Best of
Religion

1979

الفوائد


Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya - 1979
    This blessed book is not like others that simply contain sections, chapters and themes, but it consists of the elevated thoughts that Allah, Exalted be He, bestows upon some of His servants as He wills. So whenever any of these scattered pearls of wisdom occurred to the Imam, he would immediately record them. I am sure that he did not sit down and write this book in one or two weeks, but surely it was developed over a long period of time. Whenever something came to his mind, he would record it, and whenever he learnt a lesson or anything crucial in his life, he would illuminate the lines of his page with the ink of his pen.

All These Things Shall Give Thee Experience


Neal A. Maxwell - 1979
    Such concepts are not always easy to accept, but, as Elder Maxwell observes, "the hardness is usually not in their complexity, but in the deep demands these doctrines make on us." All These Things Shall Give Thee Experience focuses on some of the "hard doctrines" that members of the Church must grapple with in the latter days. This book will help the Saints prepare for the trials ahead, while assuring them that the power of God's love is constantly available to the faithful.

The Orthodox Way


Kallistos Ware - 1979
    It raises the basic issues of theology: God as hidden yet revealed; the problem of evil; the nature of salvation; the meaning of faith; prayer; death and what lies beyond. In so doing, it helps to fill the need for a modern Orthodox catechism. Yet this book is not a mere manual, a dry-as-dust repository of information. Throughout the book, Father Ware shows the meaning of Orthodox doctrine for the life of the individual Christian. Doctrinal issues are seen not as abstract propositions for thological debate but as affecting the whole of life.A wealth of texts drawn from theologians and spiritual writers of all ages accompanies Father Ware's presentation. They too reveal Orthodoxy not just as a system of beliefs, practices and customs but indeed as the Way.

Book of Mormon Student Manual


The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - 1979
    A study guide for the LDS scripture; the Book of Mormon.

Drawing on the Powers of Heaven


Grant Von Harrison - 1979
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Be Your Best Self


Thomas S. Monson - 1979
    The Savior's admonition "Be ye therefore perfect" was not limited in time or scope; it applies to his disciples in every age, including this last dispensation. Be Your Best Self can help in the constant struggle for perfection. Adapted from the powerful discourses of President Thomas S. Monson of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this book is divided into three sections: Ask in Faith, Be Thou an Example, and Called to the Work. Pertinent advice and faith-promoting stories in each of these vital areas combine to create a valuable blueprint for self-improvement. "The road back to God is not nearly so steep nor is it so difficult as some would have us believe," says President Monson. "The gentle invitation of Jesus beckons: 'Come unto me.'" Be Your Best Self provides encouragement, guidance, and hope for all who would accept the Savior's invitation to become like him.

Community And Growth


Jean Vanier - 1979
    It is a series of starting points for reflection discovered through everyday life, through mistakes and set-backs, through inspiration, through moments of dissension as well as unity. To Vanier, living with others is an adventure whose end is interior liberation -- the freedom to love and be loved. The greatest of Vanier's books, the distilled essence of his life work and thought

The Complete Works of Lao Tzu: Tao Teh Ching & Hua Hu Ching


Lao Tzu - 1979
    'The Complete Works of Lao Tzu' by Hua-Ching Ni is a remarkable elucidation of the famed 'Tao Teh Ching', the core of Taoist philosophy and a bridge to the subtle truth as well as a practical guideline for natural and harmonious living. Poetic and beautifully realized, this volumn contains one of the only written translations of the 'Hua Hu Ching.'

With Head and Heart: The Autobiography of Howard Thurman


Howard Thurman - 1979
    Index; photographs.

The Poem Of The Man God


Maria Valtorta - 1979
    

The Mortal Messiah: From Bethlehem to Calvary, Book 1


Bruce R. McConkie - 1979
    

Srimad Bhagavatam


Kamala Subramaniam - 1979
    Though condensed the book carries all the important aspects. The author has done away with the ornamentation and decorations and has kept the hard core of the Mahapurana. She has brought out the essentials of Srimad Bhagavatam in a simple and appealing language. This book is a confluence of Bhakti yoga, karma yoga and Jnana yoga.Bhagavatam is the essence of all Vedic wisdom. This book-Bhagavat Purana is made up of ten sections. Various stories of Purana are told in this book. Krishna's story with the Mahabharat story in it is told in more detail than the others. The story of Pururavas and the celestial maid Urvashi, the story of King Trishanku who wanted to enter heaven with his earthly body, Yayati and Devyani's story, Dushyanta Shakuntala, and many others are told here.About The Author : Kamala Subramaniam :Kamala Subramaniam's trilogy- Mahabharata, Srimad Bhagvatam and Ramayan, is a stupendous literary achievement. She was a literary person who left a legacy of good reading for the future generations. She established herself as a narrator in Mahabharata, while Srimad Bhagavatam soared to ecstatic devotional heights and she excelled herself in Ramayan, completing the trilogy of epics.

The Art of Being and Becoming


Hazrat Inayat Khan - 1979
    This volume gives methods for training the ego, tuning the heart, and developing will power, all to help one develop and perfect a natural way of being in the world.Excerpt:" For every soul there are four stages to pass through in order to come to the culmination of the ego, which means to reach the stage of the rose. In the first stage a person is rough, thoughtless, and inconsiderate. He is interested in what he wants and in what he likes; as such he is naturally blind to the needs and wants of others. In the second stage a person is decent and good as long as his interests are concerned. As long as he can get his wish fulfilled he is pleasant and kind and good and harmonious, but if he cannot have his way, then he becomes rough and crude and changes completely. There is a third stage, when someone is more concerned with another person's wish and desire and less with himself, when his whole heart is seeking for what he can do for another. In his thought the other person comes first and he comes afterwards. That is the beginning of turning into a rose. It is only a rosebud, but then in the fourth stage this rosebud blooms in the person who entirely forgets himself in doing kind deeds for others."

