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  1. The Encyclopedia of Saints
    The Encyclopedia of Saints

  2. Permanent Italians: An Illustrated Guide to the Cemeteries of Italy (The Permanent Series)
    Permanent Italians: An Illustrated Guide to the Cemeteries of Italy (The Permanent Series)

  3. Computer Vision
    Computer Vision

  4. The Very Best of the Daily Telegraph Books of Obituaries
    The Very Best of the Daily Telegraph Books of Obituaries

  5. A Wanderer in the Perfect City: Selected Passion Pieces
    A Wanderer in the Perfect City: Selected Passion Pieces

  6. The Million Dollar Mermaid (Biography) [LARGE PRINT]
    The Million Dollar Mermaid (Biography) [LARGE PRINT]

  7. The Last Word the New York Times Book of Obituaries and Farewells: A Celebration of Unusual Lives
    The Last Word the New York Times Book of Obituaries and Farewells: A Celebration of Unusual Lives

  8. Patriots, Pirates, and Pineys: Sixty Who Shaped New Jersey
    Patriots, Pirates, and Pineys: Sixty Who Shaped New Jersey

  9. Heroes of Ohio: 23 True Tales of Courage and Character
    Heroes of Ohio: 23 True Tales of Courage and Character

  10. Gods, Mongrels, and Demons : 101 Brief But Essential Lives
    Gods, Mongrels, and Demons : 101 Brief But Essential Lives

  11. The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Lives of the Saints
    The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Lives of the Saints

  12. Plutarch's Lives: Demosthenes and Cicero, Alexander and Caesar (Lcl, No. 99)
    Plutarch's Lives: Demosthenes and Cicero, Alexander and Caesar (Lcl, No. 99)

  13. After the Revolution: Profiles of Early American Culture
    After the Revolution: Profiles of Early American Culture

  14. Cobb: A Biography
    Cobb: A Biography

  15. Private Lives: A True Compendium of Curious Facts, Bizarre Habits and Fascinating Anecdotes about the Lives of the Famous and Infamous throughout History
    Private Lives: A True Compendium of Curious Facts, Bizarre Habits and Fascinating Anecdotes about the Lives of the Famous and Infamous throughout History

  16. The Mammoth Book of Heros: True Tales of Courage from Ancient Times to September 11, 2001
    The Mammoth Book of Heros: True Tales of Courage from Ancient Times to September 11, 2001

  17. Rethinking the Future: The Correspondence Between Geoffrey Vickers and Adolph Lowe
    Rethinking the Future: The Correspondence Between Geoffrey Vickers and Adolph Lowe

  18. Little Pine to King Spruce: A Franco-American Childhood
    Little Pine to King Spruce: A Franco-American Childhood

  19. And So I Sing : African American Divas Of Opera and Concert
    And So I Sing : African American Divas Of Opera and Concert

  20. Waite Hoyt: A Biography of the Yankees' Schoolboy Wonder
    Waite Hoyt: A Biography of the Yankees' Schoolboy Wonder

  21. Dialogues in Swing: Intimate Conversations With the Stars of the Big Band Era
    Dialogues in Swing: Intimate Conversations With the Stars of the Big Band Era

  22. The Devil May Care: Fifty Intrepid Americans and Their Quest for the Unknown
    The Devil May Care: Fifty Intrepid Americans and Their Quest for the Unknown

  23. Lure of the Labrador Wild
    Lure of the Labrador Wild

  24. Herbert Butterfield
    Herbert Butterfield

  25. The Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Biography
    The Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Biography

Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints
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Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints
Matthew Bunson , Stephen Bunson , and Margaret Bunson
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5 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Reference.......2000-10-21

This is one of those books that you keep in the library as the perfect reference. The curious minded reader can browse these pages for hours. As the title indicates it is an Encyclopedic work set up in alphabetical order by name. Most entries have biographical information with note of the feast day. The twelve Appendices are a great addition and sort the entries in a range of catagories from Popes, US Martyrs, Mystics, etc. There is a Glossary of terms and a Calendar of Feast Days as well as an Alphabetical Index. Text is broken with the occational black and white engraving. A very comprehensive and complete work on the saints both famous and obscure as well as significant beati.
The Encyclopedia of Saints
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  • The Encyclopedia of Saints
  • A BEAUTIFUL REFERENCE!!!
  • Superb Reference Book on Saints
  • Decent comprehensive look
The Encyclopedia of Saints
Rosemary Guiley
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ASIN: 0816041342

Book Description

Prior to his religious conversion, St. Francis of Assisi was a liar, thief, and virtual madman known for running naked in the streets. Teresa of Avila healed herself on her deathbed by praying to her patron saint. St. Augustine converted after a terrifying dream in which God beat him black and blue for his pagan beliefs.

