Printed Material

Comment

Introduction to Religion

Beck, M., et al., Exploring Religion, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1997.

Excellent teacher and student resource

Carr, A., Transforming Grace: Women’s Experience & Christian Tradition, Harper & Row, San Francisco, 1988.

Teacher resource

Carroll, J., Humanism: The Wreck of Western Culture, Fontana, 1996.

Teacher resource

Casey, J., Where Is God Now? Nuclear Terror, Feminism and the Search for God, Sheed & Ward, Kansas City, 1987.

Crotty, M., et al., Finding a Way: The Religious Worlds of Today, Collins, Dove, Melbourne, 1989.

Excellent general text for students

Eliade, M., The Sacred and Profane: The Nature of Religion, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1959.

Excellent foundation for understanding the sacred and the profane. Some sections suitable for students.

Fabella, V., & Park, Sun Ai Lee (eds), We Dare to Dream: Doing Theology as Asian Women, Maryknoll, New York, 1990.

Teacher resource

Ford, D. (ed.), The Modern Theologians: Introduction to Christian Theology in the 20 th Century, vols 1 & 2, Blackwell, New York, 1989. (Sections such as Black Theology, Feminist Theology, Asian Theology).

Teacher reference

Griffin, D.R., God and Religion in the Postmodern World, State University of New York, New York, 1989.

Habel, N., et al., Myth, Ritual and the Sacred: Introducing the Phenomena of Religion, Texts in Humanities, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 1993, ch. 2 ‘The Sacred’.

Excellent student text

Hinnells, J.B., Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin, London, 1984.

Excellent student text

Livingston, J., Anatomy of the Sacred: An Introduction to Religion, 2nd edn, Macmillan, New York, 1993.

Excellent resources for the sources analysis

McFague, S., Models of God: Theology for an Ecological Nuclear Age, Fortress, Philadelphia, 1987.

Moore, B., & Habel, N., When Religion Goes to School, Texts in Humanities, South Australian College of Advanced Education, 1982.

Excellent for phenomenology

Smart, N., Worldviews: Crosscultural Explorations of Human Beliefs, Charles Scribner, New York, 1983.

Streng, F., et al., Ways of Being Religious, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs (New Jersey), 1973, ‘Introduction’.

Thomas, K., Religion and the Decline of Magic, Penguin, 1991.

Teacher resource for development of religion

Indigenous Australians

Beck, M., et al., Exploring Religion, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1997.

Useful chapters for students

Bringing them Home: Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families , Commissioner Ronald Wilson, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, Sydney, 1997.

Excellent resource on the stolen Generation

Broome, R., Aboriginal Australians, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1982.

Clarke, B.A., ‘From Missions to Aboriginal Churches: The Uniting Church in Australia and Aboriginal Missions,’ in Swain, T., Rose, D., & Bird, D. (eds), Aboriginal Australians and Christian Missions Australian Association for the Study of Religion, Bedford Park (South Australia), 1988.

Coe, M., Windradyne: A Wiradjuri Koorie, Black Books, Glebe, 1986.

Edwards, W.H., An Introduction to Aboriginal Societies, Social Science Press, Wentworth Falls, 1988.

An excellent text, providing a sound basis for the study of Aboriginal religions

Edwards, W.H. (ed.), Traditional Aboriginal Society: A Reader, Macmillan, South Melbourne, 1987.

An excellent text, providing a sound basis for the study of Aboriginal religions

Eliade, M., Australian Religion, Cornell University Press, Ithaca, 1973.

Flood, J., Archaeology of the Dreamtime, Collins, Pymble (New South Wales), 1992.

Gilbert, K., Living Black, Penguin Books Australia, 1980.

Harris, J., One Blood: 200 Years of Aboriginal Encounters with Christianity, New Creation Publications, Blackwood, 1988.

Excellent reference for both teachers and students

Hinnells, J.B., Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin, London, 1984.

Isaacs, J. (ed.), Australian Dreaming: 40,000 Years of Aboriginal History, Lansdowne Press, Sydney, 1980.

