religion

Presents twenty-two conversations with Huston Smith, an American religious scholar from more than thirty years of interviews, in which he describes his first meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and discusses religious violence, his grief over the loss of his eldest daughter to cancer, and other topics.

This book traces the historical spread of Islam throughout Africa. It also examines current issues and controversies surrounding the Muslim faith in Africa, including fundamentalist interpretations of Islam, efforts to impose Islamic law in countries with mixed Muslim and non-Muslim populations, and religious-based violence.

A collection of essays by Leo Tolstoy that examine the importance of art and its applications to society, religion, and science.

Introduces the beliefs and practices of many different religions including Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Islam.

Looks at the religious philosophy of the Kyoto School and the role Christianity played in it.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that define over eight thousand words related to the world's major religions, with coverage of movements, sects and cults, significant men and women, ethics, rites, music, and other topics.