General Christianity category: 9124 books

How to Start a Christian Day Camp by Jane Rodda is an excellent resource for churches who are looking to start a Christian day camp which will meet the needs of youth, children, and parents in their communities. Whether you are looking to expand a Vacation Bible School Program, or start a day camp...

Incisive insights into contemporary pop culture and its apocalyptic bent The world is going to hell. So begins this book, pointing to the prevalence of apocalypse — cataclysmic destruction and nightmarish end-of-the-world scenarios — in contemporary entertainment. In How to Survive...

From the preface: This sketch of Dr. Bresee’s life was written by request of the publishers. Why they asked me to write it I do not know. Of course I had constantly to draw upon the biography of this noble man, written by his intimate and much loved friend Rev. E. A. Girvin. That is a great book,...

the author is Saint Bonaventure, O.F.M., (Italian: San Bonaventura; 1221 – 15 July 1274), born Giovanni di Fidanza, was an Italian medieval scholastic theologian and philosopher. The seventh Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, he was also a Cardinal Bishop of Albano. He was canonized...

Devotion to the crucified Christ is one of the most familiar, yet most disconcerting artifacts of medieval European civilization. How and why did the images of the dying God-man and his grieving mother achieve such prominence, inspiring unparalleled religious creativity as well such imitative extremes...

D’autant que quelques Cosmographes et autres historiens de nostre temps ont jà par cy devant escrit de la longueur, largeur, beauté et fertilité de ceste quatriesme partie du monde appelée Amerique ou terre du Bresil : ensemble des isles proches et terres continentes...

This is one of the most comprehensive interpretations of the Apocalypse or book of Revelation ever published: it includes the works Apocalypse Revealed (3 volumes) and Apocalypse Explained (6 volumes). Many have sought the meaning of this last book of the Bible, but the author took a unique approach:...

In life, everyone faces transitions, and whether they are good or bad, our responses to them will determine how we grow and live our lives. This book of poetry is an honest introspection into the general emotions of a transition. Wherever you are in life, this book can be a source of comfort to you by reminding you that you are not alone. We all transition.

Chosen by her husband, General Shaw Clifton (Retired), this compilation represents writings from almost every phase of Commissioner Helen Clifton's influential service as a Salvation Army officer – including testimonies, personal insights from her prayer journals, and material from her time as...

During his historic visit to the United States in October 2015, Pope Francis encouraged the nation’s bishops to avoid harsh and divisive language, reminding instead that “only the enduring allure of goodness and love remains truly convincing.” These words provide as fine a summary of the Holy...

Who was Jesus? Is there a spirit world? What is heaven like? Is there a hell? Why does God allow suffering? Where is it all leading? In this helpful, easy-to-read guide, Rev. Mike Hensman tackles 46 of the most common questions concerning the Christian faith. With an endorsement...

Jesus' prayer on behalf of his of followers is "that all may be one. As you, Father are in me and I am in you, may they also be one in us" (John 17:21). No Turning Back illustrates significant developments in ecumenism during the thirty-plus years of ecumenical theologian Margaret O'Gara's...

Betty Bowers is a better Christian than you! In a world of reflected glory and shameless name-dropping, no one can touch America's most puritanical pundit, Betty Bowers. Betty is so close to Jesus, He's given her His loaves and fish recipe. And only Betty knows how many shopping days there...

For centuries, humans have dreaded (and anticipated) the end of the world. These fears, fuelled by natural disasters, famines, world wars, and the writings of people like Nostradamus and Jeane Dixon have left us with more questions than answers. In The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Last Days, Richard...