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"Religion is on a decline in the United States, as the religiously unaffiliated segment climbs to more than 25% of the overall population. This is likely due to demographic shifts, but it may also be influenced by factors such as mass migrations from rural to urban areas and the advancement of isolating technology. Additionally, many are turned off by what they consider outdated stances and exclusiveness of many religions. Given these changes, what...
3) Christmas
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An introduction to Christmas with colorful illustrations. Describes the holiday's origins and traditions and provides the lyrics to a Christmas carol.
4) Hanukkah
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The Cultural Holidays illustrated nonfiction book Hanukkah teaches young readers about the background, traditions, foods, and celebrations of the Jewish holiday. Easy-to-read text combines with colorful illustrations to provide entertainment and facts for even the youngest audience. Grades P-4.
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The traditional English carol, "The Twelve Days of Christmas," has been sung and enjoyed throughout the holiday season for centuries. In keeping with its courtly tone, most illustrated treatments of the song use a formal art style. Now, a new version is geared specifically to young readers, using playful images of animals romping and cavorting to the song's lyrics. Imagine beret-wearing French hens, four "calling" birds chatting on the phone, or frolicking...
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One student from Mrs. Wallace's second grade class will be chosen to tell a special Christmas story at the school assembly. When Redheaded Robbie's name is pulled from the hat, the class groans. Poor Robbie! Whenever he is excited or nervous, his words come out all twisted and confused. How will he be able to tell his Christmas story at the assembly? Won't everyone laugh? With a little help from some friends, Robbie learns that it is not so much how...
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Winston takes matters into his own hands when the improbable findings from his audit investigation fall on deaf ears. Worse still, Winston suspects Lester Benny's miracles are mutating into tragic twists of fate, placing everyone in Lester's church in grave danger! Winston's pursuit for answers sends him spiraling into the Infinite Incomplete, the realm containing the unfinished parts of the universe and other cosmic works-in-progress. But what exactly...
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In this concluding chapter, Winston's dogged quest to solve the mystery behind Lester's miracles reaches its pivotal moment of truth. However, the final showdown takes an astonishing turn, testing Winston's faith in the heavenly system itself. Hidden portals, demonic agents from the Under Realm, celestial intrigue and more twists than a pretzel factory! Oh my.
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Billions and billions served! Our angelic auditor Winston Donovan breaks the fourth wall to take televangelist Lester Benny beyond the boundaries of the comic panels in an effort to unmask the truth behind Lester's improbable miracles. However, Winston's audit of Lester's healing powers leads to an unsettling revelation. Meanwhile in Las Vegas, the seeds of seismic events take root as an underground group of unnatural beings who call themselves The...
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Winston is an angel. Digby is a cherub. Together, they are investigative partners charged with auditing prayers and sniffing out fraudulent miracles. Welcome to the Department of Divine Intervention, where the outcome of the universe is just another regular day in the office. In pursuit of disproving the dubious healing powers of a shady televangelist, Winston uncovers more anomalies than answers. Worse yet, the religious network that broadcasts the...
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"There are . . . divisions among Americans today regarding the definition of religious liberty and the governments proper role in protecting civil rights related to religion. Questions of religious liberty arise in many areas of daily life, from health care to sexual orientation. This book helps teen readers understand what the issues are, how they have come about, what actions are being taken to address the concerns, and why some of those actions...
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Freedom of Religion takes a closer look at the evolution of one of the founding principles of the United States. This title examines the history of the struggle for religious rights, providing context for the conversations of today that shape the way Americans choose to worship. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an...
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Season of the Bruja follows a young woman as she comes into her magical abilities and faces reemergent threats from the past. From a young age, Althalia knew she would someday be the last of her kinda bruja, tasked with keeping the power and stories of the ancient ways from fading fully into history. Never alone, Althalia works in a paranormal museum with her friends, a real-life Chupacabra and a were-coyote, while living with and caring for her...
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Kobane Calling is the autobiographical memoir of a young Italian cartoonist, writing and drawing under the nom de plume Zerocalcare, who volunteers with the Rojava Calling organization and heads into the Middle East to support and observe the Kurdish resistance in Syria as they struggle against the advancing forces of the Islamic State. He winds up in the small town of Mesher, near the Turkish-Syrian border as a journalist and aid worker, and from...
16) Go to Worship
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Places of worship are everywhere. People gather in these places to practice a religion. Each church, synagogue, temple, and mosque is a special location. Easy-to-read text and bright illustrations explore the relationships, diversity, and interactions that can be found in a place of worship. Let's be social and meet your neighborhood! Grades P-4.
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"How has the work of C. S. Lewis transformed the American religious landscape? With fresh research and analysis, this volume by noted historian Mark A. Noll considers the surprising reception of Lewis among Roman Catholic, mainline Protestant, and evangelical readers to see how early readings of the Oxford don shaped his later influence."--
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Hell doesn't always come in a hand basket; sometimes it comes in a briefcase. Guilt is the greatest ghost of them all. For James Heinricherson, the guilt of a mistake made years ago continues to haunt him. He believes he has condemned an innocent soul to eternal suffering. And he has worked for years to invent a way to free this soul from Hell itself. His medical student, Gabriel, helps him on this journey through darkness while pursued by demons...
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"Divine Intervention": Francis, Satan's designated successor as king of Hell (if someone else from Hell doesn't kill him before he gets there), must escape a hospital crawling with Nazis alongside his sister Star and Joan of Arc. To their dismay, they find out they have even bigger problems than Hitler and his goons! A new and dangerous woman enters the picture, followed by yet another infamous face! Will Francis survive with his moral compass intact?...
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"The Devil is in the Detail": Francis Rhoades has had a life full of hardship, but things get even worse when he learns that his father is Satan himself. Now aware of his heritage, Francis quickly discovers his father has died-and named him the new king of Hell! The catch? All the damned have escaped from Hell. If one of them can kill Francis before he can reach the netherworld himself, that soul will become the new leader of Hell! With the demonic...