For curious readers young and old, a rich and colorful history of religion from humanity's earliest days to our own contentious times In an era of hardening religious attitudes and explosive religious
The How to Read series provides a context and an explanation that will facilitate and enrich your understanding of texts vital to the canon. These books use excerpts from the major texts to explain e
Where do we go when we die? Or is there nowhere to go? Is death something we can do or is it just something that happens to us? Now in his ninth decade, former Bishop of Edinburgh Richard Holloway has
In an era of hardening religious attitudes and explosive religious violence, this book offers a welcome antidote. Richard Holloway retells the entire history of religion—from the dawn of religious bel
Being human isn’t easy. Consciousness and free will give control over?life, but the mind is an?unpredictable place.?People are susceptible to forces that are not fully understood. In his thought-provo
The absolutely poor, who are mostly rural people, are a large part of the developing world's population and their numbers are growing. Government development programmes, aided by the big donors, have
One of the most important books on this essential topic, On Forgiveness draws on the great philosophers and writers such as Frederick Nietzsche, Jacques Derrida, and Nelson Mandela. Both timely and a
When citizens band together in a civil society organization to effect change for the better, they can be a tremendous force for good. The book reviews the variety and different kinds of civil society
When citizens band together in a civil society organization to effect change for the better, they can be a tremendous force for good. The book reviews the variety and different kinds of civil society
