Believing And Its Tensions: A Personal Conversation about God, Torah, Suffering and Death in Jewish Thought
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A rabbi and seminary teacher offers a masterful summary of challenges facing religious believers.

Upside Down Freedom: Inverted Principles for Christian Living
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A Manhattan pastor who works with urban issues offers fresh theological insights about faithful living.

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