religion

"Describes the geography, landscape, economy, government, and culture of Germany today and discusses Germany's influence of and relations with the rest of the world"--Provided by publisher.

After moving from Arizona to Maine, sixteen-year-old Kate tries to recover from her father's death as she resists her mother's dogmatic religious beliefs and attempts to find a new direction to her life.

A study of world religions, magic, vegetation, fertility beliefs, rites, kingship, taboos, and totemism.

Discusses the commonality of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and other religious teachings through the universal questions of: how should we live, what happens to us after we die, why does bad stuff happen to good folks, and how can we talk to God?.

When teenager Adrian Havoc's world is taken over by Homestate, which uses religion to control its citizens, he sets out for the toxic Deadlands to uncover the truth about the government.

Fifteen-year-old Marne is excited to be able to spend her summer vacation in Hawaii, not realizing the change in her lifestyle it would bring staying with her aunt, seven cousins, and uncle who is a Chasidic rabbi.

Presents volume three of a fourteen-volume series on World Religions exploring the origin and development of Buddhism and discusses their beliefs and practices, the growth of Buddhism in America and other countries, their rituals and ceremonies, sacred sites, and more.

Presents volume seven of a fourteen-volume series on World Religions exploring the origin, development, and traditional beliefs of Islam, and discusses its geographical distribution across the west coast of Africa and into the Middle East and Asia, its basic tenets, history, and political involvements, the Prophet Muhammad, and more.

Presents volume six of a fourteen-volume series on World Religions exploring the origin, development, and traditional beliefs of Hinduism, and discusses Brahmanism, their gods and goddesses, practice of yoga and the teachings of the gurus, geographic distribution, rituals and ceremonies, sacred sites, and more.