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    Category: Religion & Philosophy

    Narrating Karma and Rebirth

    Narrating Karma and Rebirth

    Author: Naomi Appleton
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Religion & Philosophy
    Subtitled Buddhist and Jain multi-life stories, this interesting book explores how such stories of karma and rebirth are used to illustrate these foundational doctrines and…… Read More »
    New Proofs for the Existence of God

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    Author: Robert J Spitzer SJ
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Religion & Philosophy
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    Varieties of Secularism in a Secular Age

    Varieties of Secularism in a Secular Age

    Author: Michael Warner
    Reviewer: Max Payne
    Category: Religion & Philosophy
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    50 Voices of Disbelief - Why We Are Atheists

    Authors: Russell Blackford, Udo Schuklenk
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Religion & Philosophy
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    Author: Terry Eagleton
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Religion & Philosophy
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    An Intelligent Person's Guide to Religion

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    Reviewer: David Lorimer
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