| 100 YEARS OF FREETHOUGHT. Tribe, Davis. Lon, Elek
Books, octavo hardcover, 1967, 259p. Stained edges,
especially top. Boards a little degraded. No
dust-jacket. Keywords: beliefs doubt religion
freethought free thought agnosticism agnostics
unbelievers Cat nr 12638 - $A22 A CHOSEN DEATH. The Dying Confront Assisted Suicide. Shavelson, Lonny. New York, Simon & Schuster, octavo hardcover, 1995, 240 pages, illustrated. A very unusual look at the process of dying and the issues of hospice care and voluntary euthanasia. The author does not 'push' any view and, indeed, provides one of the most thoughtful studies I have seen on this vexed topic. The narrative is enhanced by some very clear, frank and somewhat confronting photographs of some of the people mentioned in the text. Except for a repaired tear to the dust-jacket this is a very good copy. ISBN 0684801000. Keywords: society death dying euthanasia hospices gerontology age Cat nr 17537 - $A20 A SHORT HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY. Robertson, J.M. Lon, Watts & Co, Thinker's Library, 3rd edition, revised and condensed, 1931, 221p. Published under auspices of Rationalist Press Association. Noted historian examines the history of the Christian Church. Well worn, but solid. Dust-jacket loose and damaged but retained. Keywords: rationalism unbelief atheism origins christianity religion history Cat nr 10072 - $A22 ATHEISM AND OTHER ADDRESSES. Lewis, Joseph. NY, Freethought Press Association, octavo hardcover, 1941, no pagination, illsts. Appears to be a bound version of numerous pamphlets. No pagination - approx. 200+ pages. Worn but solid. No dust-jacket. Keywords: atheism, beliefs religion unbelief agnosticism rationalism lecturers view philosophy Cat nr 1793 - $A22 ATHEIST MANIFESTO (The). The Case Against Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Onfray, Michel. Melbourne University Press, paperback (stiff card), 2007, 219 pages. French philosopher documents the ravages of religious intolerance over the centuries and makes a devastating cases against Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Translated from the French. Warning, this copy has fairly extensive pencil marking. Otherwise good. ISBN 9780522853964. Keywords: religion beliefs history faith Cat nr 19430 - $A22 BORN OF A WOMAN. A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of Jesus. Spong, John Selby. Harper San Francisco, paperback, 1992, 243p. Another radical text from Bishop Spong, a priest of the Episcopal (Anglican) Church. Some edge wear but otherwise fairly good copy. Keywords: religion beliefs doctrine theology church christian origins bible texts Cat nr 12616 - $A19 BREAKOUT. How I Escaped from the Exclusive Brethren. Tchappat, David. New Holland (Australia), large-format paperback (stiff card), 2009, 239 pages, illustrated. The first-person account of someone raised within a cult, a cult that seems to place its greatest emphasis on making life a misery for everyone. How one man saw through the absurdities and cruelties of such an antihuman faith and escaped to freedom. Good clean solid copy. ISBN 9781741108163. Keywords: exclusive brethren cults sects religion beliefs Cat nr 19975 - $A25 BROKEN COVENANT. The Story of Father Ritter's Fall from Grace. Sennott, Charles M. NY, Simon & Schuster, large octavo hardcover, 1992, 373p, illsts. The Covenant House Charity scandal, involving a high-profile Franciscan priest, allegations of financial malfeasance and worse, allegations of sex-for-money involving the priest and a young male prostitute, and to top everything off, the arrant hypocrisy we so often see in such cases. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) Minor wear, very good copy with like dust-jacket. ISBN 0671767151. Keywords: catholic church religion charities society crime sex hypocrisy money finance fraud Cat nr 2533 - $A22 BURNED ALIVE. The Shocking True Story of One Woman's Escape From an 'Honour' Killing. Souad. Bantam Press, large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2004, 210 pages. At age 17 she made the mistake of falling in love. Her brother-in-law threw petrol over her one day and set it alight. Miraculously Souad was saved by village women but she was badly burnt. Her attacker was hailed as a hero. This is the terrible story of honour killing in our time. Bit of creasing to front cover, otherwise good solid clean copy. ISBN 0593052978. Keywords: beliefs religion society marriage murder crime women females abuse injustice human rights honor killing Cat nr 8553 - $A13  CHURCH AND HOMOSEXUALITY,
