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Corporat leverage - revisited Corporat leverage - revisited Sandip Sinha A monograph extending the traditional classification and analysis of the traditional corporate leverages . Through the present treatise the author endeavours to : ( a … OL15167086W
La religión en Colombia La religión en Colombia Carlos Arboleda Mora Un libro interesante para quienes desean conocer el estado actual del cristianismo en Colombia. OL15346968W
Living Buddha, living Christ Living Buddha, living Christ Thích Nhất Hạnh Buddha and Christ, perhaps the two most pivotal figures in the history of humankind, each left behind a legacy of teachings and practices that have shaped the lives of billions of people over the cou… OL15373820W
God beyond borders God beyond borders Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook Based on ten years of research, God Beyond Borders is a comprehensive study of interreligious learning in faith communities. The United States is one of the most a diverse countries of the world. Kuj… OL16168019W
Religion, culture, and the state Religion, culture, and the state Howard Adelman "The Canadian principle of reasonable accommodation demands that the cultural majority make certain concessions to the needs of minority groups if these concessions will not cause 'undue hardship.' T… OL16178744W
The chance of salvation The chance of salvation Lincoln A. Mullen The United States has a long history of religious pluralism, and yet Americans have often thought that people's faith determines their eternal destinies. The result is that Americans switch religions… OL17635407W
Religious pluralism in South Asia and Europe Religious pluralism in South Asia and Europe Jamal Malik,Helmut Reifeld Contributed articles. OL18281799W
Christianity and ethnicity in Canada Christianity and ethnicity in Canada Paul A. Bramadat Eleven scholars explore the complex relationships between religious and ethnic identity within the nine major Christian traditions in Canada. The contributors discuss the ways in which changes in the… OL18696522W
Called to be a faithful church in a plural world Called to be a faithful church in a plural world Lambeth Conference (1998 Canterbury, England) viii, 51 p. ; 23 cm OL1991688W
The truth about tolerance The truth about tolerance Brad Stetson,Joseph G. Conti The fundamental aim of this book is to stimulate reflection and writing on tolerance (both social and personal), particularly from a Christian point of view, and to affirm that personal and political… OL20947694W
Religion, diversity and conflict Religion, diversity and conflict Edward Foley While religion can be a source of healing, peace, and reconciliation, it can also be a trigger, if not an underlying cause, for conflict between peoples of varying beliefs. With that awareness, the I… OL20954690W
Religion or belief, discrimination and equality Religion or belief, discrimination and equality Paul Weller "Benchmark publication on religion, discrimination and equality, which contributes to international and global debates by using empirical data from the UK as a case study"-- "In recent years, contro… OL20957307W
What schools teach us about religious life What schools teach us about religious life Daniel R. Heischman "This book will attempt, through an in-depth investigation of eight private schools, representing a wide variety of traditions (including non-sectarian as well as sectarian schools), to show how scho… OL20957417W
Women and interreligious dialogue Women and interreligious dialogue C. Cornille,Jillian Maxey "Though women have been objects more often than subjects of interreligious dialogue, they have nevertheless contributed in significant ways to the dialogue, just as the dialogue has also contributed … OL20957555W
Pluralism and identity Pluralism and identity K. van der Toorn The subject of this book is ritual behaviour, in particular of groups with a distinctive religious, ethnic or other identity which use rituals to pursue strategic ends ad intra and ad extra. Five ess… OL20965004W
Religious faith, human identity Religious faith, human identity Eric J. Lott "Eric Lott's Teape 2000 Lectures addressed the troubled and complex question of religious faith and human identity in a plural world... ...a masterly study of this theme, drawing often on S Asia'sri… OL2318462W
At the entrance to the Garden of Eden At the entrance to the Garden of Eden Yossi Klein Halevi "In At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden, Halevi describes his unprecedented and extraordinary spiritual journey to discover, as a religious Israeli Jew, a common spiritual language with his Christi… OL2908807W
A new religious America A new religious America Diana L. Eck Why Understanding America's Religious Landscape Is the Most Important Challenge Facing Us TodayThe 1990s saw the U.S. Navy commission its first Muslim chaplain and open its first mosque.There are pre… OL3298870W
American Religions American Religions J. Gordon Melton "For the past 500 years, the United States has provided a unique environment for unfettered worship and religious expression, supported by government guarantees of religious liberty. Today, the repub… OL581556W