Religion : Christianity

This book provides a study of the writing career of Robert Persons, leader of the Elizabethan Jesuits, and seen as an apostolate as well as a polemical contestation. It relates Persons's interventions in various controversies during the period 1580–1610 to the formative purposes of the Christian Directory (1582), his famous and phenomenally successful work of devotion. This book was originally known as the Book of Resolution, which also refers to Persons's indefatigability as a writer. The study makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the polemical context of post-Reformation Catholicism in England, and to the Jesuit notion of the 'apostolate of writing'. more...

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Incorporates 'Richard J. Foster's Study Guide for Celebration of Discipline,' a 78-page text only available in print in a standalone edition. Praised by many as the most important contemporary book on Christian spirituality, this enduring guidebook has sold more than one and a quarter million copies. In the twenty years since its publication, Celebration .. more...

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Written by church consultant Will ManciniÑan expert on a new kind of visioning process to help churches develop a stunningly unique model of ministry that leads to redemptive movement. He guides churches away from an internal focus to emphasize parti more...

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Through practical examples, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Christian Prayers and Devotions demonstrates the impact of down-to-earth conversations with God. Organized by topic, this volume is ideal for browsing through prayers and devotions according to the your interest—from joy and depression to assistance and gratitude—and contains both modern-day prayers and prayers from antiquity. --The only book currently on the market to include both prayers and devotions for Christians. --Organized by topic: joy, depression, giving thanks at holiday time, asking for assurance, prayers of contentment, prayers of salvation, and much more. --Author has written numerous books on religious topics and has been a prominent figure in religious publishing more...

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The Confessions of St. Augustine is the collection of St. Augustine's thirteen autobiographical books, each singly known as Confessions . In these books he details his sinful youth, his conversion to Christianity, and the regrets he thereafter lives with of his previous convictions and action. It is an incredibly important work, both as the theological study of his thought processes and development and also as a minute historical account from the 4th and 5th centuries. more...

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