Comparative religion Books

In this book Oddrun M. H. Bråten set out to utilise and test her methodology for comparative religious education. This synthesises two sets of ideas. The first includes supranational, national and subnational processes. Formal supranational processes...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2000 im Fachbereich Theologie - Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft, Note: 1, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Religionswissenschaftliches Seminar), Veranstaltung: Westliches und östliches Mönchtum im Vergleich,...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Theologie - Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft, Note: 1, Universität Wien, Veranstaltung: Seminar "Spiritualität neureligiöser Bewegungen", Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In dem so genannten „Mechelner...

THIS COMPREHENSIVE STUDY INTRICATELY delves into the multifaceted realm of atheism, meticulously tracing its historical roots, backgrounds, and the diverse stages it has undergone throughout its existence. While acknowledging the historical passages that...

How do persons come to faith in our time? Are they active seekers or brought in by others? Is it a journey? Or is it a more sudden conversion? Are spouses, relatives, and friends most important to the process? Do clergy matter? What sorts of values,...

The trailers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens made a strong impression on fans. Many were excited by what they saw as a return to the spirit of George Lucas's 1977 creation. Others--including several white supremacy groups--were upset and offended by key...

Essential Tools to Develop Your Personal Spiritual Practice. Chanting exists in many religious and spiritual traditions. The practice of chant focuses the mind and body with simple physics of sound, while the choice of chant can reflect a specific need,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

There are four philosophical elements within religious\political philosophy: Capitalism, Moralism, Humanism, and Socialism. Between these all-political parties exist: Such as Capitalism + Moralism = Republican Political Philosophy. Socialism + Humanism =...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, ...

This work explores issues arising from managing religious and cultural diversity in a multicultural society and the complex relationship between the right to religious freedom and security. Written by leading experts in the area, it reveals the...

After deconstruction, or the demythologizing of the Christian story, many spiritually minded people find themselves alienated, not just from other traditions, but their own. And even if we feel freed from a harmful conception of God, She can still...

This book consists of seven chapters on the subject of poetry and itinerancy within the religious traditions of India, Tibet, and Japan from ancient to modern times. The chapters look, each from a different angle, at how itinerancy is reflected in...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Theologie - Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft, Note: 1,3, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: 1. EinleitungDiese Arbeit soll das Verhältnis der Gewalt zum Islam untersuchen...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Theologie - Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft, Note: 2,0, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Theologische Fakultät), Veranstaltung: Das Diasporajudentum, Paulus und die Ausbreitung des Christentums, Sprache:...

Religion ist auf die Agenda moderner Gesellschaften zurückgekehrt. Vor allem außerhalb Europas entfalten religiöse Akteure verstärkt große Mobilisierungskraft, erzeugen mit ihren Sinnangeboten aber auch neue Konflikte. Religion kann zur Integration von...

This book demonstrates the close link between medicine and Buddhism in early and medieval Japan. It may seem difficult to think of Japanese Buddhism as being linked to the realm of medical practices since religious healing is usually thought to be...

Current tendencies in religious studies and theology show a growing interest for the interchange between religions and the cultures of rationalization surrounding them. The studies published in this volume, based on the international conferences of both...

Sure, spirituality is interesting...but is there a more practical approach to being a "spiritual" person?Maybe organized religion doesn't really sit well with you. Maybe your beliefs have changed as you've moved through the years. Maybe you're still...

As the book is titled Threads of Understanding, so are we-each life a strand that, in total, forms a world population determined at any one time by a collection of censuses. Whether or not we know at any specific moment what that total might be, we...

    Our conscious matrix tries to make sense out of everything—from simple to profound. Our concept of God is the highest concept in our mind, and it shapes all concepts that are subordinate. The depth and breadth of our...

Nigeria, a country under a military regime for several years, transitioned to a civilian regime in May 1999. Since this change, violent conflicts between Christians and Muslims have continued to erupt. They constitute one of the gravest dangers facing...

The insightful studies contained in this book will be of significant value to anyone interested in experiencing more deeply the intersections between materiality and spirituality. Part 1 introduces readers into Egyptian, Israelite, Christian, and Hindu...

Das Buch ""Die Dreieinheit Ein Leicht Begreifliches, Uberall Gultiges Naturgesetz, Der Schlussel Zur Einsicht In Die Natur Der Dinge"" von W. Von Bruchhausen wurde im Jahr 1854 ver������ffentlicht. Es besch�����ftigt sich mit einem Naturgesetz, das als...

Das Buch ""Die Deutsche Gotterlehre Und Ihre Verwertung In Kunst Und Dichtung V1: Deutsche Gotterlehre"" von Herrmanowski, Paul ist eine umfassende Studie �����ber die deutschen G������tter und ihre Verwendung in Kunst und Dichtung. Es wurde erstmals im...

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...

Thomas Merton recognized the value and possibility of contemplative dialogue between monastics and contemplatives of other religious traditions and hoped that, through such dialogue, monastics would strive for 'inter-monastic communion' and a...

The Benedictine monk Pierre-Francois de Bethune has dedicated his life to following the lead of the great pioneers of interreligious dialogue at the level of spiritual experience. Having practiced zazen and "Way of tea" assiduously for decades, he now...

This book shows that widespread resacralisation has been taking place, which is producing new ways of perceiving God and the divine. The last century has seen unmistakable changes in religious practices and the concept of spirituality right across the...

"Acts of the Council of Trent with the Antidote" by John Calvin is a critique of the Council of Trent, a significant 16th-century ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church. Calvin, a central figure in the Reformation, presents a vigorous...

Mostly only those who have lived within Islamic communities and have studied their primary documents (Quran, Hadith and Sira) can appreciate what is happening as revivalist classic Islam spreads its message and activities around the world.Western...

In Symbols of Sacred Science, Guénon, a master of precise, even 'mathematical' metaphysical exposition, reveals himself as a consummate exegete of myth and symbolism as well, superior in many ways to Mircea Eliade, and comparable perhaps...

The Hebrew Bible contains a prohibition against divine images (Exod 20:2-5a). Explanations for this command are legion, usually focusing on the unique status of Israel's deity within the context of the broader Near Eastern and Mediterranean worlds. ...

Herejías, religiones y sectas son estudiadas en este libro. Es perfecto para estudientes de religiones del mundo.

This book offers a unique comparative study of ubuntu, a dominant ethical theory in African philosophy, and western monotheism. It is the first book to bring ubuntu to bear on the axiology of theism debate in contemporary analytic philosophy of religion.