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1	The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason more books like this by Sam Harris add to wishlist Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify harmful behavior and sometimes heinous crimes. see all copies from £4.50! new only from £4.50! \| first editions
2	History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam more books like this by K Armstrong add to wishlist This erudite and thought-provoking book is an excellent introduction to three major religious faiths--Judaism, Christianity, and Islam--and their differing views of God, as well as the way these views have shaped the world. Karen Armstrong's personal history includes time spent as a nun in her homeland of England; this fact makes her comparative ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £8.04! \| first editions
3	Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East more books like this by Baird T Spalding add to wishlist Abridged version of volume's 1-3 from Baird Spalding's Far East travels in 1894 that played a ground-breaking role in introducing to the Western world the knowledge that there are "Masters" assisting and guiding humanity. see all copies from £4.49! new only from £4.49! \| first editions
4	The Faith Club: A Muslim, a Christian, a Jew-- Three Women Search for Understanding more books like this by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, Priscilla Warner add to wishlist A groundbreaking book about Americans searching for faith and mutual respect, "The Faith Club" interweaves the stories of three women, their three religions, and their urgent request to understand one another. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £6.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	What's So Great about Christianity more books like this by Dinesh D'Souza add to wishlist DSouza, author of "Whats So Great About America," looks at Christianity with a questioning eye, but treats atheists with equal skepticism. The result is a book that challenges the assumptions of both believers and doubters and affirms that there really is something great about Christianity. see all copies from £6.67! new only from £6.67!
6	World's Religions: Our Great Wisdom Traditions more books like this by Huston Smith add to wishlist Multiculturalism is the overriding spirit in a book that honors some of the world's most popular and beloved religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, and select tribal religions. Huston Smith, long-celebrated scholar of religion, shares his enthusiasm for how people around the world celebrate and adore their Gods ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £11.52! \| first editions
7	Religions of the world more books like this by Lewis M Hopfe add to wishlist Conceived for students with little or no background in the academic study of religions, Religions of the World offers the most broad coverage of world religions supported by primary source documents, coverage of religions as they exist today, and integrated media resources. In preparing the eleventh edition of Religions of the World, Mark ... see all copies from £4.99! new only from £16.83! \| first editions
8	Gnostic Gospels more books like this by Elaine Pagels add to wishlist Pagels, a noted authority of religion, examines what impact Gnosticism could have had on Christianity had it not been labelled heretical by the early church fathers. THE GNOSTIC GOSPELS offers up insights from this obscure branch of Christianity, offering synopses of these documents that purport to reveal new insights into Jesus's life, his ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.66! \| first editions
9	Living religions more books like this by Mary Pat Fisher add to wishlist For one/two-semester courses in World Religions; and Comparative Religions and Introduction to Religion courses.This clearly written survey of the modern religious world explores the development, doctrines, and practices of today's major faiths--both traditional and modern religious movements. Sensitive and thought-provoking, it explores ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £11.84! \| first editions
10	Illustrated World's Religions: A Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions more books like this by Huston Smith add to wishlist This illustrated survey presents the basic beliefs of the world's various faith systems. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.77! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths more books like this by Bruce Feiler (Read by) add to wishlist Traveling through caves, shrines, and war zones, Bruce Feiler, the author of WALKING THE BIBLE, sets out in search of one of history's defining religious figures, the man who encompasses three of the world's major religions--Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. In the second half of the book, Feiler takes a look at Abraham from the perspective of ... see all copies from £3.11! new only from £3.56! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Experiencing the World's Religions: Tradition, Challenge, and Change more books like this by Michael Molloy add to wishlist "Experiencing the World's Religions" provides a clear and compelling account of religion as a diverse, lived experience by peoples around the world. Global in its coverage, the text conveys the vitality and richness of the world's religions as a living cultural wellspring that not only concerns systems of belief but how those beliefs are expressed ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £38.63!
