{"title":"Comparative religion Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"a-brief-guide-to-spiritual-classics-9781472136930","title":"A Brief Guide to Spiritual Classics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA brief introduction to a selection of the world's spiritual classics, from City of God by Augustine of Hippo to Be Here Now by Ram Dass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Praise for A Brief Guide to Philosophical Classics:]\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn accessible and intellectually stimulating guide to 67 philosophical classics and thought-provoking books . . . a fascinating and entertaining introduction to philosophy which is ideal for the general reader or anyone thinking of studying the subject. - Jazzrook","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47851708252503,"sku":"9781472136930","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472136930.jpg?v=1710642409"},{"product_id":"the-tongues-of-men-or-angels-9781472151100","title":"The Tongues of Men or Angels","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the crucifixion, Jesus''s followers - now led by his brother, James the Just - remained devout Jews, vigorously opposed to the Roman occupiers. But a rival faction emerged, via the charismatic itinerant Paul of Tarsus. Some called him Saint, some called him a liar, but Paul began telling the stories that would transform a small sect of Judaism into a world religion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Tongues of Men or Angels\u003c\/i\u003e Jonathan Trigell shows the night sky of Biblical-era Galilee lit, not by guiding stars, but by flames of terror. He shows contested soil, on which miracles were performed and battles raged. He shows men of flesh and of blood, by turns loving and brutal. In so doing, he unseals a tale of the ages. The Tongues of Men or Angels is a dazzling act of imagination and learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ea committed attempt to compare the harsh reality of Jesus's life with the embroidered versions that spread following his death... This is a story that invents in order to see through invention * Independent on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrigell's fourth novel is a high-octane take on the post-Crucifixion schism that emerged between Judaism and Christianity amid the brutality of Roman rule. Written with an inventive wit and verve, this is an impressive distillation of the Christian myth in the earthy poetry of the everyday vernacular; his portrayal of the Crucifixion is particularly visceral... a bravura and original performance.\u003c\/p\u003e * the Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eTrigell's version is ingenious and riveting. He is brilliant in his recreation of the visceral baseness of being human; this is a Judea mired in dung and blood and superstition. * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe Tongues of Men or Angels is Jonathan Trigell's bold attempt at an ironic, modern retelling of the events surrounding the crucifixion and Paul's subsequent evangelising of his version of Jesus's message... an ingeniously structured, lively narrative of the birth of Christianity. * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\"The settings and events are described in such muscular yet sensuous language that you almost feel you're there.\" * Historical Novel Society *\u003cbr\u003eThe Tongues of Men and Angels is an insightful and gripping account of the early church, without any of the symbolic trickery of a Dan Brown. Trigell has researched his subject thoroughly and fairly, and is able to reinterpret events in an interesting light... a lively, engaging, ambitious, nuanced and thought-provoking novel * Workshy Fop Blog *\u003cbr\u003eThis ambitious book by Jonathan Trigell captures the battle for the soul of the early church ... the best of it ranges from thought-provoking to stunning. Trigell is superb on capturing the blood, dung and superstition of Judea in the 1st century AD. * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis daring novel tells the story of Jesus and his followers in the years leading up to and following the Crucifixion. Trigell's interpretation of the origins of Christianity, particularly the factional struggle between the disciple Cephas (Peter) and the convert Saul (Paul), will spark controversy, but there's no denying the raw powe rof the writing. * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrigell is a very good writer - and also knows his text inside out. 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Critical Voices, Public Debates: A Reply to Kocku von Struckrad The Accountability of Embedded Scholarship: A Response to Laurie L. Patto  15.  Let's Talk About Reading: A Reply to Ann Taves A Reader's Guide to Worldviews and Ways of Life: A Response to Martin Kavka  16.  Arguments Against the Textualization Regime: A Reply to Vincent L. Wimbush Refracting the Scriptural: A Response to Anne Koch  17.  Mapping Religion-religion: A Reply to Laurie Zoloth What Do We Mean When We Say We Teach \"Religion?\": A Response to Anthony B. Pinn  Appendix Definitions of Religion and Critical Comments","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732530344279,"sku":"9780190064983","price":28.