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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

    $11.69 USD

  • 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

    $3.99 USD

  • 製造狂熱：看穿玫瑰色眼鏡下的「躁狂」，識破心靈課程與宗教體驗的心理操控術

    Manufacturing Mania: The Dopamine Hypothesis of Religious Experience

    by 約翰．亞歷山大．亨特博士, Dr. John Alexander Hunter ...
    Translated by 劉子瑄 ...
    Series series FROM
    ＊追尋心靈成長，可別落入「多巴胺騙局」！結合神經科學、心理學與現身說法，LGAT研究專家亨特博士的警世之作。＊「轉化」與「突破」只是精心設計的幻象，人為操弄的「類躁症」才是殘酷的真相！＊「你的心靈不需要課程」影片製作人錫蘭專文推薦；桃園療養院副院長李俊宏醫師審訂、導讀。別讓你的大腦，成為他人操控的玩物！為什麼成千上萬的人願意支付高額學費，忍受羞辱與精神折磨？為什麼有的人在經歷「神聖體驗」的狂喜之後，旋即墜入地獄般的憂鬱情緒？是什麼原因，讓理性的成年人一夕之間崩潰痛哭，隨後又陷入狂喜？答案也許不是因為過於脆弱，而是人類的大腦太過努力了。風暴、日食、地震和其他「無法解釋」的現象曾被視為神的意志或超自然現象，但隨著我們對大自然的理解不斷加深，曾經是超自然的現象也能用科學方法解釋。在宗教背景或是大型團體覺察訓練（LGAT）的環境中，經歷的愛、希望、喜悅、力量、意義和超越，這種「喜悅」與「轉化」體驗 ... Read more

    Was $9.76 USD Now $8.30 USD

  • 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

    $14.09 USD

  • The Battle for God

    A History of Fundamentalism

    by Karen Armstrong ...
    In the late twentieth century, fundamentalism has emerged as one of the most powerful forces at work in the world, contesting the dominance of modern secular values and threatening peace and harmony around the globe. Yet it remains incomprehensible to a large number of people. In The Battle for God, Karen Armstrong brilliantly and sympathetically shows us how and why fundamentalist groups came ... Read more

    $7.39 USD

  • 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

    $11.49 USD

  • 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

    $21.89 USD

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  • 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

    $15.89 USD

  • Jesus and John Wayne

    How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation

    by Kristin Kobes Du Mez ...
    **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn Independent Press BestsellerThe “paradigm-influencing” book (Christianity Today) that is fundamentally transforming our understanding of white evangelicalism in America.**Jesus and John Wayne is a sweeping, revisionist history of the last seventy-five years of white evangelicalism, revealing how evangelicals have worked to replace the Jesus of the Gospels with an idol ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Encountering God

    A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banaras

    by Diana L. Eck ...
    A clarion call for interfaith dialogue in the U.S., this “splendid exposition of non-Christian approaches to God . . . encourages an increased religious literacy that . . . will contribute richness and diversity to our national identity” (Publishers Weekly)In this tenth-anniversary edition of Encountering God, religious scholar Diana Eck shows why dialogue with people of other faiths remains ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • 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

    $24.69 USD

  • The Total Money Makeover Updated and Expanded

    A Proven Plan for Financial Peace

    by Dave Ramsey ...
    Series series The Total Money Makeover
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER — A Trusted Plan for Becoming Debt-Free with Over 8 Million Copies Sold.Do you want to build a budget that actually works for you? Are you ready to transform your relationship with money? This New York Times bestseller has already helped millions of people just like you learn how to develop everyday money-saving habits with the help of America's favorite personal finance ... Read more

    $18.49 USD

  • A Return to Love

    Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles

    by Marianne Williamson ...
    Series series The Marianne Williamson Series
    ***THE BELOVED INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER***"I have never been more moved by a book than I am by this one.” — O MagazineA classic spiritual guide for personal transformation. Marianne Williamson shares her reflections on A Course in Miracles and her insights on the application of love in the search for inner peace.In this powerful work of spiritual psychotherapy, Williamson reveals how we each can ... Read more

    $11.49 USD

  • A Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés)

