Bowker, John – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Fri, 02 May 2025 10:21:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Bowker, John – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 World Religions https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/world-religions/ Thu, 05 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/world-religions/ An essential guide to learning everything you need to know about the history, central practices, and the key teachings of many religions.

A compelling and insightful guide for uncovering and understanding a variety of the world’s major religions. This book will be the perfect gift for thinkers, borrowers, and students of religious studies and philosophy.

Learn new and profound information about a variety of faiths. In this educational guide you’ll find:

– A chapter devoted to each of the major world religions – Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Jainism, Sikhism and Islam
– Lesser-known religions and belief systems are covered, offering a comprehensive overview of faith
– Detailed illustrations and annotated works of art, and a timeline of religious history

Discover a variety of the world’s major religions and other faiths from both the ancient and the modern world through this insightful guide. Explore over 450 classic works of religious and devotional art. With sacred texts, epic imagery, key beliefs, and religious artefacts, this educational guide is perfect for libraries, classrooms, and the bookshelves of those who simply love learning.

]]> God https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/god-3/ Thu, 25 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/god-3/ Who or what is God? How do different religions interpret God’s existence? How can we know God? Many people believe in God; not just throughout history but also in the present day. But who or what is it they believe in? Many different and sometimes conflicting answers have been suggested to this question. This Very Short Introduction explores some of the answers provided by philosophers, poets, and theologians, and considers why some people believe in God and others do not.John Bowker explores how the major religions established their own distinctive beliefs about God and how they interpret God’s existence, and concludes by looking at how our understanding of God continues to evolve. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

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