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	Running and Philosophy: A Marathon for the Mind 3.58 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	God and Guns in America 4.10 avg rating — 49 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Being Good: Christian Virtues for Everyday Life by Michael W. Austin (Goodreads Author) (Editor & Contributor), R. Douglas Geivett (Goodreads Author) (Editor & Contributor) 3.86 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Christian Nationalism: Neither American nor Christian by Michael W. Austin (Goodreads Author), Marlena Graves (foreword) 4.38 avg rating — 32 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	QAnon, Chaos, and the Cross: Christianity and Conspiracy Theories by Michael W. Austin (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gregory L. Bock (Editor) 3.56 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Humility: Rediscovering the Way of Love and Life in Christ by Michael W. Austin (Goodreads Author), David P. Gushee (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Football and Philosophy: Going Deep 3.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wise Stewards: Philosophical Foundations of Christian Parenting 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Humility and Human Flourishing: A Study in Analytic Moral Theology 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Virtues in Action: New Essays in Applied Virtue Ethics 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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To Women Who Changed the World: The Ethics of Mary Wollstonecraft

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Human Is the New Vinyl: Why Human Creativity Still Wins in the AI Revolution

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“An uncritical embrace of American gun culture is inconsistent with beliefs about the sanctity of life. We must be careful that we are not eager to kill, nor to take killing another human being--any other human being--too lightly. All human beings, no matter how good or bad, have equal inherent value because they are made in the image of God.”
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“we live best when we live for a cause greater than ourselves”
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“Guns are idols when gun rights are sacrosanct and nonnegotiable, and discussion about limits being placed upon them cannot be done in a calm and rational manner. If we need guns to make us believe that we are in control, to protect us from harm, to make us feel secure, then our guns have become idols.”
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