Religion
- Explorations in Spiritual Mysticism
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- Foundations of Christian Thought
- Puritan Reflections on Faith
- Foundational Texts of the Bible
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, "Upa" means "near;" "ni" means "down;" "shad"…
Paradise Regained
Paradise Regained is a poem by the 17th century English poet John Milton, published in 1671. It is connected by name to his earlier and more…
The Defense of the Augsburg Confession
The Apology of the Augsburg Confession was written by Philip Melanchthon during and after the 1530 Diet of Augsburg as a response to the Pon…
Prayer, Meditation, & Fasting
Prayer, Meditation, & Fasting: The Pursuit of Communion with God (4 Messages) John Piper teaches on the biblical disciplines of prayer, …
The Freedom of the Will
As religion is the great business, for which we are created, and on which our happiness depends; and as religion consists in an intercourse …
Galatians
The Epistle to the Galatians is a book of the New Testament. It is a letter from Paul of Tarsus to a number of early Christian communities i…
Baruch
The Book of Baruch consists of exhortation to Jews in exile to accept exile, hope for the mercy of God, and resist the temptation to worship…
Esther
The book commences with a feast organized by Ahasuerus, initially for his court and dignitaries and afterwards for all inhabitants of Shusha…
Paradise Regain'd
Having been publicly acknowledged as God's "beloved Son," Jesus retires to the desert to meditate upon what it means to be the Mes…
Westminster Larger Catechism
The Westminster Larger Catechism serves as a profound theological resource for those seeking a deeper understanding of Christian doctrine wi…
Nehemiah
Nehemiah is a pivotal book in the Hebrew Bible that chronicles the remarkable journey of Nehemiah, a Jewish leader who returns to Jerusalem …
On the Duties of the Clergy
Composed about A.D. 391., this treatise of St. Ambrose may as well be called "Concerning Christian Virtues" as it practically offe…
The Story of 'Mormonism'
A few years before James E. Talmage was called to serve as an apostle for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as the…
Genesis
Young's Literal Translation is a translation of the Bible into English, published in 1862. The translation was made by Robert Young, compile…
The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion
The first volume in Frazer's seminal 12 volume set on anthropology and traditional systems of belief. Topics covered include extensive discu…
The Meaning of the Glorious Koran
The Koran (Qur'an) is regarded by Muslims as the word of God (Allah) as revealed to the prophet Muhammad. It is divided into 114 chapters (…
A Year With the Saints
Go through the year in the footsteps of the saints. This book emphasizes one virtue for each month with quotes and stories from the lives of…
Colossians
Colossians is a profound letter from the Apostle Paul, addressing the early Christian community in Colossae. In this epistle, Paul emphasize…
The Revelation of Baha-ullah
Isabella Matilda Davis Brittingham was a significant early American Bahá'í and was posthumously designated by Shoghi Effendi a…
Japan
Greece-born Lafcadio Hearn (1850 - 1904) spent decades of his life in Japan, even marrying a Japanese woman, thus becoming a Japanese citize…