Christianity Books

A collection of articles fleshing out a considered Christian viewpoint respecting the Bible but based on relationship with God and other people arising from intelligence, learning, and mental suffering. Included are auto-biographical factual, spiritual,...

One of the important things about journaling, is the powerful impact it has on your brain. The fact that you are taking time to write down your thoughts, ideas and prayer request suggest to me that those thoughts, ideas and prayer request are very...

In this radically original and optimistic reflection on the future of Christianity in the Western world, Sean O'Conaill starts from the conviction that the life, ministry, and death of Jesus of Nazareth were a deliberate reversal of the human "heroic"...

This is the first book in my new "Goliath Awaits Series". "Angel-Vision VS Television" is a psychoanalysis study of neurosis" relating to the progressive change in the thought pattern as well as the nature of man based upon the theory of Psychosis, a...

Miracles that don't work first time; disciples who seem to be wilfully stupid; deliberately impenetrable parables; sarcastic Romans, a noticeable lack of moral instruction; no resurrection -- and an entirely gratuitous naked man. Andrew Rilstone's...

Since it was legalized in 1973, there have been more than 50 million abortions in America. Silence surrounds many of those women who chose abortion. Theydidn't anticipate the aftermath of regret, guilt, shame, anger and self-condemnation that often...

After Ms. Rachaels Bible Class lesson, little Sidney is beaming with excitement after learning that Gods children are princes and princesses. Her big brother, Demetrius, is full of questions that his parents Kevin and Tamika try their best to answer. The...

De una lectura por demás amena e interesante el pastor Carlos Germán Cortés narra emotivamente en este libro las vivencias de su esposa la Dra. Miriam Hernández en su niñez y en dos campos misioneros de Venezuela como también algunas experiencias de su...

El ser humano tiene tendencia natural hacia su creador, como la abeja al panal, la cual está más allá de la razón y de los instintos.Es la convicción no aprendida de que estamos unidos a Dios, cualquiera que sea la idea que de Él tengamos. Nos...

Este libro de oraciones, de reflexiones, de guía, está hecho en honor a ti mismo(a), tú que buscas el acercamiento a DIOS, para cambiar tu rumbo espiritual, tú qué quieres prepararte para estar en armonía, con mi PADRE CELESTIAL, con mi MAESTRO DIVINO, y...

The writings of St. Isaac the Syrian were highly influential on the development of monastic thought, both within the Syriac tradition and more broadly in other traditions as his writings were translated and made available to new audiences. In particular,...

A monograph about the Holy Spirit, covering its presence in the Jewish and New Testament texts, its understanding from different Early Christian groups like Gnostics, Monarchians or Arians, and the doctrine about it of the Fathers of the Church, such as...

This book examines the function and development of the cult of saints in Coptic Egypt, focusing primarily on the material provided by the texts forming the Coptic hagiographical tradition of the early Christian martyr Philotheus of Antioch, and more...

Dadishoʿ Qaṭraya is a seventh century Syriac author of monastic and ascetic literature, a Church of the East monk who was a native of the Qatar region, as his demonym "Qaṭraya" indicates. He belongs to an important group of Syriac writers on spirituality...

The Gnomai of the Council of Nicaea is an anonymous Egyptian work detailing norms of behaviour for lay Christians, with a particular emphasis on the behaviour of ascetics. The work is interesting both as a relative of the church order tradition and...

This volume acknowledges the contributions of Syriac Christians in the fields of culture, education and civil society throughout the history in the Middle East and India, and examines the challenges of living and professing the Christian faith as a...

Eleven papers from the First Birmingham Colloquium on the Textual Criticism of the New Testament, examining aspects of the Textus Receptus, the 'Pre-Johannine Text' of the Gospel, the ratings system in the United Bible Societies' Greek New Testament and...

The fame of the martyr St. Phokas, first bishop of Sinope (on the Black Sea) and patron of seafarers, had spread to many parts of the Christian world by the fifth and sixth centuries. Although the Acts of his martyrdom under Trajan were composed in...

