The Coming Deliverer: Millennial Themes in World ReligionsFiona Bowie, Christopher Deacy University of Wales Press, 1997 - 264 pages With the approach of the year 2000, millennial fever is on the increase. People are excited and sometimes afraid of change. The essays in this volume explore the theme of the coming deliverer in different religious traditions, using insights drawn from religious studies, theology and anthropology. |
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Deliverance and human destiny | 27 |
Maitreya the Buddhist Messiah | 43 |
The coming deliverer a Sikh perspective | 60 |
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