christianity and other religions

Introduces early Christianity's roots, with chapters that include discussion on Christianity before Constantine, relations with Jewish people, the emergence of both the canon and orthodox theology, as well as the human condition and the role women play in the church. Includes a timeline, map of Mediterranean world, bibliography and index.

Contains entries with full-text primary source documents and analysis on the world's major religions, covering 2404 BCE to the early twenty-first century, and providing an overview of the primary source document, contextual information, a time line, brief biographical profiles, discussion on the impact and historical significance of the document, and other additional resources.

The author compares the Christian ethics and history of the "Canterbury Tales" against the beliefs and practices of Moslems, Jews, pagans, and the Tartars and shows that Chaucer wrote with the diverse philosophy, religion, and ethics that coexisted with Christian theology.

Guide to the origins, basic beliefs, and evangelistic challenges of the major world religions and secular belief systems.

Studies the history of the seven major Crusades from 1095 to 1291 and argues that they were in response to unprovoked Muslim aggression against Christian people and holy places.

Recounts the author's cultural discoveries and insights, while working as ambassador to the United Nations, into the connections between Islam and Christianity, arguing that making friends with people from a different background is what is needed in the political landscape of the twenty-first century.

Daniel Harris, son of a Southern Baptist minister, and Ayse Yalcin, a Muslim international exchange student, cause what seems to be an unbreachable rift with their families when they fall in love at college and decide to marry.

A contemplation of the parallels between Christianity and Buddhism, as well as areas where the two religions diverge.