Religion

This book is about discernment. To discern means to look for clues in your innermost experience in order to know what to do or what not to do. More precisely, discernment means paying attention to what is happening in the very depths of your heart.

This book demonstrates that loneliness and connection are not enemies, rather two facets of everyone's life. We just need to get to know them. That's especially true of loneliness. Far from being oppressive or a threat, it can become an opportunity or a learning point. Through loneliness we can learn to bond with ourselves and with others.

Uncover the ways the Christian church has changed in recent years-from the decline of the mainline denominations to the mega-churchification of American culture-and a hopeful reimagining of what the church might look like going forward.

Presents one of the major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. This book offers a discussion of human goals (artha or purpose, kama or pleasure, dharma or duty, and moksha or liberation). It explains the relationship of the individual to society and the world (the nature of the 'Self') and the workings of karma.

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

"[This book] charts the transformation of one of the world's great religions during an age marked by world wars, genocide, nationalism, decolonization, and powerful ideological currents, many of them hostile to Christianity"--Amazon.com.

'What if, until now, you've never really prayed. Not like Jesus designed it, anyway.'

Lights for the Path introduces a range of hidden treasures from the Catholic tradition - men and women who, across the centuries and in diverse contexts, have illuminated how Christians can read and respond to the world; in each case the author demonstrates the enduring relevance of their example and wisdom for the philosophy and practice of Catholic education today.

Journalist New York Times bestselling author tackles the revolutionary concept of harm reduction, how it can transform the treatment of addiction, and how it holds the potential to revolutionize our treatment of behavioral and societal issues.