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780190064983.jpg?v=1719997294"},{"product_id":"religion-9780190064679","title":"Religion","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReligion plays a central role in human experience. Billions of people around the world practice a faith and act in accordance with it. Religion shapes how they enter the world and how they leave it - how they eat, dress, marry, and raise their children. It shapes their assumptions about who they are and who they want to be. Religion also identifies insiders and outsiders, who has power and who doesn''t. It sanctifies injustice and combats it. It draws national borders. It affects law, economy, and government. It destroys and restores the environment. It starts wars and ends them. Whether you notice it or not, religion plays a role in how billions conduct their lives. We are called, then, to understand this important factor in human life today.Beginning with the first signs of religion among ancient humans and concluding with a look at modern citizens and global trends, leading scholar Thomas Tweed examines this powerful and enduring force in human society. Tweed deftly documents religion as it exists around the world, addressing its role in both intensifying and alleviating contemporary political and environmental problems, from armed conflict to climate change. 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Global Religion Today","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732530377047,"sku":"9780190064679","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"the-yijing-a-guide-9780190072469","title":"The Yijing A Guide","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite its enduring popularity both in China and worldwide, the Yijing is often poorly understood. As a divinatory text, it has a devoted following in the western hemisphere, even as it represents a foundational text of both Confucianism and Daoism. A fascination with the Yijing has been evident among western scholars since the Enlightenment, as well as in notable modern literary and artistic figures. This book provides an introduction for the general reader to this classic sacred text. Joseph A. Adler explains its multi-layered structure, its origins, its history of interpretation from the early first millennium BCE up to the present day, its function of divination, its significance in the history of Chinese thought, and its modern transformations. He explores why the Yijing has been considered the most profound expression of traditional Chinese thought and what meaning it can have for contemporary readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn invaluable book for college classes related to Chinese studies, as well as comparative religion, anthropology, philosophy, and literature. 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Bibliography","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732530770263,"sku":"9780190072469","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780190072469.jpg?v=1719997298"},{"product_id":"celtic-mythology-9780190460471","title":"Celtic Mythology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost people have heard of the Celts-the elusive, ancient tribal people who resided in present-day England, Ireland, Scotland and France. Paradoxically characterized as both barbaric and innocent, the Celts appeal to the modern world as a symbol of a bygone era, a world destroyed by the ambition of empire and the spread of Christianity throughout Western Europe. Despite the pervasive cultural and literary influence of the Celts, shockingly little is known of their way of life and beliefs, because very few records of their stories exist. In this book, for the first time, Philip Freeman brings together the best stories of Celtic mythology.Everyone today knows about the gods and heroes of the ancient Greeks, such as Zeus, Hera, and Hercules, but how many people have heard of the Gaulish god Lugus or the magical Welsh queen Rhiannon or the great Irish warrior Cú Chulainn? We still thrill to the story of the Trojan War, but the epic battles of the Irish Táin Bó Cuailgne are known only to a few. And yet those who have read the stories of Celtic myth and legend-among them writers like J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis-have been deeply moved and influenced by these amazing tales, for there is nothing in the world quite like them. In these stories a mysterious and invisible realm of gods and spirits exists alongside and sometimes crosses over into our own human world; fierce women warriors battle with kings and heroes, and even the rules of time and space can be suspended. 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I can think of no better way to begin to explore the culture of the early Irish and Welsh.\" --Barry Cunliffe, author of Britain Begins \"Philip Freeman brings to life the tales the ancient Celts told to each other, and what tales they were! Filled with passion, rage, bravery, and adventure, these stories are as exciting today as they were on the dark nights of the distant past. Heroes, heroines, gods and goddesses come to life in Philip Freeman's brilliant re-telling of these little-known but unforgettable stories.