100 Spiritual Leaders Who Shaped World History [Paperback]

Samuel Willard Crompton (Author), Samuel Crompton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 2001 | Series: 100 Series

Each of the 100 men and women profiled in this book have discovered for themselves and inspired others to find ways to reach God and find inner peace. Readers will be fascinated about the many different religions and beliefs from around the world and throughout history.

Chronologically presented, this book begins with Abraham (c. 19th century BC)and ends with Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama (b. 1935). Both men, although centuries apart, discovered a faith that could not be struck down. Abraham, according to the Old Testament, had his faith challenged when God ordered him to kill his son Isaac. Today, the Dalai Lama lives in exile from his Tibetan homeland, pushed out by the Chinese Communists in an attempt to eradicate religion.

As with the other titles in Bluewood`s popular 100 Series, each entry in 100 Spiritual Leaders Who Shaped World History includes an illustration, photograph, or map, accompanied by concise and clearly written text - teeming with facts and nuggets of information. The book also featues a timeline, trivia quiz and a complete index.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Bluewood Books (March 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0912517441
• ISBN-13: 978-0912517445
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,445,340 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Especially recommended to students of religion/spirituality, July 3, 2001

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This review is from: 100 Spiritual Leaders Who Shaped World History (Paperback)

In 100 Spiritual Leaders Who Shaped History, Samuel Crompton provides an informative biographical survey of one hundred men and women who led extraordinary spiritual lives and significantly contributed to our understanding of religious beliefs. From the Biblical Abraham and the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten, down to Desmond Tutu and Tenzin Gyatso (The Fourteenth Dalai Lama of the present day), these spiritual leaders are presented in chronological order, complete with fascinating personal and historical facts, more than one hundred illustrates, locator maps, a glossary, timeline, and index. From the founder of Hasidism (a mystical strain of Judaism) to the Four Noble Truths of the Buddha, 100 Spiritual Leaders Who Shaped History is a succinct, inspiring, "reader friendly" compendium and especially recommended to students of religion and spirituality.