A Comparative Study of Religions: Second EditionMugambi, J.N.K. This books is the result of concerted teamwork among the academia staff of the Department of Religious Studies, University of Nairobi between 1986 and 1990. The Project was prompted by the necessity to produce relevant and comprehensive textbooks for the undergraduate degree programme. The book has remained in demand, confirming the relevance and quality of its content covering the whole range of major religions of the world with extensive geographical and historical scope. It includes a specific section on African Religion, thus placing the African Religious Heritage within the mainstream of the comparative study of the world's religions. |
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... ..................................239 33. Christ and the Church He Founded.........................................245 34. Growth and Spread of Christianity .........................................253 35. The Religious Heritage of ...
... ..................................239 33. Christ and the Church He Founded.........................................245 34. Growth and Spread of Christianity .........................................253 35. The Religious Heritage of ...
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... ); African Christian Theology (Author, 1989); African Heritage and Contemporary Christianity (Author, 1989); The Church in African Christianity (Co-editor, 1990). G.E.M. Ogutu , B.A. ( Makerere ) , M.A. , List of Contributors.
... ); African Christian Theology (Author, 1989); African Heritage and Contemporary Christianity (Author, 1989); The Church in African Christianity (Co-editor, 1990). G.E.M. Ogutu , B.A. ( Makerere ) , M.A. , List of Contributors.
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... church . The main concern in the attempts to define religion is to offer a concise statement which would agree with a wide range of religious phenomena . It is with this awareness in mind that Melford E. Spiro suggests that the belief ...
... church . The main concern in the attempts to define religion is to offer a concise statement which would agree with a wide range of religious phenomena . It is with this awareness in mind that Melford E. Spiro suggests that the belief ...
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... Today, the movement is incorporated as the Native American Church. Peyote religion does, therefore, offer Amerindians the legal right to take peyote as their ritual sacrament. Further Reading Carmody , D.L. & Carmody , J.T. Ways 41.
... Today, the movement is incorporated as the Native American Church. Peyote religion does, therefore, offer Amerindians the legal right to take peyote as their ritual sacrament. Further Reading Carmody , D.L. & Carmody , J.T. Ways 41.
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... Churches Handbook (pp. 16–181) in 1972, Christians in Kenya had grown to 66 per cent while adherents of African Religion had dropped to 27 per cent of the population. 1 Oliver, R. The Missionary Factor in East Africa, p. 119, 234 ...
... Churches Handbook (pp. 16–181) in 1972, Christians in Kenya had grown to 66 per cent while adherents of African Religion had dropped to 27 per cent of the population. 1 Oliver, R. The Missionary Factor in East Africa, p. 119, 234 ...
Contents
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SECTION V Religions of the Far East | 151 |
SECTION IV Religions of the Near East | 197 |
SECTION VII Comparative Study of Some Major Themes | 283 |
SECTION VIII The Present State of Religion and Future Prospects | 355 |
Bibliography | 373 |
Index | 379 |
Back cover | 390 |
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Activity African Religion Ahura Mazda Amerindians Angra Mainyu animals attained became belief bhakti Bodhisattvas Brahman Buddha called Century chapter Chinese Christianity church concept Confucianism Confucius creation creatures cult culture death deities destiny developed devotion disciples divine doctrine dualism Empire enlightenment evil example existence Explain faith Gautama God's gods Guru Hindu Hinduism holy human idea important India Islam Jain Jainism Japan Jesus Jewish Jews Judaism Karma Kenya later liberation Living Religions Mahavira Mahayana Buddhism Mainyu man’s meaning meditation missionary monks monotheism moral movements Muhammad Muslim Nanak nature Nirvana Noss origin Panentheism Pantheism Parrinder person philosophers practices prayers prophets reality relation relationship religious rites ritual S.G. Kibicho sacred sacrifice salvation scholars scriptures sect Shinto Sikhism Sikhs social society soul spirits supernatural synagogue Taoism teaching temples Theravada things Torah totemism traditions transcendent universe Upanishads Vedas Vedic word worship Zarathustra Zoroastrianism