Eight Religions That Rule the World. All About Their Rivalries, Similarities, and Differences
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All about their rivalries, similarities and differences. Islam, Taoism, Yoruba religion, Confucianism, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, Christianity, Atheism.
This book presents the major religions of the world: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, the Yoruba religion, and an additional chapter on atheism, as they really are - in all their glory and ignominy. You will learn what religions that have conquered millions of people have grown out of; what the world's great religions promise man and what they demand in return; what human problems a particular 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 recognized expert on religious studies, but also a master wordsmith, so "Eight Religions..." - is both a competent presentation of the core ideas, practices, and values of the great religions and a fascinating witty account of the human search for God and the quest to become more perfect in the past and present.
This book presents the major religions of the world: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, the Yoruba religion, and an additional chapter on atheism, as they really are - in all their glory and ignominy. You will learn what religions that have conquered millions of people have grown out of; what the world's great religions promise man and what they demand in return; what human problems a particular 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 recognized expert on religious studies, but also a master wordsmith, so "Eight Religions..." - is both a competent presentation of the core ideas, practices, and values of the great religions and a fascinating witty account of the human search for God and the quest to become more perfect in the past and present.
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- All books in the series Religion. History of God
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