Jämförande religionsvetenskap

Det finns inte någon annan religiös tradition som står kristen- domen så nära som judendomen" säger ärkebiskopen i det nya förordet till samtalsdokumentet "Guds vägar". Dokumentet antogs av kyrkomötet redan 2001, men många av de vik...

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Evangelicalism has rapidly become one of the most significant religious movements in the modern world. Evangelicals affect elections up and down the Americas and across Africa, provoke governments throughout Asia, fill up some of the largest churc...

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In this innovative and deeply felt work, Bron Taylor examines the evolution of 'green religions' in North America and beyond: spiritual practices that hold nature as sacred and have in many cases replaced traditional religions. Tracing a...

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In The Origins of Shamanism, Spirit Beliefs, and Religiosity, H. Sidky examines shamanism as an ancient magico-religious, divinatory, medical, and psychotherapeutic tradition found in various parts of the world. Sidky uses first-hand ethnographic ...

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One of the most respected apologetic books of our time, Cold-Case Christianity draws on the author's decades of experience as a cold-case homicide detective and the step-by-step, evidence-based investigative process that led him from atheism to Ch...

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Many of the Bible's characters and stories are also found in the Qur'an, but there are often differing details or new twists in the Qur'an's retelling of biblical narrative. In this compelling book, seasoned theologian Michael ...

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A fascinating analysis of the evolution of religion from the internationally renowned evolutionary psychologist When did humans develop spiritual thought? What is religion's evolutionary purpose? And in our increasingly secular world, why has...

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Offers an overarching definition and framework for the study of religion as it manifests itself in everyday life Look around you as you walk down the street; somewhere, usually hidden in plain sight, there will be traces of religion. Perhaps it is...

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Explores the mysteries of the feminine divine.

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A comprehensive, concise, and easy-to-read introduction intended for undergraduates and general readers interested in the study of mysticism.

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 2015 Christian Book Award winner Nabeel Qureshi describes his dramatic journey from Islam to Christianity in this expanded edition with new bonus content and reflections. "My friend Nabeel Qureshi was courageous enou...

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The idea of "world religions" expresses a vague commitment to multiculture alism. Not merely a descriptive concept, "world religions" is also a particular ethos, a pluralist ideology, a logic of classification, and a form of kn...

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Jews, Christians, and Muslims all believe that their Scriptures preserve God's words to humanity, and that those words were spoken uniquely to them. In The Voice, the Word, the Books, F. E. Peters leads readers on an extraordinary journey through ...

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The Bhagavad Gita is the best known and most widely read Hindu religious text in the Western world. This new translation is ideal for the non-specialist as well as for students of Indian religions, providing a full cultural and historical context ...

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Frågan om Guds förbund med judarna har besvarats på olika sätt genom den kristna historien. Inte så sällan har kyrkan haft en ambivalent inställning till det folk som utgör dess egen grund. En del har hävdat att judarna fortfarande är Guds egendom...

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Important for a general audience interested in women and religion, this book should be especially valuable to scholars in the fields of feminist theology, comparative religion and interfaith studies. Based on the premise that women's struggle...

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This second edition of the bestselling Orthodoxy & Heterodoxy is fully revised and significantly expanded. Major new features include a full chapter on Pentecostalism and the Charismatic movements, an expanded epilogue ("Relations with the Non...

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This book is a fascinating and engaging exploration of the interface between near-death experiences, afterlife beliefs, and shamanism in indigenous societies of North America, Africa, and Oceania. Incorporating ideas from anthropology, philosophy,...

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Kristendom, judendom och islam kallas »de tre monoteistiska religionerna», eftersom de delar tron på en enda Gud, skapare av himmel och jord. Men kristendomen hävdar dessutom inkarnationen, som innebär att det är Gud själv som har blivit människa ...

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Relationen mellan judar och kristna är speciell. Det är inte lätt att finna två trosgemenskaper som samtidigt står så nära och så långt från varandra. Det har sagts att förra århundradet har inneburit både det bästa och det värsta i denna relation...

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Vari består skillnaden mellan judendom och kristendom - båda utgår ju från samma gammaltestamentliga skrifter. De vilar på tilltron till Gud och hans löften. I ett kristet perspektiv har man ofta sett judendomen som en lagreligion till skillnad fr...

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Amid mounting fears of violent Islamic extremism, many Europeans ask whether Muslim immigrants can integrate into historically Christian countries. In a groundbreaking ethnographic investigation of Frances Muslim migrant population, Why Muslim Int...

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In End of Days, Gershom Gorenberg guides through the passions surrounding Jerusalem's sacred hilltop. The Temple Mount, as the hilltop is called, is centre stage in history's finale in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

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What constitutes the field of religious studies? The 29 chapters in this introductory text offer an incisive look at the key approaches, methods, problems, and subjects that define contemporary academic research in the field of religious studies a...

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""No one who cares about a theology that does justice to what the Bible tells us about the cosmic ministry of the Holy Spirit can afford to ignore this important work. Amos Yong's book itself displays the 'robust sense of discernment' that he asks...

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A Look Inside the Sacred Book of One of the World's Fastest-Growing Religions What used to be an exotic religion of people halfway around the world is now the belief system of people living across the street. Through fair, contextual use of t...

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For readers in search of a thoughtful, thorough, and approachable survey of the history of religion, this book is an excellent place to start.Booklist Written for those with faith and for those withoutand especially for younger readersA Little His...

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Challenging a contemporary tendency to over-emphasise the rational aspects of religion, Riis and Woodhead present a new methodology which shows how religious emotions arise in the varied interactions between human agents and religious communities,...

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