Religion

Humans across the globe and throughout millennia have searched for answers to questions like, "why are we here?" or "what am I supposed to do with my life?" And the answers people have found, or created, or chosen, have varied as widely as the cultures and people themselves.  Some people focus on rules.  Some focus on afterlives.  Some look to become whole.  Some seek adventure and learning. 

In the 21st Century, there is much misunderstanding concerning the Holy Spirit.  Many things are attributed to the Holy Spirit that are not necessarily His doing.  Some people even say that they speak to the Holy Spirit or pray to Him.  All of these things are because of a misunderstanding of Who the Holy Spirit is and what He does.  This book will explain Who the Holy Spirit is and what His function is in connection to the saints of God 

The book proposes the hypothesis that six generic ways of being religious may be found in any large-scale religious tradition such as Christianity or Buddhism or Islam or Hinduism: sacred rite, right action, devotion, shamanic mediation, mystical quest, and reasoned inquiry. These are recurrent ways in which, socially and individually, devout members of these traditions take up and appropriate their stories and symbols in order to draw near to, and come into right relationship with, what the traditions attest to be the ultimate reality. 

The Teaching of Buddha is a collection of writings on the essence of Buddhism, selected and edited from the vast Buddhist canon, presented in a concise, easy-to-read, and nonsectarian format. It also includes a brief history of Buddhism, a listing of the source texts, a glossary of Sanskrit terms, and an index. 

There are questions about religion that people seek answers to and hope to be enlightened in the best way. However in most cases, people base their opinions on hearsay rather than acquiring them from the real source of religion: the Qur'an. In this book, you will find the most accurate answers to all the questions you seek answers for and learn your responsibilities towards your Creator. 

The living God speaks to Our Day of events of the past that have a lesson for the present, and of things to come. Divine prophecy fulfilled before men's eyes is God's challenge to unbelief. The Word of Holy Writ has been the guiding light through all the ages. It is the lamp to our feet today. 

In the ensuing pages the religious tenets and practices of eight principal nations of antiquity are passed in review — the nations being those with which ancient history is chiefly concerned — the Egyptians, Assyrians and Baby lonians, Iranians, Sanskritic Indians, Phenicians, Etruscans, Greeks, and Romans. 

There were actually no “Taoists” per se in “classical China” (i.e., before the Ch’in/Han unification, ca. 200 BCE). 

There are around 13 million Sikhs in the world today. Originating in the Punjab which was divided through partition in 1947, many have dispersed across northern India, to Europe, East Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, Canada and the U.S.A.. In India Sikhs have made a great impact as farmers, members of the armed forces and police, as well as in sport, transport, industry and education 

How did angels come to be? Did they exist before the earth andmen? Let’s look at Scripture for the answers:Psalms 33:6 - “By the word of the LORD the heavens were made,their starry host by the breath of his mouth 

Marriage in Christ(Christian Marriage) is a God-givenGift to those who experience it as our dear Lord meant it tobe from the first day He created Man and Woman. Holy Matrimony (marriage in Christ), one of the main sacraments of the Church, is a true “miracle” whereby two people become “one” IN and WITH our Lord Jesus Christ by means of the Holy Spirit that unites them during the Church Wedding Prayers. So when the Christian couples realize this, they are able to enjoy all the spiritual fruits of the Holy Spirit and live a state of Heaven on earth in love, joy, peace and righteousness 

This course is part of the Harvestime International Institute, a program designed to equip believers for effective spiritual harvest. 

This book makes no pretence to be a guide to all the mythologies, or to all the religious practices which have prevailed in the world. It is intended to aid the student who desires to obtain a general idea of comparative religion, by exhibiting the subject as a connected and organic whole, and by indicating the leading points of view from which each of the great systems may best be understood. 

Every great historical religion passes through numerous phases, as it is brought into contact with different cultures, and evokes various forms of speculative thought and inward experience. From Buddhism to Hinduism to Native American tribes, this work delves into comparing the great religions of the world. From sacred acts to theology, you will learn a great deal about religions from a comparative point of view. 

Theological Questions is an Open Educational Resource (free textbook) that originates from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio and was created with funding form the Atla OER Grant Program. This open textbook was used at St. Mary's in the first of two required core theology courses. It is designed to give a broad historical overview of theological questions from the perspective of the Catholic tradition. It seeks to represent fairly a variety of questions and answers within and beyond the Catholic tradition. This OER is a foundation for other teachers of introductory courses in theology who may wish to adapt it for their purposes. 

