The Interior Castle
By: St Teresa of Ávila
Narrated by: Lucy Scott
Length: 6 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
In The Interior Castle, Carmelite nun, mystic and patron saint of Spain Teresa of Ávila uses the metaphor of a giant crystal castle to explain her theory of the soul and the various stages it passes through as it progresses towards God. Beginning in the outer rooms, where demons are fought and vices are purged, the soul must reach the inner... Read more
View audiobookThe Exvangelicals
By: Sarah McCammon
Narrated by: Sarah McCammon
Length: 8 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
This program is read by the author.
"An intimate window into the world of American evangelicalism. Fellow exvangelicals will find McCammon’s story both startlingly familiar and immensely clarifying, while those looking in from the outside can find no better introduction to the subculture that has shaped the hopes and fears of millions of... Read more
God After Deconstruction
By: Thomas Jay Oord & Tripp Fuller
Narrated by: Thomas Jay Oord
Length: 5 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
Deconstruction is hard!Bad views of God and harmful experiences lead many of us to deconstruct. But we’re right to run from the nonsense we’ve been taught and from those who hurt us.God After Deconstruction will not be welcomed by traditionalists. It’s not a book for people who want the status quo or who think conventional theology works. It... Read more
View audiobookStanding at the Edge
By: Joan Halifax
Narrated by: Joan Halifax
Length: 10 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
"In Standing at the Edge, Joan Halifax weaves together scientific research and her own powerful personal experiences as a social activist and humanitarian to show how we can transform our biggest challenges with compassion and wisdom. Standing at the Edge is essential reading for our time." — Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO of Thrive... Read more
View audiobookThe House Witch
By: Arin Murphy-Hiscock
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
Length: 5 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
Everything you need to know to create your very own sacred space—perfect for practicing home-based witchcraft including spells, rituals, herbalism, and more—from the author of The Green Witch and Spellcrafting.
Your home is an important part of who you are—it makes sense to tie your practice of witchcraft closely to the place where you build... Read more
From Bacteria to Bach and Back
By: Daniel C. Dennett
Narrated by: Tom Perkins
Length: 15 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
What is human consciousness and how is it possible? This question fascinates thinking people from poets and painters to physicists, psychologists, and philosophers. From Bacteria to Bach and Back is Daniel C. Dennett's brilliant answer, extending perspectives from his earlier work in surprising directions, exploring the deep interactions of... Read more
View audiobookThe Ottomans
By: Marc David Baer
Narrated by: Jamie Parker
Length: 17 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
This major new history of the Ottoman dynasty reveals a diverse empire that straddled East and West.
The Ottoman Empire has long been depicted as the Islamic, Asian antithesis of the Christian, European West. But the reality was starkly different: the Ottomans’ multiethnic, multilingual, and multireligious domain reached deep... Read more
A Year of Biblical Womanhood
By: Rachel Held Evans
Narrated by: Amanda Opelt & Daniel Evans
Length: 10 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
Have you ever wondered what God truly expects of women? Is there really a prescription for biblical womanhood? Does the Bible's idea of womanhood have a place in modern Christianity? New York Times bestselling author Rachel Held Evans embarks on a year-long study of what it means to live by the standards of biblical womanhood.Strong-willed and... Read more
View audiobookPalestine 1936
By: Oren Kessler
Narrated by: Shawn K. Jain
Length: 9 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
In spring 1936, the Holy Land erupted in a rebellion that targeted both the local Jewish community and the British Mandate authorities. The Great Arab Revolt would last three years, cost thousands of lives, and cast the trajectory for the Middle East conflict. The revolt was the crucible in which Palestinian identity coalesced, uniting all in a... Read more
View audiobookUnder the Banner of Heaven
By: Jon Krakauer
Narrated by: Scott Brick
Length: 12 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, this extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America’s isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities. • Now an acclaimed FX limited series streaming on HULU.
“Fantastic.... Right up there with In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song.” —San... Read more
God Gave Rock and Roll to You
By: Leah Payne
Narrated by: Leah Payne
Length: 10 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Few things frightened conservative white Protestant parents of the 1950s and the 1960s more than thought of their children falling prey to the "menace to Christendom" known as rock and roll. The raucous sounds of Elvis Presley and Little Richard seemed tailor-made to destroy the faith of their young and, in the process, undermine the moral... Read more
View audiobookNo god but God
By: Reza Aslan
Narrated by: Shishir Kurup
Length: 12 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
A fascinating, accessible introduction to Islam from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Zealot
Though it is the fastest growing religion in the world, Islam remains shrouded by ignorance and fear. What is the essence of this ancient faith? Is it a religion of peace or war? How does Allah differ from the God of Jews and... Read more
An American Martyr in Persia
By: Reza Aslan
Narrated by: Reza Aslan
Length: 10 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
In this erudite and piercing biography, best-selling author Reza Aslan proves that one person’s actions can have revolutionary consequences that reverberate the world over.Little known in America but venerated as a martyr in Iran, Howard Baskerville was a twenty-two-year-old Christian missionary from South Dakota who traveled to Persia... Read more
View audiobookWorld Religions
By: John Bowker
Narrated by: Rochelle Cannon
Length: 13 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
Baffled by Buddhism? Confused by Catholicism? Mystified by Mysticism? World Religions can lift the cloud surrounding the main faiths of the world.
Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, Buddhism and many more key faiths are explained clearly; providing detailed insight into the key practices and figures of each religion, this is perfect for... Read more
A History of the Muslim World
By: Michael A. Cook
Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
Length: 52 hours
Abridged: No
This audiobook narrated by Ric Jerrom traces the panoramic history of the Muslim world from the age of the Prophet Muḥammad to the the dawn of the modern era
This book describes and explains the major events, personalities, conflicts, and convergences that have shaped the history of the Muslim world. The body of the work takes readers from the... Read more
Unoffendable
By: Brant Hansen
Narrated by: Brant Hansen
Length: 4 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
Read by the author with audiobook-exclusive bonus chapter.Unoffendable, now revised and updated with two new chapters, gives you a concrete, practical way to live life with less stress. In our easily offended, cancel-culture society, learn how to replace perpetual frustration and anger with refreshing humility and gratitude.It turns out giving... Read more
View audiobookThe Spirit of Our Politics
By: Michael R. Wear
Narrated by: Michael Wear
Length: 8 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Read by the author.For those discouraged and exhausted by the bitterness and rage in our politics, Michael Wear offers a new paradigm of political involvement rooted in the teachings of Jesus and drawing insights from Dallas Willard's approach to spiritual formation.When political division shows up not only on the campaign trail but also at our... Read more
View audiobookThe Psychedelic Experience
By: Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner & Richard Alpert
Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
Length: 4 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
“It is a book for the living as well as for the dying.”—Lama Govinda We are in the midst of a powerful psychedelic renaissance. After four decades of hibernation, the promise of the psychoactive ’60s—that deeper self-awareness, achieved through reality-bending substances and practices, will lead to greater external harmony—is again gaining a... Read more
View audiobookA New Song
By: Jan Karon
Narrated by: John McDonough
Length: 17 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
In A New Song, Mitford's longtime Episcopal priest, Father Tim, retires. However, new challenges and adventures await when he agrees to serve as interim minister of a small church on Whitecap Island. He and his wife, Cynthia, soon find that Whitecap has its own unforgettable characters: a church organist with a mysterious past, a lovelorn... Read more
View audiobookHow Not to Be Afraid
By: Gareth Higgins
Narrated by: Gareth Higgins
Length: 8 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
The world seems terrifying. Whether your fear is about violence, shame, illness, money, meaning, or the collapse of certainty, you are not alone. Yet the power of the fear we feel depends on the story we tell about fear. Fight, flee, or freeze: are these are only options?
Growing up near the troubled city of Belfast, Gareth Higgins was schooled... Read more
The Way of Perfection
By: St. Teresa of Avila
Narrated by: Judith Bareham
Length: 7 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
Greatly revered by religious scholars both in her own time as well as today, St. Theresa of Avila’s words hold immense peace, wisdom, and encouragement in the walk of faith. She gives priceless guidance on such issues as prayer, connecting with God, meditation, and ultimate contentment and joy in Christ. Her included commentary on The Lord’s... Read more
View audiobookDante's Inferno
By: Anthony Esolen, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Anthony Esolen, Ph.D.
Length: 4 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
The Greatest Poem Ever Written
Dante's Divine Comedy can rightly be called the greatest poem ever written, praised through the ages by a pantheon of writers and scholars. Romantic poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850) referred to Dante's crowned "visionary brow." Irish novelist James Joyce (1882-1941) said "Dante is my spiritual food!" Pope... Read more
HIM
By: Geoff Ryman
Narrated by: Geoff Ryman
Length: 11 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
In the village of Nazareth, virgin Maryam and the wife of Yosef barLevi gives birth to a miracle: a little girl. She is named Avigayil, after her grandmother. But as Avigayil grows, it’s clear she believes that she is destined to be someone greater than just the daughter of Maryam. From leading a gang of village boys to challenging the priests... Read more
View audiobookThe Anxiety Opportunity
By: Curtis Chang
Narrated by: Curtis Chang
Length: 7 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
What if instead of battling anxiety, you saw your worries as a doorway to spiritual transformation? Challenging the assumption that anxiety is the enemy, theologian, popular podcaster, and fellow sufferer of chronic anxiety Curtis Chang gives you a different framework for approaching fears. You will discover profound new ways of relating to... Read more
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