{"id":23890,"date":"2015-06-05T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=23890"},"modified":"2015-06-01T13:49:55","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T18:49:55","slug":"new-spiritualty-religion-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/new-spiritualty-religion-june\/","title":{"rendered":"New Spiritualty & Religion – June"},"content":{"rendered":"

Featured new additions to DPL\u2019s\u00a0Spirituality\u00a0& Religion collections! Click on the book cover or the title to place a hold. For more new books, visit our Upcoming Releases<\/a> page. As always, if you have a book that you would like to recommend,\u00a0call\u00a0or email the Reference Department<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"faith\"<\/a><\/td>\nFaith versus Fact: Why Science and Religion are Incompatible <\/a><\/em><\/strong>by Jerry Coyne – The best-selling author of Why Evolution Is True<\/em> discusses the negative role of religion in education, politics, medicine and social policy, explaining how religion cannot provide verifiable or responsible answers to world problems.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"index10LBVWIJ\"<\/a><\/td>\nA Trip around the Sun: Turning Your Everyday Life Into the Adventure of a Lifetime <\/a><\/em><\/strong>by Mark Batterson – What happens when we take Jesus at his word when he says, “I have come that you might have life and have it to the full?” New York Times<\/i> bestselling author Mark Batterson and his mentor Richard Foth have done just that with their lives–and in A Trip around the Sun<\/i>, they show readers how they too can experience their life and faith as the ultimate adventure.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"indexWHIVNNTT\"<\/a><\/td>\nHow to Walk <\/a><\/strong><\/em>by Thich Nhat Hahn – How to Walk<\/em> is the fourth title in Parallax\u2019s popular Mindfulness Essentials Series<\/em><\/a> of how-to titles by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, introducing beginners and reminding seasoned practitioners of the essentials of mindfulness practice.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"indexSZABOKCH\"<\/a><\/td>\nIf the Oceans Were Ink : An Unlikely Friendship and a Journey to the Heart of the Quran<\/em><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Carla Power – <\/em>The<\/span> eye-opening story of how American Carla Powers and her longtime friend Sheikh Mohammad Akram Nadwi found a way to confront ugly stereotypes and persistent misperceptions that were<\/span> cleaving their communities.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"index1ED600SL\"<\/a><\/td>\nHow to Read the Bible<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>by Harvey Cox – Renowned religion expert and Harvard Divinity School professor Harvey Cox deepens our experience of the<\/span> Bible<\/span>, revealing the<\/span> three primary ways we read<\/span> it, why each is important, and how<\/span> we can integrate these approaches for a richer understanding and appreciation of key texts throughout the<\/span> Old and New Testaments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"indexLP25KRF7\"<\/a><\/td>\nA Force for Good: The Dalai Lama’s Vision for Our World<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0by Daniel Goleman and Dalai Lama – In A Force for Good,<\/i>\u00a0 <\/i>the Dalai Lama explains how to turn our compassionate energy outward. This revelatory and inspiring work provides a singular vision for transforming the world in practical and positive ways.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"indexC2VX7MS5\"<\/a><\/td>\nWaking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0by Sam Harris – <\/span><\/span>For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Waking Up<\/i> is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience and psychology. Throughout this book, Harris argues that there is more to understanding reality than science and secular culture generally allow, and that how we pay attention to the present moment largely determines the quality of our lives.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"preaching\"<\/td>\nPreaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0by Timothy Keller – <\/span><\/span>Most Christians\u2014including pastors\u2014struggle to talk about their faith in a way that applies the power of the Christian gospel to change people\u2019s lives. In this accessible guide for pastors and laypeople alike, Keller helps readers learn to present the Christian message of grace in a more engaging, passionate, and compassionate way.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Featured new additions to DPL\u2019s\u00a0Spirituality\u00a0& Religion collections! Click on the book cover or the title to place a hold. For more new books, visit our Upcoming Releases page. As always, if you have a book that you would like to recommend,\u00a0call\u00a0or email the Reference Department. Faith versus Fact: Why Science[Read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[183,189],"class_list":["post-23890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reference","tag-religion","tag-spirituality"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd0CXx-6dk","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23890"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24379,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23890\/revisions\/24379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}