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August 2nd 1999
by Prentice Hall
(first published 1994)
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Paperback, 485 pages
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0130119946
(isbn13: 9780130119940)
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Living Religions, 7/e presents a highly readable and stimulating survey of the modern religious world. Exploring the historical development and teach…more
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comparative religions is the dumbest, most shallow study of faith ever. if you actually want to understand religion, don't take it. take philosophy of religion. it skims surface practices and generalizes religions that differ all over the world and you're left with just a few long exotic-sounding words you've memorized and a completely static, sterile view of religion. this class doesn't confront the fact that religions evolve and aren't kept in a sterile environment unaffected by pol...more
comparative religions is the dumbest, most shallow study of faith ever. if you actually want to understand religion, don't take it. take philosophy of religion. it skims surface practices and generalizes religions that differ all over the world and you're left with just a few long exotic-sounding words you've memorized and a completely static, sterile view of religion. this class doesn't confront the fact that religions evolve and aren't kept in a sterile environment unaffected by pol...more
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Read in April, 1996
Deals with the world's major religions but not from a Christian perspective. Her treatment of Christianity makes one realize that her estimate of world religions is as an outsider to them and not as one who truly grasps their teachings with any depth. Still, it was informative.
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Read in March, 2008
This book offers brief introductions to many world religions, but covers them in a broad manner. It is a good book if you want a general idea of what certain religions are, but it doesn't offer an in-depth look.
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