\" --Terry Golway, author of The Irish in America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Who were the Celts? Pronunciation Guide Chapter One: The Earliest Celtic Gods Chapter Two: The Book of Invasions  Chapter Three: The Wooing of Étaín Chapter Four: Cú Chulainn and the Táin Bó Cuailnge Chapter Five: Tales from the Ulster Cycle Chapter Six: Stories of the Irish Otherworld  Chapter Seven: Finn the Outlaw Chapter Eight: Welsh Mythology-The Mabinogi Chapter Nine: Welsh Stories and Sagas Chapter Ten: Christian Mythology  Glossary Notes Bibliography Index","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732537749847,"sku":"9780190460471","price":19.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780190460471.jpg?v=1719997331"},{"product_id":"the-great-conversation-9780190842673","title":"The Great Conversation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the face of climate change, species loss, and vast environmental destruction, Belden C. Lane's spiritually centered environmentalism suggests that we must look to teachers in nature to understand how to save ourselves. Pairing anecdotes of personal encounters with nature with the teachings of spiritual leaders from a range of religious traditions, this book invites us to participate once more in the great conversation among all creatures and the earthitself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this extraordinary book, Lane explores our human need for deep and meaningful connections with nature ... This is a precious book for all nature lovers and also for those who after reading it, will be. * Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments Preface  Introduction: Wilderness and Soul Work  Part I: Beginning to Listen  Chapter 1: Restoring the Great Conversation Chapter 2: Falling in Love with a Tree  Part II: Nature Teachers and the Spiritual Life  AIR: The Child Chapter 3. Birds: Sandhill Cranes, the Platte River, and Farid ud-Din Attar Chapter 4. Wind: Buford Mountain and The Way of a Pilgrim Chapter 5: Trees: A Cottonwood Tree in a City Park and Hildegard of Bingen  FIRE: The Adolescent Chapter 6. Wildfire: North Laramie River Trail and Catherine of Siena Chapter 7. Stars: Cahokia Mounds and Origen of Alexandria Chapter 8. Deserts: The Western Australian Bush and Gregory of Nyssa  WATER: The Adult Chapter 9. Rivers: Colorado's Lost Creek Wilderness and Teresa of Avila  Chapter 10. Canyons: Grand Staircase-Escalante Wilderness and Laozi Chapter 11. Islands: Monhegan Island and Nikos Kazantzakis  EARTH: The Elder Chapter 12. Mountains: Hemmed-In-Hollow and the Baal Shem Tov Chapter 13. Caves: Lewis Cave and Ignatius of Loyola Chapter 14. Wolves: Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and Francis of Assisi  Conclusion: Taking the Great Conversation Seriously  Afterword  Notes Index","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732543549783,"sku":"9780190842673","price":21.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780190842673.jpg?v=1719997357"},{"product_id":"the-bhagavad-gita-9780199538126","title":"The Bhagavad Gita","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I have heard the supreme mystery, yoga, from Krishna, from the lord of yoga himself.''Thus ends the Bhagavad Gita, the most famous episode from the great Sanskrit epic, the Mahabharata. In its eighteen short chapters Krishna''s teaching leads the warrior Arjuna from perplexity to understanding and correct action, in the process raising and developing many key themes from the history of Indian religions.The Bhagavad Gita is the best known and most widely read Hindu religious text in the Western world. It considers social and religious duty, the nature of sacrifice, the nature of action, the means to liberation, and the relationship of human beings to God. It culminates in an awe-inspiring vision of Krishna as God omnipotent, disposer and destroyer of the universe.ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'an excellent primer in the Hindu belief system' * Daily Telegraph, October 1994 *\u003cbr\u003e'freshly accessible to a Western readership...The presentation is both scholarly and inviting. * Good Book Guide, January 1995 *","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732850389335,"sku":"9780199538126","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780199538126.jpg?v=1719998667"},{"product_id":"theology-a-very-short-introduction-2e-very-short-introductions-9780199679973","title":"Theology A Very Short Introduction 2e Very Short","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Very Short Introduction provides both the believer and non-believer with a balanced survey of the central questions of theology. David Ford''s approach draws us in to considering the principles underlying religious belief, including the centrality of salvation to most major religions, the concept of God in ancient, modern, and postmodern contexts, the challenge posed to theology by prayer and worship, and the issue of sin and evil. He also probes the nature of experience, knowledge, and wisdom in theology, and discusses what is involved in interpreting theological texts.In this new edition, Ford considers the contemporary relevance of theology, including the effect of globalization and digitized communication, examines the theological responses to change and development in science, considers the impact of increased engagement between Islam and the West, and looks at the development and importance of theology between the different faiths.