In this book G.K. Chesterton explains how religion-a blend of philosophy and mythology-satisfies both the human intellect and the spirit, and sets man starkly apart from any other living creature. Addressing evolution, feminism, and cultural relativism within the context of religion, the book also examines religious skepticism. According to Chesterton, the shape of the key is not important. What matters is that it fits the lock and opens the door....

Now in one volume, the ten volumes of the outstanding "Religious Traditions of the World " series, written by leading experts, provides individual studies exploring the richness and variety of important religions from around the world.

An essential guide to learning everything you need to know about the history, central practices, and the key teachings of many religions. A compelling and insightful guide for uncovering and understanding a variety of the world's major religions. This book will be the perfect gift for thinkers, borrowers, and students of religious studies and philosophy. Learn new and profound information about a variety of faiths. In this educational guide you'll...

"Religion around the World: A Curious Kid's Guide to the World's Great Faiths explores the world's major religious traditions, making the traditions, beliefs, practices, and history of each accessible to kids ages 8-12"--

"This collection of charts shows what the major religions of the world have in common and how they differ in terms of beliefs, practices, and understanding of human nature and the supernatural"--Provided by publisher.

The renowned and beloved New York Times bestselling author of An Altar in the World and Learning to Walk in the Dark recounts her moving discoveries of finding the sacred in unexpected places while teaching the world's religions to undergraduates in rural Georgia, revealing how God delights in confounding our expectations. Barbara Brown Taylor continues her spiritual journey begun in Leaving Church of finding out what the world looks like after taking...

Matthew goes to the Himalayas to learn about Isis, who took a spiritual pilgrimage across India 2,000 years ago, but he becomes a target after discovering a shocking secret that, if revealed, will change how Christianity is understood.

In God's Battalions, award-winning author Rodney Stark takes on the long-held view that the Crusades were the first round of European colonialism, conducted for land, loot, and converts by barbarian Christians who victimized the cultivated Muslims. Instead, Stark argues that the Crusades were the first military response to Muslim terrorist aggession.