John, Son of Thunder


Ellen Gunderson Traylor - 1979
    This is a fictional saga of adventure, romance, and discovery.

When the Well Runs Dry: Prayer Beyond the Beginnings


Thomas H. Green - 1979
    Now a revised edition makes Thomas Green's classic work available to a new generation seeking guidance in prayer beyond the beginnings.

Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy


Rumer Godden - 1979
    It is about finding sin where we least expect it.” — Joan Chittister, from the introduction This haunting tale of disgrace and redemption centers on Lise Fanshawe, a prostitute and brothel manager in postwar Paris who, while serving time in prison for killing a man, finds God. Lise is helped by an order of Catholic nuns that includes former prostitutes and prisoners like her. She joins the order and is swept up in an unexpected and fateful encounter with people from her past life. Rumer Godden, author of the masterwork In This House of Brede, tells an inspiring and entirely convincing conversion story that shows how the mercy of God extends to the darkest human places. The Loyola Classics series connects today's readers to the timeless themes of Catholic fiction in new editions of acclaimed Catholic novels

Effective Prayer Life


Chuck Smith - 1979
     Prayer is the most joyous privilege in the world! Discover the full, beautiful experience of prayer, and be refreshed by the simplicity of having a close relationship with God.

The Door of Everything


Ruby Nelson - 1979
    Love as you have never known it or imagined it to be. Love, the only true force in all creation, the Light out of which all things were made, the cohesive power which holds all things together. Love. Let your soul stand forth and LIVE. For of what profit is it if a man gains the whole world and loses his own soul? Come! Meet me just inside the Door of Everything, in my timeless realm of Being, where all the perfect qualities of your Grand Cosmic Self will intersect and blend into one precious jewel-the precious jewel of Love.

Brother Francis of Assisi


Ignacio Larrañaga - 1979
    Francis of Assisi. This story has been told many times before, but Fr. Larranaga tells it with a new spirit, seamlessly combining a modern spirit with the freshness and sense of wonder of the Fioretti. When Francis Bernardone was held as a prisoner of war at the age of 20, he never dreamed that he would become a knight in the service of Lady Poverty. By the time he died 25 years later, he had become the Poor Man of God, the living image of the Crucified Savior.

The Book of Leviticus


Gordon J. Wenham - 1979
    In the modern church it tends to be the last part of the Bible that anyone looks at seriously. Because Leviticus is largely concerned with subjects that seem incomprehensible and irrelevant today — rituals for sacrifice and regulations concerning uncleanness — it appears to have nothing to say to twenty-first-century Christians. In this excellent commentary on Leviticus, Gordon Wenham takes with equal seriousness both the plain original meaning of the text and its abiding theological value. To aid in reconstructing the original meaning of the text, Wenham draws from studies of Old Testament ritual and sacrifice that compare and contrast biblical customs with the practices of other Near Eastern cultures. He also closely examines the work of social anthropologists and expertly utilizes the methods of literary criticism to bring out the biblical author’s special interests. In pursuit of his second aim, to illumine the enduring theological value of Leviticus, Wenham discusses at the end of each section how the Old Testament passages relate to the New Testament and to contemporary Christianity. In doing so, he not only shows how pervasive Levitical ideas are in the New Testament but also highlights in very practical ways the enduring claim of God’s call to holiness on the lives of Christians today.

The Wound of Knowledge: Christian Spirituality from the New Testament to St. John of the Cross


Rowan Williams - 1979
    The Wound of Knowledge is a penetrating psychological and intellectual analysis of Christian spirituality.

The Book of Common Prayer


The Episcopal Church - 1979
    This is the standard Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church together with The Psalter or Psalms of David according to use in the Episcopal Church in the United States as authorized in 1979.

The Trial of God: (as it was held on February 25, 1649, in Shamgorod)


Elie Wiesel - 1979
    Only two Jews, Berish the innkeeper and his daughter Hannah, have survived the brutal Cossack raids. When three itinerant actors arrive in town to perform a Purim play, Berish demands that they stage a mock trial of God instead, indicting Him for His silence in the face of evil. Berish, a latter-day Job, is ready to take on the role of prosecutor. But who will defend God? A mysterious stranger named Sam, who seems oddly familiar to everyone present, shows up just in time to volunteer. The idea for this play came from an event that Elie Wiesel witnessed as a boy in Auschwitz: "Three rabbis--all erudite and pious men--decided one evening to indict God for allowing His children to be massacred. I remember: I was there, and I felt like crying. But there nobody cried."Inspired and challenged by this play, Christian theologians Robert McAfee Brown and Matthew Fox, in a new Introduction and Afterword, join Elie Wiesel in the search for faith in a world where God is silent.

Bên rặng Tuyết Sơn


Swami Amar Jyoti - 1979
    Revised edition printed in India.

Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood: A Treasury of Goddess and Heroine Lore from Around the World


Merlin Stone - 1979
    This collection of ancient images of women as goddesses and heroines brings together legends, rituals, and prayers from China, Celtic Europe, South America, Africa, India, North America, Scandinavia, Japan, and elsewhere.

The Vicar of Christ


Walter F. Murphy - 1979
    His overly exciting life is described by three men who 'knew him well.' The first narrator is a Marine, telling of their time together in Korea. A constitutional scholar and Supreme Court Justice appalled at the new Chief Justice, narrates the second phase. The third is a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church; fat, kind but distracted. The Marine cares for him the most, the Supreme Court Justice condescends and despises him, and the Cardinal is much more interested in food than his subject. But Declan Walsh was a man who earned the Medal of Honor while ordering the death of his best friend, ruled pragmatically and energetically on the Court but lost his wife to death and neglect, and became a miraculous healer, assasinated for challenging the powers that rule the secular world.