13 view cover	Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence more books like this by Mark Juergensmeyer add to wishlist By examining acts of religious terrorism that have occurred in the late twentieth century--in Jerusalem, Tokyo, Oklahoma City--Juergensmeyer's comparative study seeks to understand the cultural breeding ground for religious extremism and violence. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £9.97! \| first editions
14 view cover	Living Buddha, Living Christ more books like this by Thich Nhat Hanh add to wishlist In this title, Thich Nhat Hanh considers Buddhism and Christianity, explaining his ideas on religion, mysticism, and compassion. see all copies from £3.04! new only from £6.38! \| first editions
15 view cover	The World's Religions: Worldviews and Contemporary Issues more books like this by William A Young add to wishlist This text enables introductory-level readers to gain an understanding of the world's religions by discussing their history, stances on contemporary issues, and how they compare and contrast to each other. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £20.65!
16 view cover	The World's Wisdom: Sacred Texts of the World's Religions more books like this by Philip Novak add to wishlist A world Bible for our time, including material from Buddhist, Hindu, Confucian, Taoist, Jewish, Christian, Islamic and other religious sources. see all copies from £5.93! new only from £9.50! \| first editions
17 view cover	Hero with a Thousand Faces more books like this by Joseph Campbell (Preface by) add to wishlist Joseph Campbell's classic cross-cultural study of the hero's journey has inspired millions and opened up new areas of research and exploration. Originally published in 1949 the book hit the New York Times Best-Seller List in 1988 when it became the subject of The Power of Myth, a PBS television special. Now, this legendary volume, re-released in ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.22! \| first editions
18 view cover	Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America more books like this by Margot Adler add to wishlist Originally published in 1979, this study of the Neo-Pagan movement introduced the 20th-century resurgence of witchcraft and other non-Christian philosophies to a mainstream society, many of whose previous ideas of a "witch" involved pointy hats and perhaps a warty, crooked nose. NPR personality Margot Adler spent several years investigating the ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £9.34! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Battle for God: A History of Fundamentalism more books like this by Karen Armstrong add to wishlist Armstrong gives a tempered analysis of the fundamentalist movements of the major monotheistic religions. Her book not only explores the historical genesis of these movements, but also examines the role that fundamentalism plays in societal transformations. A New York Times Notable Book for 2000. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.48! \| first editions
20 view cover	The Sacred and Profane more books like this by Mircea Eliade, Willard Trask (Translator) add to wishlist A noted historian of religion traces manifestations of the sacred from primitive to modern times, in terms of space, time, nature and the cosmos, and life itself. Index. Translated by Willard Trask. see all copies from £6.29! new only from £8.73! \| first editions
21 view cover	When God was a woman more books like this by Merlin Stone add to wishlist Here, archaeologically documented is the story of the religion of the Goddess. Known by many names, she reigned supreme in the Near and Middle East. How did the change in women's roles come about? By documenting the wholesale rewriting of myth and religious dogmans, Stone details an ancient conspiracy that laid the foundation for one of culture's ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.11! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Invitation more books like this by Oriah Mountain Dreamer add to wishlist The author of the widely-circulated poem "The Invitation" expands on key lines and ideas in chapter form. Inspirational, yet down-to-earth, her poem has affected many readers and helped them refocus on a more meaningful life. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.02! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	So What's the Difference? more books like this by Fritz Ridenour add to wishlist With more than one million copies in print, this classic has been revised and updated for 21st-century readers. To help Christians better understand their own beliefs, "So What's the Difference?" looks at how orthodox biblical Christianity differs from other faiths, including Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. (Gospel Light) see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.61! \| first editions
24 view cover	The Woman with the Alabaster Jar: Mary Magdalen and the Holy Grail more books like this by Margaret Starbird, Mary Magdalen, Holy Grail add to wishlist Roman Catholic scholar Margaret Starbird's extensive study of history, symbolism, medieval art, mythology, psychology, and the Bible uncovers new and compelling evidence that Jesus Christ was married to Mary Magdalen. Starbird's investigation of this suppressed history calls for a restoration of the feminine principle to its intended place in the ... see all copies from £4.37! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	The White Goddess; a historical grammar of poetic myth more books like this by Robert Graves add to wishlist A work first published in 1948 in which Graves argues that the language of poetic myth current in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe was a magical language bound up with popular religious ceremonies in honour of the Moon-goddess, or Muse - some dating from the Old Stone Age. see all copies from £6.08! new only from £6.76! \| first editions

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