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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... early history is somewhat unclear , but it appears to have originated in the early Muslim community among people who were determined not to be distracted from the simplicity and spirituality of their faith by the rapid Muslim expansion ...
... early history is somewhat unclear , but it appears to have originated in the early Muslim community among people who were determined not to be distracted from the simplicity and spirituality of their faith by the rapid Muslim expansion ...
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... early martyrs die for faith . UNIT 9 : 1 THE EARLIEST CHRISTIANS The Birth of the Christian Church : Pentecost Following the death and resurrection of Jesus , the early disciples ( who were Jews ) are recorded as waiting in Jerusalem as ...
... early martyrs die for faith . UNIT 9 : 1 THE EARLIEST CHRISTIANS The Birth of the Christian Church : Pentecost Following the death and resurrection of Jesus , the early disciples ( who were Jews ) are recorded as waiting in Jerusalem as ...
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... Early in the third century , Anthony enters the desert as a hermit . This marks an early move to monasticism . The historian Eusebius wrote his Church history , included an account of the vision of Constantine . • 323 : Eusebius wrote ...
... Early in the third century , Anthony enters the desert as a hermit . This marks an early move to monasticism . The historian Eusebius wrote his Church history , included an account of the vision of Constantine . • 323 : Eusebius wrote ...
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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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The Re-Enchantment of the West: Volume 1 Alternative Spiritualities ... Christopher Partridge Vista de fragmentos - 2004 |