These are just some of the colorful and riveting details that can be found in the Encyclopedia of Saints. This single-volume guide includes more than 400 entries that offer detailed biographical accounts of principal saints of the Catholic and Orthodox churches. Drawing on extensive research, the book explores their lives and religious journeys, mystical experiences, philosophies, and important influences. Appendixes include information on patron saints by topic, a calendar of feast days, beatified and canonized popes, an explanation of the canonization process, a glossary of terms, and a glossary of heresies.

Saints profiled include:
Blessed Andre Bessette, Anselm. Barnabas, Catherine of Sweden, Elizabeth Ann Seton, Fabian, Pope Gregory I, Hildegard of Bingen, John of the Cross, Lucy of Syracuse, Mark the Evangelist, Nicodemus, Rose of Lima, Simon Stylites, Thomas Aquinas, William of Norwich, Zita.

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4 out of 5 stars The Encyclopedia of Saints.......2007-06-11

Great book- exactly what i was looking for- bios for every saint i can think of and some i didn't even knew existed. Only suggestion would be more illustrations.

5 out of 5 stars A BEAUTIFUL REFERENCE!!!.......2007-02-20

I HAVEN'T REALLY READ THIS BOOK COVER TO COVER-BUT IT IS WELL WRITTEN AND WELL ORGANIZED!!! IT'S ABOUT A LITTLE OVER ONE INCH THICK(419 PGS)-I HAVEN'T RESEARCHED ENOUGH TO KNOW IF EVERY SAINT IS COVERED BUT ABOUT 500 ARE!!!

5 out of 5 stars Superb Reference Book on Saints.......2006-02-17

I purchased this book as a gift for a friend and wound up buying a copy for myself as well. It's a great reference book with interesting, factual and easy-to-read backgrounds on hundreds of well known and many lesser known Saints. Each Saint gets about a page of intersting biographical information and and overview of their lives.

4 out of 5 stars Decent comprehensive look.......2005-04-09

I received this book as a gift when I converted to Catholicism several years ago. In recent days, I've read much more of this book than the occasional glance-through I originally had done.

The book offers little that cannot be found online for free, but it is nice to have a handy reference in book form. Just in case the conversation turns to "Who's the patron saint for greeting card makers?" (St. Valentine) - you can look it up, along with brief (often frustratingly too-brief) bios on the saints.
Encyclopedia of Buddhist, Demigods Godlings, Saints and Demons (Two Volume Set)
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    Encyclopedia of Buddhist, Demigods Godlings, Saints and Demons (Two Volume Set)
    Fredrick W. Bunce
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    BUNCE PRESENTS A PANORAMA OF BUDDHIST DEITIES, DEMIGODS, GODLINGS, SAINTS AND DEMONS, WITH THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE CONCRETIZED, RECOGNIZABLE FORMS AND THEIR SUBTLE SYMBOLISM.
    Dictionary of Paul and His Letters/a Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship
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    • Excellent Reference for Modern Pauline Scholarship.
    • Great Reference Book
    • Dictionary of Paul and his letters
    Dictionary of Paul and His Letters/a Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship
    Gerald F. Hawthorne , and Ralph P. Martin
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    ASIN: 0830817786

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    The Dictionary of Paul and His Letters is a one-of-a-kind reference work. Following the format of its hightly successful companion volume, the Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, this Dictionary is designed to bring students, teachers, ministers and laypople abreast the established conclusions and significant recent developments in Pauline scholarship.No other single reference work presents as much information focused exclusively on Pauline theology, literature, background and scholarship. In a field that recently has undergone significant shirts in perspective, the Dictionary of Paul and His Letters offers a summa of Paul and Pauline studies. In-depth articles focus on individual theological themes (such as law, resurrection and Son of God), broad theological topics (such as Christology, eschatology and the death of Christ), methods of interpretation (such as rhetorical criticism and social-scientific approaches), background topics (such as apocalypticism, Hellenism and Qumran) and various other subjects specifically related to the scholarly study of Pauline theology and literature (such as early catholicism, the center of Paul's theology, and Paul and his interpreters since F. C. Baur). Separate articles are also devoted to each of the Pauline letters to hermeneutics and to preaching Paul today.The Dictionary of Paul and His Letters takes its place alongside the Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels in presenting the fruit of evangelical New Testament scholarship at the end of the twentieth century--commited to the authority of Scripture, utilizing the best of critical methods, and maintaining dialogue with contemporary scholarship and challenges facing the church.

