From the Blood of Abel
Humanity's Root Causes of Violence and the Bible's Theological-Anthropological Solution
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While millions of believers around the world are finding their understanding of Christianity to be outdated and untenable, Matthew Distefano has managed to paint the gospel in such a way that even an atheist could appreciate its beauty. Rather than a message of rapture, or rewards and reprisals, Distefano presents the good news of what God has done in history to stem the tide of our own violence and evil - inviting us into a whole new way of living and being in this world. By integrating Rene Girard's "mimetic theory" and Ernest Becker's "death anxiety", Distefano is able to diagnose the root causes of human violence and then offer the life-giving solution in the person of Jesus. Both the struggling evangelical and unbeliever alike can take refuge here, finding in this gospel the thing their soul - and the disintegrating world around them - is thirsting for.
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- Duración: 9 h y 57 m
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Who is Allah? What does he ask of those who submit to his teachings? Pulitzer Prize-winner Jack Miles gives us a deeply probing, revelatory portrait of the world’s second largest, fastest-growing, and perhaps most tragically misunderstood religion. In doing so, Miles illuminates what is unique about Allah, his teachings, and his resolutely merciful temperament, and he thereby reveals that which is false, distorted, or simply absent from the popular conception of the heart of Islam.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Comparison between the Holy Bible and Holy Qur'an
- De Recession Proof Holdings. L.L.C. (RPH) en 12-29-18
De: Jack Miles
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A New Kind of Christianity
- Ten Questions That Are Transforming the Faith
- De: Brian D. McLaren
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 11 h y 10 m
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We are in the midst of a paradigm shift in the church. Not since the Reformation five centuries ago have so many Christians come together to ask whether the church is in sync with their deepest beliefs and commitments. These believers range from evangelicals to mainline Protestants to Catholics, and the person who best represents them is author and pastor Brian McLaren. In this much anticipated book, McLaren examines ten questions facing today's church - questions about how to articulate the faith itself, the nature of its authority, who God is....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Clear, Careful, Considerate Confrontation
- De Celia en 09-10-12
De: Brian D. McLaren
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Secret Message of Jesus
- Uncovering the Truth that Could Change Everything
- De: Brian McLaren
- Narrado por: Paul Michael
- Duración: 7 h y 21 m
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In The Secret Message of Jesus, McLaren clears away the dust of 2,000 years of the Christian religion to get to the most important questions facing Christendom: Could it be that the church has misunderstood or, in some cases, intentionally distorted Jesus' core message?
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3 out of 5 stars
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What's the Secret???
- De Joseph en 06-07-10
De: Brian McLaren
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Reading Judas
- The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity
- De: Elaine Pagels, Karen L. King
- Narrado por: Justine Eyre, Robertson Dean
- Duración: 3 h y 45 m
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Two celebrated scholars illustrate how the newly discovered Gospel of Judas provides a window into understanding how Jesus' followers understood his death, why Judas betrayed Jesus, and why God allowed it. Presented with the elegance, insight, and accessibility that has made Pagels and King the leading voices in this field, this is a book for academics and popular audiences alike.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Judas Iscariot: Betrayer or Saint?
- De Diane en 08-21-12
De: Elaine Pagels, y otros
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The Day the Revolution Began
- Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus's Crucifixion
- De: N. T. Wright
- Narrado por: James Langton
- Duración: 15 h y 4 m
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In The Day the Revolution Began, N. T. Wright once again challenges commonly held Christian beliefs, as he did in Surprised by Hope. Demonstrating the rigorous intellect and breathtaking knowledge that have long defined his work, Wright argues that Jesus' death on the cross was not only to absolve us of our sins, it was actually the beginning of a revolution commissioning the Christian faithful to a new vocation - a royal priesthood responsible for restoring and reconciling all of God's creation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Standard Wright, both the strengths and weaknesses
- De Adam Shields en 12-12-16
De: N. T. Wright
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Desire of the Everlasting Hills
- The World Before and After Jesus
- De: Thomas Cahill
- Narrado por: Brian F. O'Byrne
- Duración: 9 h y 16 m
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In his subtle and engaging investigation into the life and times of Jesus, Thomas Cahill shows us Jesus from his birth to his execution through the eyes of those who knew him and in the context of his time—a time when the Jews were struggling to maintain their beliefs under overlords who imposed their worldview on their subjects. Here is Jesus the loving friend, itinerate preacher, and quiet revolutionary, whose words and actions inspired his followers to journey throughout the Roman world and speak the truth he instilled.
