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The Chabad-Lubavitch movement, one of the world's best-known Hasidic groups, is driven by the belief that we are on the verge of the messianic age. The man most recognized for the movement's success is the seventh and last Lubavitcher rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902–1994), believed by many of his followers to be the Messiah.

For those considering walking the Camino de Santiago or just interested in learning more about it, the author shares what led him to his pilgrimage, his initial concerns, the preparation and experiences while walking, the time and financial investment, and his reflections after the walk. He offers a look at the Camino journey that begins before you take your first step and does not end even after your last.

In this lyrical collection of personal essays, Lynne Golodner shares vivid visits to far-flung locations and insights on human nature, relationships and the journey to the self. Inviting the listener into her ten-year foray into the world of Orthodox Judaism—and her subsequent decision to leave the strictures of religion—Golodner writes about marriage and motherhood, divorce and single parenthood, and finding love again. She writes about the compelling ways nature calms her racing mind and invites listeners to experience and explore the living world as a grounding connection.

"Perché? Perché proprio a me?", questa è la domanda che ci poniamo quando sopraggiungono la malattia o il dolore. In questo libro incontrerai le storie di cinque persone che non si sono stancate di attirare la tenerezza del Padre, vite nelle quali il dolore ha incrociato la speranza: Simona Romagnoli, il beato Carlo Acutis, i servi di Dio Silvio Dissegna e Luigi Rocchi hanno saputo vivere in pienezza e serenità il momento della malattia, aderendo alla volontà di Dio e continuando a donarsi agli altri fino alla fine.

Al hecho ya de por sí fascinante de un viaje a Tierra Santa en el siglo IV, se le añaden en Yo soy Egeria las cualidades de su protagonista, una mujer de la por entonces provincia romana de Gallaecia, aguerrida, inteligente y prudente. Consciente de los límites impuestos, recoge para sus compañeras todo lo que va descubriendo, para mostrarnos la realidad eclesiástica de su tiempo y poner en evidencia los cimientos de una Iglesia con grandes limitaciones para las mujeres, obstáculos que en algunos aspectos continúan presentes aún en nuestros días.

When Liz Parker was growing up in a Liverpool vicarage, she never in her wildest dreams imagined that she would one day grow up to marry a missionary pilot and eventually serve with him in Uganda. This is the incredible story of their family's travels, from their four-year preparation in South Africa, to the sun-drenched land of Tanzania, the unexpected conflict of South Sudan and the fast-moving busyness of Kenya. Follow their journey, through each new country, through every up and down of family life, and meet inspiring people along the way.

When twenty-five-year-old Maud Kells gave up her home in Ireland to replace martyred missionaries in Congo, she was acutely aware of the risk she was taking. Despite the state of the war-torn country, her own reserved nature and the objections of her family, she chose to follow the God who promised, 'I am with you. That is all you need.' This is the remarkable story of an ordinary woman who decided to walk through the door God opened for her, whatever the cost.

Aimee Semple McPherson was honored by Time magazine as one of 20th Century's 100 Women of The Year and was one of the most famous women of the 1920s and 1930s. She was greeted by multitudes wherever she arrived and usually presented with the Key to the City. Her meetings packed the largest indoor arenas. And her visits were always deemed a blessing to every town she visited.

In questo libro unico nel suo genere, che offre riflessioni storiche, personali e spirituali - alcune mai condivise prima d'ora - Sua Santità il Dalai Lama racconta la storia completa della sua lotta con la Cina per salvare il Tibet e il suo popolo, da quasi settantacinque anni. Sua Santità il Dalai Lama ha dovuto combattere contro le autorità cinesi per quasi tutta la vita. Aveva solo 16 anni quando la Cina ha invaso il Tibet, nel 1950, appena 19 quando incontrò per la prima volta il Presidente Mao e 25 quando fu costretto a fuggire in esilio in India.

