Religious Studies

Indispensable is a book bringing science and faith together to show the reader that you were built with a purpose. Written from a doctor's and teacher's perspective, the author takes complex subjects and breaks them down into an easy-to-understand format that focuses on the listener. The book's wide scope of information ranges from human anatomy and physiology to astronomy and cosmology, while linking related scripture and people from the Bible.

Manifestation 2-in-1 brings together Manifestation Through the 12 Laws of the Universe and Manifestation Daily in one inspiring collection for anyone ready to understand the Universal Laws more deeply and apply them in everyday life. This 2-in-1 edition gives you both the foundation and the practice. First, you’ll explore the deeper meaning of the 12 Laws of the Universe and how they connect to manifestation, energy, belief, inspired action, synchronicity, abundance, and spiritual growth.

There has never been a nation like the United States of America. Its impact on the world is unprecedented in all of human history. After two and a half centuries of existence, it is difficult to imagine what the world would be like without it. But how did it come into existence? Who has really done justice to this astonishing story? Innumerable books have been written about the American Revolution, but the definitive treatment of the full story simply does not exist—certainly not in our generation.

You Believe in Eternity. So Why Does Life Still Feel This Heavy? You believe the right things. You’ve kept going, even when faith has felt more like a burden than a lifeline. But when life disappoints, you spiral. When the hard thing hits, you can’t find solid ground. And if you’re honest...

How did a remote desert people change the course of world history? In the seventh century AD, the Eastern Roman Empire collapsed—defeated by the rising power of Arabia. How did this happen? And why then? In this gripping new history, Nick Holmes offers a fresh view of the end of the Ancient...

What do conservatives actually believe? In this powerful and inspiring manifesto, New York Times bestselling author and former Vice President Mike Pence pens a 21st-century version of The Conscience of a Conservative. With candid insights after decades as a happy warrior in the movement, Pence...

What does free speech really mean? How does our understanding of it differ around the world? Why does it divide us – and how can we find common ground? What free speech really means is hotly contested. Is it increasingly under attack in our democracies, or is it being weaponized by the...

The Bible calls us to live as disciples of Jesus in every area of our lives, including politics. But how do we live as faithful political disciples when politics has become so toxic? Too often, Scripture's political witness is reduced to a few verses to defend our partisan political team. For...

A kaleidoscopic American history of extraordinary religious transformations, told through the ordinary people who made them happen. Ever since conquistadores claimed Taino land in the name of their Catholic God and New England Puritans formed their strictly Protestant “city on a hill,”...

Bloomsbury presents Flirting with Evil by Ambrogio A. Caiani, read by Mark Elstob. The history of the Catholic Church in the twentieth century is one of spies, scandals and bad political choices. It’s a shadowy, ornate world of cover-ups and hidden motives. In this book, Ambrogio Caiani lifts...

The Bible warns of a future world ruler so convincing that even believers could be deceived. He will not present himself as a tyrant but as a savior—offering peace, unity, and solutions to humanity's deepest problems. He is the ultimate counterfeit: the false messiah Scripture calls the Antichrist. In this groundbreaking book, prophecy expert Mark Biltz exposes how the Antichrist will mirror Jesus to mislead the nations.

Bhagavad-gita As It Is explores life's most enduring questions: Who am I? Why do I exist? How should I act in a world filled with uncertainty and conflict? Spoken on a battlefield at a moment of profound crisis, the Bhagavad-gita delivers timeless spiritual wisdom through a dialogue between Lord Krishna and the warrior Arjuna. As Arjuna stands paralyzed by doubt and moral confusion, Krishna guides him to a deeper understanding of the self, the purpose of action, and the principles of dharma, or the responsible action that leads to inner clarity and peace.

In this updated, expanded edition, starting with Freud’s “projection theory” of religion - that belief in God is merely a product of man's desire for security - Professor Vitz argues that psychoanalysis actually provides a more satisfying explanation for atheism. Disappointment in one's earthly father, whether through death, absence, or mistreatment, frequently leads to a rejection of God.

