Pilgrimage Craze

Jörg Steinert Pilgrimage Craze Why the Way of St. James Is Addictive: Notes from the Path 800 kilometres - on foot. Usually alone, but not lonely. The Way of St. James is one of the great adventures of our age. Not perilous, but exciting. Strenuous and enjoyable at the same time. Jörg Steiner set...

Give Yourself Wings!

Rainer Haak / Angelika Haak Give Yourself Wings! Getting Your Body, Mind and Soul Moving The well-known author Rainer Haak and his wife Angelika Haak, a musician and movement coach, share their experiences from many encounters and workshops in this book: They invite readers on a path for newly...

From Magic to Mysticism

Stefan Jürgens From Magic to Mysticism The Path to Freedom in Faith "In my 25 years of pastoral practice, I have encountered little faith in many people but a lot of magic; little trust in God but much fear; little development but much tradition," writes Stefan Jürgens. Many Christians live their...

How Did Jesus Want Eucharist?

Ansgar Wucherpfennig How Did Jesus Want Eucharist? A Look Back to the Future Israel already ate the bread of life on its way through the desert and raised its wine glass to its liberation in the Holy Land. At the Last Supper with his disciples, Jesus also thought more about life than death: for...

Tests of Courage

Gotthard Fuchs / Irene Leicht Tests of Courage Inspirations for a Self-Determined Life Courage is a precious commodity, especially in a time that many people experience as threatening. And courage has many faces. Gotthard Fuchs and Irene Leicht spell out various facets of this very important...

Heaven, Hell or Purgatory?

Frank Buskotte / Martin Splett Heaven, Hell or Purgatory? What Comes After Death? The age-old question about the afterlife arises as much today as it did in the past. Do purgatory and hell await us, as people feared in the Middle Ages? Or can we still hope for a place in heaven? Will we meet our...

Bringing Good News to the Poor

Franz Kamphaus Bringing Good News to the Poor Inspirations for the Year of St. Luke Franz Kamphaus, the long-time Bishop of Limburg, is a masterful preacher. He succeeds in unearthing something new from seemingly well-known biblical texts and making even thorny passages fruitful for surprising...

Praying without God

Niklaus Brantschen Praying without God The Search for a Spiritual Path Can a non-believer be a spiritual person? Is it still possible to pray in the so-called post-Christian era? Is the conventional formula of "praying means speaking to God" still valid in an age when God seems to be silent?...

Discovering Life

Andrea Schwarz / Sister Ulrike Diekmann Discovering Life Easter Cleaning for the Soul: Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life Spring is not just the time for Easter cleaning in the house and garden. The days before Easter are also a time to do something good for yourself: "detox" your soul and...

In the Silence I Hear Your Steps

Helmut Schlegel In the Silence I Hear Your Steps Encounters with God on the Path This book describes encounters with God in a person's everyday life. These are encounters where we only see who we were dealing with in retrospect. Helmut Schlegel tells of situations and occasions where great things...