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Rhodes, Ron. The Challenge of the Cults and New Religions: The Essential Guide to Their History, Their Doctrine, and Our Response. Zondervan. 2001. c.400p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-310-23217-1. $29.99. REL [...]

Tompkins, Ptolemy. The Beaten Path: Field Notes on Getting Wise in a Wisdom-Crazy World. Morrow. Aug. 2001. c.240p. index. LC 00-048976. ISBN 0-380-97822-9. $25. REL Of the various paths available [...]

Whitehead, John W. Grasping for the Wind: The Search for Meaning in the 20th Century. Zondervan. 2001. c.352p, permanent paper. photogs, bibliog, index. ISBN 0310-23274-0. $37.99. REL How did our [...]

The Story of Christian Spirituality: Two Thousand Years, from East to West. Fortress. 2001. 384p. ed. by Gordon Mursell. illus. index. ISBN 0-8006-3289-3. $35. REL Spirituality can be defined as [...]

Odd Gods: New Religions & the Cult Controversy. Prometheus. 2001. c.425p. ed. by James R. Lewis. photogs. bibliog. ISBN 1-57392-842-9. $33. REF Although not so titled, this is in fact [...]

Brasher, Brenda E. Give Me That Online Religion. Jossey-Bass. Mar. 2001. c.194p. LC 00-11190. ISBN 0-7879-4579-X. $24.95. REL The revolution wrought by Martin Luther within Christianity coincided with the spread [...]

Wolman, Richard. Thinking with Your Soul: Spiritual Intelligence and Why It Matters. Harmony: Crown. Mar. 2001. c.288p. index. LC 00-044846. ISBN 0-609-60548-8. $25. REL Though traditional or conventional psychology --humanistic [...]

Cooper, David A. Three Gates to Meditation Practice: A Personal Journey into Sufism, Buddhism, and Judaism. SkyLight Paths. 2000. c.240p. ISBN 1-893361-22-5. pap. $16.95. REL With his investigation of Sufism [...]

Christianity in Jewish Terms. Westview: Perseus. (Theology in a Post-critical Key). 2000. c.413p. permanent paper. ed. by Tikva Frymer-Kensky & others. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8133-3780-1. $30. REL This book undertakes [...]

Kaufman, Alan. Jew Boy: A Memoir. Fromm Internat., dist. by Farrar. 2000. c.416p. ISBN 0-88064-252-1. $27. REL Kaufman's life has been anything but uneventful, and his memories are vivid and [...]

Ellis, Bill. Raising the Devil: Satanism, New Religions, and the Media. Univ. Pr. of Kentucky. Oct. 2000. c.352p. permanent paper. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8131-2170-1. $27.50. REL In the 1980s, the [...]

Rosen, Jonathan. The Talmud and the Internet. Farrar. Sept. 2000. c.144p. ISBN 0-374-27238-7. $16. REL Rosen, author (Eve's Apple, LJ 4/15/97) and culture editor of the Forward, has written an [...]

Addison, Howard A. Show Me Your Way: The Complete Guide to Exploring Interfaith Spiritual Direction. SkyLight Paths. Jul. 2000. c.208p. ISBN 1-893361-12-8. $21.95. REL Spiritual direction is the process that [...]

Saunders, Stanley P. & Charles L. Campbell. The Word on the Street: Performing the Scriptures in the Urban Context. Eerdmans. Jun. 2000. c.192p. bibliog. LC 00-023127. ISBN 0-8028-4393-X. pap. $16. [...]

Encyclopedia of Millennialism and Millennial Movements. Routledge. (Encyclopedias of Religion & Society). Jun. 2000. c.480p, ed. by Richard A. Landes. illus. index. LC 99-052373. ISBN 0-415-92246-1. $125. REF Believing that [...]

Jacoby, Susan. Half-Jew: A Daughter's Search for Her Family's Buried Past. Scribner. May 2000. c.304p. illus. index. ISBN 0-684-83250-x. $24. REL Can one be a half-Jew? Jacoby, former Washington Post [...]

Jenkins, Philip. Mystics and Messiahs: Cults and New Religions in American History. Oxford Univ. Mar. 2000. c.304p. permanent paper. index. ISBN 0-19512744-7. $27.50. REL Benjamin Purnell and the House of [...]

Zohar, Danah & Ian Marshall. SQ Connecting with Our Spiritual Intelligence. Bloomsbury, dist. by St. Martin's. Jan. 2000. c.320p. bibliog. index. ISBN 1-58234-044-7. $24.95. REL As a measure of intelligence, [...]

Schaper, Donna E. Raising Interfaith Children: Spiritual Orphans or Spiritual Heirs? Crossroad. Oct. 1999. c.160p. LC 99-12785. ISBN 0-8245-1632-X. pap. $14.95. REL Although some religions outright forbid interfaith marriage while [...]

Taylor, Eugene. Shadow Culture: Psychology and Spirituality in America from the Great Awakening to the New Age. Counterpoint: Perseus. 1999. c.352p. index. ISBN 1-887178-80-5. $27.50. REL Although both of these [...]

Wakefield, Dan. How Do We Know When It's God? Little, Brown. Aug. 1999. c.272p. ISBN 0-316-91778-8. $23. REL Because Wakefield is a successful novelist (Going All the Way, LJ 5/15/97), [...]

