God and world religions basic beliefs and themes
[The Planet Context] A Pale Blue Dot -- A Global City Vision -- The Elephant and Her Echoes -- A Mini Tour of Occupied Mansions (Native Americans, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Baha'i, African, Jainism, Taoism, Shinto, Judaism, Islam) -- Generic and Brand Names...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Shippensburg, PA
Ragged Edge Press
1997
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | [The Planet Context] A Pale Blue Dot -- A Global City Vision -- The Elephant and Her Echoes -- A Mini Tour of Occupied Mansions (Native Americans, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Baha'i, African, Jainism, Taoism, Shinto, Judaism, Islam) -- Generic and Brand Names. [The Persona of God] Oneness and Polytheism -- Male, Androgynous, or Gender Free -- Author of Good and Evil -- Moral and Moralistic -- Merciful and Gracious. [Modes of Communication] Observation- Lao Tzu -- Pseudonymity -- Events in History -- Incarnation (Krishna and Buddha, Jesus) -- Inspiration (Buddha, Zoroaster, Muhammad). [Two Sources of Scripture] Verbal Dictation -- Verbal Inspiration in the Koran -- Verbal Inspiration in the Bible -- Completed Works? [Sacrifice and Chauvinism] Priesthoods and Protest (The Brahmins of India, The Levites of Israel, The Fathers of Rome) -- Reformation II (Global Ferment) -- Exploring Deeper Water (Monks and Madison Avenue, Echoes in Cathedrals). [The Road Most Traveled] Hinduism's Caste Laws -- Jainism's Non-Injury Clause -- Buddhism's Eightfold Path -- Taoism and Confucianism -- Islam's Five Pillars -- Baha'i Ideals -- Judaism's Ten Commandments -- Christianity's "Be Ye Perfect" -- The Effect of the Law. [Religion and Reality] The Reality of Illusion -- Religious Experience -- Holy Titles and Clothes -- Living With the Daily News -- Atheism. [Fear and Love in Religion] Karma and Reincarnation -- Judgment Day -- Mountain Top Reminders -- Do Carrots and Sticks Work? -- Love Transcends Reward and Fear. [Hints of Unconditional Grace] A Hint of Something More -- Hindiusm's Third Alternative -- Breakthroughs in the Mideast -- A Rare Moment in Time -- Complimentary Concepts -- Two Additional Concerns. [Heaven and Hell Concepts] The Middle East Precedent -- Influence on Judaism -- Influence on Christianity -- Influence on Islam -- Today's Perspective. [Religion's Impact on Economics] The Caste System Revisited -- The Class System in America (The Puritan Work Ethic, The Concept of Callings) -- Communism in China (Lao Tzu and Confucius, Jesus, Marx, and Mao, The Old-fashioned Way) -- Workplace Democracy in Japan (Shinto, Taoism, Confucianism, Zen Buddhism). [War and Peace Beliefs] Pre-War Justification (Israel's Invasion of Canaan, Muslim Conquests, Christian Crusades) -- Beliefs that Support War Today -- Beliefs that Encourage Peace (Gandhi, Jesus, and Lao Tzu, The Treaty of Versailles, Vietnam Remembered, Breaking the Cycle of Vengeance). [God's Way in the World] Divine Selflessness -- Occasions of Transcendence -- Explaining the Extraordinary (Training and Inspriration, Divine Intervention, Zen and The Zone) -- Seeing the Sacred in the Secular. [The Thunder of Bare Feet] The Hebrew Prophets -- Jesus and Social Justice -- A Footnote on India -- Islam and the Middle East -- The Legacy of Socialism. [Some Implications] The Self-Effacing Deity -- Revelation and Imagination -- Jesus and Other Religions -- Why Liberals and Conservatives -- What if All Means All? -- Alpha and Omega. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes index |
| Beschreibung: | XV, 287 S. |
| ISBN: | 1572490640 1-57249-064-0 |