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Experience Jesus. Really

Finding Refuge, Strength, and Wonder through Everyday Encounters with God

by John Eldredge ...

Discover how to fulfill the truest and deepest longings of your heart when you encounter the powerful and healing presence of Jesus.New York Times bestselling author John Eldredge reveals the path of the "ordinary mystic," and invites you into the refuge of experiencing deep, lasting, real communion with Jesus.In this present age, we are all becoming disciples of the Internet. We are addicted to ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

Discover how to fulfill the truest and deepest longings of your heart when you encounter the powerful and healing presence of Jesus.New York Times bestselling author John Eldredge reveals the path of the "ordinary mystic," and invites you into the refuge of experiencing deep, lasting, real communion with Jesus.In this present age, we are all becoming disciples of the Internet. We are addicted to
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What the Qur'an Meant

And Why It Matters

by Garry Wills ...

America’s leading religious scholar and public intellectual introduces lay readers to the Qur’an with a measured, powerful reading of the ancient textGarry Wills has spent a lifetime thinking and writing about Christianity. In What the Qur’an Meant, Wills invites readers to join him as he embarks on a timely and necessary reconsideration of the Qur’an, leading us through perplexing passages with ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

America’s leading religious scholar and public intellectual introduces lay readers to the Qur’an with a measured, powerful reading of the ancient textGarry Wills has spent a lifetime thinking and writing about Christianity. In What the Qur’an Meant, Wills invites readers to join him as he embarks on a timely and necessary reconsideration of the Qur’an, leading us through perplexing passages with
... Read more
The World Turned Upside Down

Radical Ideas During the English Revolution

by Christopher Hill ...

'His finest work and one that was both symptom and engine of the concept of "history from below" ... Here Levellers, Diggers, Ranters, Muggletonians, the early Quakers and others taking advantage of the collapse of censorship to bid for new kinds of freedom were given centre stage ... Hill lives on' Times Higher EducationIn 'The World Turned Upside Down' Christopher Hill studies the beliefs of ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

'His finest work and one that was both symptom and engine of the concept of "history from below" ... Here Levellers, Diggers, Ranters, Muggletonians, the early Quakers and others taking advantage of the collapse of censorship to bid for new kinds of freedom were given centre stage ... Hill lives on' Times Higher EducationIn 'The World Turned Upside Down' Christopher Hill studies the beliefs of
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The Gnostic Discoveries

The Impact of the Nag Hammadi Library

by Marvin W. Meyer ...

The Meaning of the Nag Hammadi, now in paperback opens the with the thrilling adventure story of the discovery of the ancient Papyrii at Nag Hammadi. Muhammad Ali, the fellahin, discovered the sealed jar, he feared that it might contain a jinni, or spirit, but also had heard of hidden treasures in such jars. Greed overcame his fears and when he smashed open the jar, gold seemed to float into the ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

The Meaning of the Nag Hammadi, now in paperback opens the with the thrilling adventure story of the discovery of the ancient Papyrii at Nag Hammadi. Muhammad Ali, the fellahin, discovered the sealed jar, he feared that it might contain a jinni, or spirit, but also had heard of hidden treasures in such jars. Greed overcame his fears and when he smashed open the jar, gold seemed to float into the
... Read more
The City of God

Translated by Marcus Dods ...

by St. Augustine ...

Series series Modern Library Classics
One of the great cornerstones in the history of Christian philosophy, The City of God provides an insightful interpretation of the development of modern Western society and the origin of most Western thought. Contrasting earthly and heavenly cities--representing the omnipresent struggle between good and evil--Augustine explores human history in its relation to all eternity. In Thomas Merton's ... Read more

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One of the great cornerstones in the history of Christian philosophy, The City of God provides an insightful interpretation of the development of modern Western society and the origin of most Western thought. Contrasting earthly and heavenly cities--representing the omnipresent struggle between good and evil--Augustine explores human history in its relation to all eternity. In Thomas Merton's
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Sweat the Technique

Revelations on Creativity from the Lyrical Genius

by Rakim ...

On the heels of Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Prize, as the world begins to recognize the creative side of Hip-Hop, comes a writing guide from a musician and "The greatest MC of all time," Rakim.The musician and Hip Hop legend—hailed as “the greatest MC of all time” and compared to Thelonious Monk—reimagines the writing handbook in this memoir and guide that incorporates the soulful genius, confidence ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

On the heels of Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Prize, as the world begins to recognize the creative side of Hip-Hop, comes a writing guide from a musician and "The greatest MC of all time," Rakim.The musician and Hip Hop legend—hailed as “the greatest MC of all time” and compared to Thelonious Monk—reimagines the writing handbook in this memoir and guide that incorporates the soulful genius, confidence
... Read more
The Present Future

Six Tough Questions for the Church

by Reggie McNeal ...

