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by Swami Nikhilananda, Dhan Gopal Mukerji III
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2011
An inspiring in-depth look at the nineteenth-century
Godman of India and Prophet of Harmony.
Sri Ramakrishna, one of the greatest spiritual personalities of our time, is widely recognized as the Prophet of the Harmony of Religions. After perfecting the practice of several religions—including...
The Jewish Approach to God
A Brief Introduction for Christians
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2012
A window into the Jewish understanding of God throughout
history and today—written especially for Christians.
In Jewish Scripture—Christianity's foundation—God's presence is everywhere: in nature, in history, and in the range of human experience. Yet the Torah, Maimonides, and 4,000 years...
Maimonides, Spinoza and Us
Toward an Intellectually Vibrant Judaism
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
A challenging look at two great Jewish philosophers, and what their thinking means to our understanding of God, truth, revelation and reason.
Moses Maimonides (11381204) is Jewish historys greatest exponent of a rational, philosophically sound Judaism. He strove to reconcile the teachings of...
Love and Terror in the God Encounter
The Theological Legacy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2011
The intellectual legacy of one of the twentieth century’s greatest religious thinkers—explained by a leading theologian of our day.
“It is only through experiencing the contradictions in human existence, through being overwhelmed by the divine presence, through the finite human being...
From Defender to Critic
The Search for a New Jewish Self
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
A Vital, Living Judaism Can Be Found When the Voice of the Past Engages Modern Experience
"[This] synthesis of tradition and modernity is not a philosophy meant to serve as the platform for a new movement or institution, but a process of living experience among individuals and communities...
Zen Effects
The Life of Alan Watts
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2013
The first and only full-length biography of one of
the most charismatic spiritual innovators of the twentieth century.
Through his widely popular books and lectures, Alan Watts (1915-1973) did more to introduce Eastern philosophy and religion to Western minds than any figure before or since....
by Paul Robeson Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2008
The long-awaited, untold, inside story of the rise of the legendary actor, singer, scholar, and activist. The first volume of this major biography breaks new ground.
The greatest scholar-athlete-performing artist in U.S. history, Paul Robeson was one of the most compelling figures of the twentieth...
Himmler's Crusade
The Nazi Expedition to Find the Origins of the Aryan Race
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2011
The compelling story of a trek across an exotic land–and the sinister consequences
It was an SS mission led by two complex individuals–one who was using the Nazis to pursue his own ends, and one so committed to Nazism that afterward he conducted racial experiments using the skulls of prisoners...
Tagore
The Mystic Poets
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2013
Discover How Tagore’s Spiritual Life and Vision Can Enlighten Your Own
"Rabindranath Tagore’s philosophical and spiritual thoughts transcend all limits of language, culture, and nationality. In his writings, the poet and mystic takes us on a spiritual quest and gives us a glimpse of...
The Woman Who Cured Cancer
The Story of Cancer Pioneer Virginia Livingston-Wheeler, M.D., and the Discovery of the Cancer-Causing Microbe
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
This story is now more relevant than ever as the latest science is now validating the protocols of Dr. Livingston-Wheeler who will one day be placed in the same class as Pasteur, Curie, Salk/Sabin and their discoveries.
Come by Here
My Mother's Life
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2007
Lavish praise for come by here
"With elegant simplicity and uncommon wisdom, Clarence Major gives us not just the truth of his mother's life but the unspoken truth behind the lie of color in the American story. A compelling narrative."
-- Rilla Askew, author, Fire in Beulah
"A...
by Lawrence P. Gouldrup
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1987
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1987
Anyone who has ever tried to write a family history knows that it can be overwhelming. Writing the Family Narrative offers a clear and concise explanation of how to write your history in a way that entertains as well as informs. Using his experience teaching creative writing, Lawrence P. Gouldrup,...
Bede Griffiths
An Introduction to His Spiritual Thought
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2012
One of today's foremost mystics introduces readers to the thought of one of the most important spiritual teachers of the past century.
Bede Griffiths—English Benedictine monk and lifelong friend of C.S. Lewis, who was his tutor at Oxford—wrote in 1955 to a friend: "I'm going out to...
Vivekananda, World Teacher
His Teachings on the Spiritual Unity of Humankind
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2011
A message of love, compassion and the spiritual unity of
humankind from one of India’s visionary teachers
Vivekananda’s message gives us hope for the future. His love for humanity gave him the mandate for his message, and his innate purity gave him an irresistible power that nobody could...