Hinduism

Offering multilayered explorations of Hindu understandings of the Feminine, both human and divine, this book emphasizes theological and activist methods and aims over historical, anthropological, and literary ones.

Growing from 4 to 400 GenerationsWeve heard stories about disciple-making movements that are sweeping the globe, transforming the way people are coming to Christ in places like Asia, western Africa, and South America.

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Music and Temple Ritual in South India: Performing for Siva documents the musical practices of the periya melam, a South Indian instrumental ensemble of professional musicians who perform during the rituals and festivals of high-caste (Brahmanical) Tamil Hindu temples dedicated to the Pan-Indian god Siva - an important patron of music since at least the tenth century.

'Hinduism' is a term often used to summarize the aspirations of the majority of the Indian people.

This is a book about four Roman Catholic pioneers--explorers and developers--whose lives crossed each other's paths in Old Mines, Missouri, in the middle of the 1800s.

Don't Leave Too Soon, Don't Stay Too LongStaying isn't always good and leaving isn't always bad.

Several years ago in Rajasthan, an eighteen-year-old woman was burned on her husband's funeral pyre and thus became sati.

There has been heightened interest and prolific publication by missiologists about contextualization since the term was first coined in 1972.

There are many books that highlight the need and importance of mission toward unreached people.

Originally published as The Continuum Companion to Hindu Studies, this Companion offers the definitive guide to Hinduism and study in this area.

With a focus on Asian traditions, this book examines varieties of thought and self-transformative practice that do not fit neatly on one side or another of the standard Western division between philosophy and religion.

The Mahabharata, an ancient and vast Sanskrit poem, is a remarkable collection of epics, legends, romances, theology, and ethical and metaphysical doctrine.

This short booklet provides a contemporary summary of the essentials of the Christian faith for enquirers, new Christians and baptism and confirmation candidates.

The Ramayana, one of the two pre-eminent Hindu epics, has played a foundational role in many aspects of India's arts and social norms.

Advaita Vedanta is one of the most important and widely studied schools of thought in Hindu religion and the Vivekacudamani is one of the most important texts in the Advaita tradition and the most popular philosophical work ascribed to the great Indian philosopher, Sankara.

Power and Identity in the Global Church: Six Contemporary Cases applies contemporary sociological, theological, and New Testament insights to better understand how God's people can, do, and should interact in the field, thereby laying the groundwork for better multicultural approaches to mission partnership.

Although there has been a massive increase in the volume of pilgrimage research and publications, traditional Anglophone scholarship has been dominated by research in Western Europe and North America.

Hinduism, a religious tradition of Indian origin, comprising the beliefs and practices of the Hindus.

Indian culture relies greatly on visual expression, and this book uses both classical Indian and contemporary Western philosophies and current studies on cognitive sciences, and applies them to contextualize Tantric visual culture.

In the nature of an introductory volume, offers a comprehensive overview of Hinduism, its beginnings, traditions, religious/sectarian movements, teachings, socio cultural parameters, and are, in sum of the whole Hindu heritage.

When It Comes to Disciple Making .

India has a rich tradition of meditative practices designed to study the phenomenon of consciousness.

India, colourful and vibrant, is a land as diverse as its people.

A Church-Based Missions StrategyIn world missions, the author proposes, the local church is the biblical sending body through which missionaries serve.

The Being With course is an introduction to Christianity with a difference.

Although a large majority of believers agree that they should share their faith, most report that they, in fact, do not.

Becoming Vaishnava in an Ideal Vedic City centers on a growing multinational community of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) devotees in Mayapur, West Bengal.

Shaping the Future includes a global overview of girl child issues stemming from gender discrimination and explores the root causes for this disparity.

This book offers a close-up view of the religious world of one of the most influential families in Vrinbadan, India's premier place of pilgrimage for worshipers of Krishna.

The object of Hinduism and Buddhism: An Historical Sketch is to trace the history and development of religion in India and elsewhere with occasional remarks on its latest phases.

First Published in 1990.

This is Volume IV of ten of a collection on India and its Religion and Philosophy.

Holy Quran is the most-read book in the world.

Bhagavad Gita - The Song of God by Swami Prabhavananda is a profound interpretation of the timeless scripture that offers readers spiritual guidance, wisdom, and insight into the path of self-realization and devotion.

The Great Goddess, in her various puranic and tantric forms, is often figured as sitting on a corpse which is identified as Shiva-as-shava (God Shiva, the consort of the Devi and an iconic representation of the Absolute without attributes, the Nirguna Brahman).

Originally published in 1977, The Hindu Religious Tradition provides a detailed exploration into the different doctrines regarding the nature of Religious Reality and the many paths of search for this Reality within the Hindu religion.

The Mahabharata, one of the major epics of India, is a sourcebook complete by itself as well as an open text constantly under construction.

Hindu Ritual at the Margins explores Hindu forms of ritual activity in a variety of "e;marginal"e; contexts.

The Sanskrit narrative text Devi Mahatmya, "e;The Greatness of The Goddess,"e; extols the triumphs of an all-powerful Goddess, Durga, over universe-imperiling demons.

All discussion contextual in various important Upanishads has been brought in this book.