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This book is the diary of George Mueller up to 1860, whose story is remarkable and uplifting, with some autobiographical notes at the start. The author was one of the most distinguished figures. He opened many orphanages in the west of England in the 19th century, and at the same time refused to accept any salary, living on the faith that God would supply his financial needs every day.
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Originally published in 1867, this is a comprehensively detailed history of both the persecution and flight of the Huguenots and their re-settlement in England and Ireland and consequent lives. Contents Include: The Reformation, Invention of Printing. Episode in the Life of Palissy. Persecutions of the Reformed. The Duke of Alva in Flanders, Massacre of St. Bartholomew. Relations of England with France and Spain. Settlements and Industries of the...
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A classic in its field, Dowson's authoritative dictionary covers every aspect of Hinduism, India's complex polytheistic religion and philosophy. This A to Z reference-an invaluable resource for students and scholars-contains at-your-fingertips entries for most every individual, deity, event, location, and concept in Hindu mythology, religion, geography, history and literature.
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"At the present moment two things about the Christian religion must surely be clear to anybody with eyes in his head. One is, that men cannot do without it; the other, that they cannot do with it as it is." In this towering 1875 work, Arnold grapples with the problem of finding religious meaning in a scientific age.
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Annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution volume 7th (1885-86) paper no. 3
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The sacred formulas here given are selected from a collection of about six hundred, obtained on the Cherokee reservation in North Carolina in 1887 and 1888, and covering every subject pertaining to the daily life and thought of the Indian, including medicine, love, hunting, fishing, war, self-protection, destruction of enemies, witchcraft, the crops, the council, the ball play, etc., and, in fact, embodying almost the whole of the ancient religion...
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This life of Susanna Wesley, the mother of John Wesley the founder, and of Charles Wesley the poet, of Methodism, differs from previous ones in not being written from a sectarian nor even from an eminently religious point of view. Having been much associated with those who had been in familiar inter course with Charles Wesley's widow and children, and having heard Susanna Wesley continually spoken of as a woman who underwent and overcame more difficulties...
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This 1894 history traces Congregationalism from its English beginnings and later migration to the United States. The book includes sections on the Puritans in America, the development of fellowship, the Great Awakening and the rise of theological parties, the evangelical revival, as well as facts and statistics about Congregationalism and its principles.
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One of the first books to explain Theosophy for the general reader, this volume is made up of the author's correspondence with an Indian mystic. Sinnett's 1884 collection of writings on Theosophy-the nature and progress of humanity, the metaphysical cosmos of the Planetary Chain and World Periods, Buddha, life after death, and Nirvana-is a classic of the genre.
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This classic text about Buddhism in Japan by Lafcadio Hearn-on of the first Westerns to write about Japan-will be of great interests to scholars and Japanophiles alike. Lafcadio Hearn's books continue to charm and captivate readers, as the exotic subjects about which he wrote charmed and captivated him. Gleanings In Buddha-Fields presents more Hearn magic as he enters into the spirit of Buddhism as though he were born into it. Hearn says that if he...
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Ainsworth's last masterpiece, The Lancashire Witches proved a best-seller in its day and influenced many contemporary authors. The Lancashire Witches begins in the 16th century, in Lancashire, England. When a Cistercian monk, Borlace Alvetham, is falsely accused of witchcraft and condemned to death by his rival, Brother Paslew, he sells his soul to Satan and escapes. Years later, granted the powers of a warlock, he returns in the guise of Nicholas...
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The author's argument that the life of Christ should be treated like any conventional biography, and that the Bible should be subjected to critical historical scrutiny, have kept this scholarly work controversial ever since it was translated into English in 1863.
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The third volume in Fiske's acclaimed series of studies in religious philosophy, Through Nature to God, continues his typical lucidity of expression and advocacy of the theory of evolution. Here, he argues that an analysis of Nature and Nature's way yields God.
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The Battle of Vision is an end-time manual with a clarion call to every believer to prepare the way of the LORD. This book will help you to understand the need for Vision from GOD alone. The book of Proverbs, Chapter 29 verse 18 states "Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he." This is not just a book. It is spiritual guide and living source for your spirit and soul. This book will challenge you. You will...
16) Four in One
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Four in One contains within it four published books written by Scott and Bonna Brooks. These four individual books work together in this Four in One book as a single unit with some concepts more fully explained in some of the books than in others. Book 1: Twos and Threes Book 2: Would you like to see an Amazing Miracle? Book 3: Deeper Friendships Book 4: At His Feet Four in One is written from a relational view of the Christian life. As such, it is...
17) Intra muros
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Rebecca Ruter Springer (1832—1904) was an American author. Springer began writing and publishing verses at a young age, and wrote for a number of notable publications during her adulthood. In her most notable work, "Intra Muros"—better known today as "My Dream of Heaven"—Springer recounts a vision of the Christian heaven that she had while offering her own insights into its nature and meaning. This vintage book is highly recommended for those...
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This monumental work demonstrates the traditions, history, problems, thoughts, and theology of the Jewish people and other surrounding cultures at the time of Christ. It is filled with details on the background of the New Testament. Alfred Edersheim excellently portrays the streets, the market, the religious disputes, the people, and the sites of Jesus' earthly ministry. He takes the reader chronologically through the gospel from the viewpoint of...
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Jesus said, "Your mistake is that you don't know the Scriptures, and you don't know the power of God." Mark 12:24 NLT. Thus, to be successful in life, it is vitally important to get Scripture into your mind. There are many ways to accomplish this, from reading a favorite version of a print Bible, to listening on an audiobook, to using a Bible app on the phone or a devotional book. Mostly Scripture q.d. takes a somewhat different approach, it is "mostly...
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This 1901 monograph sets forth Haeckel's philosophical conviction that the riddle of the physical universe and that of human intellect are one and the same, and must have the same answer. A thorough going monist, Haeckel typifies a historically important point of view: that of unabashed confidence in the ability of western science to solve all of life's mysteries.
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