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The God Delusion

Richard Dawkins

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95 percent of humanity has the same delusion! 1 out of 5 stars.
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Richard Dawkins is a modern day "Ebenezer Scrooge" who can't even admit that people sometimes operate from altruistic motives. Why? Because it would actually show that over 3,700 years of moral discourse (much of it, certainly not all, as a result of beliefs about God) have had some effect. Perhaps this is why even the great philosopher Emmanuel Kant was unwilling to dismiss the idea of God from the scheme of things. Maybe Dawkins should go back and read Kant and see why many educated people believe that humanity's "moral impulse" gives credence to a belief in God. Pointing out the past and current shortcomings of organized religion is certainly valid, but as 95 percent of humnity believes in God in some form, to simply label this belief as a delusion is ludicrous.

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In his sensational international bestseller, the preeminent scientist and outspoken atheist Richard Dawkins delivers a hard-hitting, impassioned, but humorous rebuttal of religious belief. With rigor and wit, Dawkins eviscerates the arguments for religion and demonstrates the supreme improbability of the existence of a supreme being. He makes a compelling case that faith is not just irrational, but potentially deadly. In a preface written for the paperback edition, Dawkins responds to some of the controversies the book has incited. This brilliantly argued, provocative book challenges all of us to test our beliefs, no matter what beliefs we hold.

Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary, Year B, Vol. 1

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A new approach for preachers' commentaries (RCL) 4 out of 5 stars.
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This is the first volume to be published of a new commentary series for preachers, organized around the readings of the Revised Common Lectionary.

When completed, the twelve volumes of the series will cover all the Sundays in the three-year lectionary cycle, along with moveable feasts & high holy days.

For each lectionary text, Hebrew Bible, Psalm, Gospel, and Epistle, preachers will find four brief essays on the exegetical, theological, pastoral, and homiletical challenges of the text.


Each lectionary year (B 2008-2009, C 2009-2010, A 2010-2011) will be treated in four volumes, one for the Advent and Christmas seasons, one for Lent and Easter, and one for each half of Ordinary Time (the season after Epiphany & the 'long green season' after Pentecost).

While the twelve volumes of the series will follow the pattern of the Revised Common Lectionary, each volume will contain an index of biblical passages so that non-lectionary preachers may make use of its contents.

Editors of the series are Barbara Brown Taylor, Butman Professor of Religion at Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia, and David L. Bartlett, Professor of New Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia.

Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

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Full of information 5 out of 5 stars.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.

When I have something to look up, the answer is almost always in this dictionary. It defines words, topics, customs, some history, geographical and cultural information.

I love this Bible Dictionary! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I have found this to be a wonderful Bible Dictionary! My mother in law bought me a different Bible Dictionary for Christmas and I found it to be very difficult to understand. I found this one on Amazon and she took the other one back and bought this one for me. It is a great investment! Much easier to understand than the other one! I am very pleased with this book ;0)

Bible Dictionary 5 out of 5 stars.
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Great book; has pictures of glossary terms that bring the book to life. Great Amazon product!

Very Good Study Aid 5 out of 5 stars.
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Very pleased with this purchase. Very good price for 1700+ page book.
Excellent full color pictures and maps. Includes words from many versions including KJV, NKJV, NASB, and others. Each explanation includes the author of that explanation, his/her affiliation and occupation. Moderate and very conservative views of scripture alike will be pleased with this work. When there can be several interpretations it gives the different views and then the most likely view according to the text(s), but not dogmatic about it. The dictionary also includes non-bible words that fit into the biblical realm. Some examples, textual criticism, rapture, eschatology, etc. Very good dictionary.

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The Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary is designed both for those who need information quickly and those who want in-depth treatments of hundreds of topics. Each entry begins with a brief definition of the word followed by more detailed information. Includes 700 full-color graphics and so much more!

Mysterious Monuments: Encyclopedia of Secret Illuminati Designs, Masonic Architecture, and Occult Places

Texe Marrs

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Counterfeit god 5 out of 5 stars.
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Texe's powerful book awakens us to the fact that we are immortal Spiritual Beings temporarily entrapped in the realm of Illusion ... these symbols are indicators that we are in the "prison" planet of the "counterfeit god", the god of this world, who uses every means of deception to keep us prisoners in his domain of matter.
This "Negative power" is the prison warden ... our role is to purify ourselves by reconnecting inwardly , through Meditation, to the audible life stream (light and sound) ... thus escaping ... and return to our true home beyond the stars. Help others to Awaken read this book .