Bhagavad Gita and Its Message


Sri Aurobindo - 1979
    With text, translation, and Sri Aurobindo's commentary, this is probably the finest translation and commentary on the Bhagavad Gita that we have seen.

Clowning in Rome: Reflections on Solitude, Celibacy, Prayer, and Contemplation


Henri J.M. Nouwen - 1979
    Now, after being unavailable for several years, Nouwen's Clowning in Rome is available again as an Image trade paperback. In this classic account of the time he spent in Rome, Nouwen offers reflections and spiritual insight characteristic of his best works. During the months in Rome, it wasn't the red cardinals or the Red Brigade who had the most impact on Nouwen, but the little things that took place between the great scenes. In some ways, Nouwen discovered, the real and true story was told by the clowns he often saw in the city streets. In his own words, from the Introduction to Clowning in Rome: "The clowns are not the center of events. They appear between the great acts, fumble and fall and make us smile again after the tensions created by the heroes we came to admire. The clowns don't have it together--they are awkward, out of balance and left-handed, but--they are on our side. The clowns remind us with a tear and a smile that we are sharing the same human weakness. The longer I was in Rome, the more I enjoyed the clowns, those peripheral people who by their humble, saintly lives evoke a smile and awaken hope, even in a city terrorized by kidnapping and street violence."

Picture Book of Saints: Illustrated Lives of the Saints for Young and Old


Lawrence G. Lovasik - 1979
    Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D., recounts the lives of over 100 well-known Saints, including sixteen 21st-century Saints. Among them are Mother Teresa, Padre Pio, St. Faustina Kowalska, Pope St. John XXIII, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, and Pope St. John Paul II. Written in a straightforward, easy-to-understand style that will appeal to parents, teachers, and children, the life of each Saint in this classic and enduring Saints collection is beautifully illustrated in full color. This edition has a colorfully illustrated padded hardcover binding.

Major Themes of the Qur'an


Fazlur Rahman - 1979
    In this classic work, Rahman unravels the Qur’an’s complexities on themes such as God, society, revelation, and prophecy with the deep attachment of a Muslim educated in Islamic schools and the clarity of a scholar who taught for decades in the West. “Generations of scholars have profited from [Rahman’s] pioneering scholarly work by taking the questions he raised and the directions he outlined to new destinations.”—Ebrahim Moosa, from his new foreword “The religious future of Islam and the future of interfaith relationship . . . will be livelier and saner for the sort of Quranic centrality which Major Themes of the Qur’an exemplifies and serves.”—Kenneth Cragg, Middle East Journal “There shines through [a] rare combination of balanced scholarly judgment and profound personal commitment. . . . [Rahman is] eager to open up the mysteries of the Qur’an to a shrinking world sorely in need of both moral regeneration and better mutual understanding.”—Patrick D. Gaffney, Journal of Religion “I can’t think of any book more important, still, than Major Themes of the Qur’an.”—Michael Sells, author of Approaching the Qur’an

Mary's Little Donkey (PB)


Gunhild Sehlin - 1979
    The stubborn, dirty little donkey who is of no use to anyone in Nazareth becomes a quick and willing helper under Mary's care, carrying her to Bethlehem and then to Egypt.

Love Is Stronger Than Death


Peter Kreeft - 1979
    Originally published: San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1979.

Love and Living


Thomas Merton - 1979
    “Love is the revelation of our deepest personal meaning, value, and identity.” Edited by Naomi Burton Stone and Brother Patrick Hart.

Whatever Happened to the Human Race? (Revised Edition)


Francis A. Schaeffer - 1979
    Wade and the Baby Doe Case, no one is safe. Once quality of life is substituted for the absolute value of human life itself, we all are endangered. Already respected scientists are calling for a time period following birth (a week or so) to decide if newborns have sufficient quality of life to be allowed to live. Already committees of medical professionals would like to decide whether the quality of life of the elderly or anyone seriously ill is high enough to allow them to go on living.In this moving book, the renowned pediatric surgeon and Surgeon General of the United States, C. Everett Koop, M.D., joins with one of the leading Christian thinkers of our day, Francis A. Schaeffer, to analyze the widespread implications and frightening loss of human rights brought on by today's practices of abortion, infanticide, and euthanasia. They see the present as a crucial turning point. Choices are being made that undermine human rights at their most basic level. Practices once labeled unthinkable are now considered acceptable. The destruction of human life, young and old, is being sanctioned on an ever-increasing scale by the medical profession, by the courts, by parents, and by silent citizens.But what can I do? you ask. I'm just one person. You can start by reading this book. Yes, it will shock you. And it will make you weep. But it will also help you see how you can actually make a difference.

America Is Too Young to Die


Leonard Ravenhill - 1979
    The author says we are failing to save the contented from the curse of compromise, imitation, and professionalism and that it is time "to quit playing church.

Reform Of The Roman Liturgy: Its Problems And Background


Klaus Gamber - 1979
    Klaus Gamber The Reform of the Roman Liturgy by Msgr. Klaus Gamber. Thirteen years ago when Pope Benedict was still ‘Cardinal Ratzinger’ he wrote the following in a Preface to this book: “What happened after the Council . . . in the place of ‘liturgy as the fruit of development’ came fabricated liturgy. We abandoned the organic, living process of growth and development over centuries, and replaced it—as in a manufacturing process—with a fabrication, a banal on-the-spot product. Gamber, with the vigilance of a true prophet and the courage of a true witness, opposed this falsification, and, thanks to his incredibly rich knowledge, indefatigably taught us about the living fullness of a true liturgy.” This most important book will give us insight to what the now Pope Benedict may have planned for the future of the liturgy.

