conversion

Collects lectures by philosopher and psychologist William James in which he discusses the religious experiences of individuals from various cultures and eras and explores how religion enriches human life.

Based on the fable about a Greek tailor's conversion to Christianity, his befriending of a lion, and gladiatorial experience in Nero's Coliseum.

"In this powerful memoir, bestselling author Alison Pick channels Karen Armstrong and Anne Lamott as she explains the shocking family secret that eventually led to her mid-life conversion to Judaism--exploring powerful, provocative questions about family, faith, and the burdens of inheritance"--Provided by publisher.

Conversion refers to a wide range of realities from the rather routine joining of a church, to the emotionally charged sense of being "born again," to the profound religious experience of a Paul or an Augustine.

Far from curing us of all our ills, the second Vatican Council succeeded mainly in revealing how deep seated are the problems of contemporary Christianity. Yet what does it mean, in the end, to be transformed as a human being? It is to enter into community, to discover who we are in relationship to other human beings, and, beyond that, to become aware, in Mrs. Haughton's book provides a sensitive, perceptive account of Christian self-discovery.

Forced to escape from Iran, a country gripped in a religious revolution in 1979, David and his family run for their lives and find refuge in the American South.

A new theory of personality based on research in the communications sciences underlies an explanation of the nature, causes, incidence, and treatment of sudden personality changes which may result in violently destructive behavior.

An intelligent but insecure fifteen-year-old aspiring musician, who sports off-beat clothes, spiked hair, and multiple piercings, questions the existence of God until she meets Him head-on in a graveyard.