Comparative Religion category: 1410 books
Pilgrim
Risking the Life I Have to Find the Faith I Seek
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2014
Lee Kravitz is adrift.
Shaken deeply after 9/11 and the loss of his job, he begins to feel the pull toward rediscovering his spirituality—a yearning long-buried since young adulthood. But in this he’s alone—his wife doesn’t understand why their family life can’t provide what he needs,...
Religions and Nonviolence: The Rise of Effective Advocacy for Peace
The Rise of Effective Advocacy for Peace
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2015
Covering the nonviolence traditions in all the major religions as well as the contributions of religious traditions to major nonviolent practices, this book addresses theories of nonviolence, considers each religion individually, and highlights what discrete religious perspectives have in common.
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Airy Nothings
Religion and the Flight from Time
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
Even as the number of unbelievers continues to rise, religion in America still gets unwarrantably good press. The tenets and teachings, however nonsensical, of each and every “community of faith” may not be attacked. Secular academics who would never be caught in a synagogue, church, or mosque...
Understanding World Religions
A Road Map for Justice and Peace
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2014
Understanding World Religions introduces students to major worldviews—including Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Native American, and Marxist—through the lens of justice and peace. The second edition has been updated and revised throughout.
After an introduction to key themes...
Interreligious Studies
A Relational Approach to Religious Activism and the Study of Religion
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2014
The notion of Interreligious Studies signals a new academic perspective on the study of religion, characterized by a relational approach. Interreligious Studies defines the essential features of interreligious studies compared with alternative conceptions of religious studies and theology. The book...
by SARAH TIRRI
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2011
Is This the Best God Could Do? (nonfiction approximately 115.000 words) was born of a crisis of faith of the most cruel kind the loss of my mother who lingered on the brink death for five weeks and that is where the book begins. I was living the American dream a happy wife and mother and by most measures...
by D. Patrick Miller
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2009
The last essay in the series "6 Miracle Essays" examines the questions of spiritual addiction, fascination, and the challenge of "keeping it real" over the long haul of spiritual growth.
How Religion Evolved
Explaining the Living Dead, Talking Idols, and Mesmerizing Monuments
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
Why did many religious leaders—Moses, Old Testament prophets, Zoroaster—claim they heard divine voices? Why do ancient civilizations exhibit key similarities, e.g., the "living dead" (treating the dead as if they were still alive); "speaking idols" (care and feeding of effigies);...
by J.A MacCulloch
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2005
The author compares Celtic mythology and religion with the beliefs of early Scandinavian society. Vikings and Norsemen who raided British shores ruled parts of Britain for centuries. The religion of the Scandinavians was the same as the religious beliefs and practices of their fellow Teutonic and...
God of Love
A Guide to the Heart of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
God of Love is the first book to celebrate the unifying principles of the major Western religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. God of Love points the way to religious harmony.
God of Love is especially written for a generation of spiritual seekers immersed in Eastern religion. God of...
by Christian Jaramillo
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2010
Philosopher and historian Christian Jaramillo puts forward new and revolutionary approaches to understanding God, the stances that religions should adopt, the development of science, and the States role in the pursuit of human freedom. By studying the evolution of mankind and its religious societies...
by Rex Ahdar, Ian Leigh
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
Examining the law and public policy relating to religious liberty in Western liberal democracies, this book contains a detailed analysis of the history, rationale, scope, and limits of religious freedom from (but not restricted to) an evangelical Christian perspective. Focussing on United Kingdom,...
All the World an Icon
Henry Corbin and the Angelic Function of Beings
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
All the World an Icon is the fourth book in an informal "quartet" of works by Tom Cheetham on the spirituality of Henry Corbin, a major twentieth-century scholar of Sufism and colleague of C. G. Jung, whose influence on contemporary religion and the humanities is beginning to become clear....
Essays On Cultural Pluralism
A Philosophical Approach To Interfaith Spirituality In The Age Of Science
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Ours are times when religion is systematically being used: unconsciously by some and deliberately by others, in the service of politics and personal gain, rather then spirituality. However, perceptive and honest minds among all religious communities view different religions as diverse “languages...