Range of Religion An Introductory Reader
ISBN-10:
0023193913
ISBN-13:
9780023193910
Authors:
Denise Lardner Carmody, John T. Carmody
List price:
$185.00
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Author bio:
John Carmody, professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Building Research, University of Minnesota, has coauthored ten books, including Window Systems for High Performance Buildings.
Product details
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Number of pages: 448
Dimensions: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.430 lbs.
Language: English
Table of contents
I. RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE. 1. Philip Kapleau, excerpt from The Three Pillars of Zen. 2. Julian of Norwich: Showings, Chapters 1-16. 3. Michael Harner, "Discovering the Way" from The Way of the Shaman: A Guide to Power and Healing. II. RELIGIOUS MYTHOLOGY. 4. Marcel Griaule,"The Second Day" and "The Third Day" from Conversations with Ogotemmeli. 5. The Mahabharatan, "A Mine of Jewels and Gems." 6. The Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4. 7. The Gospel According to St. Mark. III. RELIGIOUS RITUAL. 8. Black Elk, "Hanblecheyapi: Crying for a Vision" from The Sacred Pipe. 9. Malcolm X, "Mecca" from The Autobiography of Malcolm X. 10. Lis Harris, "Sabbath" from Holy Days. … IV. RELIGIOUS DOCTRINE. 11. The Tao Te Ching, Chapters 1-11. 12. The Way of Chuang Tzu, "The Secret of Caring for Life" and "The Great and Venerable Teacher." 13. The Glorious Qur'an, Surah 4: "Women." 14. "The Doctrine of God" from Everyman's Talmud. V. RELIGIOUS ETHICS. 15. The Dhammapada, Chapters 1-3. 16. The Analects of Confucius, Book 4. 17. The Teachings of Mencius, from Chapter 6: "Humanity and Justice," "Familial Duty," and "Man's Nature and His Fate." 18. The Laws of Manu, Chapters 2-6. 19. "AIDS Protection - For Whom?" from Christian Ethics: A Case Method Approach. VI. RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY. 20. Vatican II's Constitution on the Church, Chapter 2: "The People of God." 21. Mark Zborowski & Elizabeth Herzog, "Life is With People" from Life is With People. 22. Mohandas K. Gandhi, from An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Chapters 17-22. 23. The Glorious Qur'an, Surah 23: "The Believer" and Surah 24: "Light." VII. RECENT RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS. 24. Starhawk, "Witchcraft as Goddess Religion" from The Spiral Dance. 25. V.S. Naipaul, "The Holy City" from Among the Believers. 26. Gustavo Gutierrez, "The Song of the Poor" from We Drink From Our Own Wells: The Spiritual Journey of a People. 27. Elie Wiesel, excerpt from Night. VIII. FAITH AND RELIGION. 28. Albert Camus, excerpt from The Plague. 29. William James, "Pragmatism and Religion." 30. Albert Einstein, "Science and Religion" from Out of My Later Years. 31. Rudolf Otto, "The Analysis of 'Mysterium'" from The Idea of the Holy. Conclusion. Index.
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