The. Green, Holloway & Watson. Hodder, paperback,
1980, 156 pages. The starting-point of this book is a
supportive report oin homosexuality issued by a group
within the Church of England. The authors argue against
a tolerant view, claiming, in their words 'homosexual
activity is wrong, as fornication, adultery, bestiality
are wrong.' [Don't blame me; I'm just selling the book
and don't personally agree with such a standpoint but I
also don't believe in censorship and think the authors
are entitled to air their views.] Some edge staining and
age-browned paper but fair. ISBN 0340254831. Keywords:
religion church homosexuality gays lesbians Cat nr
20161 - $A15CHURCHES THAT ABUSE. Enroth, Ronald M. Zondervan, paperback (stiff card), 1993, 253 pages. An eye-opening account of some of the practices of various Christian and quasi-Christian cults and churches and many of the egotistical and domineering leaders of such groups. Good clean solid copy but suntanned inside covers (looks like been standing in sun). ISBN 0310532922. Keywords: religion church beliefs abuses Cat nr 19386 - $A17 CLIMBING MOUNT IMPROBABLE. Dawkins, Richard. Viking, large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1996, 308 pages, illustrated. More insightful writing from the biologist and atheist. Very good condition. ISBN 0670850187. Keywords: biology life science religion beliefs Cat nr 8915 - $A22 CULTIC PHENOMENON, The. A Revealing Look at Ourselves. Markham, Dan'l. Albatross Paperback, 1987, 120p. A Christian pastor looks at various cults. A most useful feature of this book is an extensive Appendix in the form of a 23-page Annotated Bibliography of literature related to new religious movements. There is also additional resource material at the end of the book. Near-fine copy. Keywords: religion religions beliefs cults sects bizarre youth teenagers church Cat nr 12474 - $A19 DANGEROUS PERSUADERS. Samways, Louise. Penguin paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1994, 148 pages. An exposé of gurus, personal development courses and cults and how they operate in Australia. The book has been badly affected by storage in the sun - card browned inside back and front - and has some edge stains but the body of the book is o.k. Priced according to condition. ISBN 0140235531, Keywords: religion beliefs cults sects psychology Cat nr 7232 - $A12 DAUGHTERS OF ARABIA. Sasson, Jean P. Bantam paperback, 1994, 256p. ‘Sultana’ (as she is known) is a member of the extensive Saudi royal family - effectively prisoner to her father, her husband and even her sons. Follow up to her book, 'Princess'. Worn with crease at front, but fairly good. Keywords: saudi arabia royalty rulers islam women female abuses human rights girls teenagers sex-slavery Cat nr 8139 - $A12 DAUGHTERS OF ARABIA. Sasson, Jean P. Bantam paperback, 1994, 256p. ‘Sultana’ (as she is known) is a member of the extensive Saudi royal family - effectively prisoner to her father, her husband and even her sons. Follow up to her book, 'Princess'. Worn with crease at front, but fairly good. Keywords: saudi arabia royalty rulers islam women female abuses human rights girls teenagers sex-slavery Cat nr 10684 - $A15 DAUGHTERS OF NAZARETH. Hughes, Patricia. Pan Macmillan Australia, large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2002, 193 pages, illustrated. She was not quite seven when she was delivered into the tender care of the sisters at a Catholic Orphanage called Nazareth House. Later, in foster care, she was abused. Many years later she finally rediscovered her sister. This is her story. Light corner and edge wear, fairly good. ISBN 0732911214. Keywords: biography autobiography orphans children girls teenagers abuse church institutions Cat nr 18070 - $A19 DEAD SEA SCROLLS DECEPTION, The. Baigent, Michael, and Richard Leigh. Arrow Books, paperback (stiff card), 1991, 381 pages, illustrated. How the Church conspired to suppress the explosive contents of the Dead Sea Scrolls - or so they claim! Has three sections of B&W photo plates. Light wear, good solid copy. ISBN 0099257033. Keywords: dead sea scrolls manuscripts scriptures writings christianity church sects cults Cat nr 20050 - $A14 DICTIONARY OF CULTS, SECTS, RELIGIONS AND THE OCCULT. Mather, George A., and Larry A. Nichols. Grand Rapids, Zondervan, octavo hardcover, pictorial boards, 1993, 384 pages. A great reference source. Minor marks on edge, otherwise very good copy. