Comparative Religion category: 1410 books

Our world has now become a neighborhood. This is a most significant time in history to understand religion as it is practiced on the earth. A team of gifted theologians examine the primary religions of the world in a manner that is fair, concise, and faithful to historical Christian doctrine....

The ethical treatment of non-human animals is an increasingly significant issue, directly affecting how people share the planet with other creatures and visualize themselves within the natural world. The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Animal Ethics is a key reference source in this area, looking...

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Popular Music is the first comprehensive analysis of the most important themes and concepts in this field. Drawing on contemporary research from religious studies, theology, sociology, ethnography, and cultural studies, the volume comprises thirty-one specifically...

The world contains a bewildering variety of religions, each containing an equally bewildering variety of practices and beliefs. How have religions developed and become so widespread? Why do they matter so much to so many people? Why do some believe that their faith requires them to terrorize...

Religion and the Philosophy of Life considers how religion as the source of civilization transforms the fundamental bio-sociology of humans through language and the somatic exploration of religious ritual and prayer. Gavin Flood offers an integrative account of the nature of the human, based on what...

Winner of the 2016 Grawemeyer Award in Religion Global health efforts today are usually shaped by two very different ideological approaches: a human rights-based approach to health and equity-often associated with public health, medicine, or economic development activities; or a religious or humanitarian...

Attitudes towards science, medicine and the body are all profoundly shaped by people’s worldviews. When discussing issues of bioethics, religion often plays a major role. In this volume, the role of genetic manipulation and neurotechnology in shaping human identity is examined from multiple religious...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Theologie - Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft, Note: 1,7, Universität Bayreuth (Religionswissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Einführung in Hinduismus und Buddhismus, 20 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der Hinduismus ist nach...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Theologie - Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft, Note: 1,3, Universität Bayreuth, Veranstaltung: Einführung in die Religionswissenschaften, 10 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Gustav Mensching wurde am 6. Mai 1901 in Hannover...

This book is part of a series entitled "The Fall of Islam", which examines controversial issues connected with the religion from an informed rational point of view. Each part of the series is available as a separate low-priced e-book whilst the whole content can be got for less than the price of the...

The "science of religion" is an important element in the interpretation of William James's work and in the methodology of the study of religion. An authority on pragmatism and the philosophy of religion, Wayne Proudfoot and a stellar group of contributors from a variety of disciplines including...

This book is part of a series entitled "The Fall of Islam", which examines controversial issues connected with the religion from an informed rational point of view. Each part of the series is available as a low-cost e-book and the whole content can be bought together at a discount in our book Islamic...

In his new book, bestselling author Sam Keen challenges the notions and habits we’ve formed about religion over the centuries in order for us to build a deeper faith, that is relevant today.   He asks: * How has religion failed us?. * Must we choose between dogmatic religion and atheism? *...

Why would anybody believe that God could sanction terrorism? Why has the rediscovery of religion’s power in recent years manifested in such a bloody way? What, if anything, can be done about it? Terror in the Mind of God, now in its fourth edition, answers these questions and more. Thoroughly...