Drawn from a conference celebrating the 50TH anniversary of the landmark Vatican II document, Nostra Aetate ("Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions"), this multi-perspective collection of essays by the world's leading s
Gnosticism is a countercultural spirituality that forever changed the practice of Christianity. Before it emerged in the second century, passage to the afterlife required obedience to God and king.
Fills an important gap in serious books about relating to Hinduism. Highly respected author. Supported by Hindu organisations as well as Christian ones.
In this challenging book, the leading exponents of the idea that all religions are a refraction of a truth no single tradition can exclusively reveal, discuss what to make of that conviction in today's world of inter-religious strife.
Following on from the successful One-Stop Bible Guide and One-Stop Bible Atlas, this guide to world religions is divided into chapters on each of the major religions, with a spread-by-spread approach to different aspects of the faith in question.
A delightfully straightforward and lyrical retelling of the ancient Indian epic of loyalty, betrayal, redemption, and insight into the true nature of life -- one of history's most sacred ethical works, rendered with completeness and sterling accuracy