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A contemporary selection of Catholic classics, curated for the modern reader by Our Sunday Visitor in the spirit of our founder, Archbishop John Francis Noll.
| Автор | Thomas à Kempis |
My first acquaintance with the Gita began in 1888-89 with the verse translation by Sir Edwin Arnold known as the Song Celestial. On reading it, I felt a keen desire to read a Gujarati translation. And I read as many translations as I could lay hold of. But all such reading can give me no passport for presenting my own translation. Then again my knowledge of Sanskrit is limited, my knowledge of Gujarati too is in no way scholarly. How could I then dare present the public with my translation? It...
| Автор | Mohandas K. Gandhi |
James George Frazer, J.G. Frazer и др.
The Golden Bough is a wide-ranging, comparative study of mythology and religion, written by the Scottish anthropologist Sir James George Frazer. The book documents and details the similarities among magical and religious beliefs around the globe. Frazer attempted to define the shared elements of religious belief and scientific thought, discussing fertility rites, human sacrifice, the dying god, the scapegoat, and many other symbols and practices whose influences had extended into 20th-century...
| Автор | James George Frazer, J.G. Frazer и др. |
A certain sacred tree was forbidden to the touch, save only for runaway slaves: if the slave could break off a branch — The Golden Bough — he could challenge the tree's attendant priest to mortal combat. If victorious, the slave would replace the priest as King of the Woods — until his lethal defeat by another bearer of The Golden Bough. Sir James George Frazer, an expert in myth and religion, was so intrigued by this tale from classical mythology that he spent...
| Автор | Sir James George Frazer |
This classic of Christian devotional literature has brought understanding and comfort to millions for centuries. Both Protestants and Catholics — as well as mystics and historians of religious thought — have studied these meditations on the life and teachings of Jesus, finding in them a path to prayer and spiritual guidance. Written in a candid and conversational style, The Imitation of Christ discusses liberation from worldly inclinations, recollection as a preparation for...
| Автор | Thomas à Kempis |
The Citizen Journalist- We often forget how much power the bureaucrats have over the media. The first step towards population control is to control the media. It gives you power over public perception. The corruption in these areas is worse than ever. This story is extremely relevant to the corruption and politics that currently exists within the United States. I'm with Kola on this, there should be only one way to report the news – the truth. The Invalid Citizen- Another poignant and...
| Автор | Gift Foraine Amukoyo |
The Citizen Journalist- We often forget how much power the bureaucrats have over the media. The first step towards population control is to control the media. It gives you power over public perception. The corruption in these areas is worse than ever. This story is extremely relevant to the corruption and politics that currently exists within the United States. I'm with Kola on this, there should be only one way to report the news – the truth. The Invalid Citizen- Another poignant and...
| Автор | Gift Foraine Amukoyo |
Often ranked as the greatest of Plato's many remarkable writings, this celebrated philosophical work of the fourth century B.C. contemplates the elements of an ideal state, serving as the forerunner for such other classics of political thought as Cicero's De Republica, St. Augustine's City of God, and Thomas More's Utopia.Written in the form of a dialog in which Socrates questions his students and fellow citizens, The Republic concerns itself chiefly with the question, «What...
| Автор | Plato |
Притча пробуждает светлые и благородные чувства, позволяет расслабиться и быть в гармонии с собой. Наша книга хранит восточные притчи Омара Хайяма, Конфуция, Лао-Цзы, Саади Ширази. Накопленная мудрость великих философов и гениев, попадает прямо в сердце. В непростых ситуациях помогает человеку принять правильное решение и с уверенностью двигаться вперед
| Автор | Омар Хайям |
По убеждению японцев, леса и поля, горы и реки и даже людские поселения Страны восходящего солнца не свободны от присутствия таинственного племени ёкай. Кто они? Что представляет собой одноногий зонтик, выскочивший из темноты, сверкая единственным глазом? А сверхъестественная красавица, имеющая зубастый рот на… затылке? Всё это – ёкай. Они невероятно разнообразны. Это потусторонние существа, однако вполне материальны. Некоторые смертельно опасны для человека, некоторые вполне дружелюбны, а...
| Автор | Антон Власкин |
Притчи – краткие иносказательные поучительные рассказы о непонятном, труднообъяснимом явлении – это мудрость многих поколений, неотъемлемая часть человеческой культуры. Это искусство слов попадать прямо в сердце. Притчи разных стран и народов отражают разные культурные и религиозные традиции, но всегда побуждают человека к размышлению, несут в себе доброту и любовь. ДАОССКИЕ ПРИТЧИ приоткрывают завесу тайны философско-религиозного учения даосизма – одного из трех главных учений древнего Китая....
| Автор | Коллектив авторов |
