Walking the Bible

'Generation Freedom': Singing The Song Of Liberation Across The Middle East (EXCERPT)

Bruce Feiler | Posted 08.27.2011

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Bruce Feiler

As 2011 dawned, I watched with awe as wave after wave of hope-starved young people -- from Tunisia to Egypt to Libya to Syria -- took to the streets to reclaim their lives.

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Fear Of Death, Joy Of Life And The Origins Of God

Matt J. Rossano | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matt J. Rossano

By including the supernatural, community rituals that had incidental health and healing effects became shamanistic rituals of individual and community healing. The effects of these healing rituals were quite real.

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God and Dad: A Father's Four Lessons of Faith

Bruce Feiler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bruce Feiler

What lessons of faith would I pass on to my three-year-old twin daughters? My new book, The Council of Dads, includes a Father's Four Lessons of Faith for my daughters.

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Christmas Decoded? What New Discoveries in Nazareth Tell Us About Jesus

Bruce Feiler | Posted 11.17.2011

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Bruce Feiler

The truth is that even if we found a house in Nazareth with the names Mary and Joseph on the mailbox and a birth announcement of a baby Jesus carved into a wall, we'd still never find proof that God sent forth a messiah into the world.

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