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Series
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Discusses the influence of religion in the U.S.'s early Northern colonies, looking at the arrival of Puritan colonists and Roger Williams in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the formation of a Quaker colony in New Jersey by William Penn.
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Welcome back to Hope Springs...where Grace Wesley teaches high school history. She is on the hot seat with the school district after she answers Brooke Thawley's question about Jesus during a classroom discussion. Suddenly, Brooke becomes a pawn in an epic court case that could cost Grace the career she loves. Tom Endler, a lawyer with the teachers' union, is tapped to represent Grace in her fight for her First Amendment rights. He finds himself...
Author
Series
Publisher
Shiloh Run Press, an imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"The collapse of a schoolhouse puts pressure on Amish families and their long-held educational values. Ella Hilty anticipates marrying Gideon Wittner and becoming a mother to his children. In a whirling clash of values, Ella seeks the solid ground that seems to have slipped away. Margaret Simpson, an English schoolteacher, wonders if she is losing her last chance at love. As the local authorities draw lines in the sand, Margaret puts romance at risk...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Describes five escapes from religious oppression, from three continents in three centuries, of individuals or groups representing five different faiths who were willing to risk everything they had for the chance to worship freely.
Author
Publisher
WestBow Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Heidi, a descendant of William Brewster and Gregory Dexter, is a new HIDE agent. When she becomes attached by a rope to a shooter, she sacrifices her own freedom in order to help others. During her journey, Heidi must sometimes run, hide, and fight. At other times, she stands her ground, becomes visible, and shares her faith and her love. Heidi occasionally remains quiet while sometimes speaking freely about her love for Kevin, her faith, and her...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"In this original and illuminating book, Denise A. Spellberg reveals a little-known but crucial dimension of the story of American religious freedom-- a drama in which Islam played a surprising role. In 1765, eleven years before composing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson bought a Qur'an. This marked only the beginning of his lifelong interest in Islam, and he would go on to acquire numerous books on Middle Eastern languages, history,...
92) Genghis Khan and the quest for God: how the world's greatest conqueror gave us religious freedom
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Reveals how Genghis Khan harnessed the power of religion to rule the largest empire the world has ever known. By the New York Times best-selling author of Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World,"--NoveList.
"A landmark biography by the New York Times bestselling author of Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World that reveals how Genghis harnessed the power of religion to rule the largest empire the world has ever known. Throughout...
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
This is the story of a courageous, passionate, God-intoxicated man, who fought for liberty of conscience -- America's greatest gift to humankind. Roger Williams founded the state of Rhode Island and the Baptist movement in America. Here is his monumental story of establishing a governmental body to provide genuine "freedom of religion and soul liberty." - Container.
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