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Exposed

Author : Conrad Riker
Publisher : Conrad Riker
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exposed written by Conrad Riker and published by Conrad Riker. This book was released on 101-01-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you tired of witnessing corruption in various sectors? Do you want to understand how it has shaped our history and continues to affect our societies? Exposed: The Dark Side of Corruption delivers a comprehensive look into the different forms and dimensions of corruption. With examples from historical instances to modern-day scandals, this book explores how corruption has influenced our world and the measures taken to combat it. Are you aware of the extent to which corruption has shaped our societies? Do you want to understand the different facets of corruption? Are you interested in learning about the efforts to fight corruption? Discover inside: 1. Uncover the historical impact of corruption. 2. Discover financial scandals and frauds. 3. Understand the political arena's corrupt practices. 4. Examine corruption in religious institutions. 5. Explore instances of police corruption and misconduct. 6. Learn about military corruption. 7. Discover the dark side of media corruption. 8. Understand corruption in healthcare, education, sports, business, and technology. If you want to gain a deeper understanding of corruption and its impact on society, buy this book today! Exposed: The Dark Side of Corruption presents real-life examples, historical context, and measures to combat corruption. This book is your guide to understanding the complexities of corruption and its influence on our world. Don't miss out - buy now!

Handbook of Megachurches

Author : Stephen J. Hunt
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004412921
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Megachurches written by Stephen J. Hunt and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The megachurch is an exceptional recent religious trend, certainly within Christian spheres. Spreading from the USA, megachurches now reached reach different global contexts. The edited volume Handbook of Megachurches offers a comprehensive account of the subject from various academic perspectives.

The Many Faces of Sacha Baron Cohen

Author : Robert A. Saunders
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780739123379
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (233 download)

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Download or read book The Many Faces of Sacha Baron Cohen written by Robert A. Saunders and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his various guises, the British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has threatened Uzbekistan with catapults, driven a U.N. Secretary-General to profanity, and ruined New York's Fashion Week. Evincing shades of Jonathan Swift, Monty Python, and Andy Kaufman, Baron Cohen has consistently demonstrated a singular talent for crafting outrageous personae, a ruthless dedication to staying in character, and an uncanny ability to parlay controversy into professional success. Now, in his lively and often humorous study The Many Faces of Sacha Baron Cohen: Politics, Parody, and the Battle over Borat, Robert A. Saunders explores the striking cultural resonance and far-reaching political ramifications of Baron Cohen's portrayals of Borat, Ali G, and Bruno. In Ali G, a wannabe gangsta rapper from the leafy English suburb of Staines, the Cambridge-educated humorist tackled the prickly questions of race, ethnicity, and identity in 'Cool Britannia.' As Bruno, a campy Austrian fashionista with a Nazi fetish, he tapped into a wellspring of homophobia simmering beneath the sheen of political correctness. Most dramatically, as the roving Kazakhstani reporter Borat, Baron Cohen offended the world's ninth largest nation, provoked the ire of the Anti-Defamation League, triggered dozens of lawsuits, and became the subject of presidential summits. Part biography and part political analysis, Saunders traces Baron Cohen's rise from a small-time comedian-one who might have easily been forgotten in the pre-Internet era-to a cultural lightning rod who set tongues wagging from Vancouver to Vladivostok. Through a probing discussion of the identity politics that mold this jester's unique brand of humor, the author navigates the eclectic socio-political climate that gave rise to the cable television hit Da Ali G Show and the international blockbuster Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. The end result is a sublime synthesis of cultural history and contemporary politics that affirms the undeniable power of imagery in the global village.

Velvet Elvis

Author : Rob Bell
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0310273080
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Velvet Elvis written by Rob Bell and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2006-06-29 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to find an authentic understanding of the Christian faith, Bell frees readers to consider God beyond the picture someone else painted.