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) ISBN 0310531004. Keywords: religion beliefs cults sects churches religions occult movements theories philosophies metaphysics Cat nr 19974 - $A25 DID ADAM AND EVE HAVE NAVELS? Discourses on Reflexology, Numerology, Urine Therapy, and Other Dubious Subjects.Gardner, Martin. W.W. Norton and Company, octavo hardcover, 2000, 133 pages, illustrated. Another fabulous book from the great debunker. In this work Mr Gardner investigates the alleged science behind such areas of human interest as: dream theory, scientology, biblical fundamentalism, reflexology, urine therapy and other 'alternatives'. Was the late great Mr Gardner really an American? Nice to know there are some rational people in the land of the believer. Large name inside front and minor edge wear. Boards good and dust-jacket fairly good. ISBN 0393049639. Keywords: science myths mtyhology Cat nr 18954 - $A27 DIVINE DECEPTION, The. The Church, the Shroud and the Creation of a Holy Fraud. Laidler, Keith. Headline, large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2000, 312 pages. illustrated. A detailed investigation of the Holy Shroud of Turin and its history. Some light edge spots, small name in front and a little grubbiness, but fairly good. ISBN 0747274851. Keywords: religion relics frauds beliefs shrouds catholic church history deception miracles Cat nr 6767 - $A17 EDMUND GOSSE - FATHER AND SON. A Study in Two Temperaments. Hepburn, James. London, Oxford University Press, octavo hardcover, 1974, 192 pages, illustrated. Edmund Gosse's father was a minister of the Plymouth Brethren religion who happened also to be an eminent scientist, which led to tension as he tried to reconcile his faith with scientific knowledge. This is an ex-library copy with the usual library stamps, pocket and tape marks inside front and back, but is otherwise fairly good. The green cloth and spine lettering are excellent. ISBN 019 2554018. Keywords: biography religion science philosophy Cat nr 5455 - $A22 END OF FAITH (The). Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason. Harris, Sam. Free Press, paperback (stiff card), 2006, 336 pages. The author says that in the shadow of weapons of mass destruction we can no longer tolerate views that pit one 'true god' against another. The author is currently studying the neural basis of belief and disbelief. Richard Dawson warmly welcomes this book. Unfortunately this copy has some pencil markings in margin, it also has a dint in the back, but is basically quote useful and intact. ISBN 9780743268097. Keywords: religions faith belief churches unbelief terrorism Cat nr 19940 - $A15 END OF THE SPANISH INQUISITION, The. Plaidy, Jean. Star paperback, 1961, 207 pages. The third and final volume of three books by this author on the topic of the Inquisition. Minor wear, good. ISBN 0352302488. Keywords: spain europe catholic church friars monks inquisition crime cruelty injustice rights abuse history Cat nr 4182 - $A17 ESCAPE. Jessop, Carolyn, with Laura Palmer. Viking, large-format paperback (stiff card), 2007, 413 pages, illustrated. The revealing story of someone who managed to escape from one of the innumerable polygamist cults connected in one way or another with Mormonism. Carolyn was born into the cult and at age 8 became the fourth wife of a 50-year-old man, after which she had eight children. This copy has a bit of corner damage and some light edge marks but is otherwise solid. ISBN 9780670917211. Keywords: religion beliefs mormons girls women females sects cults marriage relationships abuse Cat nr 19908 - $A19 EUNUCHS FOR HEAVEN. The Catholic Church and Sexuality. Ranke-Heinemann, Uta. London, Andrew Deutsch, octavo hardcover, 1990, 326 pages. Translated from the German by John Brownjohn. The author caused an international sensation in 1987 when the Catholic Church withdrew her licence to teach for questioning the virgin birth. Ex-library with the usual cancelled stamps, plastic over dust-jacket, etc, but fairly good. ISBN 0233985530. Keywords: catholic catholicism church christian christianity priesthood priests nuns sex sexuality Cat nr 4625 - $A19 EVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ORGANIC. Lewis, Arthur M. Chicago, Charles Kerr, small hardcover, 6th Edition, 1907 (?), 186p. Small name in front, some water affectation to lower edge of boards but not serious. Otherwise solid. No dust-jacket. Keywords: evolution history society natural selection heredity science Cat nr 2335 - $A17 FALL FROM GRACE. The Failed Crusade of the Christian Right. D'Antonio, Michael. Lon, Andre Deutsch, large octavo hardcover, 1990, 253p. The rise of the Christian Right and the disasters - Swaggart, the Bakkers, Oral Roberts. But much has happened since and the Christian Right seems again to be on the ascendancy in the USA, recent events obviously being outside the range of this book, published in 1990. Good solid copy, although dust-jacket rubbed. Keywords: religion church christian christians politics america usa right wing fundamentalism conservatives conservativism Cat nr 12823 - $A25 FORBIDDEN FRUIT. Murphy, Annie, with Peter de Rosa. Lon, Little, Brown, large octavo hardcover, 1993, 373p, illst. 'My secret love for the [Catholic] Bishop of Galway' by his lover. Story behind the great scandal that rocked the Irish church. Trifling marks, else very good with vg dust-jacket. Keywords: catholic religion christian church priests bishops prelates marriage Ireland scandals morals morality society justice Cat nr 9455 - $A19 FRENCH REVOLUTION AND RELIGIOUS REFORM, The. Sloane, William Milligan. Hodder/Scribners, octavo hardcover, 1901, 333p. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply to foreign orders: you will be emailed with details.) Based on lectures given at Union Theological Seminary. Cloth sun-faded and degraded but the book is solid. No dust-jacket. Keywords: history france revolutions french religion church catholicism christian society Cat nr 1181 - $A17 FUNDAMENTALISM AND FREEDOM. Cameron, Peter. Doubleday (Australia) paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1995, 213 pages. The author also wrote 'Heretic'. He is a well-known Christian theologian who in this book dissects what he describes as 'the religious version of political correctness' currently sweeping the world. Except for black remainder line on bottom, this is a very good copy. ISBN 0868246220. Keywords: religion beliefs church christian dogma theology doctrine fundamentalism evangelicals Cat nr 7621 - $A13 GOD DELUSION, The. Dawkins, Richard. Bantam Press, large-format paperback (stiff card), 2006, 406 pages. The author 'The Selfish Gene' and a succession of revealing books since hardly needs an introduction. Professor Dawkins casts a strong light on the dark heart of religion in this study of the irrationality of religion and the harm religion does. Minor wear, good solid copy. ISBN 9780593055489. Keywords: religion beliefs theology doctrine society history science faith unbelief atheism Cat nr 20083 - $A25 GOD UNDER HOWARD, The Rise of the Religious Right in Australian Politics. Maddox, Marion. Allen & Unwin, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2005, 386 pages. The leading authority on the intersection of religion and politics in Australia writes about the Howard years, a period when Australia began emulating the attitudes of the American fundamentalist Right. Except for a couple of page creases and light creasing to back cover this is a very good copy. ISBN 1741145686. Keywords: religion beliefs christianity politics australia society Cat nr 17738 - $A27 GOD'S BANKER. The Life and Death of Roberto Calvi. Cornwell, Robert. Counterpoint/Unwin paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1984 reprint, 263 pages. Murder, political intrigue, blackmail, secret societies, religion, money - what a mixture! They are all here in this story. True account of an epic fraud by the Rome correspondent of The Financial Times. The book is looking it's age but is solid. Messy crossed-out name inside front cover. Fair. ISBN 0043320996. Keywords: banking bankers biography business italy catholic church fraud Cat nr 7960 - $A25 HAVE A NICE DOOMSDAY. Why Millions of Americans Are Looking Forward to the End of the World. Guyatt, Nicholas. Ebury Press, paperback (stiff card), 2007, 312 pagesThe author travelled through the US Bible Belt to search to answers as to why so many millions of American's believe in the nearness of Armageddon. Very good clean copy. ISBN 9780091910877. Keywords: beliefs armageddon end-time revelation return rapture apocalypse Cat nr 19783 - $A17 HEAVEN'S GATE CULT SUICIDE IN SAN DIEGO. Hoffman, Bill, and Burke, Cathy. Harper paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1997, 333 pages, illustrated. Material supplied by the Staff of The New York Post newspaper. The story of Marshall Applewhite and his nutty UFO cult. Mass suicide in the name of faith. Paper bit brownish and some light edge stains, otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0061012726. Keywords: cults sects religion belief bizarre ufos death suicide Cat nr 8295 - $A15 HERE I STAND. My Struggle for a Christianity of Integrity, Love and Equality. Spong, John Shelby. HarperCollins oversize Paperback, 2001 reprint, 480p, illsts. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Bishop Spong is a controversial Episcopal (Anglican) church leader who has written a number of books on Christianity. This present work is in the nature of an autobiographical account of his quest for knowledge. Slight corner and edge wear but basically a good solid copy. ISBN 0732266939. Keywords: religion church christianity beliefs biography autobiography priests bishops anglican Cat nr 15174 - $A22 HOLY KILLERS. True Stories of Murderous Clerics, Priests and Religious Leaders. McConnell, Brian. Hodder Headline, large octavo hardcover, 1994, 282p, illsts. An eye-opener this one. A couple of dozen malefactors revealed in all their hypocrisy and nastiness. Dust-jacket little bent & wrinkled but quite good. Book itself very good with black cloth and excellent gilt lettering. ISBN 0747210187. Keywords: clergymen clerics religion priests leaders killers murderers crime criminals justice law church society Cat nr 4082 - $A19 I WAS A PRIEST. Vinet, Lucien. Protestant Publications Australia, paper-covered, 1951, 141p., illsts. This is a badly worn copy but all there! Revealing look at the priesthood of the Catholic Church and the reasons why the author abandoned his vocation. As described. Keywords: religion christian priests ministers biography autobiography catholicism Protestantism Cat nr 1785 - $A19 I WAS WRONG. The Untold Story of the Shocking Journey from PTL power to Prison and Beyond. Bakker, Jim. Thomas Nelson, large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1996, 466 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) Who could forget Jim Bakker and his cosmetics showcase wife Tammy Faye? Bakker and his wife headed a religious empire but he fell from the heights and ended up in prison. This detailed book traces the televangelist's rise and fall and charts the way he recovered his faith in jail. Doubtless it is self-serving but is still interesting. Has two section B&W photo plates. Some corner and edge wear but fairly good. ISBN 0785271368. Keywords: evangelists televangelists religion biography autobiography Cat nr 17706 - $A27 ILLUSION OF IMMORTALITY. Lamont, Corliss. Lon, Watts & Co, octavo hardcover, 1936, 294p, illsts. Examines in detail the illusion, one might well call it rather the delusion, that life continues after death. I count myself fortunate that I have no such delusion; having come to terms with my mortality, and that in the end I shall return to the earth from whence all life came. Grubby edges and rather bad insect damage to cloth; also some water staining to early pages, but a useful 'reading only' copy. No dust-jacket. Keywords: immortality philosophy religion afterlife death eternity beliefs doctrines Cat nr 8141 - $A22 IN SEARCH OF ORIGINS. Trompf, Garry. Sterling Publishers Private Ltd (India), octavo hardcover, 1990, 219p, illsts. A study of the origins of religious belief. Some creases and minor wear. Fairly good copy with reasonable dust-jacket. Keywords: religion beliefs anthropology archeology prehistory Cat nr 1797 - $A27 INGERSOLL. A BIOGRAPHICAL APPRECIATION. Kittredge, Herman E. Lon, Watts and Co, large octavo hardcover, 1991, 581p., illsts. