religious leaders

Presents brief overviews of eleven religious traditions, including Catholic, Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist, Shaker, and Wicca; and features interviews with representatives from each religion in which they discuss the challenges and joys of their chosen faith.

Discusses efforts to create perfect societies by such individuals as: Ann Lee and Joseph Meacham and the Shakers, Christian Metz and the Amana Colonies, George Rapp and the Harmony Society, Robert Owen and New Harmony, George Ripley and Brook Farm, John Humphrey Noyes and Oneida, and Katherine Tingley and the Point Loma community.

Introduces the lives and work of ten influential religious leaders from around the world.

A picture book biography of the patron saint of children, with text background and illustrations rendered in mixed media to resemble mosaic.

Describes five escapes from religious oppression, from three continents in three centuries, of individuals or groups representing five different faiths who were willing to risk everything they had for the chance to worship freely.

Contains twenty essays that offer varying perspectives on issues related to religion and sexuality, including how religious beliefs shape sexual behavior, condemning homosexuality on religious grounds, reproductive rights, and religious leaders; and provides discussion questions, contact information for organizations, and bibliographies.

Profiles individuals who have made a difference in the various religions of the world, many of whom died violent deaths as a result of their beliefs, arranged chronologically and covering a span of 4,000 years.

Introduces seven key figures in the history of world religion, discussing the basic teachings and legacies of Jesus, Abraham, Muhammad, Krishna, the Buddha, Zoroaster, and Confucius.