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A sinister and curious Architectural Colossus is exploding across every continent on earth. The United States of America is at the heart of this incredible surge. Monuments, statues, and buildings are being created everywhere with evil intent and magical purpose. Designed by visionary illuminist architects and based on knowledge of the occult wisdom, Masonic geometry and sacred numerology, this Architectural Colossus can be traced back to the antiquities of Mystery Babylon. Its secrets, once unlocked, point to an amazing and frightening future destiny for you, me, and the entire world. The builders of this strange architecture comprise an elite cryptocracy--a veritable who's who of the world's rich and famous. Are the mysterious monuments these men are building part of a Grand Design? Is there, in fact, a Master Plan to seduce men's minds and catapult humanity into a New Order of the Ages?

The Prophet's Dictionary: The Ultimate Guide to Supernatural Wisdom

Paula A., Ph.D. Price

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Quite good 3 out of 5 stars.
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This wasn't quite what I thought it would be. I had assumed that it would be a dictionary of every possible mental image and dream I had, and it is sorely lacking in that, but what it does give is a lot of well-researched things that are part of church life and Biblical life. Interesting book.

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The Prophet's Dictionary by Paula Price is an essential tool for laymen, prophets, prophesiers, pastors, intercessors, and dreamers of dreams. As an all-in-one dictionary and reference book containing over 1,600 relevant definitions of terms and phrases for the prophetic realm of Christian ministry, it exposes ancient religious seductions and how they have infiltrated movies, television, and books. Prophetic visions and clues to interpreting their symbolism, imagery, and signs are also included.

People from all walks of life can benefit as this book aids in the understanding of what may be expected from prophets or the prophetic ministry. Delve deeper and you will find much more.
God speaks to us today!

All the People in the Bible: An A-Z Guide to the Saints, Scoundrels, and Other Characters in Scripture

Richard R. Losch

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All the People in the Bible really delivers on its title: you'll find literally all of the Bible's characters in this comprehensive and fascinating reference work. From the first entry on Aaron to the final entry covering Zopar, Richard Losch details each person in a lively narrative style that will have readers sticking around page after page.

The bulk of the work is made up of entries covering familiar and not-so-familiar figures found in Scripture. However, unlike most collections of this kind, the focus falls more on expanding our knowledge about the lesser characters. Losch explains that so very much has been written about the luminaries of Scripture that he chose to focus instead on those who are less well known and on some of the less familiar aspects of well-known characters' lives.

Names of people who are listed only in genealogies or who had no significant effect on history or legend are included solely in the appendix. The appendix's alphabetical listing of every person named in the Bible and Apocrypha includes pronunciation, brief identification, and where he or she appears. Those covered in greater detail in the main body of the book are identified in bold print.

Losch's new and intriguing look at all the people in the Bible is anything but a dry reference work. This is a book to dip into and enjoy over and over.

Chase's Calendar of Events 2009 (Book + CD-ROM) (Chase's Calendar of Events)

Editors of Chase's Calendar of Events

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When is "I love this book" week? 5 out of 5 stars.
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It's great fun finding oddball days and weeks to celebrate in Chase's Calendar of Events. This is invaluable for libraries and radio stations. Besides telling you when National BBQ Day is, it also gives a few details about various holidays. I can't count the number of times I used this book during my years as a librarian. Often the information can't be found anywhere else.
I haven't tried the CD-ROM but imagine it would be convenient looking things up on Chase's using the computer. The book is well-indexed, so it's easy to use.

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The world’s datebook for more than 50 years

Chase’s Calendar of Events 2009, is your authoritative guide to special occurrences, holidays, anniversaries, celebrity birthdates, religious observances, sporting events, and more from around the world. Librarians, marketers, journalists, and other professionals have come to rely on it to find out what’s going on that day, in a week, or even a year ahead.

Do you want to know when Barbie's 50th birthday is (March 9)? Where you can find celebrations of Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday? When is Shameless Promotion Month (September)? What activities can your family enjoy at the Southern Appalachian Dulcimer Festival (May 2)? When will there be a total eclipse of the sun (July 22)? All these questions and more are answered in Chase’s Calendar of Events.

