‘Islam’ is a concise and readable survey of the history of Islam from the birth of Muhammad in the seventh century Arabia to the differing situations of Muslims throughout today’s world. Focusing particularly on the modern period, it looks at the ways in which this rapidly growing religion is meeting the challenges of the modern world..
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Religions of the World Series Judaism
‘Judaism’ is a concise and readable survey of the history of the Jewish people from earliest exile to the creation of the State of Israel and the present day. Focusing particularly on the modern period, it provides a valuable introduction to contemporary Jewish beliefs and practices and looks at the ways in which Judaism has adapted, and continues to adapt, to the challenges of the modern world..
Religions of the World Series Hinduism
A concise and readable survey of the history of Hinduism from its origins in the Indus Valley to its increasing popularity in today’s western world. Focusing particularly on the modern period, the guide provides a valuable introduction to contemporary Hindu beliefs and practices and looks at the ways in which this religion is meeting the challenges of the modern world..
Health, Healing and Religion A Cross Cultural Perspective
Explicitly dealing with the religious aspects of healing and healers, this unique and intriguing book examines illness, healing, and religion in cross-cultural perspective by looking at how sickness is understood and treated in a wide variety of cultures. Centered around three principle themes, the text: A) illustrates how crucial it is to frame illness in a meaningful context in every culture and how this process is almost always bound up with religious, spiritual, and moral concerns; B) shows how many beliefs, strategies, and practices that characterize traditional cultures also appear in Christianity, putting healing in the Christian tradition in a broad, rational context, and; C) discusses the continuities between traditional, explicitly religious, and modern medical cultures — demonstrating that many features of modern scientific medicine are symbolic and ritualistic, and that many aspects and practices of modern medicine are similar to healing as seen in traditional, pre-scientific medical cultures. For those in the religious, anthropological and medical professions..
Ecology and Religion Ecological Spirituality in Cross-Cultural Perspective
The first of its kind, this book provides a cross-cultural perspective on ecology and religion. The book surveys and discusses concepts of ecology in traditional cultures, Asian religious traditions, and contemporary culture. Includes substantial discussions of current ecological movements and several ecovisionaries. For anyone interested in Religious Studies..
Chinese Religions A Cultural Perspective
This book introduces Chinese religious traditions by focusing on the interaction between religion and other aspects of Chinese culture. It identifies the basic features of religious theory, practice and social organization in China. It describes the relationship betwen religion and the arts, literature, politics, and philosophy in China. It also includes a glossary featuring explanations of Chinese terms..
Buddhism A Cultural Perspective
This book begins with Buddhism’s involvement in the culture and thought of India, and observes its moves into other, very different contexts: China, Southeast Asia, Tibet, Japan, and even the West, to a limited extent. The book accepts the diversity within Buddhism, giving roughly equal treatment to its two major traditions — the Theravada and the Mahayana. KEY TOPICS: Probes the philosophy and religion of Buddhism and how they relate to cultural traditions..
Soul Food
Jack Kornfield & Christina Feldman serve up a delicious banquet of wise tales from the world’ s greatest spiritual guides, including Jesus, the Buddh, Ramakrishna, and the Taoist sages. They offer contemporary readers a feast rich with wisdom and filled with timeless moral and spiritual lessons. Gathering lively and inspiring parables from both Eastern and Western traditions, from Christian, Buddhist, Sufi, Jewish, Native American, African, and Zen teachings, Soul Food illustrates the eterna truths: the greatness of the human spirit, the endless wonder and possiblity of live, the necessity of courage, love and laughter, and our quest for wisdom and virtue. Each story offers a glimpse of revelation, an example of virtue, or a moment of truth that will sustain travellers as they traverse the road to a more spiritual life..
Principles for a Catholic Morality
Completely revised and updated, this classic introduction to moral theology in the Roman Catholic tradition speak clearly to anyone interested in understanding what it means to live the Christian life. Beginning with a concise definition of the roles of revelation and interpretation in the formation of moral theology, O’Connell explores the concept of a moral person, the shape and dynamics of a moral world, and the implications not only for the individual Christian but for the community as a whole..