Atheism: What Everyone Needs to Know®
Michael Ruse
Over the last decade, "New Atheists" such as Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and Christopher Hitchens have pushed the issue of atheism to the forefront of public discussion. Yet very few of ...
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The Bible: What Everyone Needs to Know ®
Michael Coogan
The Bible is the most influential book in Western history. As the foundational text of Judaism and Christianity, the Bible has been interpreted and reinterpreted over millennia, utilized ...
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Buddhism: What Everyone Needs to Know®
Dale S. Wright
Buddhism is one of the oldest and largest of the world’s religions. But it is also a tradition that has proven to have enormous contemporary relevance. Founded by Siddhartha Gautama, who ...
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The Catholic Church: What Everyone Needs to Know® (2 ed.)
John L. Allen
Roman Catholicism stands at a crossroads, a classic ''best of times, worst of times'' moment. On the one hand, the Catholic Church remains by far the largest branch of the worldwide ...
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Jihad: What Everyone Needs to Know©
Asma Afsaruddin
The word “jihad” is everywhere in the global media. It generally appears in the context of violence waged against the West by militants in or from Muslim-majority societies. This usage ...
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Mormonism: What Everyone Needs to Know®
Terryl Givens
Mormonism, or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is America's most successful-and most misunderstood-home grown religion. The church today boasts more than 15 million members ...
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The Qur'an: What Everyone Needs to Know®
Jane McAuliffe
Millions of non-Muslims know the name of the Muslim scripture, whether it is written as “Qur’an” or “Quran” or “Koran.” But for most, that is all they know. Many have fallen victim to the ...
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Shariah: What Everyone Needs to Know®
John L. Esposito and Natana J. DeLong-Bas
Sharia is by now a term that most Americans and Europeans recognize, though few really understand what it means. Often portrayed as a medieval system used by religious zealots to oppress ...
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What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam (2 ed.)
John L. Esposito
Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, there has been an overwhelming demand
for information about Islam, and recent events - the war in Iraq, terrorist attacks
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