Year to Live

Religion & Spirituality

John Bowker

Christian Books & Bibles

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World Religions /anglais

This study of the world's religions takes a visual approach. All aspects are covered: the origins, history and key figures of a faith, as well as its central themes, beliefs, iconography and practises. Introductory text sets the scene for each image and explains its significance within the faith it represents. Supporting text gives concise explanations of major themes and popular stories. Detailed analysis of each image helps explain the symbolism and meaning within it. The introduction compares and contrasts the themes and beliefs of the major religions and gives an overview of the ancient religions that moulded many current faiths. As well as religious imagery and iconography, the guide includes depictions and explanations of non-representational religious art, such as Islamic architecture.

World Religions

History

World

Dorling, Kindersley

Complete Bible Handbook

The human search for truth has led to massive achievements in science and technology. It has also led to God: this book tells the story of that search for God. It explains: how the search for Goddess and God began and developed; how the human brain and body open the way to God; how the meaning of God is expressed in art, sex, story, music and architecture; how science and God belong together in the human search for truth; and how that search has led to amazing discoveries. It explores: why evil acts are committed in the name of God; why the death of God occurs so often, and yet God still persists; why prayer and praise are such an important part of human nature; and why the search for God points to the revelation of God. In this book, John Bowker's insightful text is enhanced by hundreds of photographs, illustrations, maps and charts, and accompanied by passages from sacred books and works of poetry, philosophy, praise and devotion. All these elements combine to make "God - A Brief History" an unparalleled exploration of the human search for eternal truth in all ages and cultures.

Dorling Kindersley H/B

From the Publisher: "The most important book in Western history, the Bible has had a profound influence on the religious, intellectual, and cultural life of societies throughout the world. The Complete Bible Handbook draws on the latest scholarship to form the most comprehensive and accessible guide to the Bible ever published." FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION: Every book of the Bible is outlined and explained, with the focus on key figures, events, and teachings. Led by the respected scholar John Bowker, pioneer in the study of religions, The Complete Bible Handbook is an authoritative and inspirational guide written by a multidenominational team of experts that embraces both Jewish and Christian faiths. COMPREHENSIVELY ILLUSTRATED: The commentaries are supported by more than 500 color illustrations, often casting new light on Bible stories. Location photographs and maps show biblical sites as they are today, and many important works of religious art are beautifully reproduced.

The Complete Bible Handbook: An Illustrated Companion

Barnes&Noble

Most people alive today (more than three-quarters of the worlds population) belong to one of the great religions these faiths are built on the foundation-stones of key texts, to which people go for spiritual inspiration and moral guidance but what are these texts and what do they mean introducing and describing their content and core tenets, and quoting their key passages, the sacred library will help believers and unbelievers alike to understand why these sacred texts matter so much to so many people in todays world: the bible remains the best-selling book world-wide, and other texts from the past are hugely influential in the present - for example, the analects of confucius in asia and the quran for muslims historically, sacred texts have had a critical impact on the drafting of landmark political documents, such as the constitution of the united states the sacred library is an accessible, scholarly and informative guide not only to such well-known texts as the bible and quran, but a

The Message and the Book: Sacred Texts of the World's Religions

Callisto

Religions are involved in many long-running conflicts around the world from the Balkans and the Middle East to Kashmir and Sri Lanka. All that is well known. Not so well-known are the resources that religions can bring, specifically and uniquely, to the process of peace and reconciliation after conflict. This book looks in detail at the ways in which the search for reconciliation is an obligation, even a command, in particular religions. Religions understand reconciliation very differently, and those differences are made clear in this book. But the quest for reconciliation, however differently it is understood, is an obligation in religions that should be much better understood and employedby those who seek peace in the world.

Conflict and Reconciliation: The Contribution of Religions

Key Pub House Inc

Baffled by Buddhism? Confused by Catholicism? Explore the faith and practices of the world's most important religions in this illustrated, accessible book. From the Ancient Egyptians to present day faiths, every denomination is examined in detail through sacred texts, imager and artefacts.

Why did Jonah live in a whale? And how did Jesus turn the water into wine at the wedding in Cana? From Genesis to Revelation, this accessible companion explores and explains the most important stories of the Bible. Classical works of art and archaeological sites reveal fascinating details about life in biblical times including festivals, fashions and customs.

Take a journey through time to discover what God has meant to men and women throughout the ages. This title guides the general reader through an interpretation of existence and meaning, from Judaism to Buddhism, Christianity and Islam. With hundreds of photographs and illustrations, this is a unique insight into our relationship with God.

God : A Brief History

Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd.

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Year to Live

World Religions

Complete Bible Handbook

God

The Complete Bible Handbook: An Illustrated Companion

The Message and the Book: Sacred Texts of the World's Religions

Conflict and Reconciliation: The Contribution of Religions

World Religions

Complete Bible Handbook

God : A Brief History