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God
A Very Short Introduction
Av John Bowker
Häftad, 2014
113 kr
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Who or what is God? How do different religions interpret God's existence? How can we know God? Many people believe in God; not just throughout history but also in the present day. But who or what is it they believe in? Many different and sometimes conflicting answers have been suggested to this …
World Religions
The Great Faiths Explored and Explained
Av John Bowker
Inbunden, 2021
219 kr
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An essential guide to learning everything you need to know about the history, central practices, and the key teachings of many religions. A compelling and insightful guide for uncovering and understanding a variety of the world's major religions. This book will be the perfect gift for thinkers, …
God
A Very Short Introduction
Av John Bowker
E-bok, 2014
123 kr
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Who or what is God? How do different religions interpret God''s existence? How can we know God? Many people believe in God; not just throughout history but also in the present day. But who or what is it they believe in? Many different and sometimes conflicting answers have been suggested to this …
God
A Very Short Introduction
Av John Bowker
E-bok, 2014
123 kr
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Who or what is God? How do different religions interpret God''s existence? How can we know God? Many people believe in God; not just throughout history but also in the present day. But who or what is it they believe in? Many different and sometimes conflicting answers have been suggested to this …
The Religious Imagination and the Sense of God
Av John Bowker
Inbunden, 1978
1432 kr
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Oxford Scholarly Classics is a new series that makes available again great academic works from the archives of Oxford University Press. Reissued in uniform series design, the reissues will enable libraries, scholars, and students to gain fresh access to some of the finest scholarship of the last …
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Av BOWKER, John Bowker
Inbunden, 2016
699 kr
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This dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. Abridged from the acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of World Religions this is the most …
Religion Hurts
Why Religions Do Harm As Well As Good
Av John Bowker
Inbunden, 2018
245 kr
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The world contains a bewildering variety of religions, and an equally bewildering variety of practices and beliefs within them. Why did they develop and become so widespread? Why do religions matter so much to so many people? Why do some believe that their faith requires them to terrorise and kill …
Jesus and the Pharisees
Av John Bowker
Häftad, 2008
716 kr
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A study of the Pharisees, in particular as they appear in the New Testament and in relation to Jesus. The main part of the book brings together the most important Greek and Semitic source material in translation. This facilitates reference, and it makes possible group and seminar discussion of …
The Targums and Rabbinic Literature
An Introduction to Jewish Interpretations of Scripture
Av John Bowker
Häftad, 2009
667 kr
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The Targums are interpretative translations of the Hebrew text of the Bible which originated in Synagogue teaching, where an interpretation of the Hebrew text had to be given orally for the benefit of non-Hebrew speaking congregations. Over the centuries, a loose 'Targum Tradition' began to form …
Problems of Suffering in Religions of the World
Av John Bowker
Häftad, 1975
471 kr
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A comparative general study of the problems of suffering as treated by Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Marxism, Hinduism and Buddhism.
The Meanings of Death
Av John Bowker
Häftad, 1993
357 kr
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In The Meanings of Death, John Bowker offers a major contribution to debates about the value of death and its place in both Western and Eastern religions. Examining the themes of friendship and sacrifice in the world's major religions, Bowker argues that there are points of vital contact with …
Worship
Av Jean Holm, John Bowker
E-bok, 1994
686 kr
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Addressing important issues of the day, this series examines how each of the eight major religions approaches a particular theme. Constructed to be comparative, the books are both authoritative and accessible. Each chapter is followed by a selected bibliography. Individual books are ideal for …
Rites of Passage
Av Jean Holm, John Bowker
E-bok, 1994
405 kr
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Drawing on a term used originally in social anthropology, the contributors to this volume take a different world religion as the starting point of their analysis of various themes, seeking to explore and illuminate the parallels and differences throughout. It is only in so doing that we can gain a …
World Religions: The Great Faiths Explored and Explained
Av John Bowker
Inbunden, 2021
336 kr
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Religiones del Mundo (World Religions): Cultos, Ideas Y Creencias
Av John Bowker
Inbunden, 2022
306 kr
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Making Moral Decisions
Av Jean Holm, John Bowker
Häftad, 2001
573 kr
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Themes in Religious Studies series
Sacred Place
Av Jean Holm, John Bowker
Häftad, 2001
573 kr
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This book explores the function of buildings for worship, shrines and pilgrimage centers, and the part they play in the lives of individuals and the community, while also recognizing that sacred place is not defined as architectural buildings.
