Comparative and World Religion

After Imperialism:

Christian Identity in China and the Global Evangelical Movement

By Richard R. Cook and David W. Pao (editors)

A collection of essays exploring issues of identity and the global church in the post-colonial era, from the perspectives of Chinese and American evangelicals.

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Buddha and Christ:

Images of Wholeness

By Robert Elinor

An introduction to Buddhism and Christianity through visual images, making accessible the world's most significant religious art by iconographic comparison.

China's Urban Christians:

A Light that Cannot be Hidden

By Brent Fulton

An enlightening exploration of how rapid urbanisation has affected the development of Christianity in modern China.

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Christian Theology and African Traditions

By Matthew Michael

A contribution to the engagement between Christianity and non-Western cultures, bringing Christian theology into dialogue with African traditions.

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Death

By John Prickett (editor)

A useful resource for teachers to discuss the approaches of the major world religions to death and dying.

Series: Living Faiths

Ecclesial Identities in a Multi-Faith Context:

Jesus Truth-Gatherings (Yeshu Satsangs) among Hindus and Sikhs in Northwest India

By Darren Todd Duerksen

An ethnographic and pastoral study of ecclesial structures formed by followers of Christ's teachings in India, while retaining their Hindu and Sikh heritages.

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The Environmental Dimensions of Islam

By Mawil Izzi Dien

An important book highlighting the distinctive Islamic contribution to the environmental debate, challenging preconceived attitudes towards the natural world.

Initiation Rites

By John Prickett (editor)

An invaluable resource on initiation rites of the major world religions for teachers, including extracts from initiation liturgies for use as source material.

Series: Living Faiths

A Jubilee for All Time:

The Copernican Revolution in Jewish-Christian Relations

By Gilbert S. Rosenthal (editor)

A selection of essays analysing the impact of the Second Vatican Council document Nostra Aetate on Catholic-Jewish relations.

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Meet Me at the Palaver:

Narrative Pastoral Counselling in Postcolonial Contexts

By Tapiwa N. Mucherera

An examination of the damage done to traditional African culture by colonial forms of Christianity, and of new forms of pastoral care to redress the balance.

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Non-Muslims in Muslim Majority Societies:

With Focus on the Middle East and Pakistan

By Kajsa Ahlstand and Göran Gunner (editors)

A collection of essays identifying and discussing the issues raised by the situation of religious minorities in the Muslim world.

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