Zealot

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Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0679603530
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (796 download)

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Book Synopsis Zealot by : Reza Aslan

Download or read book Zealot written by Reza Aslan and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-07-16 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A lucid, intelligent page-turner” (Los Angeles Times) that challenges long-held assumptions about Jesus, from the host of Believer Two thousand years ago, an itinerant Jewish preacher walked across the Galilee, gathering followers to establish what he called the “Kingdom of God.” The revolutionary movement he launched was so threatening to the established order that he was executed as a state criminal. Within decades after his death, his followers would call him God. Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history’s most enigmatic figures by examining Jesus through the lens of the tumultuous era in which he lived. Balancing the Jesus of the Gospels against the historical sources, Aslan describes a man full of conviction and passion, yet rife with contradiction. He explores the reasons the early Christian church preferred to promulgate an image of Jesus as a peaceful spiritual teacher rather than a politically conscious revolutionary. And he grapples with the riddle of how Jesus understood himself, the mystery that is at the heart of all subsequent claims about his divinity. Zealot yields a fresh perspective on one of the greatest stories ever told even as it affirms the radical and transformative nature of Jesus’ life and mission. Praise for Zealot “Riveting . . . Aslan synthesizes Scripture and scholarship to create an original account.”—The New Yorker “Fascinatingly and convincingly drawn . . . Aslan may come as close as one can to respecting those who revere Jesus as the peace-loving, turn-the-other-cheek, true son of God depicted in modern Christianity, even as he knocks down that image.”—The Seattle Times “[Aslan’s] literary talent is as essential to the effect of Zealot as are his scholarly and journalistic chops. . . . A vivid, persuasive portrait.”—Salon “This tough-minded, deeply political book does full justice to the real Jesus, and honors him in the process.”—San Francisco Chronicle “A special and revealing work, one that believer and skeptic alike will find surprising, engaging, and original.”—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power “Compulsively readable . . . This superb work is highly recommended.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

God

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Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0553394738
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (533 download)

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Book Synopsis God by : Reza Aslan

Download or read book God written by Reza Aslan and published by Random House. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of Zealot and host of Believer explores humanity’s quest to make sense of the divine in this concise and fascinating history of our understanding of God. In Zealot, Reza Aslan replaced the staid, well-worn portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth with a startling new image of the man in all his contradictions. In his new book, Aslan takes on a subject even more immense: God, writ large. In layered prose and with thoughtful, accessible scholarship, Aslan narrates the history of religion as a remarkably cohesive attempt to understand the divine by giving it human traits and emotions. According to Aslan, this innate desire to humanize God is hardwired in our brains, making it a central feature of nearly every religious tradition. As Aslan writes, “Whether we are aware of it or not, and regardless of whether we’re believers or not, what the vast majority of us think about when we think about God is a divine version of ourselves.” But this projection is not without consequences. We bestow upon God not just all that is good in human nature—our compassion, our thirst for justice—but all that is bad in it: our greed, our bigotry, our penchant for violence. All these qualities inform our religions, cultures, and governments. More than just a history of our understanding of God, this book is an attempt to get to the root of this humanizing impulse in order to develop a more universal spirituality. Whether you believe in one God, many gods, or no god at all, God: A Human History will challenge the way you think about the divine and its role in our everyday lives. Praise for God “Timely, riveting, enlightening and necessary.”—HuffPost “Tantalizing . . . Driven by [Reza] Aslan’s grace and curiosity, God . . . helps us pan out from our troubled times, while asking us to consider a more expansive view of the divine in contemporary life.”—The Seattle Times “A fascinating exploration of the interaction of our humanity and God.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “[Aslan’s] slim, yet ambitious book [is] the story of how humans have created God with a capital G, and it’s thoroughly mind-blowing.”—Los Angeles Review of Books “Aslan is a born storyteller, and there is much to enjoy in this intelligent survey.”—San Francisco Chronicle

A Year with Aslan

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006206326X
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book A Year with Aslan written by C. S. Lewis and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lewis combines a novelist's insights into motives with a profound religious understanding." —New York Times Book Review In the tradition of A Year with C.S. Lewis, get your daily dose of inspiration from this one-of-a-kind devotional collecting 365 readings from the beloved Chronicles of Narnia. C.S. Lewis channeled his profound spiritual understanding into The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and the other books in his seminal fantasy series. This enthralling anthology (with lavish illustrations by Pauline Baynes) is the perfect gift for fans of the beloved children's books, and a peerless set of meditations for anyone looking to step through that secret door to their own world of devotion.

