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| PentecostalTheology.comSources for Early Religion
Ehrlich, Paul R. Human Natures Genes, Cultures, and the Human Prospect. New York: Island, 2000. Print.
“Lieberman, Phhilip. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1993. Print.
Sources for Islam
“Field Listings: Religions”, CIA World Factbook, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html
“Interactive Map: Sunni and Shi’a: The World of Islam” from PBS.org, http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/shows/iran/map.html.
“Islam”, Encyclopedia of Religious Rites, Rituals, and Festivals(2004)
“Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet” film by Kikim Media & Unity Productions Foundation. Provided through PBS.org
Sources for Buddhism
Donath, Dorothy C. (1971). Buddhism for the West: Theravāda, Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna; a comprehensive review of Buddhist history, philosophy, and teachings from the time of the Buddha to the present day. Julian Press.
Harvey, Peter (1990). An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices. Cambridge University Press.
Morgan, Kenneth W. (ed), The Path of the Buddha: Buddhism Interpreted by Buddhists, Ronald Press, New York, 1956; reprinted by Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi; distributed by Wisdom Books
Williams, Paul with Anthony Tribe (2000). Buddhist Thought (London: Routledge).
“Vedanta and Buddhism: A Comparative Study”. Buddhist Publication Society. Ed. Helmuth von Glasenapp. Kandy, Sri Lank: Buddhist Publication Society
Sources for Judaism
“Talmud” online version, http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/talmud.htm
“Judaism 101: What Do Jews Believe?” from http://www.jewfaq.org/beliefs.htm
“Reform Judaism” from Religion Facts.com, http://www.religionfacts.com/judaism/denominations/reform.htm
“The JPS Guide to Jewish Traditions” Eisenberg, Ronald L.
(Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 2004), pg 515.“Introducing the Old Testament” Coggins, R.J. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990), pg 1.
Sources for Hinduism
“Iron Age” Encyclopedia Britannica from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/294368/Iron-Age
Laderman, Gary (2003), Religion and American Cultures: An Encyclopedia of Traditions, Diversity, and Popular Expressions, Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO, pp. 119
Monier-Williams, Monier (1974), Brahmanism and Hinduism: Or, Religious Thought and Life in India, as Based on the Veda and Other Sacred Books of the Hindus. Elibron Classics, Adamant Media Corporation
Werner, Karel (1994), “Hinduism”, in Hinnells, John (Ed.), A Popular Dictionary of Hinduism, Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press
Apte, Vaman S (1997), The Student’s English-Sanskrit Dictionary (New ed.), Delhi: Motilal Banarsidas
Sources for Christianity
McGrath, Christianity: An Introduction, pp. 4-6.
Marthaler, Introducing the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Traditional Themes and Contemporary Issues (1994), preface.
Barry, One Faith, One Lord (2001), p. 71
McManners, Oxford Illustrated History of Christianity. pp. 251–59.
Cross/Livingstone. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, p. 1199.
“born-again.” Good Word Guide. London: A&C Black, 2007. Credo Reference. 30 July 2009
Sources for Confucianism
Fingerette, Herbert., “Confucius: The Secular as Sacred (Religious Traditions of the World)
Streng, Frederick, “Understanding Religious Life,” 3rd ed. (1985), p. 2
Taylor, Rodney L., “The Religious Dimensions of Confucianism” (1990);