Mattingley, C., & Hampton, K., Survival In Our Own Land, Wakefield Press, Adelaide, 1988.

Swain, T., & Rose, D. (eds), Aboriginal Australians and Christian Missions: Ethnographic and Historical

Studies, Australian Association for the Study of Religion, Bedford Park (South Australia), 1988.

Swain, T., A Place for Strangers: Towards a History of Australian Aboriginal Being, Cambridge

University Press, 1993.

Hinduism

Aylett, L., The Hindu Experience, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1992.

Beck, et al., Exploring Religion, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1997.

Bilimoria, Purushottama, The Hindus and Sikhs in Australia: Religious Community Profiles, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 1996.

Dicks, S., Mennil, P., & Santor, D., The Many Faces of Religion, Ginn, 1973.

Hinnels, J.B., Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin, London, 1984.

Hinnels, J.R., & Sharpe, E.J. (eds), Hinduism, Oriel Press, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1972.

Hopkins, T., The Hindu Religious Tradition, Dickenson, Encino (California), 1971.

Keene M., Seekers after Truth, Cambridge University Press, 1993.

Klostermaier, K., A Survey of Hinduism, State University of New York Press, Albany (New York), 1994.

Useful book, but difficult reading for students

Mudge, P., et al., Living Religions: Studies of Religion for Senior Students, Longman Cheshire, Melbourne, 1993.

Excellent basic text. Suitable for students

Oxtoby W.G. (ed.), World Religions: Eastern Traditions, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1996.

Werner, K., A Popular Dictionary of Hinduism, Curzon Press, 1994.

Younger, P., & Younger, S., Hinduism, Argus Communications, 1978.

Buddhism

Adam, E., & Hughes, P.J., The Buddhists in Australia: The Religious Community Profiles, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 1996.

Erricker, C., Teach Yourself Buddhism, Hodder Headline, London, 1995.

Harvey, P., An Introduction to Buddhism, Cambridge University Press, 1990.

An essential text for understanding all aspects of Buddhism

Hinnells, J.B., Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin, London, 1984.

Horner, I.B., Women in Ancient Buddhism.

Lopez, D.S. (ed.), Buddhism in Practice, Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 1995.

Mudge, P., et al., Living Religions: Studies of Religion for Senior Students, Longman Cheshire, Melbourne, 1993.

Excellent basic text. Suitable for students

Mugambi, J.N.K., ed., A Comparative Study of Religions Nairobi University Press, Kenya, 1990.

Oxtoby, W.G. (ed.), World Religions: Eastern Traditions, Oxford University Press, Toronto, New York & Oxford, 1996.

Paul, Women in Buddhism

Penney, S., Discovering Buddhism, Heinemann, 1995.

Rahula, W., The Heritage of the Bhikkhu, Grove Press, New York, 1974.

Rahula, W., What the Buddha Taught, Grove Press, New York, 1974.

The best text for understanding the Four Noble Truths and the Holy Eightfold Path

Snelling, J., The Buddhist Handbook, Rider, 1992.

Judaism

Beck, M., et al., Exploring Religion, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1997.

Excellent basic text. Suitable for students

Epstein, Isodore, Judaism: A Historical Presentation, , Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1959.

Goldberg, D.J., & Rayner, J.D., The Jewish People: Their History and Their Religion, Penguin, 1989.

Heschel, S. (ed.), On Being A Jewish Feminist, Shocken Books, New York, 1983.

Hinnells, J.B., Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin, London, 1984.

Mudge, P., et al., Living Religions: Studies of Religion for Senior Students, Longman Cheshire, Melbourne, 1993.

Neusner, J., Death and Birth of Judaism: The Impact of Christianity, Secularism and the Holocaust on Jewish Faith, Basic Books, New York, 1987.

Rubenstein, W.D., Judaism in Australia, Religious Community Profiles, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 1995.

Steinberg, M., Basic Judaism, Harcourt, New York, 1947.

Trepp, L., A History of the Jewish Experience: Eternal Faith, Eternal People, Behrman House, New York, 1996.

Excellent text for both teachers and students

Trepp, L., Judaism, Development and Life, Wadsworth, Belmont, 1982.

