Cascade Books, December 2013. Trade Paperback. According to Hebrews, the Son of God appeared to 'break the power of him who holds the power of death--that is, the devil--and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.' What does it mean to be..... More
Harvest Books, June 1971. Trade Paperback. "We need others physically, emotionally, intellectually; we need them if we are to know anything, even ourselves." We hear often that love is patient and kind, not envious or prideful. We hear that human love is a reflection of divine love. We hear that..... More
Watkins Publishing, November 2016. Hardcover. This eye-opening collection of texts sheds light on the esoteric knowledge of Gnosticism, revealing intimate conversations between Jesus and his Disciples In 1945, several gospels, hidden since the first century, were found in the Egyptian Desert at Nag Hammadi. This discovery caused a sensation as..... More
HarperOne, February 2017. Trade Paperback. A repackaged edition of the revered author's spiritual memoir, in which he recounts the story of his divine journey and eventual conversion to Christianity. C. S. Lewis--the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters..... More
Penguin Classics, May 1984. Trade Paperback. St. Augustine's masterpiece is an interpretation of history in terms of the struggle between good and evil: the City of God in conflict with the City of the Devil. Abridged for the modern reader. More
Harvest Books, June 1980. Trade Paperback. "I saw well why the gods do not speak to us openly, nor let us answer . . . Why should they hear the babble that we think we mean? How can they meet us face to face till we have faces?" Haunted by..... More
Harper Perennial, March 2022. Trade Paperback. New York Times Notable Book of 2018 Library Journal Best Book of 2018 "[2017] saw a profusion of books about Martin Luther to mark the 500th anniversary of his posting the 95 Theses. Massing widens the lens wondrously, bringing in Erasmus, the great humanist..... More
HarperSanFrancisco, February 2001. Trade Paperback. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis is a classic masterpiece of religious satire that entertains readers with its sly and ironic portrayal of human life and foibles from the vantage point of Screwtape, a highly placed assistant to "Our Father Below." At once wildly comic..... More
Orthodox Church in America, July 1995. Trade Paperback. Light shelf wear and minor creasing on the cover. More
Harper Perennial, March 2022. Trade Paperback. New York Times Notable Book of 2018 Library Journal Best Book of 2018 "[2017] saw a profusion of books about Martin Luther to mark the 500th anniversary of his posting the 95 Theses. Massing widens the lens wondrously, bringing in Erasmus, the great humanist..... More
Markus Wiener Publishers, March 2005. Paper Back. Capoeira is a unique music-dance-sport-play activity created by African slaves in Brazil, and Candomblé is a hybrid religion combining Catholic and African beliefs and practices. The two are closely interconnected. Capoeira and Candomblé have for centuries made up a coherent form of Brazilian..... More
Harvest Books, June 1980. Trade Paperback. "I saw well why the gods do not speak to us openly, nor let us answer . . . Why should they hear the babble that we think we mean? How can they meet us face to face till we have faces?" Haunted by..... More
Fortress Press, January 1980. Hardcover. Previous owner's name. More
Vintage, December 1989. Trade Paperback. Newly translated and unabridged in English for the first time, Simone de Beauvoir's masterwork is a powerful analysis of the Western notion of "woman," and a groundbreaking exploration of inequality and otherness. This long-awaited new edition reinstates significant portions of the original French text that..... More
Touchstone Books, June 1996. Trade Paperback. Why Must Humanity Suffer? C.S. Lewis, the master apologist, tackles the question that has plagued humanity for centuries. If God is both omnipotent and good, how can we explain the pain and suffering that people experience daily? And what of the suffering of animals..... More
HarperSanFrancisco, February 2001. Trade Paperback. A classic work on grief, A Grief Observed is C.S. Lewis's honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of loss. Written after his wife's tragic death as a way of surviving the "mad midnight moments," A Grief Observed..... More
Random House, February 2018. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "A meditation on sense-making when there's no sense to be made, on letting go when we can't hold on, and on being unafraid even when we're terrified."--Lucy Kalanithi "Belongs on the shelf alongside other terrific books about this difficult subject..... More
Anchor, October 2020. Trade Paperback. A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK ONE OF THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR The significance of scripture may not be immediately obvious in our secular world, but its misunderstanding is perhaps the root cause of many of today's controversies. The sacred..... More
W W Norton & Co Inc, April 1997. Trade Paperback. Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, feted by Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and the House of Windsor, and eulogized throughout the world's media, Mother Teresa of Calcutta has entered that most select of sanctums: the house of living saints. More
Macmillan Company, November 1977. First American. Cloth. More
Harper & Row, June 1967. Cloth. Book bound in heavy beige cloth with bright gold lettering along the spine. Shelf wear, edge wear and a few small closed tears on the jacket. Mylar wrapped to preserve. More
Lippincott / A.J. Holman Company / Trumpet Books, August 1976. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback reprint. Darkened, damp stained, cover. Foxing to internal pages. [127 pp.]. More
Knopf, March 1968. Reprint. Cloth. 2nd printing, March 1968. Dustjacket is missing. Brown cloth covered boards with gold lettering with floral design along spine. Embossed (blind) emblem of scroll on front board. 'H' stamp on front free end page. Top stained mint green is much faded. [552 pages plus suplemental..... More
Simon & Schuster, March 2022. Paper Back. In this uplifting and practical book, written in collaboration with his biographer, Austen Ivereigh, the preeminent spiritual leader explains why we must--and how we can--make the world safer, fairer, and healthier for all people now. In the COVID crisis, the beloved shepherd of..... More
E. J. Brill, January 1968. Hardcover. Octavo in grey edgeworn dustjacket with tanned spine. Navy blue cloth covered boards with gold lettering. Tanned end pages. [198 pp.}. More
