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Students will learn about the roles and relationships of the heroes and gods in ancient Roman myths and legends. Several ancient Roman myths, describing how these stories helped ancient people interpret their world.

"Popular Indigenous author Kaitlin Curtice argues that resistance isn't just for professional activists but for every human who longs to see their neighbors' holistic flourishing"--

Uses archival footage, documents and visits to original locations to capture the life, times and thought of the German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was executed by the National Socialists days before the end of WWII.

This look at modern Native American life, as told by a member of the Cherokee Nation, follows a full year of celebrations and experiences, which the community expresses gratitude for.

The exciting sixth adventure in the Wild Brothers series reveals many changes for the Wild family. With just a few months before their return to the USA, the four brothers and their parents must say goodbye to the remote mountain tribe, and travel to coastal towns to be transported into the twenty-first century and prepare for their long trek back. This fun episode features the eldest son, Morgan learning to drive and preparing to leave the island...

"Examines the escalating persecution of Christian groups in the Middle East by ISIS forces, offering testimony of the brutalization and annihilation of Christians along with their refusal to abandon their faith in the face of it all,"--NoveList.

"Una coleccion de historias desde el borde de Argentina hasta Alaska. Quince mil anos antes de que los Europeos pisaran las Americas, la gente ya se habia propagado de punta a punta y de costa a costa. Como todos los humanos, estos Nativos Americanos buscaban comprender su lugar en el universo, la naturaleza de su relacion con lo divino, y el origen del mundo en el que habian emergido sus antepasados. Las respuestas se encuentran en sus historias...

"In this searing meditation on the bonds of family and the danger of extremist faith, one of today's most celebrated Christian writers recounts his unexpected journey from a strict fundamentalist upbringing to a life of compassion and grace -- a revelatory memoir in the tradition of Educated and Hillbilly Elegy. Raised by an impoverished widow who earned room and board as a Bible teacher in 1950s Atlanta, Philip Yancey and his brother, Marshall, found...

Pope Francis address the ten most pressing issues the world is facing today. His prayer are intended to inspire action to radically unify humanity in hope for a peaceful future. In presenting his hopes and dreams for the Church and the world, Pope Francis offers a wake-up call for all of humanity, a practical path toward unity, and a lighthouse of hope in the darkest of eras. -- adapted from publisher info "The long-awaited, beloved Pope Francis'...