Series Book 47 - Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series
In this provocative book, author, consultant, and church leadership developer Reggie McNeal debunks these and other old assumptions and provides an overall strategy to help church leaders move forward in an entirely different and much more effective way. In The Present Future, McNeal identifies the six most important realities that church leaders must address including: recapturing the spirit of ... Read more

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In this provocative book, author, consultant, and church leadership developer Reggie McNeal debunks these and other old assumptions and provides an overall strategy to help church leaders move forward in an entirely different and much more effective way. In The Present Future, McNeal identifies the six most important realities that church leaders must address including: recapturing the spirit of
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Silence

A Christian History

by Diarmaid MacCulloch ...

A provocative meditation on the role of silence in Christian tradition by the New York Times bestselling author of ChristianityWe live in a world dominated by noise. Religion is, for many, a haven from the clamor of everyday life, allowing us to pause for silent contemplation. But as Diarmaid MacCulloch shows, there are many forms of religious silence, from contemplation and prayer to repression ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

A provocative meditation on the role of silence in Christian tradition by the New York Times bestselling author of ChristianityWe live in a world dominated by noise. Religion is, for many, a haven from the clamor of everyday life, allowing us to pause for silent contemplation. But as Diarmaid MacCulloch shows, there are many forms of religious silence, from contemplation and prayer to repression
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L'art de la guerre, Sun Tzu, traduit et annoté

by Sun Tzu ...

Edition originale traduite et annotée.Le texte du traité de Sun TZU, dont 13 articles nous sont parvenus, aborde tout ce qui touche à l’élaboration de la stratégie et à la conduite des batailles. Un incontournable intemporel dans sa version intégrale. ... Read more

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Edition originale traduite et annotée.Le texte du traité de Sun TZU, dont 13 articles nous sont parvenus, aborde tout ce qui touche à l’élaboration de la stratégie et à la conduite des batailles. Un incontournable intemporel dans sa version intégrale.
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Kamasutra

by Mallanaga Vatsyayana ...

Translated by Wendy Doniger, Sudhir Kakar ...

Series series Oxford World's Classics
'When the wheel of sexual ecstasy is in full motion, there is no textbook at all, and no order.' The Kamasutra is the oldest extant Hindu textbook of erotic love. It is about the art of living - about finding a partner, maintaining power in a marriage, committing adultery, living as or with a courtesan, using drugs - and also about the positions in sexual intercourse. It was composed in Sanskrit, ... Read more

$7.59 CAD

'When the wheel of sexual ecstasy is in full motion, there is no textbook at all, and no order.' The Kamasutra is the oldest extant Hindu textbook of erotic love. It is about the art of living - about finding a partner, maintaining power in a marriage, committing adultery, living as or with a courtesan, using drugs - and also about the positions in sexual intercourse. It was composed in Sanskrit,
... Read more
The Other Side of Israel

My Journey Across the Jewish/Arab Divide

by Susan Nathan ...

The pioneering autobiographical story of a British Zionist in her fifties who moves to Israel and chooses to live among 25,000 Muslims in the all-Arab Israeli town of Tamra, a few miles from Nazareth.Susan Nathan’s revelatory book about her new life across the ethnic divide in Israel is already creating international interest. At a time when Middle Eastern politics (in many ways central to the ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

The pioneering autobiographical story of a British Zionist in her fifties who moves to Israel and chooses to live among 25,000 Muslims in the all-Arab Israeli town of Tamra, a few miles from Nazareth.Susan Nathan’s revelatory book about her new life across the ethnic divide in Israel is already creating international interest. At a time when Middle Eastern politics (in many ways central to the
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The Reading Life

The Joy of Seeing New Worlds Through Others' Eyes

by C. S. Lewis ...

The revered teacher and bestselling author of such classic Christian works as Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters reflects on the power, importance, and joy of a life dedicated to reading books in this delightful collection drawn from his wide body of writings.More than fifty years after his death, revered intellectual and teacher C. S. Lewis continues to speak to readers, thanks not only ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

The revered teacher and bestselling author of such classic Christian works as Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters reflects on the power, importance, and joy of a life dedicated to reading books in this delightful collection drawn from his wide body of writings.More than fifty years after his death, revered intellectual and teacher C. S. Lewis continues to speak to readers, thanks not only
... Read more
Prayer Is Good Medicine

How to Reap the Healing Benefits of Prayer

by Larry Dossey ...

