History of religion

Wisdom was in abundance in the ancient societies of Greece and India, but today it seems to be in short supply.

In 'Heaven and Hell,' Swedenborg gives the reader a detailed description of the afterlife.

Although the young Edward VI's death in 1553 led to resounding defeat for his Protestant allies, his reign has a significance out of all proportion to its brief six-year span.

Founder of a monastery at Monte Cassino, between Rome and Naples, in the sixth century, St Benedict intended his Rule to be a practical guide to Christian monastic life.

Você sabia que nos primórdios do cristianismo havia muitas seitas “cristãs” concorrendo com a Igreja fundada por Jesus Cristo?

One of the most influential - and best loved - spiritual autobiographies'I beg anyone who reads this account to bear in mind, for the love of the Lord, how wicked my life has been'Born in the Castilian town of vila in 1515, Teresa entered the Carmelite convent of the Incarnation when she was twenty-one.

Here are some thoughts and a little creed of wholesome living.

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Die Frage nach Entstehung, Wandlung und Bedeutung von Religion ist ein Thema, das Lou Andreas-Salomé lebenslang begleitet hat.

Dieses Evangelium, lateinisch 'Libellus de Nativitate Sanctae Mariae', behandelt die Ereignisse rund um die Geburt von Maria, der Mutter Jesu.

Former secretary of education and New York Times bestselling author William Bennett blends his historical expertise with his gift for storytelling into a heartwarming book about the man who ultimately became known as Santa Claus.

This book is annotated with a rare extensive biographical sketch of the author, Andrew Lang, written by Sir Edmund Gosse, CB, a contemporary poet and writer.

Clement of Alexandria tells us that the whole of the religious philosophy-that is, the wisdom, discipline and multifarious arts and sciences-of the Egyptian priesthood was contained in the Books of Hermes, that is of Thoth.

Written in AD 731, Bede's work opens with a background sketch of Roman Britain's geography and history.

Ralph Waldo Trine was an important New Thought writer.

The Metaphysical Bible Dictionary was Charles Fillmore''s crowning achievement.

The Forsyte Saga is a series of three novels and two interludes, they chronicle the vicissitudes of the leading members of an upper-middle-class British family, similar to Galsworthy's own.

The Metaphysical Bible Dictionary was Charles Fillmore's crowning achievement.

The Book of Enoch is the most notable extant apocalyptic work outside the canonical Scriptures.

The women watched as the Son of God writhed in agony.

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Rightly directed thought has redeeming power, so it is through our thought that we can create for ourselves a new heaven and a new earth.

Here are the complete prophecies of Nostradamus.

"e;The difference between FEELING yourself in action, here and now, and visualizing yourself in action, as though you were on a motion-picture screen, is the difference between success and failure.

An occultism reference chronicling the quest for metaphysical truth, from astronomers to astrologers, necromancers to sorcerers, alchemists to prophets.

'If something else can capture your attention Then it's not love, but just a trivial passion -Love is that flame which, once it blazes up, Burns everything but the Beloved up.

Divided into themed sections, linked together with a chronology of the most important events in the life of the Vatican, Secrets of the Vatican includes:.

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"e;Simply the best biography of Mother Teresa around.

"e;Lobdell's spiritual journey fascinates, not least on account of the irony of his trajectory from agnosticism to belief to atheism while covering religion.

A gripping account of one man's quest to find the world's oldest Bible and learn about the brilliant, doomed antiquities dealer accused of forging it.

Beginning with the chaotic post-World War I landscape, in which religious belief was one way of reordering a world knocked off its axis, Sacred Causes is a penetrating critique of how religion has often been camouflaged by politics.

One man shares the story of his transformation from evangelical Christian to atheist and examines the train of thought that brought him there.

Why do the innocent suffer in a world created by a loving God?

'The pen would smoothly write the things it knew But when it came to love it split in two, A donkey stuck in mud is logic's fate - Love's nature only love can demonstrate.

This carefully crafted ebook: "e;THE NOVELS OF FAITH - Premium Collection: 7 Thought-Provoking Titles in One Volume (Christian Classics Series)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.

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William Blake's 'The Book of Job' is a remarkable interpretation of the biblical narrative with all the original illustrations by the author himself.

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Der Protagonist, Georg, als neunzehnjähriger von der Wehrmacht eingezogen.

This carefully crafted ebook: "e;Buddhism & Hinduism Collection: The Light of Asia + The Essence of Buddhism + The Song Celestial (Bhagavad-Gita) + Hindu Literature + Indian Poetry"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.

This meticulously edited Martin Luther collection includes: Biography: Martin Luther by John ActonWorks:Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences (95 theses)The Bondage of the WillTo the Christian Nobility of the German NationPrelude on the Babylonian Captivity of the ChurchA Treatise on Christian LibertyA Treatise of Good WorksA Treatise on BaptismDisputation on the Divinity and Humanity of ChristThe Large CatechismThe Small CatechismCommentary on GenesisOn the CreationOn Sin and the FloodCommentary on the Epistle to the GalatiansThe Epistles of St.

Leo Tolstoy's 'The Theological Works of Leo Tolstoy' is a thought-provoking collection that delves into the author's exploration of spirituality, morality, and the purpose of life.

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