Eerdmans' Handbook to the World's Religions

Eerdmans' Handbook to the World's Religions
Author: Robert Pierce Beaver
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Total Pages: 456
Release: 1982
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

Chapters on ancient religions, primal religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. Over 200 photos and a glossary.

Larson's Book of World Religions and Alternative Spirituality

Larson's Book of World Religions and Alternative Spirituality
Author: Bob Larson
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 596
Release: 2004
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780842364171

In this indispensable reference tool for parents, students, and pastors alike, Larson analyzes dozens of world religions and spiritual movements from Islam to UFOs, New Age movements to witchcraft. This volume helps address tough questions from a biblical perspective.

Eerdmans' Handbook to Christianity in America

Eerdmans' Handbook to Christianity in America
Author: Mark A. Noll
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Total Pages: 552
Release: 1983
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

Essays that provide a history of the Christian church in the United States with biographical information on church leaders, the different organized churches, and popular Christian movements.

The Penguin Handbook of the World's Living Religions

The Penguin Handbook of the World's Living Religions
Author: John R. Hinnells
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 988
Release: 2010-03-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 014195504X

Comprehensive, informative and authoritative, The Penguin Handbook of the World's Living Religions is compiled by a team of leading international scholars, and is the definitive guide to the religious belief systems and practices of the world today. This in-depth survey of active religions has now been fully updated to include modern developments and the most recent scholarship. It explains the sources and history of the world's religions, includes material on the phenomenon of Black African and Asian diaspora religions around the world and explores the role of gender in modern religion.

Recent Reference Books in Religion

Recent Reference Books in Religion
Author: William M. Johnston
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2014-01-27
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1135923027

Recent Reference Books in Religion provides incisive summaries and evaluations of more than 350 contemporary reference works on religious traditions ancient and modern that have been published in English, French and German. For maximum usefulness to readers, Professor Johnston has broadly defined religion to include not just the world religion of Christianity , Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism but also such alternative approaches as mythology, folklore, and the philosophy of ethics. Each entry, analyzing a particular work, includes full bibliographic details as well as commentary: outstanding articles and contributors are highlighted, strengths and weaknesses are carefully noted and weighed. Readers are directed to volumes whose strengths and weaknesses are carefully noted and weighed. Readers are directed to volumes whose strengths complement the weaknesses of others. An indispensable guide in any religious studies collection, Recent Reference Books in Religion: 2nd Edition includes works published through the end of 1997. It also includes a Glossary that describes types and functions of refernce books, and five indexes: Titles, Authors, Topics, Persons and Places.

The Handbook of Religion and Communication

The Handbook of Religion and Communication
Author: Yoel Cohen
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 580
Release: 2023-03-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1119671558

Provides a contemporary view of the intertwined relationship of communication and religion The Handbook on Religion and Communication presents a detailed investigation of the complex interaction between media and religion, offering diverse perspectives on how both traditional and new media sources continue to impact religious belief and practice across multiple faiths around the globe. Contributions from leading international scholars address key themes such as the changing role of religious authority in the digital age, the role of media in cultural shifts away from religious institutions, and the ways modern technologies have transformed how religion is communicated and portrayed. Divided into five parts, the Handbook opens with a state-of-the-art overview of the subject’s intellectual landscape, introducing the historical background, theoretical foundations, and major academic approaches to communication, media, and religion. Subsequent sections focus on institutional and functional perspectives, theological and cultural approaches, and new approaches in digital technologies. The essays provide insight into a wide range of topics, including religious use of media, religious identity, audience gratification, religious broadcasting, religious content in entertainment, films and religion, news reporting about religion, race and gender, the sex-religion matrix, religious crisis communication, public relations and advertising, televangelism, pastoral ministry, death and the media, online religion, future directions in religious communication, and more. Explores the increasing role of media in creating religious identity and communicating religious experience Discusses the development and evolution of the communication practices of various religious bodies Covers all major media sources including radio, television, film, press, digital online content, and social media platforms Presents key empirical research, real-world case studies, and illustrative examples throughout Encompasses a variety of perspectives, including individual and institutional actors, academic and theoretical areas, and different forms of communication media Explores media and religion in Judeo-Christian traditions, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, religions of Africa, Atheism, and others The Handbook on Religion and Communication is an essential resource for scholars, academic researchers, practical theologians, seminarians, and undergraduate and graduate students taking courses on media and religion.

Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible

Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible
Author: James D. G. Dunn
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 1672
Release: 2003-11-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780802837110

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Eerdmans' Handbook to the Bible

Eerdmans' Handbook to the Bible
Author: David Alexander
Publisher: Eerdmans Publishing Company
Total Pages: 680
Release: 1992
Genre: Bible
ISBN: 9780802806390

This international bestselling (over 1.75 million copies in print) full-color guide to the books of the Bible features numerous revisions of the text, illustrations, maps, and charts to provide greater clarity and visual appeal. Features include 437 pictures, 363 in full color; 68 maps showing important geographic locations; 28 charts providing historical background in visual form; and much more.

Religious Traditions of the World

Religious Traditions of the World
Author: James F. Lewis
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 425
Release: 1999-03-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1579102301

Originally published: Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Publishing House, c1991.

The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Science

The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Science
Author: Philip Clayton
Publisher: Oxford Handbooks Online
Total Pages: 1041
Release: 2006
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0199279276

The field of `science and religion' is exploding in popularity among both academics and the reading public. This is a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to the debate, written by the leading experts yet accessible to the general reader.