Sourcebook of the World's Religions: An Interfaith Guide to Religion and SpiritualityJoel Beversluis New World Library, 2011 M02 8 - 420 pages Now in its third edition, this is the most comprehensive work available on the rich variety of paths available to today's spiritual seekers. More than an academic reference, it explores how religions can collaborate to help the world. Essays exploring the realm of building an interfaith community add to the book's detailed portraits of the major religious traditions. The Sourcebook also contains essays on spiritual practices as diverse as theosophy, wicca, and indigenous religions. This revised edition of the Sourcebook offers an unparalleled look at where spirituality is headed in the coming millennium. |
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... individual in community. Individual in Community J. S. Mbiti captures this relational metaphysics succinctly in the dictum: “I am because we are and because we are therefore I am.” The life of the individual comes into fruition through ...
... individual in community. Individual in Community J. S. Mbiti captures this relational metaphysics succinctly in the dictum: “I am because we are and because we are therefore I am.” The life of the individual comes into fruition through ...
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... individuals that compose them are definitely and completely safeguarded. This commonwealth must, as far as we can visualize it, consist of a world legislature, whose members will, as the trustees of the whole of mankind, ultimately ...
... individuals that compose them are definitely and completely safeguarded. This commonwealth must, as far as we can visualize it, consist of a world legislature, whose members will, as the trustees of the whole of mankind, ultimately ...
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... individual, between individuals, and with the environment as a whole. Material development must serve not only the body, but the mind and spirit as well. 8. A world federal system. The Bahá'í scriptures emphatically state that for the ...
... individual, between individuals, and with the environment as a whole. Material development must serve not only the body, but the mind and spirit as well. 8. A world federal system. The Bahá'í scriptures emphatically state that for the ...
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... individual self and contributing to the attainment of an ideal, harmonious society. Confucius based his method on the assumption that lawlessness and social problems result from the combination of unenlightened individuals and a social ...
... individual self and contributing to the attainment of an ideal, harmonious society. Confucius based his method on the assumption that lawlessness and social problems result from the combination of unenlightened individuals and a social ...
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... individuals and systems to be life-giving and life-sharing—to possess a Jen (love) personality. Wisdom, love, and courage are inseparable concepts. 7. Organizational effectiveness and efficiency are reached when systematically ...
... individuals and systems to be life-giving and life-sharing—to possess a Jen (love) personality. Wisdom, love, and courage are inseparable concepts. 7. Organizational effectiveness and efficiency are reached when systematically ...
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