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Virtual Religion Index
http://virtualreligion.net/vri/
"Annotated catalog of hyperlinks for research in fields related to religion. This index is designed as a tool for students with little time. It analyzes & highlights important content of religion-related websites to speed research. Hyperlinks are provided not only to homepages but to major subsites, directories & documents within. Our purpose is not to circumvent tours of worthy sites, but to cut down the time spent on surfing, click-throughs, and sorting of gopher searches. "
 
"R&L is a forum for discussion of the relations between two crucial human concerns, the religious impulse and the literary forms of any era, place, or language. We publish scholarly articles, review essays, and book notices three times a year." This web page contains information on subscribing, contacting the editors, about the journal, back issues, and the current issue. The articles in these issues are not in full text, they are in bibliographic form.
 
Religion Online: Full texts by recognized religious scholars
http://www.religion-online.org/
This site indexes "more than 5,200 articles and chapters" on religious topics (mostly from a Christian viewpoint) on subjects from theology to social issues to sociology of religion. Also provides a list of over 200 full texts available online and a search function.
 
The Association of Religion Data
http://www.thearda.com/
The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) provides quality data on American and international religion. Most of the data from the over 450 surveys, membership reports, and other data collections can be downloaded for free. All of the data can be previewed.
 
Books and Culture: A Christian Review
http://www.christianitytoday.com/books/

"Books and Culture: A Christian Review will examine the diverse disciplines that affect us all-history, philosophy, theology, politics, sociology, science, psychology, and the arts. Leading Christian thinkers and writers will provide in-depth analysis from creative and informed minds that wrestle with the larger questions of culture and religion."

 

Library Journal Book Reviews: Christian Fiction

 
Center for Religion and Civic Culture
 
Publishers' Weekly: Religion Bookline
 
 
Christianity Today: Book Reviews
 
Christian Living Magazine
 
 
Christian Book Reviews
 
 
Christian Living Fellowship
 
 
Christian Living Ministry

Top Christian Topics Books

Book Cover Approval Addiction: Overcoming Your Need to Please Everyone
By Meyer, Joyce
2005/04 - Faithwords
0446577723
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Bestselling author Joyce Meyer confronts the approval epidemic that is running rampant in today's world. Her abiding message is that God provides all the security one needs, and through him, anyone can attain freedom from "the approval addiction." ...More

Book Cover Are We Living in the End Times?: Current Events Foretold in Scripture...and What They Mean
By LaHaye, Tim
Jenkins, Jerry B.
1999/10 - Tyndale House Publishers
0842300988
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The authors of the "Left Behind" series explore specific evidence from Scripture, motivating the reader to draw closer to God and share the truths of the Bible with others. (Biblical Studies) ...More

Book Cover Living in Divine Health
By Colbert, Don
2006/01 - Siloam Press
1591858852
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Presenting biblical breakthroughs for preventing cancer and heart disease as well as dozens of healthy living tips, this easy-to-understand book will show readers what foods have the potential to poison the body and what foods provide the greatest nutritional benefits for good health. ...More

Book Cover Living Faith
By Carter, Jimmy
1996/10 - Random House Large Print Publishing
0679759026
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In this book, Jimmy Carter offers lessons for life from the Bible, personal experience, and the examples of friends and family who have guided, challenged and inspired him. ...More

Book Cover Living Beyond the Limits
By Graham, Franklin
1998/04 - Nelson Books
0785271848
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Living in Sync with God is a practical and powerful book on how Christians can keep in step with God under the most adverse circumstances as well as in the daily routines of life. Drawing from his travels and the many people he has met, Franklin Graham helps readers to stay in sync with God through their biggest fears and challenges, encouraging them to address the major issues in life that determine their character and calling. ...More

For those Christians who sense that something's 'just not quite right' and who, instead of joy and fulfillment, feel exhausted and empty, Franklin will introduce some of the people whom God has used to inspire him and to keep him 'fine tuned' and walking in sync with God. Readers will laugh at their foibles, and will be gripped by the sometimes harrowing, sometimes heart-breaking, but always inspiring, narrative

Book Cover Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day
By Osteen, Joel
2007/10 - Free Press
9780743296885
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Your Best Life Now offered readers guidance for living a good life. In Become a Better You, he'll guide readers to look within themselves for their authentic soul. This new book will help readers conduct an examination within so they can uncover the core of who they really are. Beatific and inspiring on the page as he is in person, Pastor Osteen weaves in Biblical lessons and personal stories that both educate and enlighten. ...More

Book Cover Have a New Kid by Friday: How to Change Your Child's Attitude, Behavior & Character in 5 Days
By Leman, Kevin
2008/03 - Revell
9780800719029
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"Have a New Kid by Friday" shows parents how to reverse negative behavior in their children--fast. Focusing on changing a child's attitude, behavior, and character, it contains chapters for each day of the week. ...More

Book Cover Seven Things That Steal Your Joy: Overcoming the Obstacles to Your Happiness
By Meyer, Joyce
2004/04 - Faithwords
0446533513
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The bestselling author of "Battlefield of the Mind" reveals the seven most common obstacles to living a happy life and the ways to triumph over them. ...More