IIIT Books-In-Brief Series is a valuable collection of the Institute’s key publications written in condensed form to give listeners a core understanding of the main contents of the original. With the end of the early Islamic period, Muslim scholars came to sense that a rift had begun to emerge between the teachings and principles of Islam and Muslims’ daily reality and practices.

Las Leyes Universales de la VidaVivir en paz, propósito y conciencia¿Y si la vida no fuera aleatoria?¿Y si las dificultades, los patrones y las experiencias que enfrentas no fueran accidentes, sino el resultado de leyes invisibles que moldean silenciosamente tu realidad cada día?

The Enuma Elish is one of the most important texts from the ancient world. In this Babylonian creation epic, Marduk defeats Tiamat, fashions heaven and earth from her divided body, and creates humanity from divine blood. More than myth, this poem became a theological declaration of imperial Babylon and a key witness to the religious world behind the Old Testament.

Tunnelvisie: kind van de 'Maasbach-sekte' is het rauwe, razend spannende en onthullende verhaal van Danny Grootveld. Hij groeide op in de familie Maasbach, binnen de gesloten gemeenschap rond zijn charismatische maar controlerende oom, de tv-dominee die zijn jeugd vormde en zijn identiteit probeerde te breken.

A Catholic Classic—UPDATED AND EXPANDED! For 2,000 years, Catholicism—the largest religion in the world and in the United States—has shaped global history on a scale unequaled by any other institution. Triumph offers an accessible, affirmative, and exciting entry into that history. Inside...

Eight Seconds to Eternity isn’t written from a seminary classroom. It’s written from the arena. In a world where many avoid the book of Revelation because it feels confusing, intense, or overwhelming, professional barrel racer and bestselling author Marci Powell steps into it with clarity, grit, and unshakable faith.

In 1946, a single English word appeared in the Bible for the first time. That word was homosexuals. Independent historian and researcher Kathy Baldock traces how this modern term—unknown to the biblical world—was inserted into 1 Corinthians 6:9–10, reshaping Christian theology, fracturing families, and fueling decades of church policy and culture wars that continue today.

You can argue about God forever, and not change your mind. Believers and non-believers often talk at cross purposes, both failing to grasp what is really going on when we argue about God. So where do we go when the facts run out? Philosophy. Braiding the thought of the Stoics, Spinoza, Kant and other leading philosophers together with meditations on religious experience, Christopher Insole takes us beyond the limits of reason to a place where we might find empathy and reverence for all of our fellow persons, each in the struggle to live a meaningful life.

A sobrevivência do povo judeu, mantendo sua identidade, durante quase 2000 anos não é algo fácil de explicar, considerando numerosos episódios de preconceitos, segregação, perseguições, conversões forçadas, massacres e expulsões. Mais ainda, este mesmo povo lutou para se transformar em nação, com território, estrutura jurídico-política, língua própria, cultura e todos os demais elementos que caracterizam um Estado Nacional.

IIIT Books-In-Brief Series is a valuable collection of the Institute's key publications written in condensed form to give listeners a core understanding of the main contents of the original. Shaikh Muhammad al-Tahir ibn Ashur is the most renowned Zaytuna Imam and one of the great Islamic scholars of the 20th century. The publication of this translation of Shaikh Ibn Ashur's Treatise on Maqasid al-Shari'ah is a breakthrough in studies on Islamic law in the English language.

The signs of the times are everywhere, clearly pointing to the soon coming of Jesus Christ for the Church. This event is known as the "Rapture." It is the sudden evacuation of true followers of Christ from the earth before the time when God will pour out His wrath upon the wicked. The Blessed Hope of the church is the knowledge that we will not be on earth during that seven year time of tribulation in which half of the world perishes from war, disease, and famine.

Il Vaticano è un luogo unico, un'isola di ineguagliabile bellezza. Nelle sue pietre sono incisi quasi due millenni di eventi tumultuosi, di ardente spiritualità, aberrante crudeltà e fuoco creativo. Oggi è lo Stato più piccolo del mondo, ma in esso è concentrato un patrimonio culturale e artistico immenso.