Religion

The discovery of a previously lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot has electrified the Christian community. What Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John tell us about Judas, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, is inconsistent and biased. Therefore, the revelation of an ancient gospel that portrays this despised man as someone ...

A graphic guide to the complexities of Hinduism

A gifted storyteller and spiritual director, Father James Martin, SJ, invites readers to experience the stories of the Gospels in a completely new, vivid, and exciting way to gain a deeper understanding of Jesus. Moving sequentially through the Gospels, considering not only familiar passages but also ...

Rob Bell's bestseller 'Love Wins' tackled subjects church leaders have been afraid to touch. Now he asks the biggest question faced by any Christian: how do we know God?

Rescuing John's Gospel from Its Creedal Captivity John Shelby Spong, bestselling author and popular proponent of a modern, scholarly, and authentic Christianity, argues that this last gospel to be written was misinterpreted by the framers of the fourth-century creeds to be a literal account of the life ...

The Dead Sea Scrolls -- The Definitive Introduction.

Bible scholar Jennifer Wright Knust addresses the big questions that dominate today's discussions and debates when it comes to sex and the Bible: Is premarital sex a sin? When, and in what contexts, is sexual desire appropriate? With whom can I legitimately have sex? Are same-sex relations permissible? ...

Presented in an attractive gift format and accompanied by original artwork, Kahlil Gibran's bestselling fictional narrative recounts the lives of Jesus and his close companions.

A fascinating, in-depth exploration of the messianic idea in Sunni Islam through four major movements from different times and places

In this accessible book, His Holiness the Dalai Lama considers such well-known Gospel passages as the Sermon on the Mount, the Healing of the Sick and the Resurrection.

This handsome edition of the authoritative English translation of the Aramaic (Syriac) Old and New Testaments--the language of Jesus--clarifies difficult passages and offers fresh insight on the Bible's message.

Since his early years as a priest in the 1960s, up until 2003, Pope St John Paul II kept a spiritual diary. These diaries provide an intimate insight into the longest-serving pontiff of our time.

Publishers Weekly "Best Books of 2016" Spirituality & Health Magazine Best Book of 2016 Nautilus Gold Award Winner 2016: Religion and Spirituality of Other Traditions Religion News Association, First Place: Excellence in Nonfiction Religion Books Meet “the Nones”—In this thought-provoking exploration ...

This series of essays form a selection of El Saadawi's most recent musings, memories and reflections, considering the role of women in Egyptian and wider Islamic society, the inextricability of imperialism from the patriarchy, the meeting point of East and West, and the image and body politic of the woman in the intersections of those cultures.

“John XXIII was, in the best possible sense, a revolutionary—a Pope of modernization who kept in continuity with the church’s past, yet made even the most enlightened of his 20th century predecessors seem like voices of another age.” —Time magazine “The story of Good Pope John is always worth ...

Jesus came preaching, but the church wound up preaching Jesus. Why does the church insist upon making Jesus the object of its attention rather than heeding his message? Esteemed Harvard minister Peter J. Gomes believes that excessive focus on the Bible and doctrines about Jesus have led the Christian ...

Carried to the Americas by slaves, the 8,000-year-old philosophy of Ifa originated with the Yoruba peoples of West Africa. Ifa's enduring message of strength and inner peace, one that offers a way to harmonize our spiritual and worldly aims, is enjoying a resurgence of popularity in the West. Written ...

This series of essays form a selection of El Saadawi's most recent musings, memories and reflections, considering the role of women in Egyptian and wider Islamic society, the inextricability of imperialism from the patriarchy, the meeting point of East and West, and the image and body politic of the woman in the intersections of those cultures.

The Encounter Youth and Young Adults Bible is a modern and engaging edition of the anglicised ESV bible. This brand-new edition is perfect for all ages and is designed for readers who want to encounter an active and loving God, and to find answers for the challenges and questions we face in this ever-changing world.

An inspired and impassioned historical examination of humanity's search for the divine