America's God and Country: Encyclopedia of Quotations

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With over 2,100 quotations from approximately 700 sources, this exhaustive reference tool contains inspiring quotations ranging from the Magna Carta (1215) to the 1990s. Included are founding fathers, presidents, statesmen, constitutions, court decisions, military heroes, business leaders, scientists, inventors, ministers from a variety of denominations, African-American leaders, musicians, educators, authors, artists, women leaders, British leaders, and more.

Ideal for students, teachers, home schoolers, attorneys, journalists, speakers, politicians, and others, this book has received raving reviews from people in many walks of life, such as attorneys, parents, teachers, U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives, U.S. presidential candidates, former U.S. presidential cabinet member, ministers, authors, etc.

This book was one of the top five finalists in the Reference Works category of ECPA's prestigious Gold Medallian Book Awards and was nominated for the Freedoms Foundation George Washington Honor Medal in 1995. Illustrated. Fully footnoted.

Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Dictionary: Completely Revised and Updated Edition

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JJS 5 out of 5 stars.
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What a difference when used in conjunction with your Bible. This is an excellent tool for study

The Best Bible Dictionary I have purchased. 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is the best bible dictionary I have ever purchased. The definitions
are easy to understand. It is well worth the money.

Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Dictionary-Revised and Updated Edition 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book has been an excellent resource for my bible studies. It's very informative and priced reasonable. I recommend it to all who study the bible. I appreciate the preview on the store site, it sealed my purchased. I'm not disapointed I bought this book.

Very pleased 5 out of 5 stars.
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Best Bilbe Resource for Developing Understanding of the Knowledge of the Truth 5 out of 5 stars.
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This resource is for anyone desiring to deepen their faith in Christ and receive a deeper understanding of the knowledge of the Truth of God's written word.

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This completely revised and updated edition is the most comprehensive and up-to-date Bible dictionary available. A wealth of basic study information is found in more than 7,000 entries plus over 500 full-color photographs, maps, and pronunciation guides. Includes the Visual Survey of the Bible.

The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets

Barbara G. Walker

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Unfortunately.... 2 out of 5 stars.
33 of 55 people found this review helpful.

I wished I could write a good review for this book. However, I can't. I read it. From a literary standpoint, the book is an obvious polemic. Ever evil under the sun can be traced to men, Christianity, and society run by men, (in about that order).

However, her book suffers many flaws. First, she makes some outrageous claims with absolutely no documentation. Second, she makes some outrageous claims with WRONGFUL documentation. That is, whenever one troubles themselves to find the book that she is referencing, it does not say what she says that it does.

Third, many of the books that she uses are outdated and also biased. Almost none of the theories espoused by her have any connection to any modern scholarship. For example, she says that the Arabian religion prior to Muhammad was based upon a group of female prophets who believed the Qur'an was inscribed upon the tablets of destiny much the same as the Goddess Tiamet has absolutely no verifiable reference. I've read many Islamic studies and many dissident scholars, but none of them say that. Wonder why? Same, she gives no reference for that quote.

Because she is worthless as a primary reference, each and every thing she says must be independently confirmed by someone less biased and more reliable. That means, once one goes through the trouble, two things. First, her book is worthless as a source unto itself. Second, whenever this trouble is undertaken, most of it is outdated or plain fabricated. Much the same as she accuses Christian authors. (And I have no bias toward Christianity.)

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This fascinating, scholarly hodgepodge spotlights the feminist underpinnings of myth, religion, and culture. Before being lionized as zaftig Norse angels who guided strong warriors to Valhalla, Valkyries may have offered rebirth through cannibalization. "Little Red Riding Hood" was based on Diana, goddess of the hunt. Marriage was once considered a sin, not a sacred union: St. Bernard once proclaimed "it was easier for a man to bring the dead back to life than to live with a woman without endangering his soul." A few of the other topics expounded upon are the Milky Way, Cinderella, the moon, and males giving birth. While some of the references put a cranky feminist spin on words that might in context have different meaning--St. Paul's oft-quoted "better to marry than to burn," for example--much in this vast tome will dazzle dabblers and intellectuals alike.