Can prayer truly heal? A practicing physician investigates the laboratory evidence uniting modern clinical medicine and spiritual practice.'With the elegance of simplicity and the precision of science, Dossey shows us how we can create a lasting partnership between faith and medicine.'DEEPACK CHOPRA, M.D.Experience the Healing Power of PrayerThe book examines how distant intercessory prayer ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Can prayer truly heal? A practicing physician investigates the laboratory evidence uniting modern clinical medicine and spiritual practice.'With the elegance of simplicity and the precision of science, Dossey shows us how we can create a lasting partnership between faith and medicine.'DEEPACK CHOPRA, M.D.Experience the Healing Power of PrayerThe book examines how distant intercessory prayer
... Read more
Sin

The Early History of an Idea

by Paula Fredriksen ...

Ancient Christians invoked sin to account for an astonishing range of things, from the death of God's son to the politics of the Roman Empire that worshipped him. In this book, award-winning historian of religion Paula Fredriksen tells the surprising story of early Christian concepts of sin, exploring the ways that sin came to shape ideas about God no less than about humanity.Long before ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

Ancient Christians invoked sin to account for an astonishing range of things, from the death of God's son to the politics of the Roman Empire that worshipped him. In this book, award-winning historian of religion Paula Fredriksen tells the surprising story of early Christian concepts of sin, exploring the ways that sin came to shape ideas about God no less than about humanity.Long before
... Read more
Lit From Within

Tending Your Soul For Lifelong Beauty

by Victoria Moran ...

Beauty isn't skin deep -- it's soul deepWomen's wellness visionary Victoria Moran offers inspiring advice and practical suggestions that will make any woman look and feel more radiant. Each compact essay contains a tip you can put to use today to heighten your awareness of your own inner beauty, illustrating how true sparkle comes from a sense of wholeness. Women of all ages will relate to ... Read more

$2.99 CAD

Beauty isn't skin deep -- it's soul deepWomen's wellness visionary Victoria Moran offers inspiring advice and practical suggestions that will make any woman look and feel more radiant. Each compact essay contains a tip you can put to use today to heighten your awareness of your own inner beauty, illustrating how true sparkle comes from a sense of wholeness. Women of all ages will relate to
... Read more
The Standard Prayer Book - Jewish Prayer Book or Siddur

by Simeon Singer (Translator) ...

Jewish Prayer Book with excellent navigation and Illustrations.This is a Jewish prayer book, or Siddur, containing prayers, meditations, and texts used during life passage ceremonies including circumcision, marriage and funerals, with variants for Jewish holy days. It includes texts such as the Ten Commandments, the Maimonidean 13 Principles of Faith, and the Pirqe Aboth (Ethics of the Fathers). ... Read more

$4.22 CAD

Jewish Prayer Book with excellent navigation and Illustrations.This is a Jewish prayer book, or Siddur, containing prayers, meditations, and texts used during life passage ceremonies including circumcision, marriage and funerals, with variants for Jewish holy days. It includes texts such as the Ten Commandments, the Maimonidean 13 Principles of Faith, and the Pirqe Aboth (Ethics of the Fathers).
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The Lost Gutenberg

The Astounding Story of One Book's Five-Hundred-Year Odyssey

by Margaret Leslie Davis ...

**“A lively tale of historical innovation, the thrill of the bibliophile’s hunt, greed and betrayal.” – The New York Times Book Review"An addictive and engaging look at the ‘competitive, catty and slightly angst-ridden’ heart of the world of book collecting.” - The Houston ChronicleThe never-before-told story of one extremely rare copy of the Gutenberg Bible, and its impact on the lives of the ... Read more

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**“A lively tale of historical innovation, the thrill of the bibliophile’s hunt, greed and betrayal.” – The New York Times Book Review"An addictive and engaging look at the ‘competitive, catty and slightly angst-ridden’ heart of the world of book collecting.” - The Houston ChronicleThe never-before-told story of one extremely rare copy of the Gutenberg Bible, and its impact on the lives of the
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Monks, the Pope, and the Origins of the Crusades

A Selection from Christianity (Penguin Tracks)

by Diarmaid MacCulloch ...

A fascinating history of the growth in monastic and papal power that preceded the Crusades—excerpted from Diarmaid MacCulloch’s award-winning New York Times bestseller, Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years.A product of electrifying scholarship conveyed with commanding skill, Diarmaid MacCulloch’s Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years stretches from the Greek Platonists and the ... Read more

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A fascinating history of the growth in monastic and papal power that preceded the Crusades—excerpted from Diarmaid MacCulloch’s award-winning New York Times bestseller, Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years.A product of electrifying scholarship conveyed with commanding skill, Diarmaid MacCulloch’s Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years stretches from the Greek Platonists and the
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Papal Sin

Structures of Deceit

by Garry Wills ...

