Comparative Religion category: 1410 books

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Spirit, Qi, and the Multitude

A Comparative Theology for the Democracy of Creation

by Hyo-Dong Lee
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013

We live in an increasingly global, interconnected, and interdependent world, in which various forms of systemic imbalance in power have given birth to a growing demand for genuine pluralism and democracy. As befits a world so interconnected, this book presents a comparative theological and philosophical...
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by Stephen Sharot
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2010

Provides sociological analyses of religious developments and identities in both historical and contemporary Jewish communities.
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by Speedy Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015

Acknowledging the presence of different religions and understanding their differences creates a deep sense of awareness and respect. This quick study guide briefly but smartly introduces the religions of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Judaism. The history of Hitler's ruthless attacks...
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Longing and Letting Go

Christian and Hindu Practices of Passionate Non-Attachment

by Holly Hillgardner
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016

Mirabai, a sixteenth-century Indian princess, wrote passionate love songs to Lord Krishna. Hadewijch, a thirteenth-century European Beguine, wrote of her yearning to become Love itself, to be "God with God." Each woman practiced a full-bodied, sensuously-imaged longing for love; at the same time,...
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Regimes of Happiness

Comparative and Historical Studies

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Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2019

'Regimes of Happiness' is a comparative and historical analysis of how human societies have articulated and enacted distinctive notions of human fulfillment, determining divergent moral, ethical and religious traditions, and incommensurate and conflicting understanding of the meaning of the ‘good...
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by William Griffin
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017

Confessions of the Last Lowly Warrior is a disclosure of the unifying thread running through the symbolisms of world religion and myth, a disclosure providing an overarching framework for the study of comparative religion, politics, economics, moral philosophy, capitalism and the general human condition. ...
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Religion

Holistic Interrogations

by Markus Heinrich Rehbach
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2018

A holistic interrogation of religion detailing the evolution of religious beliefs and practices from pre-historic times to the present day, from the position of holistic philosophy. This book is intended to form part of the foundation for a true informed consent, based on a holistic understanding...
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by J. Esslemont
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2006

Baha'u'llah and the New Era shines as the very best general introductory book about the Bahai Faith of its time, and remains today the most widely known and most used textbook of the Bahai Faith, having been translated into some 60 languages. In this compact work, Esslemont comprehensively yet succinctly...
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Religious Foundations of Western Civilization

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

by Jacob Neusner, Alan J. Avery-Peck, Amila Buturovic
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010

World Religions Religious Foundations of Western Civilization introduces students to the major Western world religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—their beliefs, key concepts, history, as well as the fundamental role they have played, and continue to play, in Western culture. Contributors...
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The Bahai Faith

The Emerging Global Religion

by William S Hatcher, J. Douglas Martin
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012

This is an excellent introduction to the history, teachings, administrative structure and the community of the Bahai Faith, the youngest and one of the fastest growing of the world’s independent religions. The authors trace the religion’s growth from its obscure beginnings in Iran during the nineteenth...
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Varieties of Religious Invention

Founders and Their Functions in History

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Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015

At the origins of the major religious traditions one typically finds a seminal figure. Names such as Jesus, Muhammad, Confucius, and Moses are well known, yet their status as "founders" has not gone uncontested. Does Paul deserve the credit for founding Christianity? Is Laozi the father of Daoism,...
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Church, Cosmovision and the Environment

Religion and Social Conflict in Contemporary Latin America

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Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2018

Though currently only partially understood, evolving interactions among Latin American communities of faith, governments, and civil societies are a key feature of the popular mobilizations and policy debates about environmental issues in the region. This edited collection describes and analyses multiple...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016

This book presents revealing reflections on historical, socio-political, and legal aspects, as well as their contexts, in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru. Further, it includes theoretical and empirical analyses that identify the connections between religion...
Cover of The Cabana Chronicles Conversations About God Judaism and Christianity
by John B. Bartholomew
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2018

The religions of Judaism and Christianity are discussed by retirees meeting each week under a cabana on a beach at South Padre Island, Texas. This book is one of a number of books comprising ***T******he Cabana Chronicles***series on comparative religion and apologetics, the systematic and logical defense of the Christian religion. 
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