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| Hans-Joachim Simm (Hg.) | | And I Saw a New Heaven | | Images of the Afterlife in the World's Religions |
What happens after we die? Is there a life after death? Or even a resurrection of the dead? People of all faiths and in all times have wondered about the afterlife.
This volume contains a comprehensive collection of textual depictions of the afterlife drawn from Judaism, Christianity and Islam, as well as Hinduism and Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism, from the religions of Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, from the religions of Central America, Norse mythology and more |
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| Annemarie Schimmel | | Allah, the Qur'an and Ramadan | | Daily Life and Tradition in Islam |
In light of the religious diversity with which we are confronted in our multicultural society, examination of the great world religions is increasingly important. |
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| Karl-Josef Kuschel | | Christmas and the Qur’an |
It is far too little known that an astonishing range of biblical tradition is incorporated in the Qur’an. That includes the Christmas story, found in Sura 19. Nowhere do the biblical and Qur’anic traditions overlap more significantly than in the story of the birth of Jesus. |
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| Salcia Landmann | | On the Sabbath, Moshe Goes to the Rabbi | | The Best Jewish Jokes | Compiled and edited by Rainer Moritz
With cartoons by Peter Gaymann |
This volume unites the deepest, bitterest and sharpest – in short, the best – Jewish jokes from Salcia Landmann’s centuries-spanning collection. |
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| Hermann-Josef Frisch | | The Buddha | | The Story of the Enlightened One |
More and more people are fascinated by Buddhism and look to it orientation and guidance. Who was Siddhartha Gautama, who is called Buddha and the Enlightened One, and considered to be the founder of Buddhism? Hermann-Josef Frisch brings to life the man behind the many legends. |
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| Karl-Josef Kuschel | | Life Means Building Bridges | | Forerunners of Interreligious Dialogue |
Telling the stories of the forerunners of interreligious dialogue is to tell a story of hope. In light of current affairs in the world, dialogue among religions has become more crucial than ever. Karl-Josef Kuschel presents the still quite young history of interreligious understanding by means of exemplary portraits of individuals from all religious traditions. |
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| Gerhard Schweizer | | Pilgrimage Destinations of the World Religions | | Journeys of Discovery Between Tradition and Modernity | | With a preface by Karl-Josef Kuschel |
At the great pilgrimage destinations of the world religions, people of incredibly varied cultural backgrounds and ideological orientations come together in small spaces. Gerhard Schweizer observed the rituals of pilgrimages and held personal conversations with pilgrims of different religions and denominations. |
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| Manfred Böckl | | Europe's Lesser Known Religions | | Where They Come From and What Influence They Have |
Did you know that your neighbor is a Bahá’í, or that the house of worship across the street belongs to the Seventh-Day Adventists? If you look closely, you’ll find enormous religious diversity in our society that goes far beyond the major religions we are most familiar with. |
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| Karl-Josef Kuschel | | Wrangling for the True Ring | | Lessing’s Nathan the Wise – A Challenge for the Religions |
In light of the heightened tension in the current global situation, many people consider the vision of the religions co-existing to be futile and naive. The battle between religions and cultures has to be presumed as the only realistic scenario. |
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| Manfred Böckl | | Prophets, Seers and Visionaries in the World Religions |
Prophecy is an integral part of every religion, and stories of the life and suffering of the prophets are among the most thrilling stories to tell about various traditions. Manfred Böckl is perhaps the best-known author on this subject. |
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