Biography: religious and spiritual

A brilliant portrait of a beloved and controversial figure in twentieth-century spirituality.

From Zen Buddhist practitioner to rabbi, East meets West in this firsthand account of a spiritual journey.

Gampel investigates the anti-Jewish riots in 1391–2 in the lands of Castile and Aragon.

It is difficult to underestimate the significance of the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31 within the biblical tradition.

Henry Roe Cloud was the first Native American to graduate from Yale.

'This is the kind of book that make you different when you're done.

Leading historical and liturgical scholars reflect on the history and impact of Book of Common Prayer, the most important liturgical text in English.

This intellectual and social history is the first comprehensive biography of Pilgram Marpeck (c.

This is the inspiring and ';page-turning' (Booklist) true story of a man who discovered that he had been kidnapped as a babyand how his quest to find out who he really is upturned the genealogy industry, his own family, and set in motion the second longest cold case in US history.

With Adam Hamilton, we have traced the life of Jesus from his birth The Journey, through his ministry The Way, to his death and resurrection 24 Hours That Changed the World.

Philip Turner's contributions as a leader and thinker in Christian missions and social ethics are here engaged by an array of friends and colleagues.

Volume 4 of The Annotated Luther series presents an array of Luthers writings related to pastoral work.

In this newly revised and expanded edition of a contemporary classic, Edward Sellner mines the deep wisdom of many traditions-from Celtic to Minnesotan, from Joan of Arc to C.

Mohamed Merah, abattu après avoir perpétré les attentats de Toulouse.

In 1969, Paul Breiter was among the throngs of disaffected youth who traveled to the exotic East, seeking to escape the cultural and spiritual upheavals at home.

Christians throughout the ages have longed for a deeper, more intimate experience of Jesus' love, to connect with him in a way that is impactful, satisfying, and touches the innermost places of the heart.

A wide-ranging exploration of the past, present, and future effects of women's ordination on the church.

Beneath the commonplace affirmation that Jesus “paid for our sins” lie depths of implication: did God demand a blood sacrifice to assuage divine anger?

Who would ever imagine that an eighteen-year-old who began his career teaching thirty-two eight-year-olds in a state school in an insignificant city in the remote South Pacific would end up on the world stage as the writer of definitive technical volumes in the field of biblical studies and as the only scholar from Australia/New Zealand on the Committee on Bible Translation that produced the New International Version?

The calling to parish ministry involves a journey leading through lowland thickets and high plateau vistas.

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.

In this third and final volume in a series of ceremonial guides to worship in the Episcopal Church according to The Book of Common Prayer, Leonel L.

This absorbing and insightful biography illuminates the life of the controversial champion of Social Gospel in early-20th-century America.

Brother Lawrence entered the monastic order in 1642 believing that he was giving up this world's happiness to become a monk, but there discovered a much deeper happiness than he had ever imagined.

';I am not ever going to get to go home, am I?

When Lisa Knopp visited Nebraska's death row with other death penalty abolitionists in 1995, she couldn't have imagined that one of the inmates she met that day would become a dear friend.

One of the Top 100 Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century.

Baptists originated as a protest movement within the church but have developed over time into a distinct sect, one committed to preserving its place in the hierarchy of denominations.

Few other books have caused as much stir in the Church of England in recent decades as has For the Parish.

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The Lawudo Lama presents two life stories along with an extended introduction laying out their social and cultural context.

Inward Baptism analyses the theological developments that led to the great evangelical revivals of the mid-eighteenth century.

Using eleven Zen stories as a starting point and diving deep into their mysterious world, he then weaves his magical clarity on many diverse contemporary topics.

Five marks confirm our identity as genuine and fruitful followers of Christ:1.

Deffenbaugh calls us to "e;live in a reciprocal relationship"e; with our biotic communities-the plants, animals, and other non-human cultures that share our particular places in the world.

»Du bist need nur da Hamma, sondern's ganze Werkzeugkistl« – sagen manche, die ihn kennen: Denn Stephan Alof geht immer aufs Ganze, egal was er anpackt.

This book uses rhetorical analysis to illuminate one of the most fascinating and complicated speeches by Saint Paul: 2 Cor 10-13.

In 1965, the Second Vatican Council formally issued a historic document titled Nostra Aetate (In Our Time).

Using the image of the traditional practice of "e;beating the bounds"e; of the parish, this book contrasts the desire to mark boundaries with God's call to explore boundaries in order to open them.

The Prophetic Church: History and Doctrinal Development in John Henry Newman and Yves Congar is a historical and a systematic account of tradition, doctrinal development, and the theology of history, with a particular focus on the contributions of two modern Catholic figures, John Henry Newman (1801-1890) and Yves Congar (1904-1995).

Mentioned by Pope Francis as a writer whom everyone should read, Robert Hugh Benson, author of Lord of the World, shares his spiritual journey from being an Anglican and son of the archbishop of Canterbury to becoming a Roman Catholic priest.

Reckoning Methodism addresses the brokenness of The United Methodist Church (UMC) in the United States.