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply; you will be emailed with details.) The rough-cut edges are stained, the cloth degraded. Spine lettering is hard to read. No dust-jacket. Front endpaper missing. A poor 'Reading Only' copy but text all there. Keywords: biography beliefs philosophy rationalists rationalism freethought freethinkers unbelief Cat nr 4755 - $A22 INVISIBLE WOMEN. True Stories of Courage and Survival. Jacky Trevane. Hodder & Stoughton, paperback, 2005, 273 pages. Jacky Trevane also wrote 'Fatwa' - the story of the author's escape from the husband she had married in Cairo. But Jacky's torment continues as she and her two daughters live in hiding with a fatwa hanging over her, in fear of her own and her daughters' safety. The present book tells not only her story but that of a number of women who too have to remain 'invisible' for their safety. The misery of male abuse and religious superstition all rolled up in one story. Very good - 'like new'. ISBN 0340908327. Keywords: women females mothers wives marriage abuse religion islam muslims Cat nr 20424 - $A12 JESUS PAPERS (The). Exposing the Greatest Cover-Up in History. Baigent, Michael. Element, large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2006, 321 pages, illustrated. The author also wrote 'Holy Blood, Holy Grail'. Here he poses many questions about the origins of Christianity. Did Jesus survive the crucifixion (not by resurrection but surviving alive)? Who helped him after this event? What is the truth behind the creation of the NT? And so on. Bit skewed sideways, others good. ISBN 0007241224. Keywords: jesus christ religion christianity church history new testament bible Cat nr 7401 - $A20 JESUS THE MAN. A New Interpretation From the Dead Sea Scrolls. Thiering, Barbara. Bantam paperback, 1993, 621 pages, illustrated. The author, an Australian biblical scholar, puts forward the very controversial theory that Jesus was the leader of a radical faction of Essene priests. He was not born of a virgin, did not die on a cross, but married Mary Magdalene, fathered a family and later divorced, dying some time after CE64. Some wear and paper a bit browned but fairly good. ISBN 1863590862. Keywords: religion christian jews hebrews bible jesus palestine essenes sects cults doctrines Cat nr 6055 - $A17 JESUS THE MAN. A New Interpretation From the Dead Sea Scrolls. Thiering, Barbara. Doubleday (Australia), octavo hardcover, 1992, 451 pages, illustrated. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) The author, an Australian biblical scholar, puts forward the very controversial theory that Jesus was the leader of a radical faction of Essene priests. He was not born of a virgin, did not die on a cross, but married Mary Magdalene, fathered a family and later divorced, dying some time after CE 64. There is a small area of damage to front board but not serious and very light staining top edge, otherwise the book is good with a fairly good dust-jacket. ISBN 0868242449. Keywords: religion christian jews hebrews bible jesus palestine essenes sects cults doctrines Cat nr 18159 - $A25 LAST POPE (The). The Decline and Fall of the Church of Rome. From the Prophecies of St Malachy for the New Millennium. Hogue, John. Element Books (UK), large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2000, 403 pages illustrated with two sections of plates. (Heavy book - postage additional to standard rate may apply: you will be emailed with details.) The suppressed prophecies of Malachy, 12th century Irish seer who prophesied concerning the coming ages of the Popes. It is claimed 90 percent of his prophecies have come true to date. Minor marks and defects, otherwise good solid copy. ISBN 1862047324. Keywords: popes papacy church catholic religion history prophecies christianity christian beliefs Cat nr 5994 - $A27 LOST BOY - BRENT JEFFS & THE MORMON SECT. Brent W. Jeffs, with Maia Szalavitz. Bantam, large-format paperback, 2009, 241 pages, illustrated. The story of boys forced out of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the polygamous Mormon sect. Brent Jeffs, the prophet's own grandson, was not exempt. They love the girls - for baby-making - but boys are expendable. This is one story but it encapsulates so many others - the young men who leave the LDS, either by expulsion or by choice - and their sufferings. Very good copy. ISBN 9781741669336. Keywords: religion beliefs mormonism cults sects children abuse LDS Cat nr 20423 - $A17 MASSACRE AT WACO. The Shocking True Story of Cult Leader David Koresh and the Branch Davidians. Linedecker, Clifford L. Virgin/True Crime, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1993, 254 pages, illustrated. This is a heavily-worn and rather grubby copy of the book but is intact. ISBN 0863697135. Keywords: crime death