(Part 2) Best religion encyclopedias according to redditors
We found 203 Reddit comments discussing the best religion encyclopedias. We ranked the 92 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
You wanted to be part of the intelligentsia, but throughout your philosophical journey, you always based your convictions only on authority and tradition instead of on evidence and arguments. Don't you realize that this is the epitome of anti – intellectualism?
It is correct that the New Atheists aren't the pinnacle of atheistic thought and didn't contribute many new ideas to the academic debate of atheism vs. theism or religion. But this was never their goal, and it is also unnecessary, since the academic debate is already over for many decades. If you want to know why the arguments for theism are all complete nonsense and not taken seriously anymore, why Christianity is wrong just about everything and why apologists like Craig are dishonest charlatans who make a living out of fooling people, your reading list shouldn't be New Atheists, but rather something like this:
Colin Howson – Objecting to God
George H. Smith – Atheism: The Case Against God
Graham Oppy – Arguing about Gods
Graham Oppy – The Best Argument Against God
Herman Philipse – God in the Age of Science
J. L. Mackie – The Miracle of Theism
J. L. Schellenberg – The Wisdom to Doubt
Jordan Sobel – Logic and Theism
Nicholas Everitt – The Non-Existence of God
Richard Gale – On the Nature and Existence of God
Robin Le Poidevin – Arguing for Atheism
Stewart Elliott Guthrie – Faces in the Clouds: A New Theory of Religion
Theodore Drange – Nonbelief & Evil
[Avigor Shinan – From Gods to God: How the Bible Debunked, Suppressed, or Changed Ancient Myths and Legends] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0827609086)
Bart Ehrman – The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings
Bart Ehrman – Jesus, Interrupted
Bart Ehrman – Misquoting Jesus
Burton L. Mack – Who Wrote the New Testament?
Helmut Koester – Ancient Christian Gospels
John Barton, John Muddiman – The Oxford Bible Commentary
John Dominic Crossan – Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography
Karen Armstrong – A History of God
Mark Smith – The Early History of God
Randel McCraw Helms – Who Wrote the Gospels?
Richard Elliott Friedman – Who Wrote the Bible?
Robert Bellah – Religion in Human Evolution: From the Paleolithic to the Axial Age
Robert Walter Funk – The Gospel of Jesus
Fraternal greetings dear Brother,
The idea of the traditional, big guy on a throne type God is a silly and even stupid idea. It is how children might imagine God; a kind of Santa Clause in the sky.
God/Allah is outside time, space and matter and therefore unknowable. He is outside existence. He cannot be known. That is the idea. Read Plato or Plotinus, or Muslim philosophers like Ibn Arabi, Ibn Suhrawardi or Ibn Sina.
God is a highly interesting philosophical and intellectual concept. The greatest minds in human history have thought about it. The fatherly figure with a white beard is just a fairy tale version for children.
Questioning this "traditional" God shows that you have progressed on the path to Light. Now you have the capacity for a more mystical definition - and maybe experience - of the Divine.
I can recommend this book for further study:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Shape-Light-Hayakal-al-Nur/dp/1887752153
You are pretty much correct in all your statements about Islam. (Although i would say that the Quran doesn't just continue after the events of the bible; there is more to it than that. And we don't face Mecca because of the prophet's birth)
I'm pleased to hear that you have an interest in Islam. Based on your request i would recommend reading the Quran or any of these following resources:
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The entire list here. If you have any questions about Islam, don't be shy to ask us.
Il existe une série de bouquins plutôt bien faits et accessibles (des illustrations, des cartes, des schémas etc.) qui brosse l'histoire de France depuis 481. Chaque tome est fait en collaboration entre plusieurs auteurs chacun spécialiste d'une période en particulier.
Bouuuuh oui j'ai mis du amazon, mais peut importe c'est juste pour avoir un visuel sur les livres :)
First of all, please, set the flair of this topic to Vajrayana, as this is not a common topic for all Buddhists. Just to keep things clear.
Now, you should be aware that the result of the successful practice leaves a hole inside your head. This hole is produced by movements of energies in your body, which are of non-material origin, but at the same time have a direct influence on our body - just like consciousness, which is intangible, but is clearly experienced.
