Religion
- Explorations in Spiritual Mysticism
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- Philosophical Explorations of Faith
- Foundations of Christian Thought
- Puritan Reflections on Faith
- Foundational Texts of the Bible
The Legends of Genesis
The Legends of Genesis is the English translation of the introduction to Gunkel’s massive commentary, Genesis. Gunkel uses form critical ana…
Svetasvatara Upanishad
The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, "Upa" means "near;" "ni" means "down;" "shad"…
The Revelation of Baha-ullah
Isabella Matilda Davis Brittingham was a significant early American Bahá'í and was posthumously designated by Shoghi Effendi a…
Esther
The book commences with a feast organized by Ahasuerus, initially for his court and dignitaries and afterwards for all inhabitants of Shusha…
Deuteronomy
"Deuteronomy (Greek: Δευτερονόμιον, "second law") or Devarim (Hebrew: דְּבָרִים, literally "things" or "words…
Book of Judith
The story revolves around Judith, a daring and beautiful widow, who is upset with her Jewish countrymen for being unwilling to engage their …
Hurlbut's Story of the Bible
Some years ago, the editor of an English magazine sent a communication to "the hundred greatest men in Great Britain" asking them …
Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago
Hannah Trager published Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago in 1926, so the book is a portrait of day to day life for a Jewish fami…
For Heaven's Sake
This is the second book in the "Angel Food" series by the author. It consists of a series of short sermons for children, in the fo…
Ezra
The history of the first return of exiles, in the first year of Cyrus the Great (536 B.C.), till the completion and dedication of the new Te…
Christ's Object Lessons
An approachable explanation of the main parables used by Jesus Christ to teach His disciples how to live. Notably, this discussion highlight…
St. John Chrysostom on 1 Timothy
Timothy was one of the disciples of the Apostle Paul, who had a deep affection for him, writing, "You know the proof of him, that as a …
Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions
Devotions upon Emergent Occasions is a 1624 prose work by the English theologian and writer John Donne, Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral in Lond…
Malachi
Malachi (or Malachias, מַלְאָכִי, Malʾaḫi, Mál'akhî) is a book of the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh, written by the pro…
Minor Prophets
A minor prophet is one of the writings in the Twelve Prophets section of the Hebrew Bible, also known to Christians as the Minor Prophets of…
The Song Celestial
This work is a unique rendering of the Bagavad Gita by a well known poet. It is faithful to the text and yet does not read like a translatio…
Kena Upanishad
The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, "Upa" means "near;" "ni" means "down;" "shad"…
A Romance of Two Worlds
The book starts with a young heroine telling her story of coping with a debilitating illness that includes depression and thoughts of suicid…
Catena Aurea, St. Matthew
The Catena Aurea (Latin for Golden Chain) presents the commentaries of the greatest theologians (e.g. St. John Chrysostom, St. Jerome, St. A…
Short Nonfiction Collection
A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collection we…