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9780802845405

The Rivers of Paradise

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  • ISBN13:

    9780802845405

  • ISBN10:

    0802845401

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-11-01
  • Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co
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Summary

Presents biographies of the historical figures credited with founding the five world religions, chronicling what is actually known about the charismatic figures, and introduces the cultural and religious worlds that heard their messages.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii
Hans Kung
Introduction: The Rivers of Paradise 1(10)
David Noel Freedman
Moses, Torah, and Judaism
11(110)
Carl S. Ehrlich
Shakyamuni: Buddhism's Founder in Ten Acts
121(112)
Richard S. Cohen
Confucius
233(76)
Mark Csikszentmihalyi
Jesus
309(148)
Michael J. McClymond
Muhammad
457(156)
Daniel C. Peterson
Prophet or Loss? Reassessing Max Weber's Theory of Religious Leadership
613(46)
Michael J. McClymond
Final Thoughts: Responses to McClymond's ``Prophet or Loss?'' 659(23)
Contributors 682(3)
Index 685

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