Women in Religion
Av John Bowker, Jean Holm m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
488 kr
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The place of women in the religions, both as expressed in the classical writings and as experienced in life, is carefully considered in this book. It deals with what part women can and/or do play in religious institutions; how relevant religion is to their general role in society; and the …
Sacred Neuron
Discovering the Extraordinary Links Between Science and Religion
Av John Bowker
E-bok, 2005
312 kr
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Why do we think that things happen in the way that they do?Why do we think that some things are beautiful, and other things ugly?Why do we think that some things are good, and other things evil?Why do we think that some things are true, and other things false?These are old and traditional …
Big Pulp: A Question of Storage
Av John Bowker, Milo James Fowler m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
215 kr
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Why Religions Matter
Av John Bowker
Inbunden, 2015
1400 kr
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What are religions? Why is it important to understand them? One answer is that religions and religious believers are extremely bad news: they are deeply involved in conflicts around the globe; they harm people of whom they disapprove; and they often seem irrational. Another answer claims that they …
Why Religions Matter
Av John Bowker
Häftad, 2015
553 kr
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What are religions? Why is it important to understand them? One answer is that religions and religious believers are extremely bad news: they are deeply involved in conflicts around the globe; they harm people of whom they disapprove; and they often seem irrational. Another answer claims that they …
Why Religions Matter
Av John Bowker
E-bok, 2015
538 kr
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What are religions? Why is it important to understand them? One answer is that religions and religious believers are extremely bad news: they are deeply involved in conflicts around the globe; they harm people of whom they disapprove; and they often seem irrational. Another answer claims that they …
Why Religions Matter
Av John Bowker
E-bok, 2015
527 kr
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What are religions? Why is it important to understand them? One answer is that religions and religious believers are extremely bad news: they are deeply involved in conflicts around the globe; they harm people of whom they disapprove; and they often seem irrational. Another answer claims that they …
Picturing God
Av Jean Holm, John Bowker
E-bok, 1994
686 kr
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Addressing important issues of the day, this series examines how each of the eight major religions approaches a particular theme. Constructed to be comparative, the books are both authoritative and accessible. Each chapter is followed by a selected bibliography. Individual books are ideal for …
Women in Religion
Av Jean Holm, John Bowker
E-bok, 2001
530 kr
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The place of women in the religions, both as expressed in the classical writings and as experienced in life, is carefully considered in this book. It deals with what part women can and/or do play in religious institutions; how relevant religion is to their general role in society; and the …
Making Moral Decisions
Av Jean Holm, John Bowker
E-bok, 2001
610 kr
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Themes in Religious Studies series
Sacred Place
Av Jean Holm, John Bowker
E-bok, 2001
624 kr
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This book explores the function of buildings for worship, shrines and pilgrimage centers, and the part they play in the lives of individuals and the community, while also recognizing that "sacred place" is not defined as architectural buildings.
Beliefs that Changed the World
The History and Ideas of the Great Religions
Av John Bowker
E-bok, 2015
45 kr
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Religious beliefs have shaped the history of the world. Their effect can be seen in culture, philosophy and politics, and they have inspired people to serve others and to create great works of art, architecture and music. Yet differences in belief can cause bloodshed and war. Never before has it …
Knowing the Unknowable
Science and the Religions on God and the Universe
Av John Bowker
Inbunden, 2008
1988 kr
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Albert Einstein once remarked that behind all observable things lay something quite unknowable. And the motivation for his own work in physics stemmed from something as apparently innocuous as his father first showing him a compass when he was a boy. Yet, the wonder and inspiration of that moment, …