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is written in an extremely accesible, interesting and fresh style and this combined with its 'safely' othodox but balanced tone will make it a useful aid to assisting a range of people. * Ray Gaston, Theology November\/December 1999 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface ; Part 1: Describing the field ; 1. Introduction: Theology and the religions in transformation ; 2. Theology and religious studies: how is the field shaped? ; Part 2: Theological explorations ; 3. Thinking of God ; 4. Living before God: worship, ethics, and politics ; 5. Facing evil ; 6. Jesus Christ ; 7. 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For companions, he has only such teachers as Rumi, John of the Cross, Hildegard of Bingen, Dag Hammarskjöld, and Thomas Merton, and as he walks, he engages their writings with the natural wonders he encounters--Bell Mountain Wilderness with Søren Kierkegaard, Moonshine Hollow with Thich Nhat Hanh--demonstrating how being alone in the wild opens a rare view onto one''s interior landscape, and how the saints'' writings reveal the divine in nature. The discipline of backpacking, Lane shows, is a metaphor for a spiritual journey. Just as the trail offered revelations to the early Desert Christians, backpacking hones crucial spiritual skills: paying attention, traveling light, practicing silence, and exercising wonder. Lane engages the practice not only with a wide range of spiritual writings--Celtic, Catholic, Protestant, Buddhist, Hindu, and Sufi Muslim--but with the fascination of other lovers of the backcountry, from John Muir and Ed Abbey to Bill Plotkin and Cheryl Strayed. In this intimate and down-to-earth narrative, backpacking is shown to be a spiritual practice that allows the discovery of God amidst the beauty and unexpected terrors of nature. Adoration, Lane suggests, is the most appropriate human response to what we cannot explain, but have nonetheless learned to love. Backpacking with the Saints is an enchanting exploration of how solitude, simplicity, and mindfulness are illuminated and encouraged by the discipline of backcountry wandering, and of how the wilderness itself becomes a way of knowing--an ecology of the soul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you are feeling brave, if you are in need of something radically new, if your search for God sometimes feels halfhearted, you should read Belden Lane. If possible, try reading it outside Lane describes, better than anyone, how it is landscape (more than language) that really changes us. * Methodist Recorder, Tim Baker *\u003cbr\u003eThis remarkable book is an invitation to take both an inner and an outer journey into intensity and immensity at the same time. * Network Review, David Lorimer *\u003cbr\u003eget out there and find a bit of wilderness for yourself * Northern Echo, Steve Craggs *\u003cbr\u003eBelden C. Lane has written a lovely book that seamlessly brings together two rich genres: travel narrative and spiritual memoir. The notion of a spiritual journey, of course, is central to almost every religious tradition, but the author enlivens that tradition as he shares personal and heartfelt stories about his own peregrinations and muses on topics as varied as solitude, ecology, backpacking, beauty, and prayer; and on people as varied as St. Therese of Lisieux, Dag Hammarskjold, John Muir, and Bruce Springsteen. A thoroughly delightful book. * James Martin, SJ, author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage *\u003cbr\u003eIf the earlier centuries of Christianity had been as honest, emotionally descriptive, and spiritually helpful as Belden Lane is here, we would have a very different notion of religion today. Such wisdom as this will literally 'save the soul' of many a spiritual seeker. * Fr. Richard Rohr, O.F.M., Founder, Center for Action and Contemplation, Albuquerque, New Mexico *\u003cbr\u003eThe only problem with this remarkable book is that it cannot be read rightly from a comfortable chair. As Lane and the rest of the saints in these pages insist, what the soul most needs is not found in safe places but in wild ones, where the dangers are as real as the courage they call forth. 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He also has as many names as he has guises. Lucifer, Mephistopheles, Beelzebub (in Christian thought), Ha-Satan or the Adversary (in Jewish scripture) and Iblis or Shaitan (in Islamic tradition) has throughout the ages and across civilizations been a compelling and charismatic presence. For two thousand years the supposed reign of God has been challenged by the fiery malice of his opponent, as contending forces of good and evil have between them weighed human souls in the balance. In this rich and multi-textured biography, Philip C Almond explores the figure of the devil from the first centuries of the Christian era through the rise of classical demonology and witchcraft persecutions to the modern post-Enlightenment ''decline'' of Hell. 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The anthology collects their responses to key questions, such as:   How does your faith explain why such events occur?  How has it affected your religious practices?  What changes has it necessitated?  What differences might we expect once the pandemic is over?  What have we learned from it?  