Biography: religious and spiritual

For almost 200 years, the city of Birmingham has been a key location for the training of clergy.

Bhante Gunaratana - Bhante G.

Emotions are at the very heart of individual and communal actions.

Although by common consent the greatest theologian of the Anglican tradition, Richard Hooker is little known in Protestant circles more generally, and increasingly neglected within the Anglican Communion.

Vanguard of the New Age unearths a largely ignored dimension of Canadian religious history.

The relationship between church and state, indeed between religion and politics, has been one of the most significant themes in early modern English history.

Die bemerkenswert wahre Geschichte von Patrick Barrett, der mit Gottes Hilfe und durch eine Herde Langohren wieder zurück ins Leben fand.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *; 2015 Christian Book Award winner *; Nabeel Qureshi describes his dramatic journey from Islam to Christianity in this expanded edition with new bonus content and reflections.

Company towns are often portrayed as powerless communities, fundamentally dependent on the outside influence of global capital.

At 14, David Bennett came out to his parents.

This book examines the evolution of post-colonial African Studies through the eyes of Africanists from the Anabaptist (Mennonite and Church of the Brethren) community.

The Thirty Years' War (1618-48) was Europe's most destructive conflict prior to the two world wars.

High Stakes, Deep Faith, and Unbreakable BrotherhoodThey were the first No.

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James Leo Garrett Jr.

How important is religion for young people in America today?

At the end of the nineteenth century, Augustus Strong emerged as one of the most influential church leaders and theologians in America.

The largest Protestant denomination in the United States is in the midst of a serious identity crisis; many Baptists are revisiting or turning away from the tradition, leaving others to become increasingly uncertain that the denomination can remain viable.

How do the core actions of worship nurture life with God?

Does God exist?

Archaeological discoveries have increasingly brought to light evidence of women's involvement in the royal houses of the ancient Near East, yet such evidence has not fundamentally altered the perception of monarchy as an exclusively male-gendered theological, political, and social institution.

Best known for his efforts to end World War I, Benedict XV was the first contemporary pope to assume the role peacemaker, a role that has persisted in the papacy since.

The Thirty Years' War (1618-48) was Europe's most destructive conflict prior to the two world wars.

Through the translated stories of twenty Tibetan women of various backgrounds, ages and occupations who were alive in the twentieth century, this book presents broad, under-explored and engaging perspectives on Tibetan culture and politics, ethnicity or mixed ethnicity, art, marriage, religion, education and values.

An inspiring in-depth look at the nineteenth-century Godman of India and Prophet of Harmony.

When Eleanor Pfaehler and I met, we stood on opposite sides of an invisible, and seemingly insurmountable, wall,"e; Sheila Walsh writes.

Over 750,000 Copies Sold--Now Available in Trade PaperIn this bestselling, beloved true story, twenty-seven-year-old Betty Malz was pronounced dead.

Prominent Canadian rabbi John Moscowitz charts the shifts in his views over the years - controversial for some, exciting for others - on the issues that matter most to Jews today.

Their revolutionary marriage was arguably one of the most scandalous and intriguing in history.

Wie wird man in einer der dunkelsten Stunden der Menschheitsgeschichte zum moralischen Kompass einer globalen Gemeinschaft?

One of the most prominent Sunni clerics in the Muslim world today, Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi influences the discourse around matters central to the Islamic faith and to Islam's relationship with Western culture.

For 50 years, Margaret Mead told Americans how cultures worked, and Americans listened.

Andrew Jenson undertook a lifelong quest to render the LDS historical record complete and comprehensive.

'Impressive in its clarity this biography [is] the most detailed and accurate to date.

This biography of Joseph Smith is especially interesting because to was written by a man who knew him, George Q.

Becoming a doctor requires years of formal education, but one learns the practice of medicine only through direct encounters with the fragile others called "e;patients.

As a stand-alone text, a self-study manual, or a supplement to a lab manual or comprehensive text, The Joy of Stats is a unique and versatile resource.

Grace and Freedom addresses the issue of divine grace in relation to the freedom of the will in Reformed or "e;Calvinist"e; theology in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century.

Church education programs for children often substitute children's Bibles for Holy Scripture and simple moralism for imagination.

Originating in 1867 under the presidency of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lambeth Conference has proactively shaped the modern world by influencing areas as diverse as the ecumenical movement, post-war international relations, and the spiritual lives of hundreds of millions.