Comparative religion Books

Renascent Christianity is a book written by Martin Kellogg Schermerhorn in 1897. This book provides a forecast of the twentieth century in the light of higher criticism of the Bible and the study of comparative religion. Schermerhorn argues that the...

Modernity dissolves absolute certainties; late modernity dissolves them absolutely. In the modern world system there appears to be no firm, unchallenged ground on which to construct a meaningful canopy. But around the world,...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Theologie - Islamische Religionswissenschaft, Note: 2,0, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Interfakultärer Studiengang Religionswissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Menschenrechte im islamischen Diskurs,...

Master's Thesis from the year 2009 in the subject Theology - Comparative Religion Studies, grade: -, Gonzaga University, language: English, abstract: This Thesis is focuses on the Catholic and Islamic teachings on the morality of homosexuality. Each...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Theologie - Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft, Note: 2,3, Universität zu Köln, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Schon seit geraumer Zeit haben auch die Medien den Buddhismus zur...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Theologie - Islamische Religionswissenschaft, Note: 1,7, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Religionswissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Islam, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit dem Thema...

This research unpacks the reasons of the Muslim Brotherhood's factionalism post-2013 and defines the scope of disagreements within the group, by applying an interactionist approach to factionalism. This approach analyzes the interplay between the macro-,...

How do white people handle their own dominance while striving for racial reconciliation in a concrete church context in Cape Town? Persisting effects of colonialism present a challenge to reconciliation efforts in settler-colonial societies. This book...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Theologie - Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft, Note: 1,7, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: „Wie gefährlich ist der Islam?"„Der Koran, das mächtigste Buch der Welt"„Papst contra...

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2010 in the subject Theology - Comparative Religion Studies, , language: English, abstract: If there is any group at all that should not give their eyes any sleep until the Sharia law is reformed or the full...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Theologie - Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft, Note: 1,7, Europa-Universität Flensburg (ehem. Universität Flensburg), Veranstaltung: evangelische Theologie, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Es ist kaum von der...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Theologie - Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft, Note: 1,0, Universität Münster (Katholische Fakultät), Veranstaltung: Die Auseinandersetzung zwischen Christentum und Islam in Theologie und...

Doktorarbeit / Dissertation aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Theologie - Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft, Note: cum laude, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Averroes und Thomas von Aquin hatten mit philosophischen...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Theologie - Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft, Note: 1, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz (Institut für Religionswissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Seminar: Gemeinsames und Unterscheidendes der drei...

In this book Sunggu Yang proposes five socio-ecclesial codes as unique faith fundamentals of Korean American Christianity. Drawing from rigorous research and years of ecclesial experience, Yang names the codes as follows: the Wilderness Pilgrimage code,...

Angesichts demographischer und religionspolitischer Entwicklungen in Deutschland und möglicher Konflikte ist eine Zusammenarbeit der Religionen und ihrer Reflexionsdisziplinen zunehmend plausibel und wünschenswert. Das gilt in gesteigertem Maße...

Focusing on travel narratives as a setting for spelling out both cultural exchanges and identity building, the present volume maps a variety of strategies employed in travelogues by Christians and Jews in the late antique Roman East.The first part sheds...

A translocal ethnography about Tajik migrants' engagement in projects of reform Islamic life in Dubai, the book maps Gulf migration onto larger geographies of Muslim mobility, piety and belonging across places in Eurasia, the Gulf, and wider Middle East...

This work delves into the fundamental issue of Otherness, from both sacred texts and communal experiences. While the title adopts the dyad of "inclusion" or "exclusion", these analyses broadly reflect nuanced critical considerations. Filled with profound...

This book makes a significant contribution to the study of African Pentecostalism, by reflecting on their output. Deviating from the widespread phenomenon of scholars from the Global North being dominant voices on African Pentecostalism, this volume...

This book presents selected chapters from the proceedings of the 12th Global Islamic Marketing Conference (June 2021). The chapters provide an up-to-date overview of research and insights into Islamic business practices in general and Islamic marketing...

This collection of 15 accessible essays on neglected philosophical figures and traditions aims to provide readers with concrete access points to less familiar philosophical sources and methods. Showcasing the latest research by both up-and-coming and...

This book about receptions of Simon Magus uncovers further facets of one who was held to be the evil archetype of heretics. Ephraim Nissan and Alberto Ferreiro explore how Simon Magus has been represented in text, visual art, and music. Special attention...

