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The Gospel of Thomas: the hidden sayings of Jesus
Par Harold Bloom, Marvin W Meyer. 1992
An English translation of 114 wise sayings attributed to Jesus as collected in the Coptic text found near Nag Hammadi…
in Upper Egypt. Discusses the history of the writings. Explanatory notes follow. Includes an interpretive essay by Harold Bloom. c1992.The healthy boomer: a no-nonsense midlife health guide for women and men
Par Miroslava Lhotsky, Peggy Edwards, Judy Turner. 1999
Provides information and practical advice on such topics as: the male and female menopause; how to make a decision about…
hormone replacement therapy; alternative health care; preventing heart disease, cancer, and osteoporosis; prostate health and impotence; healthy relationships and sex in midlife; weight control, exercise, and healthy eating; handling midlife stress. Some descriptions of sex. 1999.The bloody red hand: a journey through truth, myth and terror in Northern Ireland
Par Derek Lundy. 2006
Author Derek Lundy, bearing in mind that the name "Lundy" is synonymous with traitor in Ulster, delves into the lives…
of ancestors Robert Lundy, Protestant governor of Derry in 1688, William Steel Dickson, a Protestant preacher of the early 19th century who advocated resisting the English, and Billy Lundy, born in 1890 and the embodiment of what the Ulster Protestants became - a tribe united in their hostility to Catholics and to the prospect of an independent Ireland. 2006.Saints preserve us!: everything you need to know about every saint you'll ever need
Par Rosemary Rogers, Sean Kelly. 1993
Designed to help you determine your patron saints, this book provides a biographical listing of saints arranged alphabetically, a calendar…
of saints by day of the year, and a list of patron saints for such categories as ethnicity, occupation, illness, and lifestyle. 1993.Marguerite Bourgeoys and Montreal, 1640-1665 (McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion)
Par Patricia Simpson. 1997
Marguerite Bourgeoys is one of the most important figures in Quebec's religious and social history. In 1658 she founded the…
first school in the city of Montreal. From there she went on to establish a community of uncloistered women to assist in the education of women and children in New France. Bourgeoys was beatified in 1950 and canonized in 1982. She is still revered by many today. 1997.Saints and angels
Par Claire Llewellyn. 2003
The book of life: one man's search for the wisdom of age
Par Andrew Jackson. 2000
Jackson quit his job to travel the world with his wife, meet the oldest people alive and imbibe some of…
their knowledge. He describes nonagenarians and centenarians in Slovakia, Russia, Turkey, Egypt, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, America, Ecuador and Bolivia. In their meetings with the aged, they explore the changing world and the peaceful demeanour which has helped these survivors to live into their dotage. 2000.Baptism of fire
Par Frank Collins. 1997
Following a life of gang-led petty crime and poverty in Newcastle, Frank Collins finally joined the SAS. After spending time…
in America and Northern Ireland there was nothing he didn't know about guns and killing. Then, out of the blue, he experienced an extraordinary religious conversion, so powerful that he was compelled to change his life. He is now ordained as a Church of England minister.A faith that challenges: the life of Jim McSheffrey (Out of the ordinary)
Par Maura Hanrahan. 2002
Written by a friend, who knew firsthand his many strengths as well as his faults, this is a portrait of…
Jim McSheffrey, a complex yet humble man who pursued religious life as a Jesuit brother. Shy and awkward, McSheffrey became passionate about justice in his young adult years. While working in Ontario with the Children's Aid Society and a half-way house, and then with unemployed people in Newfoundland, he developed a profound respect for the poor. Never a mere do-gooder, McSheffrey acquired a strong, lifelong commitment to social reform and community-building in every region of Canada in which he lived and worked. 2002.Gem: the life of Sister Mac, Geraldine MacNamara (Out of the ordinary)
Par Rosemary Radford Ruether, Eleanor Joyce Stebner. 2001
A petite Winnipeg nun founded a drop-in centre that soon became a beacon of hope for Native youth in the…
