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A History of Religious Ideas: Volume 3

From Muhammad to the Age of Reforms

by Mircea Eliade ...

Translated by Alf Hiltebeitel, Diane Apostolos-Cappadona ...

Series Book 3 - A History of Religious Ideas
The conclusion of the three-volume history "rendered with the talent of one who is not only an academic writer but a novelist of considerable distinction" (David J. Levy, Times Higher Education Supplement).In A History of Religious Ideas. Mircea Eliade examines the movement of Jewish thought out of ancient Eurasia, the Christian transformation of the Mediterranean area and Europe, and the rise and ... Read more

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The conclusion of the three-volume history "rendered with the talent of one who is not only an academic writer but a novelist of considerable distinction" (David J. Levy, Times Higher Education Supplement).In A History of Religious Ideas. Mircea Eliade examines the movement of Jewish thought out of ancient Eurasia, the Christian transformation of the Mediterranean area and Europe, and the rise and
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Enoch : Dialogue avec Dieu et les Anges

Le seul livre que le Christ citait régulièrement parce qu'il le connaissait par coeur

by Pierre Jovanovic ...

Le livre d'Enoch, véritable livre de chevet du Christ, fait l'objet d'une nouvelle traduction de la version éthiopienne et slavonique entièrement modernisées afin d'en obtenir une lecture contemporaine. De plus, les deux plus grands spécialistes mondiaux de ce texte (J. C. Vanderkam et Joszef Milik) apportent un éclairage supplémentaire à cette étude. ... Read more

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Le livre d'Enoch, véritable livre de chevet du Christ, fait l'objet d'une nouvelle traduction de la version éthiopienne et slavonique entièrement modernisées afin d'en obtenir une lecture contemporaine. De plus, les deux plus grands spécialistes mondiaux de ce texte (J. C. Vanderkam et Joszef Milik) apportent un éclairage supplémentaire à cette étude.
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Will and Spirit

by Gerald G. May ...

"A rich book covering many areas of human experience. . . .Gerald G. May draws on his psychiatric practice to examine how personal willpower continually collides with the deeper impulse toward spiritual surrender. The text assesses how modern coping, happiness, and growth mentalities attempt to manage human emotion, contrasting that driven effort with the quiet discipline of willingness.Tracing ... Read more

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"A rich book covering many areas of human experience. . . .Gerald G. May draws on his psychiatric practice to examine how personal willpower continually collides with the deeper impulse toward spiritual surrender. The text assesses how modern coping, happiness, and growth mentalities attempt to manage human emotion, contrasting that driven effort with the quiet discipline of willingness.Tracing
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The Oxford History of the Biblical World

Edited by Michael D. Coogan ...

In this impressive volume, leading scholars offer compelling glimpses into the biblical world, the world in which prophets, poets, sages, and historians created one of our most important texts--the Bible. For more than a century, archaeologists have been unearthing the tombs, temples, texts, and artifacts of the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean world. Using new approaches, contemporary ... Read more

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In this impressive volume, leading scholars offer compelling glimpses into the biblical world, the world in which prophets, poets, sages, and historians created one of our most important texts--the Bible. For more than a century, archaeologists have been unearthing the tombs, temples, texts, and artifacts of the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean world. Using new approaches, contemporary
... Read more
Roman Britain: A New History 55 BC - AD 450

A New History 55 BC-AD 450

by Patricia Southern ...

For nearly four centuries, from AD 43 to 410, Britain was a small province on the north western edge of the vast Roman Empire. Patricia Southerns masterly new history tells the story from first contact, through invasion and conquest, coexistence to eventual decline incorporating the political, social and cultural history of Britannia. For the first time the wealth of voices from the varied ... Read more

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For nearly four centuries, from AD 43 to 410, Britain was a small province on the north western edge of the vast Roman Empire. Patricia Southerns masterly new history tells the story from first contact, through invasion and conquest, coexistence to eventual decline incorporating the political, social and cultural history of Britannia. For the first time the wealth of voices from the varied
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The Holy Science

by Swami Sri Yukteswar ...

The Holy Science was written by Sri Yukteswar at the behest of Mahavatar Babaji. In it, Sri Yukteswar compares Sanskrit slokas to the writings of the New Testament. Also explained is the great cycle of world ages (yugas). Yukteshwar was an educator, astronomer, a Jyotisha (Vedic astrologer), a yogi, and a believer in the Bhagavad Gita and the Bible. He was a disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya of Varanasi ... Read more

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The Holy Science was written by Sri Yukteswar at the behest of Mahavatar Babaji. In it, Sri Yukteswar compares Sanskrit slokas to the writings of the New Testament. Also explained is the great cycle of world ages (yugas). Yukteshwar was an educator, astronomer, a Jyotisha (Vedic astrologer), a yogi, and a believer in the Bhagavad Gita and the Bible. He was a disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya of Varanasi
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Dieu

by Frédéric Lenoir, Marie Drucker ...

