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C.S. Lewis's writings has inspired spiritual formation, helped people explore joy, facilitated redemption, and taught us the consequences of human choices. Letters on Living with Faith provides wisdom and insight from Lewis oftentimes to strangers. The letter arrangement is intentional and felt need driven resource.

When Italian journalist Father Antonio Spadaro and Martin Scorsese first sat down together in Scorsese’s home, neither could have predicted the depth of the conversation, intellectual exchange, or friendship that would result. While discussing the acclaimed director’s film Silence, about the persecution of Jesuits in Japan, they began a dialogue about faith that continues to this day.

We know a great deal about Muhammad—or so it seems. Islamic tradition contains an astonishing wealth of information about the founding figure of the Islamic faith, and most historians take for granted that this material is generally reliable. In his latest book, historian and Islamic scholar Robert Spencer shows that there is no agreement in the earliest Islamic sources about the most fundamental details of this towering figure's life. Muhammad takes a detailed look at the Islamic traditions regarding Muhammad and lays bare their contradictions, inconsistencies, and incoherence.

For generations, the Black church has been a cornerstone of resilience, community, and empowerment, serving as a sanctuary for African Americans facing systemic oppression. Rooted in liberation theology and social activism, it has played a crucial role in social movements and cultural identity. However, while the Black church continues to be a source of strength, it also mirrors the complexities and contradictions of the communities it serves.

Acknowledging the plight of members of the African Diaspora (especially the males) and seeking to help stop the racism and sexism that plagues America, TEARS OF GOD by Mylia Tiye Mal Jaza is the author’s 33rd published work, and sixth book released in 2019. Published with assistance from BePublished.org in June, Mississippi native Mylia Tiye Mal Jaza offers listeners a series of short speeches and essays that individually and collectively address spiritual and social constructs in place to hamper and assist Black men.

Douglas Murray, #1 international bestselling author and renowned cultural commentator, confronts arguably the most pressing question of our time: Why are Western supporters of Palestine unwittingly aligning with an evil empire? The campus left frames the violent hostilities as white colonialists committing genocide. Yet only a third of Israelis are Ashkenazi Jews of European ancestry. Murray argues that the conflict is not a simple tale of oppressor versus oppressed, but a clash between a thriving multi-racial democracy and a death cult bent on its destruction.

प्राचीन हिंदू महाकाव्यांचा विविधांगी अभ्यास करून लेखक अमीश त्रिपाठी यांनी लिहिलेलं हे नॉनफिक्शन पुस्तक धर्माकडे पाहण्याची वेगळी दृष्टी देतं. धर्म, पुरातन सांस्कृतिक वारसा, परंपरा यांच्या कालसुसंगत संदर्भांवर भाष्य करतं. आपली मुळं समजून घेण्यासाठी, धर्म संकल्पनेबाबत अधिक जाणून घेण्यासाठी ऐकायलाच हवं असं हे ऑडिओबुक - 'धर्म'

La colección Endebate es el hogar de aquellos textos breves que presentan una opinión, defienden una actitud o cuentan una historia, pero son más un aperitivo que un banquete, estimulan la conversación más que saciarla e inician un festín (que no clausuran). Como los mejores bocados, entran por los ojos y dejan un largo poso en el paladar.

El budismo, rama de la filosofía, ocupa un lugar central en el conjunto de la obra de Borges. La percepción del cosmos como un laberinto o una paradoja, la negación del Yo, el cuestionamiento a la concepción occidental del tiempo y la singular noción de que el mundo es una ficción y la realidad un sueño, entre otras ideas, cruzan los ensayos, cuentos y poemas del autor desde sus textos más tempranos y son la particular reformulación con fines literarios de algunos de los nodos centrales de esta doctrina.

