Charles Manuel Sweet Daddy Grace founded the United House of Prayer for All People in Wareham, Massachusetts, in 1919. This book examines the religious nature of the House of Prayer, the dimensions of Grace's leadership strategies, and the connections between his often ostentatious acts and the intentional infrastructure of the House of Prayer.
Offering an introduction to this 13th-century historian and mystic poet Rumi, this work concentrates on the social and cultural environment in which he lived and produced his influential works. It includes a selection of passages from Rumi's works, explaining his core philosophy in his own words.
Offering a brief introduction to Gnosticism, this title addresses the nettling questions of origins and definition. It situates the advent of Gnosticism within the Greco-Roman religious world and critically appraises the sources. It features illustrations, maps, timeline, and bibliography. It is useful for students and scholars alike.
Presents a historical survey of religious persecution encompassing three millennia and a great diversity of cultures world-wide. Defining religious persecution as "repressive actions initiated or condoned by authorities against their own people on religious grounds", this work begins with ancient Egypt, followed by the biblical history of Israel.
Originally published two decades ago, The Soul of the Night is a classic work that is a must for those interested in the relationship between science and faith.
"Reveals rivalry and confrontation, but also fascination for the exotic as she points out clichTs and distortions that have shaped western views of Islam and its founder."--Book News, Inc.Generations of Western writers --from the Crusades to the present.
An Illustrated History of Religious Murder and Madness
Chronicles the grim spectrum of religious persecution from ancient times, including such historic massacres as the Crusades, the Islamic jihads, the Catholic wars against heretics, the Inquisition, witch hunts, the Reformation, and such atrocities as the Holocaust, and the barbaric cruelty of the theocracy in Iran.
This volume provides an overview of the shape and history of major black religious bodies: Methodist, Baptist and Pentecostal. The authors introduce the denominations and their demographics before relating their historical development--from the 18th century to the end of the Civil Rights Movement--into the groups readers know today.
From the time of the Crusades to the present day, European portraits of Muhammad have offered biased and negative representations. This text traces the representations of Muhammad and Islam in Western texts and its manifestation in modern attitudes to Islamic fundamentalism.
