Religion: general Books

内容简介：这本书荣获1997年《今日基督教》图书奖，集结了这位著名的世界基督宗教历史学家的讲稿和文章，许多文章还是第一次对世界宣教方面的学者和学生开放。《基督教历史中的宣教运动》不仅检视了现代非洲宣教、本地基督教和殖民主义等诸多方面的特征，而且涉猎到一个更广博的领域。例如"福音：文化之囚徒和解放者"这样的文章，讨论了原初的地中海基督教是如何不同于早期天主教、凯尔特修道制度、改教运动后的基督新教和尼日利亚的灵性基督教，在这个过程中，它揭示了作为一个整体的基督教运动的种种矛盾。安德鲁·华尔斯展示了，基督教的核...

对或错？符合圣经或不符合圣经？我们往往草率地评断周围的世界，简单地以二元思维强调差异。我们把从初期教会直到今日大致保持不变的神学思想视为"正统的"神学，然而，这种做法似乎忽视了基督教两千年历史的复杂性。《基督教思想再探》尝试为基督徒理解基督教的历史轨迹提供一种更为细致的方式。如果我们思考中国新教的进程，同样可以看到上述三类主要的神学。不论我们思考基督教两千年的历史，还是基督教在中国大陆200年的历史，上述三类神学都以各自独特的方式于不同的处境中得以表达。本书能够帮助我们理清这些历史。更重要的是，冈萨雷斯为...

El Origen, con O mayúscula, es el Origen de cada uno de nosotros, de todos, de todo: del cielo y de la tierra, de sus recipientes y de su contenido! Ya seamos creyentes o ateos, nuestros pensamientos, al menos una vez, se han dirigido a este...

J’ai lu ce roman avec un grand plaisir et, bien que convaincu depuis longtemps de la toxicité de la Bible hébraïque, j’y ai trouvé bien des idées et des points de vue nouveaux. En abordant ce sujet...

Cuando pensemos de otro modo, ¿será tiempo todavía? Repitamos las palabras de Bernardo Lazare, cuyo testimonio es irrecusable: ''El día en que el judío ocupó una función civil, el estado cristiano se puso en peligro.''Nuestros judíos no creen,...

It is one of the commonplaces of history that adverse circumstances offer no obstacle to men of outstanding energy and ability. Douglas Reed, who described himself as "relatively unschooled", started out in life as an office boy at the age of thirteen...

The 'Kebra Nagast' (Glory of Kings) was written at least one thousand years ago, and takes its theme from much older sources, some going back to the first century AD. Written originally in the African classical language Ge'ez, the book tells...

In 1590 three hundred Scottish 'witches' were tried for plotting the murder of their King, James VI of Scotland (soon to be James I of England). James is known to have suffered from a morbid fear of violent death, and the trial heightened his...

This classic of devotional literature was written sometime in the late seventeenth century. Its author, Brother Lawrence, was born Nicholas Herman, and served as a soldier before becoming a monk in his middle years, some time after receiving a severe...

This is an in-depth study of the sacred origin and nature of royalty and monarchic regimes across ages and world cultures, written by an internationally acclaimed French authority on symbolism and religious studies.

The manuscript titled "Smai Tawi" or "Egyptian Yoga," authored by Dr. Muata Abhaya Ashby, explores the union of the Higher and Lower Self, spiritual enlightenment, and Ancient Egyptian spirituality. This work delves into the disciplines of SEMA or Yoga,...

Tantra has been defined as "a mystical philosophy" and as "an unorthodox religious tendency". Both definitions are incomplete.While Tantra has mystical, philosophical and religious aspects it is, above all, a technique of action - a system of physical,...

This title explores some of the key issues which surround the politics of religion, an area which has historically been the cause of great controversy. Today religion is still the cause of a great deal of political debate, be it the teaching of the...

John Woolmer writes: 'This book is written to defend the existence of angels, to look at their true role as messengers of God, and to warn that there are such beings as fallen angels. The testimonies are mainly from people that I know personally. I would...

What insights does Christianity offer? Christians believe we are stewards of God's creation. We therefore should win control of diseases. We should tackle Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and spinal cord injuries. But the ethical choices are tough. In this...

There is a widespread myth that young people are feckless and irresponsible. To contradict this, Gavin and Simeon present twelve groups of real young people, and the adults who helped to form, nurture and develop them. Their book explores how these...

In 2003, a story shook the Anglican world in general and Anglican monastic life in particular. On August 8th, seven members of The Melanesian Brotherhood, an Anglican order of Christian brothers living a simple and prayerful life and known for their...

Short Description: Many Christians reject the consensus of contemporary science about the age of the universe, the implications of genetics, and so on. This book presents interviews with 15 eminent scientists who discuss the compatibility of their...

Many Christians are nervous about politics - isn't the political world murky and sleazy, a den of deceit and backstairs deals? At the same time, the image of Christians in politics isn't great either - often seen as judgemental hypocrites, intolerant and...

Do Evangelical Protestants and Roman Catholics share a common orthodoxy, as promoted by initiatives such as Evangelicals and Catholics Together? Or do the profound differences between Evangelical and Catholic theology and how they view the...

