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Interior Castle

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Here is the definitive edition of St. Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle: translated by E. Allison Peers. This mystic book is as inspirational and enlightening today as it was when it was first written. St. Teresa lays out the foundation for an ideal journey of faith. St. Teresa was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered to be, along with Saint John of the Cross, a founder of the Discalced Carmelites. She became the first female to be named a Doctor of the Church, in 1970, and is one of only three females to be awarded that honor.

Dios no es bueno

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Una extraordinaria polémica contra la religión por uno de los intelectuales más brillantes del siglo XX y princpios del XXI, Christopher Hitchens.«Esta es la cuestión acerca de mis ideas y de quienes piensan como yo. Nuestra creencia no es una creencia. Nuestros principios no son una fe. No sostenemos nuestras convicciones dogmáticamente. Creemos firmemente que se puede vivir una vida ética sin religión. Y de hecho sabemos que el reverso es cierto: que la religión ha hecho que muchas personas no solo no se comporten mejor que otras, sino que consideren aceptable comportarse en modos que harían que el gerente de un burdel o un genocida torcieran el gesto».Christopher HitchensReseñas:«Un libro serio y escrito desde la convicción, coherente con las ideas que lleva defendiendo toda su vida. Y Dios debería sentirse halagado: a diferencia de muchos de los que claman por su atención, Hitchens le habla como a un adulto».The New York Times Book Review«Demos gracias a Dios por Christopher Hitchens, ya que ha escrito el mejor de los libros de "acabemos con Dios"».Esquire US«El mejor manifiesto en defensa del ateísmo».Publishers Weekly«Un intelectual dispuesto a dar la cara por la causa de la verdad».The New Yorker

The Abolition of Man

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Astonishing and prophetic, The Abolition of Man is one of the most debated of C. S. Lewis’s extraordinary works. National Review chose it as number seven on their "100 Best Nonfiction Books of the Twentieth Century." In this classic The Abolition of Man, Lewis, one of the most important Christian writers of last century, sets out to persuade his audience of the importance and relevance of universal values such as courage and honor in his contemporary society. The deep yet fundamental concepts in this timeless classic are even more relevant and important for our contemporary society today.

The Screwtape Letters: Annotated Edition

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On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of C. S. Lewis’s death, a special annotated edition of his Christian classic, The Screwtape Letters, with notes and excerpts from his other works that help illuminate this diabolical masterpiece.Since its publication in 1942, The Screwtape Letters has sold millions of copies worldwide and is recognized as a milestone in the history of popular theology. A masterpiece of satire, it offers a sly and ironic portrayal of human life and foibles from the vantage point of Screwtape, a highly placed assistant to “Our Father Below.” At once wildly comic, deadly serious, and strikingly original, The Screwtape Letters comprises the correspondence of the worldly-wise devil Screwtape and his nephew Wormwood, a novice demon in charge of securing the damnation of an ordinary young man.For the first time, The Screwtape Letters will be presented in full-text accompanied by helpful annotations in a striking two-color format. These annotations will give fans a deeper, more nuanced understanding of the popular book, providing background information, explanations of terms, historical significance, and excerpts from Lewis’s other works that more fully explain the ideas in this volume.For both expert Lewis fans and casual readers, The Screwtape Letters: Annotated Edition will be a beautiful and insightful guide to a beloved classic.

An Exposition of the Book of Proverbs

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Written by a noted minister, this 19th-century work of Biblical commentary analyzes the Old Testament book of Proverbs. This book was created from a scan of the original artifact, and as such the text of the book is not selectable or searchable.

