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The Image of Edessa

The Image of Edessa


Mark Guscin



About the Author Mark Guscin, BA Hons Degree (1st Class) in Latin from University of Manchester (1984), is currently Mana...
Archbishop Theodore: Commemorative Studies on his Life and Influence (Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England)

Archbishop Theodore: Commemorative Studies on his Life and Influence (Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England)


Michael Lapidge



Review "This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of seventh-century Anglo-Saxon ecclesiastical hist...
Minister to the Cherokees: a Civil War autobiography

Minister to the Cherokees: a Civil War autobiography


Barbara Lee Cloud, James Anderson Slover



Review "An interesting and useful primary source, particularly for its account of his work among the Cherokees and homest...
John Calvin: The Organizer Of Reformed Protestantism 1509 To 1564

John Calvin: The Organizer Of Reformed Protestantism 1509 To 1564


Williston Walker



John Calvin: The Organizer Of Reformed Protestantism 1509 To 1564...
John Calvin: A Sixteenth-Century Portrait

John Calvin: A Sixteenth-Century Portrait


William J. Bouwsma



From Library Journal In this work, Bouwsma provides a clear and brilliantly argued analysis of Calvin's place in 16th-cen...
Martin Luther: Roman Catholic Prophet (Marquette Studies in Theology, #25.)

Martin Luther: Roman Catholic Prophet (Marquette Studies in Theology, #25.)


Gregory Sobolewski



Martin Luther: Roman Catholic Prophet (Marquette Studies in Theology, #25.)...
Augustine: from rhetor to theologian

Augustine: from rhetor to theologian


Joanne Mcwilliam



Augustine: from rhetor to theologian...
Evangelical Disenchantment: Nine Portraits of Faith and Doubt

Evangelical Disenchantment: Nine Portraits of Faith and Doubt


David Hempton



From Publishers Weekly Nine erstwhile evangelicals who recanted their beliefs—historical figures includ...
Islam In Modern Turkey: An Intellectual Biography Of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi

Islam In Modern Turkey: An Intellectual Biography Of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi




Islam In Modern Turkey: An Intellectual Biography Of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi...
Bishop von Galen: German Catholicism and national socialism

Bishop von Galen: German Catholicism and national socialism




From the Back Cover "Von Galen is a fascinating figure, and his action raises important questions concerning resistance i...
A Muslim in Victorian America: The Life of Alexander Russell Webb

A Muslim in Victorian America: The Life of Alexander Russell Webb




Review "In this timely and engaging book, Umar Abd-Allah brings to life an important, but little-known figure in Victoria...
The Lotus-Born: The Life Story of Padmasambhava

The Lotus-Born: The Life Story of Padmasambhava


Dilgo Khyentse, Yeshe Tsogyal



Review "The first complete version of Guru Rinpoche’s life, The Lotus-Born translated by Erik Pema Kunsang, one of...
Art and the religious impulse

Art and the religious impulse


Eric Michael Mazur



Art and the religious impulse...
Hero of the Heartland: Billy Sunday and the Transformation of American Society,1862–1935

Hero of the Heartland: Billy Sunday and the Transformation of American Society,1862–1935


Robert F. Martin



From Library Journal Billy Sunday, baseball player for the Chicago Whitestockings, "entrepreneurial evangelist," and the ...
Richelieu

Richelieu


Hilaire Belloc



About the Author Hilaire Belloc began his academic career with a lecture tour of the United States in 1892. He became a m...
Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II

Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II


George Weigel



Amazon.com Review Witness To Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II by George Weigel is as comprehensive a biography o...
Faithful Women and Their Extraordinary God

Faithful Women and Their Extraordinary God


Noel Piper



Review “A fine work of drawing the reader into the historical and spiritual life of these early pioneer missionari...
Buddha

Buddha


Karen Armstrong



Amazon.com Review Books on Buddhism may overflow the shelves, but the life story of the Buddha himself has remained obscu...
Confession of a Buddhist Atheist

Confession of a Buddhist Atheist


Stephen Batchelor



From Publishers Weekly Batchelor's Buddhism Without Beliefs (1997) described a secular approach to the Eastern philosophy...
Epicurus and His Gods

Epicurus and His Gods




Epicurus and His Gods...
The Theology of Pope Benedict XVI: The Christocentric Shift

The Theology of Pope Benedict XVI: The Christocentric Shift


Emery De Gaál



Review "Pope Benedict XVI’s theological work and his pastoral and spiritual writings are here placed in the perspect...
Al-Kindi (Great Medieval Thinkers)

Al-Kindi (Great Medieval Thinkers)


Peter Adamson



Review highly readable account...Of course, it would be foolish to suggest the Adamson's aim in writing this excellent bo...
Samuel Sebastian Wesley: A Life (Oxford Studies in British Church Music)

Samuel Sebastian Wesley: A Life (Oxford Studies in British Church Music)


Peter Horton



Review "Peter Horton is the leading S.S. Wesley scholar, and this fine book is the result of many years' work...this is c...
Language in the Confessions of Augustine

Language in the Confessions of Augustine


Philip Burton



Review The relative value of the work lies in the detailed information about a specific number of issues, especially stat...
Our Island Saints

Our Island Saints


Amy Steedman



Our Island Saints...
The Incredible Journey of Faith

The Incredible Journey of Faith


Ray Pritchard



The Incredible Journey of Faith...
Saints and Role Models in Judaism and Christianity (Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series)

Saints and Role Models in Judaism and Christianity (Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series)


