Philosophers and Religious Leaders: An Encyclopedia of People Who Changed the World

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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 Abduharchitect of Islamic modernism. Mary Daly influential feminist theologian and philosopher. Mary Baker Eddyfounder of Christian Science. Mencius (Meng K'o)Confucian moral philosopher and interpreter. Shang YangChinese philosopher of legalist school.

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

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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.