World Religions
Discovering God
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A noted social historian charts the rise of religion, from Stone Age spirituality through the recent surge in Christianity, addressing numerous questions that range from why most world religions developed simultaneously to the commonalities among di Copyr
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In ISLAM: A SHORT HISTORY, the always erudite and engaging religion writer Karen Armstrong meets the needs of those who feel they are, for whatever reason, poorly informed or are just curious about one of the major world religions. As she did in h...
World Religions 101 (Reinforced Hardcover)
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A Seat at the Table
In this collection of illuminating conversations, renowned historian of world religions Huston Smith invites ten influential American Indian spiritual and political leaders to talk about their five-hundred-year struggle for religious freedom.
Religious Motivation and the Origins of Buddhism
Applying the insights of social psychology in order to understand the religious motivation of the people who constituted the early Buddhist community, this work addresses the question of how world religions come into being.
Religious Literacy
The United States is one of the most religious places on earth, but it is also a nation of shocking religious illiteracy.:.; Only 10 percent of American teenagers can name all five major world religions and 15 percent cannot name any.