Comparative religion

From the bestselling author of Jews Don't Count' A hugely heartfelt, funny, kind, fascinating, human and clever book ' ALAIN DE BOTTON' Magnificent.

The modern reputation of Friends in the United States and Europe is grounded in the relief work they have conducted in the presence and aftermath of war.

Sayings of Gorakhnath presents a translation of late-medieval texts in Old Hindi, traditionally attributed to one of the founders of the Order of Nath Yogis.

Despite its enduring popularity both in China and worldwide, the Yijing is often poorly understood.

This Element is about the creation and curation of social memory in pharaonic and Greco-Roman Egypt.

Katherine Sonderegger follows her monumental volume on the doctrine of God with this second entry of her Systematic Theology, which explores the doctrine of the Holy Trinity.

This book tells the story of the Lebanese Shi'a and their development from a marginalized, discriminated minority to a highly politicized community that has given birth to Hezbollah, one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the contemporary Middle East.

The twelve days of Christmas follow from December 25 until January 6, the Feast of the Epiphany, the traditional date when the Magi arrived to present gifts to infant Jesus.

This book presents how ancient Christianity must be understood from the viewpoint of the history of religions in late antiquity.

"e;Lobdell's spiritual journey fascinates, not least on account of the irony of his trajectory from agnosticism to belief to atheism while covering religion.

Based on religious ethnography, in-depth interviews and archival data, Indigeneity in African Religions explores the historical origins, worldviews, cosmologies, ritual symbolism and praxis of the indigenous Oza people in South West Nigeria.

"e;Religion can be a realm of extraordinary power,"e; says U.

In Christianity and World Religions, Pastor and best-selling author Adam Hamilton explores four major world religionsHinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Judaismand the beliefs of each with those of Christianity.

This Companion offers an accessible, comprehensive guide to the contents, context, and enduring influence of Thomas Aquinas'' Summa Theologiae.

John McIntosh attempts to describe more accurately and completely the spectrum of Evangelicalism (Anglican) that three successive principals of Moore Theological College appropriated and taught in the period.

In 2003, Methodists celebrated the 300th anniversary of the birth of their founder, John Wesley.

This book examines how the racialization of religion facilitates the diasporic formation of ethnic Vietnamese in the U.

Grace is the heart of the Christian gospel.

This book considers how the non-religious self is performed publicly online, and how digital culture and technology shapes this process.

In this book, Julian Young argues that Nietzsche''s early religious communitarianism persists through all his published works.

Given a life spent in scholarship and controversy, it is easy to forget how much energy Martin Luther devoted to helping the common person understand and take comfort from Gods word.

Ecumenical consciousness has not always been part of the Catholic experience.

This volume argues that ''inter-faith'' is a problematic term for Christian theology and advocates a Hegelian approach to religious diversity.

Being angry at God is full of pain, confusion, and loneliness.

The New Atheist Novel is the first study of a major new genre of contemporary fiction.

This collection of essays considers topics in pastoral theology, pastoral care and counseling, pastoral leadership, and social work, and attends to challenges and opportunities pertaining to the support and care of persons in need.

In his Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion, Hegel treats the religions of the world under the rubric "e;the determinate religion.

This book addresses a growing need in apologetic literature.

This unique book is an essential resource for interdisciplinary research and scholarship on the phenomenon of feeling called to a life path or vocation at the interface of science and religion.

Christianity, Islam, and Judaism all feature ideas about heaven, hell, and afterlife, and these concepts have evolved over time within these religions.

The earlier volume in this series dealt with two religions of Indian origin, namely, Buddhism and Jainism.

Paul Snell, novice reporter, gets assigned a weekly column on chess, mostly because of his faux-filial attachment to the Hane Tribune's owner Waldo Turner.

What Makes You See Red?

Offers an interpretation of a diverse variety of religious and spiritual experiences, based on their neurological features and internal qualities.

Jesus' best-known mandate--after perhaps the mandate to love God and neighbor--was given at the Last Supper just before his death: "e;Do this in memory of me.

Women Mystics and Sufi Shrines in India combines historical data with years of ethnographic fieldwork to investigate women's participation in the culture of Sufi shrines in India and the manner in which this participation both complicates and sustains traditional conceptions of Islamic womanhood.

Where You Go, I Shall is a book that was born of experience and need.

In the mid-1980s, a radio program with a compelling spiritual message was accidentally received by listeners in Vietnams remote northern highlands.

A fourteen centuries old consensus by Islamic religious authorities has upheld the belief that God has granted husbands the right to beat their wives.