Biography: religious and spiritual

This work offers insight into the diversity, breadth, and complexity of the cultural influences that shaped Baptist identity.

Finalist for the best biography of the year with Christian Book Awards.

How a famous painting opens a window into the life, times, and philosophy of Rene DescartesIn the Louvre museum hangs a portrait that is considered the iconic image of Rene Descartes, the great seventeenth-century French philosopher.

A study in family history and influence, Newman and his Family looks at how John Henry Newman (1801-90), the priest, educator, theologian, philosopher, novelist, poet and satirist both learned from and was transformed by his parents and his brothers and sisters.

"e;We are made for goodness.

The White Witch, Aslan, fauns and talking beasts, centaurs and epic battles between good and evil -- all these have become a part of our collective imagination through the classic volumes of The Chronicles of Narnia.

Can a Lutheran be sociopolitically radical?

The profound ambivalence of the biblical portrayals of Hagar and Ishmaeldispossessed, yet protected; abandoned, yet given promises that rival those of the covenant with Abrahambelies easy characterizations of the Pentateuch's writers.

Course 8: Church & Kingdom: What does it mean to live as a child of the kingdom of God and follow in the way of Christ each day as a member of his church?

Ein aufwühlendes Buch über das Schicksal von behinderten Kindern und misshandelten Frauen in den Hochanden Perus und dem selbstlosen Einsatz der deutschen Krankenschwester Sabine Vogel.

Does the Messiah have to die to pay for his people's sins?

This 30th anniversary edition presents the unique approach of Listening Hearts to the spiritual practice of discernment for a new generation.

This new study examines the relationship of atheism to religious tolerance from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment in a broad array of literary texts and political and religious controversies written in Latin and the vernacular primarily in France, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.

This book charts the life of Arthur Sullivan--the best loved and most widely performed British composer in history.

Suffering is an inevitable part of our lives as humans.

* For people whose eyes glaze over when questions of salvation/redemption/atonement come up* Written by a theologian, but with a lay audience in mindEven theologians have had different ideas about the theology of atonement; how are the rest of supposed to understand it?

A ';first person narrative,' key to the work and prayer of the current Book of Common Prayer Appeal to those interested in literature or in the history of the BCP In the nearly 40 years since the advent of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, the retranslation of the Psalter created for that book has become a standard, used not only by Episcopalians, but adopted by others into their own worship service books and liturgies.

Dust That Dreams of Glory collects together never-before-published seasonal material for Lent and Holy Week by the much-loved Anglican priest and writer Michael Mayne.

This easy-to-use guide can be used as a confirmation resource, in a new member class, or adult study groups.

The synagogue remains a central institution in Jewish life as a place of study, worship, and assembly, but each day brings word of a new challenging development within each of the larger movements to which synagogues belong-Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist.

'Both inspiring and disturbing, Sex Cult Nun unravels Jones' complicated upbringing, the trauma she endured as a result and her eventual path to liberation.

This Is My Story is an unusually fascinating account of one man's life.

What can you do when your well-laid plans fall apart and life takes an unexpected turn?

In The Lent Factor, Graham James wrote about 40 people (one for each day of Lent) who had inspired him and helped to shape his spiritual journey.

The first presentation of John Wesley's doctrinal teachings in a systematic form that is also faithful to Wesley's own writings in ebook format.

"e;Denis Hurley was not born in a lighthouse as some people imagine.

Once upon a time, on grounds of both religion and common sense, people assumed that the earth was flat and that the sun literally rose and set each day.

Der vielschichtige Protagonist der katholischen ReformDie neue Biographie zum 500.

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Explore two livesand a relationshipthat profoundly shaped American Zen.

Few questions are as pertinent and nettling for Christians as those posed by religious pluralism.

On February 19, 1812, Adoniram Judson, his wife Ann, and a few others set sail for the Far East from their American homeland.

This book introduces readers to the "e;Trial of the Century,"e; revealing how the trial originated, what caused and happened during and after the trial, what happened to the trial's participants, and why the trial still matters nearly 100 years later.

A liturgical manual that discusses each service of the Church according to shape, theology, past practice, and varieties of local expression.

The Dialogue of Love is written from the perspective of an evangelical Catholic Ecumenist.

"e;Margaret Cropper was the first to capture [Evelyn Underhill's] life, which now in this new century can continue to inspire, challenge and point the way for those on the ancient quest for the holy.

For over a century, the Carmelite Sister Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (1873-1897) has been revered as Catholicism's foremost folk saint of modern times.

A record of the 2015 Building Bridges Seminar for leading Christian and Muslim scholars, this collection of essays explores the nature of divine and human agency through themes of creations goal, humankinds dignity and task, and notions of sovereignty.

CHRISTIANS SHOULD BE REVOLUTIONARIES!

In this new three-part book series, Avis tackles a series of issues relevant to Anglicanism in the current day.

In this sequel to the enormously successful Seven Men, #1 New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas offers more captivating stories of some of the most inspiring men in history.

The Black Lives Matter movement is bringing the characters of powerful people in colonial times into sharp focus, particularly their attitudes and actions towards slavery and indigenous peoples.