Aslan's Call

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Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 9780830832422
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (324 download)

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Download or read book Aslan's Call written by Mark Eddy Smith and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'm told there is a lion who wants to meet with me. I am told that he is fierce and unpredictable and very large. I have known about him for most of my life, and at times I've believed I caught a glimpse of his shadow, but I have yet to actually meet him face to face. His name is Aslan, and it's possible that you've heard of him.C. S. Lewis has created a wonderful place, a place where anything can happen. Even the stones can talk. In Aslan's Call, Mark Eddy Smith shows you how--in this fanciful world--you can discover the truest reality. In the children who travel to Narnia you can find yourself. In Aslan you can find Christ. And in the place of Narnia you can find the very adventure for which God made you.

Knowing Aslan

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Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 1418553557
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (185 download)

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Book Synopsis Knowing Aslan by : Thomas Williams

Download or read book Knowing Aslan written by Thomas Williams and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2005-10-30 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In addition to being one of the best-loved books of all time, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is sure to set box-office records when it releases Christmas 2005. Distributed by Disney, with special effects by WETA Workshop (The Lord of the Rings), and backed by a $150MM budget, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe will draw millions of viewers, both Christian and non-Christian. In the same way that Christians walked away from viewing Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ with a hunger to share Christ with their neighbors, Christians will leave The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe wanting to share the Christ depicted by Aslan in the movie. Aslan, killed by the White Witch and raised to life three days later, is a shadow of the One who was crucified and raised to life for our sins. Using biblical parallels, this small, easy-to-read book will lead readers to an understanding of Christ and what He did for them by drawing lessons from The C.S. Lewis book and movie. Christians will want to buy this book in bulk as a non-threatening, warm-hearted evangelistic tool.

Following Narnia

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ISBN 13 : 9781623412401
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (124 download)

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Book Synopsis Following Narnia by : Laura Bettis

Download or read book Following Narnia written by Laura Bettis and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Following Narnia Writing Lessons - Vol. 1 includes 31 writing & reading lessons - one for every week of the year. Your students will read The Magician's Nephew, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and The Horse and His Boy. As they read the 3 books, they will work through units 1-9 from Teaching Writing: Structure and Style. In addition to units 1-9, you will have writing lessons that include character analysis, symbolism analysis, theme analysis and a response to literature essay. Your teacher manual includes your weekly lesson plan, but assumes you have viewed the DVDs or attended a live Teaching Writing: Structure and Style. After you teach the lesson, your students will use the rest of the week to write, edit & rewrite. The teacher manual also includes a section to teach vocabulary from the Narnia series, as well as checklists & sample essays for each lesson. The student manual provides your student with all the information & background teaching for each lesson. After the teaching of the lesson, your student book gives the assignment for the week....step-by-step. The student manual has space & outlines for each exercise your student will complete. IEW - Following Narnia Combo: Writing Lessons in Structure & Style. Everything your student needs to be successful in his reading & writing assignments are included in their student manual." -- Amazon.com.

No god but God: The Origins and Evolution of Islam

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Publisher : Ember
ISBN 13 : 0385739761
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (857 download)

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Book Synopsis No god but God: The Origins and Evolution of Islam by : Reza Aslan

Download or read book No god but God: The Origins and Evolution of Islam written by Reza Aslan and published by Ember. This book was released on 2012-08-14 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engaging, accessible, and thought-provoking, No god but God is a persuasive, elegantly written, and accessible introduction for young readers to a faith that for much of the West remains shrouded in ignorance and fear. Adapted for young readers from No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, this exploration of Islam by Reza Aslan, internationally acclaimed scholar of comparative religion, delves into the rituals and traditions of a religion that is largely misunderstood by the West. It covers the religion’s origins—the revelation of Muhammad as Prophet and the subsequent uprising against him, and the emergence of his successors—as well as Islam’s complex history. No god but God is sure to stimulate discussion and encourage understanding of the Islamic faith and the people who follow it. Praise for No god But God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam of Islam “This welcome addition to Islamic studies provides a valuable context for reflection about the origins of issues facing Muslims and their neighbors today.”—Publishers Weekly “An introduction to Islam as evocative as it is provocative.”—Kirkus Reviews “Wise and passionate book.”—New York Times Financial Times Best Book of the Year

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

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Publisher : Wyatt North Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe written by C.S. Lewis and published by Wyatt North Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: C. S. Lewis was a British author, lay theologian, and contemporary of J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is the first book in The Chronicles of Narnia.

