First published in 1529, Martin Luther's "The Small Catechism" was written for the education of children in religious doctrine. It reviews The Ten Commandments, The Lord's Prayer, the Sacraments of Baptism, the Alter and the Eucharist, along with other important religious and biblical tenets in a clear, concise and easy to understand format. It has long been considered as one of Martin's most important writings and is seen as an authoritative text...

Bestselling Landmark Book Now Abridged for Young Readers With over 15 million sold, this modern-day classic is now available in a new edition especially for young readers ages 9 to 12, complete with 30 illustrations that bring the story to life. This riveting story follows the young David Wilkerson--then a simple country preacher--as he risks everything, including his life, to go to the heart of New York City to bring the gospel to the violent gangs...

"The Varieties of Religious Experience is a generous and endlessly insightful book about human nature." - The New York Times "The most notable of all books in the field of the psychology of religion and probably destined to be the most influential book written on religion in the 20th century." - Psychology today Published in 1902 and quickly established itself as a classic, this book is a work that opens a new era of thinking. The study made by...

The origins of the Jewish faith stretch back more than 4,000 years. Judaism was the first of the worlds great monotheistic religions, and its code of laws and ethics have had a great influence on western civilization. The global Jewish population is about 14 million, with most Jews living either in the State of Israel or in the United States. This book explores the history, beliefs, and practices of Judaism, examining the differences between three...

Hinduism is one of the world's oldest religions. It originated in the beliefs and practices of various civilizations and cultures that lived in the Indus River Valley more than 3,000 years ago. Hinduism is also one of the world's most complex and diverse religions, and its followers, known as Hindus, have a great variety of core beliefs and revere millions of different deities. Today, around 1 billion people follow Hinduism, making it the world's...

I Prayed You Into Life is an insight into a young woman's quest to find true love; first with Christ and then with a future spouse. Follow her journey which began from spiritual growth and dedication to only be wed to the man God has created for her to marry. What started as a blind date became the most prayerful love story between two people striving to live their lives in accord to God's will for them. Although separated because of the young man's...

Every one born on this planet has to die one day. Death is something no human being can escape. Death and dying are an inevitable part of human life. Death is universal. Every day, thousands of people die in every country throughout the globe. No one is promised a tomorrow. The only thing we can count on is today and this moment. Death crosses all barriers of religion, ethnicity, language, color, civilization, and culture. Death remains a grand mystery. Throughout...

Sweet friendships refresh the soul and awaken our hearts with joy, for good friends are like the anointing oil that yields the fragrant incense of God's presence. (Proverbs 27:9 TPT) A seventeen-year-old high school student, Melanie, in her senior year about to graduate, battles with forgiveness and coming to grips with past events. During her senior year, her first-period teacher introduced a secret buddy initiative. The aim is for the secret...

Desde hace ya tiempo, muchos se han preguntado qué sucederá con la espiritualidad popular. Además, el adjetivo "popular" puede despistar: ¿a qué se refiere concretamente? Hay otros interrogantes: ¿qué significan la cultura, la espiritualidad, la mística? El presente libro intenta responder a estas preguntas... y muchas otras más.

A través de las ventanas de los muros de un monasterio afloran las palabras llenas de sabiduría y experiencia de Bernardo Olivera, monje de clausura. Estas "sentencias", "aforismos" o tal vez simples fragmentos en forma de gotas, según su autor, son para digerirlas intuyendo, despacio y poco a poco. Hay suficiente variedad para satisfacer gustos y necesidades diferentes, entre ellas aborda temas como la persona y la Divinidad, la pureza, la sonrisa,...