Religion

Over the last century many sceptical 'lives of Jesus' have been written. Paul Barnett argues that their authors have used wrong historical methodology, ignoring some of the most important early evidence about Jesus Christ and failing to account for the...

This inspirational collection of prayers and reminders is the perfect companion for anyone who wishes to connect to the Divine. Shaykh Omar Suleiman provides us with thirty short prayers taken from the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad and the early...

Deserted by his mother and abandoned by his father at just three months old, Jerry Coyne was sent to live in a Catholic children's home run by nuns of the order of the Sisters of Nazareth. Life soon settled into a rhythm and then, one day, the beatings...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646452682Author Jessica Van RoekelFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Jessica Van RoekelPublisher Jessica Van RoekelWeight(grams) 308gDimensions(mm)...

This is the second volume of the projected four-volume history of the Second Temple period. It is axiomatic that there are large gaps in the history of the Persian period, but the early Greek period is possibly even less known. This volume brings...

A recent string of popular-level books written by the New Atheists have leveled the accusation that the God of the Old Testament is nothing but a bully, a murderer, and a cosmic child abuser. This viewpoint is even making inroads into the church. How are...

We in the west share a common narrative of world history. But our story largely omits a whole civilization whose citizens shared an entirely different narrative for a thousand years. In Destiny Disrupted , Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611806526Author Cynthia BourgeaultFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

Do you aspire to live a life of joy, peace and fulfillment only to find that it's as elusive as the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? Do feelings of inadequacy, disappointment and frustration hold you back? Sophia was a busy working mother of two...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780895555304Author Alban ButlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Tan Books & Publishers Inc.Publisher Tan Books & Publishers Inc.

Seeing humanity in a new light God became flesh at Christmas. But how does God, who created all things, live within the limitations of humanity - limitations that humanity itself often resents and tries to transcend? And what does it truly mean to be...

Culture has changed and the church has not changed adequately in response. That is the claim made by proponents of new expressions of church. But all too often their ecclesiology is far from adequate. In Flexible Church, Helen D. Morris speaks to this...

Thomas Cranmer, the architect of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, was the archbishop of Canterbury who guided England through the early Reformation-and Henry VIII through the minefields of divorce. This is the first major biography of him for more...

Islam has been one of the most powerful religious, social, and political forces in history. Over the last 1400 years, from origins in Arabia, a succession of Muslim polities and later empires expanded to control territories and peoples that ultimately...

When Pope Urban II called European Christianity to stem the expansion of Islamic states into Europe, he set off a train of events that would last many hundreds of years and have far reaching political and economic consequences. Battles of the Crusades...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812984996Author Marsha M. LinehanFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Random House Trade PaperbacksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Rethink your view of the world with The Teachings of Don Juan, the first book in Carlos Castaneda's spiritual journey into the world of sorcery... The Teachings of don Juan is the story of Carlos Castaneda's extraordinary experiences. In 1960 Carlos...

A friendly, rhyming farmyard tale from bestselling, award-winning illustrator Axel Scheffler Gobbly Goat is ready for lunch! But what can he find that's yummy to munch? Join Gobbly in the farmyard on his quest to find a tasty morsel to eat. Other titles...

Starting with the dawn of what we would recognise as modern human thought, this book journeys through 35,000 years of our human past. It shows how our earliest ancestors learnt to enter trance states and the revolutionary effect this had on the way they...

Reflections for Daily Prayer has nourished thousands of Christians for a decade with its inspiring and informed weekday Bible reflections. Now, in response to demand, Reflections for Sundays combines material from over the years with new writing to...

Part of the bestselling Capstone Classics Series edited by Tom Butler-Bowdon, this collectible, hard-back edition of The Prophet provides an accessible and insightful introduction to this timeless spiritual work The Prophet is an inspirational book of 26...

For people drawn to a life of contemplation, the dawning of luminous awareness in a mind full of clutter is deeply liberating. In the third of his best-selling books on Christian contemplative life, Martin Laird turns his attention to those who are well...

This participant's guide will help you to understand, personalize, and apply the powerful, life-changing concepts described in the six video sessions of When God's People Pray Small Group DVD. It includes questions to think about, session outlines with...

What does it mean to say Jesus is Lord? The late Anglican pastor John Stott--named as one of the 100 most influential people in 2005 by Time magazine-was committed to the notion that Jesus' lordship has ramifications for all of life. Out of this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781952357480Author Alabaster Co.Format PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint AlabasterPublisher Alabaster

The Bhagavad Gita is the best known of all the Indian scriptures, and Eknath Easwaran's best-selling translation is reliable, readable, and profound.Easwaran's 55-page introduction places the Bhagavad Gita in its historical setting, and brings out the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936034895Author David JeremiahFormat HardbackPage Count 2176Imprint Worthy PublishingPublisher Worthy Publishing

The full collection of conference talks from Pope Francis's appointed retreat master, Timothy Radcliffe, heard first during the historic October 2023 General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality. The Synod on Synodality held in Rome in October 2023,...

This collection of prayers and readings is intended as a flexible resource for use in pastoral ministry. The material covers pastoral situations of all kinds, with chapters on: - House and home - New life - Relationships - Baptism and confirmation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739614416Author S A NightingaleFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Iqra Publishing LtdPublisher Iqra Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm)...

Experience a deeper relationship with Jesus as you savor the presence of the One who understands you perfectly and loves you forever. This edition of the beloved devotional Jesus Calling (R) is the first to include true stories from readers and from...

What would you do for twenty-four hours if the only criteria were to pursue your deepest joy?Dan Allender's lyrical book about the Sabbath expels the myriad myths about this "day of rest," starting with the one that paints the Sabbath as a day of forced...

Note: This is a reissue edition of Mary Berry's Christmas Collection originally published in 2013 by Headline. The cover and a handful of the internal images have been updated. Mary's foolproof recipes remain the same.Mary Berry's Christmas Collection...

'Because I felt that he knew how things were, I said simply:"I will stay with you." Then he said significant things to me that I was not to repeat. A very ancient karma existing between him and myself was renewed. It was not until many years later that I...

Springs in the Valley has been refreshing to the souls of believers for the past 60 years, and this updated price-conscious edition brings timeless messages of hope to existing fans and new readers alike.In this beautiful updated package, Springs in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941489406Author Edmond Bordeaux SzekelyFormat PaperbackPage Count 308Imprint Audio Enlightenment PressPublisher Audio Enlightenment Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780874910001Author Joel GoldsmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Acropolis Books, Inc.Publisher Acropolis Books, Inc.

This important and timely book delivers a startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world. Sam Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favour of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs...

Now available in trade paper! Amazing Grace is the surprising true story of John Newton, author of the song that has touched millions. A biography that reads like a novel, it reveals Newton's dramatic story of sin and salvation as a slave trader before...

The second volume of Steven Runciman's classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades'There was magic about. Saladin himself was troubled by terrible dreams...'Steven Runciman's unrivalled history of the Crusades is a classic of...