Religious and spiritual Books

Ce livre est une biographie du comte de Zinzendorf, un personnage important de l'histoire du protestantisme en Europe. L'auteur y décrit la vie et l'œuvre de ce théologien et missionnaire, en insistant sur son rôle dans l'histoire de l'Église et dans le...

An account of the life and religious experiences of Madame de la Mothe Guyon, a French mystic and author from the 17th century. The book was written by Thomas Cogswell Upham and is part of the German Americana collection at Duke University Library.This...

This is a collection of personal recollections and reflections on the life and work of Angela Aguilar de Mascorro, a renowned missionary and social activist in Mexico. Drawing on personal interviews and archival sources, the book provides a unique...

Get to know the real Jesus Christ like never before with this comprehensive and authentic account of his life, sufferings and death. This book provides a unique perspective on the most important figure in human history.This work has been selected by...

In this captivating memoir, William Marion Weekley recounts his 20 years as a circuit rider, traveling on horseback to preach and minister to the people of rural America. His stories of faith, courage, and perseverance are an inspiration to all who read...

In this compelling biography, De Benneville recounts his extraordinary life and the remarkable visions he experienced in a trance. His fascinating accounts of the afterlife challenge conventional beliefs and offer a fresh perspective on the mysteries of...

John Carroll was one of the most important figures in the early history of the American Catholic Church, serving as the first bishop of Baltimore and a key architect of the church's growth in the colonial era. This book offers a detailed and...

This inspiring memoir traces the life and ministry of Bud Robinson, a prominent evangelist of the early 20th century. With humor, candor, and a deep sense of faith, Robinson tells the story of his conversion, his travels across the country, and the...

A two-part work exploring the New Testament figures Cornelius and St. John the Evangelist, examining their lives and spiritual significance.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of...

For over thirty years Jim Rayburn kept a journal -- and now, for the first time, you are invited to experience it for yourself.Rayburn (1909 - 1970) was one of the most influential Christians of the twentieth century. His journals cover the years from...

Betsy describes her very safe, small hometown childhood. She grows up in a special Christian family. Yet her difficult start in life as an illegitimate, adopted child has given entry to her "dark side." It continually attempts to derail and...

Great is Thy Faithfulness is not only the title of this book, it is also the enduring theme of Bernice Foss' life. As a young student at Columbia Bible College in 1950, Bernice felt God calling her to serve Him as a missionary in Africa. Without...

Thomson, a Roman Catholic priest, married man, and father of seven, shares life in this frank and witty autobiography from his boyhood in New Jersey through his days as an Episcopalian clergyman, conversion to Catholicism and ordination.

Legendary missionary strategist Ralph D. Winter always provoked strong reactions, one way or another. This long overdue book captures both the genius and the controversy of a self-described "social engineer," named by Time magazine as one of the 25 Most...

Alan Tippett's publications played a significant role in the development of missiology. The volumes in this series augment his distinguished reputation by bringing to light his many unpublished materials and hard-tolocate printed articles. These...

Florence Nightingale is best known as a woman of action--a founder of modern nursing, a reformer in the field of public health, and a pioneer in the use of statistics. What is not generally appreciated is that Nightingale was deeply engaged in the...

Garnering awards from Choice, Christianity Today, Books & Culture, and the Conference on Christianity and Literature when first published in 1998, Roger Lundin's Emily Dickinson and the Art of Belief has been widely recognized as one of the finest...

Available here for the first time in paperback, Women in Scripture is a landmark one-volume reference work exploring all the women mentioned in the Bible, named and unnamed, well known and heretofore not known at all. The book comprises more than 800...

Leila James was abandoned by her parents as a young child.  She was left on a railway station platform in Western Queensland, Australia, with nothing but the clothes on her back.  Discovered the next morning by the station master, she...

"Within the Dominican Order, whose motto is Truth and whose mission is theproclamation of that Truth, some proclaim primarily through their contemplative'tryst' with that Truth. Here some of these women of the Dominican monasteriestell of how they came...

I believe that life writes our stories for us, but it's our job to share them. I invite you to share the journey of how God used all my messes to give a message.My world was changed by the Word of God. I offer these life stories as a testimony to the...

Someone from somewhere watches all of us from the blue window. God's New World, Global Citizens, and One Nation unfolds the secrets about the new kingdom of God on earth, which He has been incorporating through divine Himalayan souls for ages. Read about...

