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God's Battalions
- The Case for the Crusades
- De: Rodney Stark
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 7 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 588
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 458
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 459
In God's Battalions, award-winning author Rodney Stark takes on the long-held view that the Crusades were the first round of European colonialism, conducted for land, loot, and converts by barbarian Christians who victimized the cultivated Muslims. To the contrary, Stark argues that the Crusades were the first military response to unwarranted Muslim terrorist aggression.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A lively and useful introduction
- De Tad Davis en 01-06-10
- God's Battalions
- The Case for the Crusades
- De: Rodney Stark
- Narrado por: David Drummond
Clear, detailed, and persuasive
Revisado: 06-17-24
This book provides an exceptional summary of existing research and expertly rebuts the more recently imagined histories of the crusades.
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Parting the Waters
- America in the King Years 1954-63
- De: Taylor Branch
- Narrado por: Prentice Onayemi, Janina Edwards
- Duración: 45 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 202
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 178
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 178
Hailed as the most masterful story ever told of the American civil rights movement, Parting the Waters is destined to endure for generations. Moving from the fiery political baptism of Martin Luther King, Jr., to the corridors of Camelot where the Kennedy brothers weighed demands for justice against the deceptions of J. Edgar Hoover, here is a vivid tapestry of America, torn and finally transformed by a revolutionary struggle unequaled since the Civil War.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- De Judith Princz en 05-15-19
- Parting the Waters
- America in the King Years 1954-63
- De: Taylor Branch
- Narrado por: Prentice Onayemi, Janina Edwards
Excessive, often irrelevant detail
Revisado: 05-25-24
Compelling story struggles to emerge from the inclusion of excessive, often irrelevant detail. Narration was excellent.
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Bad Religion
- How We Became a Nation of Heretics
- De: Ross Douthat
- Narrado por: Lloyd James
- Duración: 13 h y 12 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 378
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 326
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 325
Ross Douthat, the youngest-ever op-ed columnist for the New York Times, has emerged as one of the most provocative and influential voices of his generation. Now he offers a masterful and hard-hitting account of how American Christianity has gone off the rails - and why it threatens to take American society with it.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Maybe not best as an audio book
- De Linwood en 05-02-12
- Bad Religion
- How We Became a Nation of Heretics
- De: Ross Douthat
- Narrado por: Lloyd James
Profound book
Revisado: 01-06-24
Thorough and cohesive review of the history of Christianity in modern America. Tremendous insights for all faith traditions on why they lost their congregations. For Catholics, the fruits of the accomodationist impulse coupled with the sexual abuse scandal are compelling proof of the need for a return to apolitical orthodoxy.
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The Irony of Modern Catholic History
- How the Church Rediscovered Itself and Challenged the Modern World to Reform
- De: George Weigel
- Narrado por: Rick Adamson
- Duración: 9 h y 59 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 67
Throughout much of the 19th century, both secular and Catholic leaders assumed that the Church and the modern world were locked in a battle to the death. The triumph of modernity would not only finish the Church as a consequential player in world history; it would also lead to the death of religious conviction. But today, the Catholic Church is far more vital and consequential than it was 150 years ago.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Well written and considered book, bad narrator
- De Brad en 12-13-19
- The Irony of Modern Catholic History
- How the Church Rediscovered Itself and Challenged the Modern World to Reform
- De: George Weigel
- Narrado por: Rick Adamson
Important Book
Revisado: 10-02-23
The key lesson comes from near the end. The Church is now confronting an existential threat in Germany, Belgium, and the pages of America magazine, which Weigel dubs “theological historicism”. This movement posits that the Church should change its beliefs so they align with western post-modernism, particularly in areas related to sexuality even if doing so contradicts Christ, Scripture, and Tradition. There appears to be no theological basis for theological historicism, yet it is aggressively asserted in certain corners. This will be the defining debate for the next few years. Unlike the Church’s earlier confrontation with modernism, which was uncertain and sometimes incoherent, this challenge should be squarely joined.
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The Family Medici
- The Hidden History of the Medici Dynasty
- De: Mary Hollingsworth
- Narrado por: Anne Flosnik
- Duración: 12 h y 53 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 24
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 22
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 22
Having founded the bank that became the most powerful in Europe in the 15th century, the Medici gained massive political power in Florence, raising the city to a peak of cultural achievement and becoming its hereditary dukes. Mary Hollingsworth argues that the idea that the Medici were enlightened rulers of the Renaissance is a fiction that has now acquired the status of historical fact. In truth, the Medici were as devious and immoral as the Borgias - tyrants loathed in the city they illegally made their own.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good story, bad narrator.
- De EC en 01-07-19
- The Family Medici
- The Hidden History of the Medici Dynasty
- De: Mary Hollingsworth
- Narrado por: Anne Flosnik
Decent, Detailed History
Revisado: 09-25-23
Engaging. While it gets some details wrong (eg, Galileo Affair), it is a serviceable history.
