Holy lands: one place, three faiths

Publishing Date: 2002

Classification: 200

Call Number: 291.3

This book examines, in words and pictures, the religious history of Israel, the West Bank, the Sinai and Saudi Arabia, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Mecca, and Medina.

Beyond the house of the false lama: travels with monks, nomads, and outlaws

By Crane, George

Publishing Date: c2005

Classification: 200

Call Number: 294.3092 CRA

Crane returns alone to complete the journey to Inner Mongolia he and Tsung Tsai attempted in Bones of the Master but were turned back by a sandstorm at the edge of the Gobi Desert. From New York to Grenada to Paris and back to Mongolia he journeys, then finds his new quest in search of the beginning of the wind. A perennial nomad, he leaves only footprints behind him, and no index. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The Talmud: selected writings

Publishing Date: c1989

Classification: 200

Call Number: 296.125

The most in-depth and scholarly panorama of Western spirituality ever attempted! In one series, the original writings of the universally acknowledged teachers of the Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, Islamic and Native American traditions have been critically selected, translated and introduced by internationally recognized scholars and spiritual leaders. The texts are first-rate, and the introductions are informative and reliable. The books will be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of every literate religious persons". -- The Christian Century