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Belief in magic and particularly the power of witchcraft was a deep and enduring presence in popular culture; people created and concealed many objects to protect themselves from harmful magic. Detailed are the principal forms of magical house protection in Britain and beyond from the fourteenth century to the present day.

A new edition of The Jesus Creed, Scot McKnight's bestselling book, providing a remarkable summary of what biblical Christianity is at its core: Loving God and Loving Others. It fosters a practical understanding, appreciation of and application of Christian formation in grace and love toward God and Neighbor.

Notes on Love is a humorous and heart-felt look at being single and dating in the Church for a generation of Christians wrestling with what it means to love and be loved today.

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From dragons to ghouls, from Scotland to South Africa, this volume collects traditional monster tales from around the world in a covetable, illustrated gift edition.

Intellect and emotion both fail in seeking God, who can only be encountered by rejecting of all common earthly means in a "cloud of forgetting" and the discovery of Godself in the dark "cloud of unknowing" which can be pierced only with a "lance of longing love."

"This book is a true behind the scenes look at the historic Bernie 2020 Latino outreach operation and Chuck's unique story of redemption through his personal journey to Bernie." -Jeff Weaver, Bernie 2020 Senior Advisor

Displaying a talent for combining aesthetic sensibility with scientific rigor, the author has given new life to something that once excited European passions: an original, non-academic art at the forefront of the 'new technology' of the time.

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.

From FSGO x Logic: a Stanford professor's spirited dismantling of Silicon Valley's intellectual origins.

In its heyday in the late 1990s, neoliberalism emerged as the world's dominant economic paradigm. Since then the global financial crash of 2008 and the recent emergence of more nationalist ideologies have challenged neoliberal assumptions and systems. This book examines the origins, core claims, and global variations of neoliberalism.

A unique, succinct treatment manual based on evidence-based approaches to repairing parent-child relationships

How one woman's love for horses led her to a deeper love of GodWith edgy honesty and humor, Laurie Brock invites all who have longed for a deeper encounter with God to join her in the saddle (and occasionally on the ground) to discover how horses' ways of knowing can help humans discover God speaking to us. This book-from a powerful, vulnerable, clergy author-is for anyone who struggles with the experience of faith in the institutional church, or who feels they have connected with God on a deep level outside of church, in everyday pastimes, or in emotional moments. "e;A beautifully written meditation on belief, the holy, and the healing power of horses. Mertonian in its wisdom, this profound book not only helped me see the magic of animals in everyday life, but allowed me a better understanding of my own faith journey in the Episcopal Church."e;-SILAS HOUSE, novelist, author of Southernmost"e;Brock writes beautifully, with depth and passion. She gives us a sense of how horses-powerful, beautiful animals-might teach us about ourselves and God."e;-REV. CANON SCOTT GUNN, Executive Director, Forward Movement