Excellent text for both teachers and students

Wylen, S., Settings of Silver: An Introduction to Judaism, Paulist Press, 1989.

Christianity

Beck, M., et al., Exploring Religion, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1997.

Excellent basic text. Suitable for students

Casey, J., Where Is God Now? Nuclear Terror, Feminism and the Search for God, Sheed & Ward, Kansas City, 1987.

Ford, D. (ed.), The Modern Theologians: Introduction to Christian Theology in the 20 th Century , vols 1 & 2, Blackwell, New York, 1989. (Sections such as ‘Black Theology’, ‘Feminist Theology’, ‘Asian Theology’).

Harrison, P., Inside the Third World, Penguin, 1993.

A good reference for social justice and the developing world

Hinnels, J.B., Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin, London, 1984.

Hughes, P., Religion: A View from the Australian Census, Christian Research Association, Hawthorn, 1993.

Hughes, P., & Blomberry, T., Patterns of Faith in Australian Churches, report from the Combined Churches Survey for Faith and Mission, Christian Research Foundation, Hawthorn, 1990.

Hunt, A., Crotty, R., & Crotty, M., Set Your Heart on Goodness: The Ethics of the World Religions, rev. edn, Collins Dove, Melbourne, 1991.

An excellent text for the basis of Christian ethics

Johnson, E. A., She Who Is; The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourse, Crossroad Publications, New York, 1993.

Mudge, P., et al., Living Religions: Studies of Religion for Senior Students, Longman Cheshire, Melbourne, 1993.

Excellent basic text. Suitable for students

Mugambi, J.N.K. (ed.), A Comparative Study of Religions, Nairobi University Press, Kenya, 1990.

Schinneller, P., A Handbook on Inculturation, Paulist Press, New York, 1990.

Islam

Aylett, J.F., The Muslim Experience, Seeking Religion Series, Hodder & Stoughton, Kent, 1991.

Beck, M., et al., Exploring Religion, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1997.

Burke, P.T., The Major Religions: An Introduction with Texts, Blackwell, 1996.

Carrithers, M., Dawson, Carpenter & Cook, Founders of Faith, Oxford University Press, New York, 1986.

Esposito, J.L. (ed.), Islam in Transition, Syracuse University Press, 1980.

Esposito, J.L., Islam: The Straight Path, Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford, 1998.

Hinnels, J.B., Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin, London, 1984.

Excellent basic text. Suitable for students

Hunt, A., Crotty, R., & Crotty, M., Set Your Heart on Goodness: The Ethics of the World Religions, rev. edn, Collins Dove, Melbourne, 1991.

Jones, M.L. (ed.), An Australian Pilgrimage: Muslims in Australia from the Seventeenth Century to the Present, Victoria Press, Melbourne, 1993.

Mudge, P., et al, Living Religions: Studies of Religion for Senior Students, Longman Cheshire, Melbourne, 1993.

Excellent basic text. Suitable for students

Mugambi, J.N.K. (ed.), A Comparative Study of Religions, Nairobi University Press, Kenya, 1990.

Omar, W., & Allen, K., The Muslims in Australia, Australian Government Public Service, Canberra.

Oxtoby, W.G. (ed.), World Religions: Eastern Traditions, Oxford University Press, Toronto, New York & Oxford, 1996.

Audiovisual Materials

Indigenous Australians, Videos

‘Add Religion and Stir’, ABC, 1995.

‘Blackout: The Aboriginal Show: Spirituality’, 23.9.91.

‘Children of the Sun’, ABC.

‘Mission Accomplished’, SBS, 1997.

‘Stolen Children’, ABC, Lateline (30 mins).

‘Walya Njamardiki: The Land My Mother’, ABC (18 mins).

‘Women of the Sun’, four-part series, produced by Bob Weis, Ronin Films, Canberra, 1991.

Peoples of the Pacific, Videos

‘Oceania’, SBS, 1997.

‘Tales of the Pacific’, SBS, 1997.

‘The Ways of the Ancestors: Long Search’, ABC (50 mins).

