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Handbook of Denominations in the United Statesby Frank S. Mead; Samuel S. Hill; Craig D. Atwood
Abingdon Press 2003; US$ 14.00The new, revised edition of a perennial reference favorite! The Handbook of Denominations is widely recognized as the most accurate, objective, and comprehensive source of information on America?s religious denominations. more...
United Methodist Doctrineby Scott J. Jones
Abingdon Press 2003; US$ 12.00Throughout this ebook, Scott J. Jones insists that for United Methodists the ultimate goal of doctrine is holiness. more...
From Geography to Affinity by Lyle E. Schaller
Abingdon Press 2003; US$ 13.00Advocates the creation and support of affinity networks within denominations that allow congregations to choose more broadly the ways they will fulfill and extend their mission. more...
Akbar and the Jesuitsby C. H. Payne; Father Pierre du Jarric Jarric
Routledge 2004; US$ 190.00Reproducing, or summarizing the most valuable of the missionaries' letters written prior to 1610, this volume makes available the illegible and scattered primary sources on the reign of the Emperor Akbar. more...
Peoples Temple and Black Religion in Americaby Rebecca Moore; Anthony B. Pinn; Mary R. Sawyer
Indiana University Press 2004; US$ 17.55The Peoples Temple movement ended on November 18, 1978, when more than 900 men, women, and children died in a ritual of murder and suicide in their utopianist community of Jonestown, Guyana. Only a handful lived to tell their story. As is well known, Jim Jones, the leader of Peoples Temple, was white, but most of his followers were black. Despite that, little has been written about Peoples Temple in the context of black religion in America. In 10 essays, writers from various disciplines address this gap in the scholarship. Twenty-five years after the tragedy at Jonestown, they assess the impact of the black religious experience on... more...
Primitivism, Radicalism, and the Lamb's Warby Ted LeRoy Underwood
Oxford University Press 1997; US$ 110.00The mid-17th century saw both the expansion of the Baptist sect and the rise of Quakerism. At first, the Quaker movement attracted some Baptist converts, but relations between the two groups soon grew hostile. However, this book contends that Quakers and Baptists had much in common with each other. more...
Grant Us Courageby Randall Balmer
Oxford University Press 1996; US$ 50.00This sequel to the author's "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory" consists of 12 profiles of "mainline" Protestant churches in the USA. The descriptions of these congregations raise hope for the future of Protestant worship in America, while not omitting to analyze persistent problems. more...
Christianity for the Rest of Usby Diana Butler Bass
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 10.99For decades the accepted wisdom has been that America's mainline Protestant churches are in decline, eclipsed by evangelical mega-churches. Church and religion expert Diana Butler Bass wondered if this was true, and this book is the result of her extensive, three-year study of centrist and progressive churches across the country. Her surprising findings reveal just the opposite—that many of the churches are flourishing, and they are doing so without resorting to mimicking the mega-church, evangelical style. Christianity for the Rest of Us describes this phenomenon and offers a how-to approach for Protestants eager to remain faithful to their tradition while becoming a vital spiritual community. As Butler Bass delved into the... more...
Prosperityby Charles Fillmore
Penguin Group Inc. 2008; US$ 9.99This pioneering guide to the principles of mind power shows how to use the mysterious power within you to attain a life of abundance and purpose . This book could be called ?Twelve Steps to Wealth.? It is one of the first works to present a unified, detailed blueprint to abundance through the philosophy of mental power. Charles Fillmore is one of the legendary figures of the New Thought movement, bringing the philosophy to hundreds of thousands of everyday men and women through his nationwide Unity ministry and its popular community, Unity Village, in Missouri. Today, thousands of families continue to participate in Unity programs and recognize Fillmore as a beloved mentor. Published in 1936, Prosperity is one of Fillmore?s most famous... more...
Mormonismby Richard Lyman Bushman
Oxford University Press, USA 2008; US$ 8.95Beginning with a handful of members in 1830, the church that Joseph Smith founded has grown into a world-wide organization with over 12 million adherents, playing prominent roles in politics, sports, entertainment, and business. Yet they are an oddity. They are considered wholesome, conservative, and friendly on one hand, and clannish, weird, and self-righteous on the other. Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction explains who Mormons are: what they believe and how they live their lives. Written by Richard Lyman Bushman, an eminent historian and practicing Mormon, this compact, informative volume ranges from the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the contentious issues of contemporary Mormonism. Bushman argues that Joseph... more...









