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The Thieves of Golgotha: A Novel

D. S. Lliteras · Hampton Roads Publishing; 1ST edition
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

One event has had more influence on Western culture than almost any other in history: the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. For 2,000 years the world has sought to better know, and to better understand, this man and His message. But what about the two criminals who were crucified alongside...
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Bead One, Pray Too: A Guide to Making and Using Prayer Beads

Kimberly Winston · Morehouse
Pages: 173
Format: Paperback

In stories and pictures, this book shows how people of all faith traditions use prayer beads as a spiritual tool and a means of expressing their creativity. Every major world religion has a tradition of praying with beads and all are explored here, including the history and use of beads...
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Return to Life: Extraordinary Cases of Children Who Remember Past Lives

Jim B. Tucker · St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Dr. Tucker, in a follow-up to his book Life Before Life, explores American cases of young children who report memories of previous livesA first-person account of Jim Tucker's experiences with a number of extraordinary children with memories of past lives, Return to Life focuses mostly...
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The Everything Wicca and Witchcraft Book: Rituals, spells, and sacred objects for everyday magick

Skye Alexander · Adams Media
Pages: 308
Format: Paperback

What's the difference between white and black magick?Will a spell really bring love into my life?Can I practice Wicca without joining a coven?The Everything Wicca and Witchcraft Book, 2nd Edition uncovers the fascinating history and allure of witchcraft, cutting through common misconceptions,...
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Gandhi and the Unspeakable: His Final Experiment with Truth

James W. Douglass · Orbis Books
Pages: 168
Format: Hardcover

In 1948, at the dawn of his country s independence, Mohandas Gandhi, father of the Indian independence movement and a beloved prophet of nonviolence, was assassinated by Hindu nationalists. In riveting detail, author James W. Douglass shows as he previously did with the story of JFK how police...
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The Miracle

John L'Heureux · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 221
Format: Book

John L'Heureux has been acclaimed as "[a] master storyteller ... elegant, cunning, and wickedly funny" (The Washington Post) . Now, in a pitch-perfect, deeply satisfying work of fiction, he enters the world of an unorthodox young priest whose faith is put to the test. Young...
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The Lord Is My Shepherd: Healing Wisdom of the Twenty-third Psalm

Harold S. Kushner · Knopf; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the best-selling When Bad Things Happen to Good People and Living a Life That Matters–a new book of practical spirituality, of inspiration and encouragement gleaned from what may be the best-known and best-loved chapter in the Bible: the Twenty-third Psalm. “The...
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Seventy Times Seven: The Power of Forgiveness

Johann Christoph Arnold · Plough
Pages: 173
Format: Paperback

Having seen anger, resentment, and bitterness consume too many lives, the author of this book argues that forgiveness is the only route to relieving the sting of life's deepest hurts. Seventy Times Seven tells stories of real people scarred by crime, betrayal, abuse, and war-people...
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