Your scepticism comes from the misunderstanding of tantric practices of which Phowa originates from, as a part of Six Yogas of Naropa. Please, take your time and read this book by Jamgon Kongtrul: https://www.amazon.com/Treasury-Knowledge-Book-Part-Buddhist-ebook/dp/B001VNC92C/
It explains in great detail how Tantric practices work in Vajrayana and why the path of methods/energies plays such a huge part in it. Take your time and clear all your doubts about these practices and come back to Phowa. It's an extremely beneficial practice and it's a great fortune to meet something like this in your life.
First. You need to take a deep breath. You’re doing great.
if you are worried about a meal tonight find A Chabad in walking distance call and email the Rabbi ASAP. Chabad specializes in people with very little background and will love to have you for dinner
Second this is a life long journey. Consult with a Rabbi you like and trust on which siddur to buy as well as the direction of your study.
As far as code of jewish law start more basic that that probably with To be a Jew https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0465086322/ref=tmm_pap_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=used&qid=&sr= five dollars shipped A kitzur is nice but may not be applicable to your community depending.
Another good book for neophytes is Jewish literacy for less than ten dollars shipped https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B001F0R9HQ/ref=tmm_hrd_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=used&qid=&sr=
Again, take a deep breath, you’re doing awesome.
George Robinson has a great book I used in college for my Jewish Studies classes. It's theology, ritual, culture, life events, etc. Basically, anything you want to know about Judaism from a beginner's standpoint is in this book. I still have it and reference it 3 years later.
Bahá’u’lláh And the New Era by J. E. Esslemont is the standard introduction to the Bahá’í Faith in the United States. It has been updated several times since it’s first publication in the 1920s.
The Bahá’í Faith: A Guide for the Perplexed by Robert H. Stockman is a 21st century introduction to the Faith that is slightly scholarly.
Gleanings From the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh by Bahá'u'lláh, it isn't available right now on Amazon, but here is a link to a PDF you can download for free.
Klinghardt has published more since 2006 -
> This anthology is based on a conference that took place in March 2015 at the TU Dresden on "The New Testament and its text in the 2nd century" ... Most of the contributions are based on the presentations given at this meeting; [an] article by Wolfgang Grünstäudl is based on a lecture given at the TU Dresden in June 2013.
by Matthias Klinghardt (Contributor), Stephen Trobisch (Translator), David Trobisch (Preface)
Like others, I'm not completely sure what you want. Could you list the confessions you want? For what it is worth, I don't think the subreddit affirms specific confessions - it just lists some common Reformed confessions, some of which contradict each other. It does affirm some modern statements, but that's a separate discussion.
I think you should find everything you are looking for and then some (including Baptisty stuff) in the third volume of Schaff's Creeds of Christendom. You'll even get both the original languages and English translations. It is a three-volume set, but all of the Reformation creeds are in the third volume. You should keep the first two though - volume one has all of Schaff's commentary/analysis and volume 2 is the Greek and Latin Creeds. If you don't need a physical copy you can get a free e-book from CCEL.
Personally, I don't think a single-volume collection is that useful. There's no harm in having things split over multiple volumes. Here's my hard copy collection:
A big benefit to my approach I think is that I get the modern translation of all of the confessions, which I see as a big benefit.
Her cheekbones are stunning, it's true.
This is some crazy stuff man. This is...
Side note, because I just read the story about Abuela.... who does that? Might I suggest, as a good gift, get her a copy of How to Be a Perfect Stranger. Not only is it insightful, in 6 different volumes, but it also has some heft so you can really chuck it across a room....
Just saying...
Would this fit the bill?
If so, shoot me a PM.
The name of the game today is: platform. With a website, a blog, a youtube, channel, etc.... you can get the word out on something you've made. If you get enough subscribers, followers etc.... you can get an audience to get your book. Something like 2%, but it could vary. Books I would recommend would be:
Platform: how to get noticed in a noisy world by the former publisher of Thomas Nelson Publishing
The art of Social Media by Guy Kawasaki He's the former Chief Evangelist at Apple. A great small book that has as it's premise someone who is using social media to promote a book.
