This epic fantasy novel is the story of a vicar who must give up all that is important to his faith to learn the fate of a woman he loves. In an earlier heroic quest, Jakem Pyce made his own journey as he shifted from an agnostic outlook on life to one of devotion, based on the sacrifice he observed of his priestess friend Ariane. He learns she did not perish in her sacrifice, and seeks answers in the mystery around her disappearance. Yet to find answers, he must decide whether to use a forbidden magic counter to his faith that may put the rest of the world in danger, and his wavering faith in a silent Deity is challenged. Helped by a female dwarf who has fled her oppressive society, the pair must face a gauntlet of obstacles including shadowy agents, relentless magic foes, and vengeance seekers, all against the backdrop of a bitter civil war and shifting alliances among friends and enemies to learn the real fate of Ariane.

Follow a Canadian soldier through two tough tours in Afghanistan; in a story of adventure of hope. After losing two friends in southern Afghanistan, Cpl Nathan Justice became a Christian. God then called him back to the front lines with a deeper mission; to learn the Path of the Warrior. We are all called to be a warrior, though few of us see ourselves as one. "This is a world where to chose the side of good . . . brings you into conflict with evil," says Justice. The Path of the Warrior reveals how God finds us, redeems us, and then sends us back into the battle for the sake of others. Join Justice, as he and his platoon learn spiritual lessons deep in the warzone of Southern Afghanistan. An inspiring story of brotherhood, hope, and hardship and how God shines His light through them all. Join the adventure and learn to walk the Path of the Warrior.

"As physical structures that shape and constrain human interaction, religious buildings play a formative role in human communities across the globe. Yet social science has typically paid them little regard. This book applies a sociological perspective to the way religious buildings are shaped by the communities that conceive of and build them and how the same buildings act back on those human communities. Applying theoretical insights from the sociology of architecture, the sociology of religion, and interaction ritual chain theory, the authors examine religious buildings as profoundly social structures with lasting consequences for the persons and groups who designed, built, or adapted them and for those who gather inside them as well as those who live near them"--