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Title: Bartholomew

Subtitle: Apostle and Visionary

Author: John Chryssavgis

Narrator: Henry O. Arnold

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-11-16

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Religious Figures

Publisher's Summary:

Surrounded on all sides by Islam, the beloved ecumenical patriarch Bartholomew continues to impact the world for Christ from his seat in Constantinople, a city central to Christian history. The Orthodox Church, that great beacon of the East, now boasts 300 million members worldwide. In one of the most remarkable tenures of the patriarchate, it has been more than 25 years since Bartholomew first accepted this ministerial position, which is considered "first among equals" of all Orthodox leaders around the world. He is viewed by many to be a strong, humble leader who is well loved across a wide variety of political and religious boundaries.

With unfettered access to church files, Bartholomew's personal notes and the patriarch himself, author John Chryssavgis has woven together a picture of a man who has longed to serve God, the church and the world his entire life. Through personal and institutional challenges, Bartholomew continues to strive toward unity within the Orthodox community and to build bridges to others. It is a task that can be as daunting as it is important. This book removes the veil that some may have placed upon this joyful man of God, who is anything but mysterious, as evidenced by the heartfelt contributions to the book from world dignitaries, influencers, and religious leaders:

Discover for yourself the man who embodies the meaning of the word ecumenical - while not altering one thing in what he believes - and experience his passion for God, the church, and the world.

Members Reviews:

NY Times about religious leaders on the environment: "Bartholomew has gone farther than most."

After looking through a copy of "Bartholomew" I ordered six -- three for teachers of prayer who help me be with God, one for a retired religion editor at a major newspaper who is a leader at a great inner city parish, one for an Episcopal priest who is a good preacher, and one for a Unitarian minister who is a good preacher. In and on the book Pope Francis, Pope Benedict XVI, Vice President Biden, George Stephanopoulos and Jane Goodall praise this quiet man. Somewhat like George Washington he set rules for himself at an early age -- And lived up to them. As a seminarian in Rome he observed Pope John XXIII lead the Vatican Council. This year (2016) Patriarch Bartholomew led the Orthodox Council of Crete over the intense objection of the Russian Church -- the first orthodox council in 1200 years. My friends who receive this book will meet a gentle man whose position was founded by the Apostle Andrew in the first century.

More than a biography

More than a biography of His All-Holiness Bartholomew it's also an exhortation to care for the fragile ecology of our planet. He rightly considers it's a "sin" to do otherwise.

Great book on a great man of the Orthodox Church

Great book on a great man of the Orthodox Church. Gives variety insights into his life and ministry as Ecumenical Patriarch.

Five Stars

For a Professor in Catholic Studies!

Five Stars

Sincerly written..

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Title: Riley Unlikely

Subtitle: With Simple Childlike Faith, Amazing Things Can Happen

Author: Lisa Velthouse, Riley Banks-Snyder

Narrator: Simona Chitescu-Weik

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-22-16

Publisher: Zondervan

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Religious Figures

Publisher's Summary:

Riley Unlikely is the inspiring story of Riley Banks, who first traveled to Kenya at age 13, and has been back every year since, bringing backpacks of school supplies and hygiene kits for young girls, developing relationships and friendships, and is currently, as a young millennial, raising money to build a complete learning complex in Kibwezi, Kenya for those who have nothing.

At age 16, Riley learned that, because of a rare medical condition, she would never be able to have her own children. Devastating news to most young women, especially those who love children and have always dreamed of having their own family. But Riley's response was: Kenya has given me a thousand children.

Riley's stories of her trips to Kenya, her struggles to figure out how to best serve and care for these people she has fallen in love with, and her own unexpected health issues are funny, compelling, and gripping. Listeners will find that God writes surprising stories in the lives of those who follow him. Hard to put down, Riley Unlikely will inspire you to pursue your dreams and make a difference in your own world - and around the world.

Members Reviews:

An inspiring Missionary Story

This kandid story is so down to earth that you could see yourself going to Kenya with the Generation Next team. Also this story is a display of faith in action, faith in a all powerful God who loves us.

Generation Next Leads The Way

This book will lift yoiur faith. No sermons, no religious jargon. Service full blown. Listen and fully enjoy.