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Desire Delivers
- De David en 04-18-03
De: Thomas Cahill
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Unbelievable
- Why Neither Ancient Creeds nor the Reformation Can Produce a Living Faith Today
- De: John Shelby Spong
- Narrado por: Bob Souer
- Duración: 7 h y 24 m
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Five hundred years after Martin Luther and his Ninety-Five Theses ushered in the Reformation, best-selling author and controversial bishop and teacher John Shelby Spong delivers 12 forward-thinking theses to spark a new reformation to reinvigorate Christianity and ensure its future. Spong contends that there is mounting pressure among Christians for a radically new kind of Christianity - a faith deeply connected to the human experience instead of outdated dogma.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great
- De Brian Diffley en 03-27-21
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Simply Jesus
- A New Vision of Who He Was, What He Did, and Why He Matters
- De: N. T. Wright
- Narrado por: James Langton
- Duración: 10 h y 30 m
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“Jesus - the Jesus we might discover if we really looked,” explains Wright, “is larger, more disturbing, more urgent than we had ever imagined. We have successfully managed to hide behind other questions and to avoid the huge, world-shaking challenge of Jesus’s central claim and achievement. It is we, the churches, who have been the real reductionists. We have reduced the kingdom of God to private piety; the victory of the cross to comfort for the conscience; Easter itself to a happy, escapist ending after a sad, dark tale. Piety, conscience, and ultimate happiness are important...."
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must read for today's church
- De Joey A. en 03-17-12
De: N. T. Wright
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A Farewell to Mars
- An Evangelical Pastor's Journey toward the Biblical Gospel of Peace
- De: Brian Zahnd
- Narrado por: Dean Gallagher
- Duración: 4 h y 58 m
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How did violence and power seep into our understanding of faith and grace? For those troubled by this trend toward the sword, perhaps there is a better way. What if the message of Jesus differs radically from the drumbeats of war we hear all around us? Using his own journey from war crier to peacemaker and his in-depth study of peace in the Scriptures, author and pastor Brian Zahnd reintroduces us to the gospel of peace.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Following the Prince of Peace
- De Andrew Coon en 08-06-18
De: Brian Zahnd
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Not in God's Name
- Confronting Religious Violence
- De: Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
- Narrado por: Jonathan Sacks
- Duración: 11 h y 4 m
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In this powerful and timely book, one of the most admired and authoritative religious leaders of our time tackles the phenomenon of religious extremism and violence committed in the name of God. If religion is perceived as being part of the problem, Rabbi Sacks argues, then it must also form part of the solution. When religion becomes a zero-sum conceit and individuals are motivated by what Rabbi Sacks calls "altruistic evil", violence between peoples of different beliefs appears to be the only natural outcome.
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5 out of 5 stars
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excellent book
- De Trejac en 07-26-21
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You Shall Be as Gods
- A Radical Interpretation of the Old Testament and Its Tradition
- De: Erich Fromm
- Narrado por: Allan Robertson
- Duración: 8 h y 13 m
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The Old Testament is one of the most carefully studied books in the world’s history. It is also one of the most misunderstood. This founding text of the world’s three largest religions is also, Erich Fromm argues, an impressive radical humanist text. He sees the stories of mankind’s transition from divided clans to united brotherhood as a tribute to the human power to overcome. Filled with hopeful symbolism, You Shall Be as Gods shows how the Old Testament and its tradition is an inspiring ode to human potential.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating new ideas
- De D. Hansen en 11-24-16
De: Erich Fromm
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The Jesus You Can't Ignore
- What You Must Learn from the Bold Confrontations of Christ
- De: John MacArthur
- Narrado por: John MacArthur
- Duración: 3 h y 28 m
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Best-selling author John MacArthur gives readers a fresh look at how Jesus addressed attacks against the truth. Meek and mild. Politically correct. A great teacher. These are the popular depictions of Jesus. But they aren't the complete picture. Maybe because it's uncomfortable, or maybe because it's inconvenient, Christians and non-Christians alike are overlooking the fierceness of the Savior, His passionate mission to make the Gospel clear and bring people into the Kingdom of God.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great point that I never considered before.