Shorto, Russell. Saints and Madmen: Breaking Down the Boundaries Between Psychiatry and Spirituality. Holt. Sept. 1999. c.242p. permanent paper. index. ISBN 0-8050-5902-4. $25. Although both of these books focus on [...]

Kendrick, Stephen. Holy Clues: The Gospel According to Sherlock Holmes. Pantheon. 1999. c.208p. ISBN 0-375-40366-3. $21. REL At first glance, it seems unusual to combine Sherlock Holmes with the Gospel, [...]

Ben Jelloun, Tahar. Racism Explained to My Daughter. New Pr., dist. by Norton. Jun. 1999. c. 128p. photogs. LC 98-33183. ISBN 1-56584-534-X. $16.95. CHILD REARING If its success in Europe [...]

Schmookler, Andrew Bard. Debating the Good Society: A Quest To Bridge America's Moral Divide. MIT. Jun. 1999. c.422p. ISBN 0-262-19414-7. $29.95. SOC SCI NPR host Schmookler (The Parable of the [...]

Continuum. 2002. c.256p. index. ISBN 0-8264-1440-0. $24.95. REL The reader should not assume that this book will be light reading because its title speaks of jazz, football, and the movies; [...]

Christians hear selections from the biblical prophets read regularly at worship, especially during Advent and Christmas. Many, however, know little about these men or the 15 biblical books that bear [...]

* CULLINAN, COLLEEN CARPENTER. Redeeming the Story: Women, Suffering, and Christ. Continuum. 2004. c.160p. index. ISBN 0-8264-1610-1. pap. $19.95. REL Among the many books on women in Christianity, this one […]

SAMPLES, KENNETH RICHARD. Without a Doubt: Answering the 20 Toughest Faith Questions. Baker Bks. 2004. c.288p. ISBN 0-8010-6469-4. pap. $15.99. REL 'How can anyone know that God exists?' 'Are the […]

NEWLANDS, GEORGE & PETER McENHILL. Fifty Key Christian Thinkers. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group. 2004. c.285p. ISBN 0-415-17049-4. $80; pap. ISBN 0-415-17050-8. $19.95. REF Selecting just 50 From among all […]

Zondervan. Jan. 2004. c.176p. ISBN 0-310-24326-2. $18.99. REL Sittser has given himself a daunting task in dealing with the issue of unanswered prayer. The tragic deaths of his young daughter, [...]

Kavanaugh, Patrick. Raising Children To Adore God: Instilling a Lifelong Passion for Worship. Chosen. 2003. c.176p. ISBN 0-8007-9330-7. pap. $12.99. Parshall, Craig & Janet Parshall. Traveling a Pilgrim's Path: Preparing [...]

Zondervan. Sept. 2003. c.272p. ISBN 0-310-25217-2. $22.99. REL The spiritual world is not obvious, and God does not force anyone to believe in God. There are, however, clues, or 'rumors,' [...]

Public Affairs: Perseus. Jun. 2003. c.400p. photogs. LC 2002036952. ISBN 1-58648-084-7. $26. REL Why is it that some people who experience a childhood of poverty, hopelessness, and violence rise above [...]

Novalis, dist. by Twenty-Third Pubns. Jun. 2003. c.270p. ISBN 2-89507-168-3. pap. $14.95. REL This book about faith and storytelling results from the author's positive experiences as a child in Sunday [...]

Brazos. Apr. 2003. c.368p. index. ISBN 1-58743-036-3. pap. $18.99. REL For someone without a church home but looking for one, the sheer number of denominations in the United States could […]

HarperSanFrancisco: HarperCollins. 2003. c.256p. LC 2002068531. ISBN 0-06-009785-X. $24.95. REL Lest the reader be misled, note that by orthodoxy Oden does not mean the Eastern Orthodox Church but rather classic […]

SkyLight Paths. Jan. 2003. c.280p. photogs. bibliog. ISBN 1-893361-64-0. $24.95. REL According to Drucker, the Talmud says that 'Torah is written with black tire upon white tire,' and woman is [...]

Atria: S. & S. Nov. 2002. c.256p. index. ISBN 0-7434-1704-6. $25. REL Many books deal with the physical, intellectual, and psychological development of children, but few address the development of […]

HarperSanFrancisco: HarperCollins. 2002. c.229p. bibliog. LC 2002068903. ISBN 0-06-050653-9. $21.95. REL [9/11] A Baptist minister and author with a doctorate in the history of religions from Harvard, Kimball was involved [...]

Loyola. Sept. 2002. c.306p. bibliog. ISBN 0-8294-1645-5. $19.95. REL With the help of a Phillips Journalism Fellowship, St. Louis Post-Dispatch journalist Carroll traveled the country to interview young adults to [...]

Penguin Compass. Aug. 2002. c.254p. index. ISBN 0-14-219606-1. pap. $16. REL Many books provide spiritual guidance, and many others promote social action. Horwitz's book is at the intersection of the [...]

HarperSanFrancisco: HarperCollins. May 2002. c.384p. index. ISBN 0-06-000075-9. $24.95. REL Longtime Harvard professor and minister Gomes gave us a best seller in The Good Book, a guide to reading the [...]