Comparative religion

For too many students, Christian theology is learned in isolation from other religions traditions.

Cosmology and theology share a long held relationship with one another, explaining as they do the constitution of the world and the interaction of forces.

Theological anthropology often brings psychology to bear on the contingent nature of human existence in relationship to God.

Planetary Solidarity brings together leading Latina, womanist, Asian American, Anglican American, South American, Asian, European, and African woman theologians on the issues of doctrine, women, and climate justice.

Twenty years ago, Anthony Pinn‘s engrossing survey highlighted the rich diversity of black religious life in America, revealing expressions of an ever-changing black religious quest in four non-Christian religious movements.

A new, definitive atlas of the European Reformations has been needed for many years.

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In ways both confident and gentle, Stars Beneath Us brilliantly shows Gods presence in the ever-evolving cosmos.

We live an era of globalization, and the worlds religious traditions are deeply impacted.

For many decades, militant atheism and religious dogmatism have fed off each other.

A Guide to Religious Thought and Practices devotes a chapter to each of the world religions, all but one of which are written by a member of that faith community.

Understanding Death and Dying teaches students about death, dying, bereavement, and afterlife beliefs by asking them to apply this content to their lives and to the world around them.

Understanding Death and Dying teaches students about death, dying, bereavement, and afterlife beliefs by asking them to apply this content to their lives and to the world around them.

What does it mean to be religious?

In this classic nineteenth-century Christmas story, the author of Rip Van Winkle returns to England and experiences a traditional holiday with friends.

Rachel Moores and her husband David operated a cotton plantation in the bottoms of the Sulphur River in North East Texas.

For those who have been disappointed when the "e;good life"e; let them down or discouraged by life's struggles, the goodness of God is trustworthy, life-giving, and everlasting.

Drawing on untapped archives, as well as aggregating a wide range of existing published sources, this book recalibrates the understanding of women artists' roles, outputs and receptions in London during what was indubitably a vibrant and innovative period in the history of British art, and in which the work of their male contemporaries is so well understood.

This book recovers the curious history of the "e;insensible"e; in the Age of Sensibility.

It is more than fifty years since Betty Friedan diagnosed malaise among suburban housewives and the National Organization of Women was founded.

This book is an ambitious and wide-ranging social and cultural history of gender relations among indigenous peoples of New Spain, from the Spanish conquest through the first half of the eighteenth century.

Footbinding was common in China until the early twentieth century, when most Chinese were family farmers.

Dali is a small region on a high plateau in Southeast Asia.

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.

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.

An inspiring memoir from a legendary activist and political prisoner that "e;reminds us of the sheer joy that comes from resisting civic wrongs"e; (Truthout).

Dear non-believer,I like that when the infuriating alarm clock yells Wake up, theres a challenge waiting for you today, rousing you from a pleasant dream, you do not smash it.

Too often conversations on Science and Christianity skate over much deeper assumptions--or perceptions--on the nature and interpretation of Scripture, and the nature of science and of God.

Since the dawn of science, ideas about the relation between science and religion have always depended on what else is going on in a society.

What causes us as a people of faith to think and act the way we think and act?

This book boldly asserts that New Testament prophetic visions portray a dynamic heaven-borne program of collective human revitalization in the new future.

The materials presented here are reflections on a variety of topics: a belief in God's suffering and the pastoral implications of this; Luther's theology of preaching; practical approaches to evangelistic preaching; pastoral advice on death and dying; apologetic preaching in a post-Christian culture on the model of Paul; effective living in the power of the Holy Spirit, striking a balance between enthusiastic service and fervent love; the image of God's love in the Old Testament; and personal exhortations.

Marriage and the Counsel of God is the product of over twenty-two years of biblical study and pastoral counseling.

This book reviews the financial past, present, and future of couples contemplating marriage, with questions and text posed to highlight critical points.

Beginning with her award-winning book Theology in the Age of Scientific Reasoning (1990), Nancey Murphy has used philosophy of science as a way into, and catalyst for, fresh thinking in cosmology, divine action, epistemology, cognitive neuroscience, theological anthropology, philosophy of mind, and Christian virtue ethics.

The question of divine agency in the world remains one important unresolved underlying obstacle in the dialogue between theology and science.

What if you were to look at human suffering, pain, and loss with another lens?

Why do men's testicles hang outside the body?

In this spiritual memoir, Joshua Rice explores his Pentecostal history in search of a tangible theology to fall in love with.

This book reflects a multi disciplinary, integrative approach to the theology and practice of relational intimacy.

The book is organized into three divisions, and as the title implies, there is a brief letter in the form of a New Testament epistle to the contemporary church, a portion of which begins each chapter.

In the distant future an enemy of Mankind is destroying space colonies, causing human expansion among the stars to come to a halt.

The main aim of this book is to contribute to the relationship between science and religion.

Star Death is a science-based fiction book depicting "e;sun death"e; as revealed by the Prophets and as depicted by the Apostle Peter in the Holy Bible.

Pentecostal and Mennonite contributors to this volume have been enriched by mutual hospitality.

The trailers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens made a strong impression on fans.

Globally we seem torn between local, exclusive forms of religion, which can cause immense spiritual and physical damage to people, and a bland secularism that confines the religions to safe havens, each offering its own private options for "e;spirituality"e; within a secularized global politic.

The Orthodox Church has been characterized by some as "e;the best-kept secret in North America.