Religious and spiritual Books

A biography of the influential German biblical scholar John David Michaelis, including a survey of his works and intellectual contributions.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of...

This book is a biography of the great reformer Martin Luther, written by his contemporary and disciple Johannes Mathesius. Based on first-hand accounts and personal recollections, it provides a unique and compelling insight into the life, character, and...

This biography tells the story of John Rodgers, a prominent Presbyterian minister in 19th-century New York City. The author provides a detailed account of Rodgers' life and ministry, and explores his influence on the Presbyterian Church and broader...

This fascinating biography tells the story of James Curtis Hepburn, the American Presbyterian missionary who went to Japan in the 19th century and became one of the country's most respected linguists, scholars, and educators. With his wife's help,...

Raymond Lull was a 13th century Spanish philosopher, theologian, and mystic. This book is a biography of Lull, focusing on his life as a missionary to the Muslim world. Written by the historian William Theodore Aquila Barber, this book offers a detailed...

Follow the remarkable story of Fred C. Roberts, a missionary in Tientsin, China, who faced incredible obstacles as he sought to spread the Gospel in a hostile and dangerous environment. This biography, written by Mary Isabella Bryson, offers a...

This second volume of Elizabeth Seton's memoirs, letters, and journals offers readers an intimate glimpse into the life of a woman who was not only a convert to Catholicism but also the foundress of the first Catholic charity in the United States. Her...

This book is a remarkable account of the life and legacy of Reverend Alvah Sabin, a prominent figure in the history of the Methodist church in America. From his early years as a circuit rider to his later work as a college president and social reformer,...

Jotham Sewall was a prominent figure in the early history of Maine, a Congregationalist minister who served his community as a pastor, teacher, and advocate for social justice. This memoir, written by Sewall himself, provides a fascinating glimpse into...

The Story of Yates the Missionary is the biography of a missionary named Yates who devoted his life to spreading the gospel across the United States. The book includes stories and anecdotes of his life, from his early ministry in Alabama, to his years as...

This book is my testimony of how God used me through life's struggles to bring Glory to His name. It tells of how He prepared me with the help of my family, from the time of my birth to the present, using an imperfect body and person to carry out His...

My husband, George, was well known to all and had lots of followers. Many believed he was a good man and a man of God. Sometimes the women in the church would come to me and express their heartfelt wishes to have a husband like mine. If only they knew...

Amazing true life adventures with the Ascended Masters, who appeared to the author often in physical form and instructed him in the use of the great laws of life, especially the use of the I AM. The author chronicles his adventures, tests, trials and...

This biography of Henry Bullinger is the first full-length study of his life and works ever to appear in the English language. Today he is almost unknown amongst English-speaking Christians, yet he was the best known theologian in Britain during the...

Nil Sorsky (1433/34-1508), founder of the Sora Hermitage and initiator of 'scete ' life in among Russian Christians, is closely identified with the Orthodox contemplative prayer known as hesychasm, 'stillness. ' In these translations, Nil's own voice...

In 1903 Pedro Sanchez published his "Memorias, or Recollections of the Life of the Priest Don Antonio Jose Martinez." This rare book, written in Spanish, is hailed by historians and others as an important and unique contribution to the literary history...

A straightforward account of the life and times of Bahá'u'lláh, written in a crisp, easily readable style.

The voice of Lua Getsinger as heard through her diaries, letters and talks between 1898 and 1916.

Teresa Higginson (1844-1905) was a saintly Catholic schoolteacher. She was born in Holywell, North Wales and grew up in Gainsborough and Neston. As an adult she lived in Bootle, Clitheroe, Edinburgh and Chudleigh in Devon where she died. She received...

What would it be like to share all your possessions and live in Christian community? In Hutterite Diaries, Linda Maendel offers a rare glimpse into the daily routines and communal faith of her people, the Hutterian Brethren. From stories of working...

Here are the stories of twenty-two Christian faculty who tell in their own words the difference that Christ has made in their lives and work, offering thoughtful models of how faith can not only survive but thrive in the university.

Tennis pro Michael Chang shares his personal story of faith, family, and the determination that made him one of America's greatest athletes.

The reigning "Queen of Gospel" introduces each chapter of "The Lady, the Melody, and the Word" with lyrics to her inspiring songs, the Scriptures that have inspired her, and the inspiring story of her own life.

