The Norton Anthology of World Religions (2 Volumes)

Letters from the Desert

Shows that a life of prayer, a passion for justice and the spirit of solidarity cannot be separated.

God: A Biography

Miles shows us God in the guise of a great literary character, the hero of the Old Testament. In a close, careful, and inspired reading of that testament - book by book, verse by verse - God is seen from his first appearance as Creator to his last as Anci

Christ: A Crisis in the Life of God

With the same passionate scholarship and analytical audacity he brought to the character of God, Jack Miles now approaches the literary and theological enigma of Jesus. In so doing, he tells the story of a broken promise–God’s ancient covenant with Is

The Jewish Gospels

The Joy of Living and Dying in Peace: Core Teachings of Tibetan Buddhism

This eloquent missive from Tibet's revered political and spiritual leader in exile is a treasury of simple wisdom: a primer for living with purpose and for dying in peace. His Holiness the Dalai Lama presents his own luminous thoughts and comforting guida

Awakening the Mind, Lightening the Heart: Core Teachings of Tibetan Buddhism

The second volume by His Holiness the Dali Lama in the "Library of Tibet" series shows how to awaken compassion for others and motivates us to better our world.

Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West

Prisoners of Shangri-La is a provocative analysis of the romance of Tibet, a romance that, even as it is invoked by Tibetan lamas living in exile, ultimately imprisons those who seek the goal of Tibetan independence from Chinese occupation."Lopez lifts th

The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism

With more than 5,000 entries totaling over a million words, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of Buddhism ever produced in English. It is also the first to cover terms from all of the canonical Buddhist languages and traditions:

In Search of the Christian Buddha: How an Asian Sage Became a Medieval Saint

The story of Saint Josaphat, a prince who gave up his wealth and kingdom to follow Jesus, was one of the most popular Christian tales of the Middle Ages, translated into a dozen languages, and cited by Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice. Yet Josaphat i