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    5 out of 5 stars Great Resource.......2007-06-08

    One of the best resources you can buy, thorough research, good scholarship and a wide range of authors. Can't go wrong with this resource.

    5 out of 5 stars Nice!.......2007-01-23

    Got this For my son-in-law it is a book he has wanted for a long time!

    5 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference for Modern Pauline Scholarship........2007-01-19

    `The Dictionary of Paul and His Letters' is a superb reference source if your primary objective is the study of Paul's writings. As a one-volume source, unlike, for example, the six volume Anchor Bible Dictionary, it is a far less expensive reference of all Pauline issues on your desk. For most people, the very best aspect of the volume is its dedication to contemporary scholarship. This focus has many good points and a few problems.

    The only problem I see with its `contemporary' focus is that some important works on Paul may not cited. This is only a theoretical concern, as my biggest fear, that the article on `Mysticism' would not refer to Albert Schweitzer's important `The Mysticism of St. Paul', but it does.

    On the other side of the coin, all major articles include generous bibliographies to both books and articles in English, German, and French. I find no references to Italian articles, but if there were important articles written in Italian, I believe they will be here.

    While some major Pauline scholars such as Ed Sanders and N. T. Wright are missing from the list of contributors, there are many authorities that do weigh in. Foremost among these are James Dunn, F. F. Bruce, and David Wright. There are over a hundred contributors, so I'm certain I'm unfamiliar with many major authorities. From what I know, the credentials of the contributors are impeccable.

    While I learned early in my elementary school years that an encyclopedia was always a good place to start a research project, it was often not enough for first class work, but there were always things an encyclopedia could do which no other reference could do quite as well. And, this volume does a great job on those tasks.

    First, as already mentioned, it has great bibliographies on all major articles. My only complaint is that since all the entries run together (no break to a new line when beginning with the author's name), the bibliographies are hard to read. I commonly miss an important reference when my aging eyes skip over the lines just a bit too quickly.

    Second, the text has superior cross-referencing. Every time a word or phrase is used which is itself the subject of an article, the word or phrase is asterisked. I don't recall that even the mighty Encyclopedia Britannia did so well in cross-referencing. I know the Britannia's bibliographies were not nearly as good.

    Third, there are lots of useful articles with information you simply don't find anywhere else, at least not with a certain amount of luck. Two examples stand out. The first is a list of Pauline colleagues, all those co-workers mentioned in Acts and in Paul's own letters, with indications of their roles. The second is the list of Old Testament citations in Paul, divided by those where the quote from the Septuagint is exact and those where the quote is paraphrased. Most of this is reprinted from classic papers on the subject, primarily by E. E. Ellis.

    There is one area where one needs to use additional references. While there are excellent articles on each of Paul's letters, they do not constitute complete exegeses of the letters. Fortunately, again, the bibliographies offer excellent lists of full commentaries; however, they are not complete and they are limited to `modern' exegeses. The bibliography on Romans, for example, does not include either N. T. Wright's very long commentary in `The New Interpreter's Bible' or references to classical commentaries such as those by Martin Luther or John Barth. Second, I would not entirely trust the information here on very early Judaism, for example. On the other hand, long general articles about, for example `Law' are extremely good guidance on research on this subject going back over 100 years.

    This book will not replace more specialized works, but it will do an excellent job of helping you find and understand the mountain of scholarly research on Paul from the last century.

    5 out of 5 stars Great Reference Book.......2006-03-18

    I enjoy reading this book. It has great contributions to the identity of Paul and circumstances of his letters. Articles are written by well-known scholars. It gives you a quick and extensive overview on recent debates of the scholarship on particular topics. Instead of reading a dozen books, you can read a comprehensive summary in a article on the topic of your interest. It is a great book and I recommend it to any student of the New Testament.

    5 out of 5 stars Dictionary of Paul and his letters.......2004-11-02

    I just started studying Paul and his epistles, although I like consulting commentaries to find out the meaning on the texts, I think this dictionary does the work on explaining anything in the pauline letters. It is informative and eye opening and makes you research more on Paul and his Letters. It also includes excelent bibliographies at the end of each topic. A must have for any one interested in the subject.
    Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History
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      Augustine Through The Ages: An Encyclopedia
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
      • A Necessary Scholarly Reference Tool for the Life and Thought of Augustine
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      • The Single Best Volume on Augustine Available
      Augustine Through The Ages: An Encyclopedia

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      This indispensable, one-volume reference work provides the first encyclopedic treatment of the life, thought, and influence of Augustine of Hippo (A.D. 354-430), one of the greatest figures in the history of the Christian church.

