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Fighting
Back
Deena Burnett
In this timely and inspiring book by Deena
Burnett, the widow of 9-11 victim and Flight 93 hero, Thomas Burnett, Deena
tells the story of how she fought back to find purpose and joy in life again
after her beloved husband was killed in that terrifying plane crash on that
fateful day. Her story demonstrates how each of us can move forward through the
hardships and challenges of life, and how we can be renewed through our own
suffering, the inspiration of others, and the grace of God to have a positive
impact on our society.
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 Without
Roots
The West, Relativism, Christianity,
Islam
Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI)
Can a civilization exist without any sense
of the sacred? That is the question at the heart of Without Roots, which was
born of a dialogue between Joseph Ratzinger — now Pope Benedict XVI — and Marcello
Pera, president of the Italian Senate. Bringing together their unique vantage
points as leaders of Church and State, Ratzinger and Pera challenge us to
examine anew the fate of a civilization that has abandoned its spiritual roots.
The question is urgent not only for the United States and Europe but for all
democratic cultures.
The Bible and the
Qur'an
Jacques Jomier
What do Christians need to know about
the Qur'an? Fr. Jacques Jomier, O.P., has written a scholarly yet readable work
that details the profound differences between Christian scripture and the
Islamic sacred texts, differences that are too often glossed over by the
mainstream media. Topics addressed include: Islamic teaching on Jesus and Mary;
the universal mission of the Muslim; Jews, Christians and Islamic law. This book
is a necessity for those who wish to understand the highly charged religious
elements of the current conflict in the Middle East.
 What
Were the Crusades?
Jonathan
Riley-Smith
Few
attempts have been made to define “the crusade” before the first edition of this
book was published in 1977. Since then, a number of historians have built upon
Jonathan Riley-Smith's conclusions. Their research has been incorporated into
this new, thoroughly revised, third edition of a classic starting point for any
study of the crusading movement.
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