Presents a comprehensive analysis of the questions raised by "The Da Vinci Code" and other writings, and examines claims of secret Bible codes and other alternatives to the traditional Bible.
Describes the religious rights of Americans and Canadians and discusses debates over religious freedom issues involving education, business, military service, public grounds, and hate crimes and profiling.
Explains the meaning and importance of religious pluralism. Also covers the major religions in Canada and the United States today, examining their history in North America and the ways they have changed the Western world - and been changed by it.
Examines the role of religion in the politics of both Canada and the United States, and addresses such issues as abortion, homosexuality, stem-cell research, AIDs, and the war in Iraq.
Examines the history, science, and myths that surround a number of sacred relics including the Shroud of Turin, the mysteries of the Holy Grail, and the lost Ark of the Covenant.
Crime Scene Club member Ken Benally has not seen his mother in four years, so when it appears that she is involved in the theft of some valuable Native American artifacts from a local museum, he does not know what to think. Includes forensic notes.
Introduces readers to the world of forensic investigation through the fictional story of Maeve Murphy, who becomes determined to solve a cold-case mystery when a childhood trauma begins to haunt her.
Using the new forensics lab at their Flagstaff charter school, Jessa and the other members of the Crime Scene Club investigate the suspicious death of a local artist.