Religious life and practice Books

What does the Bible really say about childbearing?What are we to think when the blessing feels more like a curse? Is there any hope in Christ for those who struggle with the many sorrows pregnancy and childbirth can bring?Through one woman's deeply...

This book explores the dynamic interaction between religion and tourism in the modern world. It considers questions such as:do travellers leave their religion at home when they are touring - and what happens if not? what are the relationships between...

This book concentrates on female shamanisms in Asia and their relationship with the state and other religions, offering a perspective on gender and shamanism that has often been neglected in previous accounts.An international range of contributors cover...

People living with mental health challenges are not excluded from God’s love or even the fullness of life promised by Jesus. Unfortunately, this hope is often obscured by the well-meaning labels and medical treatments that dominate the world...

You've spent years learning how to make your marriage work. Now it's time to share your knowledge and experience. These marriage mentoring training manuals for husbands and wives equip the two of you to help a less experienced couple arrive at the...

Adolescent development expert and counselor Steven Gerali addresses the issue of teen eating disorders in this book from the What Do I Do When... series, which is designed to equip parents and youth workers to help teens who are hurting.

In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve were tempted to take a bite out of an apple that promised them the "knowledge of good and evil." Today, a shiny apple with a bite out of it is the symbol of Apple Computers. The age of the Internet has speeded up human...

Karlie Green's life seemed impossible. Born with a heart that was literally broken, she shouldn't have lived more than a couple days. But this little "blue baby" from small-town Texas defied the odds-with the help of her ever-loyal twin, an unexpected...

This book is concerned with re-imagining Religious Education (RE) as this is practiced in schools, colleges and universities throughout the UK and in a wide variety of international educational contexts.On the basis of a critical analysis of current...

If ever a period of time felt 'fractured' it is now. Whichever way we turn, we witness the dismembering and fracturing of many previously taken for granted realities, with maps and borders - physical and metaphorical - being redrawn before our eyes. What...

According to author Geri Scazzero, becoming an emotionally healthy woman begins by quitting eight unhealthy ways of relating. When you stop pretending everything is fine and summon the courage to quit that which does not belong to Jesus' kingdom, you...

Have you ever looked for love in the wrong places? Are you trying to fill the void of an absent father in your life? Have you ever experienced hurt, pain, rejection, and abuse in any of your relationships? Have you ever felt heartbroken to no repair?...

Breakthrough of Hope is the personal testimony of Susan Hubele. She shares the events leading up to and the many difficult years after her abortion in 1976. In her story, you will find how God saved her, set her free and healed those dark places of pain...

At 26, Esther's life appeared to be perfectly on-track: married to her college sweetheart, gainfully employed, and nestled into a quintessentially suburban home. She was cruising along on the conveyor belt toward her seemingly inevitable happiness when...

The American St. Nick tells the remarkable TRUE story of a handful of American soldiers who during the chaos of war, help bring Christmas back a small Luxembourg town, and unknowingly create a holiday tradition that continues to this very...

The book defines and explores the Biblical concepts of "praise" and "worship." It also addresses several related issues: Is there a difference between praise and worship? How is praise or worship different from praise and worship? Is praise more...

This ethnographic study focuses on emerging adult Muslims engaged in religious learning in Western environments. It draws on fieldwork in the United States, Canada, and Turkey to explore the production of knowledge and the formation of religious identity.

New Religions and the Mediation of Non-Monogamy examines the relationship between alternative American religions and the media representation of non-monogamies on reality-TV shows like Sister Wives, Seeking Sister Wife, and Polyamory: Married &...

A revised and updated version of Gary Smalley's classic bestselling For Better or for Best that not only integrates the latest research and cultural changes for today's readers, but also tells new stories with the author's trademark honesty and...

The Story Bible study provides groups of all sizes the opportunity to discuss and apply what they experience during the 31-week The Story church campaign. In 31 sessions, this study opens participants' eyes to God's master plan, unfolding in the lives...

