Orthodox Christianity: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
By: A. Edward Siecienski
3.73
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
To many in the West, Orthodoxy remains shrouded in mystery, an exotic and foreign religion that sur…
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1. The Lost World of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2–3 and the Human Origins Debate
By: N.T. Wright , John H. Walton
4.11
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
For centuries the story of Adam and Eve has resonated richly through the corridors of art, literatu… read more
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2. The Orthodox Church
By: Katherine Clark , Simple Guides
3.96
Format: None pages, Paperback
THIS BOOK WILL HELP YOU * to appreciate the depth and beauty of the dominant form of Christianity i… read more
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- religion
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3. Crito
By: Plato , Chris Emlyn-Jones
5.00
Format: 160 pages, paper
Plato's Socrates, in prison and being urged to flee execution, raises in acute form, and for the fi… read more
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4. The Didache
By: Anonymous
3.00
Format: 76 pages, Kindle Edition
The Teaching of the Twelve- an early Christian compilation. Traditionally ascribed to the Twelve Ap… read more
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5. The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
By: Henri J.M. Nouwen
4.09
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
A chance encounter with a reproduction of Rembrandt's painting, The Return of the Prodigal Son, cat… read more
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6. Phaedo
By: Plato , David Gallop , R.D. Archer-Hind
3.77
Format: 67 pages, Paperback
The Phaedois acknowledged to be one of Plato's masterpieces, showing him both as a philosopher and … read more
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7. Orthodoxy
By: G.K. Chesterton
4.11
Format: 528 pages, Paperback
Chesterton (The Man Who Knew Too Much) capped his brilliant literary career with this exploration o… read more
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8. The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot: A New Look at Betrayer and Betrayed
By: Bart D. Ehrman
3.93
Format: 316 pages,
The recent National Geographic special on the Gospel of Judas was a major media event, introducing … read more
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9. The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians
By: Clement of Rome
3.86
Format: None pages,
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10. On the Incarnation
By: C.S. Lewis , Athanasius of Alexandria , None
3.29
Format: None pages, Paperback
A universally acknowledged masterpiece of fourth-century patristic theology. As C. S. Lewis observe… read more
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11. Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew
By: Bart D. Ehrman
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
The early Christian Church was a chaos of contending beliefs. Some groups of Christians claimed tha… read more
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12. Becoming Orthodox: A Journey to the Ancient Christian Faith
By: Peter E. Gillquist
2.96
Format: 7 pages,
This revised edition includes a new epilogue, 'Coming up on Twenty-Five Years' since the entry of t… read more
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13. The World as Will and Representation, Volume I
By: Arthur Schopenhauer , None
4.21
Format: 534 pages, Paperback
Arthur Schopenhauer's Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung is one of the most important philosophical… read more
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"Scoundrels are always sociable."-Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation, Volume I
"To have lost what cannot be missed is clearly no evil."-Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation, Volume I
"Everything is beautiful only so long as it does not concern us."-Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation, Volume I
"That which knows all things and is known by none is the subject."-Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation, Volume I
14. Potop
By: Henryk Sienkiewicz
4.07
Format: 71 pages,
Potop, druga z powiesci tworzacych Trylogie, przedstawia dzieje Polski w dobie najazdu Szwedow (165… read more
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15. The Way of a Pilgrim
By: Anonymous , Thomas Hopko , None
3.86
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Ova knjiga nije drugo nego upravo pokusaj opisati osobno iskustvo jednog ruskog poboznika - bogotra… read more
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16. How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee
By: Bart D. Ehrman
3.87
Format: None pages,
New York Times bestselling author and Bible expert Bart Ehrman reveals how Jesus's divinity became … read more
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17. The Epistle of Mathetes to Diognetus
By: Philip Schaff , Mathetes
4.00
Format: 258 pages,
The Epistle of Mathetes to Diognetus is one of the earliest examples of Christian apologetics, and … read more
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18. For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy
By: Alexander Schmemann
3.75
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
An approach to the world and to life that stems from the liturgical experience of the Orthodox Chur… read more
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19. Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times
By: Thomas R. Martin
3.77
Format: None pages, Paperback
In this compact yet comprehensive history of ancient Greece, Thomas R. Martin brings alive Greek ci… read more
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20. The Story of Christianity: An Illustrated History of 2000 Years of the Christian Faith
By: David Bentley Hart
4.00
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
