BOOK REVIEWFighting Words: The Origins of Religious Violenceby Hector Avalos 2005 About the AuthorHector Avalos (October 8, 1958 – April 12, 2021) was a professor of Religious Studies at Iowa State University, cultural anthropologist, and the author of several books on religion. Avalos was an atheist and advocate of secular humanist ethics. -- Wikipedia About … Continue reading Fighting Words
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Decoding Andean Mythology
BOOK REVIEWDecoding Andean Mythologyby Margarita B. Marín-Dale 2915 About the AuthorMargarita B. Marín-Dale taught Spanish and Latin American studies for fifteen years as an adjunct professor at American University in Washington, DC. Born in Bolivia and educated in the U.S., she practiced corporate and international law before returning to her Andean roots to promote human … Continue reading Decoding Andean Mythology
Cutting Jesus Down to Size
BOOK REVIEWCutting Jesus Down to Size: What Higher Criticism Has Achieved and Where It Leaves Christianityby George Albert Wells 2013 About the AuthorGeorge Albert Wells (22 May 1926 – 23 January 2017), usually known as G. A. Wells, was an English scholar who served as Professor of German at Birkbeck, University of London. After writing … Continue reading Cutting Jesus Down to Size
Beyond the Quest for the Historical Jesus
BOOK REVIEWBeyond the Quest for the Historical Jesus: Memoir of a Discoveryby Thomas L. Brodie 2012 About the AuthorThomas L. Brodie, OP (born 1943) is a Dominican priest who worked in academia and has published books on the Christ myth theory. He argues that both Jesus and Paul did not exist as historical figures, and … Continue reading Beyond the Quest for the Historical Jesus
A Brief Introduction to Jainism and Sikhism
BOOK REVIEWA Brief Introduction to Jainism and Sikhismby Editors Christopher Partridge & Tim Dowley 2018 About the AuthorsChristopher Partridge is professor of religion at Lancaster University. Tim Dowley is a historian and prolific author and editor of Bible and theology resources. He is the author of The Student Bible Atlas (Fortress Press, 2015), Christian Music: … Continue reading A Brief Introduction to Jainism and Sikhism
300 Times 0
BOOK REVIEW300 Times 0 - An Examination of the 300 Prophecies of Jesusby Yaakov Ben Chaim Tzvi 2013 About the AuthorYaakov ben Chaim Tzvi has been a guest on a number of Catholic and Christian Radio programs discussing the Jewish faith and has given numerous lectures in Churches and Synagogues about the similarities and differences … Continue reading 300 Times 0
Naturalism and Religion
BOOK REVIEWNaturalism and Religion: A Contemporary Philosophical Investigationby Graham Oppy 2018 About the AuthorGraham Oppy is Professor of Philosophy in the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies at Monash University, Australia. About the BookThis book guides readers through an investigation of religion from a naturalistic perspective and explores the very meaning of the term … Continue reading Naturalism and Religion
