Early Christian Lives, Paperback

Written between the mid-fourth and late sixth centuries to commemorate and glorify the achievements of early Christian saints, these six biographie...

Reducere. This is a book that will never die--one of the great Christian classics. Written with passion and tenderness, it tells the dramatic, true stories o...

Reducere. Early Christian legends of divine power, miraculous events, fear and admiration can inform your own spiritual journey.The three principal infancy g...

Reducere. Bernard McGinn's The Presence of God series is one of the most respected histories of Christian mysticism in print today. In this new book, Bernard...

DescriptionWhen Quietism was condemned in 1687 it resulted in an antipathy, if not an open hostility to authentic mystical theology. This situation...

Jenny Jochens captures in fascinating detail the lives of women in pagan and early Christian Iceland and Norway: their work, sexual behavior, marri...

Reducere. The renowned novelist De Wohl, with his usual crisp language and descriptive narrative, as well as irony and humor, presents the colorful and tumul...

Reducere. DescriptionPart biography/spiritual memoir, part adventure tale, Her Name Was Elizabeth, by Eva M. Brewster is the inspiring story of Elizabeth Fis...

Reducere. Father Luigi Gambero, internationally-known expert on early Christianity, presents a comprehensive survey of the development of Marian doctrine and...

Reducere. The early Christian monks of Egypt, Syria, and Palestine were the spiritual heroes of their age--fleeing the security of civilization for the deser...

Reducere. Saint Macrina (327 - 370) was a major guiding force in the early development of monasticism and it was through her example that her brother, Saint ...

Reducere. In brief portraits, Pope Benedict XVI offers engaging, perceptive, and edifying sketches of some of the great thinkers and writers of Christianity....

Reducere. Convinced that instruction on marriage is for God's youth early on, Pastor Cory Griess has provided a distinctive devotional aid for family worship...

Reducere. Being a Christian means learning to love with God's love. But God's love is not a warm feeling in the pit of the stomach. It has definite character...

Reducere. Based on Pope Benedict XVI's weekly teaching on the relationship between Christ and the Church, this book tells the drama of Jesus' first disciples...

Reducere. He couldn't believe what he was asked. At his medical school interview, Dr. Robert Jackson, Jr. remembers being asked his feelings about abortion, ...

DescriptionWhen the early Christian author Tertullian asked what Jerusalem has to do with Athens, he could not have anticipated the intellectual, c...

Reducere. Making the best choices in every aspect of our lives is of the utmost importance. In this manuscript, I would like to share with you, the readers, ...

Reducere. N. T. Wright has undertaken a tremendous task: to provide guides to all the books of the New Testament, and to include in them his own translation ...

Reducere. Alice Walker's early story, "Everyday Use, " has remained a cornerstone of her work. Her use of quilting as a metaphor for the creative legacy that...

The Desert Fathers were the first Christian monks, living in solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. In contrast to the formalized ...

Reducere. Timeless and contemplative sayings from the earliest Christian sages of desert spirituality can be a companion on your own spiritual journey.The de...

In The Lost Apostle award-winning journalist Rena Pederson investigates a little known subject in early Christian history--the life and times of th...

Reducere. It's Christmastime in the pocket-sized village of Briarcliff Manor. With yuletide spirits flying high, life seems close to perfect in this quaint s...

Reducere. By presenting the New Testament books in the order they were written, bestselling Bible scholar Marcus Borg reveals how spiritually and politically...

Reducere. A beautiful portrait of the radical devotion of St. Antony and his call to holy living. "It was truly amazing that being alone in such a desert Ant...

Reducere. Do you ever feel powerless? The people of the early church discovered what true power looks like. Jesus transformed their lives--and they changed t...

While sitting up in bed, I felt a pounding headache. It was like a drum beating from afar and progressively getting nearer until I blacked out. I d...

Reducere. Volume 136 in the Civilization of the American Indian Series " The Cheyenne and Arapaho Ordeal] is thoroughly researched and documented and extreme...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating lives of five Roman Emperors, then keep reading...Five captivating manuscripts in one book: Augustus: A Cap...

Shortlisted for the The Great Outdoors Awards - Outdoor Book of the Year 2020Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature 2020...

Reducere. Have you thought about how early farmers get out of bed to start feeding their animals? What about the ongoing training our firefighters perform? A...

DescriptionWhen God gives you a talent, are you using that talent to help further his kingdom, or are you using those talents for personal pleasure...

Reducere. How would the most cherished stories of Christianity, Judaism and Islam be different if women were the active central figures?This ground-breaking ...

Reducere. Deception, lies, revenge, and forgiveness entwine the lives of Spencer and Dianne Ralston. When Dianne is diagnosed with early-onset dementia at fi...

Key moments of our lives, especially at the beginning and end, are marked by gentleness--but the simplicity of that concept is misleading. Gentlene...

The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew is one of the most important witnesses in Western Europe to apocryphal stories about the lives of Mary, Joseph, Jesus,...

Reducere. The Acts of the Apostles is a unique and crucial book that chronicles the story of God's grace flooding out to the world through the lives of the a...

NEW YORK TIMES BEST HISTORICAL FICTION OF 2020Only Katy Simpson Smith could have written a novel of such elegance, emotional power, and grace. The ...

Reducere. Bart Ehrman, author of the highly popular books Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code, Lost Christianities, and the New York Times bestseller Misq...

You may think of martyrs as those who gave their lives for the faith in the early church. But today, Christians around the world continue to stand ...

Reducere. What was American welfare like in George Washington's day? It was expensive, extensive, and run by local governments. Known as poor relief, it incl...

Reducere. The wisdom of the desert fathers and mothers lies in their experiences of solitude, prayer, community life, work, and care for their neighbors. The...

Reducere. The story of Danny and Annie takes place on Christmas morning in their living room. They are in their final year, celebrating their final Christmas...

Reducere. The lesson of "MULE SCHOOL"MULE SCHOOL is a poem with a message that applies to both grown-ups and children.The poem is about a boy name Toby and h...

Reducere. 'Joanna gives us a very helpful and meaningful exploration of Quaker 'stillness' along with an assortment of exercises to take us along the meditat...