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Sir James George Frazer developed an affinity for classic literature at a young age, which developed into a very real talent through his schooling at Glasgow University and then Trinity College at Cambridge, where he remained as a Classics Fellow for all but one year of his life. After the success of his first novel, «Totemism», in 1887, Frazer set out to create what was to become his defining work, «The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion». Originally a two-volume edition, the work...
| Автор | Sir James George Frazer |
The philosophy of Confucius emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity. His followers competed successfully with many other schools during the Hundred Schools of Thought era only to be suppressed in favor of the Legalists during the Qin Dynasty. Following the victory of Han over Chu after the collapse of Qin, Confucius's thoughts received official sanction and were further developed into a system known as Confucianism. Confucius...
| Автор | Confucius |
Сборник стихов посвященных вековечному чувству свободы Вселенной. Богу.
| Автор | Михаил Константинович Калдузов |
Текст XII века о жизни и приключениях индийского махасиддхи Наропы (1016 – 1100), а также известном методе практики, именуемом Шесть йог Наропы.
| Автор | Хаицунпа Ринчен Намгьял |
Книга погрузит нас в путешествия по другим странам. И, что еще более интересно, в путешествие к глубинам постижения себя и своего пути в мире.
| Автор | Светлана Кутузова |
Written in the 12th century in Arabic by a faithful Jewish man, “The Guide for the Perplexed” is a work that explores the contradiction a very intelligent mind clearly saw between the tradition in which he was raised to believe and the growing philosophy of Arabian and Western culture. In Maimonides’ time, there was an emerging disparity between the Law and a new level of philosophical sophistication, which he attempts to bridge in this work, primarily through the use of metaphor, though also...
| Автор | Moses Maimonides |
This is the full, unabridged text of one of the greatest philosophic works of all time. Written by a 12th- century thinker who was equally active as an original philosopher and as a Biblical and Talmudic scholar, it is both a classic of great historical importance and a work of living significance today.The Guide for the Perplexed was written for scholars who were bewildered by the conflict between religion and the scientific and philosophic thought of the day. It is concerned, basically, with...
| Автор | Moses Maimonides |
Written in the 12th century in Arabic by a faithful Jewish man, «The Guide» is a work that explores the contradiction a very intelligent mind clearly saw between the tradition he was raised to believe inherently and the growing philosophy of Arabian and Western culture. In Maimonides' time, there was an emerging disparity between the Law and a new level of philosophical sophistication, which he attempts to bridge in this work, primarily through the use of metaphor, though also acknowledging...
| Автор | Moses Maimonides |
Discover the historical and social context of one of the most influential works ever written with this authoritative new resource The newly revised second edition of The Hebrew Bible: A Contemporary Introduction to the Christian Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh delivers a brief and up-to-date introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament in the broader context of world history. Its treatment of the formation of the Bible amidst different historical periods allows readers to understand the...
| Автор | David M. Carr |
This mini book by Richard is all about biblical prosperity…what the Bible actually says about the God-kind of giving and sharing God's love and about learning God's principles for getting our needs met by Him.
| Автор | Richard Roberts |
"To realise fully how much of our present daily life consists in symbols is to find the answer to the old, old question, What is Truth? and in the degree in which we begin to recognise this we begin to approach Truth. The realisation of Truth consists in the ability to translate symbols, whether natural or conventional, into their equivalents; and the root of all the errors of mankind consists in the inability to do this, and in maintaining that the symbol has nothing behind it. The great...
| Автор | Thomas Troward |
Written by Eusebius, the bishop of Caesarea, “The History of the Church” is the pioneering 4th century work which details the chronological history of early Christianity from the time of Christ to Constantine. This monumental work of Christian history stands apart from other contemporary histories as the first full-length record of early Christianity from a Christian point of view. A fierce advocate for the Christian religion, Eusebius lived in Caesarea Maritima, a coastal city in modern day...