Tolerance between religions and all people is a way to create a world of peace, love and happiness. An inter-religious dialog is important for a better world. Even theists and atheists can find a way of understanding. This is possible on the basis of scientific clarification of the question of God. 

Eight lectures given in 1890 at the Lowell Institute. Contents: introduction; Demeter at Eleusis and Cnidus; Dionysus in Thrace and Old Attica; Dionysus at Athens; gods at Eleusis; Aesculapius at Epidaurus and Athens; Aphrodite at Paphos; Apollo at Delos. 

What is and what will be integrates science with values and meaning by making the simplest possible assumption about the connection between physical structure and conscious experience. The implications are not just philosophical. They extend to the foundations of mathematics and physics suggesting that Einstein's intuition near the end of his life was correct. 

Mikalson provides a chronological approach to religion in Hellenistic Athens, disproving the widely held belief that Hellenistic religion during this period represented a decline from the classical era. Drawing from epigraphical, historical, literary, and archaeological sources, Mikalson traces the religious cults and beliefs of Athenians from the battle of Chaeroneia in 338 B.C. to the devastation of Athens by Sulla in 86 B.C., demonstrating that traditional religion played a central and vital role in Athenian private, social, and political life. 

Though there is no proof that ancestor-worship in general prevailed at any time in Babylonia, it would seem that the worship of heroes and prominent men was common, at least in early times. The tenth chapter of Genesis tells us of the story of Nimrod, who cannot be any other than the Merodach of the Assyro-Babylonian inscriptions; and other examples, occurring in semi-mythological times, are En-we-dur-an-ki , the Greek Edoreschos, and Gilgames. 

No other book in the entire history of the world has exerted a greater influence on a larger number of people over a longer period of time than this volume. The spiritual cornerstone of the most populous and oldest living civilization on Earth, the Analects has inspired the Chinese and all the peoples of East Asia with its affirmation of a humanist ethics. The Analects is the only place where we can encounter the real, living Confucius. He speaks with clarity and brilliance. He emerges as a man of great passion and many enthusiasms, a man of bold action whose true vocation is politics 

Hoover provides an excellent introduction to the aesthetics of Japanese culture. Zen History, Zen, Haiku, Ceramics, Archery, Landscape Garden, Stone Garden, Ink Landscape Scroll, Zen Architecture, Sword, Katana, No Theater, Noh Theater, Japanese Tea Ceremony, Flower arranging, Ikebana, Zen Ceramic Art, Raku, Shino, Ryoanji-ji.

The greatest achievement in life? Living in conscious oneness of ultimate reality, found in Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Kabbalah, Sufi, and comparative mysticism. This ebook summarizes similarities among those five traditions and outlines mystical approaches to life.

Religious beliefs of scientists, including one hundred hitherto unpublished letters on science and religion from eminent men of science: Lord Kelvin, Lord Rayleigh, Sir William Crookes, Prof. P. G. Tait, Dr. Alfred Russel Wallace, etc.

In this book you can explore many fascinating subjects, including: Devil Worship, Doomsday Cults, Zombies, Hungry Ghosts, Fire Walking, the Grim Reaper, Witch Smellers, Ghouls, Human Sacrifice, Holy Mud, Dervishes, Snake Handlers, Demonic Possession, the Antichrist, Golems, Head Shrinkers, Idol Worship, and many more.

The work will prove a source of information and inspiration for both student and layman, Jew and non-Jew, and induce such as have become indifferent to, or prejudiced against, the teachings of the Synagogue, or of Reform Judaism in particular, to take a deeper insight into, and look up with a higher regard to the sublime and eternal verities of Judaism.

Among the publications of the Divine Life Society, the present book on the structure of Inner India is one of a special kind, for it offers to students of Indian Culture a taste of its quintessential essence and, to those who are eager to know what India is, a colourful outline of the picture of the heart of India. The survey of thought covered in this book ranges from the Vedas and the Upanishads to the Smritis, including the Epics, Puranas and the Bhagavadgita, as well as the religious modes of conduct and the philosophic tradition of the country.

The Bible, the Qur'an, and Science is an objective study of the Old Testament, the Gospels and the Qur'an. This book seeks to spiritually unite by highlighting similarities in the texts. It sheds new light and dispels many preconceived ideas in separating what belongs to Revelation from what is the product of error or human interpretation.

