The Gospel in Brief

Author: Leo Tolstoy
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062064169
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
The greatest novelist of all time retells the greatest story ever told, the life of Jesus Christ, in The Gospel in Brief—Leo Tolstoy’s riveting, novelistic integration of the four Gospels into a single, twelve-chapter narrative. Virtually unknown to English readers until now, Dustin Condren’s groundbreaking translation from the Russian opens a precious new world of Tolstoy’s masterful literary talent to fans of War and Peace and Anna Karenina.

The Gospel According to Mark

Author:
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 0857860976
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 73

Book Description
The earliest of the four Gospels, the book portrays Jesus as an enigmatic figure, struggling with enemies, his inner and external demons, and with his devoted but disconcerted disciples. Unlike other gospels, his parables are obscure, to be explained secretly to his followers. With an introduction by Nick Cave

The Gospel of Matthew

Author: Matt Woodley
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 083083642X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 305

Book Description
They say the Bible is true, but does it ring true? Does it resonate? In this journey through the Gospel of Matthew, Matt Woodley considers the audacious idea of a God with us--confronting us in the midst of all we've invested ourselves in and dedicated ourselves to, and encouraging us with the promise that the God who made us has a better life in mind for us. The Resonate series recovers the ancient wisdom of Scripture for a complex world. The stories and insights of each book of the Bible are brought into conversation with contemporary voices of hope and lament--the cultural messages we interact with on a daily basis. The Scriptures become a meeting ground where God is confronted with the pressing concerns of our day, and we are confronted in turn with a fresh experience of God's truth.

The Gospel According to Matthew

Author:
Publisher: Canongate U.S.
ISBN: 9780802136169
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greatest influence on English-language literature in history. Now, world-class literary writers introduce the book of the King James Bible in a series of beautifully designed, small-format volumes. The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.

Secular Buddhism

Author: Stephen Batchelor
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300227582
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 296

Book Description
An essential collection of Stephen Batchelor’s most probing and important work on secular Buddhism As the practice of mindfulness permeates mainstream Western culture, more and more people are engaging in a traditional form of Buddhist meditation. However, many of these people have little interest in the religious aspects of Buddhism, and the practice occurs within secular contexts such as hospitals, schools, and the workplace. Is it possible to recover from the Buddhist teachings a vision of human flourishing that is secular rather than religious without compromising the integrity of the tradition? Is there an ethical framework that can underpin and contextualize these practices in a rapidly changing world? In this collected volume of Stephen Batchelor’s writings on these themes, he explores the complex implications of Buddhism’s secularization. Ranging widely—from reincarnation, religious belief, and agnosticism to the role of the arts in Buddhist practice—he offers a detailed picture of contemporary Buddhism and its attempt to find a voice in the modern world.

The Gospel in Dostoyevsky

Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Publisher: The Plough Publishing House
ISBN: 1570755094
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 214

Book Description
A collection of excerpts from Dostoyevsky's writings, demonstrating his spiritual thoughts and grouped under such headings as "Man's Rebellion Against God" and "Life in God."

The Gospel of Jesus

Author: John Davidson
Publisher: Clear Press Ltd
ISBN: 1904555144
Category : Christian literature, Early
Languages : en
Pages : 1096

Book Description
An uplifting study of Jesus, his times and his teaching

Scripting Jesus

Author: L. Michael White
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061985376
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 534

Book Description
In Scripting Jesus, Michael White, famed scholar of early Christian history, reveals how the gospel stories of Jesus were never meant to be straightforward historical accounts, but rather were scripted and honed as performance pieces for four different audiences with four different theological agendas. As he did as a featured presenter in two award-winning PBS Frontline documentaries (“From Jesus to Christ” and “Apocalypse!”), White engagingly explains the significance of some lesser-known aspects of The New Testament; in this case, the development of the stories of Jesus—including how the gospel writers differed from one another on facts, points of view, and goals. Readers of Elaine Pagels, Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, and Bart Ehrman will find much to ponder in Scripting Jesus.

A Confession, the Gospel in Brief and What I Believe

Author: graf Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoĭ
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 539

Book Description

A Gospel Primer for Christians: Learning to See the Glories of God's Love

Author: Milton Vincent
Publisher: Focus Publishing (MN)
ISBN: 9781885904935
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 110

Book Description
By showing how you can preach the gospel to yourself each day, this book will help you savor the glories of God's love and experience the life-transforming power of the gospel in all areas of life.