" Quand les dieux sont-ils apparus dans l'histoire de l'humanité ? Les juifs sont-ils les inventeurs du Dieu unique ? Pourquoi la figure de Dieu est-elle presque toujours masculine et les religions bien souvent misogynes ? Dieu est-il une personne, une force, une énergie, un principe créateur ? Le Dieu des juifs, des chrétiens et des musulmans est-il le même ? Qui a écrit la Bible et le Coran ? De ... Read more

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" Quand les dieux sont-ils apparus dans l'histoire de l'humanité ? Les juifs sont-ils les inventeurs du Dieu unique ? Pourquoi la figure de Dieu est-elle presque toujours masculine et les religions bien souvent misogynes ? Dieu est-il une personne, une force, une énergie, un principe créateur ? Le Dieu des juifs, des chrétiens et des musulmans est-il le même ? Qui a écrit la Bible et le Coran ? De
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NIV, Once-A-Day: 31 Days of Wisdom

by Zondervan ...

Series series Once-A-Day
"This 31-day reading from the book of Proverbs from the New International Version of the Bible will speak to your deepest needs as you engage with God’s Word. Practical and insightful, these devotions—written by the staff at trusted ministry Walk Thru the Bible—will fill each day with wisdom and understanding about who God is and what he has intended for the lives of his people. NIV ©2011. The New ... Read more

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"This 31-day reading from the book of Proverbs from the New International Version of the Bible will speak to your deepest needs as you engage with God’s Word. Practical and insightful, these devotions—written by the staff at trusted ministry Walk Thru the Bible—will fill each day with wisdom and understanding about who God is and what he has intended for the lives of his people. NIV ©2011. The New
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Egypt's Ancient Heritage

by Rodman R. Clayson ...

Much of what we know today began in Egypt! Out of that ancient civilization, which lasted three thousand years, came the first concepts of the origin of the universe, clothed in a symbology that showed a marvelous insight into natural law. Truth, righteousness, justice, and moral codes were first taught in the ancient mystery schools of Egypt as was the belief in a mind cause, or thought, as the ... Read more

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Much of what we know today began in Egypt! Out of that ancient civilization, which lasted three thousand years, came the first concepts of the origin of the universe, clothed in a symbology that showed a marvelous insight into natural law. Truth, righteousness, justice, and moral codes were first taught in the ancient mystery schools of Egypt as was the belief in a mind cause, or thought, as the
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A Leader in the Making

Essentials to Being a Leader After God's Own Heart

by Joyce Meyer ...

Grow your faith and learn how God's plan can make you a more effective person in this inspiring Christian leadership book.Whether you're an established leader or you're just beginning to grow, this book will show you how to cultivate a loving spirit and positive outlook that pleases God in every way and enhances your ability to guide those that surround you -- from family and friends to colleagues ... Read more

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Grow your faith and learn how God's plan can make you a more effective person in this inspiring Christian leadership book.Whether you're an established leader or you're just beginning to grow, this book will show you how to cultivate a loving spirit and positive outlook that pleases God in every way and enhances your ability to guide those that surround you -- from family and friends to colleagues
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More Than Just Making It

Hope for the Heart of the Financially Frustrated

by Erin Odom ...

More Than Just Making It is your invitation to reimagine what the good life can be. Join Erin Odom, a mom thrown into low-income living, to learn how to overcome your circumstances, find creative ways to earn and save, and reset your heart and budget according to God’s designs.When you're trapped in a cycle of financial frustration, and you feel like you've tried everything only to end up with ... Read more

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More Than Just Making It is your invitation to reimagine what the good life can be. Join Erin Odom, a mom thrown into low-income living, to learn how to overcome your circumstances, find creative ways to earn and save, and reset your heart and budget according to God’s designs.When you're trapped in a cycle of financial frustration, and you feel like you've tried everything only to end up with
... Read more
To Be a Jew Today

A New Guide to God, Israel, and the Jewish People

by Noah Feldman ...

A New York Times BestsellerA leading public intellectual’s timely reckoning with how Jews can and should make sense of their tradition and each other.What does it mean to be a Jew? At a time of worldwide crisis, venerable answers to this question have become unsettled. In To Be a Jew Today, the legal scholar and columnist Noah Feldman draws on a lifelong engagement with his religion to offer a ... Read more

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A New York Times BestsellerA leading public intellectual’s timely reckoning with how Jews can and should make sense of their tradition and each other.What does it mean to be a Jew? At a time of worldwide crisis, venerable answers to this question have become unsettled. In To Be a Jew Today, the legal scholar and columnist Noah Feldman draws on a lifelong engagement with his religion to offer a
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George MacDonald

by C. S. Lewis ...