This collection of essays aims to turn down the heat and turn up the light on the question of whether religion should be a force shaping our public policies and our common civic life. Because the issue of religion in public life is complex, encompassing theory, history, and practice, we purposely did not set up a narrowly-focused debate in which each side shot at the other, and the side with the fiercest arguments and most adherents won. Instead, we have chosen to examine the many facets of the issue in a thoughtful way, in hopes of finding new insights and, perhaps, common ground.

A tour de force of science and religion, reason and faith, denoting in clear and unmistakable language and rhetoric what science really reveals about the cosmos, the world, and ourselves. Challenge to the believer and the nonbeliever alike.

Alex is shown his life and all of creation, then the void before creation, and instantly realises that he is God. This has a detrimental effect on his mental health, so he runs off to India in the hope of finding answers. Further spiritual experiences cause him confusion and leave him feeling unsettled. Things improve for Alex when he meets up with two gay English girls who are studying Buddhism.

Readers of this volume will soon discover the hard-mindedness and precision of thinking so associated with German philosophy as they enter into his discussions of Confucianism. As readers progress through this book, they will be constantly reminded that all philosophy should be truly comparative.

Beginning with Indian Buddhism and Chinese Taoism it shows Zen as it was created by the personalities, perceptions, and actions of its masters over the centuries. Gradual and sudden enlightenment, shock enlightenment, the koan, the migration of Zen to Japan. With anecdote and memorable quotation, this long-needed work restores Zen to its living, human form.

I am an American with a Muslim soul. My soul carries a long history of heroes, movements, and civilizations that sought to submit to the will of God. My soul listened as the Prophet Muhammad preached the central messages of Islam, tazaaqa and tawhid, compassionate justice and the oneness of God.

A guide to Judaism written by respected academics with many years' research and teaching experience, and in conjunction with the relevant religious communities. The guide covers key religious and cultural sensitivities that may arise within a university environment.

In the present edition a great many new questions and answers have been introduced, while the matter has been grouped within five categories: (1) The Life of the Buddha; (2) the Doctrine; (3) the Sangha, or monastic order; (4) a brief history of Buddhism, its Councils and propaganda; (5) some reconciliation of Buddhism with science.

A sketch of the most striking confirmations of the Bible, from the discoveries in Egypt, Palestine, Assyria, Babylonia, and Asia Minor. The book offers readers a unique, vivid perspective on the people, history and environment of ancient societies as revealed through the analysis of physical objects they left behind.

An LDS Bishop's Counsel to a member of his ward on the Adam-God 'theory'. Did Brigham Young teach the doctrine that God became Adam? What about Joseph Smith? What do the scriptures have to say on this subject? Includes the book "The Forgotten God" and a series of study guides on this subject.

This book is, as its title implies, about science and Christianity, and it reconciles the two. More than that it is a book about man's place in the universe, with fascinating implications. The book is written for everyone, Christian and non-Christian, and it will challenge both greatly.

The strangest figure that meets us in the annals of Oriental thought is that of Confucius. To the popular mind he is the founder of a religion, and yet he has nothing in common with the great religious teachers of the East.

The writer has attempted in this volume to take up a few of the most characteristic points in Jewish doctrine and practice, and to explain some of the various phases through which they have passed, since the first centuries of the Christian era. The writer is himself a Jew, and thus is deeply concerned personally in the matters discussed in the book.

Focusing on the private and public use of space, this volume explores the religious life of the new Muslim communities in North America and Europe. These essays concentrate on cultural practices and expressions of everyday life rather than on the political issues that dominate today's headlines. The authors emphasize the cultural strength and creativity of communities that draw upon Islamic symbols and practices to define "Muslim space" against the background of a non-Muslim environment.

What is religion? How does it work? Many natural abilities of the human mind are involved, and crucial among them is the ability to use language. This volume brings together research from linguistics, cognitive science and neuroscience, as well as from religious studies, to understand the phenomena of religion as a distinctly human enterprise. The book is divided into three parts, each part preceded by a full introductory chapter by the editors that discusses modern scientific approaches to religion and the application of modern linguistics, particularly cognitive linguistics and pragmatics. 

"God, spiritual life—those were such vague terms to me before I met Srila Prabhupada. I have always been interested in religion, but before I met the Krsna conscious devotees, somehow I did not have the proper perspective needed to inquire fruitfully about spiritual life." Evaluation copy of the printed version of the book, conversations between His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and Bob Cohen, a Peace Corps worker in India.

