2nd Edition
The Routledge Dictionary of Religious and Spiritual Quotations
By Geoffrey Parrinder
Copyright 2000
234 Pages
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Routledge
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240 Pages
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How did the universe come to exist? What is the nature of its creator? Is there a purpose to human existence? What is it to live a good life? The Routledge Dictionary of Religious and Spiritual Quotations offers not just one, but many, answers to these questions. Geoffrey Parrinder has drawn on all the great books of world religions - the Bible, the Qur'an, Zoroastrian Gathas, Hindu Vedas,... Read more
FOREWORD, PREFACE, Introduction, I. Religious Forms, II. The Supernatural, III. The Nature of God, IV. The Universe, V. Humanity, VI. The Sacred, VII. Sacred Persons, VIII. Sacred Word, IX. Sacred Actions, X. Spirituality, XI. Spiritual Exercises, XII. Religious Community, XIII. Religious Philosophy, XIV. Virtue and the Good, XV. Morality, XVI. Men and Women, XVII. Society, XVIII. Last Things, TEXT AND AUTHOR INDEX, SUBJECT INDEX
Biography
Geoffrey Parrinder is Emeritus Professor of the Comparative Study of Religions at the University of London. He is the author of over 30 books on world religions, which have been translated into many languages.
'Religious and Spiritual Quotations can be dipped into or used as a research aid to source unknown quotations. It would also be a useful companion to trace out a particular subject or theme...' - Caroline Hancock, Trinity College, Camarthen, Journal of Beliefs and Values
