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He and his wife have done extensive research on believers in persecution. For most people, the existence of love is a given, but the nature of love is a mystery. The sanskrit word yoga comes from the verb root yuj, which means to link or to. Nik is the author of the insanity of god and the insanity of obedience. He received a bachelors degree in english at university of notre dame 1972, and ma and phd degrees in religion at syracuse university 1981. Sacred texts of the worlds religions paperback july 20, 1995. The worlds wisdom by philip novak paperback january 1, 1994 by philip novak author 4. The worlds wisdom sacred texts of the worlds religions, by philip novak, is a historical account of the seven great religions of the world and a summary of primal religions that preceded them and no longer exist.
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