Reflections from a rabbi who has explored other faiths and spiritual paths
Jerry Steinberg’s spiritual quest started at a young age. Explorations of Christian and Hindu faiths led Steinberg to a specialization in...
Religion and spirituality
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Author:Steinberg, JerrySummary: - Author:Cornwell, Patricia DanielsSummary:
A biography of Ruth Bell Graham, wife of evangelist Billy Graham, discussing her childhood in China as the daughter of medical missionaries, her contribution to her husband's work, and her efforts to keep their home and family life...
- Author:Koon, Dan, Miscavige, RonSummary:
The only book to examine the origins of Scientology's current leader, Ruthless tells the revealing story of David Miscavige's childhood and his path to the head seat of the Church of Scientology told through the eyes of his...
- Author:Armstrong, KarenSummary:
From one of the most original thinkers on the role of religion in the modern world, a profound exploration of the spiritual power of nature—and an urgent call to reclaim that power in everyday life. "Much has been written on the...
- Author:Varner, Gary R.Summary:
This book is a welcome addition to the scant literature concerning holy wells, springs and rivers around the world. One of a few serious works outside of regional studies which discusses, in depth, the folklore, mythology and...
- Author:Pageau, RenéSummary:
En compagnie de saint Joseph et de Frère André, une méditation qui nous révèle les multiples facettes du visage de Dieu. Accueillant plus de trois millions de pèlerins par année, l'Oratoire Saint-Joseph symbolise la...
- Author:Trigilio, John, Brighenti, KennethSummary:
An in-depth resource that separates fact from myth about the lives of saints Saints For Dummies offers information on famous saints (both men and women) from the Eastern Orthodox, Protestant and Catholic traditions. With a historical...
- Author:Harper, SheilaSummary:
SaveOne es para las niñas y mujeres que buscan la liberación del dolor y la culpa de un aborto. Esta es una guía, así como un libro de trabajo, investigado y escrito por una mujer que tuvo un aborto cuando era una adolescente. Durante...
- Author:Brooks, Joanna, Cooper, AlexSummary:
Two days after Alex Cooper told her parents that she was gay, they took their daughter to a group of fellow Mormons who promised to "cure" Alex. For eight harrowing months, she was beaten and verbally abused. For the first time, Alex...
- Author:Nhat Hanh, ThichSummary:
Common sense tells us that to lose weight, we must eat less and exercise more. But somehow we get stalled. We start on a weight-loss program with good intentions but cannot stay on track. Neither the countless fad diets, nor the annual...
- Author:Carter, Karen E.Summary:
In 1770, the priest Nicolas Vernier was accused of neglecting church services, inappropriate behaviour in the confessional, financial improprieties, and affairs with the village schoolmistresses. In a contentious church court case,...
- Author:Koch, Kathy, Roever, DaveSummary:
Scarred is a strong, energetic account of Dave Roever's life. He tells an explosive story of triumph. Reflecting on his youth, his injury in Vietnam, & his continuing recovery, you'll feel like you're there with Dave as his faith...
- Author:Neufeld, DaneSummary:
During a period of great religious upheaval, Anglican philosopher and ecclesiastic Henry Longueville Mansel (1820-1871) became famous for his 1858 Bampton Lectures, which sought to defend traditional faith by employing a skeptical...
- Author:Held Evans, RachelSummary:
New York Times bestselling author Rachel Held Evans embarks on a quest to find out what it really means to be part of the Church. Like millions of her millennial peers, Rachel Held Evans didn't want to go to church anymore. The...
- Author:Giroux, ClaireSummary:
Cet ouvrage émouvant n’est pas de ceux qu’on dévore en une soirée pour les refiler ensuite à quelqu’un d’autre. C’est plutôt un livre de chevet. De ceux qu’on aime savoir à portée de main, car tôt ou tard, on aura envie d’y revenir pour...
- Author:Comm, MarySummary:
Secret Sin: When God's People Choose Abortion was written because abortion is one of the last great secret sins that remains "in the closet." And because the Church hasn't been aware of the magnitude of this secret sin or how it affects...
- Author:Tada, Joni EarecksonSummary:
What's so secret about God? Nothing. And yet everything.
Scripture tells us, "the secret things belong to the Lord our God." God has secrets. Some to keep, and some to tell. And who doesn't want to know a secret?
Most of...
- Author:Mitra Barua, D.Summary:
Immigrants often face considerable challenges when it comes to preserving their cultural and religious teachings. D. Mitra Barua argues that the Sri Lankan Buddhist community in Toronto has maintained its coherence and integrity not...
- Author:Nisargadatta, MaharajSummary:
Seeds of Consciousness is the first of three books edited by Jean Dunn, which are wholly taken from daily Talks given by Nisargadatta Maharaj at his Bombay apartment during 1979 and 1980. Books of this type have been prepared by other...
- Author:Eivaz, JenniferSummary:
Foundational Teaching on Discerning What Is Happening in the Spiritual Realm For many believers, operating in the gifts of the Spirit has become a normal way of life. Yet there is one often-overlooked, often-misunderstood gift crucial...
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