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Schulberg's acclaimed and bestselling novel, based on a classic of American cinema. In 1955, Budd Schulberg adapted his Academy Award-winning screenplay into an exhilarating novel. Suspenseful and emotional, the novel presents a more complex-and perhaps bleaker-portrait of ex-boxer Terry Malloy's corrupt and stunted world on the docks of Hoboken. Narrated by Father Pete Barry, the novel shifts focus to the courageous priest who stands up to the Mob,...
5) Las manos
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Tells the story of the Italian priest, Mario Pantaleo, who lived in Argentina and was a healer. It shows his struggle with many authorities--the Catholic Church, the government and the police.
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Un asesino que le gusta citar de la Biblia se enfrenta a muchas dificultades cuando no quiere matar a un pastor de su pueblo.
Pablo is a Bible-quoting hit man who works along side his wise-cracking sidekick Pedro. The duo relishes in their work and offers their victims the opportunity to redeem themselves before terminating their life.
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John Shepherd is an itinerant preacher with dreams of building his own church. When his estranged son Isaac is accused of robbery and murder, John puts his faith and future on the line by coming to Isaac's defense, facing off against a cold-blooded killer in a guns-blazing stand for redemption.
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Hypocrites is an amazingly complex film in both narrative and technique, following the parallel stories of an early Christian ascetic and a modern minister, with most actors in dual roles. Gabriel (Courteney Foote) is a medieval monk who devotes himself to completing a statue of "Truth," only to be murdered by a mob when his work turns out to be an image of a naked woman. The contemporary Gabriel is the pastor of a large urban congregation for whom...
12) Princess
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The 32-year-old clergyman August returns home from years of missionary work abroad because of the death of his sister Christina, who, after going from greatness to the gutter as the famous porno star "The Princess" - has finally died of drug abuse. She has left her five-year-old daughter Mia with Karen, a prostitute. August pays them a visit to bring Mia home with him and become her guardian. Burdened by sorrow and guilt, he decides to avenge Christina's...
15) What remains
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Marshall Shepherd has spent five years living with the grief and loss of his wife, and the estrangement that has come from his son Samuel because he chose to forgive the man who killed her. But when Troy, the convict, returns to town, and Troy and Marshall begin an unlikely friendship, Samuel's rage is put to the test, while the town Sheriff investigates a murder that may be related.
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Proud first lady of a Southern Baptist megachurch, Trinitie Childs carries immense responsibility on her shoulders. After a scandal involving her husband, the church is forced to temporarily close, leaving Trinitie struggling to manage the aftermath. Now, she and her spouse must rebuild their congregation and reconcile their faith by all means necessary to make the biggest comeback that commodified religion has ever seen.
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New Beginnings volume 4
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"Shay Benson adored her younger brother, Caden, and that got her into trouble. When he owed money, Shay realized she would do anything to help him avoid the men who were threatening him, and she crossed lines she never should have crossed. Now, determined to start fresh, she finds herself in search of a place to stay and wanders into a church to escape from the cold. Pastor Drew Douglas adored his wife. But when he lost her, it was all he could do...
20) Avenging angel
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He was just a humble preacher before he lost everything. In the wake of a ruthless crime that stole his family, his church, and the loves of his life, a man known simply as The Preacher is conflicted between his faith and his need for revenge. But when other innocent people are overrun by the same men who destroyed his quiet family life, The Preacher can no longer stand idly by. Justice must be served.