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      5 out of 5 stars A Necessary Scholarly Reference Tool for the Life and Thought of Augustine.......2005-09-08

      AUGUSTINE THROUGH THE AGES is an enormously informative work on the life and thought of Augustine of Hippo. Every serious student of Augustine would benefit from having this volume. Allow me to enumerate three reasons why this encyclopedia is so valuable in helping people to understand Augustine and his extraordinary contribution both to the history of Christianity and to the intellectual development of the Western world:

      1. This work contains hundreds of articles by the best Augustine scholars from both the Catholic and Protestant ranks. The result is that you can fairly evaluate Augustine's contribution to the history of Western Christianity. For example, this volume contains insightful articles on how Augustine's thought influenced the development of the Catholic, Lutheran, and Reformed theological traditions in particular.

      2. Because Augustine wrote more than five million words, it is often difficult to pull together his various treatments of issues and to attempt to summarize his overall position. This encyclopedia is quite helpful in systematizing the various categories of Augustine's thought.

      3. This work includes articles which address all areas of Augustine's thought, including biblical, theological, philosophical, ethical, historical, and his many literary works.

      AUGUSTINE THROUGH THE AGES contains more than 900 pages that attempt to capture the life, thought, controversies, and literary output of one of Christianity's greatest thinkers. This is indeed an extremely valuable volume.

      2 out of 5 stars Disappointment.......2004-12-06

      Having read info on this title my expectations were fairly high. My library not having a dedicated book on Augustine was lacking. It still is! This might be an OK purchase as a shelf companion to MANY other volumes on this topic. As a stand-alone I think not. Promises of books for further study in the bibliographies after each topic is largely a joke. Take 'predestination' for instance - not too many English titles here. Why? One suspects to hide the commercial 'scholarship' of the click, paste and rehash Eerdman editorial style of publishing. Take how Theisson's 'Lectures in Systematic Theology' revised by Doerksen as an example where Thiessen's work was adulterated to accommodate a broad theological market. For those familiar with Eerdmans editorial books (This claims to be an Encycleopedia !?!) the tradition continues. If you've got lots of Augustine books on your shelf, this book may help to tie up loose ends. However, a back cover reviewer correctly says about this book, 'the starting point for further research.' I agree as this sums up the depth of this book - pity about the bibliography though as mentioned above. (Yes, I admit I expect to see Latin references and the like.)
      If this is your first book on the topic, you may be better off considering other titles. For all what the book claims to be - a lightweight. Certainly I shall keep it as a reference, but I would not have purchased it given the opportunity to browse first.

      5 out of 5 stars An August Achievement.......2003-04-23

      `Augustine through the Ages' is one of those big, thick, $100 books that one longs to have in a private library (particularly the private library of someone with a catholic-leaning theological interest). I debated about the book for nearly a year until a friend of mine finally put the issue to rest by getting it for me for my birthday a few years ago.

      I've now had sufficient time and use of the volume to warrant giving an opinion. I am sorry that I waited so long to add this book to my collection!

      ` "Augustine through the Ages" presents anew the life, work, and influence of Augustine of Hippo (A.D. 354-430), one of the greatest figures in the history of the Christian church. Best known to modern readers for his "Confessions" and "City of God," Augustine has had a profound theological and philosophical impact on the Christian faith, and his legacy is also reflected in the development of Western thought as a whole.'

      This book is organised and functions as an encyclopedia. Over 150 scholars in fields such as history, classics, theology, philosophy and political science have contributed to making this a very comprehensive and in-depth reference work. The contents include nearly 500 articles with appropriate bibliographic references for further research.

      Entries involve his life, his work, and his influence. A few samples will illustrate:

      His life: Life, Culture and Controversies
      In this entry, a brief biography of Augustine is present, from birth in Thagaste in 354, in the province of Numidia, to his death in 430 in Hippo, as it was under siege from Vandal invaders. It details the major events and influences in his life, as well as the general cultural milieu of the time - education under the Roman system, the relationship of church and empire, and the influence of philosophy, particularly Neoplatonism. The controversies of his time, in which Augustine energetically participated, included the Arian, Donatist, Pelagian and Manichean trends.

      His work: Confessions
      This entry gives an overview of the `Confessions', the most popular and widely-read of Augustine for twentieth-century audiences. As a result of this autobiographical work, the youth of Augustine is far better known than almost any other person in antiquity. The article includes translation and publication issues (the question about oral or written primacy is explored), as are the differing purposes of sections (autobiographical, polemical, exegetical). This work covers conversion and growth in faith and work.

