Category Archives: Worship & Devotion & Meditation

Yoga and the Luminous: Patanjali’s Spiritual Path to Freedom

A fresh look at Yoga philosophy.

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The Apocryphal Jesus: Legends of the Early Church

This accessible selection of the most important and significant of the remarkable and often bizarre apocryphal stories surrounding the life of Jesus and the Early Church has established a reputation as an invaluable introduction to the genre of Christian apocryphal … Continue reading

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The Tender Words of God: A Daily Guide

Over the years, Ann Spangler has read through the Bible several times, plowing straight through from Genesis to Revelation. But like many people who tend to be self-critical, Ann found it easier to absorb the harsher-sounding passages in the Bible … Continue reading

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Global Pentecostalism: The New Face of Christian Social Engagement

How and why is Christianity’s center of gravity shifting to the developing world? To understand this rapidly growing phenomenon, Donald E. Miller and Tetsunao Yamamori spent four years traveling the globe conducting extensive on-the-ground research in twenty different countries in … Continue reading

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Global Pentecostalism: The New Face of Christian Social Engagement

How and why is Christianity’s center of gravity shifting to the developing world? To understand this rapidly growing phenomenon, Donald E. Miller and Tetsunao Yamamori spent four years traveling the globe conducting extensive on-the-ground research in twenty different countries in … Continue reading

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40 Days of Prayer and Fasting

40 Days of Prayer and Fasting is a devotional companion for The Hidden Power of Prayer and Fasting or can be used as a standalone inspirational devotional.

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Pointing Out the Great Way: The Stages of Meditation in the Mahamudra Tradition

This spiritual manual describes mahamudra meditation from the perspective of the “gradual path,” a progressive process of training that is often contrasted to sudden realization. The book contains a step-by-step description of the ways to practice, precise descriptions of the … Continue reading

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The Theology of the Book of Jeremiah (Old Testament Theology)

The present study focuses on the theology of the Book of Jeremiah. That theology revolves around themes familiar from Israel’s covenantal faith, especially the sovereignty of YHWH expressed in judgment and promise. The outcome of this theological nexus of context, … Continue reading

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Human Sacrifice in Jewish and Christian Tradition (Numen Book)

This volume asks to which extent ancient practices and traditions of human sacrifice are reflected in medieval and modern Judeo-Christian times. The first part of the volume, on antiquity, focuses on rituals of human sacrifice and polemics against it, as … Continue reading

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Penetrating Wisdom: The Aspiration of Samantabhadra

This extremely clear and accessible work presents the path to complete awakening according to the Dzogchen tradition, considered by many to be the highest teachings found in Tibetan Buddhism.

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