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Imagine There's No Heaven: How Atheism Helped Create the Modern World
Mitchell Stephens · Palgrave MacMillan Pages: 328 Format: Hardcover |
The historical achievements of religious belief have been large and well chronicled. But what about the accomplishments of those who have challenged religion? Traveling from classical Greece to twenty-first century America, Imagine There's No Heaven explores the role of disbelief... |
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Infinitesimal: How a Dangerous Mathematical Theory Shaped the Modern World
Amir Alexander · Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Pulsing with drama and excitement, Infinitesimal celebrates the spirit of discovery,innovation, and intellectual achievement--and it will forever change the way you look at a simple line.On August 10, 1632, five men in flowing black robes convened in a somber Roman palazzo to pass judgment... |
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Christendom Destroyed: Europe 1517-1648
Mark Greengrass · Viking; 1St Edition edition Format: Hardcover |
A remarkable new volume in the critically acclaimed Penguin History of Europe seriesFrom peasants to princes, no one was untouched by the spiritual and intellectual upheaval of the sixteenth century. Martin Luthers challenge to church authority forced Christians to examine their beliefs... |
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The Dark Box: A Secret History of Confession
John Cornwell · Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, Pages: 288 Format: Print book |
Confession is a crucial ritual of the Catholic Church, offering absolution of sin and spiritual guidance to the faithful. Yet this ancient sacrament has also been a source of controversy and oppression, culminating, as prize-winning historian John Cornwell reveals in The Dark Box, with... |
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Grand Central Question: Answering the Critical Concerns of the Major Worldviews
Abdu H. Murray , · IVP Books |
All religions and worldviews seek to answer the fundamental questions of human existence: Why am I here? What does it mean to be human? Why is there evil in the world and how do we deal with it? But not every worldview places equal emphasis on each issue. The main worldviews each tend... |
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Instinct: The Power to Unleash Your Inborn Drive
T. D. Jakes · FaithWords; 1St Edition edition Format: Hardcover |
An instant 1 New York Times bestseller for six weeks, Bishop T.D. Jakess smash-hit INSTINCT shows readers how to tap into their God-given intuition to achieve ultimate success. Whether you call it following your heart, a gut feeling, a hunch or intuition, instinct-the inner knowledge bubbling... |
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