Religious

This book contains the stories of ten women whose circumstances and choices led them to a place that seemed far removed from the fruitful, joy-filled life we are called to live in Christ. But each of their stories is a testament to the work God does...

Claud was just six years old when he first held a gun in his hands. Now, over twenty years later, he is returning to communities just like the one he grew up in, this time holding a Bible. Guns to God is the incredible autobiography of Claud Jackson,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789353445829Author Saint AugustineFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Lector HousePublisher Lector HouseWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781603740258Author Roberts LiardonFormat HardbackPage Count 496Imprint Whitaker House,U.S.Publisher Whitaker House,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802883582Author Cait WestFormat HardbackPage Count 252Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing Co

Although very little is known for certain about Pontius Pilate, the man who crucified Christ, this has not stopped writers in every age from imagining his life. In this extraordinary book, Ann Wroe recounts the lives of all our Pilates; among them the...

Sex. In a world overwhelmingly obsessed with it, why is the church so silent about it? While our secular culture twists, perverts, cheapens, and idolizes sex, there are gaping holes in the church's guidance of young people. The result is generations of...

The Wolsey's of Suffolk date to Anglo-Saxon times. The earliest notice of a Wolsey as inhabitant of Ipswich is Thomas Wolsey's father, Robert. He was a successful small businessman and married a Joan Daundy. Thomas was probably born in 1471 in an Inn and...

Rebecca Musser grew up in fear, concealing her family's polygamous lifestyle from the 'dangerous' outside world. Covered head-to-toe in strict, modest clothing, She recieved a rigorous education at Alta Academy, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781597813808Author B W MelvinFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Xulon PressPublisher Xulon PressWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 12mm

When Claire Bien first began hearing voices, they were infrequent, benign and seemingly just curious about her life and the world around her. But the more attention Claire paid, the more frequently they began to speak, and the darker their intentions...

This biography tells the story of John Wesley's colourful and dramatic life, beginning with his childhood and his family background, looking especially at the influence of his powerful and austere mother, Susannah. The author then goes on to examine...

'You know those people who always radiate cheerful optimism? Nauseating aren't they? I want to become one of those. I want to find out how to live life completely, abundantly, joyfully, stupidly. This is my quest. Enlightenment.' So proclaims Isabel...

'Brisk, lively and wonderfully entertaining' John Banville'Excellent ... read this book' Literary Review'The best single-volume life of the author available' Irish TimesThe much mythologised author of Decline and Fall, A Handful of Dust and Brideshead...

Through the Narrow Gate is Karen Armstrong's memoir of life inside a Catholic convent in the 1960's. With gentleness and honesty, Armstrong takes her readers on a revelatory journey that begins with her decision, at the age of seventeen, to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780895551511Author St BonaventureFormat PaperbackPage Count 165Imprint Tan Books & Publishers Inc.Publisher Tan Books & Publishers Inc.Weight(grams)...

'An exhaustive look at the newest pope ... a highly worthwhile resource for Catholics and non-Catholics alike.' - Kirkus '...a superb guide into one of the most pivotal personalities of the 21st century' - Publishers Weekly A wise and perceptive...

David Livingstone was one of the most consequential individuals who lived in the nineteenth century. An unpretentious Scottish missionary doctor, explorer and abolitionist, he opened the door for Christianity in southern Africa. Vance Christie’s...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788550574Author Catherine Nowlan-RoebuckFormat HardbackPage Count 294Imprint Irish Academic Press LtdPublisher Irish Academic Press LtdDimensions(mm)...

Offering an inspiring mix of history and biography, Saints on Earth tells the stories of the diverse people commemorated in the Common Worship calendar of Holy Days, with over 250 saints' days, festivals and commemorations that greatly enrich the...

This is a new account of the late-fourteenth-century mystic and pilgrim Margery Kempe. Kempe, who had 14 children, travelled all over Europe and recorded a series of unusual events and religious visions in her work The Book of Margery Kempe, which is...

The dramatic and inspiring story of one woman's incredible journey into the heart of a man and his nation.Born into a distinguished Arab-American family, Lisa Halaby was a strongly independent young woman. After studying architecture at Princeton, her...

Like the first Hackett edition of the Augustine's Confessions, the second edition features F. J. Sheed's remarkable translation of this classic spiritual autobiography with an Introduction by noted historian of late antiquity Peter Brown. New to this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781568587837Author Juan ColeFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint PublicAffairs,U.S.Publisher PublicAffairs,U.S.Weight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 236mm *...

The autobiographies of Tough Talk founder members Arthur White and Ian McDowell. Revised edition of the original book Tough Talk, bringing their stories up to date. Arthur's story - World Champion Powerlifter, successful businessman, happy family man...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781618902306Author Joseph PearceFormat PaperbackImprint Catholic CoursesPublisher Catholic CoursesWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 137mm * 15mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611806465Author Thupten JinpaFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

Ziauddin Sardar, one of the foremost Muslim intellectuals in Britain, learned the Koran at his mother's knee in Pakistan. As a young student in London he set out to grasp the meaning of his religion, and, hopefully, to find 'paradise', his quest leading...

On a September morning, Bishop Stephen Cottrell said mass in his chapel, kissed his wife goodbye, stepped out of his front door and walked two miles to the nearest station. It was the start of a 700 kilometre pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. ...

This elegantly written biography offers the most intimate, detailed, rounded and supremely human portrait yet painted of the great Christian thinker and martyr. Draws on writings only recently made accessible - including the correspondence between...

'The introductory account of Mr. Brunton's pony-back journey up the mountainside has real charm. One of his most interesting chapters gives a practical-minded consideration to the probable future of Tibet.' New York Times Paul Brunton was one of a very...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913472351Author David PawsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Anchor Recordings LtdPublisher Anchor Recordings LtdWeight(grams) 290g

'Absorbing, fascinating, arresting' The Observer 'Intensely moving, luminous and rather magnificent' The TimesIt was one of the most startling moments in the history of the City of London. In 2011, the Occupy movement set up camp around St Paul's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781640322134Author St Therese of LisieuxFormat HardbackPage Count 132Imprint Value Classic ReprintsPublisher Value Classic ReprintsWeight(grams) 381g

A brilliant portrait of a beloved and controversial figure in twentieth-century spirituality. Simone Weil (1906-1943) was a writer and philosopher who devoted her life to a search for ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789380005607Author Herman HesseFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Maple Press Pvt LtdPublisher Maple Press Pvt LtdDimensions(mm) 220mm * 140mm * 10mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780852445969Author Joanne MosleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint GracewingPublisher GracewingWeight(grams) 231gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 10mm

The story of the Dalai Lama's life, as well as a history of the subjugation of the Tibetan people by the Chinese government. Born into a modest farming family, he was only two years old when monks pronounced him the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama.Book...

An autobiographical account of one woman's journey into the miraculous. Following the Breadcrumbs is a story-form response to the question 'How do you know God is real?' providing an exciting and inspiring read for those exploring life's true...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913660338Author Melissa SeimsFormat PaperbackPage Count 568Imprint Thoth PublicationsPublisher Thoth PublicationsWeight(grams) 712g