Two exponents of each major religion and a number of minority faiths comment on these issues, combined with a concluding essay by the editors assessing the overall impact of the pandemic on religion worldwide. Faiths explored include Jewish, Christian, Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, Shinto, Sikh Baha'i, Jain, African Traditional Religion, Zoroastrian, Unitarian, Jehovah's Witnesses and Christian Science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor religions of all kinds, the imperative to remember is of great importance. As we tentatively move into a post-Covid society, it is easy to forget the impact the pandemic had on our understanding and practice of faith and spirituality. This remarkable collection of reflections from a very wide range of traditions should serve as a multi-faceted reminder to the deep religious and ethical issues which Covid created, uncovered and amplified. * Michael Ipgrave OBE, Bishop of Lichfield, UK *\u003cbr\u003eBy sharing experiences of the Covid Pandemic, people of different countries and beliefs will be better prepared to act together in the event of  future global threats to peace and prosperity. * Marcus Braybrooke, Former President of the World Congress of Faiths, UK *\u003cbr\u003eGeorge D. Chryssides and Dan Cohn-Sherbok have assembled an informed collection of contributors who provide a comparative window into how adherents of a wide variety of religious traditions responded to the global pandemic. Readers will learn not only how differently the religions understood and responded to the traumatic events, but also how united the human species is in drawing upon religion in times of need. * John W. Morehead, Director, Evangelical Chapter of the Foundation for Religious Diplomacy\/Multifaith Matters, USA *\u003cbr\u003eA collection of insightful responses and reflections from a wide variety of religious voices that are valuable in themselves and, as Rowan Williams says in the foreword, “They suggest that the process of distilling what is to be learned from the pandemic will need spiritual insight, not just a superficial optimism about doing better next time.\" * David Steers, Editor of Faith and Freedom, UK *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Contributors Foreword, \u003ci\u003eRowan\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliams, Former Archbishop of Canterbury\u003c\/i\u003e Acknowledgements Table of Acronyms 1. Covid and Religion – \u003ci\u003eChristopher Lewis, (Dean Emeritus, Christchurch Cathedral, Oxford, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 2. Pandemics and Jewish Responses – \u003ci\u003eOliver Leaman (University of Kentucky, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 3. Some Jewish Perspectives from the United States – \u003ci\u003eDavid J. Zucker (Rabbi and Author, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 4. Covid, Communion and Christianity – \u003ci\u003eClare Amos (World Council of Churches, Switzerland)\u003c\/i\u003e 5. We Can’t Forget: Conservative Protestants in the COVID-19 Pandemic – \u003ci\u003eCamille Kaminski Lewis (Furman University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 6. “What people's hands have earned”: Islamic perspectives on Covid – \u003ci\u003eUsama Hasan (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAl Quran Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 7. Glimpses into Islamic Perspectives and Practice – \u003ci\u003eFarhana Mayer (University of Oxford, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 8. Turning to Medicine is Not Turning Away from God: Hindu Resilience in a Pandemic – \u003ci\u003eAnantanand Rambachan (St Olaf College, Minnesota, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 9. Karma, Chanting, Love, and Zoom; Hindu Responses to a Pandemic – \u003ci\u003eShaunaka Rishi Das (Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUtsa Bose\u003c\/i\u003e 10. The Buddha’s Prescription for the World: How People Used Buddhism to Cope with the Pandemic – \u003ci\u003eBogodá Seelawimala (Head of the London Buddhist Vihara and the Chief Sangha Nayaka of Great Britain, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 11. Covid and Theravada Buddhism – \u003ci\u003ePeter Harvey (University of Sunderland, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 12. Fostering Everyday Culture at Shinto Shrines under Covid – \u003ci\u003eTaishi Kato (Shinto Priest, Hattori Tenjingu Shrine, Osaka, Japan)\u003c\/i\u003e 13. The Significance of Matsuri festivals in Shinto during Epidemics – \u003ci\u003eKoji Suga (Kokugakuin University, Japan)\u003c\/i\u003e 14. Covid and Sewa: Practising Sikhi during a Global Pandemic – \u003ci\u003eTejpaul Singh Bainiwal (University of Southern California Riverside, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 15. Sikh Scriptemics during Pandemic – \u003ci\u003eNikky-Guninder Kaur Singh\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e(Colby College, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 16. Navigating the Covid-19 Pandemic: Building Resilience: Reflections of a Bahá’í – \u003ci\u003eWendi Momen (University of Derby, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 17. World-Embracing Vision Against World-Threatening Pandemic – \u003ci\u003eGeorge Merchant Ballentyne (Leicester Council of Faiths, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 18. Jains and Covid-19 – \u003ci\u003eVinod