Comparative Religion category: 1410 books
by Bernard Levine
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2017
I’m sure you are going to be very surprised to learn that in most Jewish homes, you won’t find a Bible there.
But, isn’t it very strange, you might say….that how come the nation known as the ‘People of the Book’ do not possess a Bible in their homes?
What is even more surprising is although...
Common Goods
Economy, Ecology, and Political Theology
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
In the face of globalized ecological and economic crises, how do religion, the postsecular, and political theology reconfigure political theory and practice? As the planet warms and the chasm widens between the 1 percent and the global 99, what thinking may yet energize new alliances between religious...
by Don Richardson
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2008
Forget all those evening news sound bites or diplomatically correct half-truths about the Koran and the religion of Islam. If you want to know what the Koran is really about, you have to know what it really says. Don Richardson gives you a nitty-gritty inside look at the Koran, helping to separate...
by Pervaiz Salik
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2017
At the present time, a fierce debate is raging between the two main religions of the world: Christianity and Islam. But which is the correct religion to follow? This book will help you to decide – in fact, this is the whole purpose of this book. Whether you are a Christian, or a Muslim, or are undecided,...
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...
God Speaks Again
An Introduction to the Bahai Faith
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2011
The Baha'i- Faith is a recognized independent world religion attracting increasing attention--and followers--in the U.S. and around the globe as people from all walks of life search for practical spiritual direction and meaning in these deeply troubled times. Founded nearly 160 years ago, the Baha'i-...
by Jan Assmann
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2009
Nothing has so radically transformed the world as the distinction between true and false religion. In this nuanced consideration of his own controversial Moses the Egyptian, renowned Egyptologist Jan Assmann answers his critics, extending and building upon ideas from his previous book. Maintaining...
The Parallax from Hell
Satan’S Critique of Organized Religion and Other Essays
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2012
Is there no sympathy for the Devil? Misunderstood and vilified by the worlds major religions, Satan has decided to strike back at his accusers. In his own words, Satan makes the case that he is only carrying out Gods commands and that he is unjustly blamed for the woes of the world.
Simultaneously...
Fighting Words
Religion, Violence, and the Interpretation of Sacred Texts
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
One of the critical issues in interreligious relations today is the connection, both actual and perceived, between sacred sources and the justification of violent acts as divinely mandated. Fighting Words makes solid text-based scholarship accessible to the general public, beginning with the premise...
by John Ankerberg, Emir Caner
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
Emir Caner, converted Sunni Muslim and coauthor of the bestselling Unveiling Islam, joins apologist John Ankerberg, host of the powerhouse John Ankerberg Show, to tackle a topic crucial to twenty-first-century Christianity. Caner's immersion in the Islamic worldview, from growing up the son of a devout...
Touchstones of the Spirit
Essays on Religion, Tradition & Modernity
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
This book explores three themes: the timeless messages of traditional Religion; the modern obscuration of this perennial Wisdom; and the spiritual encounter between East and West. Topics include the Australian Aborigines, the Bodhisattva in Buddhism, and key Perennialist figures such as Frithjof Schuon,...
by Eric Lawton
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
This book tells every reader where to find religious truth in a world of too many options to wade through all of them. It is easy to read, so long as you can take criticism for the current belief system you may adhere to, and not take anything personal. It challenges you to test God's revelations...
by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2013
In a world plagued with intolerance for cultural, racial and religious differences, A Message of Peace serves as a panacea to the ills of the society. Prophetic in foresight and universal in scope, this book lays out a path to the peaceful existence of all humans based on the central theme of worshipping...
Tales of Wonder
Adventures Chasing the Divine, an Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2009
“In this delightful autobiography, Smith tells us how he became the dean of world religion experts. Along the way we meet the people who shaped him and shared his journey—a Who’s Who of 20th century spiritual America: the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the Dalai Lama, Aldous Huxley, Timothy Leary,...