Afghanistan has a long history of power shifts and civil unrest. The Taliban, a fundamentalist Islamic group, was simply another in a series of individuals and organizations who attempted to rule this war-torn country. This anthology details the conditions that gave rise to the Taliban. It also covers the conditions of the Afghani people under Taliban rule and the U.S.-lead war meant to oust them from power following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

At Issue in History - The Rise and Fall of the Taliban (hardcover edition)

Teen & Young Adult

Barth, Kelly

Religion & Spirituality

Greenhaven Press

The Rise and Fall of the Taliban (At Issue in History)

Education & Reference

Greenhaven Pr

Study court cases involving domestic violence. Includes primary and secondary sources, annotated tables of contents, comprehensive index, bibliography and research sources.

Domestic Violence (Issues on Trial)

Social Issues

Greenhaven

All but Native Americans have descended from people who travelled to the United States from another place or are themselves immigrants. They have had to assimilate or adapt to this country, but should they renounce their former country or possess dual citizenship in both the U.S. and their homeland? This book examines the reinvention of the Melting Pot and the difficulties assimilation brings to a country?s language, culture and society. Includes contact organizations and index. 110 pages

Assimilation (At Issue)

Kelly Barth, like many American kids, went to Sunday school, sang songs about Zaccheas, and was tucked in with bedtime prayers. A typical Christian kid, that is, until she developed a searingly deep crush on another little girl playing afterhours in church, and more importantly, until Jesus—a tiny, imaginary Jesus, one that stays "safely tucked behind the baseboard or the petals of a peony"—became her invisible friend and constant companion. 
 Heartbreakingly honest and hilarious, My Almost Certainly Real Imaginary Jesus shows just how easy it can be to fall headlong into fundamentalism, venturing into the very heart of enemy territory and the churchÆs false promises of altar calls and sexual cures. In the spirit of Anne LamottÆs Traveling Mercies, this debut memoir is plainspoken, speaking with candor and insight. Barth particularly addresses the disconnect between the radical and very human Jesus of history and the churchÆs supernatural savior. She asks the question to all in the closet—both closet Christians and closet homosexuals: Which is more difficult, admitting to being Christian or admitting to being gay?
 An answer is found in her own hard-won journey, a hopeful answer that is an "attempt to leave a record of the early signs of the turning and softening of a collective heart." Giving voice to many who have searched for sanctuary in a church that has largely rejected them, this story pauses at the threshold of one of a growing number of churches which, in opening the door to her and other homosexuals, welcome Jesus back inside as well.

My Almost Certainly Real Imaginary Jesus

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Arktoi Books

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