With God in Solitary Confinement


Richard Wurmbrand - 1979
    

The Sense of Unity: The Sufi Tradition in Persian Architecture


Nader Ardalan - 1979
    In the Sense of Unity, a handsomely illustrated volume and the first extended work of its kind, Nader Ardalan and Laleh Bakhtiar examine the architecture of Persia as a manifestation of Islamic tradition and demonstrate the synthesis of traditional Persian thought and form. The most fundamental principle of Sufism, the inner, esoteric dimension of Islam, is that of unity in multiplicity. This view sees in every aspect of reality a reflection of a transcendent source which is given symbolic expression through all of man's activities, most directly and importantly through his works of art. The authors of The Sense of Unity show how all the elements of the Islamic architecture of Persiafrom the simplest architectural unit to a complex urban environmentare woven around this central doctrine and thus are best understood as multiple manifestations of unity. The Sense of Unity is illustrated with photographs, drawing, charts, and tables which are an integral part of its argument and which exemplify, in abundant and striking detail, the principles discussed in the text. Presenting to the Western reader for the first time the insights of the Iranian cultural tradition, the book also offers a stimulating new way of thinking about man and his relationship to his milieu.

Prayers for the Domestic Church: A Handbook for Worship in the Home


Edward Hays - 1979
    Edward Hays sets forth the priestly power of parents and the sacredness of the home in a way that can once again make our communal churches pinwheels of grace and peace that whirl outward, extending to the edges of the universe.

Mary of Nazareth


Federico Suárez Verdeguer - 1979
    It is filled with insights into the ordinary life of the Blessed Mother that lead us to be grateful for our calling and mindful of our responsibility to seek holiness in the very place that God has put us.

Nānā I Ke Kumu (Look to the Source): Volume 2


Mary Kawena Pukui - 1979
    It is a source book of Hawaiian cultural practices, concepts and beliefs which illustrate the wisdom and dignity contained in the cultural roots of every Hawaiian child.The Hawaiian lived for many years isolated from the rest of the world, with a viable culture that met the needs of a thriving, industrious and religious people. Then came the foreigner with his technology and Judeao-Christian culture. He saw the native beliefs as pagan and inferior, and superimposed his culture. In order to gain acceptance, avoid ridicule and disapproval, the Hawaiian gradually adapted to Western ways. However, he secretly hung on to some of the beliefs and ways of his own culture. The confusion in his sense of identity which resulted exists today. For many Hawaiian families today, only the negatives, often in garbled fashion, have persisted. This is complicated further by mergers or conflicts of Hawaiian convictions with other ethnic or religious precepts. Forgotten are the positives in the culture, such as: the importance of the family (ohana); the respect for seniors (kupuna); insuring harmonious interdependence within the ohana through regular family therapy (hooponopono); dealing with each successive layer of trouble (mahiki); forgiving fully and completely (mihi);) and freeing each other completely (kala). It is this knowledge that the Hawaiian needs to recapture. The objectives of this work are to provide factual information as accurately as possible in a subject that reaches back to unwritten history and legend, to clarify Hawaiian concepts, and to examine their applicability to modern life. Volume I culminates seven years of weekly meetings of study and research by the Culture Committee of the Queen Liliuokalani Childrens Center, a child welfare agency created by the Deed of Trust of Her Majesty Queen Liliuokalani, to provide services to children of Hawaiian and part-Hawaiian ancestry. This committee was started when, in our work with children and families, many Hawaiian concepts, beliefs and practices emerged. Our staff, confronted by these deeply felt beliefs, felt uncomfortable, and as a result avoided discussion and exploration, even though this hampered successful work in resolving family conflicts. This pointed to our need to learn and understand the authentic Hawaiian culture in order to increase our effectiveness in helping those we serve. We are fortunate that Mrs. Mary Kawena Pukui, associate of the Bishop Museum, translator and author, agreed to be our kumu (this also means teacher). Her belief in our sincere wish to help our people and her recognition that cultural information was of great value, were the motivating factors behind her sharing her knowledge with us. She did express her concern that the concepts in this book not be misused or misunderstood to cause her people embarrassment. (For example, she was once severely criticized for writing an article on hooponopono.) She believes the Hawaiian needs to understand and appreciate the soundness and beauty of his culture. We are deeply indebted to the contributions of Mrs. Pukui. Without her, this work could not have been done.

Birthright: Christian, Do You Know Who You Are?


David C. Needham - 1979
    He offers fresh insight into the theological problem of Christian identity, biblically based teaching, and a challenge for personal enrichment and further Bible study. Birthright achieves an excellent balance between the theological and the practical. The author's sincerity and candid writing style are guaranteed to buoy the spirits of readers.

Catechesi Tradendae


Pope John Paul II - 1979
    Written by Saint Pope John Paul II, this apostolic exhortation describes the important and unique roles the Church, the laity, and the family play in ensuring that all Catholics not only understand the Faith, but are prepared to live it fully. “Saint Pope John Paul II gives the catechist the vision, methods, and roadmap for effective and dynamic catechesis in our modern culture.” Bishop Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange

The Faith of the Early Fathers (Three-Volume Set)


William A. Jurgens - 1979
    Jurgens A beautiful collection studying the writings of early Church Fathers. This three book set studies the early Faith in three time periods. Volume 1: the Pre-Nicene and the Nicene eras; 450 pp. Volume 2: the Post-Nicene era through St. Jerome; 297 pp. Volume 3: St. Augustine to the end of the patristic period; 430 pp. Complete set.

Tabernacle, The


Martin R. Dehaan - 1979
    It was a perfect replica of something that already existed before; it is a picture, a type, and a shadow of the Lord Jesus Christ, where God meets man, and where deity and humanity meet in one person. Every detail of the tabernacle points to some aspect of the person and work of our Savior.Then the tabernacle becomes, secondarily, a picture of the believer. Thirdly, it provides a complete picture of the plan of salvation. It is an inexhaustible subject. Within the pages of this book, the three pictures of Christ, the believers, and the plan of salvation are drawn with stimulating and expressive words to emphasize the message of 'Christ in us, the hope of glory.'