Brock provides an indispensable bibliographic resource for Jacob of Serugh scholarship. This guide lists Jacob's mimre by biblical passage and liturgical events, uplifted saints and topics, other works including prose and letters, and recommended...

Some of John of Dara's 9th century treatises survive in Codex 356 in Mardin, in which Jacob of Serugh is called "Jacob of Batnan", "Jacob", and titles of respect. This article describes Jacob's significant influence, comparing two-verse homilies in...

The long career of Jacob of Serugh provides insights into Scripture and tradition expected by homilies as well as information about his audience. In this publication, Harvey discusses Jacob of Serugh's concern for congregations to balance lifestyle and...

Jacob of Serugh's "Mimro 95" details the significance of the Eucharist and spiritual benefit for participants. Harrak divides verses of this commentary in order to relate stages of liturgy within the Pre-Anaphoric and Anaphoric services of 6th century...

Credited by Dinno as the epitome of Syriac spiritual heritage, Mor Jacob of Serugh interpreted the physical world with the hidden realities of God. A prominent theme in Mor Jacob's mimre is the economy of salvation.

This book explores the role of the biblical patriarch Abraham in the formation and use of authoritative texts in the Persian and Hellenistic periods. It reflects a conference session in 2009 focusing on Abraham as a figure of cultural memory in the...

This volume contains the Syriac Life of Mar Pinhas, a purported martyr under the Sasanian Empire. This edition contains the Syriac text (first published in 1894 by Paul Bedjan), an English translation, explanatory annotations, and Addai Scher's Arabic...

Syriac tradition remembers sixth century Byzantine emperor Justinian I as the harsh persecutor of the faithful, while his wife Theodora is revered as the "believing queen", champion and protectress of the dissenting non-Chalcedonian church.

The less-discussed character in the Bible is the woman: two talking animals therein have sometimes received more page space. This volume shines the light of close scrutiny in the less-trodden direction and focuses on biblical and allied women, or on the...

Questo libro è la traduzione del libro "L'histoire d'une mère spirituelle" pubblicato in francese per la prima volta nel 2016.

"Where like stars His children crowned, all in white shall wait around" poetry as interpretation - poetry as imagination - christian poems

'TRAVEL LIGHT' gives a Biblical perspective on how to reduce and eliminate the internal volume of baggage that can accumulate within our soul (mind, heart, emotions). It also reveals how to travel light externally by not adding and multiplying excess...

Vous tenez entre les mains le quatrième Volume du Commentaire de Jean-Marc Berthoud sur L'Apocalypse de Jésus-Christ, lettre que l'apôtre Jean destina d'abord aux sept Églises qui sont en Asie et par laquelle il s'adresse aussi à l'Église de tous les...

In questo libro, scritto sotto forma di lettera, Sandra Toussaint ci aiuta a scoprire il tesoro che è l'Eucaristia e l'importanza di questo Sacramento nella nostra vita di cristiani. A poco a poco, il lettore viene assorbito dal suo discorso e diventa...

Rev. William Macleod provides a splendidly faithful outline of the teaching of Scripture on the momentous matter of salvation for people in this world from sin and hopelessness, through what Christ has done by the cross to save us from our sins, and by...

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In the past year, you've probably heard a sermon or read a book about prayer or reading your Bible. You may have attended a small group study to learn how to better reach out to your community or how to improve your marriage.But when was the last time...

If You Can Birth a Baby, You Can Birth Your Dreams...This book is dedicated to every young lady who made the decision to engage in early intimacy with a guy to demonstrate proven love but was left with test results that read "you're pregnant" this...

Fritz Michel, a true angel and prophet, has opened his heart and soul to give the gift of his understanding to a waiting world. Fritz knows that before Christ can come again, the world must be prepared. In this eye-opening and inspiring book, Fritz...

Unfortunately, grief and loss are inevitable parts of living. No one escapes. Even so, it's difficult to know how to console those who have reached a broken place in their lives. What is the best way to show compassion when words cannot be enough?In...

Every pastor knows that each community of faith consists of individuals who may be in crisis at any given moment, for a multitude of reasons. However, it s essential that church leaders also view their congregations as a single organism in need of...