Seven Testaments of World Religion and the Zoroastrian Older Testament

Seven Testaments of World Religion and the Zoroastrian Older Testament
Author: Brian Arthur Brown
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2019-11-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1538127873

This essential comparative religious studies resource presents primary scriptures of seven world religions and reveals their shared heritage in Zoroastrian tradition. Completing the authoritative trilogy alongside Three Testaments: Torah Gospel and Quran and Four Testaments: Tao Te Ching, Analects, Dhammapada, Bhagavad Gita, Seven Testamentsof World Religion lays the groundwork for all studies of religious history. Special Features Concise descriptions of each testament Maps, timelines, and study guide questions Appendices connecting historical events across testaments

Four Testaments

Four Testaments
Author: Brian Arthur Brown
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2016-07-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1442265787

Four Testaments brings together four foundational texts from world religions—the Tao Te Ching, Dhammapada, Analects of Confucius, and Bhagavad Gita—inviting readers to experience them in full, to explore possible points of connection and divergence, and to better understand people who practice these traditions. Following Brian Arthur Brown’s award-winning Three Testaments: Torah, Gospel, Quran, this volume of Four Testaments features essays by esteemed scholars to introduce readers to each tradition and text, as well as commentary on unexpected ways the ancient Zoroastrian tradition might connect Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Hinduism, as well as the Abrahamic faiths. Four Testaments aims to foster deeper religious understanding in our interconnected and contentious world.

Three Testaments

Three Testaments
Author: Brian A. Brown
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 653
Release: 2012
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1442214937

From disagreement over an Islamic Center in New York to clashes between Christians and Muslims in Egypt, tension between the three Abrahamic faiths often runs high. Yet for all their differences, these three traditions-Judaism, Islam, and Christianity-share much in common. Three Testaments brings together for the first time the text of the Torah, the New Testament, and the Quran, so that readers can explore for themselves the connections, as well as the points of departure, between the three faiths. Notable religion scholars provide accessible introductions to each tradition, and commentary from editor Brian Arthur Brown explores how the three faiths may draw similarities from the ancient Zoroastrian tradition. This powerful book provides a much-needed interfaith perspective on key sacred texts.

Noah's Other Son

Noah's Other Son
Author: Brian Arthur Brown
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2014-01-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1625640870

Noah's Other Son examines twenty-five familiar figures who play major roles in the Qur'an and in both Old and New Testaments of the Bible, revealing how understanding the characters in these texts can point the present-day Muslim, Jew, and Christian toward a more mature and tolerant concept of religion. Noah's Other Son serves as an introduction to the place of the Qur'an in Muslim and world culture, as well as a tool to help equip all moderate religious people to deal with extremism wherever it may be found.

Religion Today

Religion Today
Author: Ross Aden
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 453
Release: 2013
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0742563723

"Introduces students to key concepts in religious studies through a compelling problem-solving framework. This new textbook features the following: dynamic case studies opening each chapter that teach critical thinking skills and engage students in contemporary religious issues such as the intersection of science and religion; a wide range of examples from world religions throughout the text; clear introductions to classic and contemporary theories of religion, both Eastern and Western; [and] chapter summaries that include essential concepts, a list of key terms, and questions for individual reflection or class discussion. Religion today guides students in understanding the complex role that religion plays in the world, while also building a solid foundation in both religious studies and problem-solving skills"--

The Encyclopedia of World Religions

The Encyclopedia of World Religions
Author: Robert S. Ellwood
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2008
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1438110383

Contains nearly 600 brief entries on the world's religious traditions.

World History as the History of Foundations, 3000 BCE to 1500 CE

World History as the History of Foundations, 3000 BCE to 1500 CE
Author: Michael Borgolte
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 783
Release: 2019-10-29
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9004415084

In World History as the History of Foundations, 3000 BCE to 1500 CE, Michael Borgolte investigates the origins and development of foundations from Antiquity to the end of the Middle Ages. In his survey foundations emerge not as mere legal institutions, but rather as “total social phenomena” which touch upon manifold aspects, including politics, the economy, art and religion of the cultures in which they emerged. Cross-cultural in its approach and the result of decades of research, this work represents by far the most comprehensive account of the history of foundations that has hitherto been published.

Understanding World Religions

Understanding World Religions
Author: David Whitten Smith
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2007-10-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1461666775

Understanding World Religions studies major worldviews in relation to justice and peace: Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Marxist, and Native American. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is given as a case study for how worldviews impact justice and peace. Further chapters explore Christian social teaching, liberation theologies, active nonviolence, and just war theory.

Rabbi on the Ganges

Rabbi on the Ganges
Author: Alan Brill
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2019-10-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1498597092

Rabbi on the Ganges: A Jewish-Hindu Encounter is the first work to engage the new terrain of Hindu-Jewish religious encounter. The book offers understanding into points of contact between the two religions of Hinduism and Judaism. Providing an important comparative account, the work illuminates key ideas and practices within the traditions, surfacing commonalities between the jnana and Torah study, karmakanda and Jewish ritual, and between the different Hindu philosophic schools and Jewish thought and mysticism, along with meditation and the life of prayer and Kabbalah and creating dialogue around ritual, mediation, worship, and dietary restrictions. The goal of the book is not only to unfold the content of these faith traditions but also to create a religious encounter marked by mutual and reciprocal understanding and openness.

Islam as Devotion

Islam as Devotion
Author: Ralf K. Wüstenberg
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2019-07-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1978703015

How is it that Islam is so feared and misunderstood among Christians? Is there any possibility of an open dialogue between Muslims and Christians that will lead to a greater understanding of both? Ralf K. Wüstenberg explores these and other questions in an in-depth investigation of Islam, using as his guide the teachings of the revered Muslim scholar, Al-Ghazali, and placing them in dialogue with those of the protestant theologian and Reformer, John Calvin. The journey of discovery offered in this book is of long-lasting value to both Christians and Muslims as they seek to find common ground in understanding the most important and basic tenets of each other’s faith.