An exploration into the lives of people who embrace two or more religious traditions, and what this growing community tells us about change in our society
Named a best book of 2018 by Library Journal
In the United States, we often assume religious and spiritual identity are pure, static, and singular. But some people regularly cross religious boundaries. These “spiritually fluid” people celebrate complex religious...

The renowned and beloved New York Times bestselling author of An Altar in the World and Learning to Walk in the Dark recounts her moving discoveries of finding the sacred in unexpected places while teaching the world's religions to undergraduates in rural Georgia, revealing how God delights in confounding our expectations. Barbara Brown Taylor continues her spiritual journey begun in Leaving Church of finding out what the world looks like after taking...

"Margaret Simon, almost twelve, likes long hair, tuna fish, the smell of rain, and things that are pink. She’s just moved from New York City to Farbook, New Jersey, and is anxious to fit in with her new friends—Nancy, Gretchen, and Janie. When they form a secret club to talk about private subjects like boys, bras, and getting their first periods, Margaret is happy to belong. But none of them can believe Margaret doesn’t have religion, and that...

A guide to the world's five major religions offers an introduction to each as well as an illustration that shows how they are practiced, including places of worship, ceremonies, and celebrations.

A full-color, illustrated introduction to the origins, festivals, and beliefs of six major world religions including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, along with other East Asian and modern religious beliefs.

"Religion around the World: A Curious Kid's Guide to the World's Great Faiths explores the world's major faiths, making the traditions, beliefs, practices, and history of each accessible to kids ages 8-12. This visually compelling book presents each religion as a rich tradition that has served as a force for human connection and good in the world. Colorful illustrations, charts, graphs, maps, and other infographics, along with clear, age-appropriate...

Illustrated guide to the world's religions, discussing man's spiritual search for answers about life and death, and looking at the belief systems and practices of many faiths including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, and Judaism. Includes one CD of clip art.

Shows young readers that the practice of prayer can be found in religions around the world.

Through the ages, mankind has pursued questions of faith in something beyond the world of ordinary experience. Is there a God? How can we explain the presence of evil? Do humans, or human souls, live on after death? Is there a hell? The following lectures examine these eternal questions and present the most compelling arguments for and against God's existence, the seeming conflicts between religion and science, and the different truth-claims of the...

"A sweeping cultural and intellectual history of the birth of modern spirituality in the late nineteenth century"--Provided by publisher.