Lord of the Horizon: A Devotional in Honor of Horus

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Great One. Lord of the Sky. Pillar of His Mother. Dappled Within the Womb of Nut. Lord of the Sky.Lord of the Horizon.He is Horus. Or perhaps they are Horus. A complex Deity, he might be a singular entity with many aspects, or a multitude of Deities who share similar names and functions. The two most well-known and well-loved are Heru-Wer (Horus the Elder) and Heru-sa-Aset (Harpocrates or Horus the Younger). Heru-Wer is a cosmological being of right order and civilization. His right eye is the sun and his left eye is the moon. Heru-sa-Aset is the son of Isis and Osiris who defeated Set in battle and assumed his rightful throne; every Pharaoh is an incarnation of Horus the Younger, and the Eye of Horus is a symbol of prosperity, protection, and healing.The hymns, poems, essays, rites, artwork, and short stories of this collection reflect that ambiguity, that individualized devotion and understanding. Some of these pieces focus exclusively on Heru-Wer/Horus the Elder. Others center on Heru-sa-Aset/Horus the Younger. Other writings look at still more entities or aspects. Each of these hymns, poems, essays, rites, works of art, and stories begins to build a picture — incomplete though it is — of Horus.There is a glow on the horizon. The Sun is rising. Warm yourself in its light, and give thanks.

The Analects

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'The Master said, "If a man sets his heart on benevolence, he will be free from evil"'The Analects are a collection of Confucius's sayings brought together by his pupils shortly after his death in 497 BC. Together they express a philosophy, or a moral code, by which Confucius believed everyone should live. Upholding the ideals of wisdom, self-knowledge, courage and love of one's fellow man, he argued that the pursuit of virtue should be every individual's supreme goal. And, while following the Way, or the truth, might not result in immediate or material gain, Confucius showed that it could nevertheless bring its own powerful and lasting spiritual rewards.Translated with an Introduction and Notes by D. C. Lau

Les Livres Saints des grandes Religions

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Les Livres Saints des grandes Religions Ce livre numérique présente une collection des Livres Saints des grandes Religions, éditées en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet d'accéder directement aux différentes oeuvres. Liste des oeuvres: Bouddhisme - Les sermons du bouddha Christianisme - Ancien Testament I - Ancien Testament II - Ancien Testament III - Ancien Testament IV - Ancien Testament V - Ancien Testament VI - Nouveau Testament I - Nouveau Testament II - Nouveau Testament III - Nouveau Testament IV - Nouveau Testament V - Nouveau Testament VI Confucianisme - Les Entretiens de Confucius Hindouisme - La Bhagavad-Gita - Le Ramayana - I - Le Ramayana - II Islam - Le Coran Judaïsme - La Torah Taoïsme - Lao Tseu - Tao Te King Traductions de: John Nelson Darby (1800-1882) Séraphin Couvreur (1835-1919) Emile-Louis Burnouf (1821-1907) Pierre-Eugène Lamairesse (1817-XIXème siècle) Hippolyte Fauche (1797-1869) Albert Kazimirski de Biberstein (1808-1887) Stanislas Julien (1797-1873)

Authority

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This issue of the FGB presents the theme of Authority. David Martyn Lloyd-Jones announces our world’s desperate need of it. Stephen Charnock mines the Scriptures to display God’s absolute authority, and Jeff Pollard declares that God’s authority is revealed in the infallible, Spirit-breathed Word. In his second article, Dr. Lloyd-Jones takes up the subject of Christ’s authority manifested in His glorious Lordship. Benjamin Warfield describes how Jesus appointed His apostles, who lived and ministered with Him, to write the Gospels and the other New Testament writings. The Lord wanted His gospel call to salvation to spread throughout the world. Jean-Marc Berthoud teaches us about the importance of Christ’s authority in local churches. Now, do pastors, elders, and undershepherds have real authority in Christ’s churches? Arthur Pink clearly affirms and explains the necessity of such authority. In accord with this, elders have the responsibility of preaching God’s authoritative Word to Christ’s blood-bought people, ever setting the beauty and glory of His crucifixion and resurrection before them. Fathers too have authority, and Richard Baxter shows them how to use it to the glory of God and the good of their families. What about civil government? James Renihan shows us from Scripture and the 1689 Confession that magistrates are God’s authorized servants. Finally, C. H. Spurgeon blesses us with a moving declaration of Christ’s authority to save sinners!

