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Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Today the Quran is used by some to justify war and acts of terrorism, the Torah to deny Palestinians the right to live in the Land of Israel, and the Bible to condemn homosexuality and contraception. The significance of Scripture--the holy texts at the centre of all religious traditions--may not be immediately obvious in our secular world but its misunderstanding is perhaps the root cause of most of today's controversies over religion. Today holy...
Publisher
Gale Group
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
1 online resourc (xxix, 522 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language
English
Description
Examines major civilizations that have flourished from antiquity to modern times, with a global perspective and a strong emphasis on daily life and social history. This volume provides in-depth coverage of the European Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1600.
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
248 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"A leading scholar brings religion to its senses by exploring the importance of physical objects and sensory experience in the practice of religion Humans are needy. We need things: objects, keepsakes, knickknacks, bits and pieces, junk and treasure. As Brent Plate argues in A History of Religion in 5 1/2 Objects, exploring the stuff of everyday existence is a fresh window into the way humans have formed religious communities, performed rituals, and...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
But rather than a dry, theological treatise, Savage provides something more akin to an ancient mystery text. Drawing on Christian, Jewish, Buddhist and other spiritual sources, as well as autobiographical material and highlights from his radio show, Savage shares a series of glimpses of God he has experienced over the whole of his life, before and after his groundbreaking radio career. Moving childhood stories, his dinner with an atheist and a Buddhist,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
7 CDs (approximately 8 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guide (80 pages : color illustrations).
Language
English
Description
Anthropologist Susan Johnston turns a scholarly eye on one of humankind's primary interests throughout history: the spiritual belief system.
Author
Publisher
Image Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
223 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Halk is a wise guide for the post-Christian era, and never more so than in his latest work, a thought-provoking and powerful reflection on the relationship between faith, paradox, change, and resurrection.
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