Includes timelines, display quotations, and profiles of the key personalities who shaped the course… read more
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21. Orthodox Christianity: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
By: A. Edward Siecienski
3.73
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
To many in the West, Orthodoxy remains shrouded in mystery, an exotic and foreign religion that sur… read more
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- nonfiction
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- 21st century
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22. Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland
By: Lisa Schneidau
3.81
Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition
The islands of Britain and Ireland hold a rich heritage of plant folklore and wisdom, from the magi… read more
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"In the old days, there were bogles, the horrid things, creeping in the darkness, ready to take people. And even in the daytime, when there weren't bogles, people were always fretting about them, or s…"-Lisa Schneidau, Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland
23. Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife
By: Bart D. Ehrman
4.06
Format: 327 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times bestselling historian of early Christianity takes on two of the most gripping ques… read more
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"It is impossible to overrate the importance of Homer on the culture and religion of ancient Greece. It is not that the Iliad and the Odyssey were “the Bible"-Bart D. Ehrman, Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife
"The problem with material remains is that they are silent: they don't provide their own interpretations. And that means various interpretations are possible."-Bart D. Ehrman, Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife
"The Old Testament says no word about either eternal bliss for the righteous dead or everlasting punishment for the wicked. The poets praise God, instead, for allowing them to stay alive for a while l…"-Bart D. Ehrman, Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife
"The fear of death in antiquity differed from the terrors of torment or horrors of actual nonexistence experienced by so many in the West today. It was instead the dread of losing out on everything a …"-Bart D. Ehrman, Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife
24. That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation
By: David Bentley Hart
4.26
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
The great fourth-century church father Basil of Caesarea once observed that, in his time, most Chri… read more
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"As far as I am concerned, anyone who hopes for the universal reconciliation of all creatures with God must already believe that this would be the best possible ending to the Christian story; and such…"-David Bentley Hart, That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation
"Really, on the whole, Christians rarely pay particularly close attention to what the Bible actually says, for the simple reason that the texts defy synthesis in a canon of exact doctrines, and yet mo…"-David Bentley Hart, That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation
25. Polycarp's Letter to the Philippians & His Martyrdom
By: Polycarp
4.50
Format: 39 pages, Kindle Edition
Glory to God for the men of old who endured the persecutions of this world with joy and faith. Much… read more
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26. The Eastern Orthodox Church: A New History
By: John Anthony McGuckin
3.99
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
An insider’s account of the Eastern Orthodox Church, from its beginning in the era of Jesus and the… read more
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27. Ideas
By: Edmund Husserl
4.07
Format: None pages, Paperback
Presents Husserl's transcendental phenomenology in which he seeks to found an a priori science in w… read more
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28. Narrative Apologetics: Sharing the Relevance, Joy, and Wonder of the Christian Faith
By: Alister E. McGrath
3.86
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
The Bible is a narrative--the story of God's creation, humankind's fall, and God's plan of redempti… read more
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29. The Balkans: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Balkan Peninsula, Starting from Classical Antiquity through the Middle Ages to the Modern Period (Exploring Europe’s Past)
By: Captivating History
3.97
Format: 102 pages, Kindle Edition
Did you know that the Balkans is home to some of the oldest cities in the world?Many have heard the… read more
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30. Autocracy, Inc.
By: Anne Applebaum
4.28
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man … read more
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"Americans who rarely think about Russia would be stunned to learn how much time Russian state television devotes to America’s culture wars, especially arguments over gender. Putin himself has display…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"Isolationism is an instinctive and even understandable reaction to the ugliness of the modern interconnected world. For some politicians in democracies, it will continue to offer a successful path to…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"The temptation of what is sometimes called realism—the belief that nations are solely motivated by a struggle for power, that they have eternal interests and permanent geopolitical orientations—is as…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
31. Orthodox & Roman Catholic Christianity (Religion, Scriptures, and Spirituality)
By: Jean Porter
3.42
Format: None pages, Audio CD
Christianity arose within the social and spiritual dislocation of the Roman Empire. Jesus, perceive… read more
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