A lively but brief survey of the major elements of religious philosophy, laying out short but understandable…

The Quakers are a fascinating religious group both in their origins and in the variety of reinterpretations of the faith…

This Very Short Introduction offers a clear and concise account of the apocryphal gospels. Exploring their origins,…

The Devil has fascinated writers and theologians since the time of the New Testament, and inspired many dramatic and…

\nIn this book, Julian Baggini explores the arguments for atheism, and dispels some common myths, explaining how a life…

From its origins to the present day, Owen Davies explores ideas about paganism that have existed over the last two…

J. S. Mill was the greatest British philosopher of the nineteenth century. Mill's purpose in writing his Autobiography was…

Philip Sidney and his sister Mary translated the biblical psalms into some of the greatest lyric poems of the English…

In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Adamson sheds light on the philosophical ideas that emerged in the Islamic world.…

Arguably, nationality is the most important social phenomenon in the world today. But what is the nation? Why is it so…

Written by a leading expert on the Puritans, this brief, informative volume offers a wealth of background on this key…

\nThis book describes the evolution of Marian thought from early Christianity to the present day. Covering the various…

In this Very Short Introduction Simon Yarrow explores sainthood, sanctity, and the lives of saints themselves. Explaining…

Connected by their veneration of the One God proclaimed by Abraham, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share much beyond their…

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''Forget the years, forget norms, let yourself be stirred by the boundless.''The Zhuangzi -- an anthology of anonymous…

Rastafari has grown into an international socio-religious movement, with adherents of Rastafari found in most of the major…

Julian of Norwich is one of the subtlest writers and profoundest thinkers of the Middle Ages, and the earliest woman writer…

Secularism, the belief that religion should not be part of the affairs of the state or part of public education, is an…

a useful, inexpensive, and comprehensive vade-mecum of the mythology that surrounds the constellations Colin Leach, Classics…

In The Elementary Forms of Religious Life, Durkheim investigated the enduring source of human social identity and fellowship…

In Natural Theology William Paley set out to prove the existence of God from the evidence of the beauty and order of the…

Book Two of Rumi's Masnavi is concerned with the challenges facing the follower of Sufi enlightenment. It interweaves…

Write-in workbooks to support lower-attaining students, designed to be used alongside GCSE Religious Studies for Edexcel A…

Carefully pitched activities consolidate learning of core content and key terms. Sample answers, guided activities and…

Write-in workbooks to support lower-attaining students, designed to be used alongside GCSE Religious Studies for Edexcel A…

Rumi is the greatest mystic poet to have written in Persian, and the Masnavi, written in six books, is his masterpiece. It…

Atheism: What Everyone Needs to Know provides a balanced look at the topic, considering atheism historically,…

\nThis historic pew edition of The Book of Common Prayer is perfect for both communal worship and liturgical study.\n…

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This classic work, first published in 1912, has never been supplanted as an approachable introduction to the theory of…

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Carefully pitched activities consolidate learning of core content and key terms. Sample answers, guided activities and…

In this Very Short Introduction Normon Soloman explores Judaism as a religion and as a way of life, including its festivals,…

This book provides a brief, accessible overview of the Qur\'an in question-and-answer format. Jane McAuliffe, one of the…

These two complementary works give the reader a unique insight into the breadth and substance of Kierkegaard's thought. One…

The Nibelungenlied is the greatest medieval German heroic poem, a revenge saga on an epic scale, which tells how…

A sweeping epic of the Viking Age, Grettir's Saga follows the life of the outlaw Grettir the Strong as he battles against…

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The T 'ain B 'o Cuailnge, centre-piece of the 8th century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's greatest epic. This…

\nThis revision guide covers all the beliefs and practices from Christianity and Buddhism that your students need to know…

The early Christian Church was a chaos of contending beliefs. Some groups Christians claimed that there was not one God but…

We may think of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament as the only sacred writings of the early Christians, but this is…

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Building on the Edexcel GCSE Catholic Christianity with Islam and Judaism Student Book, this Revision Guide offers a…

Building on the Oxford AQA GCSE Religious Studies Student Book, this Revision Guide offers a structured approach to revising…

Building on the Oxford GCSE Religious Studies for Edexcel series, this Revision Guide for Christianity and Islam offers a…

The Bible is the most important book in the history of Western civilization, and also the most difficult to interpret. It…

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This unique edition of the Book of Common Prayer includes the texts of three different versions, 1549, 1559, and 1662, to…

The Law Code of Manu is the most authoritative and best-known legal text of ancient India. A seminal Hindu work, it is…

A biography of Augustine's life, as interpreted by the acclaimed church historian, the late Professor Henry Chadwick.…