religion cults sects bizarre abuse Cat nr 7973 - $A15 MIGHTY MEDICINE (The). Superstition and its Antidote: A New Liberal Education. Giddings, Franklin Henry. NY, Macmillan, small octavo hardcover, 1929, 147p. A classic study of the benefits of education in opening up the mind and countering superstition. Written nearly three-quarters of a century ago, this text is surely still needed today when in the face of all of our science superstition is still a driving force in human affairs. Stained cloth, Lettering worn off spine, grubby edge, no dj, but solid. Keywords: religion beliefs unbelief superstition knowledge science philosophy Cat nr 9333 - $A17 MILLENNIUM PROPHECIES. Predictions for the Year 2000. Mann, A.T. Element Books, Paperback, 1992, 143p, illsts. Nostradamus, Edgar Cayce, Blavatsky, St Malachy. And others. Interesting to look back on the various doomsayers' view. Very good. ISBN 1852303239. Keywords: prophecies prediction future foretelling clairvoyance mysteries esoteric new age metaphysics Cat nr 3993 - $A15 MODERN SCIENCE AND MODERN THOUGHT. Laing, Samuel. Watts & Co, large paperback, 1915 reprint, 121p. Rationalist Press Assn. With Biographical Note on Author by Edward Clodd. Paper covers grubby, worn and bit loose but the book is intact within. Keywords: science philosophy rationalism agnosticism Cat nr 1857 - $A32  MORMON
MIRAGE, The. A Former Mormon Tells Why She Left the
Church. Scott, Latayne Colvert. Zondervan paperback
(stiff pictorial card), 1979, 276 pages. A revealing
look at this powerful religion by one who has been
there. She was a Mormon for ten years and attended
Brigham Young University but eventually came to question
the misconceptions and tenets of the religion. A little
light edge staining and minor defects, with a small
repaired tear on spine, otherwise fairly good and solid.
ISBN 0310389119. Keywords: religion beliefs mormons
joseph smith church churches utah Cat nr 6606
- $A20MY FORBIDDEN FACE. Growing up Under the Taliban. A Young Woman's Story. Latifa. Virago, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2002, 180 pages. Another account of the appalling darkness than descends on people's lives when the Taliban move in. Minor wear, fairly good. ISBN 1860499600. Keywords: women females girls biography islam muslims afghanistan Cat nr 18195 - $A13 PEOPLE IN GLASS HOUSES, An Insider's Story of Life In and Out of Hillsong. Levin, Tanya. Black Inc, large-format paperback (stiff card), 2007, 274 pages. A stunningly revealing view of the major Australian cult of Hillsong, a Pentecostalist oriented group with tentacles spreading far and wide. They weren't too happy when Tanya started writing this book and another published dropped it like hot cakes! Light wear, a couple of turned-down page corners, but generally good. ISBN 9781863954143. Keywords: cults sects religion evangelicals pentecostalists Cat nr 20081 - $A25 PRINCESS SULTANA'S DAUGHTERS. Sasson, Jean P. NY, Doubleday, large octavo hardcover, 1994, 229p. ‘Sultana’ (as she is known) is a member of the extensive Saudi royal family - effectively prisoner to her father, her husband and even her sons. The West seems conveniently to overlook the human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia and like nations. Ex-library with plastic over dust-jacket, cancelled stamps, but otherwise good. ISBN 038547444X. Keywords: saudi arabia royalty rulers islam women female abuses human rights girls teenagers sex-slavery Cat nr 2329 - $A22 PRINCESS. The Appalling Indictment of the Treatment of Women in Saudi Arabia. Sasson, Jean P. Bantam paperback, 1993, 318p. ‘Sultana’ (as she is known) is a member of the extensive Saudi royal family - effectively prisoner to her father, her husband and even her sons. The West seems conveniently to overlook the human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia & like nations. Some edge and corner wear and light staining top edge otherwise o.k. ISBN 0553405705. Keywords: saudi arabia royalty rulers islam women female abuses human rights girls teenagers sex-slavery Cat nr 7856 - $A12  RESCUING THE BIBLE FROM FUNDAMENTALISM.
Spong, John Shelby. Harper paperback, 1991, 267 pages.
The Bishop is a somewhat freethinking - to say the least
- Anglican/Episcopal leader. A radical view of Biblical
doctrine. Tendency for covers to curl and some edge wear
but otherwise fairly good copy. ISBN 0060675144.