Indonesian - Salawesi

‘Trick or Treaty’, ABC, 4 Corners (50 mins).

Maori Land Rights

Hinduism, Videos

‘Arshana and Nishan’, SBS (Hindu Wedding).

‘I Believe: Aparna’, ABC, 1990.

‘Hindu Gods and Tamil Cinema’, SBS, 1996.

‘Man and His Religion: A Hindu in Nepal’.

Buddhism, Videos

‘A Question of Balance: Buddhism in Taiwan’, SBS.

‘The Body Collectors of Bangkok’, SBS, 1996 (dying and ministry).

‘The Dragon Bride: Tibetan Buddhist Marriage’, SBS, 1994.

‘I Believe: Panin’, ABC (30 mins).

‘Legendary Trails: In the Footsteps of the Buddha’, ABC, 1996

‘Little Buddha’, Roadshow (141 mins).

‘The Long Search: Land of the Disappearing Buddha’, ABC.

‘Man and His Religion: A Day in the Life of a Buddhist Monk’, ABC.

‘Require for a Faith’, State Library.

‘The Tibetan Book of the Dead’, SBS.

Part 1: A Way of Life, 1995.

Part 2: Great Liberation, 1995.

Judaism, Videos

‘Aussie Kid: Justin’ (Jewish way of life in Australia), 19.8.90.

‘Born of the One Father’, SBS (Judaism and the Messiah), (60 mins).

‘Half the Kingdom’, SBS (women in Judaism), 23.9.92.

‘I Believe Judi and Tamy: Judaism’ (30 mins).

‘Jerusalem: Within Three Walls’, ABC National Geographic Series, 7.11.92 (60 mins).

‘The Longest Hatred’, parts 1–3, ABC, January 1995.

‘Man and His Religion: Judaism in Israel’.

‘Old Songs in a New Land’, ABC ‘Australian Mosaic’ (30 mins).

‘Out of the Ashes’, SBS Timewatch, 2.8.95.

Christianity, Videos

‘Credo: The Greek Orthodox Church’, ABC, 1994.

‘Healing Through Prayer’, ABC, 1996.

‘Jesus Before Christ’, SBS, 1995.

‘Missionaries: Taking Sides’, ABC, 1993.

‘The Art of Dying’, ABC, 1997.

‘The History of the Church’

‘Pentecost to Paul’ parts 1 & 2

‘Era of the Fathers’ parts 1 & 2.

‘Ways to God: Searching Thy Self’.

‘Where Jesus Walked: Road to the Cross’, Discovery Video, 1996.

Islam, Videos

‘Behind the Veil’, SBS (40 mins). (Women in Islam).

‘France and the Veil’, SBS, 1996. (Islamic women).

‘Living Islam’, Compass, ABC, 1995, parts 1-6 (55 mins each).

‘The Long Search: There is no God but God’, ABC Open Learning, 1992.

‘My Choice: Islam’, ABC, 1996.

‘The Torchbearers’, ABC series ‘The Middle East’. (Islamic culture).

‘Women of Islam’, ABC, 1995.

Websites

www.abc.net.au/religion

Includes Compass

mosaic.lk.net/glossary.html

Useful glossary of terms

www.smu.edu/~dbinder

Surveys pre 70CE synagogues with illustrations and debate and many links for study of Judaism and Christianity

www.internetdynamics.com/pub/vc/bibles.html

Comprehensive list of on-line Bibles

unbound.biola.edu

Provides a rapid verse search

www.torah.org

Traditional perspective on Torah and Jewish way of life

www.realtime.net/~wdoud/topics/judea.html

Summarises the history of Judea from Alexander the Great to Herod the Great

www.NTgateway.com

Provides translations and links to discussions of many aspects of NT scholarship, including Judaica, early church and women and gender.

Women Priests

Useful for issue of gender, including all church statements, and comment on NT, as well as statements from Church Fathers and medieval theologians.

mosaic.lk.net/g-qumran.html

Illustrates the site of Qumran

ancienthistory.about.com

Information about emperors, places and events

ABC Radio Programs

Encounter

The Spirit of Things

The Ark

The Religion Report