Roots of Christian Mysticism - Text from the Patristic Era with Commentary (Clement Olivier)(Paperback / softback)

Roots of Christian Mysticism - Text from the Patristic Era with Commentary (Clement Olivier)(Paperback / softback)

The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition: From Plato to Denys (Louth Andrew)(Paperback)

Scholars of the patristic era have paid more attention to the dogmatic tradition in their period than to the development of Christian mystical theology. Andrew Louth aims to redress the balance. Recognizing that the intellectual form of this tradition was decisively influenced by Platonic ideas of

Celtic Christian Spirituality - Essential Writings - With Introduction And Commentary (Earle Mary C.)(Paperback / softback)

This introduction to Celtic Christian spirituality presents the primary texts from the Celtic Christian tradition. The facing-page commentary explores how faithful Christians and spiritual seekers use the writings of this lively tradition as ways of embodying and living the

The Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism (McGinn Bernard)(Paperback)

This clear and comprehensive anthology, culled from the vast corpus of Christian mystical literature by the renowned theologian and historian Bernard McGinn, presents nearly one hundred selections, from the writings of Origen of Alexandria in the third century to the work of twentieth-century

The Cloud of Unknowing (Wolters Clifton)(Paperback)

A classic of Christian mysticism, this marvelous guide to the contemplative life originated with the reflections of an unknown 14th-century priest who believed that a cloud of unknowing separates people from God. This cloud, the writer maintained, cannot be penetrated by intellect but only by

Ecstatic Confessions: The Heart of Mysticism (Buber Martin)(Paperback)

Beginning with Buber's seminal essay on mysticism, this book offers texts down the centuries from oriental, pagan, Gnostic, Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, Jewish and Muslim sources. It aims to convey some quality of an experience that is essentially beyond the power of words to

Bede: The Reckoning of Time (Bede)(Paperback / softback)

From the patristic age until the Gregorian calendar reform of 1582, computus - the science of time reckoning and art of calendar construction - was a subject of intense concern to medieval people. Bede's The Reckoning of Time (De temporum ratione) was the first comprehensive treatise on this

Christianity: An Ancient Egyptian Religion (Osman Ahmed)(Paperback)

Contends that the roots of Christian belief come not from Judaea but from Egypt - Shows that the Romans fabricated their own version of Christianity and burned the Alexandrian library as a way of maintaining political power - Builds on the arguments of the author's previous books The Hebrew

Roots of Romanticism (Berlin Isaiah)(Paperback / softback)

The Roots of Romanticism is the long-awaited text of Isaiah Berlin's most celebrated set of lectures, the Mellon Lectures, delivered in Washington in 1965 and heard since by a much wider audience on BBC

Broken Body - Journey to Wholeness (Vanier Jean)(Paperback / softback)

Jean Vanier examines the roots of brokenness withing the Jewish and Christian traditions and the meaning of the Good News of Jesus for our twentieth-century

Roots of Betrayal (Forrester James)(Paperback / softback)

The brilliant new Elizabethan thriller from the highly acclaimed author of SACRED

Great Christian Thinkers - From Clement To Scotus (XVI Benedict)(Paperback / softback)

In 50 brief chapters, originally delivered as public audiences to the faithful in St Peter's Square, Benedict XVI offers absorbing, perceptive, and often edifying sketches of some of Christianity's greatest thinkers and writers. The historical circumstances and theological ideas of each are

The Gospel of Luke (Gadenz Pablo T.)(Paperback)

This Catholic commentary on Luke interprets Scripture from within the living tradition of the Church for pastoral ministers, lay readers, and

Henri Cartier-Bresson (Cheroux Clement)(Paperback / softback)

From his early encounters with the Surrealists, his film work and his experiences in the Second World War, to the development of his own personal aesthetic, the concept of the decisive moment, and the foundation of Magnum Photos, Henri Cartier-Bresson's influence on the world has been profound

Swamp Thing: New Roots (Various)(Paperback)

Swamp Thing surfaces from the murky depths of the DC archives with both new and classic tales from some of the best storytellers and artists in comics The perfect blend of valor and terror, Swamp Thing is easily one of the most iconic monsters in the dark fringes of the DC Universe. Explore the

The Buddha Before Buddhism: Wisdom from the Early Teachings (Fronsdal Gil)(Paperback)

A translation with commentary of one of the earliest of the surviving Buddhist texts, which reveals the teachings to be remarkably simple and free of religious trappings. The Aṭṭhakavagga, or 'Book of Eights,' is believed by scholars to be among the earliest of written Buddhist texts, and in it

Prayer - Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God (Keller Timothy)(Paperback / softback)

A manual for the Christian life from trusted pastor and bestselling author of The Reason for God and The Prodigal

Road Less Travelled - Thoughts on life from the pen of a single Christian (Henry Heather)(Paperback / softback)

Mabinogion(Paperback / softback)

'On the bank of the river he saw a tall tree: from roots to crown one half was aflame and the other green with leaves' Drawing on myth, folklore and history, the stories of the Mabinogion passed from generations of storytellers before they were written down in the thirteenth century in the form we

Ladies in Waiting - a history of court life from the Tudors to the present day (Somerset Anne)(Paperback / softback)

An illuminating commentary on court life from the Tudors to the present

New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law (Study Edition) (Beal John P.)(Paperback)

An entirely new and comprehensive commentary by canon lawyers from North America and Europe, with a revised English translation of the Code. Reflects the enormous developments in canon law since the publication of the original commentary. Now in

Wildflower Hill (Freeman Kimberley)(Paperback / softback)

From the class divisions of depression-era Glasgow, to the rolling pastures of a rural Tasmanian sheep farm. An unforgettable story of passion, love, secrets and

Drinking Molotov Cocktails with Gandhi (Boyle Mark)(Paperback / softback)

Drinking Molotov Cocktails With Gandhi attacks the very roots of the world's crises and reframes our understanding of how to solve them. It is eloquent, visionary and beautifully wrought - a turning point in our journey towards an ecological

Transgender History: The Roots of Today's Revolution (Stryker Susan)(Paperback)

A timely second edition of the classic text on transgender history, with a new introduction and updated material throughout Covering American transgender history from the mid-twentieth century to today, Transgender History takes a chronological approach to the subject of transgender history, with