Kapashi (World Congress of Faiths, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 19. Jain Perceptions of the Pandemic – \u003ci\u003eKumarpal Desai\u003c\/i\u003e 20. African Religion – Vibrant amid Covid-19 in Eswatini – \u003ci\u003eHebron L Ndlovu (University of Swaziland, Swaziland)\u003c\/i\u003e 21. Opening our eyes: Covid-19 and Indigenous Funeral Processes in African Traditional Religion – \u003ci\u003eNokuzola Mndende (Nelson Mandela University, South Africa)\u003c\/i\u003e 22. Zarathustra’s Wisdom: Accepting Natural Consequences – \u003ci\u003eJehangir Sarosh (The World Council of Religions for Peace)\u003c\/i\u003e 23. Transforming Challenges into Progress: A Zoroastrian Perspective – \u003ci\u003eKarishma Koka (University of Cambridge, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 24. Unitarians and global catastrophe: a pandemic, a war and a climate emergency – \u003ci\u003eFeargus O’Connor (World Congress of Faiths, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 25. Unitarian Universalists Face Covid: Challenges, Surprises, and New Pathways – \u003ci\u003eJay Atkinson (Starr King School, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 26. When ‘No Resident Will Say: “I Am Sick”’ – The Global Religious Response of Jehovah’s Witnesses to the Covid-19 Pandemic – \u003ci\u003eJolene Chu (Archivist, World Headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 27. How one Jehovah’s Witness community negotiated the ride of the ‘pale horse’ – \u003ci\u003eGary Perkins (Independent Scholar, UK) \u003c\/i\u003e 28. Practising my Christian Science Faith during the Covid-19 Pandemic – \u003ci\u003eShirley Paulson (Formerly Head of Ecumenical Affairs, Christian Science Church, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 29. Personal Experiences of the Christian Science Faith during Covid – \u003ci\u003eSusan Searle, (Jewish Christian Muslim Association of Australia,\u003c\/i\u003e Australia) 30. Covid and Theology – \u003ci\u003eDan Cohn-Sherbok\u003c\/i\u003e 31. What Have We Learned? – \u003ci\u003eGeorge D. Chryssides\u003c\/i\u003e Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738622406999,"sku":"9781350349636","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350349636.jpg?v=1720049687"},{"product_id":"the-bloomsbury-reader-in-religion-sexuality-and-gender-9781474237789","title":"The Bloomsbury Reader in Religion Sexuality and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow do religion, gender and sexuality interact? How have they impacted, and continue to impact, human culture?\u003ci\u003e The Bloomsbury Reader in Religion, Sexuality and Gender\u003c\/i\u003e brings together, for the first time, the key texts in the field.  Designed as a textbook for use in a classroom setting, it offers thought-provoking selections of some of the most compelling and timely readings available today.The Reader is divided into three parts (bodies; desires; performances).  Each considers, from a thematic perspective, the ways in which people have made sense of their religious and sexual experiences, the ways they imagine and talk about gender, sex and the sacred, and the multiple meanings they ascribe to them.  Traditions represented include indigenous spiritualities, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Asian traditions and new religious movements.  Some readings are more theoretical or historical in nature, thereby providing wide-ranging contexts for reflection and discussion.   The reader incl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing together a wide-ranging collection of readings from feminist, gender, and queer studies, this volume is a useful sourcebook for those wishing an initial introduction to historical and contemporary conversations in these key areas within the study of religion. * Melissa M. Wilcox, Associate Professor of Religion and Gender Studies, Whitman College, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bloomsbury Reader in Religion, Sexuality, and Gender\u003c\/i\u003e provides a provocative, thematically rich, and theoretically sophisticated collection of essays for college and university courses dealing with the attitudes of different religious traditions toward sexuality and gender. The reader is divided into three parts: the first on “Bodies” and the ambivalent ways in which they have been and are viewed; the second on “Desires” and how they are expressed, repressed, and normalized in religious discourse; and the third on “Performances,” which underscores the performative nature of gender and its inherent instability. The essays included in the reader are all “classics” in this relatively new field of scholarship. In order to help readers engage and evaluate the various essays a series of questions has been appended to each part and a glossary of terms and concepts appears at the end. \u003ci\u003eThe Boomsbury Reader\u003c\/i\u003e fills an important gap in the literature available for introductory courses on the intersection between religion and gender studies. It should have a wide appeal across the disciplines. * Allison P. Coudert, Paul and Marie Castelfranco Chair in the Study of Religion, University of California at Davis, USA *\u003cbr\u003eThis volume does not only present a careful selection of seminal (to use a word with a sexual undertone) readings into the rich and dynamic field of religion, sexuality and gender, but it also does an excellent job in introducing these readings. The introductions to the book as a whole, the main sections, and the individual texts are extremely helpful in providing context and orientating the reader to some of the broader questions and relevant issues. Covering a wide range of religious traditions, historical periods and geographical regions, this volume is a great resource for students in undergraduate courses in religion, sexuality and gender. * Adriaan van Klinken, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Leeds, UK *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePermissions Acknowledgements  Introduction to the Volume  \u003cb\u003ePart I: Bodies\u003c\/b\u003e 1.    