religious leaders

A collective biography of thirty-two founders and proponents of religions of the Eastern and Western Worlds.

Profiles the lives and unusual teachings of six charismatic cult leaders: Mother Ann Lee, Father Divine, L. Ron Hubbard, Sun Myung Moon, Jim Jones, and David Koresh.

Seventeen-year-old Lyla feels ambivalent when the charismatic leader of her isolated suburban community is told that the end of the world is near and when it arrives they must all be ready to defend themselves against the unchosen.

The world enters the Hobart Phase where time begins to move in reverse and the dead come back to life--including the notorious Anarch Peak, a charismatic religious leader whose followers flourished long after his demise.

Provides biographical information on over 270 individuals important to the religious community, having dedicated their lives to religious teaching in various forms, like evangelism, founding schools and debating the relationship between church and state.

Profiles the life and work of more than one hundred philosophers and religious leaders.

A biography of Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh which emphasizes the spiritual beliefs that guided him in trying to prevent war in Vietnam and in striving to make the world a better place. Includes activities and a note for parents and teachers.

Presents biographical profiles of one hundred spiritual leaders significant to world history, arranged chronologically according to birth year, including Akhenaten, Moses, Jesus Christ, Socrates, Lao-tzu, the Buddha, Confucius, Muhammad, Mohandas Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King Jr., Desmond Tutu, Pope John Paul II, and the Fourteenth Dalai Lama.

Presents brief overviews of eleven religious traditions, including Catholic, Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist, Shaker, and Wicca; and features interviews with representatives from each religion in which they discuss the challenges and joys of their chosen faith.