Religion

Opening the Heart of the Cosmos: Insights on the Lotus Sutra

by Nhat Hanh, Thich

Stamped with his signature depth of vision, lucidity, and clarity, Thich Nhat Hanh's insights based on the wisdom of the Lotus Sutra invoke a wide range of contemporary topics and concerns. He demonstrates the...

Sacraments and Worship: The Sources of Christian Theology

by Maxwell E. Johnson

The church's development and use of sacraments has evolved in many ways from the days of the early church to the present. This sourcebook provides key theological texts that played a role in those movements....

Sales and Marketing: Learn What You Need in Two Hours

by Scott L., Jr. Girard, Michael F. O'Keefe & Marc A. Price

The second in a 12-title series, A Crash Course for Entrepreneurs, that coaches prospective and new entrepreneurs in sales and marketing for their business.

Many novice entrepreneurs have little more than a...

Man and Woman He Created Them

by John Paul

A new critical translation of Pope John Paul II's talks on the Theology of the Body by the internationally renowned biblical scholar Michael Waldstein. With meticulous scholarship and profound insight, Waldstein...

God and Evolution? Science Meets Faith

by Gerard M., Dr. Verschuuren

Meet the “match made in heaven” between religion and science as they harmoniously converge through exploring the Catholic view on God and evolution. Author Dr. Verschuuren, a practicing Catholic and human...

Edgar Cayce's Story of the Bible

by Robert W. Krajenke

According to Edgar Cayce (1877-1945), the most-documented psychic of our time, the Bible is a sourcebook for spiritual development that applies to every facet of our lives. Beginning with the story of Genesis...

Lamentations and the Song of Songs: A Theological Commentary on the Bible

by Harvey Cox & Stephanie Paulsell

This latest volume in the popular Belief series considers two very different types of biblical writings and two very timely subjects-violence and sex within the context of Scripture. Well-known theologian Harvey...

Handbook of Biblical Criticism, Fourth Edition

by Richard N. Soulen & R. Kendall Soulen

This best-selling textbook, now in its fourth edition, continues to be a valuable resource for the beginning student in the critical study of the Bible. Thoroughly revised to include the newest methods, discoveries,...

Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?: A Historical Introduction

by John Fea

Fea offers an even-handed primer on whether America was founded to be a Christian nation, as many evangelicals assert, or a secular state, as others contend. He approaches the title's question from a historical...

The Collected Sermons of Fred B. Craddock

by Fred B. Craddock

This collection of more than fifty of Fred Craddock's sermons provides a glimpse of a master preacher at work. Amazingly, only one of the sermons was preached from a manuscript written in advance, as Craddock...

Luke: Belief: A Theological Commentary on the Bible

by Justo L. Gonzalez

The volumes in Belief: A Theological Commentary on the Bible from Westminster John Knox Press offer a fresh and invigorating approach to all the books of the Bible. Building on a wide range of sources from biblical...

Old Testament Narrative: A Guide to Interpretation

by Jerome T. Walsh

The Old Testament's stories are intriguing, mesmerizing, and provocative not only due to their ancient literary craft but also because of their ongoing relevance. In this volume, well suited to college and seminary...

World Religions in America, 4th ed.: An Introduction

by Jacob Neusner

The fourth edition of World Religions in America continues its lauded tradition of providing students with reliable and nuanced information about America's religious diversity, while also reflecting new developments...

Theological Bible Commentary

by David L. Petersen & Gail R. O'Day

Most one-volume Bible commentaries focus on standard scholarly issues, answering questions such as, who wrote the book? who was addressed? and how is the book structured? In contrast, this is the first one-volume...

Jesus Dub

by Robert Beckford

Robert Beckford explores the dialogue between two central institutions in African Caribbean life: the church and the dancehall. He highlights how Dub - one of the central features of dancehall culture - can...

Doing Contextual Theology

by Angie Pears

Christian theology, like all forms of knowledge, thinking and practice, arises from and is influenced by the context in which it is done. In Doing Contextual Theology, Angie Pears demonstrates the radically...

Metaphor and Literalism in Buddhism

by Soonil Hwang

Soonil Hwang studies the doctrinal development of nirvana in the Pali Nikaaya and subsequent tradition and compares it with the Chinese aagama and its traditional interpretation. He clarifies early doctrinal...

Julian of Norwich

by Kevin Magill

Julian of Norwich was a fourteenth-century woman who at the age of thirty had a series of vivid visions centred around the crucified Christ. Twenty years later, while living as an anchoress in a church, she...

The Politics of Religion in Indonesia

by Michel Picard & Rémy Madinier

Indonesia is a remarkable case study for religious politics. While not being a theocratic country, it is not secular either, with the Indonesian state officially defining what constitutes religion, and every...