Historia

Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the son of God? Retracing his own spiritual journey from atheism to faith, Lee Strobel cross-examines a dozen experts....

A "marvelous" (Economist) account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination....

The Crusades is an authoritative, accessible single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the Holy Land in the Middle Ages....

A groundbreaking dive into the role psychedelics have played in the origins of Western civilization, and the real-life quest for the Holy Grail that could shake the Church to its foundations....

A riveting story that has been ignored by modern historians, The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara will prompt intense interest and discussion as it lays bare attitudes of the Catholic Church....

Now the anchor of The O'Reilly Factor details the events leading up to the murder of the most influential man in history: Jesus of Nazareth....

Bruce Shelley's classic history of the church brings the story of global Christianity into the 21st century. Like a skilled screenwriter, Shelley begins each chapter with three elements: characters, setting, plot....

Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the prize of empires, the site of Judgement Day and the battlefield of today’s clash of civilizations....

Here, you will meet the fascinating, ancient polytheistic peoples of the Mediterranean and beyond, their many gods and goddesses, and their public and private worship practices, as you come to appreciate the foundational role religion played in their lives....

Fr. Robert Barron's comprehensive work goes straight to the core of the Catholic faith....

Perhaps no figure in biblical scholarship has been the subject of more controversy and debate than Mary Magdalene....

Israel is a tiny state, and yet it has captured the world's attention, aroused its imagination, and, lately, been the object of its opprobrium....

Among the many important historical documents from the Classical world of Greece and Rome The Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus is one of the most distinctive and characterful....

The most accessible and informative version of the Buddhist classic available in English, with instruction in meditation, illuminating commentary, and guidance in the practical use of the prayers....

Award-winning journalist and bestselling novelist Jonathan Freedland tells the astonishing true story of Rudolf Vrba, the man who broke out of Auschwitz to warn the world of a truth too few were willing to hear....

The past life memories of two women capture a true and compelling portrait of Jesus the man, from the healing miracles he performed to the gentle philosophy he preached....

A powerful memoir by one of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz, Tova Friedman, following her childhood growing up during the Holocaust and surviving a string of near-death experiences in a Jewish ghetto, a Nazi labor camp, and Auschwitz.

Can the truth about Jesus be uncovered - even without a body or a crime scene? Join cold-case detective and best-selling author J. Warner Wallace as he investigates Jesus using an innovative and unique approach he employs to solve real missing person murder cases....

Drawn directly from 24 Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources, and retold by Thich Nhat Hanh in his inimitably beautiful style, this book traces the Buddha's life....

A New York Times best-selling historian of early Christianity takes on two of the most gripping questions of human existence....

At last, the world will discover what happens to the greatest salesman when he finally emerges from his lonely retirement to commence a new career. At first, he finds failure - until he receives a special gift from someone he has not seen in half a century....

Fourteen centuries ago, Irish saints brought the Word of God to the Hebrides and Scotland's Atlantic shore. These "white martyrs" sought solitude, remoteness, even harshness, in places apart from the world where they could fast, pray, and move closer to an understanding of God....

This major new history of the Ottoman dynasty reveals a diverse empire that straddled East and West....

Discover the beguiling history of witchcraft, magic, and superstition through the centuries and across the world in this stunning audiobook....

New York Times best-selling author and nationally renowned minister Timothy Keller unlocks new insights into the life of Jesus Christ....

¡Ha Descuidado a un Dios Principal del Hinduismo? ¡Descubra a Brahma, el Creador Olvidado! ¿Sabías que el hinduismo tiene un dios creador a menudo olvidado? A diferencia de la figura todopoderosa del cristianismo, la creación en el hinduismo involucra a Brahma. ¿Quién es Brahma? Uno de los dioses principales del hinduismo junto a Visnú y Shiva. Representado con cuatro cabezas y brazos, nacido de un loto en el ombligo de Visnú. Sus cuatro cabezas simbolizan los cuatro Vedas, los textos sagrados del hinduismo. Desvele el misterio que rodea a Brahma: ¿Por qué se le suele olvidar a ...

Rituales Védicos: ¡Desvela los Misterios del Hinduismo Antiguo! ¿Alguna vez te has preguntado por los orígenes del hinduismo? Sumérgete en un viaje fascinante para descubrir los rituales védicos, las antiguas ceremonias que aún perduran en la India. Imagina adentrarte en un mundo de simbolismo profundo, donde cada paso y cántico tiene un significado. Este libro te permitirá explorar: La diversidad de rituales védicos, desde los sencillos actos cotidianos hasta las elaboradas ceremonias. El rol de los sacerdotes védicos como guardianes de la tradición. Las ceremonias clave que ...

¿Anhelas reconectar con la fuente de la espiritualidad? El Rig Veda, el texto más antiguo del mundo, te invita a un viaje fascinante por la mitología, rituales y las primeras reflexiones filosóficas de la humanidad. Más que historia, el Rig Veda es la base de la religión hindú, el yoga y la búsqueda del sentido de la vida. En este libro encontrarás: Los dioses y diosas del panteón védico. El poder transformador de los mantras en su idioma original. Traducciones fieles para una experiencia auténtica del texto original. Claves para descifrar el lenguaje simbólico y la sabiduría ...

Es una buena pregunta, ya que existen muchas ideas erróneas sobre las causas de las cruzadas, por no hablar de lo que ocurrió realmente durante las mismas. En este libro pretendemos aclarar muchas de estas cuestiones y ofrecerle una historia concisa y precisa de las cruzadas. Gran parte de la historia de las cruzadas se ha visto oscurecida a lo largo de los años por conjeturas basadas en opiniones. Intentamos aclarar las cosas de la forma más imparcial posible.

Hoy en día, el dominio de la fe cristiana parece ser un hecho fácilmente aceptado. Sin embargo, en la época en que alcanzó su máximo esplendor, para la mayoría de los observadores externos, esta idea habría parecido muy improbable.