Religion & Philosophy

Religion & Philosophy

Religion & Philosophy

Religion & Philosophy

Religious studies and Philosophy about the meaning of life and how the great thinkers, poets and writers.of yesteryear fathomed things out.
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DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA
ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE    Book Number: 28847
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Hailed as the finest book ever written on the nature of democracy, it continues to be an influential text on both sides of the Atlantic, above all in the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe. De ...
HOLY QUR'AN
ABDULLAH YUSUF ALI    Book Number: 30323
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The Holy Qu'ran (also known as The Koran) is the sacred book of Islam. It is the word of God whose truth was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad through the angel Gabriel over a period of 23 years. Th...
THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA
F. NIETZSCHE    Book Number: 27113
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This astonishing series of aphorisms, put into the mouth of the Persian sage Zarathustra, or Zoroaster, contains the kernal of Nietzsche's thought. God is dead, he tells us. Christianity is decaden...
ESSENTIAL PHILOSOPHICAL WORKS
DAVID HUME    Book Number: 65536
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David Hume (1711-1776) was the most important philosopher ever to write in English, as well as a master stylist. This volume contains his major philosophical works. A Treatise of Human Nature (173...
TAO TE CHING
LAO TZU    Book Number: 25252
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Dating from around 300BC, this is the first great classic of the Chinese school of philosophy called Taoism. Within its pages is summed up a complete view of the cosmos and how human beings should ...
SACRED SWORDS: Jihad in the Holy Land 1097-1291
JAMES WATERSON    Book Number: 89994
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The conflict between Christians and Muslims in the early medieval period is full of resonance for our own times. We are used to hearing the story from a British perspective, including the exploits ...
REPUBLIC

New REPUBLIC

PLATO    Book Number: 25264
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The ideas of Plato (c.429-347BC) have influenced Western philosophers for over 2,000 years. The Republic deals with the great range of Platonic thought combining argument and myth to advocate a lif...
ESSAY CONCERNING HUMAN UNDERSTANDING
LOCKE    Book Number: 30592
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John Locke (1632-1704) was a key figure in 17th century philosophy, politics and society. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding was his greatest achievement, and encompasses a broad spectrum of ...
ETHICS

