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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Page xi
... justice, education, humanitarian, and many more—and in this book. Part Three: Choosing Our Future Without a vision, as the Jewish prophet warned, we will perish. Unfortunately, this prophecy is not warning against some future ...
... justice, education, humanitarian, and many more—and in this book. Part Three: Choosing Our Future Without a vision, as the Jewish prophet warned, we will perish. Unfortunately, this prophecy is not warning against some future ...
Page 8
... Justice, the supreme international governing body of the Bahá'í Faith. Worldwide there are about 20,000 local spiritual assemblies; the United States has over 1,400 local spiritual assemblies and about 120,000 Bahá'ís. The Bahá'í View ...
... Justice, the supreme international governing body of the Bahá'í Faith. Worldwide there are about 20,000 local spiritual assemblies; the United States has over 1,400 local spiritual assemblies and about 120,000 Bahá'ís. The Bahá'í View ...
Page 27
... justice. How Christians Respond to These Issues First, rethink and reinterpret faith for these times. Pertinent Christian faith expresses reverence for the Creator, Sustainer, and Redeemer of the cosmos, and corresponding respect for ...
... justice. How Christians Respond to These Issues First, rethink and reinterpret faith for these times. Pertinent Christian faith expresses reverence for the Creator, Sustainer, and Redeemer of the cosmos, and corresponding respect for ...
Page 28
... justice and reproductive rights, added to ancient divisions over faith and order. Moreover, most local congregations lack racial and class heterogeneity, or constructive relations with other faith communities and popular movements for ...
... justice and reproductive rights, added to ancient divisions over faith and order. Moreover, most local congregations lack racial and class heterogeneity, or constructive relations with other faith communities and popular movements for ...
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... justice. Moral responsibility toward land and beasts must be matched by justice toward the poor. An appropriate response to poverty, therefore, involves more than alms-giving; it entails debt relief, gleaning opportunities, and ...
... justice. Moral responsibility toward land and beasts must be matched by justice toward the poor. An appropriate response to poverty, therefore, involves more than alms-giving; it entails debt relief, gleaning opportunities, and ...
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