Реалии суфизма, единственная книга шейха, читатели на пути к сердцу ислама. Излагая основы духовного пути ислама, суфизма, шейх `Абд аль-Кадир одновременно описывает работу пути совершенства - ихсан - и отвечает на сомнения востоковедов, модернистов и потенциальных исламских возрожденцев. Некоторые из тем в этой книге включают: историю и этимологию суфизма, условия истинного духовного...

Seinen Grundsatz, den Glauben im Handeln zu verwirklichen, lebte der Theologe Dietrich Bonhoeffer mutig und konsequent. Nach Hitlers »Machtergreifung« verurteilte er öffentlich die Judenverfolgung und arbeitete engagiert für die Bekennende Kirche. Bonhoeffers Nähe zum wehrmachtsinternen Widerstand führte 1943 zu seiner Inhaftierung. Wenige Monate vor seiner Hinrichtung im KZ Flossenbürg 1945...

‘Эпос о Гильгамеше’ — одно из древнейших произведений художественной литературы, написанное задолго до ‘Илиады’ и ‘Одиссеи’ Гомера, величайший литературный шедевр Древнего Востока, в котором впервые описан миф о Великом Потопе.Перед читателем разворачивается история славных деяний полубожественного царя-воителя Гильгамеша (в основе его образа лежит реальная историческая личность, царь города...

Did Kings Saul, David, and Solomon actually exist? Who authored the Pentateuch, and which events described in the Old Testament truly took place? In exploring the most complex enigmas of biblical studies, Russian scholar Andrey Desnitsky asks: is it valid to treat Holy Scripture as a historical source? Can we reconstruct the biblical past using the scientific method, and to what extent are such...

A first introduction to the Gospel story—simple and accessible! *The Bible for Children: Gospel Stories* is a wonderful way to introduce young children to the New Testament in an engaging manner and lay the groundwork for a deeper exploration of Christian culture. Maya Kucherskaya’s unique retelling presents key New Testament narratives, such as the Annunciation, the Nativity of Christ, and...

Before 1917, the Russian Tsar wielded absolute power over a vast empire, where more than 5 million Jews lived in isolation and segregation. Under the rule of Tsar Nicholas I (1825–1855), policies toward Jews became especially oppressive. Nicholas sought to erase Jewish identity by forcing their conversion to Christianity and promoting assimilation through mixed marriages. One of his most...

Year 2023 marked 120 years of the Lazarus Jewish Hospital in Lviv (Lwów/Lemberg). This richly illustrated book is a tribute to its place in the once-vibrant Jewish community of the city and in the society at large during the period 1903-1939. Visionaries from Lviv presents the hospital’s history and its fascinating architecture, its doctors, and its founder, a prominent local Jewish...

Between Anti-Fascist Society, Socialist Utopia and Lived Jewishness: What did it mean to be Jewish in the GDR? After the Shoah, many Jews made the conscious choice to live in East Germany, to be part of building a new, more equitable socialist society, hoping for greater justice and to overcome antisemitic structures. This volume looks at what became of their ideals, how Jewish life was newly...

This meticulously researched and very personal volume recounts in detail the history of the internment, most often referred to as the internal deportation, in Hungary of Hungary's aristocracy, military and professional classes as well as the more wealthy