Celestial
Celestial

Author: Kevin Krause

Publisher: Publish America

Published: 2005-12

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 1424115515

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In Celestial: The Fallen, an angel falls from the shining city of Heaven. Transformed into a demon by two demonic sisters, Celestial sees the universe from the fiery depths below. Traveling from the spirit world to the mortal world, Celestial finds herself on a journey to understand the reasons behind her expulsion from Heaven. On the way, she encounters many emotional and physical obstacles, including a lost love from her past. A conflict that has simmered since the creation of all things finally boils over as Satanas minions create a demonic rampage that leaves a trail of mortal carnage in its wake. In retaliation, the angelic army prepares to wipe the children of evil from existence and the shadow of Armageddon falls across the Earth.

Celestial Masters
Celestial Masters

Author: Terry Kleeman

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2020-10-26

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 1684170869

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In 142 CE, the divine Lord Lao descended to Mount Cranecall (Sichuan province) to establish a new covenant with humanity through a man named Zhang Ling, the first Celestial Master. Facing an impending apocalypse caused by centuries of sin, Zhang and his descendants forged a communal faith centering on a universal priesthood, strict codes of conduct, and healing through the confession of sins; this faith was based upon a new, bureaucratic relationship with incorruptible supernatural administrators. By the fourth century, Celestial Master Daoism had spread to all parts of China, and has since played a key role in China’s religious and intellectual history. Celestial Masters is the first book in any Western language devoted solely to the founding of the world religion Daoism. It traces the movement from the mid-second century CE through the sixth century, examining all surviving primary documents in both secular and canonical sources to offer a comprehensive account of the development of this poorly understood religion. It also provides a detailed analysis of ritual life within the movement, covering the roles of common believer or Daoist citizen, novice, and priest or libationer.

Divine Themes and Celestial Praise
Divine Themes and Celestial Praise

Author: Henry Vaughan

Publisher: SLG Press

Published: 2023-06-27

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 0728303523

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SLG Press Contemplative Poetry 9 This book contains poems by Henry Vaughan, all of them selected from the 1655 edition of Silex Scintillans. Almost all are followed by a related poem from George Herbert’s 1633 collection, The Temple. For Vaughan, Herbert was that ‘blessed man, whose holy life and verse gained many pious Converts’: poets who wisely exchanged ‘vain and vicious subjects’ for ‘divine Themes and Celestial praise’. Vaughan thought of himself as ‘the least’ of those converts, but the poetry in Silex Scintillans shows him matching and even sometimes surpassing his master’s work.

The Birth of Christianity
The Birth of Christianity

Author: Maurice Goguel

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2020-12-17

Total Pages: 584

ISBN-13: 1000227405

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Originally published in 1953, The Birth of Christianity analyses the development of Christian doctrine and the establishment of the Church. The book traces the history of the formation of the Church as a new religious society and considers its development both in the realm of thought as well as on a social level, in both emotional life and moral action. It explores how the Christian faith first found expression in society through a variety of forms that were gradually assimilated into one system of doctrine, and examines both how Christian theology and dogma were formed, and how the Church developed its constitution. The Birth of Christianity will appeal to those with an interest in the history of religion, the history of Christianity, theology, and the philosophy of religion.