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From the Library of C. S. Lewis
From the Library of C. S. Lewis
Written by James S. Bell, Jr and Anthony P. Dawson
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307551702
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From the Library of C. S. Lewis
Selections from Writers Who Influenced His Spiritual Journey
Written by James S. Bell, Jr and Anthony P. Dawson


Format: eBook, 416 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2009
Price: $17.99

Discover great truths from C. S. Lewis’s mentors

C. S. Lewis was perhaps the greatest Christian thinker of the twentieth century. He delighted us in The Chronicles of Narnia, intrigued us in The Screwtape Letters, mystified us in The Space Trilogy, and convinced us in Mere Christianity. His influence on generations of... Read more >
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On a Wing and a Prayer
On a Wing and a Prayer
Written by Katherine Valentine
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307423757
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On a Wing and a Prayer

Written by Katherine Valentine


Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $19.00

The New England town of Dorsetville, “where miracles are never far away,” faces unexpected challenges in this much-anticipated fourth volume of Katherine Valentine’s beloved series.

The rumor mill is running at full speed: the Country Kettle Café, meeting place for everyone who’s anyone, may close down now that the owner’s wife has... Read more >
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Echoing Silence
Echoing Silence
Written by Thomas Merton, Edited by Robert Inchausti
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781590303481
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Echoing Silence
Thomas Merton on the Vocation of Writing
Written by Thomas Merton
Edited by Robert Inchausti


Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: February 13, 2007
Price: $18.95

When Thomas Merton entered a Trappist monastery in December 1941, he turned his back on secular life—including a very promising literary career. He sent his journals, a novel-in-progess, and copies of all his poems to his mentor, Columbia professor Mark Van Doren, for safe keeping, fully expecting to write little, if... Read more >
Little Flowers of Francis of Assisi
Little Flowers of Francis of Assisi
Written by Robert H. Hopcke and Paul Schwartz
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781590303757
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Little Flowers of Francis of Assisi
A New Translation
Written by Robert H. Hopcke and Paul Schwartz


Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: December 12, 2006
Price: $12.00

This collection of folk tales, legends, and narratives about the life of Francis of Assisi and his followers appeared about seventy-five years after the saint’s death, in the early fourteenth century. The writings have remained popular ever since due to their beauty and charm, and because they are the nearest thing... Read more >
The Very Lowly
The Very Lowly
Written by Christian Bobin
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781590303108
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The Very Lowly
A Meditation on Francis of Assisi
Written by Christian Bobin


Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: March 14, 2006
Price: $10.95

Why have we come to revere Francis of Assisi, a simple thirteenth-century Italian merchant's son, as a saint? Why has his appeal endured over eight hundred years and even expanded beyond the world of Catholicism to make him one of the most beloved religious figures of all time? This penetrating meditation... Read more >
The Gnostic Gospels
The Gnostic Gospels
Written by Elaine Pagels, Read by Lorna Raver
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
ISBN: 9780739333174
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The Gnostic Gospels

Written by Elaine Pagels
Read by Lorna Raver


Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: February 14, 2006
Price: $25.00

The Gnostic Gospels provides engaging listening for those seeking a broader perspective on the early development of Christianity. Author and noted scholar Elaine Pagels suggests that Christianity could have developed quite differently if Gnostic texts had become part of the Christian canon. Without a doubt: Gnosticism celebrates God as both Mother... Read more >
The Gnostic Gospels
The Gnostic Gospels
Written by Elaine Pagels, Read by Lorna Raver
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780739333181
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The Gnostic Gospels

Written by Elaine Pagels
Read by Lorna Raver


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 14, 2006
Price: $12.50

The Gnostic Gospels provides engaging listening for those seeking a broader perspective on the early development of Christianity. Author and noted scholar Elaine Pagels suggests that Christianity could have developed quite differently if Gnostic texts had become part of the Christian canon. Without a doubt: Gnosticism celebrates God as both Mother... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audio CD, eBook, hardcover and a trade paperback.
On a Wing and a Prayer
On a Wing and a Prayer
Written by Katherine Valentine
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780385512015
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On a Wing and a Prayer

Written by Katherine Valentine


Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: October 4, 2005
Price: $19.00

The New England town of Dorsetville, “where miracles are never far away,” faces unexpected challenges in this much-anticipated fourth volume of Katherine Valentine’s beloved series.

The rumor mill is running at full speed: the Country Kettle Café, meeting place for everyone who’s anyone, may close down now that the owner’s wife has... Read more >
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Dictionary of Saints
Dictionary of Saints
Written by John J. Delaney
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780385515207
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Dictionary of Saints

Written by John J. Delaney


Format: Trade Paperback, 720 pages
On Sale: March 15, 2005
Price: $15.95

The preeminent resource guide for more than twenty years, this one-of-a-kind book, now available in paperback, has been updated to include those recently canonized and beatified.

