A Little History of Religion

For curious readers young and old, a rich and colorful history of religion from humanity's earliest days to our own contentious times In an era of ...

A history of the cult of the ancient Druids, exploring who they really were and what role they played in the Celtic world. The author's interpretat...

Reducere. The 2, 000-year history of those Christians - and churches - that have stood outside the Protestant-Catholic tradition. This book was originally pu...

Reducere. Told in easy-to-understand language with helpful timelines and selections from historical writings, this engaging new introduction will appeal espe...

A fully updated new edition of Ronald Hutton's classic history of modern pagan witchcraft, published to mark the twentieth anniversary of this land...

Reducere. DescriptionIslam for Beginners will provide you all the info you need on Islam Do you want to know about the religion of Islam and what it stands f...

A wonderfully vivid history of Islam after Muhammad's death - and the sequel to Rogerson's acclaimed THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD

DescriptionFor many people, the crucifixion of Jesus by the Romans is just another tragic fact of history - a cruel travesty of justice, perhaps, b...

Reducere. "In this stimulating and important book Lester Little advances the original thesis that, paradoxically, it was the leading practitioners of volunta...

Reducere. School days, like our everydays, have changed. But the obsolete world of the one-room schoolhouse filled with rough-hewn desks still lingers. The e...

The conflict between science and religion seems indelible, even eternal. Surely two such divergent views of the universe have always been in fierce...

Reducere. The foremost historian of Greek religion provides the first comprehensive, comparative study of a little-known aspect of ancient religious beliefs ...

What is Anglicanism? How is it different from other forms of Christianity, and how did it come to have so many different versions throughout the wo...

Reducere. A groundbreaking, controversial dive into the role psychedelics have played in the human experience of the Divine throughout Western history, and t...

Reducere. Description"This book is a little masterpiece: it informs and it explores, it recounts history and it provokes a religious quest. It is a personal ...

DescriptionIn the popular "Little Bit of" series: a fresh, accessible introduction to the practice of chanting mantras. Chanting a mantra repeatedl...

Reducere. What is the strange fascination of the Mystery-Religions for the ancient world and today, some 2, 000 years later, for moderns? Why are these color...

Reducere. Being a godparent is a great honor--and a sacred responsibility. Baptism, after all, is at the center of Christian life, and godparents play a crit...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Fourth Gospel is deeply shaped by its remarkably high Christology. It depicts the earthly Jesus, the incarnate one, as fully divine....

Reducere. Even though the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) began as a Christian movement, and their positive impact on culture and society was, relativ...

Reducere. A classic work of Christian literature commissioned by the Franciscan Order in the year 1250, The Life of St. Francis by St. Bonaventure--the Tusca...

Reducere. The office of deacon is God's gift to His church, but today it is often undervalued, misunderstood, and perceived to be of little importance. In Th...

Part storybook, part textbook, part historical overview, Parade of Faith presents the history of Christianity in riveting fashion. Ruth Tucker adop...

Reducere. There is little doubt that in recent years the nature of the Genesis narrative has sparked much debate among Christians. This Counterpoints volume ...

Reducere. Their revolutionary marriage was arguably one of the most scandalous and intriguing in history. Yet five centuries later, we still know little abou...

Reducere. Ven. Anne Catherine Emmerich prophesied that toward the End of Time there would arise several men who would unlock the mysteries of the Apocalypse....

Reducere. For centuries, a persistent and important component of Lakota religious life has been the Inipi, the ritual of the sweat lodge. The sweat lodge has...

The first book to explore the history and influence of egregores, powerful autonomous psychic entities created by a collective group mind - Examine...

Reducere. The Church of Scientology is one of the most recognizable American-born new religions, but perhaps the least understood. With academic and popular ...

Reducere. In this award-winning collection, the bestselling author of Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether r...

Reducere. This is an intensely readable look at the Christian Church down the ages, providing powerful messages for our own times. Many church members know l...

From the words of the Angel Gabriel to Mary flowing "like letters of glittering light issuing from his lips, " to the description of the chalice us...

Reducere. WHAT EVERY AMERICAN NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THE QUR'AN - A HISTORY OF ISLAM & THE UNITED STATES You will be fascinated by this fast-paced, objective hi...

Contributor(s): Author: Augustine ThompsonDominican Brothers: Conversi, Lay, and Cooperator Friars by the noted Dominican author and historian, Fr....

Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the...

Reducere. DescriptionMy Little Lore of Light is a children's version of Hajjah Amina Adil's four volume work, Lore of Light: the Stories of the Prophets of G...

