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A Little History of Religion
- By: Richard Holloway
- Narrated by: James Bryce
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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In an era of hardening religious attitudes and explosive religious violence, this book offers a welcome antidote. Richard Holloway retells the entire history of religion - from the dawn of religious belief to the 21st century - with deepest respect and a keen commitment to accuracy. Writing for those with faith and those without, and especially for young listeners, he encourages curiosity and tolerance, accentuates nuance and mystery and calmly restores a sense of the value of faith.
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Great book, and I'm an atheist.
- By Derek on 08-30-16
- A Little History of Religion
- By: Richard Holloway
- Narrated by: James Bryce
Good Perspective
Reviewed: 02-23-21
I learned a lot in this book and always appreciate learning about other religions. The most important thing i learned is how to answer the question of why there are so many sects of christianity, or religions in general. Groups of people join together to fight against a percieved injustice and then become their own tribe/culture who has their own way of understanding the world. The book ended with secular humanism. The book neither promoted religion or non religion but rather stated a history of comparison and patterns of human thinking/behavior inside religious worldviews and how the enlightenment and science affected religious thinkers and non religious thinkers alike.
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The True Meaning of Smekday
- By: Adam Rex
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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It all starts with a school essay. Twelve-year-old Gratuity “Tip” Tucci is assigned to write five pages on “The True Meaning of Smekday” for the National Time Capsule contest, and she’s not sure where to begin: When her mom started telling everyone about the messages aliens were sending through a mole on the back of her neck? Maybe on Christmas Eve, when huge, bizarre spaceships descended to Earth, and aliens - called the Boov - abducted her mother?
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Funny, exciting, and fun. Mesmerizing narration.
- By Anineemoose on 06-16-13
- The True Meaning of Smekday
- By: Adam Rex
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Not like the movie or TV series
Reviewed: 12-12-20
I saw the TV series first because of a babysitting job. it was funny like adventure time esq humor. Then I saw the movie and enjoyed the plot. Because I liked it so much I went to listen to the book. Though the story is completely different, some of the same humor exists, theres more characters involved and character development, so overall it was a pretty good story with the target audience of middle schoolers.
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The Sin of Certainty
- Why God Desires Our Trust More than Our "Correct" Beliefs
- By: Peter Enns
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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With compelling and often humorous stories from his own life, Bible scholar Peter Enns offers a fresh look at how Christian life truly works, answering questions that cannot be addressed by the idealized traditional doctrine of "once for all delivered to the saints".
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Title may mislead the actual content
- By Adam Shields on 05-26-16
- The Sin of Certainty
- Why God Desires Our Trust More than Our "Correct" Beliefs
- By: Peter Enns
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
Exactly What I Needed To Hear
Reviewed: 10-19-19
I, a young adult, and recent graduate from a Theology program encountered some pretty mind boggling facts and information i couldnt unlearn. i went through an unprecedented and troublesome season of doubt. Those close to me called me demon possessed, a pagan, apostate and much more for taking a break from the church to rediscover my faith in this post graduate life in the real world - outside of the bubble i grew up in. i never gave up on god or doubted my experiences with but i was confused, lost, unable to relate to anyone bc of what i learned and was rejected for it. this book has brought back hope, a tentative direction to go and some much needed support thru this time in my life. thank you peter enns for being a theologian who values and understands the human experience and so eloquently threads the possibility of having faith or trust in all contexts and phases of life.
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane
- A Novel
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
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A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. He is drawn to the farm at the end of the road, where, when he was seven, he encountered a most remarkable girl, Lettie Hempstock. Forty years earlier, a man committed suicide in a stolen car at this farm at the end of the road. Like a fuse on a firework, his death lit a touchpaper and resonated in unimaginable ways. The darkness was unleashed, something scary and thoroughly incomprehensible to a little boy. And Lettie - magical, comforting, wise beyond her years - promised to protect him, no matter what.
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Shadows Dissolved in Vinegar
- By Cynthia on 06-20-13
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane
- A Novel
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
Captivating
Reviewed: 09-28-19
i loved it. i couldnt stop listening to the story, i just had to find out the ending.
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How the Bible Actually Works
- In Which I Explain How An Ancient, Ambiguous, and Diverse Book Leads Us to Wisdom Rather Than Answers—and Why That’s Great News
- By: Peter Enns
- Narrated by: Peter Enns
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
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How the Bible Actually Works makes clear that there is no one right way to read or listen to the Bible. Moving us beyond the damaging idea that “being right” is the most important measure of faith, Enns’ freeing approach to Bible study helps us to instead focus on pursuing enlightenment and building our relationship with God - which is exactly what the Bible was designed to do.
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The subtitle matters
- By Adam Shields on 03-08-19
- How the Bible Actually Works
- In Which I Explain How An Ancient, Ambiguous, and Diverse Book Leads Us to Wisdom Rather Than Answers—and Why That’s Great News
- By: Peter Enns
- Narrated by: Peter Enns
Eye Opening and Affirming
Reviewed: 04-12-19
Peter Enns guides us through how the Bible works in order to provide insight into how wisdom works in our day and age. He answers the heavy question of "how to we reconcile an ancient text in todays workd that is so vastly different...and yet we are all still human, and God is God?" Check it out, I took the long way to work many times just to get more insight.
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