C. S. Lewis said everything he wrote was influenced by George MacDonald. According to Lewis, there is "hardly any other writer who seems to be closer, or more continuously close, to the Spirit of Christ Himself." Writing a preface and selecting MacDonald's most poignant passages, Lewis introduces us to these extraordinary treasures. Ranging from "Inexorable Love" to "The Torment of Death," these ... Read more

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C. S. Lewis said everything he wrote was influenced by George MacDonald. According to Lewis, there is "hardly any other writer who seems to be closer, or more continuously close, to the Spirit of Christ Himself." Writing a preface and selecting MacDonald's most poignant passages, Lewis introduces us to these extraordinary treasures. Ranging from "Inexorable Love" to "The Torment of Death," these
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The Jesus Papers

Exposing the Greatest Cover-Up in History

by Michael Baigent ...

In this New York Times–bestselling study, the co-author of Holy Blood, Holy Grail explores further mysteries surrounding Jesus Christ.What if everything we have been told about the origins of Christianity is a lie?What if a small group had always known the truth and had kept it hidden . . . until now?What if there is evidence that Jesus Christ survived the crucifixion?In Holy Blood, Holy Grail ... Read more

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In this New York Times–bestselling study, the co-author of Holy Blood, Holy Grail explores further mysteries surrounding Jesus Christ.What if everything we have been told about the origins of Christianity is a lie?What if a small group had always known the truth and had kept it hidden . . . until now?What if there is evidence that Jesus Christ survived the crucifixion?In Holy Blood, Holy Grail
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The Gospels of Mary

The Secret Tradition of Mary Magdalene, the Companion of Jesus

by Marvin W. Meyer, Esther A. De Boer ...

Mary Magdalene, Jesus's Closest DiscipleMarvin Meyer, one of the foremost scholars of the Gnostic Gospels:translates and introduces the Gnostic and New Testament texts that together reveal the story and importance of Mary Magdaleneincludes new translations of the Gospels of Mary, Thomas, Philip, and related texts about Mary Magdalenediscloses, with Esther A. De Boer, the long-suppressed story of ... Read more

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Mary Magdalene, Jesus's Closest DiscipleMarvin Meyer, one of the foremost scholars of the Gnostic Gospels:translates and introduces the Gnostic and New Testament texts that together reveal the story and importance of Mary Magdaleneincludes new translations of the Gospels of Mary, Thomas, Philip, and related texts about Mary Magdalenediscloses, with Esther A. De Boer, the long-suppressed story of
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The Discarded Image

An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature

by C. S. Lewis ...

In The Discarded Image, C.S. Lewis paints a lucid picture of the medieval world view, providing the historical and cultural background to the literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. It describes the "image" discarded by later years as "the medieval synthesis itself, the whole organization of their theology, science and history into a single, complex, harmonious mental model of the universe. ... Read more

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In The Discarded Image, C.S. Lewis paints a lucid picture of the medieval world view, providing the historical and cultural background to the literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. It describes the "image" discarded by later years as "the medieval synthesis itself, the whole organization of their theology, science and history into a single, complex, harmonious mental model of the universe.
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The First Rasta

Leonard Howell and the Rise of Rastafarianism

by Stephen Davis, Hélène Lee ...

Going far beyond the standard imagery of Rasta—ganja, reggae, and dreadlocks—this cultural history offers an uncensored vision of a movement with complex roots and the exceptional journey of a man who taught an enslaved people how to be proud and impose their culture on the world. In the 1920s Leonard Percival Howell and the First Rastas had a revelation concerning the divinity of Haile Selassie, ... Read more

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Going far beyond the standard imagery of Rasta—ganja, reggae, and dreadlocks—this cultural history offers an uncensored vision of a movement with complex roots and the exceptional journey of a man who taught an enslaved people how to be proud and impose their culture on the world. In the 1920s Leonard Percival Howell and the First Rastas had a revelation concerning the divinity of Haile Selassie,
... Read more
The Pilgrim’s Progress

by John Bunyan ...

Series series Collins Classics
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS, John Bunyan’s masterful religious allegory, narrates the journey of an everyman hero, Christian, as he attempts to navigate the trials and tribulations of this world, the City of Destruction, on the path towards paradise, the Celestial City. Though weighed down by the burden of original sin, Christian ... Read more

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HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS, John Bunyan’s masterful religious allegory, narrates the journey of an everyman hero, Christian, as he attempts to navigate the trials and tribulations of this world, the City of Destruction, on the path towards paradise, the Celestial City. Though weighed down by the burden of original sin, Christian
... Read more
KJV, The King James Study Bible, Full-Color Edition

Holy Bible, King James Version

by Thomas Nelson ...