Keywords: religion christian doctrines theology bible
fundamentalism evangelicalism science belief Cat nr
17942 - $A15SALMAN RUSHDIE. SENTENCED TO DEATH. Weatherby, W.J. New York, Carroll & Graf, octavo hardcover, 1990, 258 pages, illustrated. The story of how radical Islamics took it upon themselves to act as literary critics and executioners of a talented writer, thereby revealing to the world the evil hiding beneath the cloak of religion. The book itself is very good, the dust-jacket a little worn. ISBN 0881845728. Keywords: literature writers authors books islam crime Cat nr 6447 - $A22 SECRET TERRORISTS, The. Hughes, Bill. Truth Triumphant (USA), paperback, 2002, 151 pages. An alarming view of current affairs, a controversial book that appears to view the Church of Rome as the fount of all evil. Note, however, it is written by a Evangelical Christian pastor. Very good copy. Keywords: society history terrorism crime Cat nr 19162 - $A22 SERPENT RISING (The) - A Journey of Spiritual Seduction. Garden, Mary. Temple House (Australia), paperback (stiff card), Revised Edition, 2003, 250 pages. The writer tells the story of one disciple - Helena Pearson - who abandoned a promising career to pursue 'spiritual enlightenment' in the East. Good clean copy. Keywords: religion beliefs cults sects psychology biography autobiography Cat nr 20074 - $A17 SEX IN THE SECT. Vicki J. Essien Publishing (Australia), paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1995, 216 pages. The experiences of a young girl growing up in a Jehovah's Witnesses household and the years of sexual abuse she suffered. This copy has some edge staining but is fair and intact. ISBN 0949873535. Keywords: beliefs religions sects cults sex jehovah's witnesses psychology women females biography autobiography Cat nr 18155 - $A15 SINS OF SCRIPTURE, The. Exposing the Bible's Texts of Hate to Reveal the God of Love. Spong, John Shelby. HarperCollins large paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2005, 315 pages. Bishop Spong hardly needs an introduction. This is another in a long series of theological texts written from a liberal Christian viewpoint. Very good. ISBN 0732282020. Keywords: religion bible biblical texts manuscripts theology doctrine textual criticism Cat nr 6529 - $A32 SUICIDE IN GUYANA. The shocking true story behind the bizarre Jim Jones cult. Knerr, M.E. Horwitz paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1978, 175 pages, illustrated. Degraded copy - paper browned and inside covers affected by sunburn, but intact. Keywords: religion beliefs cults sects suicide death crime Cat nr 7274 - $A13 TELLING LIES FOR GOD. Reason vs. Creationism. Plimer, Ian. Random House Australia paperback, 1997 reprint, 303 pages. The author is Professor of Geology at the University of Melbourne. Good solid clean copy. ISBN 009182852X. Keywords: religion bible evolution science creation creationism genesis Cat nr 18856 - $A52 TYRANNY OF GOD, The. Owen, Mark. Felicity Press (Australia) paperback, 1990, 57 pages. A vigorous defence of the atheist position. Near-new copy. Keywords: religion unbelief atheism agnosticism rationalism Cat nr 7114 - $A13 UNLEASHING OF EVOLUTIONARY THOUGHT, The. Riddle, Oscar. NY, Vantage Press, octavo hardcover, 1954, 414 pages. A scientist looks at evolution theory and the conflict with religion. This is a 'reading only' copy - damp-affected, general wear, etc, but worst feature - some ink underlining and marking at various points. No dust-jacket. Priced according to condition. Keywords: religion beliefs evolution science philosophy unbelief atheism agnosticism rationalism biology darwin darwinism Cat nr 13030 - $A22 WORLD FAMOUS CULTS & FANATICS. Wilson, Colin & Damon. Magpie paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1992, 122 pages, illustrated. Rather worn and marked, with blotted-out name in front, but fair and intact. ISBN 854871242. Keywords: cults sects religion beliefs bizarre Cat nr 6915 - $A13 WORLD OF THE TWILIGHT BELIEVER, The. Garvin, Richard M., and Burger, Robert E. Los Angeles, Sherbourne Press, octavo hardcover, 1970, 268p. An interesting and entertaining look at numerous modern cults and way-out beliefs. Boards a bit worn, dust-jacket frayed and worn. But fairly good. Has some ink underlining and marking in places. Keywords: religion beliefs cults sects bizarre metaphysics Cat nr 9678 - $A22 |
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