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The papal tiara has been worn by a number of infamous men through the course of its history. Some have been accused of murder, many have had mistresses, while others sold positions in the church to their followers or gave land and wealth to their illegitimate children. E. R. Chamberlin examines the lives of eight of the most controversial popes, from the reign of Pope Stephen VI, who had his predecessor exhumed, put on trial and thrown in the Tiber, in the ninth century, through to Pope Clement VII, whose failed international policy led to the Sack of Rome in 1527.

En este audiolibro, Andreas Englisch narra la apasionante historia del cónclave tras la muerte del papa Francisco y sigue las huellas de León XIV, el primer estadounidense en ocupar el cargo pontificio. A través de encuentros con colaboradores cercanos, familiares y personas de los lugares donde el nuevo papa desarrolló su labor —en Estados Unidos, Perú y Roma—, ofrece valiosas perspectivas sobre su vida, su fe y su camino hasta el Vaticano.

I had just reached out in friendship to three strangers. But now the subject of religion had somehow come to dominate the conversation. Should I tell them my true identity? Was it safe? Would they reject me? This book is the often-hilarious memoir of a man who has learned to engage with those of various faiths and establish lasting friendships. We also get a look at the many extraordinarily colorful characters who have made an impact on his life.

Reis terug naar het oude India en ontdek hoe één spirituele zoektocht naar innerlijke rust een wereldreligie vormde. Terwijl je ontspant na een drukke werkdag of in alle rust luistert tijdens het forenzen, word je volledig ondergedompeld in het meeslepende historische levensverhaal van...

Transforme angústia em paz interior nesta jornada espiritual e histórica que redefiniu nossa forma de ver o mundo. Ideal para quem busca ferramentas contemplativas para lidar com a dor e a impermanência do dia a dia. Mergulhe na Índia antiga e acompanhe como uma profunda crise humana...

古代インドの王子の壮絶な苦悩と孤独な自己探求が、いかにして現代の私たちが求める心の平安とマインドフルネスの源流へと変貌を遂げたのか。慌ただしい通勤時間や、静寂に包まれた夜のくつろぎのひとときに、ふと...

中世ヨーロッパの絶対的な権威に一人の修道士がいかにして挑み、キリスト教世界を永遠に分断する宗教改革を引き起こしたのか、その劇的な歴史の転換点を鮮やかに描き出します。毎日の通勤時間やリラックスしたい夜...

Ein packendes historisches Hörbuch über den theologischen Konflikt, der die westliche Welt für immer spalten sollte. Perfekt für wissensdurstige Pendler bietet diese atmosphärische Zeitreise intensive Einblicke in das 16. Jahrhundert. Verfolge den nervenaufreibenden Kampf eines Gewissens...

Suivez une quête spirituelle historique pour vaincre la souffrance humaine et atteindre une paix intérieure durable. Découvrez comment les profondes désillusions d'un jeune prince de l'Inde ancienne l'ont poussé à abandonner ses privilèges pour tracer la célèbre Voie médiane. Ce récit...

New audiobook edition includes a new afterword by the author and an interview with Kristin Kobes Du MezA gripping memoir about coming of age in the stay-at-home daughter movement and the quest to piece together a future on your own terms. Raised in the Christian patriarchy movement, Cait West...

Cleveland Indians pitcher Paul Byrd gives an honest account of how he has kept his faith in God despite all the trials and temptions associated with the Major League Baseball lifestyle...

Undoubtedly the most revered leader in American history, Abraham Lincoln has had more books written about him than all our nation's presidents put together. But for all that's been written, little has focused on his faith and how this quality shaped the man who led our country during its most...

Renowned cardiologist Dr. Chauncey Crandall IV was a Christian who kept his faith and his profession mostly separate when he first encountered a man named Jeff Markin. Jeff had collapsed during a massive heart attack at the entrance of the emergency room, and forty-three minutes later he was...

Steve Saint was five years old when his father, missionary pilot Nate Saint, was speared to death by a primitive Ecuadorian tribe. In adulthood Steve, having left Ecuador for a successful business career in the United States, never imagined making the jungle his home again. But when that same tribe asks him to help them, Steve, his wife, and their teenage children move back to the jungle.

Leaving Islam for Christianity cost her more than she imagined, but gave more than she could have dreamed. Rifqa Bary grew up in a devout Muslim home, obediently following her parents’ orders to practice the rituals of Islam. But God was calling her to freedom and love. He was calling her to...

My life in the red dirt of Uganda... "Sometimes I want to spend hours talking with my best friends about boys and fashion and school and life. I want to go to the gym; I want my hair to look nice; I want to be allowed to wear jeans. I want to be a normal young woman living in America, sometimes...

Told by a former high-level member of the Peoples Temple and Jonestown survivor, Seductive Poison is the "truly unforgettable" (Kirkus Review) story of how one woman was seduced by one of the most notorious cults in recent memory and how she found her way back to sanity. From Waco to Heaven's...

At the age of 17, Spurgeon became pastor to a handful of believers at Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire, meeting in what had been a dovecote. Within five years, he had become the best-known minister in London. Two years later, following the Sepoy Mutiny, he conducted a service of national humiliation in the Crystal Palace that was attended by 24,000 people. But this volume is far from being a record of human fame and success....

How is it possible that a chain-smoking socialist, a teenage video gamer, an opium addict, a satanic high priest, a disabled beggar, and a self-absorbed mean girl became saints? Popular itinerant missionary Meg Hunter-Kilmer will stretch your preconceived notions of holiness by exploring the lesser-known lives of seventy-five extraordinary people whose human struggles and limitations reveal the power of God's grace.

As America's first foreign missionary, Adoniram Judson thirsted to see the Good News brought to the shrouded land of Burma. His thirst would be quenched, but at an unimaginable price. Adoniram survived starvation, imprisonment, and torture both on land and at sea only to watch his family...