This anthology of scriptures in English translation from the world's living religions of the West is a companion pull-out volume of Fieser's SCRIPTURES OF THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS. Scriptures of The West contains sacred writings of Zoroastrianism,Judaism,Christianity,Islam,and the Bahai faith. Sections and subsections contain brief editor's introductions which discuss the nature and scope of scripture within each religion,and the history of the scripture presented (for example,Scriptures of the West uses the Jewish Publication Society's translation of the Tanakh rather than translations of the Old Testament associated with Christianity).

Scriptures of the West

James Fieser

John, Powers

McGraw=Hill

Out of more than 4,000 entries, these writers won the chance to have their stories published in this magical collection. They have created worlds filled with dragons, phantoms, elves and most of all...imagination.

Dragons, Phantoms&Secrets

Christopher, Armstrong

Rachel, Berzon-Fink

Sarah, Borwick

Juan, Chapa

Monica, Chen

Christina, Hansen

Kiersten, Knoppel

Bridget, R., Wheeler

Henry Zade

Scholastic. Inc.

All religions have worked hard to give you the impression that I’m a stiff; the kind of guy you’d never invite to a party. . . . I like laughter and the people who do it; from the twitterers to the chucklers to those whose laughter roars out in a gallop of explosions. To me, laughter is taking a bite out of life and saying, “Just right.” Signed: God Clever yet cynical Tim Conroy, a failed idealist with a chip on his shoulder, is unable to find a secure place for himself in 1960s South Side Chicago. He narrates his bittersweet struggles with God, sex, career, and education in a voice that evokes an Irish Catholic Holden Caulfield. This poignant, skillfully told tale concludes John R. Powers’s memorable coming-of-age trilogy that includes The Last Catholic in America and Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?

Unoriginal Sinner and the Ice Cream God

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

WARNER BOOKS

A journey to self-knowledge of life, spirituality, and psychology.

And Grace Will Lead Me Home: A Spiritual Journey

Religion & Spirituality

McCracken Pr

Theodore was a young lion with an embarrassing problem. No matter how hard he tried, he could not roar. And then he met Hew, a lamb who could not find his way home. The two set out on a marvelous adventure seeking to solve their problems. They meet many animals along the way. But it is not until they come face to face with a hungry wolf that Theodore discovers an amazing truth about himself. Author John Powers presents a delightful parable about finding our gifts and using them. The Lion Who Couldn't Roar is a captivating tale which shows that inner strength can surface at the most exciting and dangerous moments, just when it is most needed.

The Lion Who Couldn't Roar

Children's Books

Animals

Ambassador Books Inc

This book deals with the complex interrelationship between theories of spiritual interpretation and Buddhist notions of tradition and authority with respect to the Samdhinirmocana-sutra, the main spiritual source of the Yogacara school of Indian Buddhism. This study looks at the text from a number of perspectives, including several current methodological models, philological analyses, and historical consideration. The purpose of this approach is to provide a multi-faceted analysis of this complex work.

Hermeneutics and Tradition in the Samdhinirmocana-sutra (Buddhist Tradition) (v. 53)

Buddhism

Motilal Banarsidass

The androgynous, asexual Buddha of contemporary popular imagination stands in stark contrast to the muscular, virile, and sensual figure presented in Indian Buddhist texts. In early Buddhist literature and art, the Buddha s perfect physique and sexual prowess are important components of his legend as the world s ultimate man. He is both the scholarly, religiously inclined brahman and the warrior ruler who excels in martial arts, athletic pursuits, and sexual exploits, the Buddha effortlessly performs these dual roles, combining his society s norms for ideal manhood and creating a powerful image taken up by later followers in promoting their tradition in a hotly contested religious marketplace.\nIn this groundbreaking study of previously unexplored aspects of the early Buddhist tradition, John Power skillfully adapts methodological approaches from European and North American historiography to the study of early Buddhist literature, art, and iconography, highlighting aspects of the tradition that have been surprisingly invisible in earlier scholarship. The book focuses on the figure of the Buddha and his monastic followers to show how they were constructed as paragons of masculinity whose powerful bodies and compelling sexuality attracted women, elicited admiration from men, and convinced skeptics of their spiritual attainments.

A Bull of a Man Images of Masculinity, Sex, and the Body in Indian Buddhism

Social Sciences

Dev Books

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