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List Of Apologetic Works
This is a list of books in the field of religious apologetics. Buddhism * Dharmasiri, Gunapala. 1988. ''A Buddhist Critique of the Christian Concept of God''. Golden Leaves Publishing, Antioch, California. * De Silva, A. L. 1994. ''Beyond Belief: A Buddhist Critique of Fundamentalist Christianity''. Three Gem Publications, Camperdown, Sydney, Australia. * Thelle, Notto R. 1987. ''Buddhism and Christianity in Japan: From Conflict to Dialogue, 1854-1899''. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. * Young, Richard Fox., and G.P.V. Somaratna. 1996. ''Vain Debates. The Buddhist-Christian Controversies of Nineteenth-Century Ceylon''. Publications of the De Nobili Research Library, Vienna, Austria. Christianity * Conway, Bertrand L. 1929. ''The Question Box: Replies to Questions Received on Missions to Non-Catholics''. New ed. Paulist Press, New York. *Douglas, Scott, 2016. ''OrganicJesus: Finding Your Way to an Unprocessed, Gmo-free Christianity.'' Kregel Publications, Grand Rapids, Michig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Religion
Religion is usually defined as a social- cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements; however, there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion. Different religions may or may not contain various elements ranging from the divine, sacred things, faith,Tillich, P. (1957) ''Dynamics of faith''. Harper Perennial; (p. 1). a supernatural being or supernatural beings or "some sort of ultimacy and transcendence that will provide norms and power for the rest of life". Religious practices may include rituals, sermons, commemoration or veneration (of deities or saints), sacrifices, festivals, feasts, trances, initiations, funerary services, matrimonial services, meditation, prayer, music, art, dance, public service, or other aspects of human cultur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mataparīkṣā
''Mata-parīkṣā'' is a Sanskrit-language text by the Christian author John Muir. It criticizes Hinduism, and portrays Christianity as the true faith. It was written in British India in 1839, and revised twice. As suggested by the title ''Mata-parīkṣā'' (Sanskrit for "An Examination of Religions"), Muir portrayed himself as an impartial judge of religions. William Hodge Mill criticized the text for discussing the Christian philosophy in isolation instead of encouraging the readers to get baptized and join the Church. Contents The book is written in form of a dialogue between a student and a teacher. The following is a synopsis of 1839 edition: # Description of God's Attributes (''Īśvara-guṇa-varṇana'') #: The student notes that various religions contradict each other, and therefore, not all of them can be true. The teacher explains that an intelligent person must analyze religions, accept the true one, and reject all others. He then describes the various attribute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apologetics
Apologetics (from Greek , "speaking in defense") is the religious discipline of defending religious doctrines through systematic argumentation and discourse. Early Christian writers (c. 120–220) who defended their beliefs against critics and recommended their faith to outsiders were called Christian apologists. In 21st-century usage, ''apologetics'' is often identified with debates over religion and theology. Etymology The term ''apologetics'' derives from the Ancient Greek word (). In the Classical Greek legal system, the prosecution delivered the (), the accusation or charge, and the defendant replied with an ', the defence. The was a formal speech or explanation to reply to and rebut the charges. A famous example is Socrates' Apologia defense, as chronicled in Plato's ''Apology''. In the Koine Greek of the New Testament, the Apostle Paul employs the term ''apologia'' in his trial speech to Festus and Agrippa when he says "I make my defense" in Acts 26:2. A cognate f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bibliography Of Books Critical Of Scientology
This is a bibliography of books critical of Scientology and the Church of Scientology, sorted by alphabetical order of titles. Overview Between 1954 and 2020, only four English-language scholarly monographs have been published about Scientology (Wallis 1977 976 Whitehead 1987; Urban 2011; Westbrook 2019). Most other critical works have come in the form of apostate memoirs: books written by ex-members about their experiences within the Church of Scientology (CoS). On several occasions, the licensee of the CoS has initiated copyright infringement lawsuits to restrain the publication of books critical of Scientology or its founder, L. Ron Hubbard. Since 2008, the Internet has been able to provide a much safer ground for publishing material critical of the CoS, because traditional copyright law had little application there. Books by title * '' Ali's Smile: Naked Scientology'' (1971) by William S. Burroughs * ''Arrows in the Dark: A True Story of Intrigue and Espionage from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bibliography Of Books Critical Of Mormonism
This is a bibliography of literature treating the topic of criticism of Mormonism (also known as the Latter Day Saint movement (LDS)), sorted by alphabetical order of titles. In September 1993, six LDS Church members known as the " September Six" were excommunicated or disfellowshipped by the church, allegedly for publishing scholarly work against or criticising church doctrine or leadership. Books by title * ''Black and Mormon'' (2004) edited by Newell G. Bringhurst and Darron T. Smith * '' The Challenge of the Cults and New Religions'' (2001), a general Christian countercult book with a chapter on Mormonism by Ron Rhodes * '' An Insider's View of Mormon Origins'' (2002) by Grant H. Palmer, who was disfellowshipped for its publication in 2004 * '' Joseph Smith and the Origins of the Book of Mormon'' (1985, 2000) by David Persuitte * '' The Kingdom of the Cults'' (1965), a general Christian countercult book with a chapter on Mormonism by Walter Ralston Martin * '' Latter-da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bibliography Of Books Critical Of Judaism
