The Christmas Encyclopedia explores the extraordinary history of Christmas, tracing the holiday's evolution across thousands of years of human civilization.
Comprehensively explores the meanings, history, ideas, and experience of Heaven throughout the worlds exoteric and esoteric traditions Explores the heavens of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, the Abrahamic traditions, Far Eastern mythologies, and Indigenous nations Considers questions about our need for Heaven, further informed by popular culture, folklore, and personal experienceAcross all ages people have wondered about the afterlife.
Shares a deep understanding of the I Chings cosmological foundation Offers the meanings of the straight and broken lines of the 64 hexagrams Explains how the symbol of the yin-yang represents the individuals destiny, including his emanation from, and reintegration into, PerfectionFirst published in French in 1905, and now translated into English for the first time, Matgiois book became the metaphysical core of the Traditionalist movement established by French occultist Ren Gunon, Julius Evola, and Ananda Coomaraswamy.
The Shocking Truth About the Islamic View of Non-Muslim WomenHoly Hell reveals how Islam sanctions the rape and sex slavery of infidel women, and how non-Muslim officials prefer to deny that fact rather than confront it.
Centering on the pioneering work of Christoph Luxenberg, this anthology of scholarly yet accessible studies of the Koran makes a convincing case that Islams holy book borrowed heavily from Christian texts in Syriac and other Near Eastern sources.
Centering on the pioneering work of Christoph Luxenberg, this anthology of scholarly yet accessible studies of the Koran makes a convincing case that Islams holy book borrowed heavily from Christian texts in Syriac and other Near Eastern sources.
In this thorough exegesis of the primary texts dealing with the resurrection of Jesus, New Testament expert Gerd Ludemann (University of Gttingen) presents compelling evidence that shows the resurrection was not a historical event and further argues that this development leaves little, if any, basis for Christian faith as presently defined.
Una Iglesia verdaderamente sinodal se construye a partir de dinamicas comunicativas abiertas, participativas e interactivas, donde la conversacion ocupa un lugar central.
When life shifts, fear rises, prayers seem unanswered, and the future feels uncertain, Held by His Hands points the heart back to the unchanging faithfulness of God.
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books'I decided that my trip had evidently been in vain, since nothing of interest could possibly occur on this visit.
Between Thought and Temple traces the history, doctrine, and culture of the Círculo Esotérico da Comunhão do Pensamento (CECP) from its founding in São Paulo in 1909 to the present day.
A cultural history of the American faith in alien life, from the Puritans to Heaven's GateOver the past three centuries, belief in extraterrestrial life has had a profound influence on American religion.
A cultural history of the American faith in alien life, from the Puritans to Heaven's GateOver the past three centuries, belief in extraterrestrial life has had a profound influence on American religion.
An invaluable Penguin Classics edition of one of the World's great religious texts You have turned my mourning into dancing;You have taken off my sackclothAnd clothed me with joyThe Book of Psalms has an extraordinary place in many cultures.
The Old Testament of the King James Version of the BibleThe First Book of Moses: Called Genesis1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
A transporting and gloriously entertaining journey through the hidden lives of England s rural parish churches from building conservator and church rescuer Rachel Morley Glorious.
**A Financial Times Best Summer Book of 2025 **'A brave and magnificent book, and a vital intervention: as elegant as it is witty, as erudite as it is wise, and as stylish as it is scholarly.
