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  • The Gnostic Gospels

    by Elaine Pagels ...
    Series series Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction Books
    **Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all timeThe Gnostic Gospels** is a landmark study of the long-buried roots of Christianity, a work of luminous scholarship and wide popular appeal. First published in 1979 to critical acclaim, winning the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Gnostic Gospels has continued to grow in reputation ... Read more

    $8.19 USD

  • Successful Leaders of the Bible

    The third book in a new series bringing the experiences of favorite biblical figures to the challenges of contemporary life.If you could drop biblical men and women into our world today, what kind of lessons might they teach you? In Successful Leaders of the Bible, the Bible's most exceptional leaders come alive in fictionalized form to help readers understand that the lessons God imparted in the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Study Quran

    A New Translation and Commentary

    An accessible and accurate translation of the Quran that offers a rigorous analysis of its theological, metaphysical, historical, and geographical teachings and backgrounds, and includes extensive study notes, special introductions by experts in the field, and is edited by a top modern Islamic scholar, respected in both the West and the Islamic world.Drawn from a wide range of traditional Islamic ... Read more

    $33.89 USD

  • The Nag Hammadi Scriptures

    The Revised and Updated Translation of Sacred Gnostic Texts Complete in One Volume

    The Nag Hammadi Scriptures, edited by Marvin Meyer, is the most complete, up-to-date, one-volume, English-language edition of the renowned library of Gnostic manuscripts discovered in Egypt in 1945, which rivaled the Dead Sea Scrolls find in significance. It includes the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, and the recently discovered Gospel of Judas, as well as other Gnostic gospels and sacred ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • Modern Tarot

    Connecting with Your Higher Self through the Wisdom of the Cards

    by Michelle Tea ...
    Beloved literary iconoclast Michelle Tea reinvents tarot for a new generation in this guide to using the Tarot as a twenty-first-century tool for connecting with our higher selves.Long before Michelle Tea was winning awards for her poignant memoirs, she was a scrappy misfit on the streets of San Francisco, supporting herself by giving eerily prescient tarot readings. As her reputation as a writer ... Read more

    $14.19 USD

  • Jerusalem through the Ages

    From Its Beginnings to the Crusades

    by Jodi Magness ...
    A major new history of one of the world's holiest of cities, based on the most recent archaeological discoveries First settled five thousand years ago by a mountain spring between the Mediterranean and Dead Sea, Jerusalem was named for the god (Shalem) that was worshipped there. When David reportedly conquered the city, ca. 1000 BCE, he transferred the Ark of the Covenant--and with it, the ... Read more

    $25.69 USD

  • Jesus, Interrupted

    Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We Don't Know About Them)

    The problems with the Bible that New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman discussed in his bestseller Misquoting Jesus—and on The Daily Show with John Stewart, NPR, and Dateline NBC, among others—are expanded upon exponentially in his latest book: Jesus, Interrupted.This New York Times bestseller reveals how many books in the Bible were not written by their traditional authors, and that the New Testament ... Read more

    $12.19 USD

  • A Preface to Paradise Lost

    by C. S. Lewis ...
    C. S. Lewis’s illuminating reflections on Milton’s Paradise Lost, the seminal classic that profoundly influenced Christian thought as well as Lewis’s own.In Preface to Paradise Lost, the Christian apologist and revered scholar and professor of literature closely examines the style, content, structure, and themes of Milton’s masterpiece, a retelling of the biblical story of the Fall of Humankind, ... Read more

    $16.09 USD

  • The Christian World

    A Global History

    by Martin Marty ...
    Series Book 29 - Modern Library Chronicles
    In this cogent volume, renowned Christian historian Martin Marty delivers a brief yet sweeping account of Christianity and how it spread from a few believers two thousand years ago to become the world’s largest religion.Comprising nearly one third of the world’s population–more than two billion followers–Christianity is distinctive among major faiths in that it derives both its character and its ... Read more

