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For those working in Epistemology dizzying questions such as the following arise:

- When are beliefs rational, or justified?

- How should we update our beliefs in the light of new evidence?

- Is it possible to gain knowledge, or justification?

- How do we know what we know, and why do we care about whether--and what--others know?

- How can the exploration of pre-Socratic philosophical questions about knowledge assist with the design of twenty-first-century computer interfaces?

Addressing the need for an authoritative and...

Other and Brother analyzes the work of a wide array of modern Jewish writers, beginning in the early twentieth century and ending with contemporary Israeli literature. Stahl takes the reader through dramatic changes in Jewish life from the Haskalah (or...

Sometimes you find hope in the last place you look.

Gabrielle Fairbanks has nearly lost touch with the carefree, spirited young woman she was shen she married her husband sixteen years ago. But when the couple moves to Chicago to accommodate Philip's ambition, Gabby longs for the chance to find real purpose in her own life.

A chance encounter with a homeless woman suddenly opens a dooor she never expected. The women of Manna House Women's Shelter need a Program Director--and she has the right credentials. Gabby's in her element, feeling God's call on her life at last,...

In the thick of the holiday season, God gives the Yada Yadas an unforgettable celebration.

It's that time of year, and the holidays are just around the corner. The Yada Yada Prayer Group is in a tizzy of excitement--kids home from college, turkeys to be roasted, gifts to buy, trees to decorate . . . not to mention getting decked out for a huge New Year's Eve party to welcome back a few Yada Yada sisters who've been away too long.

But when Jodi Baxter is thrown into a series of events that include a frenzied wedding, a newborn baby, and some strange encounters...

Prayer is a powerful spiritual weapon. And the Yada Yadas are about to learn just how strong it really is.

The women of the Chicago-born Yada Yada Prayer Group have developed a strong sisterly bond. They've had a wild year full of joy, sorrow, and a healthy dose of laughter. Lots of laughter.

But just when life gets comfortable, things get shaken up. The sisters don't expect trouble to crop up so soon after the exuberant wedding of Yada Yada member Avis Johnson. But it happens, and sorrow meets their joy head-on.

It's the kind of sorrow that shakes up their whole town,...

Sometimes the person you most need is the one least like you.

Kathryn Davies is a bright young woman from a prominent Phoenix family. But after making a leap of faith at a Christian music fest, dropping out of med school, and moving to inner city Chicago, her family all but disowns her.

When Kat discovers SouledOut Community Church, she longs to become a part of the multicultural church family. But her tendency to immediately say whatever she's thinking steps on the toes of nearly everyone she meets--especially Avis Douglass.

Avis has a strong faith, is the...

The Yada Yada Prayer Group seems invincible--until tension and distrust shake its very foundation.

Jodi Baxter is slowly recuperating from a horrific car accident, but before she's fully recovered, other problems arise within the Yada Yada Prayer Group--big problems. The turmoil starts when a heroin-addicted woman charges into a prayer meeting with a knife and isn't afraid to use it.

Things really take a turn for the worse when grim accusations are made against Jodi's husband. Racial division, pain, and pride are tearing this close-knit group of women apart,...

Kat Davies is suddenly wondering if her good deed was a bad idea.

Kat may be new in her faith, but she's embraced the more radical implications of Christianity with reckless abandon. She invited Rochelle--a homeless mother--and her son to move in the apartment she shares with two other housemates. And she's finally found a practical way to channel her passion for healthy eating by starting a food pantry at the church.

Her feelings for Nick are getting harder to ignore. The fact that he's the interning pastor at SouledOut Community Church and one of her...

Gabby knows God is the God of second chances.

But can she give one to the man who betrayed her?

When she was thrown out of the penthouse she shared with her husband and their sons, Gabby didn't know if she'd ever find a soft place to land. But after seeking refuge at the shelter where she works, extraordinary things happen as she is reintroduced to God.

From the ashes of her marriage comes the House of Hope--a safe haven for homeless moms and their children.

But now those ashes of her destroyed marriage are being stirred again. When her long-gone...

Just when the Yada Yadas want to get comfy, they realize God is on the move. It's time for the sisters to let go . . . and let God take the lead.

These aren't easy times for the Yada Yadas: a devastating fi re, an HIV diagnosis, loss of loved ones, and possible prison time loom over the sisters' heads. More than once, they dissolve into tears and worry. But when so much seems to be going wrong, the sisters know where to turn . . . prayer.

And as Jodi Baxter's prayer life continues to be revolutionized by the Yada Yada Prayer Group, she begins to recognize God's...

-Back to bed, sir, if you please... - It's the anthem for most parents at bedtime. Big Boys Sleep in Their Beds, created by Neta Faynboym, offers parents and children a bedtime story to ease children's fears and transition to sleeping in their big boy beds. Alone. Created from real life experience, Big Boys is a welcome bedtime tale that covers everything from monsters under the bed to extra kisses good-night. With humor and whimsy, this mother and son pair has what it takes to create sweet dreams.

Gabrielle Fairbanks knew her husband was upset with her. But she never expected him to change the locks on their Chicago penthouse, cancel her credit cards, and disappear with their two boys. Now she's literally on the streets with her elderly mother, her mom's dog...and $220 to her name.

Thank goodness she has somewhere to go--Manna House, the women's shelter where she works. But even in the bustling shelter--surrounded by residents and the Yada Yada Prayer Group--Gabby feels more...