By his own admission, SS Kommandant Rudolf Hoss was history's greatest mass murderer, having personally supervised the extermination of approximately two million people, mostly Jews, at the death camp in Auschwitz, Poland. This title offers a translation of Hoss' memoirs into English.
Libby tells the stories of people experiencing the Christian act of forgiveness. These stories and reflections describe the different shapes and experiences of forgiveness and the dynamics of both giving and receiving it in many of life's situations. Includes scripture passages and reflections.
Was Jesus of Nazareth a real historical person or a fictional character in a religious legend? What do the Dead Sea Scrolls reveal about the origins of Christianity? Has there been a conspiracy to suppress information in the Scrolls that contradicts traditional church teaching? This book addresses these and many other questions.
Explores the issues of Church authority and the priesthood. This book offers a critique of contemporary Vatican policies, and issues a call for the Church to enter into a greater dialogue with the millions of sincere Catholics who feel increasingly disenfranchised and alienated by a Church they see as out of touch with the real world.
Shows how hospice can provide compassionate, palliative care to meet the medical, psychological, and spiritual needs of persons with AIDS and those who love them. This guide offers a discussion of the history and philosophy of hospice care; and the costs of medical and pain-relieving care.
After ten years of gathering information and three years of full time research and extensive traveling, Roger K. Smith has authored his second book on patented planes. Contained in this comprehensive reference book are photographs, illustrations and a wealth of information relating to all patented and other planes manufactured in America between ......
A collection of essays, which argue against the claim that religious experience and metaphysical insight alone can discover truths about existence and reality that rest outside the domain of scientific method or inquiry.
Expresses the principles of Stoic philosophy, which stressed the virtues of reason, thoughtful deliberation, and moderation as guides to right conduct in an uncertain world.
This six-session Bible study on the Acts of the Apostles prepares congregations for a new commitment to evangelism. Marshall examines the ministry of the first apostles and leads us to a new appreciation for Pentecost and the mission to which it calls us: to be witnesses to the good news of the gospel. Here is a book for those church groups and ......
