It is the most persistent myth of our time: religion is the cause of all violence. But history suggests otherwise. Karen Armstrong, former Roman Catholic nun and one of our foremost scholars of religion, speaks out to disprove the link between religion and bloodshed.

* Religion is as old as humanity: Fields of Blood goes back to the Stone Age hunter-gatherers and traces religion through the centuries, from medieval crusaders to modern-day jihadists.

* The West today has a warped concept of religion: we regard faith as a personal and private matter, but for most of history faith has informed peoples entire outlook on life, and often been inseparable from politics.

* Humans undoubtedly have a natural propensity for aggression: the founders of the largest religions  Jesus, Buddha, the rabbis of early Judaism, the prophet Muhammad  aimed to curb violence and build a more peaceful and just society, but with our growing greed for money and wealth came collective violence and warfare.

* With the arrival of the modern all-powerful, secular state humanitys destructive potential has begun to spiral out of control. Is humanity on the brink of destroying itself?

Fields of Blood is a celebration of the ancient religious ideas and movements that have promoted peace and reconciliation across millennia of civilization.

Grasp the full meaning behind the original Greek and Hebrew texts with the first-of-its-kind Amplified® Study Bible 

The Amplified® translation was created to deliver enhanced understanding of the rich nuances and shades of meaning of the original Bible languages. For this kind of study, no working knowledge of Greek or Hebrew is requiredjust a desire to know more about what God says in his Word. Now the updated Amplified translation is even easier to read and better than ever to study and understand. It includes more amplification in the Old Testament and refined amplification in the New Testament. Additionally, the Bible text has been improved to read smoothly with or without amplifications, so that the text may be read either way. Its the same study material that Amplified readers love, now with even clearer wording for deeper understanding.

The Amplified Study Bible features verse by verse study notes and the text of the newly revised Amplified translation, using a unique system of punctuation, italics, references, and synonyms to unlock subtle shades of meaning as found in the original languages. This is paired with over 5,000 concise study notes that provide helpful, practical, application-oriented comments on passages of Scripture and open the Word for readers to apply it to life.

Features:

• A unique system of punctuation, italics, references, and synonyms to unlock subtle shades of meaning as found in the original languages
• More than 5000 concise study notes
• 330 practical theological notes draw attention to important doctrinal content in the Bible and explain how to apply it every day
• Book introductions give background information about each of the Bibles 66 Books
• A topical index provides an alphabetical listing of key words and study topics and their related passages
• Full-color maps to enhance your study
• 10.5-point type size

A classic collection of hymns and choruses.

Sankeys Sacred Songs and Solos was developed by Ira D. Sankey as a resource for his concerts and revival meetings in the late 19th century. This collection is still popular today, with a wide selection of hymns and songs on many different themes.

Help your child understand and live out Gods purpose in their life with The Purpose Driven Life Devotional for Kids by Pastor Rick Warren. Based upon the themes and ideas found in his bestselling book The Purpose Driven Life, this 365-day devotional for children 8 to 12, shows how to authentically live out Gods plan and trust Him along the way.

These short 5 minute devotionals aim to share how God created each of his children with a purpose in mind, and how to thoughtfully and prayerfully start the incredible journey of finding that reason. This year-long devotional will guide readers through self-discovery in prayer, building purposefully friendships and relations, and creating a fulfilling life through Gods word.

The Purpose Driven Life Devotional for Kids:

• Is written especially for children or tweens ages 8-12
• Features a short message and thought for the day to help children discover who they are in Gods eyes and why God made them, as well as a daily Scripture verse
• Makes the perfect gift for Christmas, Easter, birthdays, and other holidays
• Is a great reference in Sunday school, youth group, or childrens and middle grade ministry

This daily devotional can be read individually or as a family. The devotions provide solid truths that every child should know about Gods love for His children and the purpose for them.

The only fully updated and exhaustive index to every word in the NIV Bible.

Whether you're doing word or topical studies for seminary papers, sermon prep, or just for fun; this Bible concordance is essential for helping you find the Scripture passage or verse you're looking for.

Features include:

• Complete alphabetical listing of every word in the NIV Bible, with book/chapter/verse Bible references, a line of content for each of a particular word's appearances, and the G/K number for the word translated by the NIV.
• Dictionary-indexes that define every Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek word in the Bible, including the possible meaning of every proper name.
• Frequency counts given for each biblical word, both in the original languages and in English.
• Special index of articles, conjunctions, particles, prepositions, and pronouns.
• Unique numbering system developed by Goodrick and Kohlenberger (G/K) that eliminates the inherent gaps, flaws, and inaccuracies of the old Strong's numbering system and refers the user to the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words that are translated by the NIV.

The NIV Exhaustive Bible Concordance is the only complete concordance with every appearance of every word in the New International Version. More accurate and comprehensive than online searches and Strong's concordances, and it offers complete access to the original-language Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words, this award-winning resource promises to make your Bible study the very best.

A working guide for students conducting theological writing and research on theology and biblical studies courses, this book integrates the disciplines of writing, rhetoric, and theology, to provide a standard text for the teaching and mentoring of writing across the theological curriculum.As a theological rhetoric, it also encourages excellence in theological writing in the public domain by helping to equip students for their wider vocations as writers, preachers, and communicators in a variety of ministerial and professional contexts.

This 2nd Edition includes new chapters on 'Writing Theology in a New Language', which explores the linguistic and cultural challenges of writing theology well in a non-native language, and 'Writing and Learning Theology in an Electronic Age', addressed to distance learning students learning to write theology well from online courses, and dealing with the technologies necessary to do so.

The NASB Pew and Worship Bible is perfect for any church pew or classroom and matches page-for-page with the NASB Preachers Bible. While both Bibles retain their own distinct page layout and font size, they were skillfully designed so that the pages of these two different Bibles begin and end with the same word. This will allow pastors and congregations to literally be on the same page during sermons.

Universally recognized as the gold standard among word-for-word translations, the beloved New American Standard Bible, 1995 Edition, is now easier to read with Zondervans exclusive NASB Comfort Print® typeface. 

Features

• The full text of the New American Standard Bible, 1995 Edition
• Matches page-for-page with the NASB Preachers Bible
• Premium, durable hardcover binding
• High-quality paper
• Double-column, verse-by-verse format
• Exclusive Zondervan NASB Comfort Print typeface
• 9-point print size

A modern Chinese to English and English to Chinese dictionary. This edition has been specially designed to meet the needs of learners of both Mandarin Chinese and English. A clear layout, up-to-date coverage of everyday words and phrases, and a handy travel supplement make this dictionary the ideal portable companion.

Written for learners of Mandarin Chinese or English for study or travel. It is ideal for anyone who needs a wealth of reliable information in a portable format, with a practical phrasefinder supplement for travellers.

To help with the pronunciation of Chinese words, the dictionary includes Pinyin for all Chinese headwords, translations, phrases and examples. Pinyin is the official phonetic system for transcribing Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet, and is accepted in all Chinese-speaking countries.

Also includes simplified and traditional Chinese characters. Simplified characters are generally used in mainland China and Singapore, while traditional characters are mainly used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.

The radical index is a clear guide to looking up Chinese characters, helping the user to navigate the dictionary and find Chinese characters without knowing their pronunciation.

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