This is a bibliography of literature treating the topic of criticism of Judaism as a religion, sorted by alphabetical order of titles. Books that criticise the religion of Judaism can be categorised in several groups, such as: * Books that criticise the Torah / Hebrew Bible and other Jewish scriptures, or a Jewish fundamentalist interpretation and application of them; * Books that criticise the Jewish religion as a whole; * Books that criticise all religions (especially the Abrahamic religions), including Judaism in particular; and * Books that criticise social separatism of Jewish minority communities, and argue for (voluntary or involuntary) Jewish assimilation (religiously, linguistically, socially, or culturally). Books that are critical of Judaism can be written by non-Jews ( Gentiles) or by Jews themselves, such as Jewish secularists, Jewish atheists and Jewish assimilationists. Books by title * ''The Age of Reason'' (1794, 1795, 1807) by Thomas Paine, critical of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bibliography Of Books Critical Of Islam
This is a bibliography of literature treating the topic of criticism of Islam, sorted by source publication and the author's last name. General * Bostom, Andrew. (2008) '' The Legacy of Jihad'', Prometheus Books. * Bat Ye'or (2001) '' Islam and Dhimmitude: Where Civilizations Collide'', Madison, N.J.: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. * Bostom, Andrew. The Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism * Bostom, Andrew. Sharia versus Freedom * Shaikh, Anwar. Islam: The Arab National Movement (1995). Cardiff: Principality Publishers. * Shaikh, Anwar. (1998). Anwar Shaikh's Islam, the Arab imperialism. Cardiff: Principality Publishers. * Benjamin, Daniel (2002). "The Age of Sacred Terror" Random House. * Karsh, Efraim (2006). ''Islamic Imperialism: A History'', Yale University Press. * Ghosh, A. (1983). The Koran and the kafir: Islam and the infidel : all that an infidel needs to know about the Koran but is embarrassed to ask. * Harris, Sam. (2004) ''The End of Faith: Religion, Terro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bibliography Of Books Critical Of Christianity
This is a bibliography of literature treating the topic of criticism of Christianity, sorted by source publication and the author's last name. Books by author A–L * John M. Allegro, The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian Myth * Baron d'Holbach, Christianity Unveiled * Dan Barker, ''godless'' (Ulysses Press 2008) * Christian Piatt, Banned Questions about Bible * Christian Piatt, Banned Questions about Jesus * Christian Piatt, Banned Questions about Christians * Blavatsky, H.P., Isis Unveiled * R. Carrier, ''Not the Impossible Faith'' (Lulu 2009) * Tim Callahan, ''Secret origins of the Bible'' (Millennium Press 2002) *Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart * Christian Missionary Activities Enquiry Committee (Madhya Pradesh, India), and Sita Ram Goel. 1998. Vindicated by time: the Niyogi Committee report on Christian missionary activities. * Richard Dawkins, ''The greatest show on earth'', (Blackswan 2007) * Richard Dawkins '' The God Delusion'' * Richard Dawkins, The B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Bucaille
Maurice Bucaille (; 19 July 1920 – 17 February 1998) was a doctor and a specialist in the field of gastroenterology who was appointed as the family physician of Faisal of Saudi Arabia in 1973. His patients included the members of the family of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. Bucaille is primarily known for his book ''The Bible, The Qur'an and Science'' that he wrote following his study of the mummy of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II. The book contained multiple references to the Quran, which gave rise to speculations that Bucaille had converted to Islam; a fact that he had never confirmed or denied. Literary critic Sameer Rahim wrote in ''The Daily Telegraph'' that some of Bucaille's "assertions have been ridiculed by scientists and sophisticated theologians." The book gave rise to a movement called Bucailleism, which tries to relate modern science with religion, especially Islam. Since the publishing of ''The Bible, the Quran and Science'', Bucaillists have promoted the idea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Śāstra-tattva-vinirṇaya
''Śāstra-tattva-vinirṇaya'', also transliterated as ''Shastra-tattva-vinirnaya'' ("A Verdict on the Truth of the Shastra"), is a Sanskrit-language text written by Nilakantha Gore (or Goreh, later Neremiah Goreh) during 1844–1845 in Benares, British India. It is a Hindu apologist response to the Christian writer John Muir's ''Mataparīkṣā''. Authorship Nilakantha Gore, a Marathi-speaking Chitpavan Brahmin wrote the text at Benares during 1844-1845, at the age of 19. Around four years later, he later converted to Christianity, and was baptized with the name Nehemiah. Contents The text comprises 784 ''anuṣṭubh'' verses in 6 chapters: # Repudiation of the Opponent's Way of Examining the Authoritativeness of Religion (''Parokta-mata-prāmāṇya-parīkṣā-prakāra-nirākaraṇaṃ''), 28 verses # Investigation of Faults in the Opponent's Religion (''Para-mata-dūṣaṇa-nirūpaṇaṃ''), 71 verses # Beneficial Instruction (''Hitopadeśa''), 71 verses # Invest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mataparīkṣottara
''Mataparīkṣottara'', also called ''Mataparīkṣottaram'', is an 1840 Sanskrit-language text by Harachandra Tarkapanchanan (IAST: Hara-candra Tarka-pañcānana) of Calcutta, British India. It is a Hindu apologist response to the Christian writer John Muir's ''Mataparīkṣā''. Authorship The author, Harachandra, was a Bengali Brahmin from Calcutta. The text suggests that he was not a scholar, but knew a little about the Bible, the history of the Christian church, the Western freethought, and contemporary science. Contents The ''Mataparīkṣottara'' consists of 137 verses in 18 pages, including a 2-page English-language preface. The Sanskrit text is divided into three untitled chapters. The text was printed in Bengali script, which limited its circulation outside Bengal. The title of the text means "An Answer to the Mataparīkṣā" (''Mata-parīkṣā-uttara'') in Sanskrit. It bears the subtitle ''An Answer to a Sketch of the Argument for Christianity and against Hind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