The Digital Puritan

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A quarterly digest of helpful Puritan works, carefully edited to maximize readability. This issue contains the following: 1. Be Sober and Watchful - Hugh Binning. Binning answers the question, 'Given the shortness of time remaining before our Lord returns, how should we conduct ourselves?' 2. Continuance in Sin is Dangerous - John Preston. The folly of continuing in sin, and how best to expose and expel it from our lives. 3. A Sermon of Repentance - Arthur Dent. The nature of true repentance, and its role in the everyday life of the believer. 4. Advice to Young Converts - Jonathan Edwards. A letter written just before he preached "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" in 1741. 5. The Moral Law, a Rule of Obedience - Samuel Bolton. Helpful teaching for the Christian who struggles to understand the relationship between the Law of Moses and the grace of Christ. 6. The Puritans in Verse. End-note section has Scripture references and helpful notes. No internet connection is required. DRM-free.

Arguments of Celsus, Porphyry, and the Emperor Julian, Against the Christians

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Arguments of Celsus, Porphyry and the Emperor Julian Against the Christians is a series of essays by Flavius Josephus. They cover criticism of Christianity by people who lived during the days of Early Christianity.

Free Grace Broadcaster - Issue 211 - Hell

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Another quality eBook from Chapel Library about the sobering doctrine of hell; articles include: The Greatest Loss, J. C. Ryle (1816-1900): the eternal loss of the never dying soul. What Is Hell? by Edward Donnelly: a survey of hell, the evil host, and the damned. Eternal Torment for the Wicked: Unavoidable and Intolerable, by Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758). The Resurrection of Damnation, Samuel Davies (1723-1761): Christ’s glory as He pronounces His sentence on sinners. The Torments of Loss, Thomas Boston (1676-1732): what those in hell lose for eternity. The Torments of Soul, Edward Payson (1783-1827): the misery of the damned soul. The Torments of Sense, Thomas Boston (1676-1732): what unrepentant sinners will suffer forever. Exhortation to Escape Hell, Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758): flee from eternal destruction to pardoning grace. Christ Has the Keys of Hell and of Death, Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892): Jesus Christ rules over heaven and hell.

Cloud of Unknowing

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Some things never change, including the human need to connect with our creator. Prayer and meditation on the divine are techniques that have been used for millennia to grow in the knowledge of God. Cloud of Unknowing documents techniques used by the medieval monastic community to build and maintain that contemplative knowledge of God. Scholars date the anonymous authorship of Cloud of Unknowing to 1375, during the height of European monasticism. Written as a primer for the young monastic, the work is instructional, but does not have an austere didactic tone. Rather, the work embraces the reader with a maternal call to grow closer to God through meditation and prayer. -Andrew Hanson, CCEL Intern

El evangelio

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Portavoz de la Gracia # 8 El evangelio Contenido: Un informe del cielo - Thomas Boston (1676-1732) ¿En qué consiste el mensaje del evangelio? - J. I. Packer El amor inefable de Dios - Thomas Manton (1620-1677) Una comprensión correcta del pecado - J. C. Ryle (1816-1900) Crucifixión, resurrección y sustitución - Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892) El llamado al arrepentimiento - J. C. Ryle (1816-1900) ¿Por qué se requiere fe? - Thomas Manton (1620-1677) El evangelio y el jucio - Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892) Perdón para el más grande pecador - Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) Un evangelio por el que vale la pena morir - Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892)

The Taboo of Subjectivity

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This book takes a bold new look at ways of exploring the nature, origins, and potentials of consciousness within the context of science and religion. Alan Wallace draws careful distinctions between four elements of the scientific tradition: science itself, scientific realism, scientific materialism, and scientism. Arguing that the metaphysical doctrine of scientific materialism has taken on the role of ersatz-religion for its adherents, he traces its development from its Greek and Judeo-Christian origins, focusing on the interrelation between the Protestant Reformation and the Scientific Revolution. He looks at scientists' long term resistance to the firsthand study of consciousness and details the ways in which subjectivity has been deemed taboo within the scientific community. In conclusion, Wallace draws on William James's idea for a "science of religion" that would study the nature of religious and, in particular, contemplative experience. In exploring the nature of consciousness, this groundbreaking study will help to bridge the chasm between religious belief and scientific knowledge. It is essential reading for philosophers and historians of science, scholars of religion, and anyone interested in the relationship between science and religion.