This is the first up-to-date, accessible study on the rule of Cyprian as the Bishop of Carthage in the 250s AD. It controversially shows that Cyprian radically enforced the primary emphasis on the unity of the church, interpreting loyalty in the...

What a crazy world we live in! Between the covers you'll read about defining faith amidst the storms of life and how our perspectives can change as our circumstances change. It's about perserverance and the deception of the world. It's about defining...

One incident changed her life forever, but for the better. The Eyes Behind the Violin is a thought-provoking memoir about the trials and repeated traumas of a young girl that went unaddressed until her adulthood years.  Not having the...

The author addresses in this book two important novelties, and they are not the only ones. The official biography of the beatification process (2018) brings a fact hidden for forty years: The doctor who had to make the diagnosis about the unexpected...

The Inspiring Life and Legacy of William Borden, a Man of Unwavering Faith and Profound ImpactWilliam Borden was extraordinary in almost every sense. Born into wealth and privilege, he could have chosen to live a life of luxury and ease. Instead, he...

Ever wondered how to serve with humility? Do you desire to serve the Lord in excellence? Walk through the pages of a journey filled with joys, blessings, trials, disappointments and testimonies as you get an insider's view of the lives of Bishop William...

"Those Who Walk by Faith: Trusting in the Individual Promises of God" by Matthew Allen is an insightful workbook designed to guide individuals and groups in their spiritual journey through the study of faith as illustrated in the Bible. It is an ideal...

Trouble eventually comes to everyone. Nobody escapes the daunting challenges of life. Spiritual warfare is also real. Spiritually induced attacks come from another dimension. They can be formidable and frightening. Evil exists. When unworldly forces...

Do you wonder what it would be like to literally meet Jesus, face-to-face?The women you’ll meet inside this book came from all walks of life, with all kinds of problems, and all kinds of needs. They also had something else in common: They all met...

You may wonder if there was any grand design to the selection of texts or sermonic themes. If there is, it might be a theological bent toward resurrection. But you will see lots of death in these sermons. Lots. I hope you will also see glimpses of...

 玛莎·儒特（Martha Root, 1872-1939）是巴哈伊重要的早期信仰和传导者，去世后被尊为"圣辅"。中国是她全球传导之旅的重要一站。作者从浩如烟海的中英文报刊资料中爬梳整理出线索，理清了儒特中国之行的具体行程、日常起居与传导活动；尤其是她与中国知识界和中英文媒体的交流与合作。由于世界语与巴哈伊的紧密关系，本书也第一次梳理了上世纪早期世界语在中国的传播，以及胡适、胡愈之、蔡元培、周氏兄弟、于道泉、陈原、冯省三等对世界语运动的支持和推动。

ספר זה, המבוסס על יומניו הרוחניים של המחבר, הוא סיפורו של מהפך פנימי. הוא מתחיל ברפרופיה הראשונים של חווית נוכחות קדושה ובכמיהה הרוחנית שבאה בעקבותיה. כמיהה זו תלשה את המספר מן הקריירה האקדמית הנוחה והבטוחה והובילה אותו אל מסע של חוויות רוחניות, מאבקים...

Tlie figure or Hildegard or Bingen towers both over her own and our present age.Her ideas about healing, the arts, the relationship between science and theology, the interdependence of male and female and the interconnectednessof all living beings with...

The Women of the Passion offers a completely fresh and challenging perspective on the key events in the life of :Jesus and his, followers, seeing them from the point of view of the women present at them. Jesus' human life begins with a young girl...

This is the moving story of how a Japanese lawyer and educational consultant from a conservative family of fan makers and merchants came to embrace Judaism.In his early 50s, while living in the US, he developed a serious health complaint which required...

How is it possible that an ordinary couple from Edmonton, Alberta became knight and dame commanders in the Order of St.Sylvester? Journey with the Mardons' as they detail their experience of being inducted into the order and travelling to Rome to meet...

"Children have the right to be happy. So God sent me to help them." -Sister Maria Rosa LeggolOne day in 1966, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, a short, plump nun bent on funding her mission sprinted across the airport tarmac to stop a plane from taking off. On...

Never in a million years could I have imagined finding myself locked inside of a behavioral psychiatric lockdown facility. I was living in the greatest nightmare of my life. In the midst of it all, the Spirit of God undeniably came to me and rescued me...