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A personal biographical account of the life of Doreen Valiente, described by Professor Ronald Hutton as "the greatest single female figure in the modern British history of witchcraft". Author Philip Heselton draws on first hand testimony and Doreen's own personal papers to reveal previously...

A former top insider reveals the nightmare world of violence and abuse at the highest levels of the Church of Scientology. Amy Scobee was their staff member for 27 years. She rose up the ranks to the top of church management by the time she was twenty, where she remained for two decades. For much...

"It’s hard to align with money if you think that it is evil and nasty. But once you come to an understanding that money is neutral, it’s easy to see that having money does not necessarily deprive somebody else. There’s no reason why you can’t be very rich and still be an extremely spiritual...

This candid autobiography of Steve Dustcircle's is focused mostly on his deconversion over the years, what led him to leaving Christianity, and the problems within religion itself. Told in narration style, he tells of the contradictions in the Bible, the errors of the Christian church, and how the people within religion could see things differently.

Author Kurtis Parks understands the realities of being a worship leader. In Sound Check he offers insights about:What it means to worship with authenticityHow to cast a vision of excellence for a worship teamWays to rely on the Holy Spirit in leading worshipPractical approaches to spiritual disciplinesWhat...

In her new book, award-winning journalist Marci McDonald draws back the curtain on the mysterious world of the right-wing Christian nationalist movement in Canada and its many ties to the Conservative government of Stephen Harper.   To most Canadians, the politics of the United States — where fundamentalist...

Kathryn Joyce's fascinating introduction to the world of the patriarchy movement and Quiverfull families examines the twenty-first-century women and men who proclaim self-sacrifice and submission as model virtues of womanhood—and as modes of warfare on behalf of Christ. Here, women live within stringently...

As a young man, American Louis Sarno heard a song on the radio that gripped his imagination. With some funding from musician Brian Eno, he followed the mysterious sounds all the way to the Central African rain forest and found their source with the Bayaka Pygmies, a tribe of hunters and gatherers. Nothing...

Cit. : " [...] partout où il y a troupeau, c’est l’instinct de faiblesse qui a voulu le troupeau et la sagesse du prêtre qui l’a organisé. Ne l’oublions pas : par nécessité naturelle les forts ont tendance à se séparer autant que les faibles ont tendance à s’unir [...] " Dans...

This booklet isn't a how-to of worship leading, for all that it's called an "A to Z". It's not going to teach you step by step what to do, or all the things you need to know about worship leading, or even about that vast experience called worship. Instead, it's a compilation of Anna's thoughts...

This essay collection celebrates the richness of Christian musical tradition across its two thousand year history and across the globe. Opening with a consideration of the fourth-century lamp-lighting hymn Phos hilaron and closing with reflections on contemporary efforts of Ghanaian composers to create...

An Inspiring, Practical Guide to Finding Rest and Getting Closer to God Sabbath-keeping not only brings physical refreshment, it restores the soul. God commands us to "remember the Sabbath," but is it realistic in today's fast-paced culture? In this warm and helpful book, Shelly Miller...

Why do you lead worship? Often the motives are mixed. You find yourself wanting to point people to Jesus but also feeling a desire to be noticed and praised, to make yourself the center of attention. Maybe you want to make the best possible music for the most possible people but you find yourself...

When asked if he believed that God allows the departed to assist or intervene or divinely deliver to us from beyond this realm, Maurice smiled and said: AS real as the air we cannot see so can GOD deliver in any form; even as the most familiar sound.