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Hide books by the same authorThe World's Last Night: And Other Essays
C.S. Lewis · 113 pages
On Guard: Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precision
William Lane Craig · 288 pages
The Crucified God: The Cross of Christ as the Foundation and Criticism of Christian Theology
Jurgen Moltmann · 469 pages
Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Skeptical
Timothy J. Keller · 331 pages
"In this thoughtful and inspiring new book, pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller invites skeptics to consider that Christianity is more relevant now than ever. As human beings, we cannot live without meaning, satisfaction, freedom, identity, justice, and hope. Christianity provides us with unsurpassed resources to meet these needs. Written for both the ardent believer and th
The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind
Huang Po · 144 pages
Exclusion & Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation
Miroslav Volf · 336 pages
"Life at the end of the twenty-first century presents us with a disturbing reality. Otherness, the simple fact of being different in some way, has come to be defined as in and of itself evil. Miroslav Volf contends that if the healing word of the gospel is to be heard today, Christian theology must find ways of speaking that address the hatred of the other. Reaching back to the New Testament metap
The Peaceable Kingdom: A Primer In Christian Ethics
Stanley Hauerwas · 184 pages
Examines Christian ethics in a fragmented and violent world. Considers historical perspectives and the task of ethics. Focuses on the peaceable kingdom, the servant community, and the spirituality of peaceableness.
The Complete Works
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, Karlfried Froehlich · 336 pages
Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World
Lama Surya Das · 423 pages
Lama Surya Das, the most highly trained American lama in the Tibetan tradition, presents the definitive book on Western Buddhism for the modern-day spiritual seeker.The radical and compelling message of Buddhism tells us that each of us has the wisdom, awareness, love, and power of the Buddha within; yet most of us are too often like sleeping Buddhas. In Awakening the Buddha Within, Surya Das sho
The Varieties of Religious Experience
William James · 470 pages
This is one of the most remarkable books ever written about religious experience. James captures the reader’s attention with vivid instances of religious experience collected from diverse sources, including classical religious texts, newspaper articles, and clinical studies. In this collection of Gifford lectures given in Scotland in 1901, James analyzes religious experience, using wonderful examp
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones
Paul Reps, Nyogen Senzaki · 211 pages
When Zen Flesh, Zen Bones was published in 1957 it became an instant sensation with an entire generation of readers who were just beginning to experiment with Zen. Over the years it has inspired leading American Zen teachers, students, and practitioners. Its popularity is as high today as ever. Zen Flesh, Zen Bones is a book that offers a collection of accessible, primary Zen sources so that re
Buddhism without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
Stephen Batchelor · 136 pages
The Evolution of God
Robert Wright · 567 pages
In this sweeping narrative that takes us from the Stone Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright unveils a hidden pattern that the great monotheistic faiths have followed as they have evolved. Through the prisms of archaeology, theology, and evolutionary psychology, Wright's findings overturn basic assumptions about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and are sure to cause controversy. He explains
New Seeds of Contemplation
Thomas Merton · 297 pages
One of the best-loved books by one of the great spiritual authors of our time, with a new introduction by best-selling author Sue Monk Kidd.New Seeds of ContemplationThe Cloud of Unknowing seeks to awaken the dormant inner depths of the spirit so long neglected by Western man, to nurture a deeply contemplative and mystical dimension in our lives. For Merton, "Every moment and every event of every
The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion
Mircea Eliade · 256 pages
Famed historian of religion Mircea Eliade observes that even moderns who proclaim themselves residents of a completely profane world are still unconsciously nourished by the memory of the sacred. Eliade traces manifestations of the sacred from primitive to modern times in terms of space, time, nature, and the cosmos. In doing so he shows how the total human experience of the religious man compares
Buddhism Plain and Simple
Steve Hagen · 192 pages
Presents an introduction to the fundamental teachings of the Buddha, explaining such concepts as true wisdom, the art of seeing, the freedom of the mind, and dependent arising.
Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
John O'Donohue · 224 pages
Discover the Celtic Circle of BelongingJohn O'Donohue, poet, philosopher, and scholar, guides you through the spiritual landscape of the Irish imagination. In Anam Cara, Gaelic for "soul friend," the ancient teachings, stories, and blessings of Celtic wisdom provide such profound insights on the universal themes of friendship, solitude, love, and death as:Light is generousThe human heart is never
How Now Shall We Live?
Charles W. Colson, Nancy Pearcey · 574 pages
Christianity is more than a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. It is also a worldview that not only answers life's basic questions--Where did we come from, and who are we? What has gone wrong with the world? What can we do to fix it?--but also shows us how we should live as a result of those answers. How Now Shall We Live? gives Christians the understanding, the confidence, and the tools to
What Makes You Not a Buddhist
Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse · 136 pages
So you think you're a Buddhist? Think again. Tibetan Buddhist master Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse, one of the most creative and innovative lamas teaching today, throws down the gauntlet to the Buddhist world, challenging common misconceptions, stereotypes, and fantasies. With wit and irony, Khyentse urges readers to move beyond the superficial trappings of Buddhism—beyond the romance with beads, ince