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  • Mystics

    by William Harmless ...
    Mystics are path-breaking religious practitioners who claim to have experience the infinite, word-defying Mystery that is God. Many have been gifted writers with an uncanny ability to communicate the great realities of life with both a theologian's precision and a poet's lyricism. They use words to jolt us into recognizing ineffable mysteries surging beneath the surface of our lives and within the ... Read more

    $27.59 USD

  • Desert Christians:An Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism

    An Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism

    by William Harmless ...
    In the fourth century, the deserts of Egypt became the nerve center of a radical new movement, what we now call monasticism. Groups of Christians-from illiterate peasants to learned intellectuals-moved out to the wastelands beyond the Nile Valley and, in the famous words of Saint Athanasius, made the desert a city. In so doing, they captured the imagination of the ancient world. They forged ... Read more

    $52.19 USD

  • Augustine and the Catechumenate

    by William Harmless SJ ...
    As one of the most influential thinkers in Christian history, St. Augustine (354–430) had a flair for teaching and meditated deeply on the mysteries of the human heart. This study examines a little-known side of his career: his work as a teacher of candidates for baptism.ln the revised edition of this seminal book, both the text and notes have been revised to better reflect the state of ... Read more

    $27.39 USD

  • Audiobook

    Saint Augustine: How to Understand Christianity's Great Teacher

    by William Harmless ...
    Narrated by William Harmless ...
    Series series Learn25: Religion

    Unabridged

    6 hours

    St. Augustine of Hippo (354–430) is unquestionably one of the most influential figures in Western Civilization. This audio course will bring you to the heart of St. Augustine’s works, revealing how his words speak to us across the centuries.According to his rival and contemporary, St. Jerome, Augustine “established anew the ancient faith.” A preeminent Doctor of the Church, saint, and patron of ... Read more

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  • The Little Flowers Of Saint Francis Of Assisi

    by St. Francis of Assisi ...
    Translated by Arthur Livingston ...
    The Little Flowers of St. Francis (Italian Fioretti di San Francesco) is a florilegium (excerpts of his body of work), divided into 53 short chapters, on the life of Saint Francis of Assisi which was composed at the end of the 14th century. The anonymous Italian text, almost certainly by a Tuscan author, is a version of the Latin Actus beati Francisci et sociorum eius, of which the earliest extant ... Read more

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  • The Nuns of Sant'Ambrogio

    The True Story of a Convent in Scandal

    by Hubert Wolf ...
    Translated by Ruth Martin ...
    A true, never-before-told story—discovered in a secret Vatican archive—of sex, poison, and lesbian initiation rites in a nineteenth-century convent.In 1858, a German princess, recently inducted into the convent of Sant’Ambrogio in Rome, wrote a frantic letter to her cousin, a confidant of the Pope, claiming that she was being abused and feared for her life. What the subsequent investigation by the ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

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  • The Rule of Benedict

    by St Benedict ...
    Translated by Carolinne White ...
    Founder of a monastery at Monte Cassino, between Rome and Naples, in the sixth century, St Benedict intended his Rule to be a practical guide to Christian monastic life. Based on the key precepts of humility, obedience and love, its aim is to create a harmonious and efficient religious community in which individuals can make progress in the Christian virtues and gain eternal life. Here, Benedict ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • The Writings of Francis of Assisi

    Rules, Testament and Admonitions

    Edited by Michael W. Blastic O.F.M., Jay M. Hammond Ph.D., J. A. Wayne Hellmann O.F.M. Conv. ...
    STUDIES IN EARLY FRANCISCAN SOURCES provides commentary on the critical writings of Francis of Assisi and Clare of Assisi which were published as “The Early Documents” in recent years. Three of the world’s top scholars in medieval and Franciscan studies are editing this series: Michael J. Blastic, O.F.M., Jay M. Hammond, Ph.D., and Wayne Hellmann, O.F.M. Conv. In addition to their own commentaries ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Life of St Teresa of Avila by Herself

    by Teresa of Avila ...
    Translated by J. Cohen ...
    One of the most influential - and best loved - spiritual autobiographies'I beg anyone who reads this account to bear in mind, for the love of the Lord, how wicked my life has been'Born in the Castilian town of Ávila in 1515, Teresa entered the Carmelite convent of the Incarnation when she was twenty-one. Tormented by illness, doubts and self-recrimination, she gradually came to recognize the power ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • Adam, Eve, and the Serpent

    Sex and Politics in Early Christianity

    by Elaine Pagels ...
    A National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author deepens and refreshes our view of early Christianity while casting a disturbing light on the evolution of the attitudes passed down to us."Confirms her reputation as both a scholar and a popular interpreter.... Continuously rewarding and illuminating." —The New York TimesHow did the early Christians come to believe that sex was ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Gnostic Philosophy

    From Ancient Persia to Modern Times

    by Tobias Churton ...
    An extensive examination of the history of gnosticism and how its philosophy has influenced the Western esoteric tradition• Explains how the Gnostic understanding of self-realization is embodied in the esoteric traditions of the Rosicrucians and Freemasons• Explores how gnosticism continues to influence contemporary spirituality• Shows gnosticism to be a philosophical key that helps spiritual ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Works of Dionysius the Areopagite (Illustrated Edition)

    by St. Dionysius the Areopagite ...
    Dionysius the Areopagite was a judge of the Areopagus who, as related in the Acts of the Apostles, (Acts 17:34), was converted to Christianity by the preaching of the Apostle Paul during the Areopagus sermon. According to Dionysius of Corinth, quoted by Eusebius, this Dionysius then became the second Bishop of Athens. In the early 6th century, a series of famous writings of a mystical nature, ... Read more

    $2.99 USD