The Path of Perfection


A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda - 1979
    Ultimately he describes in detail the process of bhakti-yoga, by which one can easily purify the mind and elevate the consciousness to a state of ultimate peace and happiness.

Reincarnation: The Cycle of Necessity


Manly P. Hall - 1979
    An extensive bibliography is included.

Radio Replies: First Volume


Leslie Rumble - 1979
    4,374 questions and answers on every conceivable aspect of the Catholic Faith by these intrepid preachers. Clear, succinct, uncompromising, powerful. Best refutation of Protestantism in print. Indexed. Very famous.

The Four Gospels and the Revelation


Richmond Lattimore - 1979
    He has aimed to capture the style and syntax of the original texts by adhering closely to the simple beauty of the Greek, and to approach the words of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, not as a biblical scholar, but as an authority on the language in which they have come down to us.

Gods of Love and Ecstasy: The Traditions of Shiva and Dionysus


Alain Daniélou - 1979
    Revealing the earliest sources of the traditions of Shiva and Dionysus, Alain Danielou reconstructs the fabric of our ancient relationship with creation, vividly relating practices that were observed from the Indus Valley to the coasts of Portugal at least six thousand years ago.

The Bowl of Saki: Thoughts for Daily Contemplation from the Sayings and Teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan


Hazrat Inayat Khan - 1979
    

Jesus as Friend


Salvatore Canals - 1979
    Josemaría, this series of short meditations gives you simple ways to make that saint's passionate love for God your own. You'll find penetrating Catholic insight on the Christian vocation, interior life, Christian hope, humility, celibacy and chastity, death, and much more — plus guidance on how to overcome temptation, handle humiliations, and find serenity. Best of all, author Salvatore Canals presents these insights from the perspective of everyday life, so that you can use them to enrich your daily duties and activities.

From Heart to Heart


Russell M. Nelson - 1979
    It is a hard book to come by since it was mainly printed just for Russell Nelson's family.

Essence of Islam


Mirza Ghulam Ahmad - 1979
    

The Faith of the Early Fathers, Vol. 2


William A. Jurgens - 1979
    Jerome. Volume 2 concludes with Julian of Eclanum (d. 454).Volume 1: the Pre-Nicene and Nicene erasVolume 2: the Post-Nicene era through St. Jerome;Volume 3: St. Augustine to the end of the patristic period. The passages selected are keyed to the numerical order established in M. J. Rouët de Journel's Enchiridion Patristicum. In no sense, however, are these volumes a translation of that standard work. The author has made his own investigation of theological textbooks in common use and has selected the patristic passages most frequently cited, including much that is in Rouët and much that is not. All passages have been freshly and accurately translated from the best critical editions. Preceding each selection is a brief introduction treating the authorship, date and place of composition, and the purpose of the work from which the selection is taken. The author's scholarship and sprightly sense of humor are evident in these prefatory remarks. Of immense value to the reader is the Doctrinal Index provided for each volume. Here one can find the texts pertinent to particular doctrinal points, a method especially useful to homilists. In addition, each volume is enhanced by comprehensive Scriptural and General Indices.

The Eating Gorilla Comes in Peace: The Transcendental Principle of Life Applied to Diet and the Regenerative Discipline of True Health


Adi Da Samraj - 1979
    But the keys to vitality, longevity, and Spiritual illumination are always present in our own bodies. This book is the result of years of enlightened experimentation with the bodily factors that produce and maintain physical and Spiritual health. Its unique insights and practical wisdom communicate a radiant vision of human happiness and well-being.This extraordinary book demonstrates: How the true principle of health is Love, or the feeling-connection to Infinite Life * How reactive emotion is the root of all food obsessions and common health failures * How the life-energy received and distributed through the breath is the primary form of human food * How the regenerative vegetarian diet is the best daily diet for health and well-being * How we can compensate for physical and emotional imbalances through right diet and health practices * How diet is a necessary aspect of a pleasurable, mature, and regenerative sex life * How to use fasting, herbal remedies, and dietary modifications to purify and regenerate the body.

Sixty Saints for Girls


Joan Windham - 1979
    The stores are arranged by date, beginning with Our Lady's mother, St. Anne, and finishing with another Anne, Anne de Guigne (this Anne, who died in 1922, aged 10, has not been canonized, but she was declared Venerable on March 3, 1990 by Pope John Paul II). In between is a lovely mix of saints, young and old, princesses and pilgrims, mothers and grandmothers and nuns: a goose-girl and a horse-dealer's daughter; a girl who was kidnapped by pirates, a veterinarian, and (believe it or not) a ventriloquist!These stories are ideally suited to inspire readers to fall in love with virtue. No child reading them will ever suppose that saints are all cut to one pattern or that holiness is less interesting than bad behavior. Anyone who wants to know what a saint is really like will get a clear and beautiful picture by reading these accounts, and they can be enjoyed over and over again by children of all ages, and by adults alike.

A History of Christian Thought: In One Volume


Justo L. González - 1979
    Justo González’s popular three-volume history, is revised and updated. While retaining the essential elements of the earlier three volumes, this book describes the central figures and debates leading to the Councils of Nicea and Chalcedon. Then it moves to Augustine and shows how Christianity evolved and was understood in the Latin West and Byzantine East during the Middle Ages. Finally, the book introduces the towering theological leaders of the Reformation and continues to trance the development of Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox Christianities through modernity in the twentieth century to post-modernity in the twenty-first.

The Earth, The Temple, And The Gods: Greek Sacred Architecture


Vincent Scully - 1979
    Scores of sites were restudied on the spot, including many lesser-known sanctuaries throughout the Hellenic world. The study includes reconstruction drawings, plans, and maps along with its richly illustrated, detailed discussions of major sites. The 1969 revised edition, in which Professor Scully expanded the text and enriched it with the fruit of new researches and writings, is here made newly available.

