Summary: What, exactly, is religion? Why does one religious tradition often differ so markedly from another? Why--despite their common source--are the Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam so different? What kinds of factors separate the beliefs of a Hindu or Buddhist from the 'people of the book' and from other sects of Hindus or Buddhists? Religion affects everyone's life, whether...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2008

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 291 COM
Call number: DVD 291 COM

Lanzetta, Beverly

Summary: The Monk Within is written for the person seeking a deeper, contemplative orientation to daily life. Yearning for inner realization of divine wisdom, this "new monk" draws on four interlocking themes: embodied spirituality grounded in the sacred web of life; the mystical path of the feminine, inspired by women's monastic communities; the archetype of the monk that is the deep truth of every...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Sapphire Books 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 204 LAN

Steinsaltz, Adin.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1999

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 296.3 STE

Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho

Summary: The Dalai Lama lectures on the fundamentals of Buddhism thought and practice, which are contained in the teachings transmitted to him when he was a small boy. The lecture concludes with a ceremony for enriching the mind towards enlightenment.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Snow Lion Publications 0000

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 294.3 DAL

Hyde, Margaret O. (Margaret Oldroyd)

Summary: Discusses the different religions of the world, including their histories, their common practices, and each religion's thoughts on what happens to an individual's spirit after they die.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2009

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 291 HYD

Altman, Don

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 1999

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 291.446 ALT

Peck, M. Scott (Morgan Scott)

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1993

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Belief Spirit Peck