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Anthology of Living Religions, An

ISBN: 9780130156570 | 0130156574
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2000

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SummaryTable of Contents
For courses in Introduction to Religion, World Religions, or Comparative Religions. This anthology provides each of the major world religions with an opportunity to explain itself in its own terms, creating a sensitive and accurate picture of its teachings and beliefs. It allows students to gain an inside understanding of origins, founders, and practices, and presents the religions as living faithswhich have an impact around the world today.
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The Religious Response
1(33)
The Comparative study of religion
2(3)
Interpreting the Sacred
... MORE2(3)
William E. Paden
The phenomenology of religions
5(2)
The Sacredness of Nature and Cosmic Religion
5(2)
Mircea Eliade
Materialistic perspectives on religion
7(4)
The Future of an Illusion
7(2)
Sigmund Freud
Religion as the Opium of the People
9(1)
Karl Marx
God is Dead
10(1)
Friedrich Nietzsche
Religious points of view
11(4)
The Oneness of the Divine
11(1)
Abraham Heschel
The New Polytheism
12(2)
David Miller
The Ground of Being
14(1)
Tarthang Tulku
Scientific perspectives on religion
15(5)
A Not-So-Random Universe
15(3)
Patrick Glynn
Near-Death Experiences: Light in the Shadow of Death
18(2)
Lee W. Bailey
Worship, symbol, and myth
20(5)
Mandalas: Deity Unfolding in the World
20(3)
Carl G. Jung
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
23(2)
Joseph Campbell
Women and the feminine in religion
25(4)
When God Was a Woman
25(4)
Merlin Stone
The need for religion today
29(2)
The Lost Dimension in Religion
29(2)
Paul Tillich
Glossary
31(1)
Review Questions
32(1)
Information Resources
33(1)
Indigenous Sacred Ways
34(27)
African Sacred Ways
35(12)
Of Water and the Spirit: An African Boy's Initiation
35(6)
Malidoma Patrice Some
Women and Prayers in African Religion
41(3)
John Mbiti
The Talking Drum: African Sacred Liturgy
44(3)
Georges Niangoran-Bouah
Native North American sacred Ways
47(10)
That Mountain Has Spirit by Southwest Indigenous Peoples
48(1)
The Great Vision
48(4)
Black Elk
Lakota Shaman
Basic Call to Consciousness by the Hau De No Sau Nee (Iroquois) Nation
52(2)
The Essence of Cosmic Man
54(1)
Tlakaelel (Mexica-Tolteca)
Seeing with a Native Eye
55(2)
Barre Toelken
Glossary
57(1)
Typical Indigenous Holy Days
57(1)
Historical Outline
58(1)
Review Questions
58(1)
Information Resources
58(3)
Hinduism
61(31)
Sruti texts
62(4)
Hymn to Agni, God of Fire from the Rig Vedas
62(1)
Hymn on Creation from the Rig Vedas
63(1)
You are That from the Upanishads
64(1)
What Is the World but Spirit? from the Upanishads
65(1)
Smrti texts
66(10)
Devotion to the Lord from the Bhagavad Gita
66(1)
Rama, Sita, and Lakshman Enter the Forest from the Ramayana
67(2)
Duties of the Four Castes from the Manu smriti
69(1)
The Faithful Wife from the Manu smriti
70(1)
Desire to Know the Brahman
71(1)
Sankara
Yoga Sutras
72(2)
Patanjali
In Praise of Durga from the Siva Purana
74(1)
The Way of Devotion from the Bhagavata Purana
75(1)
Songs of the Saints
76(3)
The World of Illusion
77(1)
Ravi Das
Worship Him in Silence
78(1)
Lalla
Without Krishna I Cannot Sleep
79(1)
Mirabai
Three Poems
80(2)
Kabir
Modern texts
82(1)
Vision of the Mother
82(1)
Paramahansa Yogananda
Contemporary issues
83(5)
Untouchability
83(2)
Mahatma Gandhi
Hindu-ness
85(1)