The Heart of Matter


Pierre Teilhard de Chardin - 1979
    M. Wildiers; Index. Translated by René Hague. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

The Book of Our Heritage: The Jewish Year and Its Days of Significance


Eliyahu Ki Tov - 1979
    Midrashic commentaries and insights of great Jewish thinkers and spiritual leaders enhance the heartwarming, inspiring text. 3 volume gift boxed set. Individual volumes not sold separately. Show More Show Less

Selected Writings of Bahá'u'lláh


Bahá'u'lláh - 1979
    

Untouchable: An Indian Life History


James M. Freeman - 1979
    . . . It also has broader implications for the understanding of oppressed peoples throughout the world. . . . The volume includes certain topics that have received little attention from anthropologists. There are chapters on 'oath friendships, ' transvestites (male prostitutes), a symbolic marriage to a tree trunk, and several devastating chapters about the sexual exploitation of Bauri women by high-caste men. The text is full of rich information on social roles, family structure, marriage customs, and dishonesty among bureaucrats, priests, farmers, and even fellow Bauris." ---James J. Preston, "Journal of Psychological Anthropology"

The Precious Blood: The Price of Our Salvation


Frederick William Faber - 1979
    Faber calls it the price of our salvation, for Our Lord died from loss of blood. Says, it is out of the Precious Blood that men draw martyrdoms, vocations, celibacies, austerities, heroic charities and all the magnificent graces of high sanctity. Says the Sacraments are God's machinery for keeping His Precious Blood always flowing in the Church and that the evils on earth and the pains of Hell would be much worse without the shedding of Our Lord\'s Precious Blood. Impr. 278 pgs, PB

God's Word for Today


Ole Hallesby - 1979
    Each meditation brings the light of God's Word to our lives today.

Radio Replies - Volumes 1-3


Charles Mortimer Carty - 1979
    Concise, unflinching and compelling answers to literally thousands of questions regarding the teaching of the Catholic Church. Each volume also features a preface written by The Venerable Fulton Sheen.Fathers Rumble (a former Protestant) and Carty have created an indispensable resource for anyone looking to explain the truth of Catholicism to curious non-Catholics.

The Ten Commandments Of God And The Lord's Prayer


Abdrushin Vomperberg - 1979
    In The Ten Commandments of God and The Lord's Prayer, Abd-ru-shin goes deep into his own spiritual resources to make familiar words come alive again. The result is not a weighty tome that analyzes semantics and cites all the proper sources, but a highly personal, inviting little book that speaks volumes in every one of its 72 pages. The spiritual leader the world knows as Abd-ru-shin was born Oskar Ernst Bernhardt in Bischofswerda, Germany. As a successful businessman, he traveled widely throughout Europe. After the beginning of World War I caught him unawares in London, he spent five years in an internment camp for enemy aliens. There, he found the solitude to read, to pray, to reflect. Transformed by the experience, he returned to Germany and began writing and speaking. In 1938, he once more ran afoul of the powers-that-be; this time in his native land. The Nazis seized his land and property, placing him under house arrest that lasted until his death in 1941. Today, his work continues to bring people face to face with the ineffable. In these essays on the Commandments, Abd-ru-shin broadens and deepens our perceptions of their meaning. In the First Commandment, which forbids idolatry, he quickly reaches beyond the obvious graven image to focus upon the true nature of idolatry: "Thou shalt have no other gods!" "Many a man reads far too little into these words!...One has a child who really means more to him than anything, for whom he could make any sacrifice...Another sets earthly pleasure far above everything, and with the best volition would in the end be absolutely incapable of renouncing this pleasure for anything...A third loves money, a fourth power, a fifth a woman, another earthly distinction, and again in all these things they all ultimately love only-- themselves!" Insights like this burrow deep into the heart of each Commandment, inviting the reader to experience anew the power and truth of these ancient words. The Ten Commandments of God and The Lord's Prayer makes a beautiful bedside meditation book and a thoughtful gift for anyone seeking to revitalize commandment and creed with dynamic new spiritual life.

Messiah Texts: Jewish Legends of Three Thousand Years


Raphael Patai - 1979
     Renowned scholar Raphael Patai has skillfully selected passages from a voluminous literature spanning three millennia. Using his own translations from Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic, Latin, and other original texts, Patai excerpts delightful folk tales, apocalyptic fantasies, and parables of prophetic power. All are central to the understanding of a magnificent heritage. patai also investigates the false messiahs who have appeared throughout Jewish history, the modern Messiah-influenced movements such as reform Judaism and Zionism, and the numerous reasons put forth by the various branches of Judaism as to why the Messiah has not yet appeared.

Apologia pro Marcel Lefebvre: Volume One


Michael Treharne Davies - 1979
    Portrays the dramatic conflict relating to the grievances between Archbishop Lefebvre and the Vatican under Pope Paul VI. Depicts the role of one who had the foresight to recognize that he could not defend orthodoxy and at the same time accept reforms "themselves oriented towards the cult of man." Completely documented.