Searching for Whitopia

Author : Rich Benjamin
Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 1401394833
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Searching for Whitopia written by Rich Benjamin and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As America becomes more and more racially diverse, Rich Benjamin noticed a phenomenon: Some communities were actually getting less multicultural. So he got out a map, found the whitest towns in the USA -- and moved in. A journalist-adventurer, Benjamin packed his bags and embarked on a 26,909-mile journey throughout the heart of white America, to some of the fastest-growing and whitest locales in our nation. Benjamin calls these enclaves "Whitopias." In this groundbreaking book, he shares what he learned as a black man in Whitopia. Benjamin's journey to unlock the mysteries of Whitopia took him from a three-day white separatist retreat with links to Aryan Nations in North Idaho to exurban mega-churches down South, and many points in between. A compelling raconteur, bon vivant, and scholar, Benjamin reveals what Whitopias are like and explores the urgent social and political implications of this startling phenomenon. Benjamin's groundbreaking study is one of few to have illuminated in advance the social and political forces propelling the rise of Donald Trump. After all, Trump carried 94 percent of America's Whitopian counties. And he won a median 67 percent of the vote in Whitopia compared to 46 percent of the vote nationwide. Leaving behind speculation or sensationalism, Benjamin explores the future of whiteness and race in an increasingly multicultural nation.

Finding Myself in Britain

Author : Amy Boucher Pye
Publisher : Authentic Media Inc
ISBN 13 : 178078287X
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Finding Myself in Britain written by Amy Boucher Pye and published by Authentic Media Inc. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think Michele Guinness meets Bill Bryson. Finding Myself In Britain is a witty, insightful look at faith, identity and the quirks of British life by a stranger-turned-friend. With a conversational style, this book explores rooting our faith in Christ to weather any storm and flourish in the sunshine. It helps readers look at Britain and its culture with fresh eyes while finding Jesus in the midst of it. "You don't have to be an American to enjoy this book. Or British. Or a vicar's wife. You just have to be somebody who has found themselves in an unusual place, felt a bit out of their depth, and wondered where God was in all of that. That's most of us, I think." Bob Hartman.

Letters to Kurt

Author : Eric Erlandson
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 1617751146
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Letters to Kurt written by Eric Erlandson and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2012-03-27 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poetic elegy for Kurt Cobain from the man who created the band Hole with Cobain's wife Courtney Love. “Nearly two decades after the death of Kurt Cobain, a friend and fellow musician not only continues to mourn his suicide, but also rages against the culture that he holds responsible. These 52 ‘letters’ . . . combine the subject matter of the Byrds’ ‘So You Wanna Be a Rock and Roll Star’ with the fury of Allen Ginsberg’s Howl . . . A catharsis for the writer and perhaps for the reader as well.” —Kirkus Reviews Letters to Kurt is an anguished, angry, and tender meditation on the octane and ether of rock and roll and its many moons: sex, drugs, suicide, fame, and rage. It’s part Berryman’s Dream Songs, part Bukowski, Ferlinghetti, Ginsberg, and the Clash. Rants and reflections fill these fifty-two prose poems. They are raw, funny, sad, and searching. This will make a beautiful book for anyone who loved Nirvana and Hole and the time and place when their music changed everything. Ultimately, it’s an elegy for Kurt and the “suicide idols” who tragically fail to find salvation in their amazing music.

Not a Rock Star Pastor

Author : Jason Hanselman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996497534
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (975 download)

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Download or read book Not a Rock Star Pastor written by Jason Hanselman and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-11 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It seems to be hard-wired into our human DNA, doesn't it? The quest for influence and impact drives us. We long for the right platform to serve from and all too often play the comparison game. Then we begin to blame our perceived lack of greatness on other people and circumstances. Some elder or church lady doesn't respect me enough. The people are anti-vision. I must have some deep hidden sin in my life. If I had more money, a bigger building, and a winning smile, it would be easy for me, too! Maybe our definition of greatness isn't what it should be. Maybe we are looking too much at what we think, and not enough at what God's view of greatness is. You have in your hands an honest look at what many of us have experienced in ministry and the journey we need to go on if we want to actually enjoy life. Come join Jason on his quest to lay all that down and be able to say, I am Not A Rock Star Pastor.

