COMPARATIVE RELIGION from Chilton Books

London: A.R. Mowbray & Co Ltd, 1949.. By the former Archdeacon of Chichester. "The Roman Church is untiring in its proselytizing efforts. From the Catholic Truth Society there has issued a stream of controversial tracts aimed at the Church of England, In them are reiterated statements which we believe to have no foundation in fact, but which,… Read more about this item

Ipswich: The Five Castles Press, 1993.. A Collection to Celebrate the Centenary of the World's Parliament of Religions, held in Chicago in 1893. "An invaluable introduction for scores of different groups and individuals interested in understanding the beliefs and values of religious gatherings in the Ipswich area and beyond." Pp.96, owner's name to title page. Paperback. VG.

Moncton, Canada: Stronghold Publishing Company Limited, 1990.. 5th printing. "What is happening in our society today? Life-styles condemned by Christians in the past are being openly promoted and encouraged. What is behind this moral revolution? This writer believes the change has come about through the planned, mysterious union of an ancient Babylonian creed with the modern emasculated Christian religion.… Read more about this item

London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1919.. 1st edition. The Religious Quest of India series. "This essay is an attempt to relate to the Christian Gospel the living forces of Hinduism." Pp.xii/263, owner's name to front free endpaper. Green cloth, dustwrapper rubbed with small losses to top of spine and corner tips, but is in a removable clear… Read more about this item

Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1937.. 1st edition. Chapters are: I. Rival Faiths? by Dr Ernest Barker; II. The Christian Tradition by The Very Rev. W.R.Inge; III. The Claims of Communism by John Strachey; IV. A Roman Catholic View by Rev. M.C.D'Arcy; V. The Common Ground by Dr Joseph Needham; VI. Social Justice by Dr Reinhod Niebuhr; and VII. Revolutionary Christianity… Read more about this item

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1921.. 1st edition.Ex Royal Holloway College library. Pp.102, college bookplate to inside front board, scuffing and toning to front endpaper. Green cloth, original paper label to spine toned, scuff to base of spine. Good. ** "Mithraism is a Roman mystery religion that flourished in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. Much is still unknown about… Read more about this item

London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1908.. Three Short Sermons. Pp.47, owner's name to front free endpaper, occasional light spotting and browning to endpapers. Blue cloth, gilt title to front and spine, edges rubbed. G+.

London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 1984.. 1st ed. "This book is one man's venture of response reached out of long study within Islam and of commitment to Christian faith and ministry. Shows the complexity of the issues in life and theology that surround the question". Pp 180, slight toning to pages. Paperback. VG.

Burnaby, B.C.:A.M.Trust, 1989.. 1st edition. "There has seldom been a time in human history when there was greater need for open, religious discussion and debate about spiritual things. Never has there been more need for Jews, Christians and Muslims to reexamine their own roots and to trace again the common threads which unite them."(Tom Harpur). Pp.130. Paperback. VG.

London: SCM, 1996.. Begins by defining the term in a way which brings together perspectives from theology, social psychology, psychiatry and sociology. It then goes on to analyse Jewish and Islamic fundamentalism. Christian fundamentalism is discussed by voices from Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism and Protestantism..." Pp.viii/118. Paperback. VG.

London: The Highway Press, 1971.. Contents include: John V.Taylor on Christian Motivation in Dialogue; Max Warren on A Theology of Attention; David Brown on Frontiers: a Discussion of Dialogue between Muslims and Christians; David Youg on The Open Dialogue - Buddhist and Christian; and Paul Oestreicher on The Christian Dialogue with Communists. Pp.73, marginal marks to bibliography list… Read more about this item

London: The Centenary Press, 1939.. Aim is to justify the claim of Christianity to be the rightful supplanter of all its rivals. Pp.151, owners name to inside front cover, minor spotting to closed page edges. Black cloth, original paper label to spine, edges rubbed. G+.

London: Catholic Publishing and Bookselling Company, nd. (c.1860's).. 3rd edition. "Translated from the German, with a Memoir of the author, preceded by an historical sketch of the state of Protestantism and Catholicism in Germany for the last hundred years." Pp.civ/504, some light spotting to preliminaries, number to inside front board. Brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt title to spine, top… Read more about this item

New York: Continuum, 1997.. ...a worthy successor to D.T.Suzuki's Mysticism: Christian and Buddhist and other important works inthe ecumenical mystical tradition." (Peter Matthiessen). Pp.144, small number notation to copyright page. Pbk. VG.

London: Methuen, 1938.. 1st ed. Chapters include: Religious Origins; The Magic Art; The Ritual Organization; Myth and Ritual; Greece and the Mystery Religions; Oriental Theism; The Way of Salvation; Monotheism; Sin and Atonement; Sacrifice and Sacrament; Worship and Prayer; Immortality. Pp.14/374, signed 'with the author's compliments and thanks E O James' to fep + author's compliment slip loosely… Read more about this item

USA: A-M Publications, 1985.. A Study Guide for Congregational Use in Eight Sessions: Midweek Meetings, Summer or Winter Bible Schools, or Sundays. Anti-Humanist tract. Pp.59. Pbk. VG.

London: SPCK, 1980.. 1st ed. "The very recent history of Christianity has produced a number of striking developments which are still in progress; they include changes on the ecumenical scene, the Catholic-Evangelical convergence, Third World liberation movements and their attendant theology, the spread of pentecostalism and charismatic developments in the main line Chruches and the urge to build Christian… Read more about this item

London: SPCK, 1954.. 1st ed. Pamphlet. "In this short critical essay Mr Ross summarizes fairly and clearly the main arguments against Christian Science as a substitute for orthodox Christianity." Pp.14. Pbk. VG.

London: James Nisbet & Co., 1892.. Course of lectures delivered on the Ely Foundation before the students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1892. Lectures are: 1.The Need of Understanding the False Religions; 2. The Methods of the Early Christian Church in Dealing with Heathenism; 3.The Successive Developments of Hinduism; 4. The Bhagavad Gita and the New Testament;… Read more about this item

Basingstoke: Marshalls,1983.. 1st ed. "Historically the Catholic and Protestant churches have stood apart from each other, but what are the actual differences between them, and do they matter? In this readable and authoratative book Peter Toon provides a biblical and gracious overview of the differences - and similarities..." Pp.160,toning to page edges. P/b. G+.