Introduction 2. Stereotypes, False Images, Terrorism: The White Assault upon Black Sexuality. (\u003ci\u003eSexuality and the Black Church: A Womanist Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eKelly Brown Douglas\u003c\/i\u003e 3. Sin (\u003ci\u003eSeeking the Straight and Narrow: Weight Loss and Sexual Reorientation in Evangelical America\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eLynne Gerber\u003c\/i\u003e 4. Blood, Sweat, and Urine: The Scent of Feminine Fluids in Anton Szandor LaVey’s \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003eS\u003ci\u003eatanic Witch\u003c\/i\u003e.(\u003ci\u003eInternational Journal for the Study of New Religious Movements\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003eCimminnee Holt\u003c\/i\u003e 5. Sex (\u003ci\u003eCritical Terms for the Study of Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e Janet Gyatso\u003c\/i\u003e 6. The Ultimate Man (\u003ci\u003eA Bull of a Man: Images of Masculinity, Sex, and the Body in Indian Buddhism\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eJohn Powers \u003c\/i\u003e 7. \u003ci\u003eMitzvot\u003c\/i\u003e Built into the Body: \u003ci\u003eTkhines\u003c\/i\u003e for \u003ci\u003eNiddah\u003c\/i\u003e, Pregnancy and Childbirth. (\u003ci\u003ePeople of the Body: Jews and Judaism from an Embodied Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eChava Weissler\u003c\/i\u003e 8. Gendering the Ungendered Body: Hermaphrodites in Medieval Islamic Law. (\u003ci\u003eWomen in Middle Eastern History\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003ePaula Sanders\u003c\/i\u003e 9. \"Mildred, Is It Fun to Be a Cripple?\" The Culture of Suffering in Mid-Twentieth Century American Catholicism.” (\u003ci\u003eBetween Heaven and Earth: The Religious Worlds People Make and the Scholars Who Study Them\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eRobert Orsi\u003c\/i\u003e 10.  Discussion Questions  \u003cb\u003ePart 2: Desires\u003c\/b\u003e 1.    Introduction 2. Introduction: Axiomatic (\u003ci\u003eEpistemology of the Closet\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eEve Kosofsky Sedgwick\u003c\/i\u003e 3. Scientia Sexualis (\u003ci\u003eThe History of Sexuality: An Introduction: Volume I\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eMichel Foucault\u003c\/i\u003e 4. Law and Desire in the Talmud (\u003ci\u003eEros and the Jews\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eDavid Biale\u003c\/i\u003e 5. Tongues Untied: Memoirs of a Pentecostal Boyhood.” (\u003ci\u003eQue(e)rying Religion: A Critical Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eMichael Warner\u003c\/i\u003e 6. Sexual Desire, Divine Desire; Or, Queering the Beguines (\u003ci\u003eToward a Theology of Eros: Transfiguring Passion at the Limits of Discipline) Amy Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e 7. Kukai and the Tradition of Male Love in Japanese Buddhism (\u003ci\u003eBuddhism, Sexuality, and Gender\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003ePaul Gordon Schalow\u003c\/i\u003e 8. The Passions of St. Pelagius (\u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Sodomy in Christian Theology\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eMark Jordan\u003c\/i\u003e 9. Masturbation, Salvation, and Desire: Sexuality and Religiosity in Colonial Mexico (\u003ci\u003eJournal of the History of Sexuality\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eZeb Tortorici\u003c\/i\u003e 10.  Discussion Questions  \u003cb\u003ePart 3: Performances\u003c\/b\u003e 1.    Introduction 2. Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity \u003ci\u003eJudith Butler\u003c\/i\u003e 3. Witches, Female Priests, and Sacred Manoeuvres: (De)stabilizing Gender and Sexuality in a Cuban Religion of African Origin. (\u003ci\u003eGender and History\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eCarolyn Watson\u003c\/i\u003e 4. Mama Lola and the Ezilis: Themes of Mothering and Love in Haitian Vodou (\u003ci\u003eUnspoken Words: Women’s Religious Lives\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eKaren McCarthy Brown\u003c\/i\u003e 5. (Per)formative Selves: The Production of Gender.” (\u003ci\u003eWith Respect to Sex: Negotiating Hijra Identity in South India\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eGayatri Reddy\u003c\/i\u003e  6. Toward a Queer Theology of Flourishing: Transsexual Embodiment, Subjectivity, and Moral Agency (\u003ci\u003eQueer Religion: LGBT Movements and Queering Religion\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eJakob Hero\u003c\/i\u003e 7. Intimacy Surveiled: Religion, Sex, and Secular Cunning (\u003ci\u003eSigns: Journal of Women in Culture and Society\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eMayanthi Fernando\u003c\/i\u003e 8. Release from Bondage: Sex, Suffering, and Sanctity (\u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Encounter: Jewish Perspectives on Sexuality\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eDaniel Lehrman\u003c\/i\u003e 9. “Nakedness, Non-Violence, and Brahmacharya: Gandhi’s Experiments in Celibate Sexuality.” (\u003ci\u003eJournal of the History of Sexuality\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eVinay Lal\u003c\/i\u003e 10.  