Religion

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels - St. Mark

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J. C. Ryle



“Expository Thoughts” divides the Gospels into sections of about twelve verses each, from which J. C. Ryle selects two or three prominent po…

Prayer: Its Necessity, Its Power, Its Conditions

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Ferreol Girardey



Redemptorist Father Ferreol Girardey's book, which bears an imprimatur, is a broad introductory treatise on the subject of prayer. He discus…

The Miracles of Our Lord

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George MacDonald



Actions, it is often said, speak louder than words. But in the life of Christ - as George MacDonald shows - both spoke with an equal volume.…

A Jewish State

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Theodor Herzl



Read in English, this is a pivotal document in the history of Zionism and the State of Israel. Herzl designed this work to elevate the discu…

The Large Catechism

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Martin Luther



Luther's Large Catechism consisted of works written by Martin Luther and compiled Christian canonical texts, published in April of 1529. Thi…

The Diary of a Dead Officer

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Arthur Graeme West



Published posthumously in 1919, this collection of diary entries presents a scathing picture of army life and is said to be one of the most …

Bible (DRV) Apocrypha/Deuterocanon: Wisdom

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Douay-Rheims Version



Wisdom is one of the apocryphal/deuterocanonical books of the Bible. It is a wisdom book, bearing similarity to the canonical works. Scholar…

Apologia Pro Vita Sua

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John Henry Newman



A religious autobiography of unsurpassed interest, the simple confidential tone of which "revolutionized the popular estimate of its au…

Bible (KJV) NT 21-22: 1,2 Peter

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King James Version



The First Epistle of Peter, usually referred to simply as First Peter and often written 1 Peter, is a book of the New Testament. The author …

The Religion of Ancient Egypt

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William Matthew Flinders Petrie



William Matthew Flinders Petrie – the father of Egyptian Archaeology – developed and applied statistical analysis to pottery from prehistori…

Buddhism and Buddhists in China

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Lewis Hodous



Buddhism and Buddhists in China is an anthropological text describing Buddhism as practiced in China at the beginning of the 20th Century. I…

Bible (DRV) Apocrypha/Deuterocanon: 1 Maccabees

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Douay-Rheims Version



1 Maccabees is an apocryphal/deuterocanonical book written by a Jewish author after the restoration of an independent Jewish kingdom, probab…

Tip Lewis and His Lamp

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Pansy



Tip Lewis is a mischievous, unpromising scamp. One Sunday, a visiting Sunday school teacher tells his mission class how her minister had gro…

Bible (KJV) NT 20: James

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King James Version



The writer of this letter instructs the early Christians on the value of showing patience, controlling an unruly tongue and treating all peo…

Four Girls at Chautauqua

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Pansy



Authored by Isabella M. Alden under the pen name “Pansy.” First in the Chautauqua Girls series.Four friends - spoiled, quirky Ruth; fun-lovi…

The Legends of the Jews, Volume 2

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Louis Ginzberg



Rabbi Louis Ginzberg was one of the outstanding Talmudists of the twentieth century. He was born on November 28, 1873, in Kovno, Lithuania; …

Acres of Diamonds

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Russell Conwell



Text of famous inspirational lecture and biography of Russell Conwell, a Baptist minister and Temple University Founder (Summary by Scott Da…

Bible (KJV) NT 07: 1 Corinthians

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King James Version



The First Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians, often referred to as First Corinthians (and written as 1 Corinthians), is the seventh book of …

Hymns of the Christian Church

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Variousandcharles William Eliot and Various And Charles William Eliot



A collection of classic Christian hymns spanning the centuries. Some LibriVox volunteers read the hymns; others sung them. (Summary by Leon…

The Dawn of a To-morrow

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Frances Hodgson Burnett



A wealthy London business man takes a room in a poor part of the city.He is depressed and has decided to take his life by going the next day…

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