O inspirată selecţie de texte religioase esenţiale pentru budismul Zen, hinduism, taoism, misticismul creştin şi islam, de care autorul se foloseşte pentru a dezvălui "realitatea divină" comună tuturor credinţelor. Volumul include, printre altele, numeroase texte din Meister Eckhart, Rumi, Lao Zi sau Zhuangzi, precum şi din Bhagavad-Gita, Cartea tibetană a morţilor sau Upanişade, pe baza cărora Huxley analizează credinţele spirituale ale diferitelor tradiţii religioase, evidenţiind existenţa anumitor constante ale spiritului omenesc.

This book caters to a wide audience interested in exploring their faith or seeking answers about the afterlife. Whether you're a devout believer or a skeptic, What the Hell is Hell? invites you on a journey of discovery and reflection.

Într-o dimineață din primăvara anului 1953, Aldous Huxley ia patru zecimi de gram de mescalină și așteaptă răbdător să vadă ce se întâmplă. După un timp, constată că totul, de la florile din vază până la cutele pantalonilor, e complet schimbat: culorile sunt mai intense și mai luminoase, iar timpul și spațiul par să nu aibă nici o importanță. Huxley notează cu lux de amănunte senzațiile trăite în Porțile percepției, conchizând că halucinogenele stimulează creativitatea și brodând pe marginea efectelor pe care asemenea experiențe le-ar putea avea asupra artei și religiei.

This book focuses on the most significant biblical reflection of God's purpose for choosing President Trump, His End-Time vessel.

In Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart, Russ Ramsey digs into these artists' stories for readers who may be new to art, as well as for lifelong students of art history, to mine the transcendent beauty and hard lessons we can take from their masterpieces and their lives. Each story from some of the history's most celebrated artists applies the beauty of the gospel in a way that speaks to the suffering and hope we all face.

Manténgase lejos de los tibios indicaría una posición afín a los límites ideológicos y, en la transparencia, evocaría un homenaje a una tradición religiosa. Pero el contenido del libro alcanza un equilibrio intelectual y literario difícil de lograr.

Dive into the profound exploration of the Pentateuch with Joseph Lumpkin's insightful study, "The Five Books of Moses." This work seamlessly blends scholarly analysis with literary critique, offering listeners a deeper understanding of the foundational texts of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. In Genesis, Lumpkin illuminates the themes of creation, covenant, and human nature, connecting ancient insights with contemporary interpretations to underscore the text's enduring relevance.

Former bookseller, longtime publisher, and author Jon M. Sweeney shows—with history and anecdotes centering around books such as Thoreau's Journal, Tagore's Gitanjali, Martin Buber's Hasidic Tales, and Tolstoy's Twenty-three Tales—what it means to be carried by a book. He explores the discovery that once accompanied finding books, and books finding us. He ponders the smell of an old volume, its heft, and why bibliophiles carry them around even without reading them. He demonstrates how and why there is magic and enchantment that takes place between people and books.

Editors Denis Alexander and Alister McGrath gather other intelligent minds from around the world to share their startling commonality: Richard Dawkins and his fellow New Atheists were instrumental in their conversions to Christianity. Despite a wide range of backgrounds and cultures, all are united in the fact that they were first enthusiasts for the claims and writings of the New Atheists. But each became disillusioned by the arguments and conclusions of Dawkins, causing them to look deeper and with more objectivity at religious faith.

Immerse yourself in the wit and wisdom of Alice von Hildebrand with this new collection of her classic essays, published shortly after her death in 2022. Beloved for her classic books such as The Privilege of Being a Woman, The Soul of a Lion, and By Love Refined, Alice von Hildebrand was perhaps even better known during her lifetime for her innumerable television and radio appearances. Her in-person brilliance lends itself most favorably to the essay format, where her sharp cultural critiques and reverence for timeless truths are conveyed with intimate care and sparkling clarity.

Defeated in her marriage and disheartened with the church, Angela Sue Garvey recalls growing up in the evangelical church during the purity culture of the '90s. Once married, she found herself sitting across from an evangelical pastor who advised her to be quiet and submissive to a husband who routinely destroyed her. She recounts her spiral into a decade-long spiritual crisis and the growing bitterness and cynicism she felt as she questioned her place in the church and with God.