religious life

Follows the adventures of Pagan, squire to Lord Roland, through the years 1188 to 1189, as he accompanies his master, now determined to be a monk, to the French monastery of St. Martin and uncovers a dangerous blackmail plot.

After fighting the infidels in Jerusalem in 1188, Lord Roland and his squire Pagan return to Roland's castle in France where they encounter violent family feuds and religious heretics.

Examines the Buddhist faith and its principal beliefs; and contains a collection of prayers along with explanations of their meanings and how they are used.

The visit of the traveling Preacher Man to his small North Carolina town gives new impetus to thirteen-year-old Peter's struggle to reconcile his own deeply felt religious belief with the beliefs and non-beliefs of his family and friends.

Silvano and Chiara, teens sent to live in a friary and a nunnery in Renaissance Italy, are drawn to one another and dream of a future together, but when murders are committed in the friary, they must discover who is behind the crimes before they can realize their love.

The American Buddhist nun offers advice for living compassionately and well during times of instability, demonstrating the use of the Three Commitments practice to promote relaxation, embrace challenges, and refrain from doing harm.

Details the author's spiritual journey, from his childhood memories, to being a Buddhist leader, to his continuing work for world peace, including his views on 9/11 and religious militancy, stopping bloodshed in Tibet, and humans' responsibility to the environment.

Draws on the Tibetan leader's insights to reveal how Buddhist traditions may alleviate twenty-first-century problems, sharing stories, meditations, and conversations to identify cultural sources of unhappiness.

In France in 1209, Pagan, now an archdeacon, takes on a new scribe named Isidore, a fifteen-year-old epileptic and an orphan, and together they try to survive the siege of Carcassonne.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu shares the source of strength and optimism that have helped him stay joyful and hopeful in the face of personal and professional challenges, arguing that God has programmed all people for goodness and they must simply follow God's path in order to achieve their calling.