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The New Testament: A Literal Translation from the Syriac Peshitto Version Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 568
ISBN: 9780971598683
Pub Date: 01 Jan 2001
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Description:
A literal accurate translation of the Syriac New Testament into English, with marginal notes showing the original Syriac. A valuable tool for students, and a good NT for Syriac Churches.
The Spirit of Islam or The Life and Teachings of Mohammad Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 508
ISBN: 9781931956628
Pub Date: 01 Jan 2001
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Description:
Ameer Ali Syed (1849-1928) was one of the most prominent "liberal" thinkers of modern Muslims. He says, "Throughout this work my object has been to discuss the Islamic teachings in a historical spirit and to develop among the latter day Islamists, a perception of the difference between ethics and ceremonialism."
Accompanying Luke Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 86
ISBN: 9781853905704
Pub Date: 31 Dec 2000
Imprint: Veritas Books
Description:
Bernadette Quinn's poems are a celebration of Luke's Gospel, its themes and teaching, its personalities and their actions. They bring us through the Gospel, situating Christ s planting of the seed and the diverse responses in a fresh perspective..
Circle of Care Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 100
ISBN: 9781853903595
Pub Date: 31 Dec 2000
Imprint: Veritas Books
Description:
A collection of services and liturgies covering a range of pastoral situations from birth to death. Each of the eleven liturgies contains appropriate reflections and songs to comfort those affected by tragedy and also to help them start on the path to healing.
Helping Your Child Through Bereavement Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781853905308
Pub Date: 31 Dec 2000
Imprint: Veritas Books
Description:
Emotional bereavement affects a child as deeply as it does an adult and, while nothing can take away the pain of loss, there is a great deal that can be done to help children to understand and cope with the confusing thoughts and feelings they are suddenly experiencing. This booklet addresses the many questions that arise for parents and children when someone close has died and offers practical advice on how to deal with the stages of grief and how to help children avoid the long-term distress that can be caused by hidden fears and misconceptions. Helping Your Child Through Bereavement is the eighth in the Will our Children be Okay?
Reflections of Contemporary Irish Men Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 138
ISBN: 9781853905261
Pub Date: 31 Dec 2000
Imprint: Veritas Books
Description:
Following her successful book Inner Thoughts: Reflections of Contemporary Irish Women, Valerie O'Sullivan has now photographed over sixty men from a broad spectrum of Irish life and asked them to share a personal reflection, observation or belief. Their diverse responses give a fascinating glimpse of the underlying character and personal credos that sustain and inspire them. Contributors include Dick Spring, John B.
Sacred Places and Pilgrimages Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 142
ISBN: 9781853905919
Pub Date: 31 Dec 2000
Imprint: Veritas Books
Description:
A guide to the sacred places in the Archdiocese of Dublin.
Working Towards Balance Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 164
ISBN: 9781853904745
Pub Date: 31 Dec 2000
Imprint: Veritas Books
Series: Ceifin Conference Papers
A Genealogy of Dissent Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 280
ISBN: 9780813120935
Pub Date: 06 Jan 2000
Series: Religion in the South
Description:
Between the Civil War and the turn of the last century, Southern Baptists gained prominence in the religious life of the South. As their power increased, they became defenders of the racial, political, social, and economic status quo. By the beginning of this century, however, a feisty tradition of dissent began to appear in Southern Baptist life as criticism of the center increased from both the left and the right.
Gentlemen of the Presentation Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 204
ISBN: 9781853904417
Pub Date: 31 Dec 1999
Imprint: Veritas Books
Description:
The title of this book, Gentlemen of the Presentation, was chosen by the author for two reasons. The first is historical. The phrase was used by Bishop John England of Charleston, USA, then resident in Cork, to describe the Brothers of the Presentation who had opened a school in Cork in 1811.
Will Our Children Build Healthy Relationships? Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 30
ISBN: 9781853903793
Pub Date: 31 Dec 1999
Imprint: Veritas Books
Your Child and Drugs Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 46
ISBN: 9781853904097
Pub Date: 31 Dec 1999
Imprint: Veritas Books
Description:
By the age of eleven, most children will have tasted alcohol; by fourteen they will at least know someone who smokes hash and will be curious to try ecstasy. Most parents are aware of the dangers which teenagers, and indeed children, face when it comes to drugs, but many feel that they lack the knowledge or expertise to adequately equip their children to cope with the reality of drug use in todays world. Fr Sean Cassin has worked with drug users for over fifteen years and here he shares his expertise in simple, practical terms.
How Will Our Children Grow? Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 28
ISBN: 9781853903649
Pub Date: 31 Dec 1998
Imprint: Veritas Books
Children of Wrath Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 232
ISBN: 9780813120614
Pub Date: 02 Jul 1998
Description:
In an exciting reinterpretation of the early nineteenth century, Leo Hirrel demonstrates the importance of religious ideas by exploring the relationship between religion and reform efforts during a crucial period in American history. The result is a work that moves the history of antebellum reform to a higher level of sophistication.Hirrel focuses upon New School Congregationalists and Presbyterians who served at the forefront of reform efforts and provided critical leadership to anti-Catholic, temperance, antislavery, and missionary movements.

The Latter Day Saints

A Christian Perspective on Mormonism
Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781853902956
Pub Date: 31 Dec 1993
Imprint: Veritas Books
Description:
The clean-cut, personable young men who knock on your door are shining examples of Christian behaviour. They seem almost impervious to the evil in the word today; but behind their glib patter and friendly faces is a well-organised, fast-growing sect which claims to have its roots in Christianity. Anyone approached by Mormons should be armed with a good understanding of the spurious teaching and strange history of this unique sect.