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A thought-provoking reflection on pilgrimage past and present, and a compelling exploration of its relevance today. The enormous rise in popularity in recent decades of the Camino, the ancient pilgrim path that stretches from France, across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela, is part of a wider phenomenon being witnessed on other time-honoured pilgrim routes around the globe and across the faiths. But this is happening in a world that in...

A unique history of Christianity in the British Isles, told through its sacred buildings - from ancient, wooden churches to lofty cathedrals

A unique history of Christianity in the British Isles, told through its sacred buildings - from ancient, wooden churches to lofty cathedrals

A thought-provoking reflection on pilgrimage past and present, and a compelling exploration of its relevance today.

A thought-provoking and entertaining twenty-first century look at what was once referred to as 'angelology', which searches out the origins of angels in religious thought, history, psychology and wider culture, and asks why, in an age of disbelief, they remain more compelling and comforting for many than God.

The author of "Martin Luther: Catholic Dissident" looks at the origins of angels in religious thought, history, psychology and culture.

Interviews with people of faith including Sara Maitland Sister Wendy Beckett Delia Smith The Revd Richard Coles Dermot O'Leary Cherie Blair Archbishop Desmond Tutu Bronwen Astor Amos Oz Nick Cave

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Excerpt from The Tragedy of the Negro in America: A Condensed History of the Enslavement, Sufferings, Emancipation, Present Condition and Progress of the Negro Race in the United States of AmericaThis volume is intended to compress, within the narrowest limits, an account of Negro life in the United States of America. I have consulted the most reliable histories, and made personal inquiries with great care, and can conscientiously present the ...

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Excerpt from The Tragedy of the Negro in America: A Condensed History of the Enslavement, Sufferings, Emancipation, Present Condition and Progress of the Negro Race in the United States of America This volume is intended to compress, within the narrowest limits, an account of Negro life in the United States of America. I have consulted the most reliable histories, and made personal inquiries with great care, and can conscientiously present th...

The death of a child is seldom discussed. This title is suitable for those who experience such tragedies, the shock and the loss. This title covers various aspects of the death of children from a wide variety of perspectives - from parent to sibling to grandparent and godparent.

On the world stage, Catholicism is the largest of the branches of Christianity with over 1.2 billion followers. How has the Catholic Church's message reached into every corner of the globe, and what challenges does it face now and in the future?Catholicism: A Complete Introduction is a thorough and structured overview of the subject, covering the basics of the faith, the history of Catholicism, the role of the papacy, and teachings and traditi...

Peter Stanford makes the life of Luther into a thrilling narrative, told from the perspective of the modern Catholic' Antonia FraserMartin Luther is undeniably one of the makers of the modern world. He risked his life to challenge the corruption and complacency of late medieval Catholicism, and did it so effectively that his Protestant Reformation broke the stranglehold that the Church of Rome exerted on Europe, redefined the spheres of Church...

Martin Luther is undeniably one of the makers of the modern world. He risked his life to challenge the corruption and complacency of late medieval Catholicism, and did it so effectively that his Protestant Reformation broke the stranglehold that the Church of Rome exerted on Europe, redefined the spheres of Church and State, and liberated individual believers to pursue their faith in a way that was based on scripture and conscience rather than...

Eine Entdeckungsreise zu den Religionen der Welt und in die Sphäre von Glauben und Spiritualität Das gottförmige Vakuum Heilige Texte Gut und Böse Leben und TodDie Goldene Regel Riten und Rituale Das Leben Jesu Gott und Mammon Reformation Das Papsttum Schuld und Frauenfeindlichkeit Der Heilige Geist Heilige und Sünder Orthodoxie Luther und seine Nachfolger Die Anglikanische Kirche Die Methodisten Die Baptisten Reformierte Kirchen Sekten und Ku...

What does it mean to be a Catholic in the modern world? At a time when the Vatican provokes hostility by its opposition to contraception, abortion and the use of condoms in fighting AIDS, how many Catholics share its views? These are among the many questions that writer and broadcaster Peter Stanford has addressed to some of Britain's Catholics.