Origen (c. 185-c. 253) was the most influential Christian theologian before Augustine, the founder of Biblical study as a serious discipline in the Christian tradition, and a figure with immense influence on the development of Christian spirituality. This volume presents a comprehensive and accessible insight into Origen's life and writings, written and compiled by Joseph W. Trigg, a leading Origen authority. An introduction analyzes the principal influences that formed him as a Christian and as a thinker.

Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), a well-known religious figure in America, is cherished with respect and affection by an ever increasing number of readers of his books. His genius was revealed to the world at large in the Parliament of Religions held in Chicago in 1893, where he indicated India’s rightful place in the spiritual map of the world.

What if Mother Teresa or Billy Graham lived and worked — and nobody knew their names? What if one of the church’s most influential missionaries went almost unnoticed? Meet Katharine (Katy) Barnwell. Within Bible translation, she’s a legend. Outside of Bible translation, few have heard of her. But not even Billy Graham holds a candle to what God did through Katy.

1980s Albania. The world's most isolated country and "the first atheistic state." Captain Dosti knows that by secretly listening to a Christian radio station he could put his life and the life of his whole family at risk. And yet, he cannot resist. This inspiring story of Berti's journey from Captain Dosti to Pastor Dosti gives us a glimpse of the explosive growth of the early Albanian church after nearly half a decade of repressive atheism and the untiring efforts of Trans World Radio to broadcast the Christian message across closed borders to Albanians.

At the heart of Tolkienian fantasy is "recovery," a "cleaning of the windows" of our perception that we may learn to see the world again in all its strange beauty. And, for Tolkien, to recover the world anew is to recover a sense of the world as a meaningful act of creation by a living and loving Creator. How does Tolkien accomplish this? Through "sub-creation" or mythopoeia, the "fashioning of myth." For it is in creating an imaginary world ourselves through poetry, fairy-story, and myth that we come to "see" our "primary world" as itself an act of creation.

NineLives to Eternity is one man's true chronicle of cheating death a miraculous twenty-seven times. This inspirational and faith-driven human triumph details the aftermath of the author's many harrowing experiences and mishaps, any of which should have resulted in certain death, yet somehow he was incessantly saved by Guardian Angels. The numerous near-death experiences accounted for twenty-six fractured bones and rendered the author unconscious on five separate occasions, yet he somehow lived to tell his compelling story.

This book is an autobiography of my life growing up in a fundamentalist Mormon cult. The story details a life of living polygamy with three wives with struggles, triumphs, and family drama. After forty-five years I found my way out of the cult mentality and peace in a new life experience.

One morning Mel Toews put on his coat and hat and walked out of town, prepared to die. A loving husband and father, faithful member of the Mennonite church, and immensely popular schoolteacher, he was a pillar of his close-knit community. Yet after a lifetime of struggle, he could no longer face the darkness of manic depression.

Blessed Ramon Llull’s ultimate act of final perseverance was not one single decision made by grace, but the culmination of a life spent adhering to the will of God. The Memoirs of Blessed Ramon Llull is a thrilling narrative, reading almost like an action novel. In this autobiographical work, he humbly details his triumphs as well as his own weaknesses and disappointments. Due to rivalries between Catholic leaders, Bl. Ramon’s missionary zeal faced indifference from within the Church as well as resistance from without.

"Operating with God: A Surgeon's Stories of Emunah/Faith" by Dr. James Elist is a captivating journey through the life of a prominent surgeon, driven by his unwavering connection to His Creator. This remarkable memoir explores Dr. Elist's career, filled with unexpected encounters, Divine providence, and life-altering decisions. Dr. Elist is keenly aware of how God's hand weaves through his everyday experiences, and teaches us to be similarly attentive.

Over decades, University of Rome professor Roberto de Mattei has produced a wealth of incisive analyses about the Catholic world’s collapse and charted an authoritative path back to health and sanity. He has now written a compelling and powerful biography of Pope Pius V, widely recognized as one of the boldest and most courageous popes of the past millennium, who decisively defeated the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Lepanto and fought head-on the Protestant Reformation, which had assailed the Church. The life of every Christian is a battle, and St.