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1) Mythology
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English
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Surveys the treatment of gods, goddesses, the heavens, creation, death, and evil as expressed in various mythologies around the world.
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c1999
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English
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Explains the origins, development, beliefs, festivals, and ceremonies of various world faiths and where they are practiced, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and traditional religions of Australian aborigines and Native Americans
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"Our communities are stronger when we come together and take time to understand, support, and celebrate one another. In Celebrating All Religions, readers will learn the importance of acceptance and empathy as they relate to religions and how to practice these in their daily lives. Social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts support growth mindset throughout, while "Grow with Goals" activities and "Writing Reflections" at the end of the book further...
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Examines major world religions--including ancient Greek, Roman, Norse, and Celtic religions, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and indigenous religions--discussing each one's history, beliefs, and practices, and includes hundreds of examples of religious and devotional art.
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Fox News analyst Father Jonathan Morris challenges the wisdom espoused by New Age self-help experts with the time-tested counsel found in the Bible. Readers who may have sought solace in popular self-help books like Eckart Tolle's A New Earth, Rhonda Byrne's The Secret, or Deepak Chopra's The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success will be enthralled by Morris's moving argument about the enduring spiritual succor awaiting in Scripture.
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F. E. Peters is Professor of History, Religion, and Middle Eastern Studies at New York University and past chair of those departments. His books include The Children of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and the two-volume The Monotheists: Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Conflict and Competition (all Princeton).
The Quran is a sacred book with profound, and familiar, Old and New Testament resonances. And the message it promulgated, Islam,...
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