Records the principle papers and responses of a conference presented at the U. of South Florida in February 1999. The ten papers, authored by an interdisciplinary group of scholars, treat (many from a
With an emphaisis on communities of faith, an accessible book will introduce students to the classic texts, important events, key figures, defining rituals, essential creeds and symbols of world relig
World ReligionsReligious Foundations of Western Civilization introduces students to the major Western world religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—their beliefs, key concepts, history, as well as
In two volumes, leading American, Israeli, and European specialists in the history, literature, theology, and archaeology of Judaism offer factual answers to the two questions that study of any religi
The textbook for high school or undergraduate courses was first published in 1994 and is revised here from the 2003 edition with new chapters on the Unification Church, New Thought, and women and reli
In two volumes, leading American, Israeli, and European specialists in the history, literature, theology, and archaeology of Judaism offer factual answers to the two questions that study of any religi
Excerpts from the Talmud relating to problems of enduring social importance. The anthology as a whole is divided into the three native or classical categories God, Torah, and Israel, which correspond
