Titoli in Religioso

According to Jeffrey Rosen, Louis D. Brandeis was "the Jewish Jefferson", the greatest critic of what he called "the curse of bigness" in business and government since the author of the Declaration of Independence. Published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his Supreme Court confirmation on June 1, 1916, Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet argues that Brandeis was the most farseeing constitutional philosopher of the 20th century.

Robert Coles first met Dorothy Day over 35 years ago when, as a medical student, he worked in one of her Catholic Worker soup kitchens. He remained close to this inspiring and controversial woman until her death in 1980. His book, an intellectual and psychological portrait, confronts candidly the central puzzles of her life.

In 1957, Melba Beals was one of the nine African American students chosen to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. But her story of overcoming didn't start - or end - there. While her white schoolmates were planning their senior prom, Melba was facing the business end of a double-barreled shotgun, being threatened with lynching by rope-carrying tormentors, and learning how to outrun white supremacists who were ready to kill her rather than sit beside her in a classroom. Only her faith in God sustained her.

You may be aware that G. K. Chesterton authored influential Christian biographies and apologetics. But you may not know the larger-than-life Gilbert Keith Chesterton himself - not yet. Equally versed in poetry, novels, literary criticism, and journalism, he addressed politics, culture, and religion with a towering intellect and a soaring wit. Chesterton carried on lively, public discussions with the social commentators of his day, continually challenging them with civility, humility, erudition, and his ever-sharp sense of humor.

In this vulnerable memoir of transformation, Rebekah Lyons shares her journey from Atlanta, Georgia to the heart of Manhattan, where she found herself blindsided by crippling depression and anxiety. Overwhelmed by the pressure to be domestically efficient, professionally astute, and physically attractive, Rebekah finally realized that freedom can come only by facing our greatest fears and fully surrendering to God's call on our lives.

Vem var egentligen Mahatma Gandhi? Exakt 60 år efter Gandhis dödsdag kommer Zac O'Yeahs Mahatma, den första fullskaliga biografin på svenska om Gandhi. Mahatma är en underhållande och seriös bok om en person som idag är mer aktuell än någonsin.

Atrévete a escuchar la extraordinaria y turbulenta historia del Papa polaco Karol Józef Wojtyła. Mundialmente conocido como Juan Pablo II, Wojtyła desempeñó su trabajo en la iglesia católica durante su temprana juventud hasta llegar a ser el papa de la iglesia, labor que desempeñó por un poco más de 27 años.

La historia de la Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, mundialmente conocida como Santa Teresa de Calcuta, se basa en el amor y la misericordia que esta monja católica nacida en Albania brindó los que mas lo necesitaban. Considerada santa por realizar milagros a enfermos terminales, Santa Teresa de Calcuta fundó la congregación de las misioneras de la caridad en Calcuta, India.

Ibn Badis est un érudit pluridisciplinaire, un exégète, un traditionniste, un jurisconsulte, mais ce n’est pas un théologien comme les autres. Éclairé, visionnaire et influent, il est l’un des pères du nationalisme algérien et surtout celui qui a semé la graine de la révolution contre le système colonial français.

At the End of the Santa Fe Trail is a book by Sister Blandina Segale about her fascinating experiences as a young Catholic nun in the southwestern United States from 1872 to 1892. At a time when lawlessness and brutality were the norm, Sister Blandina displayed courage, tough-mindedness, and a deep religious faith in service to the less fortunate. Sister Blandina's well-written account tells of working with immigrants, Hispanics, and Native Americans who were losing their land to swindlers.

Discover the God-inspired difference only you can make in the world - using the key you never knew you had. Tim Tebow credits his mom with being the key to his success - but Pam never expected that she would be known on a national stage. For most of her life, she was serving quietly and faithfully as a wife and a mom - choosing life for her child in the face of medical risks, answering the Lord's call to mission work in the Philippines, and homeschooling before anyone knew what the word meant.

La biografía de uno los hombres más importantes no sólo en cristianismo, sino también en el judaísmo y el Islam. Hijo de Amram y su mujer Iojebed, es descrito por la Biblia y el Torá (el texto sagrado del judaísmo) como el hombre encomendado por el Dios Hashem (Yahvé) para liberar al bíblico pueblo hebreo de la esclavitud en Egipto y como su máximo profeta y legislador.

La biografía de la enaltecedora y hermosa vida del gran santo peruano de la orden de los dominicos. Con toda una vida dedicada al servicio al prójimo, Martín fue el primer santo negro de América y es considerado Patrón universal de la paz, siendo conocido también como el Santo de la escoba y símbolo de la humildad.

Matt Woodcock returns with this sequel to the best-selling Becoming Reverend. Follow Matt’s journey as he starts work at one of Hull’s oldest, biggest, and emptiest churches. It’s a shadow of its former self, with a small congregation and huge bills to pay. Adding the entrepreneurial (and somewhat excitable) Matt to their clergy line-up is the last throw of the dice for this 700-year-old institution.

While on a three-month-long tour, Jeremy met and built a friendship with the lead singer of another band. In a beautiful and inspiring story, their love unfolded taking them both by surprise. After 16 years of marriage, Jeremy and Adrienne have experienced devastating losses and incredible joy and have grown alongside each other. They continue to strengthen their friendship as they juggle life and frequent separations, due to tour schedules, with the demands and stressors of parenting their three kids. 

A study of the many different legacies left by Martin Luther, including several articles on his life and theology.

Un hombre que está en lo más alto del Olimpo de la historia mexicana. Sacerdote y militar, destacó en la primera etapa de la Guerra de Independencia de México al ser el principal protagonista del célebre 'Grito de Dolores', con el cual se inició la lucha del pueblo contra España. Pese a ser capturado en marzo de 1811 y ejecutado después, sus esfuerzos no serían en vano.

Sacerdote y notable militar insurgente mexicano, fue artífice y organizador de la segunda etapa de la Guerra de Independencia de México (1811-1815). Comisionado por el cura Hidalgo, fue el encargado de tomar ciudades importantes, caso el puerto de Acapulco, estratégico para la comunicación.

El famoso sacerdote, vinculado ineludiblemente al amor de las parejas, hacia el siglo III a. C, enfrentó al emperador romano Claudio II, quien decidió prohibir la celebración de matrimonios para los jóvenes, porque en su opinión los solteros sin familia eran mejores soldados, ya que tenían menos ataduras. De allí el origen de su fama.

A lo largo de treinta años de servicio infatigable, la mística hindú Amma, el personaje cuya biografía trataremos en esta oportunidad, ha aconsejado y consolado a personas de todas las procedencias geográficas, culturales o sociales. Todos los que la han conocido, dicen lo mismo: El contacto personal, el afecto, la compasión, la ternura y la profunda atención que manifiesta hacia todos, y el carisma espiritual, la inocencia y la humildad que le son naturales, son únicos.