The author examines the religious beliefs and concepts of the Abazin people from ancient times through the present. The Abazins are one of the numerous peoples who inhabit the Caucasus region of Russia.

The author, Doctor of Historical Sciences, a leading researcher of the Central State Archive of St. Petersburg,M.V.Shkarovskii examines a complex and poorly understood topic: the Russian Orthodox Church in the occupied territories during World War II. As evidenced by numerous archival documents, no parts of the Russian Church collaborated with the Nazis . Nazi authorities did not even manage to...

Reprint edition. Original was published in 1889

Realities of Sufism, the Shaykh's only book, takes readers on a journey to the heart of Islam. Expositing on the foundations of Islam's spiritual path, Sufism, Shaykh `Abd al-Qadir simultaneously describes the workings of the path of excellence-ihsan-and answers the doubts of the orientalists, modernists, and would be Islamic revivalists. Some of the topics in this book include: the history...

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...