V. D. Savarkar
A Paradigm Shift in Religious Cooperation
86(2)
Swami Agnivesh
Glossary
88(1)
Holy Days
89(1)
Historical Outline
89(1)
Review Questions
90(1)
Information Resources
90(2)
Jainism
92(19)
Teachings of Mahavir
93(2)
Mahavir's Stoicism from the Akaranga Sutra
93(2)
Harmlessness
95(2)
``On Non-Violence'' from Jain Sutras
95(1)
``On Self-Restraint'' from Jain Sutras
96(1)
Respect for Life from the Akaranga Sutra
96(1)
Perfection of the soul
97(2)
The Five Great Vows from the Akaranga Sutra
97(2)
The principles of Anekantavada and Syadvada
99(1)
Anekantavada (The Doctrine of Manifold Aspects)
99(1)
Dr. L. M. Singhvi
The Blind Men and the Elephant: a traditional Jain fable
100(1)
Renunciation
100(7)
``Forsaking eternal bliss for a drop of honey'': a traditional Jain fable
101(1)
The Renunciate Life of Sadhvi Vicaksana
102(3)
N. Shanta
``The Righteous Path for Laity and Ascetics''
105(2)
Acharya Kund-Kund
Jain ethics today
107(2)
Non-violence: A Profile
107(2)
Acharya Tulsi
Glossary
109(1)
Holy Days
109(1)
Historical Outline
109(1)
Review Questions
110(1)
Information Resources
110(1)
Buddhism
111(31)
The awakened one
112(5)
Defeat of Mara and Enlightenment
112(3)
Asvaghosha
Speculations Undeclared from the Culamalunkya Sutta
115(2)
Theravada
117(3)
The Fully Enlightened from the Dhammapada
117(2)
Rejection of Birth Castes from the Vasettha Sutta
119(1)
Mahayana
120(6)
Emptiness
120(1)
Nagarjuna
The Heart Sutra
121(1)
Discovering Universal Emptiness
122(1)
Dogen
Zen and Koans
123(3)
Daisetz T. Suzuki
Nothing to Do with Rules
126(1)
Bankei
Vajrayana
126(4)
Love, Kindness, and Universal Responsibility
127(3)
Dalai Lama
Living engaged Buddhism
130(8)
Engaged Buddhism in Asia
130(3)
Christopher Queen
Sallie King
Buddhism Comes Home
133(3)
Jean Latz Griffin
Precepts for an Engaged Buddhism
136(2)
Thich Nhat Hanh
Glossary
138(1)
Holy Days
139(1)
Historical Outline
140(1)
Review Questions
140(1)
Information Resources
141(1)
Confucianism
142(22)
The Confucian classics
143(8)
The Analects of Confucius
143(3)
Wing-tsit Chan
The Book of Mencius
146(2)
D. C. Lau
The Doctrine of the Mean
148(3)
Wing-tsit Chan
Scholars' commentaries
151(4)
The Great Commentary on the Book of Changes
151(3)
Richard Wilhelm
Principles for Women
154(1)
Pan Chao
Neo-Confucianism
155(3)
The Great Ultimate
155(2)
Chou Tun-i
The Western Inscription
157(1)
Chang Tsai
Living Confucianism
158(3)
Confucianism and the Twenty-First Century
158(3)
Xinzhong Yao
Glossary
161(1)
Holy Days
162(1)
Historical Outline
162(1)
Review Questions
163(1)
Information Resources
163(1)
Taoism
164(20)
The traditional canon
164(7)
The Tao-te Ching
164(3)
Lao-tzu
The Great and Venerable Teacher
167(1)
Chuang Tzu
Heaven's Gifts
168(3)
Lieh-tzu
Later developments
171(10)
Communication of the Force of Life with Heaven from Huang Ti Nei Ching Su Wen
171(1)
Awakening to Perfection
172(1)
Zhang Boduan
The Way of Perfect Truth
173(4)
Wang Che
The Story of Ho Hsien Ku, a Female Immortal
177(2)
The Essence of T'ai Chi
179(2)
Al Chung-liang Huang
Glossary
181(1)
Holy Days
182(1)
Historical Outline
182(1)
Review Questions
182(1)
Information Resources
183(1)
Judaism
184(34)
The Jewish Bible: Tanakh
185(8)
In the Beginning from Genesis 1:1--2:4, 2:4--3:24
185(4)
Abraham's Covenant from Genesis 17:1--12
189(1)
The Mosaic Covenant from Exodus 19--20
190(1)
An Eye for an Eye from Leviticus 24
191(1)
Choose Life from Deuteronomy 30
192(1)
The Davidic Covenant from II Samuel 7
192(1)
Prophets
193(1)
The Prophecies of Isaiah from Isaiah 1:11--20
