Comparative Religion category: 1410 books
Interfaith Marriage in America
The Transformation of Religion and Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2012
Seamon explores the historical, theological, and societal dynamics of religious intermarriage as a way to introduce scholars to the myriad of factors that have contributed and will continue to contribute to the complete transformation of religion and Christianity in the twenty-first century.
Beyond Violence
Religious Sources of Social Transformation in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2009
In an age of terrorism and other forms of violence committed in the name of religion, how can religion become a vehicle for peace, justice, and reconciliation? And in a world of bitter conflicts-many rooted in religious difference-how can communities of faith understand one another?
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Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
In this unprecedented profile of the religions of Southeast Asia, scholars from around the world explore the faiths, spiritual practices, and theological dogmas of the region. The book contains a fascinating collection of accurate, detailed articles; informative sidebars; and an extensive list of...
by Philip Koehn
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2014
Little Book of Beliefs is an express tour of belief topics for curious minds. Is there a God? What is the purpose of life? Do humans have souls? Why do bad things happen to good people and vice versa? Life is a mystery and we're still guessing about its meaning and purpose.Our personal...
Religion in the Modern World
Celebrating Pluralism and Diversity
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2019
The subject of religious diversity is of growing significance, with its associated problems of religious pluralism and inter-faith dialogue. Moreover, since the European Enlightenment, religions have had to face new, existential challenges. Is there a future for religions? How will they have to change?...
Formations of the Secular
Christianity, Islam, Modernity
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2003
Opening with the provocative query “what might an anthropology of the secular look like?” this book explores the concepts, practices, and political formations of secularism, with emphasis on the major historical shifts that have shaped secular sensibilities and attitudes in the modern West and...
Dream Catchers
How Mainstream America Discovered Native Spirituality
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2005
In books such as Mystics and Messiahs, Hidden Gospels, and The Next Christendom, Philip Jenkins has established himself as a leading commentator on religion and society. Now, in Dream Catchers, Jenkins offers a brilliant account of the changing mainstream attitudes towards Native American spirituality,...
Reflections on Reason, Religion, and Tolerance
Engaging with Fethullah Gulen's Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2015
This is an attempt to reflect on Islam as it appears in the context of Fethullah Gulen's teachings, an influential Turkish-Muslim scholar who inspired a movement of education and interfaith dialogue. Grinell's extensive study of Islam and of Gulen allows him to pinpoint a unique expression of values...
by Guy G. Stroumsa
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
This book presents how ancient Christianity must be understood from the viewpoint of the history of religions in late antiquity. The continuation of biblical prophecy runs like a thread from Jesus through Mani to Muhammad. And yet this thread, arguably the single most important characteristic of the...
by Hugh Nicholson
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
The cognitive science of religion has shown that abstract religious concepts within many established religious traditions often fail to correspond to the beliefs of the vast majority of those religions' adherents. And yet, while the cognitive approach to religion has explained why these "theologically...
Making Sense of the Secular
Critical Perspectives from Europe to Asia
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2013
This book offers a wide range of critical perspectives on how secularism unfolds and has been made sense of across Europe and Asia. The book evaluates secularism as it exists today – its formations and discontents within contemporary discourses of power, terror, religion and cosmopolitanism –...
by James N. Judd Ms. D. D. D.
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2001
At the beginning of this new millennium there is an increasing tension between the doctrines of both orthodox Christianity and Judaism, and the changing beliefs of modern society. This is particularly noticeable in such areas as the role of women, the human relationship with God, and life after death,...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2011
Largely due to the cultural and political shift of the Enlightenment, Western societies in the eighteenth century emerged from sectarian conflict and embraced a more religiously moderate path. In nine original essays, leading scholars ask whether exporting the Enlightenment solution is possible-or...
by John Ankerberg, Emir Caner
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2019
In this study, former Sunni Muslim Dr. Emir Caner explains what he and other Muslims were taught about jihad. He answers the questions: What do Islam's most authoritative sources, the Qur’an and Hadith, teach regarding jihad? Is jihad only an internal struggle or does it include radical acts of...