Uneasy about religion but not sure why? A God of Our Invention will make it clear. Daniel Kohanski has spent decades working on problems of religion. Starting from a solid background in Conservative Judaism, he has studied law, Talmud, history,...

This is an in-depth study of the sacred origin and nature of royalty and monarchic regimes across ages and world cultures, written by an internationally acclaimed French authority on symbolism and religious studies.

The manuscript titled "Smai Tawi" or "Egyptian Yoga," authored by Dr. Muata Abhaya Ashby, explores the union of the Higher and Lower Self, spiritual enlightenment, and Ancient Egyptian spirituality. This work delves into the disciplines of SEMA or Yoga,...

Tantra has been defined as "a mystical philosophy" and as "an unorthodox religious tendency". Both definitions are incomplete.While Tantra has mystical, philosophical and religious aspects it is, above all, a technique of action - a system of physical,...

This extraordinary treatise explores parallel passages from the Bible and the Hindu scriptures to reveal the essential unity of all religions. Swami Sri Yukteswar is renowned as the revered guru of the great pioneer of yoga in the West, Paramahansa...

Find Everything You Want to Know About Gods and Goddesses of the WorldAll civilizations throughout history have sought to answer the great mysteries of life on earth through worship of gods, deities, or creators. Encyclopedia of Gods offers a...

A key area of disagreement between Christians and Muslims is the nature of God: Is God a Trinity or absolutely one? Applying insights from early Arabic Christian theologians and philosophers to current conversations, Sherene Nicholas Khouri offers both...

Understanding other faiths is essential not just to interreligious dialogue, but also to grasping one's own faith. Covering world religions including Atheism, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Christianity, and Islam, Douglas Groothuis creatively uses...

This book represents an ambitious effort to bring leading Yijing scholars together to examine the globalisation and localisation of the 'Book of Changes' from cross-cultural and comparative perspectives. It focuses on how the Yijing has been used to...

The book is about Ubuntu-loosely translated-I am because we are-or, our common humanity in Zulu, about Unity, and global solidarity. It proves again how alike and universal we are as societies across the globe despite this deadly pandemic. On a...

Chinese traditions of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism have a profoundly philosophical dimension. The three traditions are frequently referred to as three paths of moral teachings. In this book, Mou provides a clear account of the textual corpus that...

This book brings together an impressive group of scholars to critically engage with a wide-ranging and broad perspective on the historical and contemporary phenomenon of Zen. The structure of the work is organized to reflect the root and branches of Zen,...

This book sheds light on the cultural traits and religious beliefs of the Yārsan community. By incorporating historical and ethnographic research on Yārsan community in west and North of Iran, fieldwork and meticulous analysis of religious texts and...

The first time these vital Gerald Heard articles have all been assembled in one book.Gerald Heard: The Perennial Philosopher - Writings on Religion and Spirituality is a collection of 49 previously published religious and spiritual writings - ranging...

Inhaltsverzeichnis:1.Einleitung2.Vorbemerkungen2.1Zum Synkretismus-Begriff2.2Anmerkungen zum Zen2.2.1Kurzer Abriss der Geschichte des Zen-Buddhismus2.2.2Inhaltliche Aspekte2.3Christliche Anlagen2.3.1Aspekte christlicher Mystik2.3.2Christliche Meditation3...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2001 im Fachbereich Theologie - Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft, Note: 1,0, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Religionswissenschaftliches Seminar), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Am 18. Juli 1323, etwa 50 Jahre...

This book engages thinkers from different religious and humanist traditions in response to Pope Francis's pronouncements on interreligious dialogue. The contributors write from the perspectives of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism,...

This book presents the backstory of how the Catholic Church came to clarify and embrace the role of Israel in salvation history, at the behest of an unlikely personality: Jules Isaac. This embrace put to an end the tradition, more than fifteen centuries...

This book offers scholars who ground their research in compassion and pacifism a new framework for the socio-political analysis of current global events. By tackling a broad range of critical themes in various disciplines, the essays compose a critical...

Chinese practices related to ancestors have long been the subject of conflicting interpretations. These practices are rooted in the lived experience of practitioners, and therefore need to be considered as embodied expressions of the quest for...

In this volume, scholars draw deeply on negative theology in order to consider some of the oldest questions in the philosophy of religion that stand as persistent challenges to inquiry, comprehension, and expression. The chapters engage different...