      His influence
      Articles are included on those who influenced Augustine himself, such as Origen, Tertullian, Plotinus, and Plato, as well as upon those he influenced, from early figures such as Jerome and Ambrose, to later theologians like Aquinas, Luther, and Calvin, up to more modern figures such as Adolf von Harnack, Ernst Troeltsch, and Martin Heidegger. Similarly, Augustine's contributions toward topics that are of current (and recurring) interest such as social justice, war, suicide, contraception, etc. are explored.

      The book also includes tables Augustine's works which show Latin titles, English translations, common abbreviations (very necessary for scholarship) and dates. Articles are cross-references, particularly with a view toward shared bibliographic information.

      The editor, Allan D. Fitzgerald is professor of patristics at the Augustinian Patristic Institute of Rome. He also is editor of Augustinian Studies published by Villanova University. Jaroslav Pelikan offers a word at the front, which is an interesting choice, given Pelikan's Eastern Orthodox leanings, and the strained love-hate relationship Eastern Orthodoxy has traditionally had with Augustine.

      This is a truly monumental work that will find an honoured place in the library of any scholar.

      5 out of 5 stars An outstanding edition. . ........2002-03-19

      . . .which will be of value to Augustine scholars for many years to come.

      The purpose of the encyclopedia is to provide a one-volume reference to Augustine, his life, his thought, his teachings, and his books. What did he believe about a particular doctrine? Look up the doctrine, get a synopsis of his thought, and find the appropriate reference(s) in his writings.

      Wonderful for both Catholics and Protestants, esp. those branches of Protestantism which revere Augustine. Applicable for the layman or the cleric; for the serious student as well as for someone who simply wishes to be informed.

      I highly recommend this volume.

      5 out of 5 stars The Single Best Volume on Augustine Available.......2000-03-05

      This is, hands down, the best single volume on the life, work, ideas, and history of Augustine available. Not only does this reference work cover the period in which Augustine lived, but it also covers the periods in which Augustine had an impact. This book is very organized with charts of Augustine's works, and of course it covers the entire spectrum of Augustinian philosophy and theology from A to Z. This book is so detailed that many unexpected topics such as abortion to war are covered. The book is well referenced which enables the reader to launch into further works that have been used in compiling this massive volume. If you have been wanting a single volume that works well for quick references to detailed studies then this is the ONLY volume of its kind in print. I highly recommend this work for those who enjoy studying Augustine.
      The communion of saints (The Twentieth century encyclopedia of Catholicism, v. 26. Section 2: The basic truths)
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        Émilien Lamirande
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        Encyclopedia of Saints, the (Gods & Myths Series)
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          Encyclopedia of Saints, the (Gods & Myths Series)
          Howard Loxton
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          We Believe: Doctrines and Principles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
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          • Handy Hand-Held Reference.
          • Excellent refer. book for writing talks, preparing lessons
          We Believe: Doctrines and Principles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
          Rulon T. Burton
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          A comprehensive reference work on what Mormons (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) believe. Contains almost nine hundred doctrines and principles of the Church, supported by quotations from Church leaders. Used by Church Seminaries and Institutes world wide.

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          5 out of 5 stars Handy Hand-Held Reference........2002-02-05

          The soft-back version of this book is a handy hand-held reference book. The format is topical, with several quotes elaborating on the various headings. It is a rather straightforward topical study of the gospel. Brother Burton rotates the speakers. So unlike "Mormon Doctrine," the brainchild of Elder Bruce R. McConkie, it is not just one voice, but also many voices. He has quotes from all parts of this dispensation, and also includes citations from the scriptures, making the book complete and powerful.

          Testimonial: A friend of mine who was a counselor at Especially For Youth (a youth summer camp like Vacation bible School), said that another one of the counselors used this book to help resolve the questions of one of the attendees. That makes it worth the bother of compiling and publishing.

          This book is quite user friendly. I was really impressed with the cross-referencing of topics. The Savior "expounded all the scriptures in one" (3 Nephi 23:14), and this unity is key to understanding the gospel. I have been using it a lot since becoming an instructor in my church's Elder's class.

          The cover is nice and attractive. The marble pattern makes the book look like a bank: solid, authoritative and assuring. The printing quality is good: there is no fading and I have yet to find a typo. I also like the cover font and design, which are appropriate with out being gaudy or garish.

          The hardbound edition also comes with the book on CD-ROM, for easier access.

          5 out of 5 stars Excellent refer. book for writing talks, preparing lessons.......1998-02-02

          An excellent reference book for writing talks, preparing lessons, or researching Gospel topics. "We Believe" contains the writing of modern-day LDS prophets and apostles (as well as scriptures) organized by topic (such as Prayer, Revelation, Apostacy, Priesthood, etc.)
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