Jon: 3174 books
Deception in War
Art Bluff Value Deceit Most Thrilling Episodes Cunning mil hist from The Trojan
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2003
While the battle for air supremacy is being waged in the skies, the coalition forces pull off a stunning, and ultimately decisive, deception. Later dubbed the “Hail Mary Pass,? it consists of the abrupt relocation of the coalition ground forces hundreds of miles to the West. Meanwhile, as inflatable...
When Saint Francis Saved the Church
How a Converted Medieval Troubadour Created a Spiritual Vision for the Ages
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2015
When Saint Francis Saved the Church offers a surprising new look at the world’s most popular saint, showing how this beloved, but often-mythologized character created a spiritual vision for the ages and may very well have rescued the Christian faith. In When Saint Francis Saved the Church (paperback),...
Mixed-Up Love
Relationships, Family, and Religious Identity in the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Dating, commitment, kids, and family--it's all hard work, and when you come from different religious backgrounds it's even harder.
Jon, a Catholic writer, and Michal, a Reconstructionist rabbi, live out the challenges of an interfaith relationship everyday as husband and wife, and as parents...
by Jon Vandermark
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2018
An in-depth look at the book of Lamentation. Join us on this incredible journey.
If I Could Do It All Over Again
Christian Leaders Share the Most Important Lessons of Their Lives *Tim Keller *Michael W. Smith *Anne Graham Lotz *Gary Chapman *Joni Eareckson Tada *Tony Evans *Ravi Zacharias
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016
Let the Lessons of the Past Pave the Way to a Better Future We've all thought about it at some point: What if I could go back in time and do it all over again? If there were a way, we each have decisions we would change, regrets we would erase, and mistakes we would undo.If I Could Do It All Over Again...
Searching for the Truth in the New Testament
Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2011
Searching for the Truth in the New Testament offers a comprehensive discussion of many Biblical passages in the New Testament and of those to which they refer in the Old Testament. It presents as well, noteworthy facts about the history of ancient Middle East and the evolution of the Early Church,...
Meditation Is Not What You Think
Mindfulness and Why It Is So Important
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Welcome to a master class in mindfulness.
Jon Kabat-Zinn is regarded as "one of the finest teachers of mindfulness you'll ever encounter" (Jack Kornfield). He has been teaching the tangible benefits of meditation in the mainstream for decades. Today, millions of people around the...
Religious Foundations of Western Civilization
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
World Religions
Religious Foundations of Western Civilization introduces students to the major Western world religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—their beliefs, key concepts, history, as well as the fundamental role they have played, and continue to play, in Western culture.
Contributors...
Light in the Dark Ages
The Friendship of Francisand Clare of Assisi
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2007
The Middle Ages were not so very dark, as the old textbooks say. As you will discover in this intriguing portrait of the first Franciscans, we live in dark ages whenever we become preoccupied with power. In this popular history, Jon Sweeney reveals the timeless temptations that come with being human---greed,...
Cloister Talks
Learning from My Friends the Monks
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Come along as author Jon M. Sweeney sits in the warm October sun talking with Father Luke or enjoys a December afternoon in the monastery with Father Ambrose.
In Cloister Talks, Sweeney offers a rare glimpse into his decades-long friendships with monks and shares the wisdom and insight for...
Phyllis Tickle
A Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2018
• Authorized text, initiated with Phyllis Tickle’s active involvement • Covers the full range of her life and work By the time of her death in 2015, Phyllis Tickle was one of the most beloved and respected figures in American religious life, and her writing offers a unique combination of the...
by Jon M. Sweeney
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
In the tradition of The St. Francis Prayer Book, Jon Sweeney offers an ancient-medieval way of understanding and experiencing the Gospel: the Holy Fool. This countercultural approach is exemplified in the life and teachings of Francis of Assisi, the most popular Saint in history, and his good friend,...
Beauty Awakening Belief
How the Medieval Worldview Inspires Faith Today
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
What once drove men to construct enormous abbeys and cathedrals, with gargoyles, rounded arches, rose windows, dark recesses, and flying buttresses? In the modern imagination, these structures are believed to tell a series of stories about the meaning of life, but this anachronism would have astounded...