Stuff They Don't Want You to Know

Author : Ben Bowlin
Publisher : Flatiron Books
ISBN 13 : 1250268575
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Stuff They Don't Want You to Know written by Ben Bowlin and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Interesting...Bowlin's calmly rational approach to the subject of conspiracy theories shows the importance of logic and evidence.”—Booklist "A page-turning book to give to someone who believes in pizza pedophilia or that the Illuminati rule the world."—Kirkus Reviews The co-hosts of the hit podcast Stuff They Don’t Want You to Know, Ben Bowlin, Matthew Frederick, & Noel Brown, discern conspiracy fact from fiction in this sharp, humorous, compulsively readable, and gorgeously illustrated book. In times of chaos and uncertainty, when trust is low and economic disparity is high, when political institutions are crumbling and cultural animosities are building, conspiracy theories find fertile ground. Many are wild, most are untrue, a few are hard to ignore, but all of them share one vital trait: there’s a seed of truth at their center. That seed carries the sordid, conspiracy-riddled history of our institutions and corporations woven into its DNA. Ben Bowlin, Matt Frederick, and Noel Brown host the popular iHeart Media podcast, Stuff They Don’t Want You To Know. They are experts at exploring, explaining, and interrogating today’s emergent conspiracies—from chem trails and biological testing to the secrets of lobbying and the indisputable evidence of UFOs. Written in a smart, witty, and conversational style, elevated with amazing illustrations, Stuff They Don’t Want You to Know is a vital book in understanding the nature of conspiracy and using truth as a powerful weapon against ignorance, misinformation, and lies.

Too Great a Temptation

Author : Joel C. Gregory
Publisher : Summit Publishing Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Too Great a Temptation written by Joel C. Gregory and published by Summit Publishing Group. This book was released on 1994 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Gregory goes behind the scenes to reveal the inside story on the inner politics, corruption of character, power struggles and hypocracy that have existed in super churches hiding behind the claims of being houses of God.

Losing My Religion

Author : William Lobdell
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061877336
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Losing My Religion written by William Lobdell and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-06 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Lobdell's journey of faith—and doubt—may be the most compelling spiritual memoir of our time. Lobdell became a born-again Christian in his late 20s when personal problems—including a failed marriage—drove him to his knees in prayer. As a newly minted evangelical, Lobdell—a veteran journalist—noticed that religion wasn't covered well in the mainstream media, and he prayed for the Lord to put him on the religion beat at a major newspaper. In 1998, his prayers were answered when the Los Angeles Times asked him to write about faith. Yet what happened over the next eight years was a roller-coaster of inspiration, confusion, doubt, and soul-searching as his reporting and experiences slowly chipped away at his faith. While reporting on hundreds of stories, he witnessed a disturbing gap between the tenets of various religions and the behaviors of the faithful and their leaders. He investigated religious institutions that acted less ethically than corrupt Wall St. firms. He found few differences between the morals of Christians and atheists. As this evidence piled up, he started to fear that God didn't exist. He explored every doubt, every question—until, finally, his faith collapsed. After the paper agreed to reassign him, he wrote a personal essay in the summer of 2007 that became an international sensation for its honest exploration of doubt. Losing My Religion is a book about life's deepest questions that speaks to everyone: Lobdell understands the longings and satisfactions of the faithful, as well as the unrelenting power of doubt. How he faced that power, and wrestled with it, is must reading for people of faith and nonbelievers alike.

Red State Religion

Author : Robert Wuthnow
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691150559
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Red State Religion written by Robert Wuthnow and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Kansas really tells us about red state America No state has voted Republican more consistently or widely or for longer than Kansas. To understand red state politics, Kansas is the place. It is also the place to understand red state religion. The Kansas Board of Education has repeatedly challenged the teaching of evolution, Kansas voters overwhelmingly passed a constitutional ban on gay marriage, the state is a hotbed of antiabortion protest—and churches have been involved in all of these efforts. Yet in 1867 suffragist Lucy Stone could plausibly proclaim that, in the cause of universal suffrage, "Kansas leads the world!" How did Kansas go from being a progressive state to one of the most conservative? In Red State Religion, Robert Wuthnow tells the story of religiously motivated political activism in Kansas from territorial days to the present. He examines how faith mixed with politics as both ordinary Kansans and leaders such as John Brown, Carrie Nation, William Allen White, and Dwight Eisenhower struggled over the pivotal issues of their times, from slavery and Prohibition to populism and anti-communism. Beyond providing surprising new explanations of why Kansas became a conservative stronghold, the book sheds new light on the role of religion in red states across the Midwest and the United States. Contrary to recent influential accounts, Wuthnow argues that Kansas conservatism is largely pragmatic, not ideological, and that religion in the state has less to do with politics and contentious moral activism than with relationships between neighbors, friends, and fellow churchgoers. This is an important book for anyone who wants to understand the role of religion in American political conservatism.