The full text of the classic King James Version with robust study notes, vibrant full-color images, and dozens of study resources to help you grow deeper in your faith.Standing apart from all other KJV study Bibles on the market, The King James Study Bible, Full-Color Edition is the only Bible featuring over half-a-million words of commentary, doctrinal notes, archaeological insights, and time ... Read more

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The full text of the classic King James Version with robust study notes, vibrant full-color images, and dozens of study resources to help you grow deeper in your faith.Standing apart from all other KJV study Bibles on the market, The King James Study Bible, Full-Color Edition is the only Bible featuring over half-a-million words of commentary, doctrinal notes, archaeological insights, and time
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All My Road Before Me

The Diary of C. S. Lewis, 1922-1927

by C. S. Lewis ...

A repackaged edition of the revered authors diary from his early twenties-a thought-provoking work that reveals his earliest thinking about war, atheism, religion, and humanity.While serving his country in the Great War, C. S. Lewis the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, and Christian apologist-made a pact with a close friend and fellow soldier. If one of them died, the ... Read more

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A repackaged edition of the revered authors diary from his early twenties-a thought-provoking work that reveals his earliest thinking about war, atheism, religion, and humanity.While serving his country in the Great War, C. S. Lewis the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, and Christian apologist-made a pact with a close friend and fellow soldier. If one of them died, the
... Read more
30 Years a Watchtower Slave

The Confessions of a Converted Jehovah's Witness

by William J. Schnell ...

At first, the Watchtower Society seemed harmless to William J. Schnell, even valuable as a way to develop his faith in God and pass it on to others. This book is Schnell's fascinating account of his involvement with the cult, which effectively enticed him in the 1920s and continues to lure countless individuals today. Readers will learn, as Schnell did, that the Jehovah's Witness religion he had ... Read more

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At first, the Watchtower Society seemed harmless to William J. Schnell, even valuable as a way to develop his faith in God and pass it on to others. This book is Schnell's fascinating account of his involvement with the cult, which effectively enticed him in the 1920s and continues to lure countless individuals today. Readers will learn, as Schnell did, that the Jehovah's Witness religion he had
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The Closing Of The Western Mind

by Charles Freeman ...

The conversion of the emperor Constantine to Christianity in 368 AD brought a transformation to Christianity and to western civilization, the effects of which we still feel today. Previously, the Roman empire had absorbed and sustained the Greek intellectual tradition which, in the astronomy of Ptolemy, the medicine of Galen and the philosophy of Plotinus, reached new heights. Constantine turned ... Read more

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The conversion of the emperor Constantine to Christianity in 368 AD brought a transformation to Christianity and to western civilization, the effects of which we still feel today. Previously, the Roman empire had absorbed and sustained the Greek intellectual tradition which, in the astronomy of Ptolemy, the medicine of Galen and the philosophy of Plotinus, reached new heights. Constantine turned
... Read more
Orthodoxy

by G. K. Chesterton ...

G. K. Chesterton is considered by many informed readers to be one of the great writers of the English language in the twentieth century. A prolific author of astonishing creativity, he published dozens of books (including novels, biographies, and social, literary, and religious criticism), hundreds of short stories and poems, and thousands of essays. Though nowadays perhaps most often remembered ... Read more

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G. K. Chesterton is considered by many informed readers to be one of the great writers of the English language in the twentieth century. A prolific author of astonishing creativity, he published dozens of books (including novels, biographies, and social, literary, and religious criticism), hundreds of short stories and poems, and thousands of essays. Though nowadays perhaps most often remembered
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Civilization of the Middle Ages

Completely Revised and Expanded Edition, A

by Norman F. Cantor ...

"No better explanation of medievalism is available to the general reader." --BooklistA revised and expanded edition of Norman Cantor's splendidly detailed and lively history of the Middle Ages, an essential work of cultural and intellectual history that contains more than 30 percent new material from the original edition.This comprehensive edition illuminates the forces that shaped a thousand ... Read more

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"No better explanation of medievalism is available to the general reader." --BooklistA revised and expanded edition of Norman Cantor's splendidly detailed and lively history of the Middle Ages, an essential work of cultural and intellectual history that contains more than 30 percent new material from the original edition.This comprehensive edition illuminates the forces that shaped a thousand
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A History of Religious Ideas: Volume 3

Enoch : Dialogue avec Dieu et les Anges

Will and Spirit

The Oxford History of the Biblical World

Roman Britain: A New History 55 BC - AD 450

The Holy Science

Dieu

NIV, Once-A-Day: 31 Days of Wisdom

Egypt's Ancient Heritage

A Leader in the Making

More Than Just Making It

To Be a Jew Today

George MacDonald

The Jesus Papers

The Gospels of Mary

The Discarded Image

The First Rasta

The Pilgrim’s Progress

KJV, The King James Study Bible, Full-Color Edition

All My Road Before Me

30 Years a Watchtower Slave

The Closing Of The Western Mind

Orthodoxy

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