Religion

La verdadera historia revela la grandiosa narracion de las Escrituras. Usando el texto claro y accesible de la Nueva Version Internacional, esta version de la Biblia permite que sus relatos, poemas y ensenanzas se combinen en una sola lectura contundente.

A testimonial of how a present-day mystic's pursuit of self-discovery led to a revelation of the hidden secrets of Christianity - beginning with the author's journey to a remote mountain village in southern France and his encounters with a wise man, The Seer

This greatly revised and enlarged twelve-volume third edition (1911-15) of the controversial work by Sir James Frazer (1854-1941) applies the techniques of comparative ethnography to classical religion. Volume 1 (1911) explores the belief that kings could harness Nature.

Completely updated and expanded, this third edition from one of the world's leading theologians introduces students to key theological issues, contextualizing them within the bible and the works of seminal theologians.

A verse-by-verse analysis of the New Testament Gospel of Matthew. This commentary explores the historical, social and religious contexts of Matthew and examines the customs, beliefs and ideas that inform the text. Unfamiliar to many readers of the New Testament, this background will help readers fully understand the text.

A fascinating account of the life of St Paul, by the world's foremost religious historian. 'Karen Armstrong is a genius' A. N. Wilson

In a work as much about the present as the past, Gregory identifies the unintended consequences of the Reformation for the modern condition: a hyperpluralism of beliefs, intellectual disagreements that splinter into fractals of specialized discourse, the absence of a substantive common good, and the triumph of capitalism's driver, consumerism.

Selling Yoga looks at how modern yoga developed into the self-developmental products and services that are widely consumed across the world today.

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Assessing Islam as a truly global phenomenon, this title explains the significance of the revelation of the Prophet Muhammad and the origins of the different Sunni and Shi'a groups within Islam, giving comprehensive coverage to Muslim ritual life and Islamic ethics.

Wu Zhao (624-705), better known as Wu Zetian or Empress Wu, is the only woman to have ruled China as emperor. How did she ascend the dragon throne? This multifaceted history suggests that China's rich pantheon of female divinities and eminent women played an integral part in the construction of Wu Zhao's sovereignty.

This comprehensive introduction explores the life, teachings, anddevelopment of Confucian thought from ancient times to the presentday. Drawing on the latest research and incorporating changinginterpretations of Confucius and his works by Chinese and Westernscholars, the text seamlessly links Confucius with our modern age.

Explores the collection and criticism of hadith and examines the controversy surrounding its role in modern Islam. Including a glossary, bibliography, and helpful diagrams, this book is suitable for students, scholars, and the general reader interested in this critical element of Islam.

Presents a balanced perspective of the doctrine at the center of Christian belief - the Church's faith in eternal life. This work brings together recent emphasis on the theology of hope for the future with more traditional elements of the doctrine. It also includes a preface by Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI.

Original and comprehensive, Magic in the Ancient Greek World takes the reader inside both the social imagination and the ritual reality that made magic possible in ancient Greece. * Explores the widespread use of spells, drugs, curse tablets, and figurines, and the practitioners of magic in the ancient world * Uncovers how magic worked.

Gnosticism was for C.G. jung the chief prefiguration of his analytical psychology. In this volume Robert Segal has searched the Jungian corpus for Jung's main discussions of this ancient form of spirituality.

Two Henri Nouwen classics in one volume

Science has long treated religion as a set of personal beliefs that have little to do with a rational understanding of the mind and the universe. This work attempts to bridge this gap by launching an unbiased investigation into the history and practices of science and Buddhist contemplative disciplines.

Underlying the deceptively simple story line the Bible's second book is a complex and rich literary production that presents some of the most fundamental concepts and institutions of Jewish and Christian tradition. This commentary makes the details of the text and the vitality of its story accessible to all readers.