Religion

God is dead,' Nietzsche famously declared in The Gay Science; but this book will investigate God's surprising persistence and resurrection in the works of even the most seemingly atheistic of writers, who continue to deploy Judaic and Christian narratives and tropes even as they radically rewrite them ...

A spiritual classic, which has appeared in 10 foreign-language editions (Croatian, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesia, Italian, Korean, Polish, and Portuguese). This edition consists of a fresh preface, a glossary, some changes in terminology, and a reordering of several chapters.

An accessible introduction to the founder of Christianity, combining history with theological debate.

Khadija was the first believer, to whom the Prophet Muhammad often turned for advice. At a time when strongmen quickly seized power from any female Muslim ruler, Arwa of Yemen reigned alone for five decades. In nineteenth-century Russia, Mukhlisa Bubi championed the rights of women and girls, and became ...

The world population is rapidly ageing. This means that more of us will be responsible for someone who is elderly and possibly frail. This book offers practical solutions and emotional support for those looking after older parents or other relatives.

In Heaven is Real But So is Hell, internationally reknowned speaker, author and mystic Vassula Ryden takes the reader into the supernatural world where she has experienced the hidden forces that affect every moment of our lives. It features her amazing encounters with both good and evil forces and reveals ...

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A Doubter's Guide to World Religions presents each of the world's five major religions and carefully outlines the history, belief systems, and spiritual practices of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam so that the interested and curious doubters can explore their similarities and differences.

Certified Enneagram teacher Meredith Boggs gives Christians who are skeptical of the Enneagram a conservative biblical guide to understand how it can further their spiritual journeys and deepen their relationship with God by discovering their type's virtues, unhelpful tendencies, and best practices for spiritual growth.

Teenagers are tired of vague or nonexistent answers to their tough questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Just when they're capable of diving into the deep end of their faith, all too often the church keeps them splashing around in shallow waters. As eight years of Sticky Faith research on ...

With over sixty stunning plates of original art, Prince of Dharma is a bold and glorious rendering of the life of the Buddha by author Ranchor Prime, who brings to life the inspired work of award-winning artist B.G. Sharma with a sensitive, immensely readable, and rarely seen biography of the Buddha. ...

From St. Peter to Pope Francis, the Apostolic Succession has a long and interesting history. Your every question about all 266 popes is answered here!

The papacy is a unique religious office. Lasting two millennia, it is one of the oldest and most enduring institutions in the world. The line of authority ...

Interviews with people of faith including Sara Maitland | Sister Wendy Beckett | Delia Smith | The Revd Richard Coles | Dermot O'Leary | Cherie Blair | Archbishop Desmond Tutu | Bronwen Astor | Amos Oz | Nick Cave

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From lion-headed birds to the serene messengers we now know, angels have transformed. Angels traces this history and complex mythology.

"An unabridged compilation of The Enigma of the Bay Psalm Book by Zoltaan Haraszti originally published by The University of Chicago Press in 1956 and The Bay Psalm Book, first published in 1640"--Title page verso.

Included in the Authorized Bible (King James Version) of 1611. The Council of Trent previously (1546) affirmed the canonicity of the books. The Protestant view (Geneva Bible 1560) Asserted "The Books proceeding from Godly men" and therefore recommended reading. Traditional double column page layout Illustrated ...

Christian life, both in parishes and within the wider church, is often dogged by unhelpful polarisation. The vision expressed here might be described as radically conservative, since it involves a positive appraisal both of the traditional resources of the Church and of the spirit of change at large in contemporary church life.

The sacrament of Baptism is an important moment in the life of a Christian child who, often unaware, experiences this rite that marks the entrance into the life of faith and equally charged with meaning for the persons who accompany him; the parents in the first place, godmothers and godfathers and all the family and friends.