Religion: allmänt

Sverige kallas ibland för världens mest sekulariserade land. Medlemstalen i de religiösa församlingarna sjunker. Samtidigt söker sig allt fler svenskar ut i naturen för att hitta en plats för kontemplation. Är det så att det är ute i skog och mark...

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Finns det en annan kristen historia än den vi är vana vid? Gunilla Thorgren har gjort en högst personlig idéhistorisk resa från antiken och Bibeln till Martin Luther. Med hjälp av feministisk forskning har hon hittat Jesus sju kvinnliga lärjungar,...

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En oktoberdag 2013 försvinner plötsligt två välartade tonårsflickor från sitt hem i Norge. Deras föräldrar pendlar mellan panik och förtvivlan. Vad kan ha hänt dem? Så kommer chockbeskedet: de har gått över gränsen till Syrien. Men deras far är in...

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C.S. Lewis's dazzling allegory about heaven and hell - and the chasm fixed between them - is one of his most brilliantly imaginative tales, as he takes issue with the ideas in William Blake's 'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell'.In a dream, the narra...

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Bestselling author Rob Bell returns with a provocative new book which gets to the heart of questions about life and death. His perspective, encapsulated by his famous slogan ?love wins?, will surprise and challenge both Christians and atheists, an...

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The Book of Forgiving, written together by the Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and his daughter Revd Mpho Tutu, offers a deeply personal testament and guide to the process of forgiveness.All of us have at times needed both to forgive...

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Vicky Beeching, called "e;arguably the most influential Christian of her generation"e; in The Guardian, began writing songs for the church in her teens. By the time she reached her early thirties, Vicky was a household name in churches on ...

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For centuries people have been tormented by one question above all - 'If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?' And what of the suffering of animals, who neither deserve pain nor can be improved by it?The gr...

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For many years an atheist, C. S. Lewis vividly describes the spiritual quest that convinced him of the truth and reality of Christianity, in his famous autobiography."e;In the Trinity Term of 1929 I gave in, and admitted that God was God ... p...

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C.S. Lewis's famous work on the nature of love divides love into four categories: Affection, Friendship, Eros and Charity. The first three are loves which come naturally to the human race.Charity, however, the Gift-love of God, is divine in its so...

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Founder and Global Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church and author of LIVE LOVE LEAD shows how, with God's power, you can believe and achieve a life that exceeds every earthly expectation. When you surrender control and follow God's guidance, you beco...

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Why have Western societies that were once overwhelmingly Christian become so secular? Looking to the feelings and faith of ordinary people, the award-winning author of Protestants Alec Ryrie offers a bold new history of atheism.We think we know th...

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After the best-seller The End is My Beginning, co-authored with his father Tixiano Terzani, the long-awaited Folco Terzani's comeback with a spiritual fable of nature, men and God.This spiritual fable intends to make us reflect on our own life, th...

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Britain?s greatest religious historian chronicles the rise and rise of fundamentalism.One of the most potent forces bedevilling the modern world is religious extremism, and the need to understand it has never been greater.Focusing in detail on Pro...

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??A History of Jerusalem? should be read, not only by travellers and potential travellers in Jerusalem, but by all of us.? Stephen Tummin, Daily TelegraphJerusalem has probably cast more of a spell over the human imagination than any other city in...

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?Detailed and impeccably researched. Eye-opening'' GUARDIAN?Punchy and well-reported. Sommer is the perfect person to tell this story'' NEW YORK TIMESHow did a conspiracy theory reshape global politics? How did it tear families apart, inspire an i...

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From the bestselling author of Jews Don?t Count? A hugely heartfelt, funny, kind, fascinating, human and clever book ? ALAIN DE BOTTON? Magnificent. Breathtaking. And shockingly rare ? another one-sitting wonder? STEPHEN FRYDavid Baddiel would lov...

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'Monumental and eye-opening' Reza Aslan'A revelation [...and...] an intellectual triumph' Irish Independent'[A] massive achievement' SpectatorFor the past two thousand years, Christian tradition, scholarship, and pop culture has credited the autho...

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An essential companion to the inspirational classic The Alchemist, filled with timeless stories of reflection and rediscovery. From one of the greatest writers of our age comes a collection of stories and parables unlocking the mysteries of the hu...

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In this timely, provocative, and uplifting journey, the bestselling author of Walking the Bible searches for the man at the heart of the world's three monotheistic religions -- and today's deadliest conflicts. At a moment when the world is asking,...

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What's Your Religious Literacy IQ? Quick-can you:Name the four Gospels?Name a sacred text of Hinduism?Name the holy book of Islam?Name the first five books of the Hebrew Bible or the Christian Old Testament?Name the Ten Commandments?Name the Four ...

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What will it take to solve the biggest issues of our time: extreme and needless poverty, global warming and environmental degradation, terrorism and the endless cycle of violence, racism, human trafficking, health care and education, and other pre...

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The Lost Ark of the Covenant is the real-life account of Professor Tudor Parfitt's effort to recover the revered artifact that contained the Ten Commandments sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. This holy object disappeared from the Temple ...

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In times of questioning and despair, people often quote the Bible to provide answers. Surprisingly, though, the Bible does not have one answer but many "e;answers"e; that often contradict one another. Consider these competing explanations ...

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In Racing Toward Armageddon, Michael Baigent, the New York Times bestselling author of The Jesus Papers and Holy Blood, Holy Grail, exposes the conspiracy of religious extremists in the Holy Land and their efforts to bring about the end of the wor...

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They insist they are just a group of friends, yet they funnel millions of dollars through tax-free corporations. They claim to disdain politics, but congressmen of both parties describe them as the most influential religious organization in Washin...

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In God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World, New York Times bestselling author of Religious Literacy and religion scholar Stephen Prothero argues that persistent attempts to portray all religions as different paths to the same ...

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In Simply Jesus, bestselling author and leading Bible scholar N.T. Wright summarizes 200 years of modern Biblical scholarship and models how Christians can best retell the story of Jesus today. In a style similar to C.S. Lewis's popular works, Wri...

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? Between Heaven and Mirth  will make any reader smile. . . . Father Martin reminds us that happiness is the good God?s own goal for us.? ?Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York From one of America?s most beloved spiritual leaders and the&#...

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Velvet Elvis is the first book from Rob Bell, the New York Times bestselling author of Love Wins. Selected as one of 2011's most influential people by Time Magazine, pastor Bell offers original and refreshingly personal perspectives on what Christ...

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