Religious Studies

Title also known as: SUNY Series in Buddhism and American Culture : American Buddhism as a Way of Life. This is an 11-chapter anthology covering multiple aspects of Buddhism in America.

Main Contents:
1 Buddhism and Elephants
2 The Buddha
3 Karma and Rebirth
4 The Four Noble Truths
5 The Mahayana
6 Buddhism in Asia
7 Meditation
8 Ethics
9 Buddhism in the West
Timeline
Further Reading

Main Contents:
Preface
An X-ray of Christianity's Evolution
Time-frame for Christianity
Quick Guide to Common Terms
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Part 1: Origins and Growth
Part 2: Medieval Christianity
Part 3: Discovery and Diversity
Part 4: Enlightenment and Modernity
Conclusion

Main Contents:
1 Jesus: the God-Man
2 The Signs and Symbols of Christianity
3 Church and Biblical Christianity
4 Mystical Christianity
5 Modern Christianity: the West
6 Christianity Beyond the West
7 A Woman’s Religion?
Conclusion

Main Contents:
Chronology
Introduction: What Confucianism Is and What Confucianism Is Not
1. Confucius and His Disciples
2. Interlude: Great Learning and Canon of Filial Piety
3. Mencius
4. Xunzi
5. Neo-Confucianism and Confucianism Today
Appendix: Manhood in the Analects

This book focuses on the history of Confucianism.
Main Contents of Book:
Major Periods in Chinese History
Introduction: The Story of Confucianism

Chapter I: The World into Which Confucius Came
Chapter II: What Confucius Taught: The Analects
Chapter III: The Formation of Classical Confucianism
Chapter IV: Confucian Ascendancy in the Han Dynasty
Chapter V: Blending Confucianism with Other Worldviews
Chapter VI: Confucianism and Challenges from a Foreign Land
Chapter VII: The Renaissance Period of Confucianism
Chapter VIII: Conversations with Master Zhu
Chapter IX: Confucianism in New Homes and New Hearts
Chapter X: The Contemporary Period

Published online in 2014.

Main contents:
Part I: Origins and Historical Development
Part II: Theravada Philosophy and Practice
Part III: Major Mahayana Movements and Schools
Chronology

Main contents:
Introduction
1. The Buddha: The Story of the Awakened One
2. The Word of the Buddha: Buddhist Scriptures and Schools
3. Four Truths: The Disease, the Cause, the Cure, the Medicine
4. The Buddhist Community: Monks, Nuns, and Lay Followers
5. The Buddhist Cosmos: The Thrice-Thousandfold World
6. No Self: Personal Continuity and Dependent Arising
7. The Buddhist Path:The Way of Calm and Insight
8. The Abhidharma: The Higher Teaching
9. The Mahayana: The Great Vehicle
10. Evolving Traditions of Buddhism: South, East, North, and West

Reviews key concepts of Islam.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Initial notes
1 Intelligent Beings
2 God-guided Path
3 The Creator
4 Bearers of Good News
5 Divine Messages
6 Spiritual Nourishment
7 House of God
8 Pilgrims’ Paradise
9 Celebratory Occasions
10 Character Building
11 Wholesome Lifestyle
12 Islamic Dress Code
13 Marriages and Divorces
14 Human and Animal Rights
15 Worship of God
16 Global Education
17 “Signs” of God
18 Relationship with Non-Muslims
19 Human Failings
20 Universal Code of Brotherhood
21 Uniqueness of Islam
22 The Hereafter
23 God’s Compassion
24 Islamic Direction
Appendices
About the Author

The first English-language translation of the German-language classic, Der Islam in der Gegenwart, now in its fifth edition.

Reviews the history and beliefs of Jainism and includes a chronology, glossary, and bibliography.

Table of Contents:
Introduction-Title Page-Copyright Page-
Contents-Acknowledgements-A Note on Transliteration-Map of India-A Note on Caste
Chapter 1 Families of Deities
Chapter 2 Oral and Visual Narratives and Theologies
Chapter 3 Loving and Serving God: Bhakti, Murtis, and Puja
Chapter 4 Temples, Shrines, and Pilgrimage
Chapter 5 Festivals
Chapter 6 Vrats: Ritual Vows and Women’s Auspiciousness
Chapter 7 Samskaras: Transformative Rites of Passage
Chapter 8 Ritual Healing, Possession, and Astrology
Afterword
Glossary
Index

In Credo Reference General Reference.