| Автор | Eusebius |
"The History of the Church" or «The Church History of Eusebius» is a comprehensive ecclesiastical history of the Christian church from the time of Christ to Constantine. Christians and theology scholars will find much of interest in this volume translated by the Rev. Arthur Cushman McGiffert. «The History of the Church» can be read as an excellent companion to the Bible and other religious texts or as a complete religious historical text in and of itself.
| Автор | Eusebius |
Published posthumously in 1588, “The Interior Castle” was written over several weeks in 1577 by Saint Teresa of Avila, a prominent 16th century Spanish mystic, Carmelite nun, theologian, and writer of the Counter Reformation. Saint Teresa of Avila was born in 1515 in Avila, Spain to a wealthy and prominent family. After the death of her mother when she was 11, she went to live with the Augustinian nuns and devoted the rest of her life to the church until her death in 1582. “The Interior Castle”...
| Автор | Saint Teresa of Avila |
Along Bible Paths: Summer Devotions grew out of the daily devotional e-mail list that Jody Neufeld began in 1999 to encourage others to begin their day with the Lord. Many continue to enjoy these thoughts in their e-mail every weekday morning, or via the Jody's Devotionals blog. This book is a collection organized for the summer. We hope many more will enjoy these in printed form.
| Автор | Henry E. Neufeld |
Swedenborg discusses the White Horse in Revelation Chapter 19, and the spiritual sense of the Word.
| Автор | Emanuel Swedenborg |
How can you learn to pray the scriptures? Praying from the word of God is a powerful way to pray, but how can you learn to do it? This booklet provides some scriptures and prayer suggestions to help you get started, along with some pointers to resources to help you learn more about prayer and communion with God. This pamphlet is useful for individual study, but more so to a prayer group as a starting point to grow in scriptural prayer.
| Автор | Группа авторов |
Originally written in Spanish by Saint Teresa of Ávila in 1577, «El Castillo Interior» or «The Interior Castle» is a guide for spiritual development through service and prayer. Saint Teresa began writing «The Interior Castle» on June 2, 1577, Trinity Sunday, and completed it on the eve of St. Andrew's Day, November 29, 1577. Between these two dates her writing was interrupted for five months however, thus the actual total time she spent writing the work was approximately twenty-eight days....
| Автор | Saint Teresa of Avila |
"Question with boldness even the existence of a god," Thomas Jefferson asserted, «because if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.» America's third president regarded Jesus as a moral guide rather than a divinity, and in The Jefferson Bible, he highlights Christ's ethical teachings from the Gospels. Discarding the scriptures' supernatural elements and dogma, this volume reflects the deist view of religion, focusing on...
| Автор | Thomas Jefferson |
“The Jefferson Bible” or “The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth” as it was originally entitled is an extraction of biblical passages constructed by Thomas Jefferson sometime around 1819. In an 1803 letter Jefferson remarks that he first conceived of the idea of writing his interpretation of the “Christian System” sometime during 1788-89. He first accomplishes it in a more limited fashion in 1804 with “The Philosophy of Jesus of Nazareth” which he describes in an 1813 letter to John Adams as...
| Автор | Thomas Jefferson |
Since its publication, Ultimate Allegiance: The Subversive Nature of the Lord's Prayer by Robert D. Cornwall has been used frequently for Lenten studies. Now the author presents a short study guide, six or seven weeks in length, to help you get the most out of your study. Note: This is (or soon will be) available for 99¢ in a variety of ebook formats.
| Автор | Robert D. Cornwall |
What is the Word of God? Is it the Bible? This pamphlet looks at the Word of God as used in scripture and Christian tradition to outline the various ways in which this term is used. It includes a discussion of how words spoken as God's words become scripture.
| Автор | Группа авторов |
Только с этой книгой вы, наконец-то, узнаете ответы на вопросы по Уставу Богослужений РПЦ. Вопросы, которые не давали вам счастливо и радостно служить Богу!
| Автор | Юлия Ивановна Брейдакова |