And if you want to go the traditional route, give these books a try:
The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published
Christian Writers Market Guide 2020
A few years back I asked Tim Challies how he got his first contract and he said he wrote the first two chapters, created an outline of the rest of the book, and submitted a query letter to publishers. It did help that he had a platform over at challies.com so he had some name recognition. And if none of that works, self-publishing works too.
I can't get the papercopy soo i'll go with the kindle version, but when i change to the kindle version it changes to this book.
"https://www.amazon.com/Witches-Bible-Paranormal-Janet-Farrar-ebook/dp/B008DVLGGK/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1510672254&sr=1-1"
Is it the same thing? like a different edition just updated or is this a whole different book?
I guess it really depends how you feel about Laveyan satanism, but in spite of it being non theistic and all that, at the back of the satanic bible is a ritual for destruction which fits the bill for the kind of wrath you are looking to dish out. you can call on Asmodeus during the work. may that could work for you,
you could also try to commune with Asmodeus using whatever lesser key of solomon type ritual that appeals to you.
If you want something a little more personal there are books that are basically listings of demons
(https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Demons-Demonology-Rosemary-Guiley-ebook/dp/B005LD4W8W/ for example) and sometimes you can find what appeals to the demon you are looking to work with and craft your own sort of summoning ritual. but maybe if you are new to this stick to something basic.
I won't warn you of your intent returning to bite you in the ass because its not my business, however, i feel it is very important to understand the pitfalls that come with "invisibility". Since you are not actually becoming invisible as in no one can see you, it is a much more subtle effect, which can spill over into every other aspect of your life. so what that means is that you will stop being heard in arguments, or conversations, people around you will stop seeking your advice, or opinion. you will effectively disappear from the forefront of people's minds. at first you might not notice, but then stupid things start happening like your mom making you a birthday party and not telling you when it is (i suppose this is a bit of an exaggeration, but you get the idea).
Oh, a religious guy? Check out https://www.amazon.com/Chian-Whey-exploration-teachings-Improbable-ebook/dp/B07BVKMJ89
I've read interesting analysis of the argument in "Objecting God" from Bayesian POV. In sort, this kind of argument can't result in conclusion, only in change of probability via Bayes theorem.
For example, let assume the probability of life in designer-less universe as P(Life|Chance) = 0.0000001 (can be any close to 0, but not 0), and probability of life in designed universe as P(Life|Designer) = 0.99 (any close to 1, but not 1). Let's assume probability of designer P(Designer)=P(Chance)=0.5. We know, that life exists. So to use our assumptions, we need to use Bayesian theorem to correct probabilities after observation.
P(Designer|Life) = P(Designer)P(Life|Designer)/P(Life)
= P(Designer)P(Life|Designer)/(P(Designer)P(Life|Designer) + P(Chance)P(Life|Chance))
= 0.50.99/(0.50.99+0.5*0.0000001) = 0.99999989899
Looks like we just proved the designer. But the problem is, the result depends on selected chances - and we have no reason to assume 50/50 chance. For example, if we assume only 0.000001 a priori chance of existence of designer, the existence of life will pump it only to 0.908. If you have no reasons to assume high a priori probability of designer - more than 0 - the existence of life will not change it at all.
Thanks for this reference. Dr Kourosh has a Wilmette Institute web talk and a paper on Lights of Irfan that both appear helpful. His book is also available on Kindle for $7.50, which seems reasonable.
Regarding the OP's question about the difficulty of studying the Kitáb-i-Íqán, I was reminded of this story about Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl from The Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh volume 2. Apparently it isn't only Westerners who can find the book challenging.
http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Emissaries-Jesus-Rizwan-Arastu-ebook/dp/B00UU1I2SQ#customerReviews
God's Emissaries is an attempt to put the stories of all the prophets that we have credible Islamic evidence for (except for the Prophet Muhammad pbuh) into one book. As fair warning the author is Shia.
This has been my personal favorite, in terms of stripping away foreign, unfamiliar influences and teaching the basics of Buddhism in plain English.
If you haven't checked it out yet, I recommend the Śrīmālādevī Siṃhanāda Sūtra (available here) as an excellent source addressing your question.