193(1)
The Earth Will Teach You from Job 12:7--10
194(1)
Where Were You When I Laid the Earth's Foundations? from Job 38:1--18
194(1)
Commentaries on the Tanakh
194(4)
The Passover Seder Meal Ceremony
195(1)
Rabbi Nathan Goldberg
Midrash
196(1)
Nahum N. Glatzer
Talmud
197(1)
Judah Goldin
Evolving theology and spirituality
198(7)
Thirteen Principles of Faith
198(1)
Maimonides
From Strength to Strength
199(4)
Baal-Shem Tov
I and Thou
203(2)
Martin Buber
Contemporary Judaism
205(9)
Surviving Auschwitz
205(1)
Viktor Frankl
Jewish Feminism
206(4)
Susannah Heschel
Making Judaism More Alive
210(4)
Michael Lerner
Glossary
214(1)
Holy Days
215(1)
Historical Outline
216(1)
Review Questions
216(1)
Information Resources
217(1)
Christianity
218(36)
Jesus the Christ
219(6)
The Annunciation from Luke 1:26--35
219(1)
The Magnificat from Luke 1:46--55
219(1)
Jesus's Birth from Luke 1:46--55
220(1)
Jesus's Ministry Begins from Matthew 4:23--25
220(1)
The Beatitudes from Matthew 5:1--12
221(1)
Law from Matthew 5:1--12
221(1)
Sincerely Motivated Faith and Works from Matthew 5:21--24
221(1)
The Good Samaritan from Luke 10:29--37
222(1)
True Treasures from Matthew 6:19--21
222(1)
Healing the Blind from Matthew 9:27--30
222(1)
The Light of the World from John 1:1--5
222(1)
The Word (Logos) from John 1:14
223(1)
The Last Supper from Mark 14:10--25
223(1)
The Crucifixion from Mark 15:12--46
223(1)
The Resurrection from Mark 16:1--8
224(1)
Paul's Conversion from Acts 9:1--20
225(1)
The letters of Paul to the new Christian Churches
225(1)
Paul on Faith and Works from Romans 3:28--31
225(1)
Paul on Gender from Galatians 3:28; I Corinthians 14:35
226(1)
Paul on Faith, Hope, and Love from I Corinthians 13:1--13
226(1)
History and literature
226(2)
How to Interpret Scripture
227(1)
Origen
Early non-canonical texts
228(3)
The Thunder, Perfect Mind from The Nag Hammadi Library
229(1)
The Formation of the Canon
230(1)
Athanasius
Theology and spirituality
231(5)
The Confessions of St. Augustine
231(2)
Augustine
A Medieval Argument for the Existence of God
233(1)
Anselm
Everything Lives in God
234(1)
Hildegard
Grief and Joy
235(1)
St. Gregory
The Reformation
236(2)
Faith Can Rule Only in the Inward Man
237(1)
Martin Luther
Living Christianity
238(12)
An Evangelical Manifesto
238(1)
I Don't Want to Eat Any Sugar
239(1)
Mother Teresa
I've Seen the Promised Land
240(2)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Not Development, but Liberation
242(1)
Gustavo Gutierrez
The Godhead as a Woman Giving Birth
243(2)
Virginia Mollenkott
The Goddess and Women's Sprituality
245(2)
Charlene Spretnak
Models of God
247(2)
Sallie McFague
The Green Patriarch: Environmental Orthodoxy
249(1)
Melba Newsome
Glossary
250(1)
Holy Days
251(1)
Historical Outline
252(1)
Review Questions
252(1)
Information Resources
253(1)
Islam
254(35)
The Prophet Muhammad
255(4)
The Beginning of Muhammad's Revelation from Sahih Muslim
255(1)
The Night Journey from Sahih Muslim
256(3)
Islamic scripture: the Qur'an
259(7)
Fatiha
259(1)
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Allah
259(1)
Messengers
260(1)
People of the Book
260(1)
Unity of Humanity
261(1)
Righteousness
261(1)
Mecca
261(1)
Jihad
262(1)
Gender, Family
262(1)
Self-Restraint
263(1)
Adam
264(1)
Abraham
264(1)
Moses
264(1)
Mary
264(1)
Jesus
265(1)
The Day of Judgment
265(1)
Islamic theology and spirituality
266(2)
Seeking Consent for Marriage
266(1)
Fighting of Women Side by Side with Men
267(1)
Prohibition of Killing Women and Children in War
267(1)
