Religion

Killing Lions is the dialog between a young man trying to find his life's direction and an older man offering wisdom and insight on the timeless issues of the journey toward adulthood. Every man, young or not, can benefit from the life lessons John Eldredge has passed on to his son.

An incisive, in-depth investigation into the meaning and purpose Jesus's death by one of the world's leading biblical theologians.

Master expositor and Bible commentator John MacArthur has spent a lifetime explaining the Word of God in clear and comprehensible terms. In Parables he helps Christians understand the essential lessons contained in the most famous and influential short stories the world has ever known.

With prayerful reverence and focused wisdom, Dr. Graham puts an understandable face on this mysterious third Person of the Trinity: The Holy Spirit is 'not an impersonal force, like gravity or magnetism. He is a Person, with all the attributes of personality. But not only is He a Person, He is divine as well .

In Seven Men, New York Times best-selling author Eric Metaxas presents seven exquisitely crafted short portraits of widely known---but not well understood---Christian men, each of whom uniquely showcases a commitment to live by certain virtues in the truth of the gospel.

What has God done for you lately? If God is to have a future, Deepak Chopra argues, we must find a new approach to spirituality. If God stands for absolute goodness, love and truth, and we are part of God, we have a connection to those things. If God has a future, Chopra reasons, the results will be for the betterment of us all.

In this six-session small group Bible study, The Christian Atheist, Craig Groeschel leads you and your group on a personal journey toward an authentic, God-honoring life.

In Reasoning with God, renowned Islamic scholar Khaled Abou El Fadl explores the role of Shari`ah in today's world, for both Muslims and non-Muslims. After a prologue that explains Shari`ah in depth, Abou El Fadl wrestles with the moral trajectory of contemporary Islam and highlights the way Shari`ah can revitalize and reengage Islam today.

These translations, the first of a three-volume collection and based on the complete works of Daisaku Ikeda (Ikeda Daisaku zenshu), cover the years 1945-2007, and explore the many subjects to which the leader of Soka Gakkai International has devoted his attention through the inspiration and imagination that flow from his poetic heart and mind.

This comprehensive study examines Polish demonology in relation to witchcraft trials in Wielkopolska, revealing the witch as a force for both good and evil. It explores the use of witchcraft, the nature of accusations and the role of gender.

Your plain-English guide to Judaism Whether you're interested in the religion or the spirituality, the culture or the ethnic traditions, Judaism For Dummies explores the full spectrum of Judaism, dipping into the mystical, meditative, and spiritual depth of the faith and the practice.

A title that examines the ferocious public debates of the 1870s on higher dimensional mathematics and the workings of seance phenomena, discusses the world of cheap instruction manuals and popular occult journals, and looks at haunted houses, which brought together the rural settings and the urban masses that obsessed over them.

Offering compassionate and carefully considered theological and pastoral responses to dementia and forgetfulness, John Swinton redefines dementia in light of the transformative counter story that is the gospel.

Kyle Idleman, bestselling author of not a fan, shares the powerful next step in becoming a completely committed follower of Jesus: recognizing and letting God defeat the gods at war within us---the false gods battling to rule our hearts.

Tracing Japan's religions from the Hein Period through the middle ages and into modernity, this book explores the unique establishment of Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism in Japan, as well as the later influence of Roman Catholicism, and the problem of Restoration--both spiritual and material--following World War II.

The Church was the central institution of the European Middle Ages, and the foundation of medieval life. Professor Lynch's admirable survey (concentrating on the western church, and emphasising ideas and trends over personalities) meets a long-felt need for a single-volume comprehensive history, designed for students and non-specialists.

Schweizer guides the reader through the Amduat, offering a psychological interpretation of its principal textual and iconographic elements. He draws on Jungian archetypes to identify similar expressions about the afterlife in other world cultures.

This special edition, two-in-one book and devotional from bestselling author Gary Thomas helps you see your marriage as much more than a union between you and your spouse. From the love you share to the forgiveness you both offer and seek by turn, Thomas shows you how your marriage---divine or difficult---can become a doorway to a closer walk with

Whose Jesus do you believe in? Too many people inherit somebody else's Jesus. Rather than discovering for themselves who Jesus really is, they depend on their family, friends, or pastor for their spiritual vitality and end up defeated by compromise. In Your Own Jesus, pastor and Casting Crowns' lead singer Mark Hall explores the meaning of knowing the living Lord.