The Acting Person


Pope John Paul II - 1979
    The author sees this expression as an emphasis on the significance of the individual living in community and on the person in the process of performing an action. The author states in his preface that he has tried to face the major issues concerning life, nature, and the existence of Man directly as they present themselves to Man in his struggles to survive while maintaining the dignity of a human being, but who is torn apart between his all too limited condition and his highest aspirations to set himself free.The author hopes that his book "contributes to this disentangling of the conflicting issues facing Man, which are crucial for Man s own clarification of his existence and direction of his conduct."The author s analysis of the human being is a dynamic counter to the materialistic and positivistic tendencies in various schools of modern philosophy. Ever since Descartes, the knowledge of Man and his world has been identified through cognition. This book is a reversal of the post-Cartesian attitude toward Man in that it characterises him as the person in action.Audience: The Acting Person will be of great interest to philosophers, anthropologists, and scholars specializing in phenomenology. It will also be of deep concern to theologians, priests, seminarians, and members of religious orders who wish to gain an insight into Pope John Paul II s philosophy of life. "

Introducing the Bible


William Barclay - 1979
    He tells how the biblical writings came into being and finally gained acceptance as Scripture. And he explains the significance and the status of the Apocrypha. Most important of all, William Barclay presents the Bible as a book to be read and enjoyed today - a light in the darkness of a world that has lost its way.Barclay's original text has been edited and revised by Professor John W. Rogerson, who has also written a new introduction. Rogerson is the head of the Department of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield and an authority on the Old Testament. This is a required text for "Lay Speakers Lead Bible Study: Advanced Course." (Abingdon Press, 1997)Table of Contents: Foreward by Ronnie Barclay Prayers for Bible Study Introduction by John Rogerson The Making of the Old Testament The Making of the New Testament The Apocrypha How to Study the Bible The Inspired Book Aids to Reading Maps Index189 pages

Saint Bonaventure's Disputed Questions on the Mystery of the Trinity


Bonaventure - 1979
    

World of the Senses and the World of the Spirit: (Cw 134)


Rudolf Steiner - 1979
    The God-willed and the God-estranged human being. The training of thinking to Wonder, Veneration and Harmony with the Universe.Surrender to the course of the world. Ruling Will in the Sense-world, Ruling Wisdom in the World of Arising and Passing away. The Good as creative principle, the Bad as death-bringing principle.Mysteries of Life. Disturbance of balance through the existing incision. The irregular connection of the four members of man's nature.The experience of matter in Space and of the soul in Time. Configuration and movement of soul-life in unspatial formations. The arising of space from shattered Form and of matter from out-spraying Spirit.The double nature of man. Out-spraying form and radiating substance. The mystery of their incorporation into the Cosmos: the technique of Karma. The lighting-up of the spiritual through the destruction of the material. Blood is a special fluid.Becoming and dying away. The seven planetary spheres and their central point. The working of the environment on the whole man. The end of Philosophy as a science of ideas. The spiritual inbreathing and outbreathing process.

The Secret Book of Revelation: The Apocalypse of St John the Divine


Gilles Quispel - 1979
    

Graduale Romanum (In Latin)


SOLEMES - 1979
    Gall family beneath in red. Correct interpretation of the neums is the singer's basis for developing adequate performance of the Gregorian melodies.

The Mystical Poems of Rumi 2: Second Selection, Poems 201-400


Rumi - 1979
    His vast body of poetry includes a lengthy epic of religious mysticism, the Mathnavi, and more than three thousand lyrics and odes. A. J. Arberry, who selected four hundred of the lyrics for translation, calls Rumi "one of the world's greatest poets. In profundity of thought, inventiveness of image, and triumphant mastery of language, he stands out as the supreme genius of Islamic mysticism." Arberry’s authoritative translation is one of the few done directly from the original Persian. A. J. Arberry (1905-69) was professor of Arabic at Cambridge University.

The Key to a Loving Heart


Karen Burton Mains - 1979
    Here are practical principles and life responses to help leaders open their lives to forgiveness, God's secret for living a life of love today.

What Manner of Man: A One Year Plan For Beginning to Know the Savior


Richard Eyre - 1979
    In this book the author offers guidance on one of the most significant aspects of gospel living, developing a close personal relationship with the Savior

Revelation, an Introduction and Commentary


Homer Hailey - 1979
    

I Samuel


P. Kyle McCarter Jr. - 1979
    In his series debut, P. Kyle McCarter, Jr., has written a volume of interest and value to both the scholar and the general reader.McCarter's treatment of I Samuel consists of:Introduction: review of the literary problems and historical circumstances surrounding the writing of the book.Translation : fresh and authoritative, this new  translation of I Samuel fully utilizes  for the first time ancient manuscript fragments  found at Qumran.Textual  Notes : for the scholar, technical  information on the texts used in the  translation.Notes : for the untrained  reader, descriptions of people, places, customs,  and unusual features of the  language.Commentary : an explanatory  summary of each passage of  translation.Maps : illustrating the book's  dramatic events.

Compassionate and Free - Tersentuh dan Bebas: Teologi Seorang Perempuan Asia


Marianne Katoppo - 1979
    Katoppo explains why Asian Christian women like herself seek the right to be different, to be the Other, rather than having to accept identities borrowed from men and other cultures.

Zen Art for Meditation


Stewart W. Holmes - 1979
    Through imaginative participation in the visions of painters and poets, its readers are led to the realization that, in the author's words, "emptiness, silence, is not nothingness, but fullness. Your fullness."This cultural tradition has informed many distinguished lives and works of art. The work of painters like Niten, Liang K'ai, and Toba, and of painters like Basho, Buson, and Issa reflects the wholeness, spontaneity, and humanity of the Zen vision. Those who desire a glimpse into the world of intuitive contact with nature offered by Zen meditation will find these paintings, commentaries, and haiku poems especially rewarding. They enable the reader to experience the unique power of Zen art—it's capacity to fuse esthetic appreciation, personal intuition, and knowledge of life into one creative event.

The Genesis of Secrecy: On the Interpretation of Narrative


Frank Kermode - 1979
    He brings to the study of literature a fine and fresh critical intelligence that is always richly suggestive, never modish. He offers here an inquiry--elegant in conception and style--into the art of interpretation. His subject quite simply is meanings; how they are revealed and how they are concealed.Drawing on the venerable tradition of biblical interpretation, Mr. Kermode examines some enigmatic passages and episodes in the gospels. From his reading come ideas about what makes interpretation possible--and often impossible. He considers ways in which narratives acquire opacity, and he asks whether there are methods of distinguishing all possible meaning from a central meaning which gives the story its structure. He raises questions concerning the interpretation of single texts in relation to their context in a writer's work and a tradition; considers the special interpretative problems of historical narration; and tries to relate the activities of the interpreter to interpretation more broadly conceived as a means of living in the world.While discussing the gospels, Mr. Kermode touches upon such literary works as Kafka's parables, Joyce's Ulysses, Henry James's novels, and Pynchon's Crying of Lot 49. By showing the relationships between religious interpretation and literary criticism, he has enhanced both fields.