Compel not Your Slave-Girls to prostitution
267(1)
Removal of the Idols from the Vicinity of the Ka'ba
268(1)
The Merits of Jesus Christ (Peace Be Upon Him)
268(1)
Merit of Love for the Sake of Allah
268(1)
It is Forbidden to Commit Oppression
268(1)
The Merits of Forgiveness and Humility
268(1)
Shari'ah
268(6)
Iconoclasm
269(1)
On Pictures and Images
269(1)
Reason and Revelation
269(1)
Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
269(2)
Peter Heath
Al-Ghazali
271(2)
W. Montgomery Watt
Ibn Rushd (Averroes)
273(1)
George Hourani
Worship
274(2)
How to Perform Salaat
274(2)
Sufi mysticism
276(4)
Rabi'a
276(2)
Charles Upton
Rumi
278(1)
William C. Chittick
Between the Yea and the Nay
279(1)
Ibn 'Arabi
Living Islam
280(6)
Women and Islam
280(3)
Ruth Mas
Ecology: A Sacred Science
283(3)
Seyyed H. Nasr
Glossary
286(1)
Muslim Holy Days
286(1)
Historical Outline
287(1)
Review Questions
287(1)
Information Resources
288(1)
Sikhism
289(24)
Guru Nanak at Mecca from Sir Jogendra Singh and Raja Sir Daljit Singh, eds.
290(3)
Daily prayers
293(4)
JapJi
293(1)
Guru Nanak
Jaap Sahib
294(2)
Guru Gobind Singh
Sukhmani Sahib
296(1)
Guru Arjun Dev
The Guru Granth Sahib
297(8)
``Oh honey bee, thou art lost in worldly flowers''
298(1)
Guru Nanak
``Oh my mind, remember the Holy Name''
299(1)
Guru Amar Das
``My eyes are wet with the Lord's nectar''
299(1)
Guru Ram Das
``The true Guru is an ocean of pearls''
300(1)
Guru Arjun Dev
``The one who mingles with God''
301(1)
Guru Teg Bahadur
Hymns of the Hindu and Muslim Saints
302(1)
Nam Dev
``How can there be any difference between me and Thee?''
303(1)
Ravidas
``Pray crow, peck not these eyes, so that I may see the Beloved''
304(1)
Sheikh Farid
Dasam Granth
305(2)
``This is the purpose for which God sent me''
305(1)
Guru Gobind Singh
``Let all humanity be recognized as one''
306(1)
Guru Gobind Singh
Living Sikhism
307(4)
The Sikh Gurus' Vision of an Ideal Society
307(4)
Dr. Dharam Sing
Glossary
311(1)
Sikh Holy Days
311(1)
Historical Outline
311(1)
Review Questions
312(1)
Information Resources
312(1)
New Religious Movements
313(21)
Old religions in new skins
313(3)
Transcendental Mediation Today
314(2)
Hemant Kumar
Esoteric wisdom
316(3)
The Wisdom-Religion Esoteric in All Ages
316(3)
Madame Blavatsky
Apocalyptic expectations
319(1)
Life in a Peaceful New World
319(1)
Jehovah's Witnesses
Following a leader
320(2)
The Lord of the Second Advent and the Ideal of True Parents
321(1)
Rev. Sun Myung Moon
Spiritual psychotherapy
322(3)
A Course in Miracles summarized
323(2)
Helen Schucmann
Nature spirituality
325(3)
Witchcraft
325(3)
Diane Mariechild
Universalism
328(1)
A New Revelation from the Unifier
328(1)
Baha'u'llah
The fate of new religious movements
329(3)
After the Founder's Death
330(2)
J. Gordon Melton
Glossary
332(1)
Review Questions
332(1)
Information Resources
333(1)
The Interfaith Movement
334(15)
The oneness of religions
335(1)
Religion
335(1)
Hazrat Inayat Khan
Interfaith initiatives
336(5)
Global Imperatives for the Third Millennium
337(2)
Robert Muller
Declaration on the Elimination of all Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief by the United Nations
339(2)
Ground Rules for Interfaith Dialogue
341(3)
Leonard Swidler
Celebration of all religions
344(4)
Can We Share in Others' Spiritual Traditions?
344(2)
Marcus Braybrooke
God Will Break all the Barriers
346(2)
Baba Virsa Singh
Review Questions
348(1)
Information Resources
348(1)
Literary acknowledgments349(2)
Index351

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