Practices category: 4429 books
by Emma J Wells
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2016
This book leads the modern traveller along seven medieval pilgrim routes of Britain (those with historic origins, rather than modern constructs), taking in world-famous sites such as Canterbury and Lindisfarne in addition to out-of-the-way locations along paths not so widely travelled. Each route...
by Julie Young, Father Eric Augenstein
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
Catholicism has been a prominent Christian sect for more than 1,700 years, and is professed by more than 1.2 billion people worldwide. People outside the faith who seek to understand it sometimes have trouble comprehending its structure, values, traditions, and beliefs. Idiot's Guides: Catholicism...
If You Want to be a Witch
A Practical Introduction to the Craft
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2013
Choosing the right book to learn about the Old Religion can be quite challenging. If You Want to Be a Witch is dedicated to those who want an easy-to-read, yet thorough, introduction to the Craft and its practices.
Filling in the gaps often found in other Wiccan guides, this primer explains...
The Flame in the Cauldron
A Book of Old-Style Witchery
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
Few words entice and incite like the word witchery. Thousands of self-identified witches, pagans, and magical practitioners embrace the word, but seldom go beyond the practice of the well-accepted and learned forms of "traditional" witchcraft to explore the path of old-witchery. Orion Foxwood...
A Handbook of Saxon Sorcery & Magic
Wyrdworking, Rune Craft, Divination, and Wortcunning
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Discover the secrets of Saxon sorcery, and learn how to craft rune charms, brew potions, cast effective spells, and use magical techniques to find love and prosperity. Exploring the practices and customs of the Anglo-Saxons hidden in English folk traditions, this book shares techniques for making...
Gay Witchcraft
Empowering the Tribe
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2003
When Christopher Penczak was introduced to Witchcraft, he found a spiritual path that hononred and embraced his homosexuality. Now he has written a book of clearheaded theory and practice that is bound to become a classic. With Gay Witchcraft, Penczak joins the ranks of his forebearers in spirit,...
Transformative Witchcraft
The Greater Mysteries
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
Beyond the Taboos, the Power of Magick Awaits
The rites and rituals of Witchcraft are life-changing experiences, but they are also steeped in mystery. Transformative Witchcraft delves into some of the most persistent mysteries of the Craft and provides insightful guidance for raising and directing...
by Donna Schaper
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 1999
The third in Cowley's Cloister Book series, Sabbath Keeping is a collection of ten meditations, each exploring a different aspect of keeping the sabbath and ending with a prayer. Since it is a difficult art in a society that does not value rest, Schaper encourages small acts of sabbath keeping that...
by Martin Buber
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
Famous Zionist philosopher Martin Buber introduces the Western audience in his modern masterpiece. This book is a result of forty years of study, and Buber interprets the ideas and motives that underlie the great Jewish religious movement of Hasidism and its creator, Baal-Shem. Buber’s interpretation...
Anthonius Margaritha and the Jewish Faith
Jewish Life and Conversion in Sixteenth-Century Germany
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
A biography of Anthonius Margaritha, convert to Christianity and reporter on Jewish life and religious practices.
The Rise and Fall of the Incomparable Liturgy
The Book Of Common Prayer, 1559-1906
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
‘The Peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and the love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.’
The Book of Common Prayer, with local variations, is still used in churches inside and outside the Anglican Communion in over 50 countries...
The Accidental Anglican
The Surprising Appeal of the Liturgical Church
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2010
Many are longing for historical connectedness and for theology that is "not tied to the whims of contemporary culture, but to apostolic-era understandings of Christian faith and practice." They also yearn for rhythms and routines that build spiritual health. Still others are responding to...
The Sounds of Our Offerings
Achieving Excellence in Church Music
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2011
The Sounds of Our Offerings is good news about the music of the church. It recounts what has been learned from studying nine congregations where music promotes the full, active, conscious participation of the worshipers and where it has done so consistently and coherently for many years. Pastors and...
Holy Roar
7 Words That Will Change The Way You Worship
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2018
What does it mean to praise God?
In the ancient world, something extraordinary happened when God's people gathered to worship Him. It was more than just singing; it was a declaration, a proclamation, a time to fully embody praise to God for who He is and what he has done. In fact, in the Psalms,...