Search Results: Religion from Reading Rat

Herald Press, 1975. Not Stated. Trade Paperback. Very Good -/No Jacket. 399 p. incl. index, appendices, notes. VG-; mild reading wear, interior clean, cracking at p. 106, otherwise solid. "This book reports the findings of the most extensive study ever made of the members of the Mennonite, General Conference Mennonite, Mennonite Brethren, Evangelical Mennonite, and Brethren in Christ churces in the United States and Canada."

Saskatoon SK: Western Producer Prairie Books, 1978. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Jacket. G. Larue. 160 p.; Spectra series of reprints of classic publications on Western Canadian history; originally published 1959 by the Institute of Applied Art, Edmonton. VG+; from the library of the Hudson's Bay Company, with bookplate inside f.c., small library sticker on spine, otherwise unmarked, slight wear. The "story of John McDougall's first ten years in the West, 1862-1872, where he trained for his long career as a Methodist missionary among the Plains Indians." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

United Church Pub. House, 1974. Apparent First. Trade Paperback. Very Good -/No Jacket. 118 p.; VG-; front cover has moderate vertical crease and creased corner, mild edgewear & corner wear. Interior clean. Signed by author on title page. Pictorial card covers and pictorial endpapers. An anecdotal history of the first 50 years of the United Church in Canada. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Montreal: Cardinal Leger et Ses Oeuvres, 1972. Not Stated. Saddle Stitched. Very Good -/No Jacket. 46 p.; approx. 12 " square; unpaginated; black card covers. VG-, has some edgewear. Laid-in letter from Bernard Benoit, president of the Cardinal Leger et Ses Oeuvres. This is a brochure detailing the missionary work of Paul-Emile Cardinal Leger in Africa, from 1968-72. The text is in French, English, German and Spanish. Illustrated with many photographs in colour and B & W. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Scottdale, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Herald Pr, 1972. Not Stated. Mass Market Paperback. Good+/No Jacket. 94 p.; G+, small paperback. Some water staining at top edge, significant underlining & marginal notes. One of the Christian Peace Shelf series of "books and pamphlets devoted to the promotion of Christian peace principles and their applications." Antedating the formation of Christian Peacemaker Teams, this books provides background for understanding the biblical origins of Christian pacifism. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Two volume history; The Reformation In Germany, 1916, 527 p.; The Reformation in the Lands Beyond Germany, 1910, 631 p. Both in overall VG condition, dark blue cloth boards with embossed International Theological Library seal on front; some rubbing along edges, some age darkening, some underlining & marginal notes. PO signatures on ffep of one volume. 1910 volume includes map in pocket at back. 1910 volume cracked along front hinge. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Stonewall MB: Interlake Graphics, 1984. Apparent First. Saddle Stitched. Very Good/No Jacket. 22 p.; colour pamphlet, 8.5 x 11", published for the 100th anniversary of Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba. VG condition, slight rubbing along spine. Many photos, most in colour. Text by Rector the Rev. Wm. McGregor, research by church archivist Elaine M. Gilbey 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Merrimac, Massachusetts: Destiny Publishers, 1968. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 120p. incl. index. Very very minor corner wear on bottom right. Some age darkening. Filled with examintaions of prophecies and their implications for humanity. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hanover Steinbach Historical Society, 1990. Probable First. Trade Paperback. Very Good -/No Jacket. 138 p. incl. index, bibliograhy, appendices. VG-, has p o address sticker on ffep, some rubbing, lower corner of back cover is creased and text bumped. Generally clean and solid. A solidly-researched biography of a leader of the Russian Mennonite community, who played an important role in the migration to Manitoba. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: Univ of Nebraska Pr/Bison Books, 1982. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Very Good -/No Jacket. 233 p. incl. bibliography, notes, index. First Bison Books paperback edition; orig. pub. 1975. VG-; clean, unmarked copy, back cover has diagonal crease along lower corner. "This study seeks to explain how one group of Native American, the Oglala Sioux, has preserved its social and cultural identity despite formidable attempts by the U. S. government to eliminate tribal societies." Willaim K. Powers is a professor of anthropology at Livingston College, Rutgers University. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Pillar Books, 1976. Mass Market Paperback. Good+/No Jacket. Basile, Anthony. 384p. incl index. A vivid portrait of a community which lives according to the Bible, "as it reads..' They cultivate a non-violent , non-conforming way of life. Quite remarkable are the men and women who lead them. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Winnipeg MB: St. James Anglican Church, 2001. Revised and Updated . Spiral Binding. NEW/No Jacket. 194 p.; NEW; a history of St. James Anglican Church in Winnipeg, first written/compiled by Anita Schmidt in 1975 and published by her husband Lawrence F. Schmidt in 1975, updated to incorporate developments from 1974-2001. First 135 pages seem to be unchanged from original, with added pages. Many B & W photos included. The story begins with the building of the rectory, schoolhouse and the church itself, between 1851 and 1855. Much interesting information about the early days of settlement along the Assiniboine, the buildings, the ministers, and the parish, both the old church (which is now maintained as an historic site) and the "new" church, built in 1922 on Collegiate Street in St. James. A valuable source for anyone interested in local history or with family connections to St. James. MULTIPLE COPIES AVAILABLE. This book is sold on behalf of the church and all proceeds will go to St. James Church.… Read More