- De Phillip en 03-27-17
De: John MacArthur
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Unconditional?
- The Call of Jesus to Radical Forgiveness
- De: Brian Zahnd
- Narrado por: Jon Gauger
- Duración: 6 h y 42 m
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Should we always forgive? Is forgiveness always even possible? Does forgiveness enable evil? Does it sacrifice justice? Are there ANY limits? In a world where the ugliness of rage and retaliation are driving the story line, Unconditional? offers the beauty, reconciliation, and total restoration of forgiveness the way Jesus taught us to live it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hope
- De Lisa en 09-27-16
De: Brian Zahnd
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The First Paul
- Reclaiming the Radical Visionary Behind the Church's Conservative Icon
- De: Marcus J. Borg, John Dominic Crossan
- Narrado por: Mel Foster
- Duración: 8 h y 20 m
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Paul is second only to Jesus as the most important person in the birth of Christianity, and yet he continues to be controversial, even among Christians. How could the letters of Paul be used both to inspire radical grace and to endorse systems of oppression - condoning slavery, subordinating women, condemning homosexual behavior? Borg and Crossan use the best of biblical and historical scholarship to explain the reasons for Paul's mixed reputation and reveal to us what scholars have known for decades: The later letters of Paul were created by the early church to dilute Paul's message.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Liberal Paul
- De Kayla en 05-12-20
De: Marcus J. Borg, y otros
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Encounters with Jesus
- Unexpected Answers to Life's Biggest Questions
- De: Timothy Keller
- Narrado por: Lloyd James
- Duración: 6 h y 8 m
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What is my purpose in life? What is a good life? Why is there so much wrong with our world? What can I do to help make it right? These are some of the big questions that everyone must answer. And any lasting change in our lives will start with a change to one or more of our answers to these questions. Jesus changed the life of every person he met in the Gospels, through powerful experiences and words that led them to unexpected and transforming answers to their big questions. These conversations can still address our questions and doubts today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very deep
- De Rich Hayami en 07-11-14
De: Timothy Keller
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The Skeletons in God's Closet
- The Mercy of Hell, the Surprise of Judgment, the Hope of Holy War
- De: Joshua Ryan Butler
- Narrado por: Conrad Bear
- Duración: 10 h y 53 m
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Is God a sadistic torturer? Coldhearted judge? Genocidal maniac? Unfortunately, our popular caricatures often make him out to be. God has some skeletons in the closet. At least, that's what many of us fear. "How can a loving God send people to hell?" "Isn't it arrogant to believe Jesus is the only way to God?" "What is up with holy war in the Old Testament?" These are difficult questions that our family, our friends, our culture - even we ourselves - are asking.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing exploration of the Old Testament
- De Amazon Customer en 03-01-23
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre From the Blood of Abel
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- Mark Habluetzel
- 09-02-20
Fantastic book!
If you've ever struggled with traditional Evangelical views, this is a refreshing way to understand the Biblical story. Highly recommended!
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- David
- 07-12-22
Propaganda
Horrible narration makes it hard to concentrate. Some of the theories that the author exposes are interesting in explaining evil but the emphasis made on “social justice” are a turn off. Sound like progressive propaganda. For believers and somewhat educated in Scripture, they will see through author’s intentions. For those who hope to understand Old and New Testament and understand God this book will do more harm than good.
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