Comparative religion

Practitioners of Centering Prayer are known for the great enthusiasm they bring to the practice of this ancient discipline.

From recent sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church, to arguments about faith schools and religious indoctrination, this volume considers the interconnection between the actual lives of children and the position of children as placeholders for the future.

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A sizeable minority of people with no particular connection to Eastern religions now believe in reincarnation.

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"e;Revisiting the Bogomils' Mystical World: The Legacy of the Lost"e; by Elena Morozova dives deeper into the spiritual and historical footprint of the Bogomils, illuminating their doctrines' significance beyond their era.

Fills a Need: For biblically based, thoroughly researched plays for a general audience.

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religious Education in the Global South presents new comparative perspectives on Religious Education (RE) across the Global South.

This study is a sequel to A History of the Episcopal Church in Liberia 1821-1980 (1992).

Sin, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation: Christian and Muslim Perspectives is a collection of essays and scripture passages studied at the 2014 Building Bridges seminar.

Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes looks at fantasy film, television, and participative culture as evidence of our ongoing need for a mythic visionfor stories larger than ourselves into which we write ourselves and through which we can become the heroes of our own story.

This book presents the work of leading hermeneutical theorists alongside emerging thinkers, examining the current state of hermeneutics within the Pentecostal tradition.

The long twentieth century in China and Taiwan has seen both a dramatic process of state-driven secularization and modernization and a vigorous revival of contemporary religious life.

For many years now, the church in North America has heard figure after figure concerning the steady flow of young people leaving the church.

In this introductory volume, perfect for Protestant new member and confirmation classes, acclaimed theologian and writer N.

A groundbreaking account of how religion made society possibleHow did human societies scale up from tight-knit groups of hunter-gatherers to the large, anonymous, cooperative societies of today-even though anonymity is the enemy of cooperation?

In this book, Boston University Professor of Astronomy Michael Mendillo takes readers deep into the annals of history, showing how visual depictions of the heavens evolved in tandem with science and religion throughout much of Western culture.

Step into the world of the 8th century BCE and uncover the profound messages of Amos, a prophet whose voice called for justice and righteousness in a time of inequality and spiritual complacency.

Discover God's grace and power to conquer regret, shame, and every struggle that comes your way with 90 days of encouragement from Real Talk Kim.

What could Roman Catholicism and Mormonism possibly have to learn from each other?

What transpires when Classical Pentecostals pray for God to intervene within their suffering, but God does not?

For thirty years, Mark as Story has introduced readers to the rhetorical and narrative skill that makes Mark so arresting and compelling a story.

The Palgrave Handbook of Religion and State Volume I: Theoretical Perspective deals with the relationship between Religion and its long history that has played out throughout time and across the globe.

Grace before meals is the prayer said most often in homes around the world, an act of worship common to every known society.

This book explores the experiences of the ethnic and religious minorities of Iran, such as Jews, Yarsani, Christian, Sabean Mandaean, Bahai, Zoroastrian, Baluch, Kurd, and others and provides a historical overview of their position in society before and after the 1979 Islamic revolution and highlights their contribution to the country's history, diversity, and development.

Is modern racism a product of secularisation and the decline of Christian universalism?

"e;What is the relevance of traditional religion in the world described by contemporary science?

Reverence is defined as a sense of awe or profound respect for the person.

Why does God feel so far away?

This book combines the mainstream liberal arguments for religious tolerance with arguments from religious traditions in India to offer insights into appropriate attitudes toward religious 'others' from the perspective of the devout.

Gospel-Centered Theology for TodayEvangelical Theology, Second Edition helps today's readers understand and practice the doctrines of the Christian faith by presenting a gospel-centered theology that is accessible, rigorous, and balanced.

This book describes how French Christian culture allowed the dissemination of Epicureanism, which denied divine design.

Now in an updated second edition, Gabriel Said Reynolds tells the story of Islam in this brief illustrated survey, beginning with Muhammad's early life and rise to power, then tracing the origins and development of the Qur'an juxtaposed with biblical literature, and concluding with an overview of modern and fundamentalist narratives of the origin of Islam.

The study of Islam's origins from a rigorous historical and social science perspective is still wanting.

Religious Diversity examines whether believing in a religion''s truth increases intolerance and how the existence (and growth) of multiple religions affects political societies.

Living in this world can be hazardous to one's health.

This book uses ethnography as theological practice, yielding a theology constructed at the intersection of church, academy and everyday life.

The rise of Christianity around the world has been the impetus for much religious and social change.