Living ReligionsKEY BENEFIT Living Religions is a sympathetic approach to what is living and significant in the world's major religious traditions and in various new movements that are arising. KEY TOPICS This book provides a clear and straightforward account of the development, doctrines, and practices of the major faiths followed today. The emphasis throughout is on consciousness of believers and their own accounts of their religion and its relevance in contemporary life. MARKET For professional theologians and others interested in the development of the major religions practiced today. |
Contents
Preface | 7 |
reason and intuition | 22 |
Fundamental and liberal interpretations | 29 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
Ahura Ahura Mazda ancient ascetic aspects believe Bible body Books Buddha Buddhism called Catholic century ceremonies Chinese Christ Christian Church Confucian contemporary culture death deity developed devotion Dharma divine earth energy eternal evil experience faith feel followers Gobind God's Goddess gospel groups Guru Guru Gobind Singh heart heaven Hindu Hinduism Holy honor human India indigenous interfaith interpretation Islam Israel Jain Jainism Jesus Jesus's Jewish Jews Judaism kami Krishna leaders living Lord meditation mind monks Mother Muhammad Muslim mystical nature offer one's Orthodox path peace political practices pray prayer priests Prophet purifying quoted Qur'an reality religion religious movements revealed ritual Roman sacred Sanatana Dharma scholars scriptures shamans Shinto shrine Sikh Sikhism Singh society soul spiritual Sufi symbol Taoist teachings Temple Theravada things thought Tirthankaras Torah tradition translated truth University Western wisdom women worship yoga York Zarathushtra Zoroastrianism
References to this book
Critics Not Caretakers: Redescribing the Public Study of Religion Russell T. McCutcheon No preview available - 2001 |
Counseling American Muslims: Understanding the Faith and Helping the People Ahmed Kobeisy No preview available - 2004 |