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In the second volume of this monumental work, Mircea Eliade continues his magisterial progress through the history of religious ideas. The religions of ancient China, Brahmanism and Hinduism, Buddha and his contemporaries, Roman religion, Celtic and German religions, Judaism, the Hellenistic period, the Iranian syntheses, and the birth of Christianity—all are encompassed in this volume.

This extraordinary work delves into the subject of religion in the prehistoric and ancient worlds—humankind's earliest quests for meaning. From Neanderthal burials to the mythology of the Iron Age, to the religions of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Israel, India, and beyond, it offers both an appreciation of the wide-ranging diversity of religious expression—and a consideration of the fundamental unity of religious phenomena.

Откуда в нашем восприятии появилась сама идея единого Бога? Как менялись представления человека о Боге? Какими чертами наделили Его три мировые религии единобожия—иудаизм, христианство и ислам? Какое влияние оказали эти три религии друг на друга? Автор сотворила настоящее чудо: охватила в одной книге всю историю единобожия—от Авраама до наших дней, от античной философии, средневекового мистицизма, духовных исканий Возрождения и Реформации вплоть до скептицизма современной эпохи.

God of Love is Mirabai Starr’s passionate exploration of the interconnected wisdom of the three Abrahamic faiths. She shares an overview of essential teachings, stories of saints and spiritual masters, prophetic calls for peace and justice, and deeply engaging narratives from her own spiritual experiences.

If you’re interested in learning about world religions, this book is the place to start. Packed with informative fact sheets and answers to common questions, this beginner’s guide fills you in on the most important aspects of each religion. You’ll learn about fascinating histories, rituals, and festivals as you grow to better understand the belief systems that offer meaning and purpose to billions of people around the globe.

The bestselling first part of Ramayanam by Dushyanth Sridhar, now in a brand new Telugu audiobook edition for listeners worldwide The Ramayanam, an itihasa of the highest order, is considered adi kavya, the first poem to have been composed. Written by Valm ki during Rama's time, and ratified by...

Homicide detective J. Warner Wallace applies ten common rules of evidence to make the case for Christianity in this completely updated and expanded edition of the apologetic classic that has changed lives around the world. A devout atheist, J. Warner Wallace couldn’t imagine believing in the...

Rays of the One Light, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, contains parallel passages from the Bible and the Bhagavad Gita to reveal a single unified teaching as two scriptures become one Truth.

First published in 1905, The Varieties of Religious Experience is a collection of lectures given at the University of Edinburgh in 1901 and 1902. William James was a psychologist and, as such, his interest in religion was not that of a theologian but of a scientist. In these 20 lectures, he discusses the nature and origin of religious belief. The average believer is one who has inherited his religion, but this will not do for James's inquiry.

This book is a three-part journey into the rabbit hole we call the nature of reality. Its ultimate destination is a plausible, living validation of transcendence. Each of its three parts is like a turn of a spiral, exploring recurring ideas through the prisms of religious myth, truth, and belief, respectively. With each turn, the book seeks to convey a more nuanced and complete understanding of the many facets of transcendence. 

Deepak Chopra, whose extraordinary Enlightenment series includes the phenomenal New York Times bestsellers Buddha and Jesus, delivers the most powerful installment yet: God. In this beautiful and thought-provoking teaching novel—a Story of Revelation—one of the Western World’s acknowledged...

Bloomsbury presents Modern Muslim Theology: Engaging God and the World with Faith and Imagination written and read by Martin Nguyen This book aims to bring Muslim theology into the present day. Rather than a purely academic pursuit, Modern Muslim Theology argues that theology is a creative...

Due to the sheer number of Wicca 101 books on the market, many newcomers to the Craft find themselves piecing together their Wiccan education by reading a chapter from one book and a few pages from another. Rather than depending on snippets of wisdom to build a new faith, Wicca for Beginners...

Explore the Feminine Aspects of Enlightenment and Transformation The Tibetan Buddhist tradition carries exotic tales about fearless female “sky dancers” or wisdom dakinis who dance in limitless space and act as messengers, guides, and protectors. These five Buddhist archetypes manifest the...

The Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, Understanding World Religions: Audio Lectures includes high quality live-recordings of college-level lectures that cover the...

Влияет ли экология на религиозные взгляды? Зависят ли наши убеждения от того, какие ландшафты нас окружают и каких животных мы видим? Скажем, если бы Иисус никогда не видел агнцев, а имел дело только со страусами – мы знали бы совершенно иное христианство? И наоборот: зависит ли экология от религии? Как монотеистические религии влияют на глобальное потепление, а зороастризм — на птиц?

Houve tempo em que os descrentes eram raros. Mas alguma coisa ocorreu: o céu ficou vazio, a ciência e a tecnologia pretenderam construir um mundo em que Deus não é mais necessário como hipótese de trabalho. Desapareceu a religião? Não. Ela...

Does God exist? How do you justify your belief or unbelief to others? This special series invites you to join some of the world’s leading thinkers in the serious civil conversation you crave. Daring to ask the big questions, your host, Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn, holds 18 riveting one-on-one interviews with the leading figures of our day. A gifted moderator, Dr. Kuhn creates equilibrium through his even-handed questions and eagerness to give everyone a seat at the table. You’ll hear from Christian, Jewish, and Muslim philosophers as well as prominent atheists.

The chants and music in this audiobook are some of the first petals to open on this beautiful flower. Chanted by the resident community of Plum Village in 2002.

Here, Cosimo proudly presents Book 4 of Ancient Egypt, in which Massey discusses the Egyptian Book of the Dead as the “pre-Christian word of God,” and explores the idea that Amenta, the threshold to the Egyptian underworld, is the first overt expression of a human desire for a noncorporeal afterlife. Massey goes on to connect the “mystery of the mummy” to “the mystery of the Christ” by likening the Christian dogma of physical resurrection to the Egyptian impetus for mummification.