Examines the history, ethical teachings, and philosophies of Freemasonry, and discusses the origins and symbols of the Masonic Temple, and the practice of various rituals.

The Latin inscription "Peccavi"--"I have sinned"--is found scrawled in blood at the scene of a brutal murder. Boston medical examiner Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli swiftly link the victim to celebrity psychiatrist Joyce O'Donnell, Jane's professional nemesis and a member of the sinister Mephisto Club. Is the killer one of the club's own, or have they inadvertently summoned an evil entity from the darkness?

The rate of interfaith marriage in the United States has risen so radically since the sixties that it is difficult to recall how taboo the practice once was. How is this development understood and regarded by Americans generally, and what does it tell us about the nation's religious life? Drawing on ethnographic and historical sources, Samira K. Mehta provides a fascinating analysis of wives, husbands, children, and their extended families in interfaith...

Martin Buber (1878-1965) was the author of numerous works in the fields of art, education, sociology, philosophy, philosophy of religion, and Biblical interpretation. Among his works are I and Thou, Good and Evil, and the novel For the Sake of Heaven. The Jewish philosopher Martin Buber spoke directly to the most profound human concerns in all his works, including his discussions of Hasidism, a mystical-religious movement founded in Eastern Europe...

The source of activity is the dakini and there are five kinds of activities, peaceful, increasing, magnetizing, subjugating, and the supreme activity. The primary way to perfect these is through dakini practices, and among dakinis, there are the wisdom dakinis, in space, and worldly dakinis. These vast collections of practices can be condensed into those of the three roots, lama, yidam, and dakini. The source of blessings is the lama, the source of...

You may have grasped the aspects of Islamic teachings and embraced them, but found within your inner self no peace, no security, and no confidence to move forward. For those who like me who embraced Islam, but do not know how to bring themselves from the edge of understanding to the depths of a true connection to our Creator, Allah, I offer this book. It is for those who want to form a deep-seated belief in the promises of our Creator, change their...