    $6.29 USD

  • The Bible's Answers to 100 of Life's Biggest Questions

    Every believer has questions about God, the Bible, Jesus, and the purpose and meaning of life. The vexing problem is that so few believers are able to answer even the most basic ones. Without answers, doubt creeps in and the future of the church is in jeopardy.With insight and precision, Geisler and Jimenez address one hundred penetrating questions that the culture asks and Christians must be ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • World Religions: A Beginner's Guide

    Questions and Answers for Humanity's 7 Oldest and Largest Faiths

    by Jill Carroll ...
    Your guide to understanding seven of the world's most prominent religionsIf you're interested in learning about world religions, this book is the place to start. Packed with informative fact sheets and answers to common questions, this beginner's guide fills you in on the most important aspects of each religion. You'll learn about fascinating histories, rituals, and festivals as you grow to better ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • A Chosen Faith

    An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism

    For those contemplating religious choices, Unitarian Universalism offers an appealing alternative to religious denominations that stress theological creeds over individual conviction and belief. In this new edition of the classic introductory text on Unitarian Universalism, which includes a revealing, entertaining foreword by best-selling author Robert Fulghum (All I Really Need to Know I Learned ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • God Is Not One

    The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--and Why Their Differences Matter

    “This book could well be the most highly readable, accurate, and up-to-date introduction to the world’s major religions.” - Harvey Cox, Hollis Research Professor of Divinity, Harvard University, and author of The Future of FaithIn God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World, New York Times bestselling author of Religious Literacy and religion scholar Stephen Prothero argues that ... Read more

    Was $12.79 USD Now $11.49 USD

  • The Essential Rumi - reissue

    New Expanded Edition

    by Coleman Barks ...
    This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems of Rumi.Through his lyrical translations, Coleman Barks has been instrumental in bringing this exquisite Sufi poetry to a remarkably wide range of readers, making the ecstatic, spiritual poetry of thirteenth-century Sufi Mystic Rumi more popular than ... Read more

    $12.19 USD

  • The Way of a Pilgrim

    and the Pilgrim Continues his Way

    Series series SPCK Classics
    With an introduction by Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh, The Way of a Pilgrim presents one of Russia's greatest spiritual classics of Christian truth in prose of genuine beauty.In The Way of a Pilgrim, an unknown pilgrim describes his wanderings through mid-nineteenth century Russia and Siberia, from one holy place to another, in search of the way of prayer.R.M. French's superb translation conveys ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • The Salvation Army Year Book 2017

    In his foreword to the book, General Andé Cox writes:'This unique publication will provide signficant insight and a window into Salvation Army programmes around the globe. I commend this volume to you, praying that it will be both informative and engaging.' ... Read more

    $7.50 USD

  • The Battle for God

    A History of Fundamentalism

    In the late twentieth century, fundamentalism has emerged as one of the most powerful forces at work in the world, contesting the dominance of modern secular values and threatening peace and harmony around the globe. Yet it remains incomprehensible to a large number of people. In The Battle for God, Karen Armstrong brilliantly and sympathetically shows us how and why fundamentalist groups came ... Read more

    $8.19 USD

  • The Discarded Image

    An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature

    by C. S. Lewis ...
    In The Discarded Image, C.S. Lewis paints a lucid picture of the medieval world view, providing the historical and cultural background to the literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. It describes the "image" discarded by later years as "the medieval synthesis itself, the whole organization of their theology, science and history into a single, complex, harmonious mental model of the universe. ... Read more

    $12.19 USD

  • Psalms, Volume 2

    Series series The NIV Application Commentary
    The NIV Application Commentary helps you communicate and apply biblical text effectively in today's context.To bring the ancient messages of the Bible into today's world, each passage is treated in three sections:Original Meaning. Concise exegesis to help readers understand the original meaning of the biblical text in its historical, literary, and cultural context.Bridging Contexts. A bridge ... Read more

    $47.49 USD

  • La Atitud Mental Positiva

    Un Camino Hacia El Exito

    Famous writer Napoleon hill and w. Stone first time book publish in Spanish la atitud mental positiva. ... Read more

    $4.00 USD