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Crusaders

The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands

by Dan Jones ...

A major new history of the Crusades with an unprecedented wide scope, told in a tableau of portraits of people on all sides of the wars, from the author of Powers and Thrones.For more than one thousand years, Christians and Muslims lived side by side, sometimes at peace and sometimes at war. When Christian armies seized Jerusalem in 1099, they began the most notorious period of conflict between ... Read more

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A major new history of the Crusades with an unprecedented wide scope, told in a tableau of portraits of people on all sides of the wars, from the author of Powers and Thrones.For more than one thousand years, Christians and Muslims lived side by side, sometimes at peace and sometimes at war. When Christian armies seized Jerusalem in 1099, they began the most notorious period of conflict between
... Read more
And Man Created God

A History of the World at the Time of Jesus

by Selina O'Grady ...

This popular history of ancient religions is "a wonderfully illuminating, prodigious tour de force of ecclesiastical anthropology" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).At the time of Jesus' birth, the world was full of gods. Thousands of them jostled, competed and merged with one another. Rulers and ruled turned to religion as a source of order and stability.To explore the power that religious belief ... Read more

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This popular history of ancient religions is "a wonderfully illuminating, prodigious tour de force of ecclesiastical anthropology" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).At the time of Jesus' birth, the world was full of gods. Thousands of them jostled, competed and merged with one another. Rulers and ruled turned to religion as a source of order and stability.To explore the power that religious belief
... Read more
Catherine de Medici

Renaissance Queen of France

by Leonie Frieda ...

The inspiration for the STARZ original series, The Serpent Queen — second season premiering July 12th!“A beautifully written portrait of a ruthless, subtle and fearless woman fighting for survival and power in a world of gangsterish brutality, routine assassination and religious mania. . . . Frieda has brought a largely forgotten heroine-villainess and a whole sumptuously vicious era back to life. ... Read more

$11.99 USD

The inspiration for the STARZ original series, The Serpent Queen — second season premiering July 12th!“A beautifully written portrait of a ruthless, subtle and fearless woman fighting for survival and power in a world of gangsterish brutality, routine assassination and religious mania. . . . Frieda has brought a largely forgotten heroine-villainess and a whole sumptuously vicious era back to life.
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The Problem of Pain

by C. S. Lewis ...

Why Must We Suffer?“If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?” And what about the suffering of animals, who neither deserve pain nor can be improved by it? The greatest Christian thinker of our time sets out to disentangle these knotty issues. With his signature wealth of compassion and insight, C.S. Lewis offers answers to these crucial questions and shares ... Read more

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Why Must We Suffer?“If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?” And what about the suffering of animals, who neither deserve pain nor can be improved by it? The greatest Christian thinker of our time sets out to disentangle these knotty issues. With his signature wealth of compassion and insight, C.S. Lewis offers answers to these crucial questions and shares
... Read more
Live Laugh Love

The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made

by Kristin Kobes Du Mez ...

**"A smart, endlessly interesting exercise in connecting cultural dots to learn how we got here." —Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewFrom the New York Times best-selling author of Jesus and John Wayne, a revelatory history of white Christian womanhood in the United States.**In her “paradigm-influencing” (Christianity Today) bestseller Jesus and John Wayne, which has changed how countless Americans ... Read more

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**"A smart, endlessly interesting exercise in connecting cultural dots to learn how we got here." —Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewFrom the New York Times best-selling author of Jesus and John Wayne, a revelatory history of white Christian womanhood in the United States.**In her “paradigm-influencing” (Christianity Today) bestseller Jesus and John Wayne, which has changed how countless Americans
... Read more
The Nag Hammadi Scriptures

The Revised and Updated Translation of Sacred Gnostic Texts Complete in One Volume

by Marvin W. Meyer, James M. Robinson ...

The Nag Hammadi Scriptures, edited by Marvin Meyer, is the most complete, up-to-date, one-volume, English-language edition of the renowned library of Gnostic manuscripts discovered in Egypt in 1945, which rivaled the Dead Sea Scrolls find in significance. It includes the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, and the recently discovered Gospel of Judas, as well as other Gnostic gospels and sacred ... Read more

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The Nag Hammadi Scriptures, edited by Marvin Meyer, is the most complete, up-to-date, one-volume, English-language edition of the renowned library of Gnostic manuscripts discovered in Egypt in 1945, which rivaled the Dead Sea Scrolls find in significance. It includes the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, and the recently discovered Gospel of Judas, as well as other Gnostic gospels and sacred
... Read more
Catechism of the Catholic Church, Ascension Edition

by USCCB ...

The edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church read by Fr. Mike Schmitz in The Catechism in a Year podcast.The Catechism contains the truth and beauty of the Catholic Faith’s most foundational teachings applied to the modern day. The Catechism of the Catholic Church, Ascension Edition makes the wisdom of this foundational document accessible through the Foundations of Faith approach.Now, ... Read more

$13.49 USD

The edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church read by Fr. Mike Schmitz in The Catechism in a Year podcast.The Catechism contains the truth and beauty of the Catholic Faith’s most foundational teachings applied to the modern day. The Catechism of the Catholic Church, Ascension Edition makes the wisdom of this foundational document accessible through the Foundations of Faith approach.Now,
... Read more
Notre-Dame

The Soul of France

by Agnès Poirier ...

The miraculous history of Notre Dame de Paris – its construction, near destructions and survival against all odds‘Vivid and engrossing… the opening chapter repays the cover price.’ ObserverWinner of The 2022 French Heritage Society Book AwardThe profound emotion felt around the world upon seeing images of Notre-Dame in flames opens up a series of questions: Why was everyone so deeply moved? Why ... Read more

$8.99 USD

The miraculous history of Notre Dame de Paris – its construction, near destructions and survival against all odds‘Vivid and engrossing… the opening chapter repays the cover price.’ ObserverWinner of The 2022 French Heritage Society Book AwardThe profound emotion felt around the world upon seeing images of Notre-Dame in flames opens up a series of questions: Why was everyone so deeply moved? Why
... Read more
The World's Religions, Revised and Updated

A Concise Introduction

by Huston Smith ...

The World’s Religions, by beloved author and pioneering professor Huston Smith (Tales of Wonder), is the definitive classic for introducing the essential elements and teachings of the world’s predominant faiths. This essential guide to comparative religion covers Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, as well as regional native traditions.This revised and updated ... Read more

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The World’s Religions, by beloved author and pioneering professor Huston Smith (Tales of Wonder), is the definitive classic for introducing the essential elements and teachings of the world’s predominant faiths. This essential guide to comparative religion covers Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, as well as regional native traditions.This revised and updated
... Read more
Hecate: The Ancient Greek Goddess of Witchcraft and Mythology

by Sebastian Berg ...

Invoke the powerful presence of Hecate and radically improve your life.Do ancient mythologies and mysteries enthrall you?Do you feel called to explore the spiritual and mystical?Are you curious to learn how to wield the transformative power of Hecate in your life?Of all the known ancient Greek goddesses, Hecate, the Goddess of the Crossroads and Witchcraft, is the most powerful, especially when it ... Read more

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Invoke the powerful presence of Hecate and radically improve your life.Do ancient mythologies and mysteries enthrall you?Do you feel called to explore the spiritual and mystical?Are you curious to learn how to wield the transformative power of Hecate in your life?Of all the known ancient Greek goddesses, Hecate, the Goddess of the Crossroads and Witchcraft, is the most powerful, especially when it
... Read more
Status of Women In Islam

by Yusuf Al-Hajj Ahmad ...

Series series Encyclopaedia of Muslim Juripudence
‘Status of Women in Islam’ is part of a book series by Yusuf Al-Hajj Ahmad. The series focuses on at addressing those matters of life and religion, which are essential in facilitating a woman’s role as a mother, teacher and nurturer. After “Encyclopedia of Islamic Jurisprudence Concerning Muslim Women” this book provides answers to some burning questions of the modern time and help readers ... Read more

$2.25 USD

‘Status of Women in Islam’ is part of a book series by Yusuf Al-Hajj Ahmad. The series focuses on at addressing those matters of life and religion, which are essential in facilitating a woman’s role as a mother, teacher and nurturer. After “Encyclopedia of Islamic Jurisprudence Concerning Muslim Women” this book provides answers to some burning questions of the modern time and help readers
... Read more
God 4.0

On the Nature of Higher Consciousness and the Experience Called "God"

by Robert Ornstein, Sally M. Ornstein ...

A stunning unification of science and tradition for a revolutionary new concept of spirituality to address the challenges of the modern worldThe book explores how our "everyday" mind works as a device for selecting just a few parts of the outside reality that are important for our survival. We don't experience the world as it is, but as a virtual reality-a small, limited system which evolved to ... Read more

$12.86 USD

A stunning unification of science and tradition for a revolutionary new concept of spirituality to address the challenges of the modern worldThe book explores how our "everyday" mind works as a device for selecting just a few parts of the outside reality that are important for our survival. We don't experience the world as it is, but as a virtual reality-a small, limited system which evolved to
... Read more
The Forge and the Crucible

The Origins and Structure of Alchemy

by Mircea Eliade ...

