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Les quatre accords toltèques: la voie de la liberté personnelle (Poches Jouvence #1)
By Miguel Ruiz. 2011
" Castaneda a fait découvrir au grand public les enseignements des chamans mexicains qui ont pour origine la tradition toltèque,…
gardienne des connaissances de Quetzacoatl, le serpent à plumes. Dans ce livre, Don Miguel révèle la source des croyances limitatrices qui nous privent de joie et créent des souffrances inutiles... " -- 4e de couvTwo classic works by English Puritan John Bunyan (1628-1688). In the allegorical tale Pilgrim's Progress, the protagonist, burdened by sin,…
leaves the City of Destruction to find Zion, the city of God. His journey embodies Christian teachings. In Grace Abounding, Bunyan recounts his conversion and spiritual growth. 2004American scholar of Middle Eastern Studies distills fifty years of research and experience into a concise overview of Iraqi history,…
providing insight into Iraqi conduct and culture under American occupation. Discusses possible outcomes for Iraq's economy, government, and internal administration depending on whether the United States continues occupation or withdraws. 2005Our endangered values: America's moral crisis
By Jimmy Carter. 2005
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter shares his views on terrorism, religious and political fundamentalism, the death penalty, abortion, women, and…
the environment. Criticizes the partisan divisions within the country and calls for a return to traditional American values. Bestseller. 2005Saint Augustine's sin
By Augustine. 2003
Your best life now: 7 steps to living at your full potential
By Joel Osteen. 2004
Christian minister's advice on finding personal fulfillment. Discusses seven steps to produce change: enlarge your vision, develop a healthy self-image,…
discover the power of your thoughts and words, let go of the past, find strength through adversity, live to give, and choose to be happy. Bestseller. 2004Saint Augustine's conversion
By Augustine. 2004
Book eight of Augustine's fourth-century Confessiones, the work's most cited and well-known volume, recalls his conversion in the garden. Explores…
the nature of religious conversion. Translation and commentary by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Garry Wills. 2004The power of a positive teen (Power of a positive series)
By Karol Ladd, Grace Ladd, Joy Ladd. 2005
A Christian mother and her two daughters turn to the Scriptures for guidance on growing up. Focusing on principles of…
confidence, responsibility, relationships, faith, attitude, courage, and integrity they demonstrate ways teens can make positive choices in their lives. Includes Bible passages. For senior high and older readers. 2005Saint Augustine's childhood
By Augustine. 2001
First book of Saint Augustine's fourth-century Confessiones, which were written as reflections on the six ages of man. Concentrates on…
the first two stages: infancy and the learning of language. Translation by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Garry Wills. 2001Seize the fire: heroism, duty, and the Battle of Trafalgar
By Adam Nicolson. 2005
The author views Admiral Horatio Nelson in terms of a religious but brutal British culture that condoned war. Posits that…
"the twinning of apocalypse and millennium, of violence leading to peace," resulted in the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, in which England defeated Napoleonic France. Violence. 2005Pope Benedict XVI: a biography of Joseph Ratzinger
By John L Allen. 2000
Biography of the German pope, born Joseph Ratzinger in 1927. Journalist for the National Catholic Reporter traces Ratzinger's rise to…
prominence as a cardinal during the Second Vatican Council. Uses documents to outline the pope's conservative theological views on controversial subjects. First published as Cardinal Ratzinger. 2000Saint Augustine's memory: Confessiones
By Augustine. 2002
Book ten of Saint Augustine's fourth-century Confessiones moves from an account of his life before baptism to his embrace of…
the Trinity. Discusses the role of memory as an essential tool of human knowledge. Translation and commentary by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Garry Wills. Book eleven included for reference. 2002Réenchanter la vie: 1, Essai sur le discernement spirituel (Grand format)
By Jacques Grand'Maison. 2002
