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... religious and irreligious on matters spiritual and moral, from Plato on sexuality, Freud on the origins of religion, and William Blake on angels to Omar Khayyam on fate, Confucius on poverty and Gandhi on violence. Originally published ...
Geoffrey Parrinder. First published 1990 as A Dictionary of Religious & Spiritual Quotations by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29 West 35th ... Religion? 1 COPYRIGHT.
Geoffrey Parrinder. CONTENTS. FOREWORD PREFACE Introduction 1 1. What is Religion? 1 2. The Origins of Religion 3 I. Religious Forms 3. Non-Scriptural Religions 6 4. Historical Religions 7 5. Monotheism 9 6. Polytheism 10 7. Dualism—Twin ...
... Religion 182 101. Renewal of Religion 183 102. Education and Teaching 185 103. Care of the Sick 187 XIII. Religious Philosophy 104. Philosophy 189 105. Reason and Mind 191 106. Questions and Speculation 193 107. Science 195 108 ...
... Religions have been persecuted, and have persecuted others, but they have not disappeared, only changed form. There is now much greater knowledge of different religions, ideologies and moralities than hitherto, and this book seeks to ...
Contents
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II THE SUPERNATURAL | 37 |
III THE NATURE OF GOD | 51 |
IV THE UNIVERSE | 76 |
V HUMANITY | 89 |
VI THE SACRED | 97 |
VII SACRED PERSONS | 105 |
XI SPIRITUAL EXERCISES | 151 |
XII RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY | 164 |
XIII RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY | 189 |
XIV VIRTUE AND THE GOOD | 205 |
XV MORALITY | 225 |
XVI MEN AND WOMEN | 246 |
XVII SOCIETY | 263 |
XVIII LAST THINGS | 291 |
VIII SACRED WORDS | 120 |
IX SACRED ACTIONS | 128 |
X SPIRITUALITY | 136 |
TEXT AND AUTHOR INDEX | 318 |
SUBJECT INDEX | 330 |
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