Book Cover 90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life
By Piper, Don
Murphey, Cecil B.
2004/09 - Revell
9780800759490
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A minister on the otherworldly experience he had after an accident. ...More

Book Cover Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits
By Jakes, T. D.
2007/05 - Atria Books
9781416544319
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A bestselling author and leader of a congregation of 30,000, Jakes teaches spiritual principles of prosperity and success. He explains from a Christian point of view how to reconstruct attitudes about giving, sharing, and reaping life's rewards. ...More

Book Cover The Power of Positive Thinking: 10 Traits for Maximum Results
By Peale, Norman Vincent
2003/03 - Fireside Books
9780743234801
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WIth more than seven million copies sold, this 50th anniversary edition delivers a message about the power of faith and how positive thinking can lead to the secret of success. ...More

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Book Cover Redeeming Love
By Rivers, Francine
2005/05 - Multnomah Publishers
1590525132
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Rivers skillfully retells the biblical love story of Gomer and Hosea as a tale set against the romantic backdrop of the California Gold Rush. Readers have purchased more than 500,000 volumes of this timeless love story--now with a Bible study included. ...More

Book Cover The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down
By Jackson, Neta
2004/08 - Integrity Publishers
1591451515
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The wildly diverse group of women from Book One has weathered many storms, but these beautiful new relationships are now stretched to the limit. Following a robbery, a lynching, and a mother's loss, they discover that getting down on their knees is the most freeing place of all. ...More

Book Cover The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Caught
By Jackson, Neta
2006/08 - Integrity Publishers
9781591453611
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Jackson examines the many facets of forgiveness, grace, racial prejudice and healing in this enjoyable follow-up to "The Yada Yada Prayer Group." When a wildly diverse group of women gets together to pray, they have no idea how God's gonna rock their world. ...More

Book Cover Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days
By LaHaye, Tim
Jenkins, Jerry B.
1995/09 - Tyndale House Publishers
0842329110
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When the trumpet sounds, where will you be? Passengers in an airborne Boeing 747 find out in this riveting novel by renowned Christian speaker Tim LaHaye and master storyteller Jerry Jenkins. Without any warning, passengers mysteriously disappear from their seats. Terror and chaos slowly spread not only through the plane but also worldwide as unusual events continue to unfold. For those who have been left behind, the apocalypse has just begun. This fictional account of life after the Rapture delivers an urgent call to today's readers to prepare their own hearts and minister to others. ...More

Book Cover Return
By Kingsbury, Karen
Smalley, Gary
2003/09 - Tyndale House Publishers
0842382895
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The Redemption series won "Christian Retailing"'s 2005 Retailer's Choice Award for Best Series! ...More

This touching novel reunites readers with the Baxter family and focuses on the only Baxter son, Luke. He is determined to leave his faith and his past behind and embrace a new, free-thinking future. But what he doesn't realize is that his past holds a secret even he doesn't know. When Luke finds out, his comfortable new life is turned upside down, and he must turn back to his roots.

Book Cover Rejoice
By Kingsbury, Karen
Smalley, Gary
2004/03 - Tyndale House Publishers
0842386874
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How will Brooke handle the greatest challenge of her life?
A Terrible Tragedy
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Brooke and Peter are struggling in their marriage when they are faced with the single worst moment ever. What was supposed to be a pool party for their two daughters and a handful of children ends in disaster. As three-year-old Hayley fights for her life, the Baxter family draws together, not even sure how to pray.

A Shattered Life

Peter is devastated by Hayley??'s accident. Unable to see past his own guilt, he distances himself from Brooke and their girls and begins finding other ways to ease his pain. Illegal ways. Peter??'s choices send him spiraling into a cavernous abyss that threatens to destroy not only his relationship with Brooke but his life.

A Reason to Rejoice

Against the backdrop of great pain and loss, a Baxter wedding takes

Book Cover Raina's Story
By McDaniel, Lurlene
2005/05 - Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
0385731574
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The second of McDaniel's Angels in Pink trilogy. Raina looks forward to spending time with Hunter during their last year of high school together. Everything is going well until Raina's old boyfriend Tony shows up and threatens to ruin her relationship with Hunter. ...More

Book Cover Reunion
By Kingsbury, Karen
Smalley, Gary
2004/06 - Tyndale House Publishers
0842386882
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The Redemption series won "Christian Retailing"'s 2005 Retailer's Choice Award for Best Series! In addition, "Reunion" was a 2005 Gold Medallion Award finalist! ...More

This touching story allows us to see into the lives of the Baxter family as Erin and Sam attempt to adopt a child. As the family looks forward to a heartwarming reunion, they find out that Mr. and Mrs. Baxter have a secret that could change their lives forever.

Book Cover The Parting
By Lewis, Beverly
2007/10 - Bethany House Publishers
9780764203107
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Lewis returns to Lancaster County for a powerful new series based on actual historical events--a heated debate over salvation and tractors--that causes a group of Amish families to break away from the Old Order. Two young people, Nellie and Caleb, are caught in the heartbreaking divide. ...More