Aslan Norval

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Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374722137
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Book Synopsis Aslan Norval by : B. Traven

Download or read book Aslan Norval written by B. Traven and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: B. Traven’s last novel, first published in 1960 but never before released in English, features a larger-than-life heroine: Ms. Aslan Norval, an American millionairess with Hollywood roots and political schemes up her sleeve Though Aslan Norval is wealthy beyond measure and contentedly married to an aging businessman, she finds herself tormented with the desire to do something epic, something no man has dared to do: she decides to build a canal across the continental United States. With the help of an uncouth Korean War veteran—whom she appoints as her right-hand man and unlikely lover—she forms a public corporation. A congressional committee of investigators, prodded by lobbyists, tries to stop the venture; but the ensuing publicity arouses the civic-minded public, and “democratic process” insists that the canal be realized as a federal undertaking. Not only will the project relieve chronic unemployment and demobilize the armed forces, but it will also benefit the Atlantic and Pacific fleets, aid world shipping, and relieve the Cold War! Rediscovered after B. Traven’s death in 1969, Aslan Norval is a hidden gem now unearthed—the final novel from the brilliant and beloved mind behind the cult classic The Treasure of the Sierra Madre—shedding new light on the life and work of a mysterious literary giant.

A Year with Aslan

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Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0061985511
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book A Year with Aslan written by C. S. Lewis and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than fifty years, the world C. S. Lewis created in Narnia has captured our hearts and imaginations. Both children and adults have discovered that rereading the books leads to entirely new experiences and insights. In the midst of these breathtaking stories of adventure, betrayal, and discovery in a magical land are profound messages about the true meaning of life. Whether it is Eustace struggling with his dragon skin, Digory debating obedience to Aslan versus saving his mother, or Edmund facing his shame after his rescue from the White Witch, the questions and dilemmas facing the characters are surprisingly relevant to us today. By pondering the world of Narnia, we better understand our own. In the first book of its kind, A Year with Aslan offers 365 of the most thought-provoking passages from all seven books, paired with reflective questions that get at the heart of what matters most. An unprecedented way to experience the magic of Narnia every day of the year, A Year with Aslan allows us all to go “Further up and further in!”

Summary of Reza Aslan's Beyond Fundamentalism

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Publisher : Everest Media LLC
ISBN 13 : 1669399052
Total Pages : 27 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (693 download)

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Download or read book Summary of Reza Aslan's Beyond Fundamentalism written by Everest Media, and published by Everest Media LLC. This book was released on 2022-05-02T22:59:00Z with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Ben-Gurion International Airport is a brash, beautiful, and strikingly confident construction that serves as a testament to Israel’s self-ascribed position as a bastion of social and technological advancement amid a sea of inchoate enemies. #2 I visited the village of Um al-Nasr in northern Gaza, which was flooded when Israel refused to allow the importation of pumps, pipes, and filters to treat the sewage that was leaking into the ground. #3 Globalization is the process by which the world becomes a single space, and it is not just about technological advancement and transnational relations. It is about one’s sense of self in a world that is increasingly being viewed as a single space. #4 The nation is an imagined community, meaning that it is borderless and consists of members who share a common heritage and culture. The state is the bureaucratic mechanism necessary to organize and control a nation within territorial boundaries.

Summary of Reza Aslan's No god but God (Updated Edition)

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Publisher : Everest Media LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book Summary of Reza Aslan's No god but God (Updated Edition) written by Everest Media, and published by Everest Media LLC. This book was released on 2022-05-04T22:59:00Z with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The Ka‘ba is a small, nondescript sanctuary in Mecca that the pagan Arabs refer to as the Cube. It is where the gods of pre-Islamic Arabia reside. The pilgrims who visit the Ka‘ba rotate around it seven times, some pausing to kiss each corner of the sanctuary before being swept away by the current of bodies. #2 The pre-Islamic Arabs were not a unified group, but rather a variety of different tribes and sects. While they were all polytheistic, paganism, as a religious perspective, was receptive to a multitude of influences and interpretations. #3 The pre-Islamic Arabs had a complex form of neo-animism, which provided a host of divine and semi-divine intermediaries who stood between the creator god and his creation. The most powerful of these intermediaries were the three daughters of Allah, Allat, al-Uzza, and Manat. #4 The Kahins, a group of cultic officials, were the poets who served as soothsayers and would fall into a trance to reveal divine messages through rhyming couplets. The god Allah was not the central deity in the Ka‘ba, but he was the most important god in the Arab pantheon.