In Civilization, Kenneth Clarke states "The first man to take full advantage of the printing press was Erasmus. It made him, and unmade him, because in a way he became the first journalist. He had all the qualifications: a clear, elegant style...

Shrî Râmana Maharshi (1879-1950), el gran sabio de la India del siglo XX, no fue únicamente un ser excepcional, sino también un hombre que, como tal, tuvo que hacer frente a las inclemencias de la vida terrenal y a la agitación de su entorno. Aquí, la...

Society is made up of various cultural groups trying to live together. We aim for social cohesion, but how do we do this as society becomes increasingly complex, aided and abetted by political correctness?Steve Bell peels back the complex layers of our...

What will it mean for society if science enables us to choose a future child whose health, athletic ability or intelligence is predetermined? This future is becoming ever more likely with the latest developments in human reproduction -- but concerns are...

Missional ethics is concerned with the way in which the believing community's behaviour is, in and of itself, a witness to the wisdom and goodness of God. The debate surrounding the relationship between word and deed, or evangelism and social action,...

A comprehensive survey of key Christian doctrines relating to salvation.Tony Lane surveys a wide range of doctrines relating to our experience of God's gracious salvation. He begins with our need as sinful and fallen people, moves on to consider what is...

This is the first full-length detailed survey and critique of modern Jerome scholarship, covering the crucial period 1880-2014. At one level, the author ably argues that, despite Jerome's faults, his work holds many important insights into the Early...

Ever wonder how to handle the tough ethical issues we face? Such as: Should I attend a same-sex wedding? If two people love each other, why shouldn't they express that love through sex? How can the church support single people seeking to live a godly...

Ever wonder how to handle the tough ethical issues we face?The Only Way Is Ethics is an accessible, practical series of guides designed to equip both new and mature Christians to think through important and current ethical issues in the light of the...

Revelation is probably the most read, but least understood book of the Bible. In Discipleship on the Edge, Darrell W. Johnson drives home the challenging and practical message of Revelation in thirty carefully crafted sermons. Paying careful attention to...

When Prophet Muhammad died in the year 11 AH, the Ummah was left with a question, what now? What is to happen to this religion? What path should we tread? Who is to carry the flag of leadership?These questions, over the course of centuries, would go on...

In What's Wrong With the World Gilbert K. Chesterton identified many things wrong with the world, including social evil, prejudices that stop people from discussing social solutions in open and honest forums, an inability to learn from the past, the...

This extraordinary treatise explores parallel passages from the Bible and the Hindu scriptures to reveal the essential unity of all religions. Swami Sri Yukteswar is renowned as the revered guru of the great pioneer of yoga in the West, Paramahansa...

A book that dares to propose answers to the existential questions that confound human beings in the course of a lifetime: Is there more to life than the physical universe? Is there a purpose for human life? What is God? What is the nature of the Soul?...

The Reality Sutras is a handbook of teachings about the nature of the self and reality from the perspective of Trika Shaivism. Trika Shaivism, also known as Shaiva Tantra and Kashmir Shaivism, is a direct realization tradition from Northwest India...

The present work is a collection of excerpts from Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei's statements about the personality, characteristics and be'that of the Holy Prophet of Islam (s.w.a.). The excerpts have been selected from among the speeches delivered from...

Из предисловия Ч. В. Нарасимхана,помощника Генерального секретаря ООН:Мне посчастливилось встретить Шри Дайя Мату несколько раз... Каждый, кто находился в ее присутствии, непременно чувствовал ее ауру божественного покоя и безмятежности. Учения...

Albert Einstein once declared: "Science without religion is lame, and religion without science is blind." In The Science of Religion Paramahansa Yogananda (author of the acclaimed spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi) reveals why the answers to the...

Albert Einstein once declared: "Science without religion is lame, and religion without science is blind." In The Science of Religion Paramahansa Yogananda (author of the acclaimed spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi) reveals why the answers to the...

Pray Before Reading is a biblical expedition that takes the reader on a journey through time and space, exploring the limitless imagination of God that is revealed to us in the Bible. This is an in-depth study of two different realities, two different...

2017 Reprint of 1952 Edition.  Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software.  Originally published in 1937, this work discusses the correlation of Christ’s early teachings—The Sermon on...

After nearly four decades of ministry, Andrew Wommack has discovered some important truths about prayer. His prayer life is much different than it was thirty years ago and the results have dramatically improved! You may be asking many of the same...

"I am glad to commend Stephen Sizer's groundbreaking critique of Christian Zionism. His comprehensive overview of its roots, its theological basis, and its political consequences is very timely. I myself believe that Zionism, both political and...

In the series of essays collected in this book, Eleonore Stump offers reflections that illustrate the nature and importance of learning from the Christian heritage in its development over the ages of the Christian tradition and its continued development...

Why did Professor Norman Golb of the Oriental Institute need to be silenced? Why did a small clique monopolize access and publication rights to the Dead Sea Scrolls for more than four decades? Why does the truth matter about where the scrolls came...

This book has been written to aid you and me, to heighten our awareness of how we are truly spending our time in living life. It is filled with statements that can improve and impact your day. The statements are presented in variety of ways to assist you...