Résultats Éditeur "Recorded Books" dans Religion et spiritualité

From the Hebrew Bible's shadowy realm of Sheol to 21st-century visions of Hell on Earth, The Penguin Book of Hell takes us through 3000 years of eternal damnation. Along the way, you'll take a ferry ride with Aeneas to Hades, across the river Acheron; meet the Devil as imagined by a 12th-century Irish monk - a monster with a thousand giant hands; wander the nine circles of Hell in Dante's Inferno, in which gluttons, liars, heretics, murderers, and hypocrites are made to endure crime-appropriate torture; and witness the debates that raged in Victorian England when new scientific advances cast doubt on the idea of an eternal hereafter.

The Making of Martin Luther takes a provocative look at the intellectual emergence of one of the most original and influential minds of the 16th century. Richard Rex traces how, in a concentrated burst of creative energy in the few years surrounding his excommunication by Pope Leo X in 1521, this lecturer at an obscure German university developed a startling new interpretation of the Christian faith that brought to an end the dominance of the Catholic Church in Europe.

Award-winning author Mark Richard delivers a fascinating and unique memoir. Born in the South with deformed hips, Richard was tagged a “special” child. Nothing was expected of him. But as a young man, he decided to strike out and experience as much of our strange world as he possibly could.

Sabe cual es el proposito que Dios le ha mandado??Le gustaria saber cual es el significado de su vida? Un gran numero de personas pasan mucho tiempo de su vida tratando de encontrar el verdadero sentido de su existencia y al encontrarlo en muchos casos es demasiado tarde. El pastor Jim Graff ha escrito una serie de pasos a seguir para que le sea mas facil a usted encontrar el sentido de su propia existencia y que goce de una vida plena con significado.

Muchas veces caemos en el error de pensar que nuestra mente está limitada, que no es capaz de albergar en su interior la conexión que nos conduzca a otros mundos, a otras realidades o otros planos de energía. A través de este libro, el lector que se esfuerce un mínimo en trabajar con su psiquismo podrá descubrir un mundo diferente que le conectará con la esencia de los poderes de la mente.

The goal of this course is to provide an overview of the many different ways writers of fiction and nonfiction have imagined, and reimagined, the object known as the Grail. We'll look at how the Grail was invented as a powerful literary symbol in the late 12th and early 13th centuries by a group of medieval romancers who celebrated the Grail as a symbol of perfection. At times, this perfection was social, and the Grail functioned as a symbol of the perfect knight or of the ideal chivalric society.

Volume 7, Part 2, ncludes 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel in the Old Testament, from the Unabridged Contemporary English Version Translation of the Holy Bible.

Part 4 of the "Historical Books" of the Old Testament includes 1 Chronicles and 2 Chronicles, from the Unabridged Contemporary English Version Translation of the Holy Bible.

The Holy Bible With Deuterocanonicals/Apocrypha: Contemporary English Version published by the American Bible Society: Includes Ezekiel.

CBA best-selling author Delia Parr, acclaimed for her award-winning historical romances, concludes her Candlewood trilogy with this stirring sequel to Refining Emma. In a quaint 1840s village in Upstate New York, the genteel proprietress of a bustling boarding house must rely on her wisdom, determination, and faith to reconcile the conflicting demands of family, friendship, and love.

Anh Vu Sawyer is an acclaimed Christian author. The poignant memoir of her escape from war-torn Vietnam, Song of Saigon has touched the hearts of countless readers the world over.

“There is no human being on the face of this earth exempt from the Jewish influence. For as long as there has been history, the Jew has wandered through it, shaping it at times, riding the current silently at other times, but always leaving his mark. History without the Jew? It is inconceivable.”—Howard Fast. His popular history brings the history of the Jewish people into focus, from Genesis to contemporary times.

¿Que pasaría si sólo te quedara un mes de vida? ¿Cómo conseguirías que cada día importara de verdad? ¿Qué empezarías o dejarías de hacer? ¿Cómo te relacionarías con los demás? Unmes para vivir te da los instrumentos para concentrarte y ser tal como Dios te creó: apasionado, plenamente vivo y sin remordimientos. En Un mes para vivir aprenderás los cuatro principios para vivir una vida sin remordimientos.

America's engagement with the Arab world stretches back far beyond the Iraq wars. According to Milton Viorst, the current conflict is simply the latest round in a 1,400-year struggle between Christianity and Islam, in which the United States became a participant only in the last century.

The Gospel According to Mark is Volume 23 from Gospel & Acts, the New Testament, from the Unabridged Contemporary English Version Translation of the Holy Bible.

Includes Romans, 1 Corinthians, and 2 Corinthians, from the Contemporary English Version published by the American Bible Society.

Nancy Moser, Christy Award-winning author of Mozart's Sister, distills the life of Martha Washington into a revealing first-person historical novel. As a financially secure widow who has felt death's sting six times, 26-year-old Martha determines not to remarry. And then into her life strides a heroic colonel, and she dares to love again. But soon she must envision an even greater dream than domestic bliss.

Texas history buffs and travelers have an eerie need for this book, which offers an unusual twist to seeing the "sights" in the Lone Star state. Organized by region - Gulf Coast, Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, Central Texas, North Texas, and West Texas - this book is the complete guide for both hardcore ghost hunters and more earthly tourists seeking to add some spirited fun to their travels.

Culminating in the author's own conversion to the Catholic Church, this thought-provoking book documents five centuries of his family's spiritual evolution. When Henry VIII broke with the Roman Catholic Church at the end of the Middle Ages, Robert Clark's ancestors went with him. A more recent relative, a cousin of Ralph Waldo Emerson, added Transcendentalism to the Clark legacy. Using a genealogy more colorful than most, Robert Clark has created an insightful, historically rich autobiography.

In this eloquent and glorious memoir, New York Times reporter Joseph Berger reflects upon his days growing up in Manhattan’s Upper West Side following World War II. Berger and his family, Polish Jews who survived the Holocaust, arrived in New York in 1950. Their fascinating story of adaptation in a strange, new world speaks universally of the trials millions of American immigrants have faced.