New ETHICS

BENEDICT DE SPINOZA    Book Number: 30619
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Benedict de Spinoza lived a life of blameless simplicity as a lens-grinder in Holland. And yet in his lifetime he was expelled from the Jewish community in Amsterdam as a heretic, and after his dea...
MINDFUL MAN: Words From The Earth
CASPAR WALSH    Book Number: 90874
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'How is being a mindful man different to a mindful woman? Surely the road to enlightenment is the same for our entire species regardless of gender? Do we need a separate focus to become Zen men? ...
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH
MITCH ALBOM    Book Number: 90913
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A tender, transporting and deeply moving story of a young man asked to give the eulogy of his childhood rabbi, intersected with sermons and fables and meetings with his pastor. We see that both th...
GANDHI, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY:
MOHANDAS K. GANDHI    Book Number: 91012
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Known as Mahatma Gandhi, this popular and influential book covers the period from his birth in 1869 to the year 1921, describing his childhood, schooldays, early marriage, journeys abroad, legal st...
BHAGAVAD GITA: A Verse Translation
GEOFFREY PARRINDER    Book Number: 91140
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The Bhagavad Gita is one of the most widely read Hindu scriptures in the Western world. Taking the form of a dialogue between the warrior Arjuna and the divine Krishna on the eve of battle, it is ...
CHINESE ALCHEMY: Taoism, the Power of Gold
JEAN COOPER    Book Number: 90783
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Chinese alchemy was nourished by Taoism with its two distinct branches: the classical Tao Chia, grounded in mysticism, and the popular Tao Chiao, with its magical, alchemical bias, arising traditio...
EARTH: From Myths to Knowledge
HUBERT KRIVINE    Book Number: 91459
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To understand the Universe we must first comprehend the language and read the letters in which it is composed, the language of mathematics. The book is not merely a history of scientific learning ...
MINI COLLECTION BIBLE STORIES
MILES KELLY    Book Number: 91485
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Slipcased softback with quality ridged cover and dedication page, the stories have been retold by Vic Parker from the Old and New Testaments of the world's bestselling book. From the Creation of t...
AUGUSTINE'S CONFESSIONS: A Biography
GARRY WILLS    Book Number: 91324
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'Punchy, clear, well-argued, and beautifully translated, both linguistically and culturally.' - Peter Brown, Princeton University. Sensitive and informed, this is an appreciation of and introducti...
QUOTABLE MACHIAVELLI
EDITED BY MAURIZIO VIROLI    Book Number: 91390
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Machiavelli's great work of political theory The Prince is one of the most influential European books, the product of his experience of the courts of the Renaissance including the Vatican, the Holy...
RADICAL ACTS OF LOVE: How We Find Hope at the End of Life
JANIE BROWN    Book Number: 91614
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Most people under 60 have never seen a person die, so have become deeply fearful about death; both their own, and the deaths of their beloved others. They have no role models to show them how to c...
UNBELIEVERS: An Emotional History of Doubt
ALEC RYRIE    Book Number: 91617
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The Professor of History of Christianity at Durham University asks why have Western societies that were once overwhelmingly Christian become so secular? Drawing on the feelings and faith of ordina...
FOREST: Walking Among Trees
MATT COLLINS & ROO LEWIS    Book Number: 91750
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Ash, Mulberry and Wild Wood, Pine, Hornbeam, Douglas-fir, Oak, Juniper, Birch, Chestnut, Poplar, Beech and Cherry, 'trees to me then were certainly beautiful and compelling things, at times even en...
WISDOM OF LOVE IN THE SONG OF SONGS
STEFAN GILLOW REYNOLDS    Book Number: 91764
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The Song of Solomon from the Bible is a poem that has exercised great minds for centuries. Dr Gillow Reynolds explores a difficult and controversial subject bringing his vast knowledge of art, lit...
ETERNAL LIGHT
RICHARD H. DRIEHAUS MUSEUM    Book Number: 91655
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'The Sacred Stained-Glass Windows of Louis Comfort Tiffany' is the sub-title of this magnificent Chicago exhibition catalogue complete with splendid gatefold pages of close up exquisitely coloured ...
FREDERIC CHURCH: A Painter's Pilgrimage
KENNETH JOHN MYERS    Book Number: 91656
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A beautiful overview of fascinating paintings of the classical world and holy land by a beloved American artist. Frederic Church (1826-1900), was of the Hudson River School who journeyed around th...
LIVING WITH THE GODS: On Beliefs and Peoples
NEIL MACGREGOR    Book Number: 91678
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Faith, ideology, religion - these concepts have the power to unite and divide a civilisation. This book is not a history of religion nor an argument regarding faith but rather a collection of stori...
50 GREATEST CHURCHES AND CATHEDRALS OF THE WORLD
SUE DOBSON    Book Number: 92052
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The award winning travel writer Sue Dobson is never happier than when out exploring "must-see" churches and cathedrals. St Paul's, St Stephen's in Vienna, Washington National Cathedral, Church of C...
CREATION MYTHS
GILLY CAMERON COOPER    Book Number: 92060
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16 origin legends about how the world began, beautifully illustrated in colour by Patricia Ludlow, the stories include The Master of Breath, Old Man's Magic, Five Aztec Worlds, Land of Ice, Order f...
FREEMASONRY
GILES MORGAN    Book Number: 92072
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Who are the Freemasons? A powerful and shadowy elite who have manipulated world history through the ages, or a more mundane fraternal society devoted to charity, good works and the mutual support ...
WICCA: A Modern Guide to Witchcraft & Magick
HARMONY NICE    Book Number: 92118
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Paganism, Witchcraft and Wicca are quite distinct. Wicca is a nature-based religion and followers live and breathe true kindness and compassion, empowering themselves and others around them, worsh...
FOUR HORSEMEN:
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS ET AL    Book Number: 92011
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In 2007 Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and Daniel Dennett - who subsequently became known as "The Four Horsemen" - sat down in Hitchens's library and, over cocktails, began a con...
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