In this book G.K. Chesterton explains how religion-a blend of philosophy and mythology-satisfies both the human intellect and the spirit, and sets man starkly apart from any other living creature. Addressing evolution, feminism, and cultural relativism within the context of religion, the book also examines religious skepticism. According to Chesterton, the shape of the key is not important. What matters is that it fits the lock and opens the door....

"Is it possible that behind what is taking place in America and the world lies a mystery that goes back to the gods of the ancient world ... and that they now have returned?" -- Back cover.

"God is love is the radical claim of Christianity," writes Frederick Bauerschmidt at the beginning of this little meditation on the essentials of Christian faith. Throughout The Love That Is God, Bauerschmidt goes to work breathing life back into that claim, drawing from Scripture, great Christian and non-Christian writers of the past, and his own lived experience to show just how countercultural and subversive Christianity is actually meant to be....

In part two of bestselling author and national radio host Medved's sweeping historical narrative, this volume reveals moments of divine destiny in U.S. history from the civil war to modern day. In troubled times, Americans ponder whether God withdrawn his special blessing from the United States. Medved shows that astounding events have always reliably advanced America, restoring faith in the Republic's providential protection. He examines God's purposeful...

Hello, I\'m Shalom Min, the servant of Christ This book records the meditation of Ephesians and can be said to contain personal God\'s revelations and macroscopic and specific God\'s savior. As many of you know, Ephesians has a very deep and wide spiritual secret hidden. It is surprising that there are many recorded spirits of wisdom and revelation that I cannot reach when I look at the river of Ephesians, which has been unleashed by the masters of...

"The headlines are clear: religion is on the decline in America as many people leave behind traditional religious practices. Diana Butler Bass, leading commentator on religion, politics, and culture, follows up her acclaimed book Christianity After Religion by arguing that what appears to be a decline actually signals a major transformation in how people understand and experience God. The distant God of conventional religion has given way to a more...

This book contains Harriet Emilie Cady's 1896 work, "Lessons in Truth". "Lessons in Truth" is the most widely-read book of the Unity Church movement and is considered one of its core texts. This volume will appeal to those with an interest in the Unity Church. Contents include: "Lesson One-Bondage or Liberty, Which?", "Lesson Two-Statement of Being", "Lesson Three-Thinking", "Lesson Four-Denials", "Lesson Five-Affirmations", "Lesson Six-Faith", "Lesson...

"God still speaks. Do you know how to hear His voice? The voice that spoke the cosmos into existence is the same voice that parted the Red Sea and made the sun stand still in the midday sky. One day this voice will make all things new, but it's also speaking to you now! That voice is God's voice, and what we've learned from Scripture is that He often speaks in a whisper. Not to make it difficult to hear Him, but to draw us close. Many people have...

Now, from "The Minister of Hope" comes the follow-up that readers have been waiting for. On January 18th, 1989, Don Piper died in a car accident. Ninety minutes later, after a preacher prayed over him, Piper came back to life with an extraordinary story. He'd been to heaven. So began the phenomenon of 90 Minutes in Heaven. Now, for the millions who look to him for inspiration, Piper offers the hope that if he could survive his ordeal after the accident,...

Buddha and Christ, perhaps the two most pivotal figures in the history of humankind, each left behind a legacy of teachings and practices that have shaped the lives of billions of people over two millennia. If they were to meet on the road today, what would each think of the other's spiritual views and practices? In this classic text for spiritual seekers, Thich Nhat Hanh explores the crossroads of compassion and holiness at which the two traditions...