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1) Mythology
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Surveys the treatment of gods, goddesses, the heavens, creation, death, and evil as expressed in various mythologies around the world.
Author
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
Conoce la historia de las grandes religiones del mundo y sus principales ensenanzas a traves de sus textos sagrados, sus objetos de culto, su arquitectura y su arte. Descubre los origenes de las tradiciones culturales y de los dogmas religiosos clave, y examina las similitudes y diferencias de los credos antiguos y actuales. Escrita con claridad y sensibilidad, esta fascinante guia ilustrada ofrece informacion detallada sobre los principales sistemas...
Author
Publisher
Barbour Pubublishing, Inc
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
For each of 50 global faiths this book provides a balanced, non-judgemental, easy-tounderstand summary of its history, major figures/prophets, basic beliefs and values, sacred texts, view of God, worldview, and important dates.
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Religion has influenced human culture since prehistory, shaping everything from the politics of war and peace to notions of morality and issues of sex, reproduction, and family. On an individual level, it has also offered people a sense of meaning, purpose, and comfort, and even today, when science appears to offer answers to many of the worlds's conundrums, faith persists and many religions--including Christianity and Islam--are still growing. The...
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Language
English
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Description
When four religious leaders walk across the road, it's not the beginning of a joke. It's the start of one of the most important conversations in today's world.
Can you be a committed Christian without having to condemn or convert people of other faiths? Is it possible to affirm other religious traditions without watering down your own?
In his most important book yet, widely acclaimed author and speaker Brian McLaren proposes a new faith alternative,...
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Series
Language
English
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Description
In this sweeping narrative that takes us from the Stone Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright unveils a hidden pattern that the great monotheistic faiths have followed as they have evolved. Through the prisms of archaeology, theology, and evolutionary psychology, Wright's findings overturn basic assumptions about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and are sure to cause controversy. He explains why spirituality has a role today, and why science,...
Author
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
The Evolution of Major Faiths World Religions looks at the beliefs and practices of many different religions, from the ancient Egyptians to Zoroastrianism -- the oldest living religion -- and the great faiths practiced today. Each of the major fait
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English
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"Wonderful…. A smart and accessible take on the ultimate question: What is Heaven? Lisa's book is a good place to begin to find an answer."
- Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion
"A rare combination of journalism, memoir, and historical research … this smart yet heartfelt book leads us into the center of one of the greatest conversations of all time. And Lisa Miller is the perfect conversation partner."
- Stephen Prothero,...
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