Contemporary Religion

Dive into the enigmatic realm of Hermes Trismegistus through "The Hermetica: Contemporary English Translation," now available in a captivating audiobook format. Brought to you by TimeBridge Texts, this rendition of age-old wisdom, translated by Patrick McCormick, is an auditory journey into ancient esoteric knowledge, articulated in a language that speaks to today's listener.

Der Trapezkünstler Nico ging zum Magnesia-Behälter, rieb sich die Hände ein und murrte: "Ich weiß nicht, wie man jemanden trainiert, der unter dem speziellen Schutz der Obrigkeit steht!" Roby, das Zirkuskind, lachte und fügte dann ernst hinzu: "Der Schirm des Höchsten ist doch auch über dir..."

In this companion volume to When You Pray and When You Fast, L. Joseph Letendre juxtaposes scriptural and patristic admonitions about almsgiving with a look at contemporary issues that make it sometimes difficult to see our way forward in this regard. Along with the rationale for almsgiving, he offers practical suggestions for how almsgiving can work in our lives as modern Christians.

September 11, 2001 saw the deadliest attack ever launched on American soil, leaving us asking questions such as: Why did God permit such a thing to happen? Was the attack a divine judgment or was it merely an atrocity perpetrated by the forces of evil? How can human beings be capable of such diabolical savagery in the name of religion? And what is the right course of action for our government to take? John MacArthur points us to the Bible for answers to these and many other questions arising out the recent atrocities.

Enjoy this voice-only audio recording of the Indian Tamil Contemporary Version™ New Testament, read by one reader. The Indian Tamil Contemporary Version™ offers a faithful rendering of Scripture’s original word order while also delivering the most comprehensive and clear translation of the Bible’s stories and concepts in the Indian Tamil language.

Enjoy this audio recording of the Bibelen på hverdagsdansk™ New Testament, read by one reader. Bibelen på hverdagsdansk™ offers a faithful rendering of Scripture’s original word order while also delivering the most comprehensive and clear translation of the Bible’s stories and concepts in the Danish language.

A survey and critique of the eschatological aspects of non-Evangelical Protestant and Roman Catholic thinkers—Altizer and the "Death of God," de Chardin and "Process Theology," and Moltmann and "Theology of Hope."

Christmas Eve, 1936. On a foggy December night, a pregnant woman walks out in front of a trolley bus and is knocked unconscious. She is rushed to the Nightingale hospital, and a healthy baby is delivered. But the mother claims to have lost her memory, and cannot believe that the child is hers. It seems that the Nightingale nurses may need to perform a Christmas miracle.

Enjoy this voice-only audio recording of the Hindi Contemporary Version™, read by one reader. The Hindi Contemporary Version™ offers a faithful rendering of Scripture’s original word order while also delivering the most comprehensive and clear translation of the Bible’s stories and concepts in the Hindi language.

Enjoy this audio recording of the Kikuyu Bible, read by two readers. The Holy Bible in Kikuyu offers both a faithful rendering of Scripture’s original word order while also delivering the most comprehensive and clear translation of the Bible’s stories and concepts in the Kikuyu language.

Enjoy this single-voice recording of the Luganda Contemporary Version. The Luganda Contemporary Version offers both a faithful rendering of Scripture's original word order while also delivering the most comprehensive and clear translation of the Bible's stories and concepts in the Ganda language.

Enjoy this audio recording of the Thai New Contemporary Version read by two readers. The Thai New Contemporary Version offers both a faithful rendering of Scripture’s original word order while also delivering the most comprehensive and clear translation of the Bible’s stories and concepts in the Thai language.

Enjoy this audio recording of the Kiswahili Contemporary Version Bible, read by four readers. The Kiswahili Contemporary Version offers both a faithful rendering of Scripture’s original word order while also delivering the most comprehensive and clear translation of the Bible’s stories and concepts in the Swahili language.

Enjoy this audio recording of the Manak Hindi Bible™ New Testament, read by one reader. The Manak Hindi Bible™ offers a faithful rendering of Scripture’s original word order while also delivering the most comprehensive and clear translation of the Bible’s stories and concepts in the Hindi language.

Liberalism puts its trust in civil discourse and rational argument. Today, its opponents enthusiastically flout these norms, making a show of defying so-called political correctness. In the Trump era and beyond, right-wing figures delight in sheer offensiveness. What is at stake in breaking the rules of civility to "own the libs"?

Joseph Woods has spiraled out of control with his addictions and mental illness. But one day, Joseph bumped into Matteus Anderson, an acupuncturist, and his life changed. Matteus asked him a question: "What is the purpose of your life?" As a result, Matteus unraveled a mystery for Joseph that would lead to sessions of acupuncture, meditation, and lively dreams.

På ett yogaretreat på Koh Phangan lär Linus känna Stella, en ogenerad nykter alkoholist. De dras genast till varandra, intellektuellt och känslomässigt. När den charmige Amir dyker upp fördjupas känslorna. De tre ger sig ut på en resa tillsammans, en resa genom Thailand och sig själva. Oscar von Seths debutroman är en värmande feelgood-berättelse som passar alla som någon gång velat bryta sig loss. Snö som föll i fjol handlar om vänskap och åtrå, och att genom yoga och gemenskap våga ge sig hän åt något nytt.

Deutschland in naher Zukunft. In der Politik gibt es eine Quote für Frauen mit Kopftüchern. Jesus-Statuen in Kirchen werden gegen geschlechtsneutrale Figuren mit Blumenkränzen ausgetauscht. An der Erdogan-Schule in Berlin haben alle Schüler*innen Migrationshintergrund. Zugleich verüben Rechtsradikale, die einen Staat im Staate schaffen wollen, mörderische Anschläge. Wegen der ungelösten Wohnungsnot werden Containersiedlungen errichtet, in denen die Unterschicht untergebracht ist. Und auf der internationalen Bühne greifen China und Russland nach der Weltherrschaft.

American Millennials - the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s - have been leaving organized religion in unprecedented numbers. For a long time, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was an exception: Nearly three-quarters of people who grew up Mormon stayed that way into adulthood. In The Next Mormons, Jana Riess demonstrates that things are starting to change.

There's something truly magical about Christmas. Filled with remarkable true stories of the kindness of strangers and the blessings of answered prayers, this collection with its small miracles truly captures the spirit of the season. These stories of hope, faith and joy are a moving tribute to the true meaning of Christmas and remind us all that the greatest gifts in life can't be gift-wrapped.