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The creation force in the universe existed long before the names Hindu, Christian and Jew were used. At some point, personal liberation will be outside the boundaries of conformity. This book sets out to explain Christ's mystical influences, and then a direct comparison between Hindus' supreme teaching and Christianity (a comparable relationship exists). It also talks about God, Paul, Atheism, Hades, Krsna, Buddha, Quantum Theory and Christianity,...
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The modern world is characterized by its fascination with relativity and individualism. Into this morass, the writings of Frithjof Schuon enter like a bolt of lightning that both clears the air and brings serenity in its wake. The perspective of the perennial philosophy restores a sense of proportion in affirming the transcendent Real and then draws all the consequences spiritually and humanly, as well as aesthetically on the plane of forms.
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The way in which religious people eat reflects not only their understanding of food and religious practice but also their conception of society and their place within it. This anthology considers theological foodways, identity foodways, negotiated foodways, and activist foodways in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. Original essays explore the role of food and eating in defining theologies and belief structures, creating personal and collective...
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Una introducción básica sobre las ocho religiones más importantes del mundo. Gerald R. McDermott explica lo que debes saber sobre las religiones más importantes del mundo para involucrar a personas de otra fe, al mismo tiempo que comprendes de una mejor manera tu propia fe y práctica cristiana. McDermott ofrece una visión general de las creencias principales del cristianismo, el judaísmo, el islam, el hinduismo, el budismo, el confucianismo,...
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If we want to heal our personal and planetary problems, we have to move beyond talking to spiritual practice.
Pastor Don Mackenzie, Rabbi Ted Falcon and Imam Jamal Rahman, who have become known as the Interfaith Amigos, believe truly effective interfaith dialogue can inhibit the demonization of any religion. Their work together, which began with the horrors of 9/11, aims to help us see all authentic spiritual traditions as sacred avenues to a shared...
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Discover the common ground shared between Islamic Sufism and Hindu Bhaktism through their literary expressions. This book examines two classic love poems-The Story of Layla Majnun (written by Nezami in the Sufi tradition) and Gita Govinda (written by Jayadeva in the Hindu tradition) and finds common experiences of love shared between, these seemingly disparate cultures.
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Anyone interested in sharing the gospel with Muslim friends or understanding the doctrines and historical basis of Islam will appreciate this addition to the popular Reasoning from the Scriptures series. Using an easy-to-follow question-and-answer format, Reasoning from the Scriptures with Muslims covers issues, including...
• Muhammad and Jesus Christ-what are their roles?
• the Quran and the Bible-what kind of inspiration and authority do they...
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Now in its third edition, this is the most comprehensive work available on the rich variety of paths available to today's spiritual seekers. More than an academic reference, it explores how religions can collaborate to help the world. Essays exploring the realm of building an interfaith community add to the book's detailed portraits of the major religious traditions. The Sourcebook also contains essays on spiritual practices as diverse as theosophy,...
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Fast, informed answers to the challenges of false religions -- This is an age when countless groups and movements, new and old, mark the religious landscape in our culture. As a result, many people are confused or uncertain in their search for spiritual truth and meaning. Because few people have the time or opportunity to research these movements fully, the Zondervan Guide to Cults and Religious Movements series provides essential information and...
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Santiago's most cherished desire is to ignite an end-time worldwide revival because the end of the journey for humankind is at hand in nine short years in the year 2030, when the Lord Jesus will return for His beloved bride, the Christian Church.
If anyone has not been redeemed or repurchased from Satan, the devil, by the precious blood of Jesus Christ shed at the cross at His crucifixion, he will die in his sin and will not attain eternal life but...
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Is evil a state of mind that can be changed? Is there a latent divinity in us all? Is there a personal God? The answers to these questions given by the mind sciences: groups such as Christian Science, Religious Science, and the Unity School of Christianity are not the same ones given by orthodox Christianity. Moreover, these mind sciences appeal to many people who seek cures to illness that conventional medicine and Christianity do not offer. Can...
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Paul R. Pillar's provocative new book ties the American public's misconceptions about foreign threats and behaviors to the nation's history and geography, arguing that American success in international relations is achieved often in spite of rather than because of the public's worldview. These cultural and political misunderstandings run deep, Pillar explains, and persist even when subsequent events contradict them. A host of social, economic, and...
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Another Look: One God and Three Faiths is a unique study of sacred history and monotheism. This book lends a refreshing sense of clarity to the misunderstandings between the three western religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Another Look compares the three faiths, emphasizing their similarities and differences. A. J. Abraham's research is prodigious, reconstructing religious roots with insight and originality. This comprehensive introduction...
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An irreverent abbreviated version of the 1769 King James Bible from a non-believer's standpoint. It includes a running commentary on its stories' ethical worth, and is also the world's first-ever complete statistical survey of the Bible's ethics when judged by 21st century standards. Throughout the text, all of the loving, generous, fair & good, evil, unethical, ridiculous & mythical, and contradictory & hypocritical edicts, actions, statements, and...
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For years, international apologist Josh McDowell has been alert to the challenge of Islam-and how Muslims' objections to Christianity can raise deep doubts in believers' minds. His recent on-the-ground research with Muslims in the Middle East has crystallized into this practical resource focusing on Jesus and the gospel. Aided by Islam expert Jim Walker, McDowell lays out the evidence on the crucial issues:
• What kind of prophet was Jesus? Was...
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As the book is titled Threads of Understanding, so are we-each life a strand that, in total, forms a world population determined at any one time by a collection of censuses. Whether or not we know at any specific moment what that total might be, we estimate or are in flux with a rash of opinions.
Much of our life in how and what we think are based on opinions to which we feel entitled that in turn have become fact. As many of our opinions are based...
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In an age of religious confrontation, rationalism and individualism, this book seeks to build bridges of mutual respect between Christians and Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and Muslims. They are encouraged to examine the truths in their scriptures and from their founders, in order to awaken their desire to read the Gospels and understand their sinful predicament. As they come to know who Jesus is and why he came, they are invited to accept his call to...
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Discover the Power of Dialogue to Heal Religious Division
How can members of different faith traditions approach each other with openness and respect? How can they confront the painful conflicts in their history and overcome theological misconceptions? For more than twenty years, Professors Mary C. Boys and Sara S. Lee have explored ways that Catholics and Jews might overcome mistrust and misunderstandings in order to promote commitment to religious...
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If you're waiting for the world's "Holy Men" to tell you the truth about their religions, do you suppose they'll mention that: The Tao Te Ching was only created because Lao Tzu was thrown in jail by a disciple who didn't want to let him leave town without writing down his teachings? "Passover" celebrates God killing all firstborn Egyptian kids while Jewish homes were "passed over" by the angel of death?
Shinto, a nature-loving, mellow religion, was...
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