A Brief Guide to Beliefs: Ideas, Theologies, Mysteries, and MovementsWestminster John Knox Press, 2001 - 578 páginas This wide-ranging and highly readable introduction focuses on the contemporary fascination with the big questions about God and the supernatural, setting out clearly and fairly what people believe and their reasons for believing it. All the major faiths are covered, along with new and alternative movements, neo-pagan and New Age thought, and spiritualities of human potential and self-enhancement. Offering a wealth of information on key concepts, movements, and thinkers, A Brief Guide to Beliefs will be especially helpful to students of religion or related subjects, and to all who want to know more about the most popular and influencial beliefs in the world today. |
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... Greek - speaking intellectuals went westward . Italy was geographically close to Constantinople and became a refuge for emigrants who revitalized interest in the Greek language and its classical culture . Italy had many ruins that were ...
... Greek - speaking intellectuals went westward . Italy was geographically close to Constantinople and became a refuge for emigrants who revitalized interest in the Greek language and its classical culture . Italy had many ruins that were ...
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... Greek scholar , claiming that all existing Bible translations were unreliable . Under cross - examination , though , he was unable to read the letters of the Greek alphabet . Another controversy was Russell's " Miracle Wheat , " which ...
... Greek scholar , claiming that all existing Bible translations were unreliable . Under cross - examination , though , he was unable to read the letters of the Greek alphabet . Another controversy was Russell's " Miracle Wheat , " which ...
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... ( Greek holokauston ; Latin holocaustum ) Consumed by fire . Biblically , “ burnt offering " ( Heb . 10 : 6 , 8 ) . In ethics , the Holocaust is the name given to the genocide of the Jewish people practiced by the Nazis in twentieth ...
... ( Greek holokauston ; Latin holocaustum ) Consumed by fire . Biblically , “ burnt offering " ( Heb . 10 : 6 , 8 ) . In ethics , the Holocaust is the name given to the genocide of the Jewish people practiced by the Nazis in twentieth ...
Contenido
Postmodernism and the Challenge to Religion | 9 |
The Existence of God | 19 |
The Meaning of Morality | 31 |
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A Brief Guide to Beliefs: Ideas, Theologies, Mysteries, and Movements Linda Edwards Vista previa limitada - 2001 |
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accept actions American approach authority became become belief Bible body Buddhism called Catholic century Christ Christian Church claim comes concept continued Council created death developed divine doctrine early earth ethical evil example existence experience faith Father followers force give given God's Greek groups Guru heaven Hindu Hinduism Holy human ideas important individual influence Islam Jesus Jewish Jews John Judaism knowledge known language later light living Lord major meaning mind moral movement Muslim mystical nature original Orthodox person philosophy practice prayer present Protestant reality reason referred Reformation religion religious revelation ritual Roman sacred salvation scriptures seen society soul spiritual teaching term texts theology theory things thinking thought tion tradition true truth unit universe Western women worship writings
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The Re-Enchantment of the West: Volume 1 Alternative Spiritualities ... Christopher Partridge Vista de fragmentos - 2004 |