Joshua Schwartz, Marcel Poorthuis



About the Author Marcel J.H.M. Poorthuis, Ph.D. (1992) in Theology, Catholic Theological University of Utrecht, is lectur...
Autobiography of a Yogi

Autobiography of a Yogi


Paramahansa Yogananda



Review One book in particular stayed with Steve Jobs his entire life, Autobiography of a Yogi...'the guide to meditation ...
Church Alive!: Pilgrimages in Faith, 1956-2006

Church Alive!: Pilgrimages in Faith, 1956-2006


Greg Dening



From the Inside Flap Here the author has turned his anthropological, theological, historical and philosophical education,...
Harry Emerson Fosdick: Preacher, Pastor, Prophet

Harry Emerson Fosdick: Preacher, Pastor, Prophet


Robert Moats Miller



Review "A brilliant biography of the religious leader whose pulpit was Riverside Church, and whose parish was all America...
Krishnamurti: The Years of Awakening

Krishnamurti: The Years of Awakening


Mary Lutyens



Krishnamurti: The Years of Awakening...
Beholding the Sacred Mysteries: Programs of the Byzantine Sanctuary (Monographs on the Fine Arts)

Beholding the Sacred Mysteries: Programs of the Byzantine Sanctuary (Monographs on the Fine Arts)


Sharon E. J. Gerstel



About the Author ART ...
Glimpses of the God Man Meher Baba Vol. VI

Glimpses of the God Man Meher Baba Vol. VI


Bal Natu



From the Publisher This volume of Bal Natu's continuing biography of Meher Baba covers March 1954 to April 1955, a peri...
Evangelical Balance Sheet: Character, Family, and Business in Mid-Victorian Nova Scotia (Studies in Childhood and Family in Canada)

Evangelical Balance Sheet: Character, Family, and Business in Mid-Victorian Nova Scotia (Studies in Childhood and Family in Canada)


B. Anne Wood



About the Author B. Anne Wood taught in the School of Education at Dalhousie University in Halifax. Author of many articl...
John Henry Newman: The Challenge to Evangelical Religion

John Henry Newman: The Challenge to Evangelical Religion


Frank M. Turner



From Publishers Weekly Cardinal John Henry Newman is an intellectual icon to many Catholics, particularly those who gathe...
The Visual Culture of American Religions

The Visual Culture of American Religions


David Morgan, Sally M. Promey



Review "At last, a book that overturns the long-standing assumption that there has been little or no visual culture in Am...
Here I Stand: My Struggle for a Christianity of Integrity, Love, and Equality

Here I Stand: My Struggle for a Christianity of Integrity, Love, and Equality


John Shel Spong



Amazon.com Review Here I Stand is the autobiography of John Shelby Spong, the Episcopal bishop who is a lightning rod for...
Golden Mouth: The Story of John Chrysostom, Ascetic, Preacher, Bishop

Golden Mouth: The Story of John Chrysostom, Ascetic, Preacher, Bishop


J. N. D. Kelly



Review Kelly knows the texts, and is a master of the ecclesiastical background and of the scholarly literature. -- Journ...
Leaving Fundamentalism: Personal Stories (Life Writing)

Leaving Fundamentalism: Personal Stories (Life Writing)


G. Elijah Dann



About the Author G. Elijah Dann has taught in departments of philosophy, religion, and health studies at various universi...
An American Rabbi in Korea: A Chaplain's Journey in the Forgotten War (Judaic Studies Series)

An American Rabbi in Korea: A Chaplain's Journey in the Forgotten War (Judaic Studies Series)


Milton J. Rosen



Review "A haunting picture of Korea and the time of the Korean War, this is a short but fascinating book. It provides an ...
Inspired to Serve: Today's Faith Activists

Inspired to Serve: Today's Faith Activists


Mark H. Masse



Review "... Masse's effort is an inspiring work on faith-driven activism." —Religious Studies Review (Religious Stud...
Spiritual Radical: Abraham Joshua Heschel in America, 1940-1972

Spiritual Radical: Abraham Joshua Heschel in America, 1940-1972


Edward K. Kaplan



Review “This is a prodigiously researched, sound, and important book. Spiritual Radical  is a substantial ach...
Ahmad Riza Khan (Makers of the Muslim World)

Ahmad Riza Khan (Makers of the Muslim World)


Usha Sanyal



About the Author Usha Sanyal is Adjuct Lecturer at Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina. ...
The Life Of Buddha And Its Lessons

The Life Of Buddha And Its Lessons


Henry S. Olcott



The Life Of Buddha And Its Lessons...
A New Religious America: How a ''Christian Country'' Has Become the World's Most Religiously Diverse Nation

A New Religious America: How a ''Christian Country'' Has Become the World's Most Religiously Diverse Nation


Diana L. Eck



From Publishers Weekly Eck, professor of comparative religion at Harvard University, delivers a stunning tour de force th...
Lion of Siddhas: The Life and Teachings of Padampa Sangye

Lion of Siddhas: The Life and Teachings of Padampa Sangye


Padampa Sangye



Review "A rare portrait of an elusive yet important religious figure in Tibetan Buddhism...offer[s] an entertaining gli...
Stories behind Men of Faith

Stories behind Men of Faith


Ace Collins



About the Author Ace Collins is the writer of more than sixty books, including several bestsellers: Stories behind the Be...
The Autobiography of Jamgon Kongtrul: A Gem of Many Colors (Tsadra Foundation Series)

The Autobiography of Jamgon Kongtrul: A Gem of Many Colors (Tsadra Foundation Series)


Richard Barron



Review The core autobiography presents a treasure trove of nuanced allusion and insight. -- The Tibet Journal Fro...