of violence. 2003.In the beginning there was darkness: a blind person's conversations with the Bible
Par John M Hull. 2001
When John Hull went blind he realised that the Bible was written by sighted people. In writing this exceptional book,…
he ignored the printed text and listened to the Bible on tape. The result is an entirely novel interpretation, which challenges the sighted monopoly, yet brings fresh insights into the Bible for both sighted and blind people. 2001.Chicken soup for the grieving soul: stories about life, death, and overcoming the loss of a loved one (Chicken Soup For The Soul Ser.)
Par Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen. 2003
Accounts of people who have lost a loved one. Each story details the particular death and explains how the author…
dealt with grief and found the courage to go on. Sections include "Final Gifts," "Coping and Healing," "Special Moments," and "Living Again." 2003.God's dominion: a sceptic's quest
Par Ron Graham. 1990
Graham looks at the history and current events of religion across Canada, from bishops to preachers, from communes in British…
Columbia to Tibetan Buddhists in Halifax, from the Sikhs of Vancouver to the Hutterites of Manitoba to the Jews of Montreal, to monasteries and psychic fairs.Abraham: a journey to the heart of three faiths
Par Bruce S Feiler. 2002
At a time when conflicts among three of the world's major religions - Islam, Judaism, and Christianity - are in…
the global spotlight, the author presents a biography of the one man who unites them: Abraham. Tellingly, the story of the sacrifice of Isaac plays a pivotal role in key holidays of all three faiths, and yet they can't agree on which son Abraham tried to kill. Abraham is revealed as an historically elusive man who embodies three religions, and as a character who has shape-shifted over the millennia to serve the clashing goals and dogma of each one. 2002.Tuesdays with Morrie: an old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson
Par Mitch Albom. 1997
Some twenty years after college, Mitch Albom rekindles his relationship with a former professor who is terminally ill. His weekly…
visits with his dying mentor become a colloquium on the meaning of life, and Albom gains insight into "love, work, community, family, aging, forgiveness, and, finally, death." Bestseller. 1997.The Penelopiad: The Myth Of Penelope And Odysseus (The myths series)
Par Margaret Atwood. 2005
For Penelope, wife of Odysseus, maintaining a kingdom while her husband fights in the Trojan War is not easy -…
already aggrieved by the shocking behaviour of her cousin Helen, she must bring up her wayward son, face down scandalous rumours, and keep over a hundred lusty, greedy and bloodthirsty suitors at bay. When Odysseus finally returns home and slaughters the suitors, he also brutally hangs Penelope's twelve beloved maids. What were his motives, and what was Penelope herself really up to? 2005.The Muslim Jesus: sayings and stories in Islamic literature (Convergences)
Par Tarif Khalidi. 2001
This work presents, in English translation, the largest collection ever assembled of the sayings and stories of Jesus in Arabic…
Islamic literature. Tarif Khalidi's introduction and commentaries place the sayings and stories in their historical context, showing how and why this "gospel" arose and the function it served within Muslim devotion. The sayings and stories, some 300 in number and arranged in chronological order, show us how the image of this Jesus evolved throughout a millennium of Islamic history. 2001.Éloïse: letters to a lost child
Par Loïse Lavallée, Christopher Stone. 2002
Loïse Lavallée's daughter was severely injured by a drunk driver when she was a seven-month-old; for the next twelve years…
Éloïse needed constant medical attention, numerous corrective surgeries and was totally dependent in every aspect of daily life. A day before she was to turn thirteen years old she died quietly at home, in her mother's arms. For the next two years Loïse wrote letters to her daughter that reflect the long road she traveled from complete despair to taking the first hopeful steps to rebuilding her own life. 2002.My favourite children's Bible: tales from the Old and New Testament
Par Pat Alexander. 2003
Contains all the important Bible stories - from Creation and the encounters of the people of Israel in the Old…
Testament, to the birth and life of Jesus, Paul's shipwreck and his arrival in Rome, where the narrative part of the New Testament ends. Grades K-3. 2003.And the angels were silent
Par Max Lucado. 1999
In the last week of his life, Jesus deliberately sets his face toward Jerusalem, and certain death. This is no…
ordinary week. Even the angels are silent as they ponder the final days of Jesus Christ. This is no ordinary walk. Jesus doesn't chatter. He doesn't pause. He is on his final journey. 1999.Celebrating the saints: daily spiritual readings for the Calendar of the Church of England
Par Robert Atwell. 1998
Based on the saint's day calendars of the Church of England, Atwell provides a selection of readings written by or…
about the saints, including hymns, sermons, treatises, letters, journals, prayers, and poems. Christian men and women from the last two millennia are included, from Clement of Alexandria and Hippolytus of Rome to Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Evelyn Underhill. 1999.God, faith and the new millennium: Christian belief in an age of science
Par Keith Ward. 1998
Islam and the myth of confrontation: religion and politics in the Middle East
Par Fred Halliday. 1995
The author examines the widely accepted image of confrontation between "Islam" and "the West", created largely by the rise of…
Islamic militancy in the Middle East and the perceived influence of Islam on politics and society. Considering the sources of Islamic militancy and the rhetoric of Islamic and anti-Muslim leaders, he argues that the Middle East is a set of variant societies, facing the economic and political problems of the Third World.The oil of joy for mourning: 365 daily meditations to comfort the widowed
Par Jan Sheble. 1997
Comfort, support, and encouragement are offered for the grieving widow or widower. Contains 365 daily meditations to help lead people…
through the mourning process to a healing that only God can provide. 1997.Voices united: the hymn and worship book of the United Church of Canada
Par United Church of Canada Staff. 1997
A promise of salt
Par Lorie Miseck. 2002
On a bitterly cold Edmonton day, Lorie Miseck's sister disappeared. Struggling for words to use in the face of sudden…
and complete horror, she tries to document the event, and the lonely and painful aftermath. How do you express the truly unimaginable? 2002.The year of magical thinking
Par Joan Didion. 2005
Writer reflects on her emotional response to the unexpected death of her husband, John Gregory Dunne, after a visit to…
their comatose daughter. Discusses the shock of suddenly facing a crisis, the memory of their time together as a family, and the meaning of marriage. National Book Award. Bestseller. 2005.