Discussion Questions  Glossary  Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739587555671,"sku":"9781474237789","price":42.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474237789.jpg?v=1720052673"},{"product_id":"butinage-9781487508807","title":"Butinage","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing the metaphor of religious butinage, this book explores the idea of religious practices as predominantly mobile, eschewing rigid frameworks oriented around exclusive categories of membership and conversion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements   Part I:  Rethinking Religious Normativity   1. Introduction: The Mobile Religious Practitioner 1.1. The Mobile Practitioner 1.2. The Butinage Metaphor 1.3. The Structure of this Book   2. Religious Mobility: Current Debates 2.1. The Conceptual Limitations of Religious Conversion 2.2. Religious Combinations and Syncretism 2.3. ‘Lived Religion’ and Everyday Religion 2.4. Conclusion   Part II:  Case Studies   Introduction to Part II: Methodology   3. Neighborliness as a Driver for Mobility in Brazil 3.1. The Circularity of Practice 3.2. Territories and Bridges 3.3. Butinage and Neighborliness 3.4. Conclusion   4. The Kenyan Case: Dynamism and Precariousness 4.1. The Kenyan Religious Landscape 4.2. Hierarchy in Practice: Members Versus Visitors 4.3. Return Mobility 4.4. A Precarious Religious Landscape: Scandals, Schisms, and Sects 4.5. Conclusion   5. Mobility Intertwined: Migration, Kinship, and Education in Ghana 5.1. Religious Pluralism in Ghana 5.2. Religious Trajectories: Intertwined Kinship, Migration, and Educational Strategies 5.3. Additional Practices: Logics and Economies of Religious Mobility 5.4. Conclusion   6. Religion and Mobility in Switzerland: A Most Private Affair 6.1. Uneasiness with Religion: ‘Institutionalists’ Versus ‘Seculars’ 6.2. Between Embrace and Suspicion: ‘Distanced’ Practitioners 6.3. Eastern Religions, Animism, and New Age: ‘Alternatives’ 6.4. Butinage in Action 6.5. Between Religious Heritage and Religion as a Taboo 6.6. Conclusion   Part III:  Between a Metaphor and a Model 7. Between Bees and Flowers 7.1. A Typology of Butineurs 7.2. Territories 7.3. From ‘Motivation’ to ‘Logic’ 7.4. Degrees of Practice and Their Complementarity 7.5. Conclusion   8. From Religious Mobility to Dynamic Religious Identities 8.1. Familiarity and Familiarization 8.2. Religious Repertoires 8.3. Religious Identity in Context and Motion 8.4. Conclusion    9. Conclusion: The Peripatetic Practitioner   Annex: Interview Guide Bibliography","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739689070935,"sku":"9781487508807","price":36.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487508807.jpg?v=1720052906"},{"product_id":"a-concise-guide-to-the-quran-answering-thirty-critical-questions-9781540962928","title":"A Concise Guide to the Quran – Answering Thirty","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is so unique about Islam's scripture, the Quran? Who wrote it, and when? Can we trust its statements to be from Muhammad? Why was it written in Arabic? Does it command Muslims to fight Christians? These are a few of the thirty questions answered in this clear and concise guide to the history and contents of the Quran.  Ayman Ibrahim grew up in the Muslim world and has spent many years teaching various courses on Islam. Using a question-and-answer format, Ibrahim covers critical questions about the most sacred book for Muslims. He examines Muslim and non-Muslim views concerning the Quran, shows how the Quran is used in contemporary expressions of Islam, answers many of the key questions non-Muslims have about the Quran and Islam, and reveals the importance of understanding the Quran for Christian-Muslim and Jewish-Muslim interfaith relations.  This introductory guide is written for anyone with little to no knowledge of Islam who wants to learn about Muslims, their beliefs, and their scripture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: My Earliest Encounters with the Quran\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: The History of the Text of the Quran\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e1. What Is the Quran?\u003cbr\u003e2. What Does \"Quran\" Mean?\u003cbr\u003e3. Are There Other Scriptures in Islam?\u003cbr\u003e4. What Do Muslims Believe about the Quran?\u003cbr\u003e5. Who Is Muhammad, the Recipient and Proclaimer of the Quran?\u003cbr\u003e6. Did Muhammad Really Exist?\u003cbr\u003e7. When and Where Did Muhammad Receive the Quran?\u003cbr\u003e8. What Is the Most Important Feature of the Language of the Quran?\u003cbr\u003e9. Why and How Was the Quran Compiled?\u003cbr\u003e10. 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