An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville

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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 1324004487
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville written by Reza Aslan and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this erudite and piercing biography, best-selling author Reza Aslan proves that one person’s actions can have revolutionary consequences that reverberate the world over. Little known in America but venerated as a martyr in Iran, Howard Baskerville was a twenty-two-year-old Christian missionary from South Dakota who traveled to Persia (modern-day Iran) in 1907 for a two-year stint teaching English and preaching the gospel. He arrived in the midst of a democratic revolution—the first of its kind in the Middle East—led by a group of brilliant young firebrands committed to transforming their country into a fully self-determining, constitutional monarchy, one with free elections and an independent parliament. The Persian students Baskerville educated in English in turn educated him about their struggle for democracy, ultimately inspiring him to leave his teaching post and join them in their fight against a tyrannical shah and his British and Russian backers. “The only difference between me and these people is the place of my birth," Baskerville declared, “and that is not a big difference.” In 1909, Baskerville was killed in battle alongside his students, but his martyrdom spurred on the revolutionaries who succeeded in removing the shah from power, signing a new constitution, and rebuilding parliament in Tehran. To this day, Baskerville’s tomb in the city of Tabriz remains a place of pilgrimage. Every year, thousands of Iranians visit his grave to honor the American who gave his life for Iran. In this rip-roaring tale of his life and death, Aslan gives us a powerful parable about the universal ideals of democracy—and to what degree Americans are willing to support those ideals in a foreign land. Woven throughout is an essential history of the nation we now know as Iran—frequently demonized and misunderstood in the West. Indeed, Baskerville’s life and death represent a “road not taken” in Iran. Baskerville’s story, like his life, is at the center of a whirlwind in which Americans must ask themselves: How seriously do we take our ideals of constitutional democracy and whose freedom do we support?

Lucy's Adventure

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Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 006085233X
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (68 download)

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Book Synopsis Lucy's Adventure by : Michael Flexer

Download or read book Lucy's Adventure written by Michael Flexer and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2006-01-24 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" from the perspective of Lucy, one of the four Pevensie heroes, whose simple game of hide-and-seek turns into an adventure to the land of Narnia.

Following Aslan

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Publisher : Anamchara Books
ISBN 13 : 9781933630021
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Following Aslan written by Kenneth R. McIntosh and published by Anamchara Books. This book was released on 2006-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enrich your children's religious education and spiritual development using the excitement they experience in adventures from the Chronicles of Narnia. Following Aslan, a devotional book that leads children from Narnia to their own lives and on into prayer, offers opportunities for meaningful family discussions about spiritual beliefs. This simply written, inspiring book is sure to become a family favorite.

Lord of the Air

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Publisher : Eugene, OR : Harvest House Publishers
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Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis Lord of the Air by : Tal Brooke

Download or read book Lord of the Air written by Tal Brooke and published by Eugene, OR : Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Woodstock and the Apollo moon landing lit up the skies of history, Tal Brooke flew to New Delhi, quickly becoming immersed in the vast subcontinent of India as he pursued a radical pilgrimage of consciousness. After quickly exhausting the "Grand Tour" of landmarks popularized by the spiritual tourists of the West, Brooke plunged into wilderness India, and the journey shifted into high gear. From their first meeting, Brooke was heralded by Sai Baba, India's greatest miracle-working godman, as the inner-circle disciple who, like Oppenheimer at Los Alamos, would help trigger the explosion of India's ancient mystical tradition into the Western world.

Mosaic

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Publisher : Lion Fiction
ISBN 13 : 9781782643388
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (433 download)

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Book Synopsis Mosaic by : Chris Aslan

Download or read book Mosaic written by Chris Aslan and published by Lion Fiction. This book was released on 2021-04-23 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When a pot breaks, it's useless; at best there might be a shard that you can use to scoop grain. But what about a broken life? What about me? I feel so fragmented. Can I be repaired somehow? How do I live with the hate I feel towards those I'm supposed to be closest to? My life is in pieces and I don't know what to do..." Will one tragic event leave friendship and family ties irrevocably broken? And how will a historical Middle Eastern mountain community deal with news of a miracle worker? Is he too good to be true?