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  • Understanding World Christianity

    Eastern Africa

    Series series Understanding World Christianity
    Each volume of the Understanding World Christianity series analyzes the state of Christianity from six different angles. The focus is always Christianity, but it is approached in an interdisciplinary manner--chronological, denominational, sociopolitical, geographical, biographical, and theological.Short, engaging chapters help readers understand the complexity of Christianity in the region and ... Read more

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  • Holiness Compared

    Critical Approaches to Sanctity in the Twenty-First Century

    Series series Studies in World Christianity and Interreligious Relations
    This volume examines holiness and ascriptions of holiness in diverse historical contexts to generate comparative insights into their dynamics within and across religious traditions. It gathers historical, sociological, and theological analyses by senior and emerging experts in Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu, and Muslim studies. They explore varied forms that holiness takes within and between ... Read more

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  • Discovering God

    The Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of Belief

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    An award-winning sociologist's "fascinating and excellent" history of the origins of the great religions from the Stone Age to the Modern Age (Newsweek).In Discovering God, Rodney Stark surveys the birth and growth of religions around the world—from the prehistoric era of primal beliefs; the history of the pyramids found in Iraq, Egypt, Mexico, and Cambodia; and the great "Axial Age" of Plato, ... Read more

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  • Theology in the Context of World Christianity

    How the Global Church Is Influencing the Way We Think about and Discuss Theology

    Thinking more globally about the formation of theology enriches our understanding of what it means to be a Christian.It's no secret that the center of Christianity has shifted from the West to the global South and East. While the truths of the Christian faith are universal, different contexts and cultures illuminate new questions, understandings, and expressions. What does this mean for theology, ... Read more

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  • The Catholic Church and the World Religions

    A Theological and Phenomenological Account

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  • Understanding Interreligious Relations

    The ways in which religious communities interact with one another is an increasing focus of scholarly research and teaching. Issues of interreligious engagement, inclusive of dialogue more specifically and relations more generally, attract widespread interest and concern. In a religiously pluralist world, how different communities get along with each other is not just an academic question; it is ... Read more

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  • Christianity and Pluralism

    Are the world's great religions ultimately all the same?Christianity and Pluralism is a collection of concise yet thoughtful essays by J. I. Packer and Ron Dart, interacting with and responding to the four traditional models used to answer the existence of multiple faiths (exclusive, inclusive, pluralist, and syncretist), but focusing particularly on that form of syncretism which claims that all ... Read more

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    Series series Themes in World History
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  • Thirsty for God

    A Brief History of Christian Spirituality

    A landmark text on the history of Christian spirituality embarks on the journey afresh. This accessible and engaging history provides an excellent primer on the two-millennium quest for union with God, a "thirst" at the center of Christian life and practice. Holt traces the practice of Christian devotion, prayer, and contemplation from the biblical and influential early periods through the diverse ... Read more

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  • The Popular Handbook of World Religions

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