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Religions Of The World: The Illustrated Guide To Origins, Beliefs, Customs & Festivals

4 reviews
Elizabeth Breuilly, Joanne O'Brien, ...

Checkmark Books, 2005

Religions of the World
It is the most concise material I have found on the subject. While in school I used it for a reference book when writing papers, now I read through it when I am unsure about a religious practice. It clarifies any questions you might have on any given (major) religion.

Martin Luther

20 reviews
Martin Marty

Thorndike Press, 2004

lutheran expert on luther
It is hard to believe that for one of the single most important figures in western history, whose collected works run to fifty-five volumes, there are only three or four biographies now in print in English. But so it is for Martin Luther, which makes this biography by Martin Marty a welcome addition. Marty's volume takes its place in the Penguin Lives series, a series which tries to match famous ...

The Mystery of the Child (Religion, Marriage, and Family)

3 reviews
Martin E. Marty

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2007

The Mystery of the Child
This profound and illuminating book should be the "bible" for anyone who has care for children. The theme of the book, evident on almost every page, is that, instead of seeing a child as a 'problem' faced with problems, she be seen "as a mystery surrounded by myatery." This book is not a hand book for solving problems faced by children, but a guide to seeing and exploring the mystery of the ...

The Confessions of St. Augustine (Signet Classics)

8 reviews
Augustine of Hippo

Signet Classics, 2001

Inspiring
In reading the few reviews of people who did not like this book, it seems that it is the genre more than the book itself which they don't care for. Is this book redundant, as one reviewer accused it of being? Most assuredly so, but that should hardly be a surprise in a text such as this which explores the inklings of a powerful intellect that is attempting to grapple with the "big" ...

The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature (Penguin American Library)

47 reviews
William James

Penguin Classics, 1982

William James's Great Study of Religion
William James's classic "The Variety of Religious Experience" (1902) consists of the text of the twenty lectures he delivered as the Gifford Lecurer at the University of Edinburgh in 1901 -- 1902. James took has his theme the exploration of "religious feelings and religious impulses." In great detail, he studies how people who have had deep and, to them, convincing religious experiences ...

The Christian World: A Global History (Modern Library Chronicles)

1 review
Martin Marty

Modern Library, 2008

Global Christianity
Marty is the consummate church historian. In this, latest of his publications, he is the insider looking in from the outside. In a sweeping overview he points out that Christianity was a global faith from its inception. From the ancient land of Israel through Asia Minor and North Africa, Christianity rapidly spread through the Mediterranean basin, and thus to Europe, North American, and ...

Lutheran Questions, Lutheran Answers: Exploring Christian Faith

4 reviews
Martin E. Marty

Augsburg Books, 2007

Great Book in a Small Package
Lutheran Questions, Lutheran Answers: Exploring Christian Faith This book covers A-Z when exploring the Lutheran Faith through the eyes of the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America). Very easy to read and understand, this book answers most questions and then some anyone would ask about how this church believes. Of course, not everyone is going to believe everything exactly the same, ...

Mormonism in Dialogue with Contemporary Christian Theologies

1 review

Mercer University Press, 2007

An Important Step
From an LDS perspective, this book represents a critical step in what is now being called the "Golden Age" of Mormonism in academia. The idea is old: Mormons and Christians writing in dialogue. The approach, however, is really the first of its kind: serious, real theology. I emphasize "real" because it may come as a shock to many LDS readers that they have never read or ever even been exposed to ...

Dying for a Drink: A Pastor and a Physician Talk About Alcoholism
Alexander Dejong

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999

Dying for a Drink recounts the powerful story of one pastor's successful journey of recovery from the disease of alcoholism. After twenty years of sobriety, Alexander DeJong talks openly about his longtime struggle with alcoholism-his descent into heavy drinking, his shame and his fears of discovery, and his growing understanding of the disease through his family's support, group therapy, and the care of a Christian physician. Balancing the ...

Places Along the Way: Meditations on the Journey of Faith
Martin E. Marty, Micah Marty

Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1994

Hospital Ministry: The Role of the Chaplain Today

1 review

Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2007

Excellent resource book for chaplains
As a second year CPE student I found the book to be an excellent handbook to keep on the shelves. I borrowed it from our hospital chaplain, and am hoping to find a copy to purchase. Unfortunately, it appears to be out of print.

Pilgrims in Their Own Land: 500 Years of Religion in America

4 reviews
Martin E. Marty

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1985

A useful survey
Last spring my pastor asked me to teach an adult level Sunday School class on the history of American Christianity. After consulting with two professors of religious history and considerable library browsing, I settled on this book for reasons on availability and cost, inclusiveness, and the reputation of the author. It has worked exceedingly well, better than I hoped. Marty did occasionally ...

The One and the Many : America's Struggle for the Common Good (The Joanna Jackson Goldman Memorial Lecture on ...

2 reviews
Martin E. Marty

Harvard University Press, 1998

THE ROMANTIC NOTION OF AN IDEALIST
Below is a review of the One And The Many America's Struggle for the Common Good by Martin Marty. In the first section of the book, Marty presents the case of the "traumatization" of American society. Arguing that the manner in which different groups of people relate to each other destroys the concept of the one, Marty goes on to show how diverse group's need for identity is both necessary and ...

The Promise of Winter: Quickening the Spirit on Ordinary Days and in Fallow Seasons
Martin Marty, Micah Marty

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1997

When Faiths Collide (Blackwell Manifestos)

2 reviews
Martin E. Marty

Wiley-Blackwell, 2005

Dealing with pluralism
In the contemporary context, when conflicts between people of different faiths abound, we must deal with pluralism. Due to many different factors, the faiths of the world are colliding more now than ever. Moreover, they are coming into conflict not only in the internationl arena, but also down the block and within families. There are many ways to deal with the issue of pluralism, ranging from ...

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