Religious Language

An instant bestseller from Templeton Prize–winning author Francis S. Collins, The Language of God provides the best argument for the integration of faith and logic since C.S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity. It has long been believed that science and faith cannot mingle. Faith rejects the rational...

Described by the New York Times as "arguably the most important intellectual alive," Noam Chomsky is known throughout the world for his highly influential writings on language and politics. Featuring two of Chomsky's most popular and enduring books in one omnibus volume, On Language contains some of the noted linguist and political critic's most informal and accessible work to date, making it an ideal introduction to his thought.

In 2007, when a new edition of the Oxford Junior Dictionary - widely used in schools around the world - was published, a sharp-eyed reader soon noticed that around 40 common words concerning nature had been dropped. Apparently they were no longer being used enough by children to merit their place in the dictionary. Ten years later, Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris set out to make a “spell book” that will conjure back 20 of these lost words and the beings they name, from acorn to wren.

When your words, conversations, prayers, vocabulary, and even karaoke performances are on the same page as your true desires, you will discover the missing gems in your life that were essentially there all along. Our words are actually the golden key that unlocks the sought-after treasure. The way I hear it, many of us need to make some language and mindset improvements. Some major and some minor. You will come to know what those are for you as you listen and apply the lessons learned inside this book.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer discusses the importance of words in Change Your Words, Change Your Life. "Words are a big deal. They are containers for power, and we have to decide what kind of power we want our words to carry ... I believe that our words can increase or...

An elderly bookseller improbably keeps his shop open in Palestine, telling a foreign correspondent the ways in which literature has provided him with refuge and inspiration A young French photographer travels to Palestine to report on the bombings in the Gaza Strip. One morning, during a...

Explains how the 10 sefirot—the channels of divine creative life force—can be used to develop writing and give you the power to grow as a person and a writer Explores each sefira in detail and how it can be used to manifest creative visions through words Provides writing...

When conflicts become entrenched over generations, the language of war infiltrates everyday life, concealing destruction and hardening positions. Nowhere is this truer than in the Middle East. Award-winning author Raja Shehadeh explores the politics of language and the language of politics in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, reflecting on the walls that they create - legal and cultural - that confine today's Palestinians just like the borders, checkpoints and so-called "Separation Barrier".

María ha dado a luz, y su primogénita llevará el nombre de Emanuel. Esto no debió ser así y Jehová se siente defraudado; sin embargo, Emanuel es su hija y crecerá para convertirse en una mujer nada dispuesta a obedecer y callar, como se espera de todas, e iniciará la ruta de aprendizaje, prédica, proselitismo y milagros que habrá de conducirla a la cruz.

Bloomsbury presents Finding the Language of Grace written and read by Christopher Jamison. Well known for his appearances on TV and radio, as well as for his books Finding Sanctuary and Finding Happiness, Christopher Jamison once again shows his ability to communicate spiritual insights in an...