Maria Heim 
Theories of the Gift in South Asia [PDF ebook] 
Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain Reflections on Dana

During the nineteenth century, Christian missionaries vied for the Chinese souls they thought they were saving. But many things held them back: Western gunboat diplomacy, unequal treaties and their o …

The scientific and rational conclusion that intelligence and not chaos is the driving force behind the universe. …

The essays in this wide-ranging collection fall into three main sections: Ecumenical Theology, Postliberal Theology, and Political Theology. The first section deals with Torrance and Barth on the Sac …

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. …

Sacred Nature examines the crisis of environmental degradation through the prism of religious naturalism, which seeks rich spiritual engagement in a world without a god. Jerome Stone introduces stude …

How did the penitentiary get its name? Why did the English impose long prison sentences? Did class and economic conflict really lie at the heart of their correctional system? In a groundbreaking stud …

The last sixty years have witnessed a virtual explosion of interest in how modern science and traditional Christianity intersect. This new rapprochement with science has irrevocably altered how Chris …

Lord Vishnu, in Kurm Avatar (tortoise incarnation), had first preached this Purana to Narad. In his turn, Narad narrated it to Sutji who later narrated this Purana to an assembly of the great sages. …

This is a translation of the original Aramaic Gospel of John. This is a special “God is Love” edition in which the Aramaic name of God “Mar Yah” is rendered “LOVE ETERNAL”and the title Alaha -“God” i …