Look out for a new book from Garry Wills, What The Qur'an Meant, coming fall 2017."The truth, we are told, will make us free. It is time to free Catholics, lay as well as clerical, from the structures of deceit that are our subtle modern form of papal sin. Paler, subtler, less dramatic than the sins castigated by Orcagna or Dante, these are the quiet sins of intellectual betrayal."--from the ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

Look out for a new book from Garry Wills, What The Qur'an Meant, coming fall 2017."The truth, we are told, will make us free. It is time to free Catholics, lay as well as clerical, from the structures of deceit that are our subtle modern form of papal sin. Paler, subtler, less dramatic than the sins castigated by Orcagna or Dante, these are the quiet sins of intellectual betrayal."--from the
... Read more
The Yoga of Jesus

Understanding the Hidden Teachings of the Gospels

by Paramahansa Yogananda ...

DescriptionIn this remarkable book, Paramahansa Yogananda reveals the hidden yoga of the Gospels and confirms that Jesus, like the ancient sages and masters of the East, not only knew yoga but taught this universal science of God-realization to his closest disciples.Compiled from the author’s highly praised two-volume work, The Second Coming of Christ: The Resurrection of the Christ Within You, ... Read more

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DescriptionIn this remarkable book, Paramahansa Yogananda reveals the hidden yoga of the Gospels and confirms that Jesus, like the ancient sages and masters of the East, not only knew yoga but taught this universal science of God-realization to his closest disciples.Compiled from the author’s highly praised two-volume work, The Second Coming of Christ: The Resurrection of the Christ Within You,
... Read more
God's Politics

Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It

by Jim Wallis ...

New York Times bestseller God's Politics struck a chord with Americans disenchanted with how the Right had co-opted all talk about integrating religious values into our politics, and with the Left, who were mute on the subject. Jim Wallis argues that America's separation of church and state does not require banishing moral and religious values from the public square. God's Politics offers a vision ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

New York Times bestseller God's Politics struck a chord with Americans disenchanted with how the Right had co-opted all talk about integrating religious values into our politics, and with the Left, who were mute on the subject. Jim Wallis argues that America's separation of church and state does not require banishing moral and religious values from the public square. God's Politics offers a vision
... Read more
The Dao De Jing

Laozi's Book of Life: A New Translation from the Ancient Chinese

by J H. Huang ...

A groundbreaking and superlatively accurate new translation of Laozi’s The Dao De Jing, from the bestselling translator of The Art of War, promising to be the first English edition based on direct translation from the oldest known copies of the ancient Chinese text.One of the most significant and popular books in the history of human thought, a cornerstone of Eastern philosophy, and China’s ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

A groundbreaking and superlatively accurate new translation of Laozi’s The Dao De Jing, from the bestselling translator of The Art of War, promising to be the first English edition based on direct translation from the oldest known copies of the ancient Chinese text.One of the most significant and popular books in the history of human thought, a cornerstone of Eastern philosophy, and China’s
... Read more
The Allegory of Love

by C. S. Lewis ...

The Allegory of Love is a study in medieval tradition—the rise of both the sentiment called "Courtly Love" and of the allegorical method—from eleventh-century Languedoc through sixteenth-century England. C. S. Lewis devotes considerable attention to The Romance of the Rose and The Faerie Queene, and to such poets as Geoffrey Chaucer, John Gower, and Thomas Usk. ... Read more

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The Allegory of Love is a study in medieval tradition—the rise of both the sentiment called "Courtly Love" and of the allegorical method—from eleventh-century Languedoc through sixteenth-century England. C. S. Lewis devotes considerable attention to The Romance of the Rose and The Faerie Queene, and to such poets as Geoffrey Chaucer, John Gower, and Thomas Usk.
... Read more
Passage Meditation - A Complete Spiritual Practice

Train Your Mind and Find a Life that Fulfills

by Eknath Easwaran ...

Series Book 1 - Essential Easwaran Library
Easwaran’s classic manual on meditation and spiritual living is a unique source of practical spiritual support for new and experienced meditators.Easwaran taught passage meditation for over forty years, and his class at the University of California, Berkeley was the first accredited course on meditation at any Western university. He is the author of the best-selling translation in English of the ... Read more

$16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Easwaran’s classic manual on meditation and spiritual living is a unique source of practical spiritual support for new and experienced meditators.Easwaran taught passage meditation for over forty years, and his class at the University of California, Berkeley was the first accredited course on meditation at any Western university. He is the author of the best-selling translation in English of the
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Experience Jesus. Really

What the Qur'an Meant

The World Turned Upside Down

The Gnostic Discoveries

The City of God

Sweat the Technique

The Present Future

Silence

L'art de la guerre, Sun Tzu, traduit et annoté

Kamasutra

The Other Side of Israel

The Reading Life

Prayer Is Good Medicine

Sin

Lit From Within

The Standard Prayer Book - Jewish Prayer Book or Siddur

The Lost Gutenberg

Monks, the Pope, and the Origins of the Crusades

Papal Sin

The Yoga of Jesus

God's Politics

The Dao De Jing

The Allegory of Love

Passage Meditation - A Complete Spiritual Practice

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