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Love & Death: My Journey through the Valley of the Shadow (Complete Works of Forrest Church)
: :On a February day in 2008, Forrest Church sent a letter to the members of his congregation, informing them that he had terminal cancer; his life would now be measured in months, not years. In that remarkable letter, he wrote: 'In more than one respect, I feel very lucky.' He went on to promise that he would sum up his thoughts on the topics that had been so pervasive in his work—love and death—in a final book. Church has been justly celebrated as a writer of American history, but his ...
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The Jefferson Bible
: :The Life and Morals of Jesus of NazarethIntroduction by Forrest Church In 1794, President Thomas Jefferson set out to uncover the essence of true religion from the Gospels by extracting Jesus' message of absolute love and service from the annunciation, virgin birth, and even the resurrection. Completed in 1819, this little book is the result of Jefferson's efforts.'Gives us a preaching Jesus of distinctly human dimensions, without miracles or resurrection [A] fascinating document, telling us a great deal about a great eighteenth century mind and its world.'-Charles S. Adams, Religious ...
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A Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism
: :Affirming diversity, dialogue, and personal choice in religious living, providing common ground and community for people from a wide variety of backgrounds and beliefs, and encouraging the work for social justice that religion inspires, Unitarian Universalism has become an increasingly appealing religious alternative. A Chosen Faith is a clear, helpful introduction to this growing religious movement. Two long-time ministers and denominational leaders, John A. Buehrens and Forrest Church, describe the sources and history of Unitarian Universalism, how those traditions are adapted in congregations today, and how they each came to ...
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So Help Me God: The Founding Fathers and the First Great Battle Over Church and State
: :Today’s dispute over the line between church and state (or the lack thereof) is neither the first nor the fiercest in our history. In a revelatory look at our nation’s birth, Forrest Church re-creates our first great culture war—a tumultuous, nearly forgotten conflict that raged from George Washington’s presidency to James Monroe’s. Religion was the most divisive issue in the nation’s early presidential elections. Battles raged over numerous issues while the bible and the Declaration of Independence competed for American affections. The religous political wars reached a vicious peak during the War of ...
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Lifecraft: The Art of Meaning in the Everyday
: :The Art of Meaning in the EverydayA joyous book on the art of finding meaning in daily life. Forrest Church challenges much of the modern search for meaning-indeed, the entire thrust of modern theology. 'A spiritual guide for grown-ups-this book doesn't pander and it doesn't apologize: it is simple and wise.' -Joanne Woodward
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Freedom from Fear: Finding the Courage to Act, Love, and Be
: :In Freedom from Fear, Forrest Church distills a lifetime of wisdom gleaned from helping others into a plan of action for all of us who live in fear. Fear prevents us from living life to its fullest, and now, more than ever before, fear's grip seems to be tightening. In order to overcome fear, we must first recognize it and then foster the courage necessary to defeat it.Church identifies five basic types of fear associated, respectively with the body, intellect, conscience, emotions, and soul:1. FRIGHT: instinctive fear, designed to protect ...
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The Separation of Church and State: Writings on a Fundamental Freedom by America's Founders
from: Beacon Press
: :A primer of essential writings about one of the cornerstones of our democracyCertain basic issues will always be debated in our country, even without a presidential election at stake. One of the most important of these is the separation of church and state. On this issue, Americans constantly interpret and reinterpret the intentions of America's founders. Now, they will have a collection of the most eloquent writings of the founders to help them understand the original reasoning behind this separation. Forrest Church, well-known writer and religious leader, son of former ...
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LIFE LINES CL
: :A minister and the author of God and Other Famous Liberals shows readers how the Scriptures can help them grow from suffering, developing deeper connections to neighbor and stranger, a better understanding of human limits, and a larger view of their place in the universe.
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The American Creed: A Biography of the Declaration of Independence
: :What makes us all Americans--whatever our differences--is adherence to a creed, a creed based upon cornerstone truths the founders believed 'self-evident.' From the earliest days, the survival of the new republic hinged not merely upon the expression of these grand principles of liberty and equality but upon their spiritual underpinnings. Freedom and faith were intertwined. America, as a foreign observer once put it, is a nation with the soul of a church.In this stirring and timely book, Forrest Church charts the progress of this creed from the America's beginnings to ...
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God and Other Famous Liberals: Recapturing Bible, Flag, and Family from the Far Right
: :An intellectual study on today's political and social issues addresses the topics of religion, patriotism, and family values while emphasizing the strong connection between liberalism and democracy. NYT. AB. PW.
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