Eight Religions That Rule the World: All About Their Rivalries, Similarities, and Differences
Eight Religions That Rule the World: All About Their Rivalries, Similarities, and Differences
19.99 €
All about their rivalries, similarities, and differences. Islam, Taoism, Yoruba religion, Confucianism, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, Christianity, and atheism.
This book presents the world's major religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Yoruba religion, and an additional chapter on atheism, as they truly are—in all their glory and infamy. You will learn the origins of the religions that have captivated millions of people; what the world's great religions promise humanity and what they demand in return; what human problems each religion actually solves; what is happening in the modern global religious marketplace today; and how religion can become one of the greatest forces of evil in history.
Stephen Prothero is not only a renowned expert in religious studies, but also a master of words, so “Eight Religions…” is both a competent presentation of the main ideas, practices and values of the great religions, and a fascinating, witty story about the human search for God and the desire to become more perfect in the past and present.
This book presents the world's major religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Yoruba religion, and an additional chapter on atheism, as they truly are—in all their glory and infamy. You will learn the origins of the religions that have captivated millions of people; what the world's great religions promise humanity and what they demand in return; what human problems each religion actually solves; what is happening in the modern global religious marketplace today; and how religion can become one of the greatest forces of evil in history.
Stephen Prothero is not only a renowned expert in religious studies, but also a master of words, so “Eight Religions…” is both a competent presentation of the main ideas, practices and values of the great religions, and a fascinating, witty story about the human search for God and the desire to become more perfect in the past and present.
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