Miracles of Our Lord

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The attempt in the belief that, seeing they are one of the modes in which his unseen life found expression, we are bound through them to arrive at some knowledge of that life. For he has come, The Word of God, that we may know God: every word of his then, as needful to the knowing of himself, is needful to the knowing of God, and we must understand, as far as we may, every one of his words and every one of his actions, which, with him, were only another form of word.

The Digital Puritan, Vol.1, No.3

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Contains the following articles: 1. Be Not Soon Shaken in Mind - Thomas Manton. Christians are not to doubt Christ's plain instruction, that no man would know the time of his return (Matthew 24:36). 2. Meditations of the Misery of a Man Not Reconciled to God in Christ - Lewis Bayly. A lengthy excerpt from "The Practice of Piety" which candidly and biblically addresses the error of now-shown-to-be-a-universalist Rob Bell's most recent book "Love Wins." 3. The Art of Man-Fishing - Thomas Boston. The personal reflections of Thomas Boston on the importance of winning souls to Christ; presented in its entirety. 4. The Dying Thief at Calvary Saved - John Flavel. An examination of the unique characteristics of this unlikely eleventh-hour salvation. 5. An Examination of True Christian Sincerity - William Gurnall. An excerpt from "The Christian in Complete Armour" which is useful in helping the professing Christian probe his heart, to determine if his motives in coming to Christ are sincere or hypocritical.

The Needletoe Letters

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C.S. Lewis' classic The Screwtape Letters is full of keen wit and wise counsel–if one is a Christian believer. Such a reader will find much to ponder in its pages. But suppose one begins to question whether it is the voice of mature reason that Lewis portrays as the wiles of Satan? The Needletoe Letters takes the other side, depicting the letters of advice and guidance from a veteran angel to his inexperienced nephew. Their common task? To keep Christian believers hoodwinked and flummoxed! Read this book, and see if you don't begin to have second thoughts about your faith!

The Analects

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A classic compendium of spiritual wisdom from ancient China’s greatest philosopher.The Analects present the detailed code of morality, behavior, and belief espoused by Confucius. Stressing virtue, integrity, and respect within families and communities, Confucius explains how certain principles of living can apply to all aspects of society from education to political systems. One of the most influential books in world history and a foundational text in the study of ethics, sociology, and philosophy, The Analects elucidates a path for an honorable and rewarding life. More than two millennia after it was written, this collection of wisdom from ancient China’s best-known thinker is still admired and studied today.

Sanctification

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In his book entitled Holiness, J. C. Ryle says, "If the Bible is true, it is certain that unless we are 'sanctified,' we shall not be saved." Throughout history, confusion has surrounded the doctrine of sanctification because finding the biblical balance in this subject is not easy. Some utterly reject a place for God's Law in the life of New Covenant believers, while others love God's Law and find it a blessed rule of life. In this edition of the Free Grace Broadcaster, A. W. Pink introduces our subject by asking crucial questions that inevitably arise regarding sanctification. Octavius Winslow offers a useful definition of the meaning of sanctification. J. C. Ryle then discusses the nature of sanctification, giving us a survey of its important elements. Winslow gives us a second article, explaining that all sanctification begins in Christ: His cross and atoning work, His intercession, and His Mediatorial fullness all lay the foundation and secure the sanctification of every believer. John Murray discusses the vital distinction between definitive and progressive sanctification. In his second article, Pink describes the two aspects of sanctification: mortification and vivification, both inseparable in the life of God's true children. Abraham Booth sets the motive of sanctification before us. Pink shows the difference between sanctification and justification. In two articles, Horatius Bonar shows us that holiness consists of the little things of life, and urges us to shine forth in reflection of Christ's glorious holiness.

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