Comparative category: 2220 books
When Heroes Love
The Ambiguity of Eros in the Stories of Gilgamesh and David
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2005
Toward the end of the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh King Gilgamesh laments the untimely death of his comrade Enkidu, "my friend whom I loved dearly." Similarly in the Bible, David mourns his companion, Jonathan, whose "love to me was wonderful, greater than the love of women."...
God
A Human History
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of Zealot and host of Believer explores humanity’s quest to make sense of the divine in this concise and fascinating history of our understanding of God.
In Zealot, Reza Aslan replaced the staid, well-worn portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth...
The Spirituality of Imperfection
Storytelling and the Search for Meaning
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2009
I Am Not Perfect is a simple statement of profound truth, the first step toward understanding the human condition, for to deny your essential imperfection is to deny yourself and your own humanity. The spirituality of imperfection, steeped in the rich traditions of the Hebrew prophets and Greek thinkers,...
Birth of the Living God
A Psychoanalytic Study
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2011
Utilizing both clinical material based on the life histories of twenty patients and theoretical insights from the works of Freud, Erikson, Fairbairn, and Winnicott, Ana-Maria Rizzuto examines the origin, development, and use of our God images. Whereas Freud postulated that belief in God is based on...
Two
The Machine of Political Theology and the Place of Thought
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
The debate on “political theology” that ran throughout the twentieth century has reached its end, but the ultimate meaning of the notion continues to evade us. Despite all the attempts to resolve the issue, we still speak its language—we remain in its horizon.
The reason for this, says...
by John Ankerberg
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
Christianity is unique in both the evidence upon which it rests and the doctrines it teaches. Just as Jesus Christ is unique, so is the religion based upon Him. The Christian faith was not the fabrication of man. It was not the invention of the disciples, the Apostle Paul or the Council of Nicaea...
by Collectif
Language: French
Release Date: August 27, 2012
Language: French
Release Date: August 27, 2012
Les Livres Saints des grandes Religions
Ce livre numérique présente une collection des Livres Saints des grandes Religions, éditées en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet d'accéder directement aux différentes oeuvres....
La Genèse de l'humanité
Fétichisme - Polythéisme - Monothéisme - La terre et l'homme - Traditions indoues et chaldéennes - La légende de la Genèse dans l'Inde
Language: French
Release Date: August 30, 2016
Extrait : "Ce qui frappe le plus le penseur qui, libre de tous préjugés, étudie le fonctionnement des différentes sociétés qui se sont succédé dans le monde, c'est de voir combien est important le rôle joué dans la science par l'esprit de parti et l'égoïsme de caste. Il faut des siècles...
by Thomas Merton
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 1999
Thomas Merton was recognized as one of those rare Western minds that are entirely at home with the Zen experience. In this collection, he discusses diverse religious concepts-early monasticism, Russian Orthodox spirituality, the Shakers, and Zen Buddhism-with characteristic Western directness. Merton...
The Essential Titus Burckhardt
Reflections on Sacred Art, Faiths, and Civilizations
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2003
An introduction to the thought of one of the greatest perennialist authors of the twentieth century. Burckhardt's writings constitute a veritable language of the Spirit, and this volume opens doors into the worlds of traditional art, science, metaphysical doctrine and spiritual life. Combining the erudition...
Returning to the Essential: Selected Writings of Jean Bies
Selected Writings of Jean Bies
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
This is the first presentation to the English speaking world of the writings of Jean Biès, one of the great poets of our time whose work also constitutes a compelling critique of the de-sacralization of the modern world. Recipient of the prestigious High Prize of the Society of French Poets and Chevalier...
by Bernard Levine
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2017
I’m sure you are going to be very surprised to learn that in most Jewish homes, you won’t find a Bible there.
But, isn’t it very strange, you might say….that how come the nation known as the ‘People of the Book’ do not possess a Bible in their homes?
What is even more surprising is although...
The Inner Reality
Jesus, Krishna, and the Way of Awakening
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
When actor Christopher Reeve was asked in a BBC interview which book he would want if stranded on a desert island, he replied, "The Inner Reality by the philosopher Paul Brunton."
A provocative and compelling work, The Inner Reality is an essential guide for spiritual seekers. First...
Law and Society in Puritan Massachusetts
Essex County, 1629-1692
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2004
Distinguished by the critical value it assigns to law in Puritan society, this study describes precisely how the Massachusetts legal system differed from England's and how equity and an adapted common law became so useful to ordinary individuals. The author discovers that law gradually replaced religion...