The subject of this book is Nature Mysticism. The phenomena of "nature" are to be studied in their mystical aspects. The wide term Mysticism is used because in spite of many misleading associations it is hard to replace.

I’m sure that you noticed that this is a multi-titled e-book.  “How To” and then six different things were added, Humble, Joyful, Kind, Meek, Obedient and Pure.  The Bible teaches that we are to be all of those, but sometimes we are not sure how we are to be humble, joyful, etc.  That is the purpose of this e-book, that we will know how to be humble, how to be joyful, how to be kind, how to be meek, how to be obedient and finally, how to be pure.

Church History is usually a neglected subject in a church’s ministry. That is incredibly sad because, without an understanding of Church History, there cannot be an appreciation of its present situation. Therefore, it is especially important to learn Church History. It will generate a much greater appreciation of the Lord’s Church. 

Most of the time when people are asked what they believe, they will gladly tell you, but if you ask them why they believe that, most of them cannot tell you. You may receive many different answers except the one that you are seeking. 

Within the pages of this eBook is the evidence that the account that our Lord gave in Matthew’s Gospel that is commonly called “The Lord’s Prayer” is actually “The Model Prayer.”  The elements of the Model Prayer are given in the first chapter. The Model Prayer is then re-examined in the final chapter to compare just how much applied and what did not apply to Jesus’ prayer in John 17, which is the real Lord’s Prayer. 

Religion! A Kindergarten to Spirituality!! by AiR discusses how we need to go beyond religion to actually know, understand and Realize God. 

Is there a Ladder to Heaven? If we pray, will we be able to go to Heaven? Is there really a place called Heaven? Has anybody gone there? Heaven is nothing but being with God! The Ladder to Heaven by AiR entails a step by step method that will help us climb the virtual Ladder to Heaven and unite us with God! 

This book is about my search for the third peak of enlightenment and the true meaning of life. It is about how I discovered Ananda, everlasting joy beyond the first peak of achievement and the second peak of fulfillment – the bliss that knows no bounds! 

We human beings are enveloped in the deep darkness of ignorance. We seek Peace of mind but we don't realize that Peace is not an external thing. It is our original state. 

What is life all about? Are we meant to just live and die? Is there a larger purpose or deeper meaning to life? Life is Liberation from Ignorance and Finding true Enlightenment is an interesting dialogue between a seeker and his Guru that can help you on your own spiritual quest towards liberation, freedom from all misery and suffering; the realization of the Truth and God-realization. 

My book runs through the basics of Islam. I have inserted numerous quotes from the two most important sources in Islam, the Noble Quran and the Sunnah (the sayings and teachings of Muhammad, PBUH). The quotes are placed in the right context of the subject matter. It is a relatively short book, straightforward and not difficult to read. 

This book is considered to be a very important material in educating the children and youth.  It is the first book which contains very important necessary Islamic information for youth.  Moreover, the significant thing noted in it this eBook is the simple way that it can deliver the knowledge to students, readers or the new converters into Islam in a magnificent way with no complexity of literally crochet.  

Islam that abrogated celestial religions of Judaism and Christianity along with their validity is explained first. That Qur’an-ı Karîm is word of Allah; miracles of Muhammad ׳alayhissalâm, his virtues, moral practices and habits; how to be a true Muslim; a comparison of Islam and Christianity; that Muslims are scientifically powerful; are explained next. 

This work is intended to present an overview of the Hindu rites of passage in a historical perspective. Based on the data put together from the works of P.V. Kane, Rajbali Pandey, Ram Gopal, Willem Caland, Jan Gonda and other eminent scholars as well as the ancient and medieval texts, a humble effort has been made to bring forward an outline of the history of the performance of the life cycle rites of passage by the Hindus in South Asia since the time immemorial. 

Buddhism is not what we call a ‘top-down religion’, one in which a deity reveals religious and spiritual truths to humanity. It is a ‘bottom-up religion’ created by humans as an attempt to express spiritual concepts. Buddhism does not deny the existence of gods or of other worlds, and indeed the devotional practices of many Buddhist traditions involve the veneration and invocation of special beings. 

Israel Abrahams (b. London, November 26, 1858; d. Cambridge, October 6, 1925) was one of the most distinguished Jewish scholars of his generation. He wrote a number of classics on Judaism, most notably, Jewish Life in the Middle Ages (1896).