Playing God

Author : Andy Crouch
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830837655
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Playing God written by Andy Crouch and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2013-09-06 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Playing God, Andy Crouch opens the subject of power, elucidating its subtle activity in our relationships and institutions. He gives us much more than a warning against abuse, though. Turning the notion of "playing God" on its head, Crouch celebrates power as the gift by which we join in God's creative, redeeming work in the world.

One More Sunday

Author : John D. MacDonald
Publisher : Murder Room
ISBN 13 : 1471911810
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (719 download)

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Download or read book One More Sunday written by John D. MacDonald and published by Murder Room. This book was released on 2014-06-14 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the Eternal Church of the Believer, where devout workers operate state-of-the-art computer equipment to process the thousands of dollars that pour in daily and where hundreds of prayers are offered by armies of believers. Roy Owens arrives there after his journalist wife disappears while doing an exposé on the Eternal Church of the Believer. Embroiled in a desperate search for her, it is not long before he uncovers a multimillion-dollar organization that hides the vices and human failings of the people behind the church.

The Bible Two

Author : Mark Fullick
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1411654501
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book The Bible Two written by Mark Fullick and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2005-12-01 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE BIBLE TWO. stuff happens! It's a "Lara Croft" meets "Indiana Jones" swashbuckling, futuristic science "friction" adventure, that unearths history that has not even happened. yet. and digs up stuff that has not been buried. The Pope and her daughter, the warrior princess Issue, work with a space archeologist and water smuggler, called Bow Gallion. Bow lives in the giant commercial converted gas cylinders that stand to the back of Kings Cross station in London. In space, Bow finds a strange old star ship drifting into space shipping lanes. Inside the ship, he finds some ancient texts that he translates and publishes as "The Bible Two," causing a lot of trouble. Issue and her mother, the Pope, are both reading Bows deciphering, but for different reasons. Now it seems, they need to find this Bow and retrieve a special item before trouble really strikes

The Weigh Down Diet

Author : Gwen Shamblin
Publisher : WaterBrook
ISBN 13 : 0307553124
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book The Weigh Down Diet written by Gwen Shamblin and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2009-09-30 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isn’t your desire to overeat really spiritual hunger? “I can stop in the middle of a candy bar and have no desire to eat the second half if my stomach is not calling for it.” - Gwen Shamblin Do you eat and eat and never feel full? Rise above the magnetic pull of the refrigerator and turn to the bounty offered to thousands who have embraced a liberating weight-reduction program in churches across America. The Weigh Down Diet gives new hope to millions who have failed on conventional diets and guides readers to the richer satisfaction that comes not from food, but from faith. Gwen Shamblin’s The Weigh Down Diet is a groundbreaking approach to weight loss. People who have known no end to their hunger and who have no control over their late-night binges have learned through the Weigh Down Workshop that they can remove the irresistible desire for food. This is not a diet like others, because it is not food-focused. It contains chapters such as “It’s Not Genetics or Your Mother’s Fault,” “I Feel Hungry All the Time,” and “How to Eat Potato Chips and Chocolate.” So, as you can see, here is a very different approach to weight loss. Weigh Down gives back hope to dieters who will learn that God did not put chocolate or lasagna on Earth to torture us – but rather for our enjoyment!

Multiply

Author : Francis Chan
Publisher : David C Cook
ISBN 13 : 1434705862
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book Multiply written by Francis Chan and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus gave his followers a command: “Follow me.” And a promise: “And I will equip you to find others to follow me.” We were made to make disciples. Designed for use in discipleship relationships and other focused settings, Multiply will equip you to carry out Jesus’s ministry. Each of the twenty-four sessions in the book corresponds with an online video at www.multiplymovement.com, where New York Times bestselling author David Platt joins Francis in guiding you through each part of Multiply. One plus one plus one. Every copy of Multiply is designed to do what Jesus did: make disciples who make disciples who make disciples…. Until the world knows the truth of Jesus Christ.