Biography: religious & spiritual

Fatima was the youngest daughter of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and his most beloved. Many words can be used to describe Fatima; honorable, intelligent, beautiful, charitable, honest, loving, caring, yet none does justice to this unique character. She resembled her father i...

The story of Islam as never presented before Khadija was the first believer, to whom the Prophet Muhammad often turned for advice. At a time when strongmen quickly seized power from any female Muslim ruler, Arwa of Yemen reigned alone for five decades. In nineteenth-century Russia, Mukhlisa Bubi ...

The story of Ed and Rachel Walker's work with local churches to provide home and protection for former prisoners, refugees and victims of abuse. Hope Into Action won the }Guardian{ Public Service Award in 2017. In 2010, Ed Walker founded Hope into Action, a charity with a vision - of the church a...

"What makes an American Catholic of Irish and Italian descent one of the leading global voices in admiration of Prophet Muhammad? In this overview of Muhammad's life and legacy, prominent scholar Craig Considine provides a sociological analysis of Muhammad's teachings and example. Considine shows...

Hardback edition (9781847740038) has sold-out. First full biography of a renowned British Muslim of the nineteenth century.Essential work for students of Islam in the West.Referenced in numerous academic works.This research inspired documentaries and features that appeared on BBC Radio 4, BBC 4, ...

The remarkable story of the farmer's daughter from Galloway who protected the girls in her care at the Scottish Jewish Mission School in Budapest from the Nazis, leading to her incarceration in Auschwitz and subsequent death. Based on in-depth research. Jane Haining was undoubtedly one of Scotlan...

Growing up in the Polish village of Tamogrod on the fringes of a deep pine forest gives Mala the happiest childhood she could have hoped for. But, when the German invation begins, her beloved village becomes a ghetto and her family and friends are reduced to starvation. She takes matters into her...

Now a major motion picture from Sony, starring Jennifer Garner and Queen Latifah--Miracles from Heaven is the true story of one little girl, her journey to heaven, and an amazing story of healing.Annabel Beam spent most of her childhood in and out of hospitals with a rare and incurable digestive ...

In the midst of the dramatic seventh-century war between two empires, Muhammad was a spiritual seeker in search of community and sanctuary. Many observers stereotype Islam and its scripture as inherently extreme or violent-a narrative that has overshadowed the truth of its roots. In this masterfu...

Twenty-eight-year-old Zeba Takhani looks back at growing up in patriarchal circumstances in Saudi Arabia, rejecting the traditional path culturally expected of her. 'A brave new voice that reaches out to us all' Miranda Doyle, author of A Book of Untruths 28-year-old Zeba Talkhani charts her expe...

A warmly funny, intensely moving and startlingly personal account of the lives of an urban parish priest and his parishioners. Father Alex Frost was not always a man of the cloth. He found his calling while running an Argos store in his native Burnley, moonlighting as a stand-up comedian and die-...

A warmly funny, intensely moving and startlingly personal account of the lives of an urban parish priest and his parishioners. Father Alex Frost was not always a man of the cloth. He found his calling while running an Argos store in his native Burnley, moonlighting as a stand-up comedian and die-...

From his appointment as Chief Rabbi in 1991, through to his death in November 2020, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks made an incalculable contribution not just to the religious life of the Jewish community but to the national conversation - and increasingly to the global community - on issues of ethics ...

A modern-day slave and an international art dealer are bound together by a dying woman's faith. Will Ron, the art dealer, be able to embrace Denver, who's been homeless for almost 20 years? Will Denver learn to trust a white man? There's pain and laughter, doubt and tears, and in the end a triump...

It’s been said that the greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing us that he doesn't exist. Using the literary device of an “as told by” autobiography, the Kabbalah Centre reveals the concept of the Adversary, which plays a major role in Kabbalistic teachings. Satan resides within each ...

As Stephen Hawking is to science, so is Huston Smith to religion - this is the personal story of the man who taught a nation about the great faiths of the world and his fascinating encounters with the people who helped shape the 20th century. "In this delightful autobiography, Smith tells us how ...