Conjugial Love


Emanuel Swedenborg - 1979
    Swedenborg includes his perspective on sexual relationships in this world, both in and out of wedlock, and how the choices that we make affect our spiritual development. Interwoven with the text are numerous examples of his experiences in heaven.This edition is a reprint of a 1915 translation by Samuel M. Warren, revised by Louis H. Tafel.

Reading with the Heart: The Way Into Narnia


Peter Schakel - 1979
    

Dear Father: A Message of Love to Priests


Catherine de Hueck Doherty - 1979
    "The authoress views Dear Father as an extended letter addressed to priests, conveying to them the need of the laity for their gudance." 84 pages

Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament: Numerically Coded to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance


Wilhelm Gesenius - 1979
    The Strong's coding system allows students who don't know Hebrew to find precise meanings.

Kabbalah and Exodus


Z'ev Ben Shimon Halevi - 1979
    Based on Biblical text, traditional material, and Jewish folklore, this book is an interesting read for Jewish and Christian scholars, and people on a spiritual path.

The Open Cage: An Anzia Yezierska Collection


Anzia Yezierska - 1979
    Her stories, written from the 1920s to the 1960s, immortalized the lives of the Jews of New York's Lower East Side. The Open Cage collects sixteen of her best stories and excerpts from her autobiography to illustrate her extraordinary storytelling gift as well as her personal experience as an immigrant woman. Along with her novel Bread Givers, the work gathered here constitutes her enduring achievement. Included are "The Fat of the Land," Children of Loneliness," America and I," The Lost 'Beautifulness,'" and other stories; vignettes from Red Ribbon on a White Horse: My Story; and four remarkable stories of old age. The introduction by Historian Alice Kessler-Harris and the afterword by Yezierska's daughter and biographer, Louise Levitas Henriksen, place the writings in a rich and valuable context.

A History of Christian Thought Volume I: From the Beginnings to the Council of Chalcedon


Justo L. González - 1979
    The first volume introduces the central figures and debates culminating in the Councils of Nicea and Chalcedon among which the theologies of the early church were hammered out.

The Order of Melchisedech: A Defence of the Catholic Priesthood


Michael Treharne Davies - 1979
    The author then contrasts this with the Protestant viewpoint on the priesthood, with a particular focus on Anglicanism. Several chapters and appendixes examine the new Catholic ordination rite instituted after Vatican II.

Fatima: The Great Sign


Francis Johnston - 1979
    Penetrates deeply into the theology of Fatima: the Rosary, daily duty, Eucharistic reparation, consecration and reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Hell and the prophecies, etc. Spells out the repeated papal pronouncements on the crucial relevance of Fatima to the entire world. As Pope Pius XII said, "The time for doubting Fatima is past; it is now time for action." One of our most popular titles. Eye-opening!

Desert in the City


Carlo Carretto - 1979
    

Song for Sarah: A Mother's Journey Through Grief and Beyond


Paula D'Arcy - 1979
    A few years later, Paula's daughter and husband were killed in a tragic automobile accident?and the diary to Sarah became a journal that today brings tremendous healing, peace, and comfort to those immersed in their own grief. This new edition includes a foreword from Gerald Sittser, author of A Grace Disguised. As well, it updates the original edition with two new afterwords: one from the author, the second from the author's second daughter, whom Paula D'Arcy was carrying in her womb at the time of the accident that killed her first child and husband.

Humanism in Islam


Marcel A. Boisard - 1979
    Humanism in Islam has not been drafted only out of sympathy for the Muslims but also on account of historical evidence: Islamic civilization was the first to outline clear and mandatory provisions for protecting the destiny of man and society, and for creating order in the ties between peoples.

Avicenna On Theology


Avicenna - 1979
    Avicenna was the greatest of all Persian thinkers; as physician and metaphysician alike he was closely studied in the Middle Ages and his Canon of Medicine was used as a text book down to the rise of modern medicine.

The Descent into Hell: A study of the Radical Reversal of the Christian Consciousness (The Seabury Library of Contemporary Theology)


Thomas J.J. Altizer - 1979
    

The First Principle: Talks On Zen


Osho - 1979
    But it can be shown and experienced as Osho demonstrates in talking on the often bizarre, always maddeningly simple anecdotes about interchanges between Zen masters and their disciples. He also talks on intellect and reason in the seeker's life, spiritual greed and the real meaning of the Zen dictum to "kill" one's master. Somehow Osho takes the enigmatic quality of Zen and shows us its pragmatic truth, without robbing it of its inherent magic, charm or humor.SubjectZen and Zen MastersTranslated fromNotesTime Period of Osho's original Discourses/Talks/Lettersfrom Apr 11, 1977 to Apr 20, 1977Number of Discourses/Chapters10

The Aims of Jesus


Ben F. Meyer - 1979
    Jesus of Nazareth was a Jew of the 1st century of this era and to understand him you must have some understanding of the Judaism of that time. Meyer accomplishes this by defining methodology, assessing Jesus from gospel data, and showing how the Gospel materials about Jesus can be scrutinized on solid historical grounds.

On the Song of Songs 3 (On the Song of Songs, #3)


Bernard of Clairvaux - 1979
    In them the modern reader can catch a glimpse of the genius an entire generation found irresistible.Volumes available singly or as a set.