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Religion: general

Hardback. Comparing eighteenth-century Sri Lankan Buddhist monastic education to medieval Christian and other contexts, this book examines such issues as bilingual commentarial practice, the relationship between clerical and "popular" religious cultures, and the place of preaching in the constitution of "textual communities". Series: Buddhisms: A Princeton University Press Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JF; HRAX; HRE; HRLP7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691070445
ISBN
9780691070445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.65
€ 77.19

Hardback. In the late 1800s, Japanese leaders invited Unitarian missionaries to Japan to further modernization. Mohr looks at the debates sparked by the encounter between Unitarianism and Buddhism and considers how the idea of "universal truth" was used by both missionaries and by Japanese intellectuals and religious leaders to promote their own agendas. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages, 10 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HRAF; HRCC9; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066946
ISBN
9780674066946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.91

Paperback. Both practitioners and admirers of Buddhism have proclaimed its compatibility with science. This book explores how and why these two seemingly disparate modes of understanding the inner and outer universe have been so persistently linked. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226493190
ISBN
9780226493190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 704 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 1 figures. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRAX; HRE; HREC; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231179942
ISBN
9780231179942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.88
€ 130.64

Hardback. This cool, clear-sighted comparative study has no theological axe to grind. It offers a trusty thematic guide to the figureheads of three of the largest religions in the world. * The comparative approach is descriptive and even-handed, highlighting both similarities and differences across a range of major areas. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118465516
ISBN
9781118465516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.35

Paperback. This cool, clear-sighted comparative study has no theological axe to grind. It offers a trusty thematic guide to the figureheads of three of the largest religions in the world. * The comparative approach is descriptive and even-handed, highlighting both similarities and differences across a range of major areas. Num Pages: 282 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118465509
ISBN
9781118465509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPS; HRAB; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231170598
ISBN
9780231170598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. This book provides an in-depth deliberation upon the now unsettled relationship between religion and politics in contemporary Britain, with some emphasis upon the case of Islam, which is now at the centre of the debate. Editor(s): Siddiqui, Ataullah; Birt, Yahya; Dilwar, Hussain. Num Pages: 115 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HRAM2; HRH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Kube Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
115
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847740151
ISBN
9781847740151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.49

Paperback. Islam and Christianity and their ancient struggle for world supremacy Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; HRAM9; HRC; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 240.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0016443
ISBN
9781841197661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

Paperback. This short and accessible book introduces readers to the problems of heresy, schism and dissidence over the last two millennia. The heresies under discussion range from Gnosticism, influential in the early Christian period, right through to modern sects. Series: Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRAM7; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 129 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631235262
ISBN
9780631235262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.59

Hardcover. This short and accessible book introduces readers to the problems of heresy, schism and dissidence over the last two millennia. The heresies under discussion range from Gnosticism, influential in the early Christian period, right through to modern sects. Series: Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRAM7; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631235255
ISBN
9780631235255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.54

Paperback. What is religion and how did it evolve? Is it the product of blind evolutionary instinct or of rational choice? Is the only way to live a good life through religion? In this title, the author explores how the great ideas of religion have enthralled us for thousands of years - and whether we could (or should) break free. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141017778
ISBN
9780141017778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRAB; HRE; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145466
ISBN
9780231145466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.94
€ 82.84

Hardback. Editor(s): Stepan, Alfred; Taylor, Charles. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM9; JFSL1; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 263 x 20. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165662
ISBN
9780231165662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.94
€ 83.50

Paperback. Editor(s): Stepan, Alfred; Taylor, Charles. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM9; JFSL1; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165679
ISBN
9780231165679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Hardback. Brings together insights from religion (represented by Buddhism and Christianity) and science to address the question, What can we know about reality? In this book, science and religion engage each other in the human endeavour to understand a reality tantalizingly beyond our ability to understand fully. Editor(s): Numrich, Paul David. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9783525569870
ISBN
9783525569870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.90
€ 73.32

Paperback. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, best known for his involvement in the anti-Nazi resistance, was one of the 20th century's important theologians. His ethics have been a source of guidance and inspiration for men and women in the face of evil. This title presents Bonhoeffer's thought as a model of Christian thinking that can help shape a religious philosophy. Editor(s): Gregor, Brian E.; Zimmermann, Jens. Series: Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220844
ISBN
9780253220844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

Paperback. Editor(s): Bartholomew, Craig; Green, Dr Joel; Seitz, Christopher. Series: Studies in Theological Interpretation. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRCG; HRCM; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801035951
ISBN
9780801035951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.29

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781498522687
ISBN
9781498522687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.47
€ 36.38

Paperback. In 1986, when drought brought the level of the Sea of Galilee unusually low, the two brothers Moshe and Yuval Lufan unearthed the timber frame of an ancient fishing boat. Archaeologist Kurt Raveh was to call the two-thousand-year-old boat of the very type Jesus used to sail the Galilee the most important discovery of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 104 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652295200
ISBN
9789652295200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.43

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