"The Martyrdom of St George El Mozahim" offers an insight of the complex and nuanced relationship between Coptic Christians and Muslims under Arab rule during the 10th century. This martyrdom account comes from an invaluable primary source - a manuscript...

"I read Never from cover to cover and it kept my attention the entire book. It had me laughing and shedding tears, all at the same time. I was totally hooked and couldn't put this book down. This will no doubt be a best seller."-Pat Miletich, five-time...

Wounded Minister: Reflections of a Former Pastor is the story of power, politics, and the pains of pastoring the local church. From ashes to gold, a church is brought out from the wilderness of spiritual darkness to the promise land of knowledge and...

Don McEvoy has written this book for his grandchildren and the next generation or two they may produce, to let them know how their granddad chose to invest his life, the issues that held himm in thrall, the causes to which he was committed, the values he...

More than two thousand years ago, all Israel awaited the glorious and imminent arrival of the Christ. Why, then, did His appearance create a division among both the leadership and the people of Israel? How does the Old Testament story of Elijah and the...

An orphan before age five, Germain spends two years living alone on the seashore in seventeenth century France. The fishermen call him "little prophet" since he can always foretell impending storms. One fateful day he strays into a castle of monks - and...

The Bible Through the Eyes of Its Authors interprets the Bible as a human creation by ancient priests who advocated political, social, military, and religious agendas for their nation. They lived in a world of great empires with a two-millennium history...

This book is His Eminency Dr. Hazrat Shah Sufi M N Alam's 60 years of research in the field of Global Peace, Islamic Eschatology, Sufism, along with past, present and future of World's Situation with detailed explanation and solution. Eminency had...

The original appearance of this book was enthusiastically greeted by Sir Godfrey Driver: 'The interest of this little book is out of all proportion to its size; for Dr Kohler has compressed an immense amount of information into a small space. He...

"You can call on me, when the road seems too long,My love will hold, I'll help you carry on,I'll always be yours, unconditional love,Is what you'll find when you come home."Not Always There, but Always Your Dad chronicles the heart of a father going...

My name is William Cantoni, I started writing this book when I was fifty-seven years old while I was doing time for the last time at Four-Mile-High prison in Colorado. I am now seventy-eight years old and have completed my life's story that will take you...

It was an ordinary chapel service on February 8, 2023, in Hughes Auditorium at Asbury University. But what happened next was anything but ordinary, taking almost everyone by surprise. While most left for class, some students remained. Several gospel...

In her debut memoir, a young woman shares her own spiritual journey of love, faith, and trials like no other. After discovering her passion for Christ and devoting her life to serve Him, she discovers her true spiritual gifts as she touches the lives of...

Almost everyone has heard about 'Jonah and the Whale,' right? The kids' story about the runaway prophet getting swallowed by a big fish. But what if it was more than just a simple children's story or a fictitious myth from ancient times? This book...

When they left America in the 1930s to serve as missionaries in the remote jungles of Liberia, West Africa, Harold and Ella Landrus could never have imagined the challenges they would face.They had no way of knowing the joys they would experience, the...

The historical stories of the Old Testament provide us with pictures of beautiful beginnings, viral wickedness, ego tripping power, and passionate love. God's impeccable timing and grace were working through each person and each situation in powerful,...

Barbara had been on a long rough journey throughout her life, with many mountains, valleys, storms, and trials to overcome, until the darkest, loneliest, most helpless, hopeless night of her life on December 31, 1997, when she met Jesus Christ as her...

Knowing is a process, not an arrival. The Place of Knowing: A Spiritual Autobiography celebrates the spiritual-both seen and unseen-through the life of acclaimed writer and devout Mormon Emma Lou Warner Thayne. In this insightful, eloquently written...

A true story that demonstrates God's faithfulness to an Amish couple. Simon's refusal to submit to the Amish rules stresses his marriage. The bishops demand that Susan, his wife, must obey the rules she promised to keep and to shun her rebel husband. Who...

The Neo-Aramaic dialects are modern vernacular forms of Aramaic, which has a documented history in the Middle East of over 3,000 years. Due to upheavals in the Middle East over the last one hundred years, thousands of speakers of Neo-Aramaic dialects...