Penguin Books Australia

  Provides a clear and detailed explaination of the meaning, context, uniqueness and power of more than 1,000 essential words of the Qur'an

● Presents more than 3,000 fully quoted, necessary-Qur'anic verses in authoritative, accurate and easy-to-understand translation

● Links all entries to other pertinent references and verses in the Qur'an

●  Provides an index and extensive...

  Inside Islam is a guidebook...

In What If God Were the Sun, John Edward, best-selling author of Crossing Over, weaves a warm and poignant story about one family and their way of dealing with life, love and death over the generations. John draws upon his vast experience with individuals throughout the world - and their loved ones who have crossed over - to create a timeless tale that will touch? the heart of anyone who reads it...

Internationally acclaimed psychic medium John Edward takes his talents to new levels and new countries in his fourth book, AFTER LIFE: Answers from the Other Side.

Four families. One tunnel. And the survival of the country is at stake. Against the backdrop of serial terrorist attacks in New York City, psychic medium John Edward 's second novel follows the lives of four people and their diverse experiences with life and death on personal and global levels. 

In Crossing Over—the book—John brings his readers with him on the extraordinary journey that has been his life since his New York Times bestseller One Last Time was published in 1998. In the style of his TV show and personal appearances—poignant, funny, and remarkably candid—John deals head-on with the controversial issues he has confronted on his voyage as a psychic medium...

In an age when physical books matter less and less, here is a thrilling story about a book that meant everything.

Growing up in a strict Muslim community in south-east London, Alom Shaha learnt that religion was not to be questioned.  Reciting the Qur'an without understanding what it meant was simply a part of life; so, too, was obeying the imam, praying to god he wasn't sure existed, and enduring beatings when he failed to attend the local mosque.  Shaha was more drawn to science and its power to illuminate. ...

James Carroll's urgent, masterly Jerusalem , Jerusalem uncovers the ways in which the city became a transcendent fantasy that ignites religious fervour unlike anywhere else on earth.  He shows how the conflicts within this holiest of cities underscore an important point of history: that religion and violence fuel each other.

Jesus is the man who made the West. What kind of man was he? Is he relevant to a modern world shaken by crises of meaning?

The churches have mainly projected him as Jesus the carer and comforter, Jesus meek and mild, friend of the weak. This is Jesus the Good Shepherd, who preaches on sin and forgiveness. He is Lord and Saviour.

What if the man you loved betrayed your brother?

Two thousand years ago, while a young Jewish preacher from Nazareth was gathering followers among the people of Galilee, his sister swept floors and dreamed of learning to read.

In Leslie Cannold's story, it is the women of Nazareth who take centre stage.

The rebellious, gifted Rachael, consigned by her sex to a life of drudgery.

Bindy, the crone who...

In this ingenious and spellbinding retelling of the life of Jesus, Philip Pullman reimagines the most influential story ever told. Charged with mystery, compassion and great power, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ says something new about who Jesus was and asks questions that will resonate long after the book has been read. 

In this ingenious and spellbinding retelling of the life of Jesus, Philip Pullman reimagines the most influential story ever told. Charged with mystery, compassion and great power, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ says something new about who Jesus was and asks questions that will resonate long after the book has been read.

INSIGHTS FROM AUSTRALIA'S LEADING ATHEIST THINKERS

Does the Anzac ethos have roots in atheism?  Does prayer have a place in Parliament?  Should 'creation science' be taught in Australian schools?  Is atheism maligned in political debate?  Will Australia's future be godless?

While prominent international thinkers have made significant contributions to the general conversation on...

A sequel to the New York Times bestseller Terror and Liberalism

It created a worldwide furore when Tariq Ramadan was barred from US entry to accept a prestigious appointment at Notre Dame University. After all, as a major profile in The New York Times Magazine observed, Ramadan is one of the Muslim world's most charismatic and influential figures, with a long career at prominent European universities...

Humanism built western civilization as we know it today.  Its achievements include the liberation of the individual, democracy, universal rights, and widespread prosperity and comfort.  Its ambassadors are the heroes of modern culture: Erasmus, Holbein, Shakespeare, Velzquez, Descartes, Kant, and Freud.

Out of nowhere in 2004, this obscure religious sect burst onto the political stage in Australia. Almost unheard of until then, the Exclusive Brethren was suddenly spending up big in election advertising in support of conservative political parties. But its members were shy to the point of paranoia about who they were — preferring, as they said, to 'fly under the radar'. Brethren members assiduously...

This stunning photographic journey goes straight to the heart of Bhutan - a country on the cusp of opening its doors to the West.  It explores the culture, history, beliefs and dazzling Himalayan landscapes of the world's newest democracy taking us into the lives of its people as their country enters the modern world.

The result is a book of brilliant and evocative photographs and stories about...