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Title: Poets and Saints

Subtitle: Eternal Insight, Extravagant Love, Ordinary People

Author: Jamie George

Narrator: Jamie George

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-01-16

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Religious Figures

Publisher's Summary:

Love like poets, live like saints. This unique exploration of people such as Saint Thérèse, George MacDonald, and C.S. Lewis offers insight into 11 of the world's most thoughtful and authentic Christ followers. Weaving biography and spiritual formation together, Poets and Saints reminds us of the convictions that set us apart as Christians - and the truth that has set us free in every generation.

Members Reviews:

Loved it

A timely and pleasant surprise. It's more than Church history, it is encouragement and a much needed remembrance of the past.

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Title: The Strange Case of Ermine de Reims

Subtitle: A Medieval Woman Between Demons and Saints

Author: Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski

Narrator: Cynthia Wallace

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-01-16

Publisher: University Press Audiobooks

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Religious Figures

Publisher's Summary:

In 1384, a poor and illiterate peasant woman named Ermine moved to the city of Reims with her elderly husband. Her era was troubled by war, plague, and schism within the Catholic Church, and Ermine could easily have slipped unobserved through the cracks of history. After the loss of her husband, however, things took a remarkable but frightening turn. For the last 10 months of her life, Ermine was tormented by nightly visions of angels and demons. In her nocturnal terrors, she was attacked by animals, beaten and kidnapped by devils in disguise, and exposed to carnal spectacles; on other nights, she was blessed by saints, even visited by the Virgin Mary. She confessed these strange occurrences to an Augustinian friar known as Jean le Graveur, who recorded them all in vivid detail.

Was Ermine a saint in the making, an impostor, an incipient witch, or a madwoman? Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski ponders answers to these questions in the historical and theological context of this troubled woman's experiences. With empathy and acuity, Blumenfeld-Kosinski examines Ermine's life in 14th-century Reims, her relationship with her confessor, her ascetic and devotional practices, and her reported encounters with heavenly and hellish beings. The Strange Case of Ermine de Reims brings to life an episode that helped precipitate one of the major clerical controversies of late medieval Europe, revealing surprising truths about the era's conceptions of piety and possession.

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Title: Mother Teresa: Understanding the Life and Lessons of One of the World's Most Well Known Public Servants

Author: Dr Ruth Carr

Narrator: Michelle Unger

Format: Unabridged

Length: 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-05-16

Publisher: Dr. Ruth Carr

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Religious Figures

Publisher's Summary:

Discover the life and accomplishments of one of world's most positive role models today!

Almost everybody has heard the name Mother Teresa in one circumstance or another, but what do we really know about her? We usually get the idea that she was religious and spent most of her life sacrificing her own comfort to help poor people. But often we do not learn more, unless we are learning more about her in school, or read an article about her because our interest has been kindled. If we do not delve deeper, we will not learn how Mother Teresa came to be Mother Teresa, and we will never find out how we can use her example to become better people ourselves, no matter what our own religion is. Here is a preview of what you'll learn when you download your copy today:

Members Reviews:

Interesting, informative book.Excellent narration.

Interesting facts about Mother Teresa.

The narrator has a very pleasant voice. She was expressive, without sounding forced or strained. The narrator can often make or break the story, and Michelle Unger made this story very easy to listen to. I hope to hear more from her, in the future.

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Title: God Told Me to Hate You

Subtitle: An Evangelical Minister's Escape from the Clerical Closet

Author: Tom Muzzio

Narrator: Carl Wolfson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-04-16

Publisher: Territorial Enterprise Foundation

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Religious Figures

Publisher's Summary:

A biographical exposé of the dark side of modern corporate religion, as told by a former Evangelical fundamentalist Christian minister turned gay activist.

Says Tom, "How did I ever fall for it? When I accepted Jesus Christ into my heart as my personal Lord and savior, I went all in. Years later I had to struggle to find a way to get out of both the ministry and the closet as well. I was a gay man trapped in the ranks of the Fightin' Fundies - constantly mentally recording their every word. But Evangelical Fundamentalism is like flypaper - try to get it off. Well, I finally did just that. Talk about fallout! And here's the whole story."