Primitive man's discovery of the ability to change matter from one state to another brought about a profound change in spiritual behavior. In The Forge and the Crucible, Mircea Eliade follows the ritualistic adventures of these ancient societies, adventures rooted in the people's awareness of an awesome new power.The new edition of The Forge and the Crucible contains an updated appendix, in which ... Read more

$27.26 USD

Primitive man's discovery of the ability to change matter from one state to another brought about a profound change in spiritual behavior. In The Forge and the Crucible, Mircea Eliade follows the ritualistic adventures of these ancient societies, adventures rooted in the people's awareness of an awesome new power.The new edition of The Forge and the Crucible contains an updated appendix, in which
... Read more
Temptations of Jesus

by Howard Thurman ...

In Tempations of Jesus, Howard Thurman takes us to the wilderness. With Jesus, we face the Tempter's challenges. We rejoice in the choices Jesus makes, in his insistence on doing God's will, and we pray for his guidance as we face the dilemmas of our own lives. ... Read more

$4.85 USD

In Tempations of Jesus, Howard Thurman takes us to the wilderness. With Jesus, we face the Tempter's challenges. We rejoice in the choices Jesus makes, in his insistence on doing God's will, and we pray for his guidance as we face the dilemmas of our own lives.
... Read more
The Barnabas Way

A New Perspective on Biblical Leadership

by Isaac A Smythia ...

The apostle Barnabas may be one of the most overlooked and yet most influential leaders of the New Testament. His impact on the church began with a simple gift to feed hungry believers, then grew into much more. Barnabas was trusted by the original apostles to lead the first organized church outside of Jerusalem, Antioch. He mentored Paul and later Mark, and pioneered the first missionary outreach ... Read more

$8.99 USD

The apostle Barnabas may be one of the most overlooked and yet most influential leaders of the New Testament. His impact on the church began with a simple gift to feed hungry believers, then grew into much more. Barnabas was trusted by the original apostles to lead the first organized church outside of Jerusalem, Antioch. He mentored Paul and later Mark, and pioneered the first missionary outreach
... Read more
The Transformations of Magic

Illicit Learned Magic in the Later Middle Ages and Renaissance

by Frank Klaassen ...

Series series Magic in History
In this original, provocative, well-reasoned, and thoroughly documented book, Frank Klaassen proposes that two principal genres of illicit learned magic occur in late medieval manuscripts: image magic, which could be interpreted and justified in scholastic terms, and ritual magic (in its extreme form, overt necromancy), which could not. Image magic tended to be recopied faithfully; ritual magic ... Read more

$25.91 USD

In this original, provocative, well-reasoned, and thoroughly documented book, Frank Klaassen proposes that two principal genres of illicit learned magic occur in late medieval manuscripts: image magic, which could be interpreted and justified in scholastic terms, and ritual magic (in its extreme form, overt necromancy), which could not. Image magic tended to be recopied faithfully; ritual magic
... Read more
The Jesuits

A History

by Markus Friedrich ...

Translated by John Noël Dillon ...

The most comprehensive and up-to-date exploration of one of the most important religious orders in the modern worldSince its founding by Ignatius of Loyola in 1540, the Society of Jesus—more commonly known as the Jesuits—has played a critical role in the events of modern history. From the Counter-Reformation to the ascent of Francis I as the first Jesuit pope, The Jesuits presents an intimate look ... Read more

$19.43 USD

The most comprehensive and up-to-date exploration of one of the most important religious orders in the modern worldSince its founding by Ignatius of Loyola in 1540, the Society of Jesus—more commonly known as the Jesuits—has played a critical role in the events of modern history. From the Counter-Reformation to the ascent of Francis I as the first Jesuit pope, The Jesuits presents an intimate look
... Read more
Philosophy in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds

A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 2

by Peter Adamson ...

Series series A History of Philosophy
Peter Adamson offers an accessible, humorous tour through a period of eight hundred years when some of the most influential of all schools of thought were formed: from the third century BC to the sixth century AD. He introduces us to Cynics and Skeptics, Epicureans and Stoics, emperors and slaves, and traces the development of Christian and Jewish philosophy and of ancient science. Chapters are ... Read more

$9.44 USD

Peter Adamson offers an accessible, humorous tour through a period of eight hundred years when some of the most influential of all schools of thought were formed: from the third century BC to the sixth century AD. He introduces us to Cynics and Skeptics, Epicureans and Stoics, emperors and slaves, and traces the development of Christian and Jewish philosophy and of ancient science. Chapters are
... Read more
You Are Worth It

Building a Life Worth Fighting For

by Kyle Carpenter, Don Yaeger ...