Jacques Grand'Maison a de multiples talents, comme le prouve cet ouvrage qui surprendra ses lecteurs les plus assidus. Il y…
avance par touches progressives dans l'intelligence et la pratique du discernement spirituel pour en révéler la saveur. Il y a là, écrit-il, une aventure intérieure inestimable de l'âme. Une aventure qui peut aussi réenchanter la vie et inspirer nos engagements personnels et altruistes les plus décisifs. Emerveillé par l'admirable créativité culturelle des dernières décennies, il emprunte la voie symbolique - faisant place à la prière - pour accéder à ce bouillonnement de la conscience et de l'âme contemporaine. Pareille démarche est nécessaire pour quiconque cherche à se réapproprier de manière à la fois critique et dynamique sa conscience, son corps, sa subjectivité, la conduite de sa vie, son univers intérieur, sa quête de sens. -- 4e de couvÉloge du bon sens: dans la quête du sens (Collections Spiritualites Ser. #Vol. 6067938)
By Marc De Smedt. 2001
Le bon sens n'est-il pas la première porte vers la sagesse ? En tout cas, en ces temps où fanatismes…
et sectarismes se développent de façon dramatique, il s'avère urgent de revenir à des principes simples et clairs pour se repérer dans le labyrinthe des spiritualités et des idées préconçues. En effet, jamais la quête intérieure de l'absolu et de la connaissance de soi n'a été autant entachée de crédulité et d'aveuglement. Dans cette réédition, revue et complétée, d'un ouvrage paru en 1993 sous le titre La Porte oubliée, l'auteur traque les dénominateurs communs de nos diverses croyances et dénonce les multiples détournements de sens, tout en définissant les principes, moraux et pratiques, d'une véritable métapsychologie moderne, accessible à tous, athées ou croyants. -- 4e de couvDans la beauté de la paix: histoire de l'Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac, 1912-2012
By René Salvas. 2012
" Voici maintenant cent ans que la communauté bénédictine de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac sest établie en Estrie, au Québec. Son monastère à…
l'architecture si distinctive, qui s'érige aujourdhui sur les bords du lac Memphrémagog, en est le signe le plus visible. Toutefois, l'histoire de ces moines, souvent inconnue, révèle une aventure spirituelle ancrée autant dans la foi que dans l'héroïsme de ses fondateurs. Grâce à son accès privilégié aux archives canadiennes, mais aussi à celles des abbayes de Saint-Wandrille, de Solesmes et de Clervaux, René SALVAS, O.S.B., nous trace un portrait saisissant de ces chercheurs de Dieu qui, au fil des ans, ont témoigné de sa présence dans la beauté de la paix . " -- 4e de couvThe holy thief: a con man's journey from darkness to light
By Mark Borovitz. 2004
Gangster-turned-rabbi whose "weapon of choice was a checkbook" divulges twenty-five years of crime that began when his father died and…
in financial desperation he turned to a mobster to fence goods and buy friendships. Recounts a lifesaving prison term during which he found spirituality, redemption, and rehabilitation. Strong language. 2004Mary: a flesh-and-blood biography of the Virgin Mother
By Lesley Hazleton. 2004
Award-winning writer draws on thirteen years' research and reporting in Jerusalem to provide social, religious, and political context for a…
portrait of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Reconstructs Mary's world, her motherhood, and her life. 2004The art of happiness at work
By Bstan-ʾdzin-rgya-mtsho. 2003
In this sequel to The Art of Happiness (BR 13301), a psychiatrist questions the Dalai Lama about applying Buddhist principles…
in the workplace. The Tibetan spiritual leader advises that career satisfaction is related to staying motivated, having a realistic "sense of self," and maintaining "basic human values" such as kindness and compassion. 2003Scattered shadows: a memoir of blindness and vision
By John Howard Griffin, Robert Bonazzi. 2004
The author of Black like me (DB 61703) recounts losing his sight in 1947 from a war injury and unexpectedly…
recovering it ten years later. Describes his religious conversion to Catholicism during his blindness and individual and institutional reactions to his physical impairment. Some strong language. 2004"Dans ce livre captivant, Jacky Newcomb vous montre comment remplir votre vie damour, de joie et dabondance avec un coup…
de pouce de votre ange gardien. Rafraîchissant, magique et magnifique, Secrets des anges est le guide parfait pour apprendre à travailler avec les anges." -- 4e de couv