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The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From the internationally bestselling author of No god but God comes a fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography that challenges long-held assumptions about the man we know as Jesus of Nazareth.

Two thousand years ago, an itinerant Jewish preacher and miracle worker 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 captured, tortured, and executed as a state criminal.

Within decades after his shameful death, his followers would call him God.

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Mark Twain's Christian Science

Though Mark Twain is best remembered as perhaps the 

quintessential American humor writer, he was also a keen 

observer and critic of cultural and social trends. In this vein, 

he undertook a book-length discussion and analysis of 


Christian Science and New Thought, both of which enjoyed 

immense popularity in the nineteenth and early twentieth 

centuries in the United States. The controversial text was 

originally rejected by Twain's publisher, a gesture that the 

author saw as confirming the influence and power of the 

religious movement   More...

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