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22.07.2020

“Scriptures of the World’s Religions” by James Fieser and John Powers (6th ed)

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"Scriptures of the World's Religions" by James Fieser and John Powers (6th ed)
"The sixth edition of Scriptures of the World’s Religions brings together many of the world’s most influential sacred texts. With comprehensive introductions in each chapter, the selected writings emphasize each religion’s founders, central doctrines, and historical development. The translated texts, many of which were translated specifically for this collection, are stylistically clear and up-to-date. The Connect course for this offering includes SmartBook, an adaptive reading and study experience which guides students to master, recall, and apply key concepts while providing automatically-graded assessments."...>>
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21.07.2020

“Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife” by Mary Roach

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"Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife" by Mary Roach
"What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that's that—the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place to plug in my lap-top?" In an attempt to find out, Mary Roach brings her tireless curiosity to bear on an array of contemporary and historical soul-searchers: scientists, schemers, engineers, mediums, all trying to prove (or disprove) that life goes on after we die."...>>
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21.07.2020

“The Apocryphal New Testament: A Collection of Apocryphal Christian Literature in an English Translation” edited by J. K. Elliott

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"The Apocryphal New Testament: A Collection of Apocryphal Christian Literature in an English Translation" edited by J. K. Elliott
"This collection of apocryphal writings supersedes the best-selling edition by M. R. James, first published in 1924. Since then, several new works have come to light, and the textual base for some of the works previously translated by James is now more secure. In this volume, J. K. Elliott presents new translations of the texts into modern English, together with a short introduction and bibliography for each of them. The collection is designed to give readers the most important and famous non-canonical Christian writings, many of them popular legends with an enormous influence on later, particularly medieval, art and literature, as well as on later beliefs and practices of the Church."...>>
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