The Message of the World's Religions (Classic Reprint)
The Message of the World's Religions (Classic Reprint)

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Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-23

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9780484535427

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Excerpt from The Message of the World's Religions And now I have been asked to Offer an explanation Of that wonder Of his tory. I frankly confess that I have none to Offer, neither have I met with one who could do it for me. After searching and sounding and probing and listening on all sides, I still must bow my head before the Power that lives and moves in this great mystery. Happy I, if Imay humbly trace some Of the means by which the miracle was wrought and is being continued I do SO with fear and trembling; more than once did I lay down the pen in the hopeless sense Of. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Distinctive Messages of the Old Religions (Classic Reprint)
The Distinctive Messages of the Old Religions (Classic Reprint)

Author: George Matheson

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-10-08

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9781333892050

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Excerpt from The Distinctive Messages of the Old Religions There are two questions which are often confounded - What is the nature of religion? And, What is the origin of religion? We frequently hear it said that religion has its origin in certain feelings of the mind. We are told sometimes that it is the product of fear, sometimes that it is the fruit of superstition, sometimes that it originates in a sense of absolute dependence. However true such statements may be, they can in no case reach the root of the matter. They may tell us what religion is; they cannot tell us whence religion comes. If we Should succeed in reducing the religious faculty to an experience of fear, or a feeling of primitive superstition, or a sense of absolute dependence, we Shall not have. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Religions of the World (Classic Reprint)
The Religions of the World (Classic Reprint)

Author: George Monro Grant

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2019-01-13

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 9780365185703

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Excerpt from The Religions of the World It has been suggested that a list of books Should be appended for the sake of those who desire to pursue the fascinating study of comparative religion, but though this would be easy it seems unnecessary. The books which would suit one class of readers would be quite unsuitable for another class. It may, indeed, be well to point out here that, just as the best way to become acquainted with Christianity is to read the Bible, so those who would know the religions of the East, at anything like first hand, should read the Sacred Books of the East (clarendon Press), which have been so well translated into English in our day. This, however, would be too serious an undertaking for the average man. Failing this best way, there is no better series to read than that of the non-christian Religious Systems, published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. The student of these manuals will find in the foot-notes references to the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Meaning and End of Religion
The Meaning and End of Religion

Author: Wilfred Cantwell Smith

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9781451420142

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Wilfred Cantwell Smith, maintained in this vastly important work that Westerners have misperceived religious life by making "religion" into one thing. He shows the inadequacy of "religion" to capture the living, endlessly variable ways and traditions in which religious faith presents itself in the world.

The World's Great Religions (Classic Reprint)
The World's Great Religions (Classic Reprint)

Author: Alfred Wilhelm Martin

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-29

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9780265919262

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Excerpt from The World's Great Religions Hast stirred to bravery. Thy moral ken, Confucius, spurs me when I fail life's better part. 0 saviors many, of time old and new Alike ye lead from darkness to the light. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Religions of the World and the World-Religion
The Religions of the World and the World-Religion

Author: William Fairfield Warren

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-23

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 9780484578196

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Excerpt from The Religions of the World and the World-Religion: An Outline for Personal and Class Use Division second The Divine Personality in its Relation to the Human. Division third The Past, Present, and Future Interrelations of God and Man. Part First: As seen in the Ideal; Part Second: As given in Christian Consciousness; Part Third: AS determined and ever redetermined in the total historic life of the world-religion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Great Religions of the World (Classic Reprint)
Great Religions of the World (Classic Reprint)

Author: Herbert Allen Giles

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-21

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780331561333

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Excerpt from Great Religions of the World His first journeyings were through the various states of the Chinese Empire, whose princes he earnestly urged to establish wise and peaceful administrations. While doing so he also made himself intimate with all ranks of society, pleading for the pro motion of virtue and social order. Within three years he is said to have effected a thorough change in the moral condition of the country and to have gained three thousand disciples, ten of whom were so thoroughly informed on all the then essentials of knowledge that they became known as the ten wise men of China. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Message and the Message-Bearer
The Message and the Message-Bearer

Author: Mennonite Church

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-08-30

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9781333407988

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Excerpt from The Message and the Message-Bearer: Setting Forth in Simple Form, the Teachings of the Word of God and the Character, of the People Who Should Make This Message Known to the World We trust that every reader will get the full force of the message. Let the words of our Master, Teach all to observe all things whatso ever I have commanded you, keep ringing in our ears. And let us not lose sight of our great duty to keep this message ringing in the ears of others. As. The character of the message-bearer usually gives the bearer an idea of the character of the message, it is of highest importance that the messengers of the glad tidings of salvation show by their lives and labors that they believe in the message which they bring to others. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Message and the Book
The Message and the Book

Author: John Bowker

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2012-03-27

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 0300183178

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Grand in its sweep, this survey of the sacred writings of the major religions of the world offers a thoughtful introduction to the ideas and beliefs upon which great faiths are built. Under the expert guidance of John Bowker, a religious scholar and author of international stature, readers explore the key texts of Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi, Confucian, Daoist, and Shinto traditions. The author discusses some 400 books, among them such well-known sacred texts as the Bible and the Quran, but also spiritual writings by theologians, philosophers, poets, and others. Bowker provides clear and illuminating commentary on each text, describing the content and core tenets of the work and quoting pertinent passages. He also sets the writings in religious and historical contexts, showing how they have influenced—and in many cases continue to influence—artistic, musical, literary, and political traditions. The Message and the Book is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the meaning and the deep significance of primary religious texts of civilizations around the globe.

Making Sense of the Sacred
Making Sense of the Sacred

Author: James L. Rowell

Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 150646808X

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This work argues that there is a universal message that can be found in the study of religions. It offers a comprehensive examination of religions and their meaning, bound by the hope and affirmation that in some way they are universally connected. It affirms a universalism by wisdom, which contends that a moral and spiritual wisdom can be found in many of the world's religions.