book other than scripture
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Quote about judging “a man by his post” from the City of God, according to Alain de Botton
A few years ago, the philosopher Alain de Botton gave a TED talk on "A kinder, gentler philosophy of success" where he quotes St. Augustine supposedly having written in the City of God that "It's a ...
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Are there disadvantages to Chronological Study Bibles?
I recently bought a copy of The Chronological Study Bible. According to the preface, the Bible takes all of the verses of the KJV bible and rearranges them (with some debates on certain verses) into ...
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How does mainstream Christianity view “Heaven is for Real”?
I was looking for books on what happens after death on Amazon, and came across Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back. I found this interesting review but I ...
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How is Derek Prince viewed by mainstream Christianity [closed]
The goal here is NOT to compare preachers/pastors, and create arguments.
This question came from the following:
I found a book on Amazon on a topic on Christianity that I like
the author is Derek ...
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Why are Christian books not Public Domain?
In Matthew 10:8, disciples were told to even freely heal people, since it was freely given.
Paul, in order to not be a burden to others, made tents to support himself.
Given this, why are most ...
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How to conduct missionary work through literature
It seems utterly superficial, but one of the most frequent methods of promulgating information about Christianity for fallen away folks or getting the word out to people who are teetering on the edge ...
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Bible Contradictions
For instance:
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The LORD said to him, "Who gave man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or mute? Who gives him sight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the LORD? (Exodus 4:11)
For he does not ...
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Are St. Maximilian Kolbe's writings available in English?
St. Maximilian Kolbe was known for printing his pamphlets in the years leading up to World War II. Reportedly, he had some very interesting musings on relativity, the speed of light and Christ's ...
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Which books are regarded as puritan spiritual classics?
In recent readings I've found some (informal) quotes to puritan sayings like:
"Pray for the gift of tears"
...meaning that a puritan should pray to ask for true repentance of his sins to the ...
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Should a Christian read books known to be heretical / blasphemous / against Christianity? [closed]
Inspired by: May Christians read self improvement books?
May we read un-Christian books? Should we?
In what circumstances?
What guidelines should be used to decide on this?
Some examples of ...
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May Christians read self improvement books? [closed]
We know the best Book we have is the Bible, which has everything for life that we need to live a perfect life. I would like to know should we stop with Bible and Books that are based on Bible, or may ...
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What is the official opinion on Swedenborg?
What is the official opinion of the Catholic Church on works of Emanuel Swedenborg, especially Heaven and Hell?
I'm interested in the opinion of the Catholic Church, but any others will be also ...