Since its original publication in 1980, John J. Delaney’s Dictionary of Saints (more than 200,000 copies sold) has become the leading reference book for the scholar... Read more >
From the Library of C. S. Lewis
From the Library of C. S. Lewis
Written by James S. Bell, Jr and Anthony P. Dawson
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780877880448
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From the Library of C. S. Lewis
Selections from Writers Who Influenced His Spiritual Journey
Written by James S. Bell, Jr and Anthony P. Dawson


Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: November 16, 2004
Price: $22.99

Discover great truths from C. S. Lewis’s mentors

C. S. Lewis was perhaps the greatest Christian thinker of the twentieth century. He delighted us in The Chronicles of Narnia, intrigued us in The Screwtape Letters, mystified us in The Space Trilogy, and convinced us in Mere Christianity. His influence on generations of... Read more >
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The Wisdom of the Desert
The Wisdom of the Desert
Written by Thomas Merton
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781590300398
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The Wisdom of the Desert
Sayings from the Desert Fathers of the Fourth Century
Written by Thomas Merton


Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: November 16, 2004
Price: $16.95

In the fourth century, the wildernesses of Egypt and Palestine were inhabited by a strange breed of spiritual nonconformists: the first Christian hermits. Thomas Merton's affection for these "Desert Fathers" shines in this much-loved treasury of their acts and words of wisdom. His free translation from the Latin source Verba Senorium... Read more >
The Gnostic Gospels
The Gnostic Gospels
Written by Elaine Pagels
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781588364173
Our Price: $13.00
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The Gnostic Gospels

Written by Elaine Pagels


Format: eBook
On Sale: June 29, 2004
Price: $13.00

The Gnostic Gospels is a landmark study of the long-buried roots of Christianity, a work of luminous scholarship and wide popular appeal. First published in 1979 to critical acclaim, winning the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Gnostic Gospels has continued to grow in reputation and... Read more >
Beyond Belief
Beyond Belief
Written by Elaine Pagels, Read by Jennifer Van Dyck
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780739310694
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Beyond Belief
The Secret Gospel of Thomas
Written by Elaine Pagels
Read by Jennifer Van Dyck


Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: May 4, 2004
Price: $12.95

Special edition including the complete text of the Gospel of Thomas

Elaine Pagels, one of the world’s most important writers and thinkers on religion and history, and winner of the National Book Award for her groundbreaking work The Gnostic Gospels, now reflects on what matters most about spiritual and religious exploration in... Read more >
Beyond Belief
Beyond Belief
Written by Elaine Pagels
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780375433429
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Beyond Belief
The Secret Gospel of Thomas
Written by Elaine Pagels


Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
On Sale: May 4, 2004
Price: $26.95

Special edition including the complete text of the Gospel of Thomas

Elaine Pagels, one of the world’s most important writers and thinkers on religion and history, and winner of the National Book Award for her groundbreaking work The Gnostic Gospels, now reflects on what matters most about spiritual and religious exploration in... Read more >
The Gnostic Gospels
The Gnostic Gospels
Written by Elaine Pagels
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780394502786
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The Gnostic Gospels

Written by Elaine Pagels


Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: April 6, 2004
Price: $19.95

A provocative study of the gnostic gospels and the world of early Christianity as revealed through the Nag Hammadi texts.


From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
Faith and Freedom
Faith and Freedom
Written by Martin Luther, Edited by John F. Thornton and Susan Varenne
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780375713767
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Faith and Freedom
An Invitation to the Writings of Martin Luther
Written by Martin Luther
Edited by John F. Thornton and Susan Varenne


Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2002
Price: $13.95

Faith and Freedom: An Invitation to the Writings of Martin Luther is the first selection in decades for the general reader from the many dozens of volumes that constitute Martin Luther’s collected works. The selections included here, chosen for their pastoral tone, speak across the centuries and inform the spiritual concerns... Read more >
The Christian Imagination
The Christian Imagination
Written by Leland Ryken
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780877881230
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The Christian Imagination
The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing
Written by Leland Ryken


Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2002
Price: $19.99

The Christian Imagination brings together in a single source the best that has been written about the relationship between literature and the Christian faith. This anthology covers all of the major topics that fall within this subject and includes essays and excerpts from fifty authors, including C.S. Lewis, Flannery O’Connor, Dorothy... Read more >
Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions and Death's Duel
Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions and Death's Duel
Written by John Donne, Preface by Andrew Motion
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780375705489
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Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions and Death's Duel
With the Life of Dr. John Donne by Izaak Walton
Written by John Donne
Preface by Andrew Motion


Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: December 7, 1999
Price: $13.95

John Donne (1572-1631) is best known as the greatest English metaphysical poet. But there was another dimension to Donne's life and writing that, if less well known, is no less profound and beautiful.

Born into an aristocratic Catholic family, Donne joined the Church of England at the age of twenty-one out... Read more >
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