How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures by Robin Dunbar
$22.99 AUD
Category: Religion
A fascinating analysis of the evolution of religion from the internationally renowned evolutionary psychologist When did humans develop spiritual thought? What is religion's evolutionary purpose? And in our increasingly secular world, why has it endured? Every society in the history of humanity has live ...Show more
The Koran by N. J. Dawood
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Category: Religion | Series: Penguin Classics
N. J. Dawood's masterful translation of The Koran in a fully revised edition The Koran is universally accepted by Muslims to be the infallible word of God as first revealed to the prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel nearly fourteen hundred years ago. Its 114 chapters recount the narratives and rules ...Show more
How We Live Is How We Die by Pema Chodron
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Category: Religion
Discover newfound freedom in life's ever-constant flow of endings and beginnings with the wise words of Pema Ch dr n, beloved Buddhist nun and bestselling author of When Things Fall Apart_x200B_. New in paperback! x200Bx200B As much as we might try to resist, endings happen in every moment-the end of ...Show more
The Righteous Mind - Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt
$27.99 AUD
Category: Religion
In this "landmark contribution to humanity's understanding of itself" (The New York Times Book Review) social psychologist Jonathan Haidtchallenges conventional thinking about morality, politics, and religion in a way that speaks to conservatives and liberals alike. Drawing on his twenty-five years of ...Show more
Art of Meditation by Matthieu Ricard
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Category: Religion
"Wherever he goes, Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard is asked to explain what meditation is, how it is done and what it can achieve. In this authoritative and inspiring book, he sets out to answer these questions. Matthieu Ricard shows that practising meditation can change our understanding of ourselves and ...Show more
Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve by Stephen Greenblatt
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Category: Religion
Selected as a book of the year 2017 by The Times and Sunday TimesWhat is it about Adam and Eve?s story that fascinates us? What does it tell us about how our species lives, dies, works or has sex?The mythic tale of Adam and Eve has shaped conceptions of human origins and destiny for centuries. Stemming ...Show more
Start Where You Are: How to Accept Yourself and Others by Pema Chodron
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Category: Religion
Start Where You Are is an indispensable handbook for cultivating fearlessness and awakening a compassionate heart, from bestselling author Pema Chödrön. With insight and humour, she presents down-to-earth guidance on how to make friends with ourselves and develop genuine compassion towards others. This ...Show more
Living Beautifully by Pema Chodron
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Category: Religion
We live in difficult times. Life sometimes seems like a turbulent river threatening to drown us and destroy the world. Why, then, shouldn't we cling to the certainty of the shore--to our familiar patterns and habits? Because, Pema Chödrön teaches, that kind of fear-based clinging keeps us from the infin ...Show more
Attending to the National Soul: Evangelical Christians In Australian History, 1914-2014 by Stuart Piggin, Robert D Linder
$49.95 AUD
Category: Religion | Series: Australian History Ser.
In this major new contribution Stuart Piggin and Robert Linder tell the story of how Australian evangelical Christians responded to the decline of the British empire and to the expanding international reach of their religious mission and beliefs, of how these Christians reacted to the challenges of secu ...Show more
The Book in the Cathedral: The Last Relic of Thomas Becket by Hamel, Christopher de
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Category: Religion
The assassination of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170 is one of the most famous events in European history. It inspired the largest pilgrim site in medieval Europe and many works of literature from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales to T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral and Anouilh's ...Show more
The Heart of Things: An Anthology of Memory and Lament by Richard Holloway
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Category: Religion
Richard Holloway is one of our most beloved public thinkers. As Bishop of Edinburgh and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church he put principle over Church policy to advocate for gay rights and women in the priesthood. He never shied away from confronting his own doubts and fears, whether questioning h ...Show more
Heart to Heart by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Patrick McDonnell
$32.99 AUD
Category: Religion
A collaboration between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and award-winning author and illustrator Patrick McDonnell. A knock on the door of the Dalai Lama’s residence in Dharamsala, India. His Holiness interrupts his morning meditation to greet a Giant Panda who has travelled many miles to see him. He wel ...Show more