Carl R Olson

Celibacy and Religious Traditions

Celibacy and Religious Traditions

Indian Philosophers and Postmodern Thinkers: Dialogues on the Margins of Culture

The Theology and Philosophy of Eliade: A Search for the Centre

Theory and Method in the Study of Religion: Theoretical and Critical Readings

The Different Paths of Buddhism: A Narrative-Historical Introduction

Original Buddhist Sources: A Reader

Original Buddhist Sources: A Reader

Carl E. Ols

Carl E. Olson (born April 17, 1969) is an American, non-fiction author. Contents. [hide]. 1 Early life and education; 2 Career; 3 See also; 4 External links. Early life...

The Da Vinci Hoax: Exposing the Errors in the Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown’s best selling novel, purports to be more than fiction: it claims to be based on fact and scholarly research. Brown wants his readers to believe that he is revealing the long-concealed truth about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and early Christianity, a truth that he says has be...

Faces of the Apocalypse: The Last Gallon Prequel

The Last Gallon trilogy took place after the fall of America. In Faces of the Apocalypse, we get a glimpse into the lives of the family and those who aligned themselves with them. You get a look at everyone's lives before they met the family, and how they survived long enough to make it to where the...

The Last Gallon Trilogy

Join the family on the adventure of a life-time. This trilogy covers the first three books of the Last Gallon series.Life in post war America is harsh, corporations control much of the east while gangs roam the south. Mark is an employee for Mechacorp, one of the largest gas and oil companies in the...

Original Buddhist Sources: A Reader

Bringing together essential materials on the origins and development of Buddhist traditions from India, Sri Lanka, Tibet, China, and Japan, this anthology provides the broadest selection of primary source Buddhist literature available to date.The volume is divided into two major parts: Theravada and...

Priest, Prophet, King Study Guide

The better we understand Jesus, the better we understand ourselves. But who was Jesus, this itinerant preacher whom many called the Messiah? In Priest, Prophet, King, you'll discover Jesus as the Anointed One - the ultimate priest, prophet, and king foreshadowed throughout the Hebrew Scriptures. Usi...

Hindu Primary Sources: A Sectarian Reader

Bringing together texts from a variety of sectarian traditions, this reader provides the broadest selection of primary source Hindu literature available to date.The volume is divided into two major parts. The first section presents selections that explore major themes in classical Sanskrit tradition...

The A to Z of Buddhism (The A to Z Guide Series)

In the early 21st century, Buddhism has become ubiquitous in America and other western nations, moving beyond the original bodhi tree in India to become a major global religion. During its journey westward, it has changed, adapted to new cultures, and offered spiritual help to many people looking fo...

The Allure of Decadent Thinking: Religious Studies and the Challenge of Postmodernism

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 s...