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The Moral Wisdom of the Catholic Church
- A Defense of Her Controversial Moral Teachings
- De: Robert Spitzer
- Narrado por: Joan Jacoby
- Duración: 18 h y 30 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 4
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 4
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 4
Jesus said, "The truth will set you free." Father Spitzer lays bare the theological and philosophical roots of Catholic morality, and also uses secular statistical studies to demonstrate that these teachings, even from a scientific standpoint, help human beings to flourish.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Inside look at the world around us.
- De LL Langenbrunner en 12-28-23
- The Moral Wisdom of the Catholic Church
- A Defense of Her Controversial Moral Teachings
- De: Robert Spitzer
- Narrado por: Joan Jacoby
This trilogy is profound
Revisado: 08-12-23
The self-reverence of post-modernism has led us to a world of unceasing misery - murders, suicides, fatal drug overdoses are at record levels. It is time to return to the only solution to our problems. Father Spitzer shows the way in a compelling and engaging trilogy of books. While you could read this one alone, reading all three will be life changing.
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Empire
- A New History of the World: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Civilizations
- De: Paul Strathern
- Narrado por: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Duración: 6 h y 12 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 37
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 30
A dazzling new history of the world told through the 10 major empires of human civilization. Combining breathtaking scope with masterful narrative control, Paul Strathern traces these connections across four millennia and sheds new light on these major civilizations - from the Mongol Empire and the Yuan Dynasty to the Aztec and Ottoman, through to the most recent and biggest empires: the British, Russo-Soviet, and American.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A good overview for a beginner
- De JAusten Fan en 06-09-23
- Empire
- A New History of the World: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Civilizations
- De: Paul Strathern
- Narrado por: Elliot Fitzpatrick
A good overview for a beginner
Revisado: 06-09-23
A good high level interview marred by a few mistakes - Treaty of Westphalia was in 1648 not 1668; Mexican American War ended in 1848 not 1847. The newcomer may still enjoy it. The more experienced will likely not be satisfied. Moves at a brisk pace.
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Hoax
- The Catholic Plot That Never Was
- De: Victor Stater
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 13 h y 8 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 5
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 4
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 4
In 1678, a handful of perjurers claimed that the Catholics of England planned to assassinate the king. Men like the "Reverend Doctor" Titus Oates and "Captain" William Bedloe parlayed their fantastical tales of Irish ruffians, medical poisoners, and silver bullets into public adulation and government pensions. The result was the trial and execution of over a dozen innocent Catholics, and the imprisonment of many more, some of whom died in custody. Victor Stater examines the Popish Plot in full, arguing that it had a profound and lasting significance on British politics.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Tremendous amount of detail.
- De JAusten Fan en 05-29-23
- Hoax
- The Catholic Plot That Never Was
- De: Victor Stater
- Narrado por: John Lee
Tremendous amount of detail.
Revisado: 05-29-23
More in depth treatment of the story than many will need or want. Less attention on the broader themes of history implicated by these events than most will want.
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The Diary of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska
- Divine Mercy in My Soul
- De: Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska
- Narrado por: Tabatha Bartlett
- Duración: 30 h y 9 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 94
The Diary is an amazing narrative that chronicles the experiences of a simple, uneducated Polish nun who received a special call shortly before the outbreak of World War II. Our Lord appeared to her and instructed her to spread the message of his Divine Mercy to all, especially in our current age, which is full of so much distress and worldliness. The message of the Divine Mercy is that God loves us all of us. And He wants us to recognize that his mercy is greater than our sins, so that we will call upon him with trust, receive his mercy, and let it flow through us to others.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Saint Faustina Pray for us
- De Roger D Newman en 11-29-22
- The Diary of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska
- Divine Mercy in My Soul
- De: Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska
- Narrado por: Tabatha Bartlett
Profound
Revisado: 05-05-23
Read/Listen with an open heart and this profound work will transform your heart so that you may seek to do God’s will rather than your own. Be humble and merciful.
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Forty Reasons I Am a Catholic
- De: Peter Kreeft
- Narrado por: Jim Denison
- Duración: 2 h y 34 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 251
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 225
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 223
My title explains itself. But it's misleading. There are more than 40 reasons. Each of my reasons is an independent point, so I have not organized this book by a succession of chapters or headings. After all, most people only remember a few big ideas or separate points after reading or listening to a book. I've never heard anyone say "Oh, that was a good continuous-process-of-logically-ordered-argumentation" but I've often heard people say, "Oh, that was a good point." And back to my main point: "Why are you a Catholic?" is a good question. A good question deserves a good answer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Truth
- De Charles Patrick Northcutt en 01-29-21
- Forty Reasons I Am a Catholic
- De: Peter Kreeft
- Narrado por: Jim Denison
A great summary of the Catholic Faith
Revisado: 03-18-23
Professor Kreeft provides an outstanding defense of his Catholic faith that is readily accessible to all. It will be of particular interest to Protestants who are curious about the Catholic faith.
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