city's poorest neighbourhood; 25 years later, Rossbrook House remains a thriving school, training centre and a place for young people to socialize safely. This "social-spiritual" biography explores how MacNamara - a privileged, well-educated religious sister - was changed by the experience of living with and serving the poor, especially Native young people. Her personal journals, her speeches and writings, and interviews with people who knew her reveal both the internal and external person. 2001. (Out of the ordinary ; 1)Spirituality and ageing
Par Albert Jewell. 1999
This work presents the experience of ageing as an opportunity for spiritual reflection and affirmation of life. The contributors are…
religious and spiritual leaders and ethical thinkers from a range of backgrounds. They define "spirituality" not just as a religious concept but as an answer to the natural human need for purpose, values and relationships - a sense of wholeness in life.The news flashed round the world on April 23rd, 1974: Margaret Morgan and Minka Hanskamp, while attending to leprosy patients…
in a rural clinic in Thailand, had been captured at gunpoint by guerrillas. Relatives and friends prayed for their release. Surely, after an agony of waiting, God would answer? But in March 1975 their bodies were found in the jungle. Transcribed by: Isaacs, M.Trevor Huddleston: a life
Par Robin Denniston. 1999
An Anglican monk and an outspoken and charismatic leader of the anti-apartheid movement, Trevor Huddleston was a friend of Nelson…
Mandela and many others who struggled to overcome the racist policies of the nationalist government in South Africa. 2000, c1999.Things no longer there: a memoir of losing sight and finding vision
Par Susan Krieger. 2005
Krieger, a sociologist and writer who is also losing her vision to a rare eye disease, goes bird watching in…
New Mexico, learns to use a white cane, revisits an old love, and returns to the summer camp of her youth, while reflecting on the nature of blindness and sight. She explains that that while outer landscapes may change, the inner visions persist, giving meaning and jarring the senses with a very different picture from what appears before the eyes. Some descriptions of sex. 2005.The complete idiot's guide to a great retirement for Canadians
Par Carolyn Janik, Ruth Rejnis, Bruce McDougall. 1996
The authors address the critical issues that we face as retirement draws nearer. They talk about how much money you…
really need in order to retire, how to get value from RRSPs, government programs, purchasing a retirement home, and estate planning.The Jesus papers: exposing the greatest cover-up in history
Par Michael Baigent. 2006
What if everything you think you know about Jesus is wrong? In this book, the author reveals the truth about…
Jesus' life and crucifixion. Despite -- or rather because of -- all the celebration and veneration that have surrounded the figure of Jesus for centuries, the authors asserts that Jesus and the circumstances leading to his death have been heavily mythologized. 2006.The Jesus I never knew: why no one who meets him ever stays the same
Par Philip Yancey. 2000
Strips away the stereotypes and cosy images surrounding the person of Jesus to reveal the powerful and enigmatic reality of…
the man who changed history. (Given by Guild of Church Braillists to the NLB).Mother Teresa: an authorized biography
Par Kathryn Spink. 1997
In Mother Teresa, biographer Kathryn Spink goes beyond her subject's public persona to examine the course of her life -…
from her birth in Albania to her years in Ireland and then India with the Loreto Sisters, to the founding of her own order, the Missionaries of Charity. Spink also acknowledges and plausibly rebuts criticisms about Mother Teresa with grace and honesty. Here is a complete, authorized story of a woman regarded by millions as a contemporary saint for her dedication to serving the poorest of the poor. As Spink says, "What one has to understand about Mother Teresa is that she sees Christ in every person she encounters."Mervyn Stockwood: a lonely life
Par Michael De-la-Noy. 1996
Mervyn Stockwood was the most controversial diocesan bishop of his generation. An innovator and enabler, he encouraged far-reaching experiments in…
Southwark, and recruited the most able and energetic clergy to enliven a cathedral chapter. He chose as his suffragans men like David Sheppard and Hugh Montefiore, who became household names as diocesan bishops. And he was a friend and supporter of evangelical missioners like Billy Graham and Bryan Green.The Fountain of Age
Par Betty Friedan. 1993
Betty Friedan launches a new revolution with this powerful, bestselling book breaking through the American mystique of aging as decline.…
Through hundreds of interviews, Friedan confronts our denial and demolishes society's compassionate contempt -- to offer a vision of what can be embraced.