Service Alert
Website maintenance April 24 10pm ET
On Wednesday April 24 at 10pm ET the CELA website will be unavailable for about 15 minutes for planned maintenance.
On Wednesday April 24 at 10pm ET the CELA website will be unavailable for about 15 minutes for planned maintenance.
Showing 1 - 20 of 4193 items
By Nathaniel Hawthorne. 2003
Découvrez les plus célèbres légendes de la mythologie grecque racontées par un grand romancier américain du XIXe siècle : vous…
tremblerez avec Persée face à la terrible Gorgone et avec Bellérophon affrontant la Chimère. Vous entrerez dans le labyrinthe sur les pas de Thésée et vous partirez, avec Jason, à la conquête de la Toison d'Or. -- 4e de couvBy J. Claude Jean-Claude St-Onge. 2002
Dieu est mon copilote s'élève contre cette vision trop simpliste. Effectuant une relecture des Livres saints des trois grandes religions…
monothéistes (l'Ancien Testament, le Nouveau Testament et le Coran), l'auteur montre qu'aucun d'entre eux n'est plus ou moins violent que l'autre. Dans chacun de ces livres, des messages de paix et d'amour sont submergés par des appels au meurtre et à la vengeance. Ancrant sa thèse dans le contexte de la guerre sainte antiterroriste dans laquelle les Etats-Unis se sont engagés, l'auteur renvoie dos à dos le célèbre couple Bush-ben Laden qui, par-delà leurs différences, partagent une même vision dualiste et absurde de l'univers où tout est réglé en fonction de l'opposition entre nous le Bien, et eux le Mal. -- 4e de couvBy D. Dexter Vizinau. 2004
The son of Margaret Vizinau, an African American woman born blind in Arkansas in 1927, describes growing up in San…
Francisco in the 1950s and 1960s. Relates how his single mother, a devout Christian, supported her sons by singing and playing the piano in church. Strong language. 2003Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist's revealing look at teenagers who have succumbed to--and are recovering from--adolescent pressures. Focuses on Massachusetts's Academy at…
Swift River, an exclusive therapeutic boarding school where students undergo an intensive program combining rigorous courses, wilderness survival, and group therapy. Profiles four successful teens. Some strong language. 2005By Sherwin B Nuland. 2005
Award-winning author of How We Die (BR 9461) offers an introductory portrait of Rabbi Moses ben Maimon (1135-1204), Spanish-born Jewish…
philosopher and physician. Explores Maimonides' life and work in religious and medical fields, including his treatise The Guide for the Perplexed, which attempted to reconcile science and faith. 2005By Rainer Maria Rilke. 2005
Philosophical nuggets selected from seven thousand letters that convey the early-twentieth-century poet Rainer Maria Rilke's contemplations on topics such as…
work, solitude, death, language, art, love, and enjoying a full life. Selections, translations from French and German, and introduction by New York University professor Ulrich Baer. 2005By Peggy Noonan. 2005
Columnist offers a personal tribute to the late Pope John Paul II through essays, anecdotes, and interviews. Highlights Karol Wojtyla's…
many accomplishments and core beliefs. Credits his leadership with helping her deepen her own faith. 2005By Ruth Irene Garrett. 2004
Ruth Irene Garrett (born 1974) describes her Iowa childhood in an Old Order Amish community. Discusses the work involved in…
running a traditional farm and the chores and responsibilities of each family member. Recounts entering the outside world when she married an "Englisher" and was shunned by her people. 2004By Louise Gerdes. 2003
Sixteen essays by journalists, professors, psychiatrists, a victim, and a priest explore sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests. Discusses…
issues of celibacy, homosexuality, Church hierarchy, and policy towards victims. Includes a message from Pope John Paul II and offers possible solutions to the problem. For senior high readers. 2003Christian pastor offers a devotional as a companion to his bestselling Your Best Life Now (RC 59330, BR 16228). Presents…
ninety days of motivational and inspirational messages and scripture intended to strengthen belief in God. 2005By Richard Henry Drummond. 2005
Presbyterian minister and religious historian examines the fundamental teachings and cultural impact of Islam from a Christian viewpoint. Discusses the…
Koran, the founding prophet Muhammad, and the haditha or the prophet's extra-Koranic teachings, as well as negative feelings between Christians and Muslims and the modern clash of civilizations. 2005By Stephen Mansfield. 2005
Author of The Faith of George W. Bush (RC 58254) ponders the nature of Joseph Ratzinger and speculates about his…
leadership as pope. Mansfield examines the life of Pope Benedict XVI including his roles as priest, professor, and head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. 2005By Tom Hodgkinson. 2005
British author's argument for leisurely living as an alternative to a fast-paced, overworked lifestyle. Offers hour-by-hour reflections on sleeping late,…
taking long lunches, napping, imbibing, lolling in public, fishing, making love, and celebrating holidays. Uses examples from literature, poetry, and philosophy. 2005By Billy Graham. 2006
The Reverend Billy Graham explains his understanding of the meaning and purpose of God, Jesus, the Bible, and the Holy…
Spirit and their role in daily life. Describes ways to deal with challenges and temptations and offers practical advice on living joyously. 2006By Ebele Oseye, Ellease Southerland. 2004
Young African American Abeba Williams moves from rural North Carolina to Brooklyn to live with her mother, who dreams of…
a better life. Abeba begins to develop a promising musical talent but soon becomes distracted by marriage and children. Despite economic and social hardships, Abeba perseveres with dignity. 1979By Noah Feldman. 2005
Studies the relationship between religion and the U.S. government from America's colonial days to the twenty-first century. Discusses controversies over…
the Bible, the Pledge of Allegiance, same-sex marriage, and the teaching of evolution. 2005By Michael Maccoby. 2003
Psychoanalyst posits that self-preoccupation is behind the success of many contemporary business leaders such as Bill Gates. Examines the role…
of personality in the workplace and explains how productive narcissists prevail by using "strategic intelligence," which combines foresight, systems thinking, visioning, motivating, and partnering. 2003By Thomas Paine. 2005
The patriotic writer and essayist of the American and French Revolutions sets forth his beliefs on religion's place in society.…
He affirms the need for rationalism in religion, attacks national religious institutions, and points out biblical inconsistencies and fallacies. 1795By Thomas F Madden. 1999
Professor asserts that, historically, "the crusading movement transcends the conquest of the Holy Land." Describes a European pattern of campaigning…
that continued into the Renaissance and Reformation. Uses primary sources to survey political crusades, those against heretics, and five major expeditions against Muslims--and their long-term effects. 1999By Bernard Bangley. 2005
Profiles of saints officially recognized by the Roman Catholic Church in general calendar order, ascribing a particular saint to a…
specific month and day. Presents a broad variety, taking into account women, laity, twenty-first-century candidates for sainthood, country of origin, and spiritual relevance in modern times. 2005