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In this revelatory exploration of Gnostic wisdom and the Tripartite Tractate, you are invited to remember the truth of your existence and reclaim the knowledge that was always yours.

Are there any logical reasons to believe in God? Mathematician and best-selling author John Allen Paulos thinks not. In Irreligion he presents the case for his own worldview, organizing his book into 12 chapters that refute the 12 arguments most often put forward for believing in God's existence.

Kierkegaard discusses Genesis 22:1-18, the story of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac. He notes that Abraham was all willing to sacrifice his son in the name of god, without tears or complaint; he simply obeyed. He argues that faith requires passion - something that Abraham clearly had and that you must experience it yourself or you could never truly understand.

The debate between science and religion is never out of the news: Emotions run high, fueled by polemical best sellers like The God Delusion and, at the other end of the spectrum, high-profile campaigns to teach "Intelligent Design" in schools. Yet there is much more to the debate than the clash of these extremes. As Thomas Dixon shows in this balanced and thought-provoking introduction, many have seen harmony rather than conflict between faith and science. 

Michael Carrithers guides us through the complex and sometimes conflicting information that Buddhist texts give about the life and teaching of the Buddha. He discusses the social and political background of India in the Buddha's time, and traces the development of his thought. He also assesses the rapid and widespread assimilation of Buddhism and its contemporary relevance. Well-paced and informative, this introduction will enlighten not only those who study Buddhism and comparative religion but anyone intrigued by the remarkable philosophy of one of the greatest religious thinkers.

The Insistence of God presents the provocative idea that God does not exist, God insists, while God's existence is a human responsibility, which may or may not happen. For John D. Caputo, God's existence is haunted by "perhaps," which does not signify indecisiveness but an openness to risk, to the unforeseeable. Perhaps constitutes a theology of what is to come and what we cannot see coming. Responding to current critics of continental philosophy, Caputo explores the materiality of perhaps and the promise of the world.

Discover the Dawn of a New Christian Civilization In The Fourth Political Theory in Biblical Perspective, Jay Rogers presents a groundbreaking vision for a renewed Christian civilization rising from the ashes of modernity’s collapse. Drawing on critical analyses of geopolitical giants like Ray Dalio, Samuel Huntington, and Aleksandr Dugin, Rogers argues that the world is undergoing a seismic shift—away from globalist Liberalism and toward a multipolar order where faith, family, and biblical values reclaim their central role. The book traces America’s roots as a Christian nation ...

What do you do when your religious beliefs differ from your spouse, parent, child, sibling, or friend? For many Mormons, these differences can be heartbreaking. This book explores how truth, beauty, and goodness can save our relationships even when we disagree with those we love.

Stanley Grenz charts the postmodern landscape. He shows the threads that link art and architecture, philosophy and fiction, literary theory, and television. He shows how the postmodern phenomenon has actually been in the making for a century and then introduces readers to the gurus of the postmodern mind-set. What he offers here is truly an indispensable guide for understanding today's culture.

In this book, you'll learn St. Thomas Aquinas's unique powers of intellect and will, and how he can train us to perfect them. The bestselling author of The One-Minute Aquinas offers here a fully guided tutorial of exercises to perfect your intellectual powers of memory, understanding, logical reasoning, shrewdness, foresight, circumspection, practical wisdom, and so much more that lead to happier and holier lives.

Isaac Asimov said that "whatever the tortures of hell, I think the boredom of heaven would be even worse." Such quandaries are the bread and butter of philosophy of religion. Questioning why evil exists, whether God could create a stone he couldn't lift, and if the wonder of life suggests a Creator, this fascinating branch of philosophy is concerned with arguments for and against religion, and what form an immortal god (or gods) would take if in existence. Charles Taliaferro provides a clear exploration of the discipline, introducing a wide range of philosophers.

This book is taken from an informal writing seminar that Jamie Buckingham taught one year prior to his death. A number of Christian authors were in attendance. All of them were in ministry and had taken up writing as a part of their ministry, even though many were not trained as writers. Jamie was asked to impart his gift to them. The audience included some who were working on their first book and others who had sold millions of copies of their books. Since the seminar was informal and not originally intended for publication, the participant's comments have been removed from the text. Jamie...

Transcendence and History is an analysis of what philosopher Eric Voegelin described as “the decisive problem of philosophy”: the dilemma of the discovery of transcendent meaning and the impact of this discovery on human self-understanding. The explicit recognition and symbolization of transcendent meaning originally occurred in a few advanced civilizations worldwide during the first millennium.

Of all of his works, The Philosophy of Spiritual Activity is the one that Steiner himself believed would have the longest life, and the greatest spiritual and cultural consequences. It was written as a phenomenological account of the results of observing the human soul, according to the methods of natural science.

God, Humanity, and the Early Patriarchs: Unlock Philo’s Lessons on Life and Virtue Continue your journey with the second volume of The Works of Philo: A Modern Translation, exploring divine wisdom, moral responsibility, and the early stories of the Bible. Readable, Faithful Translation – Clear English rendering of Philo’s Greek that retains nuance and philosophical depth. Biblical Figures in Focus – Examine Noah, Abraham, and the origins of human civilization through allegory and insight. Ethics, Labor, and Virtue – Discover Philo’s perspectives on sobriety, work, morality, and ...

Adolf Hitler spilled the blood of millions for his own sake. Jesus Christ shed his own blood for the sake of millions. Hitler set himself up as a god and the masses succumbed. Jesus Christ was God in the form of lowly man. Hitler created a living hell for the masses. Jesus endured hell to save the masses. Hitler's name is synonymous with power, evil, and genocide. Jesus' name with love, peace, and life. Put the two in a room together and you won't believe your ears.

You already live as if some things are really wrong. Not just inconvenient. Not just unpopular. Wrong. That is why betrayal cuts deeper than disagreement. That is why injustice feels heavier than preference. That is why even people who call morality “subjective” still speak in the language of fairness, dignity, blame, and justice when life gets real. The Moral Signature: Why Right and Wrong Point to a Moral Lawgiver is Book 4 in the TruthScripts series, Does God Exist?—written for thoughtful skeptics, seekers, doubters, and believers in transition who want clarity without pressure. ...

A Textbook of Theosophy presents one of the clearest and most enduring summaries of the Theosophical worldview—an approach that stands simultaneously as philosophy, religion, and science, yet remains distinct from all three in its claim to unveil the universal truth behind every faith and every era of human inquiry.

The Egyptian concept of God is based on recognizing the multiple attributes of the Divine. The book details more than 80 divinities (gods/goddesses), how they act and interact to maintain the universe, and how they operate in the human being - As Above so Below, and As Below so Above.

A Letter Concerning Toleration by John Locke was originally published in Latin in 1689. It was Locke's response to the problem of religion and government; he proposed religious toleration as the answer. For Locke, the only way a church gains genuine converts is through persuasion, not violence. Arguing that the government should not involve itself in spiritual matters, he offers three main reasons.