"The Priest, Prophet, King Study Program presents the Old Testament foreshadowing of each of Jesus three offices as priest, prophet and king and then describes how Jesus is the fulfillment of each as seen in the New Testament. The six lessons are as follows: 1. Adoratio: Adam as Priest 2. The High Priest 3. Challenging False Worship: Elijah the Prophet 4. The Word Made Flesh 5. Ordering the Kingdom: King David and 6. King of Kings Each s ..."
Sacred Texts Interpreted [2 volumes]: Religious Documents Explained (Hardback) by CarlOlson Hardcover, 775 Pages, Published 2017 by Abc-Clio ISBN-13: 978-1-4408-4187-3, ISBN: 1-4408-4187-X
"Sacred Texts Interpreted: Religious Documents Explained gives readers the opportunity to examine--directly--the primary sources of different religions and to better understand these texts through expert commentary on selected passages. The interpretative material investigates the nature of sacred texts along with the relationship between sacred scripture and canon, and it explains why these sacred texts have enduring significance and in ..."
Sacred Texts Interpreted Religious Documents Explained [2 Volumes] by CarlOlson 663 Pages, Published 2017 by Abc-Clio ISBN-13: 978-1-4408-4188-0, ISBN: 1-4408-4188-8
"... surrender to God. Holding the Gītā in high esteem, Swami Vivekananda (1863
–1902), follower of the Bengali saint Sri Ramakrishna, referred to the text as the “
Bible of Hinduism.”22 In the 20th-century, the Gītā functioned as the foundational
text for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) ... The
founder of the movement, which is also popularly known as the Hari Krishna
movement, was A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swa ..."
"A Global and Narrative Approach Carl Olson. Zoroastrian conception of the
dualistic, cosmic conflict between the forces of good and evil, with the prophet
representing a bulwark against ... A textual timeline divides the literature into the
following: Old Avestan (dating from mid-to late-second millennium BCE); Young
Avestan ..."
"In general, heaven was conceived as a theoretically universal place, but it could
also be a place of exclusion because not everyone gets to enter heaven. During
the course of Christian ... In the New Testament, hell is depicted as being thrown
into darkness accompanied by weeping and gnashing of teeth (Matt. 25:30). The
Gospel of Mark (9:43) refers to hell as an unquenchable fire, while Revelation (21
:8) describes it as a burning l ..."
Religious Ways of Experiencing Life A Global and Narrative Approach (Hardcover) by CarlOlson Hardcover, 560 Pages, Published 2016 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-70660-5, ISBN: 0-415-70660-2
"Religious Ways of Experiencing Life: A Global and Narrative Approach surveys world religions, using the narratives and discourses of each tradition to describe it in its own terms. Carl Olson examines each tradition's practices, teachings, material culture, roles of women, and path to salvation, as well as the experiences of its followers. The exploration of lived experience draws out and ..."
Religious Ways of Experiencing Life(1st Edition) A Global and Narrative Approach by CarlOlson Paperback, 560 Pages, Published 2016 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-70661-2, ISBN: 0-415-70661-0
"Religious Ways of Experiencing Life: A Global and Narrative Approach surveys world religions, using the narratives and discourses of each tradition to describe it in its own terms. Carl Olson examines each tradition's practices, teachings, material culture, roles of women, and path to salvation, as well as the experiences of its followers. The exploration of lived experience draws out and ..."
Will Catholics Be Left Behind A Catholic Critique of the Rapture and Today's Prophecy Preachers by CarlOlson 394 Pages, Published 2016 by Ignatius Press ISBN-13: 978-1-68149-630-6, ISBN: 1-68149-630-5
"The closing chapters of the Apocalypse show that state finally attained: the
Church is clothed at last in the glory that was hers from the beginning. ... “As a
whole, the book of Revelation is a prophecy of the end of the old order and the
establishment of the new order. ... 2 Richard Kyle, The Last Days Are Here Again:
A History of the End Times (Grand Rapids, Mich. ... Renald E. Showers, a
dispensationalist scholar, writes that “ ..."
Indian Asceticism(1st Edition) Power, Violence, and Play by CarlOlson Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2015 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-022531-5, ISBN: 0-19-022531-9
"Throughout the history of Indian religions, the ascetic figure is most closely identified with power. A by-product of the ascetic path, power is displayed in the ability to fly, walk on water or through dense objects, read minds, discern the former lives of others, see into the future, harm others, or simply levitate one's body. These tales give rise to questions about how power and violence are related to the phenomenon of play.Indian ..."
Indian Asceticism(1st Edition) Power, Violence, and Play by CarlOlson Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2015 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-022532-2, ISBN: 0-19-022532-7
"Throughout the history of Indian religions, the ascetic figure is most closely identified with power. A by-product of the ascetic path, power is displayed in the ability to fly, walk on water or through dense objects, read minds, discern the former lives of others, see into the future, harm others, or simply levitate one's body. These tales give rise to questions about how power and violence are related to the phenomenon of play.Indian ..."
Indian Asceticism Power, Violence, and Play by CarlOlson 304 Pages, Published 2015 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-026640-0, ISBN: 0-19-026640-6
"argues that the Tantric movement was not a coherent or unified religious tradition
. In fact, it was not until the nineteenth century that the term Tantra becomes a
lucid reference to a distinct tradition; in Tantra, Sex, Secrecy, Politics, and Power
in the Study of Religion (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003). 62. ...
Similar lists and discussions appear in the following works: Helmuth von
Glasenapp, Jainism: An Indian ..."
Indian Asceticism Power, Violence, and Play by CarlOlson 272 Pages, Published 2014 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-022533-9, ISBN: 0-19-022533-5
"William C. Bushell, “Psychophysiological and Comparative Analysis of Ascetico-
Meditational Discipline: Toward a New Theory of ... War,” in Violence Denied:
Violence, Non-Violence and the Rationalization of Violence in South Asian
Cultural History, ed. ... James B. Benn, Burningfor the Buddha: Self-Immolation in
Chinese Buddhism, Studies in East Asian Buddhism 19 ... William R. Pinch,
Warrior Ascetics and Indian Empires (Cambridge: ..."
"The present geopolitical rise of India and China evokes much interest in the comparative study of these two ancient Asian cultures. There are various studies comparing Western and Indian philosophies and religions, and there are similar works comparing Chinese and Western philosophy and religion. However, so far there is no systemic comparative study of Chinese and Indian philosophies and religions. Therefore there is a need to fill thi ..."
The Allure of Decadent Thinking(1st Edition) Religious Studies and the Challenge of Postmodernism by CarlOlson Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2013 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-995983-9, ISBN: 0-19-995983-8
"Carl Olson offers a compelling and provocative argument against the application of postmodern thought to religious studies, showing how such radically skeptical thinking undermines, subverts, and distorts the study of religion.Religious studies is a newly and artificially constructed field for the scholarly study of religious narratives, thoughts, actions, and phenomena. It is an ongoing experiment with various types of methodological a ..."
"This book shows how popular rock songs exemplify religious themes even though it is viewed as being sinful. This volume introduces readers to themes in world religions by studying lyrics and musical motifs from popular rock songs. Carl Olson came up with this idea as a pedagogical technique to interest first year college students in religious studies. It definitely worked as the number of students enrolled in his classes grew immensely ..."
Routledge Key Guides Religious Studies: the Key Concepts by CarlOlson Published 2010 ISBN-13: 978-1-136-90200-0, ISBN: 1-136-90200-7