Members Reviews:

My hat is off to Tom Muzzio. All I ...

My hat is off to Tom Muzzio. All I can say is read this book. That is if you can handle the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Interesting subject, sloppy writing

This book is interesting, fascinating even, as an exploration of the mind of a committed, active evangelical Christian whose faith in religion comes crashing down. It is, however, poorly written, getting worse as it goes along. The second half of the book uses surprisingly crude language and a sledgehammer approach that makes even this harsh critic of religion flinch. The author also makes frequent use of "LOL" and emoticons, as if the book were a Facebook post. The subject matter is worthwhile reading, its expression is sloppy and off-putting.

Not worth the time

Did not clearly show how he came to his accepting his atheism other than discovering that he was gay and that church members could not accept that, Descended into name calling such as he accused the church members of.

Probably not worth the money

Kind of a haphazard read... Told very colloquially, with a lot of "text/tweet" language (LOLs, etc). Less informative than I was hoping for.

I strongly recommend this to friends who want to think of themselves ...

This deeply personal account resonates more than I imagined it would. The author bravely shares his pain and doubt, loss but also victories. I strongly recommend this to friends who want to think of themselves as compassionate.

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Title: Throwaway Nun

Author: Rosemary Scirocco-Corsale, Kathleen A. Barreca

Narrator: Rebecca Roberts

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-29-16

Publisher: Kathleen A. Barreca

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Religious Figures

Publisher's Summary:

This is a true story. It is my story. No one could have possibly created the contents of this book unless the incidents and occurrences were witnessed and lived. I did both. I lived 11 years of hell, and the perpetrators have never admitted to a single fault. To have endured these personal horrors and escaped without apparent mental impairment may well be a miracle in itself.

Members Reviews:

whiner

So much complaining and comparing herself to others. Professional victim. I kept hoping this book would get better, but it didn't. A real downer.

she whined and complained through first 4 chapters

do not waste your time purchasing this book very uninteresting the woman complains she is totally misunderstood throughout the first 4 chapters. Probably needs counseling

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Título: Santa Teresa de Lisieux: Historia de una devoción [St. Therese of Lisieux: History of Devotion]

Autor: Online Studio Productions

Narrador: uncredited

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 22 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 06-09-16

Editor: Online Studio Productions

Calificaciones: 1 de 5 de 1 votos

Categorías: Bios & Memoirs, Religious Figures

Resumen del editor:

La biografía de un ángel de enorme bondad, cuyo ejemplo ha perdurado en los corazones de todos aquellos que la conocieron. Nacida en Francia en el año 1873, fue canonizada por el Papa Pío XI, proclamándose luego patrona universal de las misiones.

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Título: Padre Pio de Pieltrecina [Father Pio of Pietrelcina]

Subtitular: El santo con corazón de oro [The saint with a Heart of Gold]

Autor: Online Studio Productions

Narrador: uncredited

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 34 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 05-24-16

Editor: Online Studio Productions

Calificaciones: 5 de 5 de 4 votos

Categorías: Bios & Memoirs, Religious Figures

Resumen del editor:

Una de las figuras más asombrosas y peculiares de la Iglesia Católica. Italiano de nacimiento, religioso capuchino y renombrado santo italiano, este sacerdote es conocido mundialmente por la larga lista de hechos sobrenaturales que le ocurrieron en vida, varios de ellos, consumaron la atención mundial y hoy son materia incluso, de amplias investigaciones.

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Título: San Ignacio: El santo militar, místico y asceta [Saint Ignacio: Military, Mystic and Ascetic Saint]

Autor: Online Studio Productions

Narrador: uncredited

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 36 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 05-24-16

Editor: Online Studio Productions

Calificaciones: 5 de 5 de 2 votos

Categorías: Bios & Memoirs, Religious Figures

Resumen del editor:

No puede perderse esta biografía dedicada a este notable religioso, militar y poeta español nacido en el siglo XV, declarado Santo por la Iglesia Católica, y fundador de la mundialmente famosa Compañía de Jesús (la mayor orden religiosa masculina católica de la actualidad).

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