Historia

Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the son of God? Retracing his own spiritual journey from atheism to faith, Lee Strobel cross-examines a dozen experts....

A "marvelous" (Economist) account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination....

The Crusades is an authoritative, accessible single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the Holy Land in the Middle Ages....

A riveting story that has been ignored by modern historians, The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara will prompt intense interest and discussion as it lays bare attitudes of the Catholic Church....

A groundbreaking dive into the role psychedelics have played in the origins of Western civilization, and the real-life quest for the Holy Grail that could shake the Church to its foundations....

This extraordinary document represents a new form of historical research and straightens out many open questions and misinterpretations. It takes the form of direct dialogues between a modern researcher and a member of the Qumran Essene community....

Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the prize of empires, the site of Judgement Day and the battlefield of today’s clash of civilizations....

Among the many important historical documents from the Classical world of Greece and Rome The Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus is one of the most distinctive and characterful....

Here, you will meet the fascinating, ancient polytheistic peoples of the Mediterranean and beyond, their many gods and goddesses, and their public and private worship practices, as you come to appreciate the foundational role religion played in their lives....

Bruce Shelley's classic history of the church brings the story of global Christianity into the 21st century. Like a skilled screenwriter, Shelley begins each chapter with three elements: characters, setting, plot....

The most accessible and informative version of the Buddhist classic available in English, with instruction in meditation, illuminating commentary, and guidance in the practical use of the prayers....

Fr. Robert Barron's comprehensive work goes straight to the core of the Catholic faith....

The Watchmaker’s Daughter is one of the greatest stories of World War II that listeners haven’t heard: the remarkable and inspiring life story of Corrie ten Boom—a groundbreaking, female Dutch watchmaker, whose family unselfishly transformed their house into a hiding place....

Perhaps no figure in biblical scholarship has been the subject of more controversy and debate than Mary Magdalene....

Drawn directly from 24 Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources, and retold by Thich Nhat Hanh in his inimitably beautiful style, this book traces the Buddha's life....

Ehrman sketches Jesus's transformation from a human prophet to the Son of God....

The past life memories of two women capture a true and compelling portrait of Jesus the man, from the healing miracles he performed to the gentle philosophy he preached....

Award-winning journalist and bestselling novelist Jonathan Freedland tells the astonishing true story of Rudolf Vrba, the man who broke out of Auschwitz to warn the world of a truth too few were willing to hear....

This early 20th-century translation of the Hebrew Bible by the Jewish Publication Society brings to life the history of the Jewish people in a classical way. It includes the Hebrew texts as they actually appear in the Torah scroll and bears all the hallmarks of a classic work....

Whenever we worry about what to eat, how to love, or simply how to be happy, we are worrying about how to lead a good life....

This sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West sheds a revealing light on current hostilities....

Can the truth about Jesus be uncovered - even without a body or a crime scene? Join cold-case detective and best-selling author J. Warner Wallace as he investigates Jesus using an innovative and unique approach he employs to solve real missing person murder cases....

A leading spiritual teacher reveals how Celtic spirituality - listening to the sacred around us and inside of us - can help us heal the earth, overcome our conflicts, and reconnect with ourselves....

Father Gregory Boyle shares what three decades of working with gangs in Los Angeles has taught him about faith, compassion, and the enduring power of radical kinship....

Discover the beguiling history of witchcraft, magic, and superstition through the centuries and across the world in this stunning audiobook....

¡Ha Descuidado a un Dios Principal del Hinduismo? ¡Descubra a Brahma, el Creador Olvidado! ¿Sabías que el hinduismo tiene un dios creador a menudo olvidado? A diferencia de la figura todopoderosa del cristianismo, la creación en el hinduismo involucra a Brahma. ¿Quién es Brahma? Uno de los dioses principales del hinduismo junto a Visnú y Shiva. Representado con cuatro cabezas y brazos, nacido de un loto en el ombligo de Visnú. Sus cuatro cabezas simbolizan los cuatro Vedas, los textos sagrados del hinduismo. Desvele el misterio que rodea a Brahma: ¿Por qué se le suele olvidar a ...

Rituales Védicos: ¡Desvela los Misterios del Hinduismo Antiguo! ¿Alguna vez te has preguntado por los orígenes del hinduismo? Sumérgete en un viaje fascinante para descubrir los rituales védicos, las antiguas ceremonias que aún perduran en la India. Imagina adentrarte en un mundo de simbolismo profundo, donde cada paso y cántico tiene un significado. Este libro te permitirá explorar: La diversidad de rituales védicos, desde los sencillos actos cotidianos hasta las elaboradas ceremonias. El rol de los sacerdotes védicos como guardianes de la tradición. Las ceremonias clave que ...

¿Anhelas reconectar con la fuente de la espiritualidad? El Rig Veda, el texto más antiguo del mundo, te invita a un viaje fascinante por la mitología, rituales y las primeras reflexiones filosóficas de la humanidad. Más que historia, el Rig Veda es la base de la religión hindú, el yoga y la búsqueda del sentido de la vida. En este libro encontrarás: Los dioses y diosas del panteón védico. El poder transformador de los mantras en su idioma original. Traducciones fieles para una experiencia auténtica del texto original. Claves para descifrar el lenguaje simbólico y la sabiduría ...

Es una buena pregunta, ya que existen muchas ideas erróneas sobre las causas de las cruzadas, por no hablar de lo que ocurrió realmente durante las mismas. En este libro pretendemos aclarar muchas de estas cuestiones y ofrecerle una historia concisa y precisa de las cruzadas. Gran parte de la historia de las cruzadas se ha visto oscurecida a lo largo de los años por conjeturas basadas en opiniones. Intentamos aclarar las cosas de la forma más imparcial posible.

Hoy en día, el dominio de la fe cristiana parece ser un hecho fácilmente aceptado. Sin embargo, en la época en que alcanzó su máximo esplendor, para la mayoría de los observadores externos, esta idea habría parecido muy improbable.