The Word - On the Translation of the Bible by John Barton
30.00 NZD
Category: Religion
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of A History of the Bible, this is the story of how the Bible has been translated, and why it matters The Bible is held to be both universal and specific, the source of fundamental truths inscribed in words that are exact and sacred. For much of the history of Ju ...Show more
Pagans: The Visual Culture of Pagan Myths, Legends and Rituals by Ethan Doyle White
55.00 NZD
Category: Religion
Focusing on a curated selection of pagan art and artifacts, this book explains the iconography and mystic power of pagan ritual objects from around the world. Ethan Doyle White identifies three critical elementsof paganism from classical antiquity to today: polytheism, affiliation with nature, and witc ...Show more
God: an Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopoulou
30.00 NZD
Category: Religion
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON PRIZE 2022'Rivetingly fresh and stunning' - Sunday Times'One of the most remarkable historians and communicators working today' - Dan SnowThree thousand years ago, in the Southwest Asian lands we now call Israel and Palestine, a group of people worshipped a complex pantheon o ...Show more
At Home in the World: Lessons From a Remarkable Life by Thich Nhat Hanh
40.00 NZD
Category: Religion
'One of the most influential spiritual leaders of our times' Oprah Essential life lessons from the world's most famous monk. Through a beautiful collection of autobiographical stories and teachings, At Home in the World tells the remarkable life of the beloved Zen Master, Thich Nhat Hanh. With his signa ...Show more
A History of Christianity: 2,000 Years of Faith by DK
45.00 NZD
Category: Religion
Discover the story of Christianity and how it changed the world Who really was Jesus Christ? How did Christianity spread around the world? And how has Christian belief changed over the last 50 years? Providing the answers to these and many other questions, A History of Christianity charts the 2,00 ...Show more
The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies by Pashaura Singh (Editor); Louis E. Fenech (Editor)
81.00 NZD
Category: Religion | Series: Oxford Handbooks Ser.
The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies innovatively combines the ways in which scholars from fields as diverse as philosophy, psychology, religious studies, literary studies, history, sociology, anthropology, political science, and economics have integrated the study of Sikhism within a wide range of criti ...Show more
Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson
38.00 NZD
Category: Religion
"For generations, the Book of Genesis has been treated by scholars as a collection of documents by various hands expressing different factional interests, with borrowings from other ancient literatures that mark the text as derivative. In other words, academic interpretation of Genesis has centered on t ...Show more
Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind by Tom Holland
30.00 NZD
Category: Religion
'If great books encourage you to look at the world in an entirely new way, then Dominion is a very great book indeed . . . Written with terrific learning, enthusiasm and good humour, Holland's book is not just supremely provocative, but often very funny' Sunday Times History Book of the YearChristianity ...Show more
The Creed in Slow Motion - An Exploration of Faith, Phrase by Phrase, Word by Word by Martin Kochanski
45.00 NZD
Category: Religion
I Believe in One God ... 'Ther only way to engage properly with the Creed is not to say it right through and all together, but to take it slowly and reflectively by oneself, phrase by phrase, or even word by word. This book both does it and encourages you to do it: because ultimately it is your mind - a ...Show more
A People's Church: A History of the Church of England by Jeremy Morris
37.00 NZD
Category: Religion
A richly detailed history of the Church of England from a top academic and historian who is also a priest.
Reflections on the Sunday Gospel (YEAR A): How to More Fully Live Out Your Relationship with God by Pope Francis
45.00 NZD
Category: Religion
We live in an unprecedented time that has threatened to upend our daily rhythms, our work, our homes - even our faith. More than ever, we need books like Reflections on the Sunday Gospel to stir us to hope, to comfort, to peace. We need to remember what we live for and how good God is. These reflection ...Show more
Chosen: Lost and Found between Christianity and Judaism by Giles Fraser
26.00 NZD
Category: Religion
'Absorbing, fascinating, arresting' The Observer 'Intensely moving, luminous and rather magnificent' The Times It was one of the most startling moments in the history of the City of London. In 2011, the Occupy movement set up camp around St Paul's Cathedral. Giles Fraser, who was Canon Chancellor of the ...Show more