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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The evolution of God The evolution of God Wright, Robert In this sweeping narrative that takes us from the Stone Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright unveils a hidden pattern that the great monotheistic faiths have followed as they have evolved. Throu… OL18098196W
Each Man Cried Out to His God Each Man Cried Out to His God Aaron Jed Brody x, 177 pages : 22 cm OL1876843W
Old Norse religion in long-term perspectives Old Norse religion in long-term perspectives K. Jennbert,C. Raudvere Annotation OL18919197W
Chambers dictionary of beliefs and religions Chambers dictionary of beliefs and religions Frank Whaling,Rosemary Goring Spanning all periods of history, this book has more than 3000 A-Z entries covering major faiths and ideologies from Hinduism, Islam and Christianity to scientology, pantheism and witchcraft. Intended… OL20868794W
A documentary history of religion in America A documentary history of religion in America Edwin S. Gaustad,Mark A. Noll For a good two decades teachers and students of American religious history have turned to the two-volume Documentary History of Religion in America for the most significant primary sources from the n… OL20946787W
The Oxford dictionary of world religions The Oxford dictionary of world religions John Bowker "The Oxford Dictionary of World Religion is the most wide-ranging A-Z reference guide to all aspects of the world's religions past and present. Whether the reader seeks quick, accessible answers from… OL20965707W
Abstracts Abstracts American Academy of Religion volumes ; 22 cm OL24215239W
Paganism in the Roman Empire Paganism in the Roman Empire Ramsay MacMullen "MacMullen...has published several books in recent years which establish him, rightfully, as a leading social historian of the Roman Empire. The current volume exhibits many of the characteristics of… OL2640450W
Crossing the Gods Crossing the Gods N. J. Demerath "Crossing the Gods examines the sometimes antagonistic, sometimes cozy relationship between religion and politics in countries around the globe.". "Eminent sociologist of religion Jay Demerath trave… OL4115673W
On understanding Japanese religion On understanding Japanese religion Joseph Mitsuo Kitagawa Joseph Kitagawa, one of the founders of the field of history of religions and an eminent scholar of the religions of Japan, published his classic book Religion in Japanese History in 1966. Since then… OL4293338W
Near Eastern mythology Near Eastern mythology Gray, John Discusses the religion and mythology of Mesopotamia, Canaan, and Israel. OL5259672W
The gospel in dispute The gospel in dispute Edmund Perry The missionary character and purpose of the Christian faith is pushed into the foreground of all serious Christian thinking and of much thinking by non-Christians at the present time. The immediate r… OL7526923W
Religion and Humane Global Governance Religion and Humane Global Governance Richard Falk "Falk argues that the failure to achieve what he terms "humane global governance" is partially due to the exclusion of religious and spiritual dimensions of human experience from the study and practi… OL8104506W