I have read two biographies of the Prophet Muhammad over the years. For Ramadan 2026, I am reading two recently published biographies. Muhammad and the…
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Tag: Religious Leader Biographies
Cairo Geniza—Part 1
The term “Cairo Geniza,” to the initiated, refers to a repository of priceless ancient texts found in 1896 in a synagogue in Cairo. These texts…
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Retracing Xuanzang: A Journey Through Time
Dust in the Wind is a beautiful 2006 book published by a Taiwanese magazine. The editors in 1987 sent 5 teams of reporters and photographers…
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Tibetan Buddhism Explored: Insights from Five Books
How was Buddhism spread to Tibet? How did Tibetan Buddhism evolve and assimilate with Tibetan’s native and animistic beliefs? Is Tibetan Buddhism now the purest…
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St. Catherine’s Monastery’s treasure
“You stand on the authority of Scripture, but you cannot determine what was originally written. “ So charged the critics of the Church in the…
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St Catherine’s Monastery, Mount Sinai
St Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai is a sight to behold for all travellers who set their eyes on it for the first time. I…
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Christmas reading 2022 (Set 2)
Meeting God in Paul is a 2015 book. It’s by the former Archbishop of Canterbury. Paul A Biography is by Tom Wright, acclaimed as his…
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Books on Martin Luther
Before the King you have Martin Luther of Germany. It was he who unleashed the forces that forever changed the Catholic Church. Here are 4…
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