The youngest living Medal of Honor recipient **delivers an unforgettable memoir that "will inspire every reader” (**Jim Mattis)NATIONAL BESTSELLER | A Marine Commandant's Reading List selectionOn November 21, 2010, U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Kyle Carpenter was posted atop a building in violent Helmand Province, Afghanistan, when an enemy grenade skittered toward Kyle and fellow Marine Nick ... Read more

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The youngest living Medal of Honor recipient **delivers an unforgettable memoir that "will inspire every reader” (**Jim Mattis)NATIONAL BESTSELLER | A Marine Commandant's Reading List selectionOn November 21, 2010, U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Kyle Carpenter was posted atop a building in violent Helmand Province, Afghanistan, when an enemy grenade skittered toward Kyle and fellow Marine Nick
... Read more
Code Of The Illuminati

Part III of Memoirs Illustrating the History of Jacobinism

by Abbe Barreul ...

Code of the Illuminati?by Abbé Barreul ??"This is the third part (of four) of Abbe Barreul's massive polemic history of the French Revolution. This portion of this book is of interest because it contains extensive quotes from the actual literature of the Bavarian Illuminati. This is the most comprehensive work in English on the historical theory, structure and practice of the Bavarian Illuminati. ... Read more

$2.69 USD

Code of the Illuminati?by Abbé Barreul ??"This is the third part (of four) of Abbe Barreul's massive polemic history of the French Revolution. This portion of this book is of interest because it contains extensive quotes from the actual literature of the Bavarian Illuminati. This is the most comprehensive work in English on the historical theory, structure and practice of the Bavarian Illuminati.
... Read more
The GREAT Morning Revolution Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video

Discover a Rhythm of Prayer to Begin Each Day

by Tara Beth Leach ...

A 6-session video Bible study on exactly how to revolutionize your morning spiritual routine.What if your mornings could become more than just habit but an intentional way of prayerfully centering your day on God?On a typical morning, do you hit snooze a few times, or are you up before the alarm goes off? Perhaps not much happens until you've had your first cup of coffee. And if you have little ... Read more

$12.99 USD

A 6-session video Bible study on exactly how to revolutionize your morning spiritual routine.What if your mornings could become more than just habit but an intentional way of prayerfully centering your day on God?On a typical morning, do you hit snooze a few times, or are you up before the alarm goes off? Perhaps not much happens until you've had your first cup of coffee. And if you have little
... Read more
The Masculinity Manifesto

How a Man Establishes Influence, Credibility and Authority

by Ryan Michler ...

Men are not the enemy, and masculinity, contrary to what much of popular culture would have you believe, is the solution to what plagues individuals, families, and society as a whole.Men have a moral obligation to lead themselves and others well. Unfortunately, much of society has bought into and perpetuated the misguided idea that men have become the enemy of all that is right and good in a ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Men are not the enemy, and masculinity, contrary to what much of popular culture would have you believe, is the solution to what plagues individuals, families, and society as a whole.Men have a moral obligation to lead themselves and others well. Unfortunately, much of society has bought into and perpetuated the misguided idea that men have become the enemy of all that is right and good in a
... Read more
A Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino Portugués Lisbon - Porto - Santiago

including Camino Central, Variente Espiritual, Camino da Costa, & Senda Litoral

by John Brierley ...

2026 editionUpdated to include newer maps and photos, the latest edition in these comprehensive guidebooks to the Camino de Santiago (Portuguese Way) and its offshoots contains all the information needed by modern-day pilgrims wishing to walk the sacred Way of Saint James from Porto to Santiago. Overview route planners plus all 24 daily stage maps and detailed town plans help sojourners with as ... Read more

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2026 editionUpdated to include newer maps and photos, the latest edition in these comprehensive guidebooks to the Camino de Santiago (Portuguese Way) and its offshoots contains all the information needed by modern-day pilgrims wishing to walk the sacred Way of Saint James from Porto to Santiago. Overview route planners plus all 24 daily stage maps and detailed town plans help sojourners with as
... Read more
Hawaiian Spirituality

Book 1: The Hawaiian Understanding of Wellbeing

by Kumu Pa’a Lawrence Kalainia Kamani Aki ...

Series Book 1 - Hawaiian Spirituality Mini-Series
From one of the oldest, continuous teaching Lineages in Hawaii, Kumu Lawrence gets straight to the point about Hawaiian Spirituality. He takes you directly into the heart of more that 50 Generations of Ancestral Wisdom without all the "fluff" that often accompanies writings about Hawaiian Spirituality. In fact, Kumu is famous for saying "I don't fluff, I get straight to the point and tell you the ... Read more

$4.49 USD

From one of the oldest, continuous teaching Lineages in Hawaii, Kumu Lawrence gets straight to the point about Hawaiian Spirituality. He takes you directly into the heart of more that 50 Generations of Ancestral Wisdom without all the "fluff" that often accompanies writings about Hawaiian Spirituality. In fact, Kumu is famous for saying "I don't fluff, I get straight to the point and tell you the
... Read more

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