Reducere. The Netherlands is known among foreigners today for its cheese and its windmills, its Golden Age paintings and its experimentation in social polici...

The history of modern art has generally been understood as a grand leap away from tradition, religion, and conventional norms, yielding decidedly s...

Reducere. *Includes pictures of important people and places. *Explains the Shawnee's role in colonial history and Tecumseh's life and legacy. *Explains the o...

DescriptionSometime in April 1285, five Muslim horsemen crossed from the Islamic kingdom of Granada into the realms of the Christian Crown of Arago...

DescriptionThe history of coffee is much more than the tale of one luxury good--it is a lens through which to consider various strands of world his...

Reducere. DescriptionWe often hear people say, "Just have a little faith." But what is faith? Is it a blind leap into the dark? Believing something without e...

Reducere. DescriptionThe third volume in Hughes Oliphant Old's multivolume history of the reading and preaching of Scripture focuses on the Middles Ages. Sur...

Reducere. Description*Includes pictures of Anasazi art, artifacts, and ruins. *Explains the origins, history, religion, and social structure of the Anasazi *...

Reducere. Description*Includes pictures of important people and places. *Explains the origins, history, religion, and social structure of the Hopi *Includes ...

Reducere. Since early 2007 a new breed of combatants has appeared on the streets of Mogadishu and other towns in Somalia: the 'Shabaab', or youth, the only s...

Ideal for readers whose prayer life has felt a little uninspired lately, 100 Prayers Every Christian Should Know offers a glimpse at some of histor...

Reducere. DescriptionWhat do we really know about the background to the conflict that began in Ireland in the late 1960s? Up to now little has been written a...

Reducere. Western civilization is becoming increasingly pluralistic, secularized, and biblically illiterate. Many people today have little sense of how their...

Reducere. Does death end life, or is it the passage from one stage of life to another? In The Death of Death, noted theologian Neil Gillman offers readers an...

DescriptionAn Unorthodox Guide to Everything Jewish Deeply knowing, highly entertaining, and just a little bit irreverent, this unputdownable encyc...

DescriptionWestminster Abbey is primarily a working church and is set up as such; not as a museum. Yet the majority of visitors are not worshippers...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Lloyd EvansForeword by: Hemant MehtaJehovah's Witnesses, well known for their enthusiastic evangelism, are a global religio...

Reducere. Explore Patrick's place in history, the spread of Christianity beyond the Roman Empire, how Patrick first came to Ireland, the influence of the ear...

Reducere. We all know the story of Thanksgiving. Or do we? This uniquely American holiday has a rich and little known history beyond the famous feast of 1621...

Reducere. This book by Miguel De La Torre offers a fascinating guide to the history, beliefs, rituals, and culture of Santer a -- a religious tradition that,...

Reducere. Dr. Lloyd-Jones says, Little needs to be said by way of introduction to this volume. The verses considered in it are generally agreed to be one of ...

Reducere. The Book of Jubilees, or, as it is sometimes called, "the little Genesis, " purports to be a revelation given by God to Moses through an angel and ...

Reducere. This little known, 2000-year old Greek manuscript was used in the first two centuries to combat Gnostic cults. Whether or not it is an authentic co...

DescriptionA quick guide to the history of the world's most popular meditation practice. From the time of the Buddha to the age of meditation apps,...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Thomas P. KasulisPhilosophy challenges our assumptions--especially when it comes to us from another culture. In exploring J...

Reducere. So vast is the material to be controlled, digested and presented in the work of preparing a manual of Church History for the use of students in col...

Reducere. Whether the issue is violence, terrorism, women's rights, or slavery, Muslims today are expected to provide answers and to justify what Islam is-or...

Reducere. The fascinating history and stories that are found in God's Word are beautifully retold in this child-friendly Bible. In a simple, easy-to-follow f...

Reducere. There is a lot of talk about heresy these days. The frequency and volume of accusations suggest that some Christians have lost a sense of the gravi...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Talmud is one of the most important holy books of the Hebrew religion and of the world. No English translation of the book existed u...

Reducere. In Brethren by Nature, Margaret Ellen Newell reveals a little-known aspect of American history: English colonists in New England enslaved thousands...

Reducere. Over the centuries, the Hmong have called many places home, including China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and most recently France, Australia, and the ...

*Includes pictures. *Explains the origins, religion, and social structure of the Inuit. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "We are told ...

Reducere. Enoch, who never died . . .Samson, who killed an army with a donkey's jawbone . . .James, who grew up as the brother of the Messiah . . .These are ...