UK: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., 1982. Later Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket. 1982 paperback edition; first published 1954; VG+, clean, solid copy, minor edgewear, spine flat and uncreased. Translation and adaptation of "Papissa Joanna" by Emmanuel Royidis, originally published in Greek in 1886. Royidis recounts the story of "Pope Joan", the legendary "female Pope". Although of dubious historicity, the story of Pope Joan has persisted since the Middle Ages and continues to attract attention. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1957. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. 48 p.; VG-; small dark green hardcover book, gilt lettering, somewhat rubbed at edges, has library sticker on front cover and pocket inside back cover. Interior clean and unmarked. This is the text of the 1957 Swarthmore Lecture, given by Henry Joel Cadbury, Emeritus Professor of Divinity of Harvard University. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Waterloo ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1982. Probable First. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 111 p., incl. index and appendix with short aphorisms from Weil's writings. VG+, gray boards with photos of Weil on front cover; PO signature on ffep, otherwise clean and unmarked. John Hellman, a history professor at McGill University, "sets out the single world view -- with its paradoxes and its logic -- which appears behind her disparate writings but which shenever lived to set out formally herself." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Farmington PA: Plough Pub House, 1978. Third printing. Paperback. Very Good. 200 p. PB. VG, small damaged area at base of spine, otherwise sound and unmarked. Linked stories and poems on Christian themes; medieval English setting; illus. in woodcut style. Incl. list of other publications from Plough Publishing/Hutterian Brothers.

Glendale CA: 223rd Quorum of Seventy, San Francisco Stake, 1947. Not Stated. Original Wraps. VG-/No Jacket. Eric and Bland Larson. 48 p. incl. sources; small paperback, VG-, cover somewhat worn, back cover has vertical creases.Interior slightly age-darkened. The story of the Mormon trek to Utah c. 1847. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: St. James Church, Incorporated, 2001. Apparent First. Soft Cover. NEW/No Jacket. A. M. Calder. 101 p.; NEW; multiple copies available. Full-colour photos of all the windows are included. "Parishioners of Winnipeg's St. James Aglican church and their visitors admire the surrounding windows depicting biblical scenes portrayed in the magnificently dramatic fashion of stained glass. . . . they tell - in sequence - the story of Christ's life from the Annunciation to the Ascension." The Baptistery Window, by noted artist Leo Mol, is also included. Most of the windows were created by the Meikle Studio of Toronto, and the West Window and two of the aisle windows were the work of Westmacott Art Glass Studio of Winnipeg. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. one copy sold Jan 2010

Sumas, WA; Vancouver, BC: Producer: Campus Crusade. Tape Case. As New/No Jacket. Recording Not a Book. This is a tape of Dee Johnson. She served under President Reagan in the white house. She speaks of the role faith can play in a woman's life. Jepson is not profitting from the sale of this tape. Still in plastic. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.