Religious genre books (21)
11.
The Divine Comedy : The Inferno, the Purgatorio, and the Paradiso by Dante Alighieri EN
Rating: 4.7 3 Votes
ItalyDescription:
Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise—the sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation. 10 illustrations @HolyHaha I have to climb a mountain now? You got to be kidding me. Is this a joke? Who the hell came up with story? VIIIRRRGGGILLLLLLLLLLL! From Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less
12.
The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene EN
Rating: 5 1 Vote
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JAMES WOOD Scobie, a police officer serving in a war-time West African state, is distrusted, being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in doing so he is forced to betray everything he believes in, with drastic and tragic consequences.
Recommended: 19 Apr 2022
13.
The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria by Alia Malek EN
Rating: 4 1 Vote
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Alia Malek weaves a lyrical narrative around the history of her family's apartment building in the heart of Damascus, the many lives that crossed in the stairwell, and how the fates of her neighbors reflect the fate of her country. At the Arab Spring's hopeful start, Alia Malek returned to Damascus to reclaim her grandmother's apartment, which had been lost to her family since Hafez al-Assad came to power in 1970. Its loss was central to her parent's decision to make their lives in America. In chronicling the people who lived in the Tahaan building, past and present, Alia portrays the Syrians-... continue
Recommended: 07 Nov 2022
14.
The Homilies of S. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. Matthew; by George Prevost, Saint John Chrysostom EN
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TurkeyDescription:
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute th... continue
15.
The Inferno by Dante Alighieri EN
Rating: 4.5 2 Votes
Description:
Writing his "Comedy" (the epithet "Divine" was added by later admirers) in exile from his native Florence, Dante aimed to address a world gone astray both morally and politically. It tells the story of a character who is at one and the same time both Dante himself and Everyman.
16.
The Passion Hymns of Iceland, Being Translations from the Passion-Hymns of Hallgrim Petursson by Hallgrim Peturssonm translated by Charles Pilcher EN
0 Ratings
IcelandDescription:
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute th... continue
17.
The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan EN
0 Ratings
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
A new edition of one of the greatest allegorical stories ever written. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read A masterpiece of the English Puritan tradition, The Pilgrim's Progress is rich in its imaginative power and its vivid and heartfelt language. It recounts the story of Christian, who appears to the author in a dream, and his journey to Heaven through the trials and tribulations of life. He meets many like-minded pilgrims on his way, such as Faithful and Hopeful, but before they attain their goal they encounter the Giant Despair and the River of ... continue
18.
The Reformed Roots of the English New Testament : The Influence of Theodore Beza on the English New Testament by Irena Backus EN
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PolandDescription:
In order to examine the exact nature of Beza's influence on the AV we investigated two documents which purport to represent two different stages in the making of the AV; the Bodleian Bishops' MS which deals with the Gospels and the Fulman MS which deals with the Epistles and which appears to represent the work of the Final Revision Committee. . . . In examining the MS annotations in Bodleian Bishops' our primary concern has been to establish the influence of Beza on these annotations and relate his influence on the Bodleian annotator to his influence on the finished AV. . . . In examining the ... continue
19.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid EN
PakistanDescription:
Changez, a young Muslim American, is living the American dream, with a Princeton education and high-paying job, until the events of September 11th force him to confront his personal allegiances.
Recommended: 27 Aug 2022
20.
Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot EN
Rating: 4.5 30 Votes
BelgiumDescription:
Documents the lives of missionaries who sought to convert the Huao Indians of Ecuador.
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