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Christwerden und Christsein mit Edith Stein. Edith Stein (1891-1942) gehört ohne Zweifel zu den beeindruckendsten Persönlichkeiten des zurückliegenden 20. Jahrhunderts. Die Philosophin und Frauenrechtlerin konvertierte 1922 vom Judentum zum Christentum und trat elf Jahre später, 1933, in den Karmelitenorden ein. Am 09. Aug. 1942 wurde sie im Konzentrationslager Auschwitz-Birkenau ermordet. Die katholische Kirche verehrt Edith Stein als Heilige. Sie ist Patronin Europas.

They served God to the ends of the Earth. In his fifth God’s Generals volume, Roberts Liardon chronicles some of the great evangelists who risked their lives to take the gospel message to strange and unknown cultures around the world. The sacrifice and courage of these spiritual pioneers are sure to stoke the fires of your faith and revive within your heart a spirit of evangelism and compassion for the lost.

Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), a well-known religious figure in America, is cherished with respect and affection by an ever increasing number of readers of his books. His genius was revealed to the world at large in the Parliament of Religions held in Chicago in 1893, where he indicated India’s rightful place in the spiritual map of the world.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From a renowned National Book Award–winning scholar, an extraordinary new account of the life of Jesus that explores the mystery of how a poor young man inspired a religion that reshaped the world. “This is a brilliant and necessary book. Sober, wise, respectful...

Lamorna Ash was raised with about as much Christianity as most people in Britain these days: a basic knowledge of hymns and prayers received via a Church of England primary school education; occasional brushes with religious services. But once she started writing about her two friends’ unexpected conversions, she began encountering a recurring phenomenon: in an age of disconnection and apathy, a new generation was discovering religion for itself.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A lucid, intelligent page-turner” (Los Angeles Times) that challenges long-held assumptions about Jesus Two thousand years ago, an itinerant Jewish preacher walked across the Galilee, gathering followers to establish what he called the “Kingdom of God...

Through faith in the Lord Jesus alone can we obtain forgiveness of our sins and be at peace with God; but, believing in Jesus, we become, through this very faith, the children of God; have God as our Father; and may come to him for all the temporal and spiritual blessings we need. When he trusted in an extraordinary God, George Müller discovered endless possibilities and helped thousands of people throughout his lifetime.

Die Berichte über Missbrauchsfälle in der katholischen Kirche reißen nicht ab. Über die schleppende Aufarbeitung wird hitzig diskutiert, die Anzahl der Kirchenaustritte erreicht immer neue, traurige Rekorde. Die Opfer treten kaum in der Öffentlichkeit auf, zu tief sitzen oftmals Schmerz und Scham. Jetzt bricht der ehemalige Ministrant Martin Schmitz das Schweigen. Auch er hat einen langen Leidensweg hinter sich und wurde jahrelang von einem pädokriminellen Priester missbraucht.

The dramatic autobiography of one of China's dedicated, courageous, and intensely persecuted house church leaders. This is the gripping story of how God took a young, half-starved boy from a poor village in Henan province and placed him on the front line for Jesus, in the face of impossible odds. Instead of focusing on the many miracles or experiences of suffering, however, Yun prefers to focus on the character and beauty of Jesus.

With the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Looming Tower, Lawrence Wright became generally acknowledged as one of our major journalists writing on terrorism in the Middle East. Here, in ten powerful pieces first published in The New Yorker, he recalls the path that terror in the Middle East has taken...

Ein Hörbuch voller Ruhe, Kraft und Augenzwinkern. Schweigen, still sein, einmal nur für sich sein, hinter dicken Klostermauern - dieses Abenteuer wagt der Mann, der nie um einen flotten Spruch verlegen ist. Was macht das mit dem beliebten TV-Moderator? Horst Lichter begibt sich auf eine Reise in die Stille und zu sich selbst. Er blickt auf ein Leben voller Erfolge, aber auch voller Schicksalsschläge. Sein Alltag im Rampenlicht ist laut und schnell. Die Sehnsucht nach einem Moment der Ruhe, einer Zeit des Innehaltens kennt der Publikumsliebling ebenso wie wir alle.

Sie ist jung, sucht Grenzerfahrungen, will wissen, dass Gott trägt - auch wenn sie nur mit einer Plastiktüte loszieht. Alles, was sie hat, verschenkt sie an Brasiliens Straßenkinder, bringt die krassesten Schicksale aus den Slums zwischen Buchdeckel. Jetzt erzählt Damaris Kofmehl ihren eigenen "True-Life"-Thriller, vom Leben mit den Helden aus ihren Büchern. Und auch von der Liebe zu Demetri, Ex-Drogendealer aus den USA: die interkulturelle Hochzeit, Hand in Hand für Menschen am Rand der Gesellschaft, Intrigen, Verrat, Flucht und der tragische Tod der Liebe ihres Lebens.

Das Leben im Kloster - eine ehemalige Nonne erzählt. Mit 21 Jahren beschließt Veronika Peters, in ein benediktinisches Kloster einzutreten. Ein Schritt, von dem sie sich erhofft, er werde das Ende einer langen Suche nach Sinn und Zugehörigkeit sein. Nachdem sie früh von zu Hause ausgezogen ist, hat sie sich mit einer Ausbildung zur Erzieherin beruflich verwirklicht, ist zum Katholizismus konvertiert, engagiert sich politisch – und doch quält sie "ein geistiger und emotionaler Dauerhunger".

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.

In The Truth about Muhammad, New York Times best-selling author and Islam expert Robert Spencer offers an honest and telling portrait of the founder of Islam � perhaps the first such portrait in half a century � unbounded by fear and political correctness, unflinching, and willing to face the hard facts about Muhammad's life that continue to affect our world today.

"I was one of 28 children born to my dad and his three wives. Indoctrinated to believe that the outside world was evil, and that I resided among the righteous, I was destined to marry a man chosen for me by the Prophet. I would then live in harmony with my sister-wives, bear many children, and obey and serve my future husband in this life and throughout eternity. But my innocence didn't last long." Flora goes on from there to tell the dramatic true story of how she ultimately escaped and has been rescuing women and children from the FLDS.

"Die Geschichte unseres Lebens nachzulesen ist wichtig, um uns zu erinnern und denjenigen etwas weiterzugeben, die uns zuhören. Um aber lernen zu leben, müssen wir lernen zu lieben. Das sollten wir nicht vergessen!" Papst Franziskus. Zum ersten Mal erzählt Papst Franziskus die Geschichte seines Lebens anhand der Ereignisse, die die Menschheit in den letzten achtzig Jahren geprägt haben.

A Chance to Die is a vibrant portrayal of Amy Carmichael, an Irish missionary and writer who spent fifty-three years in south India without furlough. There she became known as "Amma," or "mother," as she founded the Dohnavur Fellowship, a refuge for underprivileged children. Amy's life of obedience and courage stands as a model for all who claim the name of Christ. She was a woman with desires and dreams, faults and fears, who gave her life unconditionally to serve her Master.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Metaxas is a scrupulous chronicler and has an eye for a good story. . . . full, instructive, and pacey.” —The Washington Post From #1 New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas comes a brilliant and inspiring biography of the most influential man in modern...

In a follow-up to the worldwide best-selling Conversations with God trilogy, Neale Donald Walsch continues his extraordinary dialogue, asking how the wisdom in Conversations with God can be applied to everyday situations and what we can all do to have a working friendship with God.