Titoli in Biografie

On December 14, 1997, Marine Corps Captain Danny White thought he had it all. He had married his high school sweetheart and they had three children and another on the way, when an accident on an Arizona highway shattered his life and left him and two of his children stranded in a desert of the soul. Through his faith in God, Danny eventually found his life and a new love to lead him to his destiny.

As a special operations army commander, Jeff Tiegs anchored his life in the battlefield—and the Bible. He joined the 1st Ranger Battalion at age eighteen and retired as a Delta Force lieutenant colonel. Often separated from his wife and kids, Tiegs lost friends in combat but never stopped pursuing his enemies wherever they tried to hide.

Mark Meynell articulates a heart pain that most of us simply couldn't express. He connects strongly and immediately with fellow cave-dwellers.

A dazzling and uplifting biography of the great Saint Francis of Assisi who gained the world by giving up worldly goods to be be independent of all. Less is more at the highest level. Told in a remarkably astute, nuanced, optimistic, uplifting biography by G. K. Chesterton, known as the Prince of Paradox.

Through interviews with twelve remarkable and renowned people of various Christian faiths, author Russell J. Levenson, Jr., explores different ways people come to faith and sustain it in their daily lives. The result is a collection of fascinating, moving, and unique stories, rarely shared with the public.

2016 Winner of the Gospel Coalition Book Awards At the time of his death, Christopher Hitchens was the most notorious atheist in the world. And yet, all was not as it seemed. “Nobody is not a divided self, of course,” he once told an interviewer, “but I think it’s rather strong in my...

The hilarious and heartwarming, respectful and thought-provoking memoir of a college student's semester at Liberty University, the "Bible Boot Camp" for young evangelicals, that will inspire believers and nonbelievers alike. No drinking. No smoking. No cursing. No dancing. No R-rated movies...

Chasing Slow models HGTV star Erin Loechner's journey to help you break out of the faster-better-stronger trap and make small changes to refresh your perspective, renew your priorities, and shift your focus to what matters most. You're here, but you want to be there. So you spend your life...

Jesus: The Complete Works retells the life of Jesus through a faithful reconstruction of the many texts written about him in the centuries following his death. When Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire in the late fourth century, numerous writings about Jesus were...

One of the most famous figures in Christian history, Francis of Assisi (1181/82-1226) was revered as a miracle worker during his life and quickly canonized after his death. He has inspired generations of Christians and other spiritual seekers, from medieval ascetics to 1960s hippies and modern environmentalists. The "poverello" wrote poems praising the sun, moon, and stars, spoke to the birds, and—so the story goes—even tamed a wolf. But what do we know for sure about who he was, and what is simply legend?

Récit d’une vie tout entière vouée à la foi, Espère est la première autobiographie jamais publiée par un pape de son vivant. Le pape François avait d’abord souhaité que ce document exceptionnel ne paraisse qu’après sa mort, mais les exigences de notre temps l’ont résolu à rendre public ce précieux héritage.

Im tropischen Paradies der Südseeinsel Tanna lauern unheimliche Gefahren: Tückische Krankheiten und die grausamen Traditionen der einheimischen Kannibalenstämme bedrohen das Leben der dort lebenden Missionare. Doch der Schotte John Paton (1824 - 1907) ist ohne Furcht. Sein Wunsch ist es, den Völkern der Südsee das Evangelium zu bringen. Gerade die Kannibalen, zu denen sich kaum jemand wagt, liegen ihm am Herzen. Im Vertrauen auf Gott hält er trotz großer Gefahren, schwerer Schicksalsschläge und herber Enttäuschungen durch und erlebt schließlich, wie Gott eine unglaubliche Erweckung schenkt.

Jesus von Nazareth, der historische Jesus: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten!

Thomas von Aquin, der große Kirchenlehrer: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten!

Benedikt von Nursia, Kirchenlehrer und Gründer des Benediktinerordens: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten!

Augustinus von Hippo, Kirchenlehrer und Gründer des Augustinerordens: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten!

The bestselling author's inspiring autobiographical account of personal pain, spiritual awakening, and divine grace. ""Inspiring. Sue Monk Kidd is a direct literary descendant of Carson McCullers.""—Baltimore Sun ""Grounded in personal experience and bolstered with classic spiritual...

La Madre Teresa fue una de las mujeres más admiradas del siglo XX y su memoria continúa inspirando a muchos alrededor del mundo, pues incluso una santa puede amar los chocolates, hacer bromas o regañar al presidente de los Estados Unidos. Esta fue la mujer a la que Jim Towey conoció a mediados de los noventa — cuando era congresista y abogado de alto nivel—, la que iluminó el vacío que había en su vida. Durante más de una década, Towey viajó frecuentemente con ella, gestionó encuentros con políticos y donantes de Estados Unidos, y manejó muchos de sus asuntos legales y personales.

Bloomsbury presents The Rage Against God written and read by Peter Hitchens. Peter Hitchens lost faith as a teenager. But eventually finding atheism barren, he came by a logical process to his current affiliation to an unmodernised belief in Christianity. Hitchens describes his return from the...

An inspiring and raw autobiography from the Reverend Paul Cowley MBE. Paul Cowley grew up in Manchester amid the chaotic world of his alcoholic parents. His early exposure to heavy drinking, explosive arguments and the unnerving aggression of his father led him into homelessness and crime. By...