Comparative Religion category: 1410 books
My Jesus Year
A Rabbi’s Son Wanders the Bible Belt in Search of His Own Faith
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
One day a Georgia-born son of an Orthodox rabbi discovers that his enthusiasm for Judaism is flagging. He observes the Sabbath, he goes to synagogue, and he even flies to New York on weekends for a series of "speed dates" with nice, eligible Jewish girls. But, something is missing. Looking...
Encountering God
A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banaras
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2014
Religion scholar Diana Eck is director of the Pluralism Project, which seeks to map the new religious diversity of the United States, particularly the increasing presence of Hindu, Buddhist, and Muslim communities. In this tenth-anniversary edition of Encountering God, Eck shows why dialogue with...
by Joseph Campbell
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2011
Joseph Campbell famously compared mythology to a kangaroo pouch for the human mind and spirit: "a womb with a view." In Myths to Live By, he examines all of the ways in which myth supports and guides us, giving our lives meaning. Love and war, science and religion, East and West, inner space and outer...
Common Prayers
Faith, Family, and a Christian's Journey Through the Jewish Year
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2002
Harvey Cox, the eminent Christian theologian and scholar of religion, offers an intimate tour through the Jewish year certain to inform and enlighten Jews and non-Jews alike. As a member of an interfaith household, Cox has had ample opportunity to reflect upon the essence of Judaism and its complex...
Compassion and Meditation
The Spiritual Dynamic between Buddhism and Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2009
A profound reflection on how complementary themes in Buddhism and Christianity could serve as the basis for a truly ecumenical faith
• Compares Zen meditation with the Greek Orthodox practice of Hesychasm (prayer of the heart)
• Shows how Buddha and Jesus represent the distinct yet...
The Book of Jubilees (The Little Genesis, The Apocalypse of Moses)
Old Testament / Apocrypha / Pseudepigrapha
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2018
The Book of Jubilees is a new (2011), easy-to-read translation by ancient languages scholar Dr. A. Nyland and is NOT one of the many century-old public domain translations NOR is it a reworded public domain version. The Book of Jubilees is of great interest to students of antiquities and archaeology...
A Deadly Misunderstanding
Quest to Bridges the Muslim/Christian Divide
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2016
Former Congressman and Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Mark D. Siljander takes us on an eye-opening journey of personal, religious, and political discovery. In the 1980s, Siljander was a newly minted Reagan Republican from Michigan who joined Congress in the same generation as Newt Gingrich...
Is the Father of Jesus the God of Muhammad?
Understanding the Differences between Christianity and Islam
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
The days when western Christians could ignore the influence of Islam are over. Today as never before, the world’s second largest religion is shaping our culture, and words such as jihad, imam, Quran, and fatwa have entered our vocabulary. While all Muslims are no more alike than all Christians are...
by Vincent J. Cornell, Jacob Neusner, Bruce Chilton
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Most Jews, Muslims, and Christians are devoted and faithful. Still, on any given day, it’s difficult to avoid the vigorous and heated disputes between them, whether over the “Ground Zero” mosque, lobbying state legislatures against Sharia law, sharing worship space, dissecting the fallout of...
by Shirin Taber
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This insider’s view of how North American Muslims think and live goes beyond false stereotypes and provides practical suggestions on how to establish friendships that can point to Christ. Since September 11, 2001, Americans are more curious about the followers of Islam. We can no longer afford to...
God
A Human History
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of Zealot and host of Believer explores humanity’s quest to make sense of the divine in this concise and fascinating history of our understanding of God.
In Zealot, Reza Aslan replaced the staid, well-worn portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth...
by John Ankerberg
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
Christianity is unique in both the evidence upon which it rests and the doctrines it teaches. Just as Jesus Christ is unique, so is the religion based upon Him. The Christian faith was not the fabrication of man. It was not the invention of the disciples, the Apostle Paul or the Council of Nicaea...
The Essential Titus Burckhardt
Reflections on Sacred Art, Faiths, and Civilizations
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2003
An introduction to the thought of one of the greatest perennialist authors of the twentieth century. Burckhardt's writings constitute a veritable language of the Spirit, and this volume opens doors into the worlds of traditional art, science, metaphysical doctrine and spiritual life. Combining the erudition...
The Inner Reality
Jesus, Krishna, and the Way of Awakening
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
When actor Christopher Reeve was asked in a BBC interview which book he would want if stranded on a desert island, he replied, "The Inner Reality by the philosopher Paul Brunton."
A provocative and compelling work, The Inner Reality is an essential guide for spiritual seekers. First...