In this eleven-lesson workbook, bestselling author John C. Maxwell shares how to become a leader who not only develops leaders but also helps those leaders to develop their own followers into leaders.

This book helps new couples cultivate a strong spiritual union with 52 devotions from two authorities on marriage enrichment.

The Discipline of Religion is a lively critical journey through religious studies today, looking at its recent growth as an academic discipline, and its contemporary political and social meanings. Focusing on the differences between religious belief and...

Keep It Shut is a six-session, video-based small group Bible study by author Karen Ehman of Proverbs 31 Ministries exploring how to control the tongue. In this study, Karen gives women practical, biblically based steps for knowing what to say and how to...

In this New York Times bestselling book, Little People, Big World TV stars Jeremy and Audrey Roloff share what they learned from their own dating journey to equip you to build godly relationships from your first date to saying 'I do' and beyond.

We may think of them as the leaders of tomorrow, but the kids you minister to are already leaders—they’re the leaders of today. In hallways, on playing fields, and in their own homes, students are influencing the lives that surround them...

Pastor and bestselling author Jim Cymbala explores the person and work of the Holy Spirit in this six-session small group Bible study.

Can't find any good skits for your program? Now you don't need them. We have over 400 Sketchuations for your students to create great on-the-spot skits.

In this six-session small group Bible study, The Christian Atheist, Craig Groeschel leads you and your group on a personal journey toward an authentic, God-honoring life.

"This new, third edition clearly reflects the impact of Vatican II on catechetics... The Decree on Priestly Formation made it possible...to omit a chapter on the role of kerygmatic theology in priestly formation, which had appeared in previous editions...

David Rhodes is a former journalist who now works as an Anglican priest in inner city Leeds. His life is spent helping Christians engage with social justice issues and poverty. He has also worked for a time in South Africa. Rhodes blends all his...

Are you addicted to pornography?Have you tried to quit and failed again and again?Do you spend hours online scrolling for the best video?Would you rather watch porn than have sex with your wife?Do you feel hopeless... like you will never stop? I've...

Called and anointed as king as an adolescent, King David is one of the most central figures of the Christian faith as an ancestor of Christ. Who was this man that God ordered after His own heart? And what lessons can we learn from him today?David was a...

13 LESSONS FOR GREAT LEADERS"The handbook for great 21st-century leadership."BY: Jean Junior Gaby DoralusIn a world filled with dysfunctional relationships, institutionalized corruption, global threats, destabilized economies, and dire need for purpose...

Lunch with Loretta is not a "how to" book on spiritual mentoring. Rather, it's a warm re-telling of two women's lunch conversations as they explored deeper intimacy with God. Filled with encouragement and practical help, this witty, but sobering memoir...

David is a man who has spent his entire mortal life searching for a single woman on a planet with billions of people. At the start of the pandemic, he sees a post on Instagram of a woman; he knows he has seen the picture before. As the pandemic spreads,...

A little boy sees the world through his love of challah. He "counts" the days until Shabbat, his favorite day of the week, when he can eat all of the challah he wants.

ARE YOU READY FOR A WHOLE NEW FREEDOM IN YOUR THOUGHT LIFE? ecognising and overcoming the enemy voices in your life. Prepare to be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Gain crucial keys and insights. Unmask and expose the strategies the enemy uses...

This collection provides a comprehensive overview of the Oberammergau Passion play and its history from the 19th century onwards.Specialists in theatre and performance studies, comparative literature, theology, political studies, history, and ethnology...

Buddhist concepts and practices have become increasingly popular and integrated into professional psychology. This book is the first to propose a theoretical orientation for counseling based on Early Buddhist teaching, and introduce it to counseling...

Bishops, Moderators, Apostles, Regional Ministers - the range of titles given to those who exercise some form of translocal oversight of Christian communities in contemporary Britain is wide indeed. Together they represent a spectrum of response to a...

Quintus Septimus Florens Tertullianus, better known as Tertullian, is the first theologian of the Latin West. Son of a pagan home, he became a Christian leader and thinker in a context of persecution by the Roman state and widespread distortion of the...