    St. Jean Pied de Port • Santiago de Compostela

    by John Brierley ...
    2026 editionNow updated to include newer maps and photos, this comprehensive guidebook to the Camino de Santiago and its offshoots contains all the information needed by modern-day pilgrims wishing to walk the sacred Way of St. James. Overview route planners plus daily stage maps and detailed town plans help sojourners with all the advance preparation they need. The maps feature contour guides to ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

  • Wayfarer

    Love, loss and life on Britain’s ancient paths

    by Phoebe Smith ...
    Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Book of the Year 2025 A Financial Times best summer travel book of 2024 Travel Book of the Year at the Inspire Global Media Awards'A powerfully delicate book of love, loss and discovery, along paths of emotional understanding and physical wonder.' Raynor WinnOn an assignment to walk the most famous pilgrimage in the world – the Camino de Santiago, in ... Read more

    $14.49 USD

  • The Bhagavad Gita

    by Eknath Easwaran ...
    Series Book 1 - Easwaran's Classics of Indian Spirituality
    The Bhagavad Gita is the best known of all the Indian scriptures, and Eknath Easwaran’s best-selling translation is reliable, readable, and profound.Easwaran's 55-page introduction places the Bhagavad Gita in its historical setting, and brings out the universality and timelessness of its teachings. Chapter introductions clarify key concepts, and notes and a glossary explain Sanskrit terms.Easwaran ... Read more

    $9.59 USD

  • The Jesus Discoveries

    10 Historic Finds That Bring Us Face-to-Face with Jesus

    by Jeremiah Johnston ...
    Over 100,000 Copies Sold#1 New York Times Bestseller#1 Amazon BestsellerUSA Today BestsellerPublishers Weekly **Bestseller10 Historic Finds That Support the Truth of Christianity**In an age of growing skepticism, many demand hard evidence before believing anything is true--especially when it comes to Jesus and the Bible... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Reading Life

    The Joy of Seeing New Worlds Through Others' Eyes

    by C. S. Lewis ...
    The revered teacher and bestselling author of such classic Christian works as Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters reflects on the power, importance, and joy of a life dedicated to reading books in this delightful collection drawn from his wide body of writings.More than fifty years after his death, revered intellectual and teacher C. S. Lewis continues to speak to readers, thanks not only ... Read more

    $16.09 USD

  • Curses, Hexes & Crossing

    by S. Connolly ...
    Renowned Daemonolatress S. Connolly explores the taboo topic of Execration Magick from a unique & darker path & perspective. This book covers cursing from Ancient Egypt to modern times and gives the modern magician plenty to consider when it comes to cursing, hexing, and crossing enemies; as well as learning to break bad habits and curse bad situations. Also included is a section about protections ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Breakfast at the Victory

    by James P. Carse ...
    "This was true mystical vision. This I could never have anticipated. But I knew that we were both on the same galactic journey into the great void that contains us all. I was standing before a boundlessness that could swallow the stars in a heartbeat."--from Breakfast at the Victory ... Read more

    $12.19 USD

  • The Essential Rumi - reissue

    New Expanded Edition

    by Coleman Barks ...
    This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems of Rumi.Through his lyrical translations, Coleman Barks has been instrumental in bringing this exquisite Sufi poetry to a remarkably wide range of readers, making the ecstatic, spiritual poetry of thirteenth-century Sufi Mystic Rumi more popular than ... Read more

    $12.19 USD

  • 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

    $11.39 USD

  • Reasoning from the Scriptures with the Mormons

    by Ron Rhodes, Marian Bodine ...
    Have the Mormons ever left you unsure of what to say? Their arguments are convincing, their teachings seem indisputable, and their stand on what they believe is firm. How can you effectively communicate to the Mormons that their gospel does not match up with the Bible? One of the best ways is to ask penetrating questions. Cult experts Ron Rhodes and Marian Bodine will help you understand the main ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • The Pocket Guide to the Saints

    From Mary and St. Francis of Assisi to John XXIII and Mother Teresa

    by Richard P. McBrien ...
    This pocket edition of Richard McBrien's Lives of the Saints is the perfect concise, handy reference for scholars, students, and general readers. ... Read more

    $14.09 USD