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Author: Bob Larson
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 596
ISBN-13: 9780842364171
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this indispensable reference tool for parents, students, and pastors alike, Larson analyzes dozens of world religions and spiritual movements from Islam to UFOs, New Age movements to witchcraft. This volume helps address tough questions from a biblical perspective.
Author: Huston Smith
Publisher:
Published: 2017-03-29
Total Pages: 422
ISBN-13: 9784871872225
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book has seven basic chapters: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. These he calls the "Major Historical Religions." They all have sacred texts. This book was intended to be a brief survey without an in-depth analysis. A new section was added to The World's Religions. It is entitled "The Primal Religions." It describes a broad sweep of religions such as those practiced by the Australian Aborigines, by the Native American Indians of North and South America and the religions of the interior of Africa. Huston Smith's masterpiece explores the essential elements and teachings of the world's predominant faiths, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the native traditions of Australia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Emphasizing the inner--rather than the institutional--dimension of these religions, Smith devotes special attention to Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, Sufism, and the teachings of Jesus. He convincingly conveys the unique appeal and gifts of each of the traditions and reveals their hold on the human heart and imagination.
Author: Irving Hexham
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
Published: 2011-03-22
Total Pages: 513
ISBN-13: 0310314488
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGlobalization and high-speed communication put twenty-first century people in contact with adherents to a wide variety of world religions, but usually, valuable knowledge of these other traditions is limited at best. On the one hand, religious stereotypes abound, hampering a serious exploration of unfamiliar philosophies and practices. On the other hand, the popular idea that all religions lead to the same God or the same moral life fails to account for the distinctive origins and radically different teachings found across the world’s many religions. Understanding World Religions presents religion as a complex and intriguing matrix of history, philosophy, culture, beliefs, and practices. Hexham believes that a certain degree of objectivity and critique is inherent in the study of religion, and he guides readers in responsible ways of carrying this out. Of particular importance is Hexham’s decision to explore African religions, which have frequently been absent from major religion texts. He surveys these in addition to varieties of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Author: David S. Noss
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-09-17
Total Pages: 1341
ISBN-13: 131550751X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA History of the World's Religions bridges the interval between the founding of religions and their present state, and gives students an accurate look at the religions of the world by including descriptive and interpretive details from the original source materials. Refined by over forty years of dialogue and correspondence with religious experts and practitioners around the world, A History of the World's Religions is widely regarded as the hallmark of scholarship, fairness, and accuracy in its field. It is also the most thorough yet manageable history of world religion available in a single volume, treating many subjects largely neglected in other texts.
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780679939306
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIllustrated with black-and-white and full-color photographs. ""Today, most religious people in the world practice one of these seven religions [Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism]."All have had a deep effect on the laws and customs of every country. They have shaped art, literature, music, and education. They have given the world magnificent stories, songs, buildings, holy objects, ceremonies, and festivals." From the Introduction to "Many Religions, One World. Best-selling children's author Mary Pope Osborne presents an accessible and elegantly crafted volume that introduces young readers to the world's seven major religions. Six short readable chapters--perfectly targeted to fourth, fifth, and sixth graders--detail the history, beliefs, and practices of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. Handsomely designed and featuring fifty oversized color photographs and a full complement of reference materials, including a map, time line, and bibliography, this book provides a thorough and thoughtful presentation of the diverse ways people worship around the world.
Author: Kenneth Shouler
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2010-03-18
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 1440500363
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn easy-to-use and comprehensive guide that explores the intriguing dogma and rituals, cultural convictions, and often-checkered backgrounds and histories of the world's religions.
Author: John Bowker
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780789496768
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Evolution of Major Faiths World Religions looks at the beliefs and practices of many different religions, from the ancient Egyptians to Zoroastrianism -- the oldest "living" religion -- and the great faiths practiced today. Each of the major faiths -- Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Islam -- is examined in detail through its sacred texts, epic imagery, key beliefs, and religious artifacts. The distinctive identities of different faiths are explored in World Religions by studying the main principles and thinking of each religion. The book's superb reproduction allows the symbolism and meaning in religious imagery and iconography to be revealed in great detail. Accessible and far-reaching, World Religions will engage the whole family as much as the serious student. Book jacket.
Author: Robert S. Ellwood
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 529
ISBN-13: 1438110383
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContains nearly 600 brief entries on the world's religious traditions.
Author: Jennifer Glossop
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Published: 2013-03
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 1554539811
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChildren's and educational.
Author: Merriam-Webster, Inc
Publisher: Merriam-Webster
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 1240
ISBN-13: 9780877790440
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContains 3,500 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of the world's religions; features thirty in-depth discussions of major religions; and includes illustrations and maps.
