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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... group's assets . Persecution Along with Gypsies , homosexuals , and other groups , Jehovah's Witnesses were hounded and executed under the Nazi regime . Persecution exists for them still today in various parts of the world . They refuse ...
... group's assets . Persecution Along with Gypsies , homosexuals , and other groups , Jehovah's Witnesses were hounded and executed under the Nazi regime . Persecution exists for them still today in various parts of the world . They refuse ...
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... groups . Hierarchical religious organizations , self - appointed messiahs , and gurus are to be avoided . Recent ... groups trace their origins to these sources . Branches of Paganism The main branches of paganism in the United Kingdom ...
... groups . Hierarchical religious organizations , self - appointed messiahs , and gurus are to be avoided . Recent ... groups trace their origins to these sources . Branches of Paganism The main branches of paganism in the United Kingdom ...
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... groups called " covens , " " groves , " " nests , " and " circles . " Witchcraft shares with neo - Paganism a dislike of large orga- nizations and holy gurus . Wicca is mostly made up of small groups and individ- uals who have the ...
... groups called " covens , " " groves , " " nests , " and " circles . " Witchcraft shares with neo - Paganism a dislike of large orga- nizations and holy gurus . Wicca is mostly made up of small groups and individ- uals who have the ...
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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 |