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This is a book by women about women in the religions of the world. It presents all the basic facts and ideological issues concerning the position of women in the major religious traditions of humanity: Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Taoism, and tribal religions.
A special feature of the book is its phenomenological approach, wherein scholars examine sacred textual materials. Each contributor not only studies her religion...
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Re-issued in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the mass suicides at Jonestown, this revised edition of David Chidester's path breaking book features a new prologue that considers the meaning of the tragedy for a post-Waco, post-9/11 world. For Chidester, Jonestown recalls the American religious commitment to redemptive sacrifice, which for Jim Jones meant saving his followers from the evils of capitalist society. Jonestown is ancient history,...
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The doctrine and history of the 7 Sacraments. Also covers Indulgences and Sacramentals. Topics include the Scriptural background of the Sacraments, their institution by Christ, essential requirements for receiving them, their effects in the soul, etc. Will deepen understanding of these 7 lifelines of grace and salvation.
14) I am Hindu
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PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A child introduces the reader to the Hindu religion.
15) I am Jewish
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PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Introduces the ancient religion of Judaism through the eyes of a Jewish child living in St. Louis.
16) I am Muslim
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PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Introduces the fundamentals of Islam through the eyes of a Muslim child living in Detroit.
17) I am Protestant
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PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Introduces some basic tenets of Protestant religions.
18) I am Shinto
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PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A young Japanese-American girl living in Honolulu with her family describes the beliefs and ceremonies of Shintoism.
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Vintage Books/Random House, Inc
Pub. Date
1999
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English
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"In this new book, the American biologist Edward O. Wilson argues for the fundamental unity of all knowledge and the need to search for consilience - the proof that everything in our world is organized in terms of a small number of fundamental natural laws that comprise the principles underlying every branch of learning." "Professor Wilson shows how and why our explosive rise in intellectual mastery of the truths of our universe has its roots in the...
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