Philosophers & Religious Leaders (Lives & Legacies (Oryx)): An Encyclopedia of People Who Changed the World (Lives and Legacies) - Hardcover

Moschovitis Group Inc; Von Dehsen, Christian; Moschovitis Group, Inc Staff

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1573561525 ISBN 13: 9781573561525

Publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL, 1999

Synopsis

How did Elijah Muhammad's establishment of the Nation of Islam affect the civil rights movement in the United States? Philosophers and Religious Leaders answers that question and others as it presents 200 leaders whose lives and work have greatly influenced the world we live in today. Profiles include: Muhammad Abduh--architect of Islamic modernism. Mary Daly-- influential feminist theologian and philosopher. Mary Baker Eddy--founder of Christian Science. Mencius (Meng K'o)--Confucian moral philosopher and interpreter. Shang Yang--Chinese philosopher of legalist school.

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Review:

"The organization....is superb....concise, well-written, historically accurate information....An excellent reference work that is highly recommended for secondary, post-secondary, parish and public libraries. Those librarians who opt to make this purchase might want to consider adding to their reference collection the first volume, covering mathematicians and inventors, and other volumes yet to come."-Catholic Library World

"Teachers, researchers, and journalists who seek more than biographical information about significant persons will be pleased to find this series on the library shelves."-ARBA

..."helpful ready-reference source....most useful feature is probably its inclusion of some important religious figures....whose biographies are not usually found."-Library Journal

?Teachers, researchers, and journalists who seek more than biographical information about significant persons will be pleased to find this series on the library shelves.?-ARBA

?...helpful ready-reference source....most useful feature is probably its inclusion of some important religious figures....whose biographies are not usually found.?-Library Journal

?The organization....is superb....concise, well-written, historically accurate information....An excellent reference work that is highly recommended for secondary, post-secondary, parish and public libraries. Those librarians who opt to make this purchase might want to consider adding to their reference collection the first volume, covering mathematicians and inventors, and other volumes yet to come.?-Catholic Library World

.,."helpful ready-reference source....most useful feature is probably its inclusion of some important religious figures....whose biographies are not usually found."-Library Journal

About the Author:

CHRISTIAN D. VON DEHSEN is a professor of religion at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He has published a collaborated book, Policy and Politics: The Genesis and Theology of Social Statements in the Lutheran Church in America, and was the book review editor for the Lutheran Forum. He received his M.Phil. and Ph.D. from the Union Theological Seminary in New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1573561525
• ISBN 13: 9781573561525
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 258