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A comprehensive overview of Slavoj Zizek's thought, including all of his published works to date. Provides a solid basis in the work of an engaging thinker and teacher whose ideas will continue to inform philosophical, psychological, political, and cultural discourses well into the future Identifies...

The object of this book is to suggest certain lines of thought as to the deep truths underlying Christianity, truths generally overlooked, and only too often denied. The generous wish to share with all what is precious, to spread broadcast priceless truths, to shut out none from the illumination of true...

The origin of all religions, and the ignorance which is the root of the God-idea, having been dealt with in Part I. of this Text-Book, it now becomes our duty to investigate the evidences of the origin and of the growth of Christianity, to examine its morality and its dogmas, to study the history of...

Every time that we come here together to study the fundamental truths of all religions, I cannot but feel how vast is the subject, how small the expounder, how mighty the horizon that opens before our thoughts, how narrow the words which strive to sketch it for your eyes. Year after year we meet, time...

This rare book comprises four lectures given by Besant on the meaning of Theosophy, first in relation to its being the Paravidya, of the Supreme Knowledge; secondly, its role as the Open Road to the Masters, the great teachers of Wisdom; thirdly, as the Root of all the great Religions; and tackled...

This text contains Annie Besant’s seminal treatise on consciousness. Chosen for its significant historical and education value, this fascinating exposition on consciousness will appeal to collectors of Besant’s work and constitutes a worthy addition to any discerning collection of Psychology literature....

I. On October 1st, 1847, I made my appearance in this "vale of tears", "little Pheasantina", as I was irreverently called by a giddy aunt, a pet sister of my mOther's. Just at that time my father and mOther were staying within the boundaries of the City of London, so that I was born well "within the...

The Trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit reflected and expressed in the trinities of space, matter, and time is the secret of the universe. It is the key to the many riddles of the universe. It shows why things are as they are, and that they did not happen so. It shows why space is what it is,...

A popular concise guide - one of the clearest available on the Russian Revolution.

The night can sweat with terror as before We pieced our thoughts into philosophy, And planned to bring the world under a rule, Who are but weasels fighting in a hole. W.B. Yeats, 'Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen' This is a book about how poetry, seen through the instance of a single poem, seeks to make...

Ever wonder if the world's tyrants are using the same instruction manual? They are, and here it is. Getting to power, destroying your enemies, suppressing uprisings, stealing elections, and making a fortune are all covered in this 320 page volume, with extensive footnotes and a full bibliography....

Exam Board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: History First Teaching: September 2014 First Exam: Summer 2015 Get your best grade with the SQA endorsed guide to Higher History for CfE. This book contains all the advice and support you need to revise successfully for your Higher exam (for CfE)....

Looks at the roots of what has been described as the most important political event in the history of the twentieth century, from the emancipation of the serfs in 1861 to the Bolshevik uprising in 1917.