Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 464 pages
- Published by: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
- Edition: Revised Edition January 1994
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0802808530
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0802808530
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Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
- Weighs: 2.1 pounds
Product Description
An great introduction to religions of the world. Each faith is clearly and objectively described along with its history, scriptures, worship, beliefs, and practices.
Reader ReviewsThe book is well organized and indexed. It includes a glossary of over 1,100 entries. It is also nicely illustated, with over 200 photographs, nearly half of them in color. I had hoped that this book would be a fairly balanced exploration of the world's spirituality. It is not. It is more a history of religion with a Christian bias. In each section, except those dedicated to Christianity, one clearly gets the sense that it is written from the perspective of an outsider. Dismissive statements and questionable conclusions are the rule. Take heed from the book's preface concerning the 52 contributors listed; "They write from a Christian concern to descibe each faith 'as it is'...If conviction shows through, however, it is because there can never be total objectivity when it comes to deeply-held matters of belief." Indeed.
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