Comparative category: 2220 books
by Frances Worthington
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
In Abraham: One God, Three Wives, Five Religions, author Frances Worthington explores the three wives/concubines (Sarah, Hagar, and Keturah) of Abraham, and traces their lineage to five different religions--Christianity, Judaism, Islam, the Babi Faith, and the Bahai Faith. Examining the scripture and...
Exploring Our Hebraic Heritage
A Christian Theology of Roots and Renewal
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2014
Informed theological guide to the Jewish foundations of the Christian faith
In this very readable sequel to his popular book Our Father Abraham — which has sold more than 70,000 copies — Marvin Wilson illuminates theological, spiritual, and ethical themes of the Hebrew scriptures that directly...
by Reuven Firestone
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
What Does It Mean to Be Chosen? Why Did God Have to Choose?To be chosen can have a range of meaning from the mundane to the holy, but in all cases it means to be singled out and preferred over others. In a deep sense that permeates much or most of Western culture, having been chosen communicates a sense...
by Dan Blackwelder
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2012
Jews, Gentiles, and Christianity is the culmination and synthesis of the author's lifelong interest in the history and beliefs of Judo-Christianity. The author was born in Deerlodge, Montana but brought up and reared since two years of age in Apopka, Florida.
Graduating with a doctor's...
Nelson's Illustrated Guide to Religions
A Comprehensive Introduction to the Religions of the World
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2009
A comprehensive introduction to the religions of the world analyzed from a Christian perspective
Nelson's Illustrated Guide to Religions covers more than 200 religions, sects, and cults, most of them ones the reader might encounter on any given day. It is the most complete and up-to-date Christian...
by Kick, Russ
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2007
In the new mega-anthology from best-selling editor Russ Kick, more than fifty writers, reporters, and researchers invade the inner sanctum for an unrestrained look at the wild and wooly world of organized belief.Richard Dawkins shows us the strange, scary properties of religion/ Neil Gaiman...
The Religion that Started in a Hat
A Reference Manual for Christians Who Witness to Mormons
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
The Religion That Started in a Hat: A Reference Manual for Christians Who Witness to Mormons is a clear presentation of Mormon beliefs and a thoroughly biblical apologetic that assists Christians in speaking intelligently with Mormons in defense of Christian orthodoxy.
Gospel for Muslims
Gospel for Muslims Learning to Read the Bible
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
Steve Bell has distilled three decades of experience in cross-cultural communication of the Gospel to ordinary Muslim people.
Gospel For Muslims asserts that all theology - including Western theology - is influenced by the culture of those who write it. Help is therefore needed to move beyond...
Seeing Judaism Anew
Christianity's Sacred Obligation
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2005
In September 2002, twenty-one prominent Catholic and Protestant scholars released the groundbreaking document "A Sacred Obligation," which includes ten statements about Jewish-Christian dialogue focused around a guiding claim: "Revising Christian teaching about Judaism and the Jewish...
A History of Religion in 5½ Objects
Bringing the Spiritual to Its Senses
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
A leading scholar explores the importance of physical objects and sensory experience in the practice of religion.
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Humans are needy. We need things: objects, keepsakes, stuff, tokens, knickknacks, bits and pieces, junk, and treasure. We carry special objects in our pockets and purses, and place...
by John Sloat
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2011
A Handbook For Heretics discusses the differences between religion and the Kingdom of God. Many mainline churches resist the current reformation, a gradual movement away from traditional Christianity toward a vital spirituality. Its adherents are frequently labeled "heretics" when in fact they are...
by Alex McFarland
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2014
Experience the convenience of having this amazing Bible Study Tool at your fingertips—wherever you go! Plus, you can read, search, enlarge, and print the pamphlet right off your computer.This comparison of worldviews helps you know what you believe and why. A worldview is the "big picture" view of...
The Cross in the Shadow of the Crescent
An Informed Response to Islams War with Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Islam is on the rise all over the West, including America. In this compelling new book, bestselling author Erwin Lutzer urges Christians to see this as both an opportunity to share the gospel and a reason for concern. We have now reached a tipping point—the spread of Islam is rapidly altering the way...
Islam and America
Answers to the 31 Most-Asked Questions
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2005
September 11, 2001, was a tragic introduction for many Americans to Muslims and the religion of Islam. Americans have many questions about Islam but most have not studied the issue in depth. Today, Lions and Rotary clubs invite speakers on Islam, university campuses sponsor lectures on Islam and churches...