Why does Mircea Eliade get short shrift in Robert N. Bellah's
Religion in Human Evolution?
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posted by ibmcginty
on Dec 18, 2012 -
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Looking for recommendations for books on Christian apologetics that take seriously the reality of evolution rather than denying it in favor of the argument from design.
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posted by huxham
on Apr 3, 2012 -
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Reading about the Great Awakening (first or second) and history of American religion?
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posted by j1950
on Feb 3, 2012 -
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I'm very interested in world religions. I have picked up a few titles but I find them extremely difficult I am hoping people here can recommend some starter titles. I am a masters degree educator. I know very little on this subject and I seem to get it twisted quickly. Please recommend titles to start reading to build upon.
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posted by femmme
on Jan 2, 2012 -
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Help-me-find-a-book-filter: a group of doctors is experimenting with death to find out if there's an afterlife. They unexpectedly unleash the Antichrist, who metes out mayhem and dire prophecies upon the unsuspecting mortal world.
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posted by i feel possessed
on Sep 11, 2011 -
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What politically neutral book(s) should I read on multiculturalism and Islam, immigration/integration politics and/or ethnic/religious tensions in Europe?
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posted by goodnewsfortheinsane
on Jul 25, 2011 -
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Looking for suggestions for a novel for Jewish/Christian 7th graders that explores religion-- extra points for sci fi!
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posted by akabobo
on May 29, 2011 -
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Is there a book (or books) that explains Christianity that's suitable for an atheist 10 year old?
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posted by vespabelle
on Apr 26, 2011 -
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Recommend me a translation of the Bible (New Testament would be nice but optional) that's an engrossing read — if such a thing exists. I want a translation/interpretation that places emphasis on the story being told.
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posted by Rory Marinich
on Jan 4, 2011 -
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Suggest books that illuminate world-views and the way perception is flavored by ideas and sentiments!
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posted by mbrock
on Aug 9, 2010 -
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I'm looking for books, documentary, video, anything decently published on the topic of doubt and doubting in Christianity.
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posted by superiorchicken
on Jul 17, 2010 -
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MindVirusVaccineFilter: Looking for elementary-school aged books about comparative religion for very bright kids...
posted by TigerMoth
on Mar 15, 2010 -
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I'm looking for book recommendations for a young woman who has recently become interested in religion. Ideas please!
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posted by schmoo
on Nov 22, 2009 -
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My dad recently read
The Shack and really liked it. Can you recommend other books with a spiritual leaning (not necessarily Christian) that he might also like?
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posted by Metroid Baby
on Aug 25, 2008 -
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I'm looking for recommendations on books on purported (modern) religious miracles in Latin America, and their impact on society and politics.
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posted by Joakim Ziegler
on Jun 11, 2008 -
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As a student of international relations, I'm trying to acquire a broad understanding of Islam and Middle-Eastern culture. I'm looking for a few books to read in my spare time that touch on these subjects.
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posted by aheckler
on Apr 2, 2008 -
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Looking for some recommended books and media about Shinto, especially the history, tenets and practices of it.
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posted by tittergrrl
on Mar 27, 2008 -
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Recommendations for books about religion & theology - phenomenology of, anthropological, sociological, etc.
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posted by raztaj
on Aug 3, 2007 -
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There's a bit in, I'm sure,
Foucault's Pendulum where one of the characters has attributed to her a heretical belief to the effect that one must experience all sins before being saved. It wasn't, I think,
simply antinomianism. Is this an actual "respectable" heresy, and if so, what's it's name?
posted by kenko
on Feb 7, 2006 -
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I've recently discovered a delightfully insane religion, and I want to buy their book. There are a couple of problems, though.
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posted by interrobang
on Jan 17, 2006 -
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I just got done reading Ishmael by Daniel Quinn for class. Now, I have to find a book that also deals with nature in the same regard to read (ie, we're destroying it- go fix it! Though it could be how nature is ours to control and we should actually exploit it more). Preferable, though not necessary, for my own pleasure would be something that intertwines religion and science with nature (from a negative or positive standpoint) into the book.
posted by jmd82
on Sep 8, 2004 -
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