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Diamond, Etan.
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277.30825091732 22
Publication Date
2003
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Who has time for community in the modern metropolis? The answer may surprise you: apparently lots of us. As this book discusses, religious communities have long been an important way for people in all parts of the modern city to come together. Focusing on Indianapolis, Indiana, a city in America's geographical and cultural heartland, Souls of the City describes the range of changes to America's city and American religion during the last decades of the 20th century. In showing the historical ability of religious congregations to become 'places' of worship, this book challenges those who l.
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Curtis, Edward E., 1970-
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305.6970973 22
Publication Date
2009
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Muslims are neither new nor foreign to the United States. They have been a vital presence in North America since the 16th century. Muslims in America unearths their history, documenting the lives of African, Middle Eastern, South Asian, European, black, white, Hispanic and other Americans who have been followers of Islam. The book begins with the tale of Job Ben Solomon, a 18th century African American Muslim slave, and goes on to chart the stories of sodbusters in North Dakota, African American converts to Islam in the 1920s, Muslim barkeepers in Toledo, the post-1965 wave of professional imm.
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Gould, Rebecca Kneale, 1963-
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306.0973 22
Publication Date
2005
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Motivated variously by the desire to reject consumerism, to live closer to the earth, to embrace voluntary simplicity, or to discover a more spiritual path, homesteaders have made the radical decision to go "back to the land," rejecting modern culture and amenities to live self-sufficiently and in harmony with nature.
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Griffith, R. Marie (Ruth Marie), 1967- author.
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233.5 22
Publication Date
2004
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'Born Again Bodies' explores a modern manifestation of religious asceticism. Using literature with titles such as 'What Would Jesus Eat?' the promoters of Christian diet programmes are enrolling hundreds of thousands of Americans prepared to believe that fat people won't make it to heaven.
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Morgan, David, 1957-
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246 21
Publication Date
1998
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