Main subject matter of book:
The Transformation of Hinduism in the United States
Part I: Popular Hinduism
Part II: Official Hinduism
Part III: The Relationship between Popular and Official Hinduism

Published December 2010

Table of Contents:

Introduction
I. Guru Nanak and the Origins of Sikhism
II. Guru Arjan and the Crystallization of the Skh Faith
Chapter III. Guru Gobind and the Cultivation of Sikh Identity
IV. Sikh Metaphysics, Ethics and Esthetics
V. Worship, Ceremonies and Rites of Passage
VI. Feminist Text in a Patriarchal Context
VII. Colonial Encounters
VIII. Sikh Art
IX. Sikhs in the Diaspora
Glossary of Names and Terms
Illustration, Map and Picture Credits
Select Bibliography
Index

Main Contents:
Foreword
Introduction: Approaching Christianity
1 Foundations and Scripture
2 Community and Structure
3 Religious Values, Theology, and Ethics
4 Christian Spirituality
5 Christian Imagery and Artistic Expression
6 Christian Hope and Finality
Afterword: Christianity as a Missionary Religion
Notes

Main parts of book:

Part I. Hinduism: Sources and Worldview
Part II.Trimārga: The Three Hindu Paths to Liberation
Part III. The Structural Supports of Hinduism
Part IV. Hinduism Encountering the “Other”
Part V. Miscellany

Table of contents:
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Buddhism: A Brief Overview
The Religious Context of Early Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha
The 'One Taste': Liberation
Many Lives and Ultimate Bliss
Buddhist Meditation
Buddhist Ethics
The Buddhist Community
Buddhism and Politics
The Bodhisattva Ideal
The New Understanding of the Buddha
Concept, Language and Reality
Tantric Buddhism
Buddhism in China and Japan
Buddhism and Modernity
Bibliography
Glossary
Index

Table of Contents:

Prelude
Approaching Understanding: Going to Church
Approaching Understanding: The Apostles’ Creed
One Man’s Life
Developing the Jewish Heritage
The Cross of the Risen Christ
From Synagogue to Church
Believing with Bread and Wine
The Establishment of Christendom
Basic Convictions Settled
Living a Devoted Life
Jesus the Saviour
West and East
Searching for Better Ways
The Church’s New Formations
A Wider, Deeper Catholicism
Entering the Modern World
A Southern Church
A Family of Customs and Opinions
Some Questions – Some Replies
Index

Table of Contents:
Introduction-Contents-Preface-
Timeline of Important Events-
1 Introduction
2 The History of the Hindu Tradition
3 Transcendence and the Gods
4 Hindu Rituals
5 Hindu Religious Traditions
6 Social and Political life
7 Dharma and Ethics
8 Scripture and Sacred Texts
9 Hindu Aesthetics
10 Hindu Spirituality
11 Hindu Concepts and Philosophy and the Modern World
Bibliography-Glossary-Further Reading-
Index

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 The Wider Picture: Creation From a ­Muslim Perspective
2 Muhammad, the Last in the Chain of Prophets
3 The Qur’an, the Revealed Word of God
4 An Overview of Islamic History
5 The Central Beliefs of Islam
6 The Principal Practices of Islam
7 A Muslim Life
8 Living Constantly Remembering God
9 Islam and Other Faiths
10 Muslims in Britain and Western Europe
A Glossary of Islamic Terms
Further Reading
Index of Names and Subjects

Table of Contents:

Preface
1 Historical Dimension: First Manifestation and Later Developments
2 Theological Dimension: Faith and Its Articles
3 Practical Dimension: The Five Pillars of Islam
4 Ethical Dimension: Moral Values and Virtues
5 Spiritual Dimension: Religious Experiences and Sufi Spirituality
6 Contemporary Dimension: Modern and Postmodern Issues
Bibliography
Glossary
Index

Table of Contents:

Dateline
List of Illustrations
Preface
Chapter 1 An Historical Overview
Chapter 2 A Theological Overview: 1
Chapter 3 A Theological Overview: 2
Chapter 4 The Jewish Year
Chapter 5 The Jewish Day
Chapter 6 The Jewish Life Cycle
Chapter 7 Jewish Theology
Chapter 8 Judaism Today
Chapter 9 Judaism: The Future
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Table of Contents:

List of Illustrations
Preface
Introduction
1 The Darbar Sahib
2 The Gurdwara and Sikh Worship
3 The Sikh Gurus
4 God in Sikh Teachings
5 The Human Condition
6 The Goal of Liberation
7 How Liberation is Obtained
8 The Scriptures
9 Ethical Teachings
10 Sikh Family Life
11 Initiation
12 The Sikh Calendar, Gurpurbs and Melas
13 Sikh Attitudes to Other Religions
14 Who is a Sikh?
15 Sikhism and the Twenty-First Century
Appendix: Passages of Importance to the Panth
Bibliography
Glossary
Index

Table of Contents:

Introduction
1 The Spiritual Life
2 Personal Life
3 Home and Family
4 Living in the Community
5 Social Issues
6 The Baha’i Vision of a United World
7 Baha’i Community Life
8 History
Notes
Timeline of Important Events
Bibliography
Index

Cover title: Tibetan Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction.

Table of Contents:
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Languages and Pronunciation
Map: Tibet and Neighboring Regions
1 The World of Gods, Demons, and Men
2 Sources of Tibetan Religious Traditions
3 The Growth of the Orders and Schools
4 Spiritual Exercise and the Path of the Bodhisattva
5 Philosophical Developments and Disputes
6 Enlightenment in This Very Body
7 When This Life Ends
8 Tibetan Buddhism Today
References and Further Reading
Index