Religions/Globalizations-CL
"This collection places the long-standing issue of the relation between religion and politics in the context of 'post-Cold War' developments and the rise of neoliberal capitalist globalization. The es...
Pilgrimage: Twenty Journeys To Inspire The Soul
This book evokes the aspirations of pilgrims past and present on their journeys worldwide. Some are arduous, such as the trek to Mount Khailasa in Tibet. Others are poignant, such as the one the dwind...
Living Spirit, Living Practice: Poetics, Politics, Epistemology
"Many Americans say 'faith is an important aspect of my life, ' but Ruth Frankenberg's fascinating book shows us in much depth and variety what that may mean. We see how individuals re-interpret their...
Living Religions Of The World: Our Search For Meaning
"Our Search for Meaning" is both reliable and readable, an excellent combination commending it to students and educated laymen alike. The living faiths, offering real alternatives in a world grown sma...
The Hyphen
Taking as its focus a single punctuation mark -- the hyphen in the expression "Judeo-Christian" -- this brilliant critical encounter between Jean-Francois Lyotard and Eberhard Gruber analyzes the esse...
Faith, Morality, And Civil Society
Editors Dale McConkey and Peter Augustine Lawler explore the contributions that religious faith and morality can make to a civil society.
Essentials Of Shinto: An Analytical Guide To Principal Teachings
Shinto is finally receiving the attention it deserves as a fundamental component of Japanese culture. Nevertheless, it remains a remarkably complex and elusive phenomenon to which Western categories o...
The Myth Of The Eternal Return: Cosmos And History
This founding work of the history of religions, first published in English in 1954, secured the North American reputation of the Romanian emigre-scholar Mircea Eliade (1907-1986). Making reference to ...
God Against The Gods: The History Of The War Between Monotheism And Polytheism
The highly regarded author of "King David" and "Moses" explores the roots of religious extremism. "God Against the Gods" is a dramatic and eye-opening epic of the struggle between monotheism and polyt...
Avatar And Incarnation: The Divine In Human Form In The World's Religions
This book offers a rich insight into the role played by the earthly manifestation of the divine, examining the implications for belief, devotion, faith and interfaith understanding.
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